Red Mountain Holds Off ALA Queen Creek in an Open Division Play-In Battle
Arizona — November 14, 2025
Red Mountain and ALA Queen Creek treated their November 14, 2025 matchup like the postseason game it effectively was, with a spot in the Open Division bracket hanging in the balance. Red Mountain came out on top, 28-21, in a game that lived up to the stakes.
ALA Queen Creek entered the game having rediscovered its form after a shaky stretch, riding a wave of momentum into the showdown as it looked to punch its ticket into the state's toughest bracket. Red Mountain, no stranger to high-stakes late-season football, matched that energy and came away with the seven-point win, keeping its own Open Division hopes alive in the process.
The game was part of a broader trend across Arizona high school football in 2025, where the line between the Open Division and the top of the conference brackets grew thinner every week, with games like this one carrying championship-weekend intensity a full month before the actual championships were played.
For both programs, the game was a reminder of just how deep the talent pool has become across the East Valley, where teams like Red Mountain and ALA Queen Creek now have to fight through November gauntlets just to get a chance at the state's biggest stage.