It was arguably one of the biggest games in Desert View history but it was also a situation the Lancers have seen many times over the years and that helps to explain what happened Friday night when the Lancers beat Desert View 48-0. As mentioned, Salpointe (4-2) has competed in many big games, especially in the last five or six years, so going up against the top-ranked team in the 5A Conference was basically business as usual but being on top and being the hunted was uncharted territory for Desert View (5-1).
“We came into the game and it was kind of personal but we play hard games and teams every week and Salpointe has always been considered a better team and more disciplined at football for a long time,” Salpointe standout Elijah Rushing said. “We came into the game, they were ranked higher than us but we just executed and grinded with not a lot of mistakes today.”
By contrast, the Jaguars played like they didn’t know what to expect….
LINK: GAME STORY AT AZPREPS365
Desert View is a tough team, aggressive. @SCLancerNation sophomore tackle @LuisCord2024 was effective most of the night. Great prospect offered scholarship by Arizona. pic.twitter.com/P5h06wsBjC
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) October 16, 2021
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
6A CONFERENCE
No. 37 Mesa Skyline 48, No. 36 Tucson 31
5A CONFERENCE
No. 8 Salpointe 48, No. 1 Desert View 0
No. 12 Marana 36, No. 10 Sunnyside 35
No. 23 Cienega 31, No. 22 Ironwood Ridge 21
No. 30 Nogales 35, No. 42 Rincon/UHS 26
Marana @MaranaFB head coach Phillip Steward talks about what he told his team at halftime and Elijah Joplin's clutch performance after the Tigers came back from being down 28-7 at half to beat Sunnyside 36-35 on a last second TD and 2-point conversion. @AllSportsTucson pic.twitter.com/ikCbFbRwNr
— Kevin Murphy (@KevinMurfee) October 16, 2021
4A CONFERENCE
No. 17 Amphitheater 42, No. 29 Douglas 7
No. 20 Canyon del Oro 42, No. 30 Walden Grove 21
No. 36 Pueblo 42, No. 44 Tempe 31
No. 4 Casa Grande 48, No. 42 Sahuaro 0
No. 32 Empire 37, No. 46 Rio Rico 0
From @bbowyer07 : Pueblo @PuebloFootball moves to 3-3 on the year @PuebloAthletics https://t.co/dv0TBJtqB2 https://t.co/f9kp3Vem4u
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) October 16, 2021
3A CONFERENCE
No. 12 Pusch Ridge 38, No. 9 Safford 14
No. 14 Mesa Eastmark 45, No. 32 Sahuarita 7
2A CONFERENCE
No. 8 Benson 42, No. 3 Morenci 7
No. 22 Santa Cruz 27, No. 13 Maricopa Sequoia Pathway 18
No. 41 Santa Rita 40, No. 43 Catalina 8
TD Santa Rita, Tyrese Linebarger with his 4th of the night. Santa Rita leads 34-0, with 9:17 left in the 4th. pic.twitter.com/Yd1VvL6pHS
— AllSportsTucson.com (@AllSportsTucson) October 16, 2021
1A CONFERENCE
No. 3 St. David 65, No. 7 Hayden 20
No. 6 San Manuel 60, No. 15 Baboquivari 6
No. 14 Duncan 30, No. 10 Valley Union 12
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
5A: No. 34 Mountain View (1-4) vs. No. 25 Flowing Wells (3-3) at Tucson, 6 p.m.
2A: No. 21 Bisbee (3-4) at No. 5 Willcox (6-0)
BYES: 5A No. 31 Buena (1-4), No. 40 Cholla (1-4), 4A No. 33 Catalina Foothills (2-4); 3A No. 11 Sabino (5-2); 2A: No. 14 Tanque Verde (4-3).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
6A CONFERENCE
Cesar Chavez at Tucson
5A CONFERENCE
Flowing Wells at Buena
Salpointe at Cholla
Nogales at Cienega
Sunnyside at Ironwood Ridge
Desert View at Mountain View
Marana at Rincon/UHS
4A CONFERENCE
Amphitheater at Catalina Foothills
Empire at Douglas
Canyon del Oro at Pueblo
Buckeye at Sahuaro
Casa Grande at Walden Grove
3A CONFERENCE
Sahuarita at Florence
Thatcher at Pusch Ridge
Safford at Sabino
2A CONFERENCE
PIma at Bisbee
Trivium Prep at Catalina
Willcox at Morenci
Sequoia Pathway at Santa Rita
Santa Cruz at Tanque Verde
Benson at Tombstone
1A FIRST ROUND
(TBD)
BYE: 4A: Rio Rico
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and he earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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