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Junior college defensive lineman Ezra Funa commits to Arizona
Arizona coach Brent Brennan and his staff have made good use of the JUCO route to fill out the Wildcats roster.
On Wednesday the UA landed a commitment from the College of San Mateo defensive lineman Ezra Funa for the class of 2025. Funa has two remaining years of eligibility and can sign on Feb. 5 when the next signing period begins
Funa is a 6-foot-3, 300-pound lineman from Santa Ana, Calif. He is ranked as the No. 102 junior college player in his class, including the No. 22 defensive lineman and No. 14 player from California. He had offers from Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Hawaii and Nevada among other schools.
Funa is the fourth player from the College of San Mateo to transfer to Arizona under Brennan. In 2024 Arizona brought in linebacker Cyrus Durham, cornerback Johno Price and wide receiver Jeremiah Patterson from the college.
Funa was a year behind those players at College of San Mateo. Funa graduated from Mater Dei High School in 2023.
Patterson had the biggest impact last season out of that group, leading Arizona and the Big 12 with 596 return yards on special teams to go with 196 receiving yards.
Funa is the 10th defensive lineman to added bythe Wildcats this offseason, including Texas transfer (and former Wildcat) Tiaoalii Savea.
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Hamilton vs. Chandler: Watch live Arizona high school football showdown Friday night (11/7/2025)
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The undefeated Hamilton Huskies (9-0, 3-0) travel to take on the red-hot Chandler Wolves (8-1, 3-0) in a pivotal 6A Fiesta League regular-season finale showdown on Friday night. With both teams sporting impressive resumes, this matchup is a can’t-miss battle for supremacy in one of Arizona’s top high school football rivalries.
The Huskies have been dominant all season, most recently cruising to a 63-0 victory over Cesar Chavez. Sophomore quarterback Jax Sculley tossed three touchdown passes, while fellow sophomore Jake Disanti added two more scoring strikes, and senior signal-caller Daniel Vaita also found the end zone through the air in the rout.
Chandler enters this clash riding a seven-game winning streak after last week’s 28-22 triumph over Pinnacle. Junior quarterback Will Mencl was the catalyst, throwing for 338 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for two scores. Sophomore running back David Douglas chipped in with a rushing touchdown of his own in the victory.
Opening kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT on Friday, November 7 with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network.
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What: Hamilton and Chandler vie for Fiesta top spot in regular-season finale
When: Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT on Friday, November 7
Where: Chandler High School | Chandler, Arizona
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PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday during the closest supermoon of the year, which can be seen from Arizona!
The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. A so-called supermoon happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA.
November’s supermoon is the second of three supermoons this year and also the closest: The moon will come within just under 222,000 miles of Earth.
Tides may be slightly higher during a supermoon because the moon is closer to Earth, said astronomer Lawrence Wasserman with Lowell Observatory. But the difference isn’t very noticeable.
No special equipment is needed to view the supermoon if clear skies permit. But the change in the moon’s size can be tough to discern with the naked eye.
“The difference is most obvious as a comparison between other images or observations,” said Shannon Schmoll, director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, in an email.
Supermoons happen a few times a year. One in October made the moon look somewhat larger, and another in December will be the last of the year.
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