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Greg Hansen: Ka'Deem runs onto national radar screen

In November of his junior season at Canyon del Oro, Ka'Deem Carey rushed for 427 yards and scored six touchdowns in a playoff victory over Glendale Apollo, and I remember his old coach, Pat Nugent, saying it might not have been Carey's best game.

Pima football: Sixth-string runner makes most of opportunity with record 305 yards

I was talking to Alfonso Avitia about his record-breaking performance this week when a passing teammate, in the deep sing-songy cadence that only a teenage football player possesses, grunted with joy in our direction.

Greg Hansen: Coaches' families provide peace among tumult

In the post-game mob scene at Arizona Stadium, as quarterback Matt Scott conducted the band in "Bear Down, Arizona," Raquel Rodriguez found her father in the crowd, took a running start and jumped into his arms, an embrace that probably meant as much to Rich Rodriguez as hanging 59 points on…

Greg Hansen: Jeff Green a lifelong coach, very good man

Jeff Green went to college to become an engineer. He would major in calculus, meet a nice girl, move home to Worthington, Ohio, raise a family and work the 9-to-5 shift.