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Marana’s Leavens, whose dad passed away during week, Star of the Night

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STAR OF THE NIGHT

— Marana QB Connor Leavens, whose father Todd passed away only 72 hours previously, threw for more than 300 yards and four touchdowns in the Tigers’ 52-14 victory over Poston Butte.

Classy Tweet from Salpointe running back Mario Padilla

TONIGHT

* – Non-region games

Ironwood Ridge (7-1, 2-0) at Tucson (4-4, 1-0)*
— Ironwood Ridge 20-17 F

Rincon/UHS (3-5, 1-1) at Sunnyside (3-5, 1-1)
— Sunnyside 25-13 F

Poston Butte (3-5, 0-2) at Marana (6-2, 3-0)
— Marana 52-14 F

Flowing Wells (4-4, 1-2) at Desert View (7-1, 2-0)
— Desert View 42-7 F

Catalina Foothills (7-1, 2-0) at Cholla (1-7, 0-2)*
— Catalina Foothills 65-22 F

Buena (0-8, 0-3) at Cienega (8-0, 3-0)
— Cienega 62-17 F

Mountain View (6-2, 2-0) at Sahuaro (2-6, 1-2)
— Mountain View 35-28 F

Salpointe (6-2, 2-0) at Nogales (3-5, 0-3)
— Salpointe 57-0 F

Canyon del Oro (5-3, 1-1) at Walden Grove (3-5, 1-2)
— CDO 9-7 F

Amphitheater (6-2, 2-0) at Palo Verde (2-7, 0-3)
— Amphi 56-0 F

Douglas (4-4, 1-2) at Pueblo (5-3, 2-0)
— Pueblo 48-21 F

Catalina (0-8, 0-5) at Rio Rico (4-4, 2-1)*
— Rio Rico 33-19 F

Sahuarita (2-6, 1-3) at Sabino (7-1, 4-0)
— Sabino 49-7 F

Pusch Ridge (5-3, 3-1) at Tanque Verde (3-6, 2-3)
— Pusch Ridge 56-0 F

Empire (2-5, 2-1) at Santa Rita (1-6, 1-2)
— Empire 77-6 F

Thatcher (6-2, 3-1) at Round Valley (8-0, 5-0)
— Round Valley 28-21 F

Benson (7-1, 3-0) at Bisbee (3-5, 1-2)
— Benson 46-24 F

Tombstone (4-4, 1-2) at Morenci (4-4, 1-3)*
— Morenci 27-26 F

San Manuel (1-8, 1-3) at Hayden (5-3, 3-2)*
— Hayden 20-18 F

Baboquivari (4-3, 2-2) at Patagonia (1-6, 0-4)
— Baboquivari 1-0 F

Duncan (4-4, 3-3) at NFL Yet (6-1, 4-1)
— NFL Yet 28-24 F

Santa Cruz (6-0, 2-0) at Willcox (2-5, 0-2)
–Santa Cruz 72-0 F

1A REGION CHAMPIONSHIP

St. David (5-2, 3-0) at Valley Union (6-1, 3-0)
— St. David 60-52 F


NOTABLE:

— Arizona Wildcats commit Drew Dixon of Sabino completed four touchdown passes in the first half against Sahuarita.

Terrell Hayward scored Cienega’s first two touchdowns, including a kickoff return, against Buena. Another Arizona commit, Jamarye Joiner, rushed for two scores.

— Rincon running back Ty Grigsby rushed for 158 yards on 24 attempts in the loss against Sunnyside.

— Sunnyside running back Carlos Perez scored on runs of 80 and 74 yards against Rincon and finished with 174 yards on eight carries.

Javier Dominguez made a 36-yard field for Tucson against Ironwood Ridge.

— An 11-yard touchdown run by Nick Brahler gave Ironwood Ridge a 14-10 lead with less than a minute left in the first half against Tucson. Brahler later scored from 4 yards out to put Ironwood Ridge ahead 20-17.

Cole Gerken 81-yard pass to Daniel Peabody sets up 2-yard touchdown run from Soma Ikaika Helu for Ironwood Ridge against Tucson.

— Desert View RB Alex Courtemanche scored twice in the third quarter on 78- and 13-yard touchdown runs against Flowing Wells after missing some time in the first half with a leg injury.

Salpointe RB Mario Padilla had a second consecutive game scoring five TDs in win over Nogales, including a 75-yard run.

— Catalina Foothills QB Rhett Rodriguez, the Arizona coach’s son, completed 4 of 7 passes for 144 yards with two touchdowns against Cholla. He also ran the ball three times for 38 yards and two touchdowns.

TUCSON TOP 20

Next games are Friday

1: Cienega (8-0) … Defeated visiting Buena 62-17. Next: At No. 2 Ironwood Ridge (7-1)

2: Ironwood Ridge (7-1) … Defeated host No. 9 Tucson 20-17. Next: Host No. 1 Cienega (8-0)

3: Sabino (7-1) … Defeated visiting Sahuarita 49-7. Next: At No. 20 Douglas (4-4)

4: Catalina Foothills (7-1) … Defeated host Cholla 65-22. Next: At No. 6 Salpointe (6-2)

5: Marana (6-2) … Defeated visiting Poston Butte 52-14. Next: At No. 8 Desert View (7-1)

6: Salpointe (6-2) … Defeated host Nogales 57-0. Next: Host No. 4 Catalina Foothills (7-1)

7: Mountain View (6-2) … Defeated host Sahuaro 35-28. Next: Host Buena (0-8)

8: Desert View (7-1) … Defeated visting Flowing Wells 42-7. Next: Host No. 5 Marana (6-2)

9: Tucson (4-4) … Lost to visiting No. 2 Ironwood Ridge. Next: At No. 18 Rincon (3-5)

10: Canyon del Oro (4-3) … Defeated host Walden Grove 9-7. Next: Host Nogales (3-5)

11: Pueblo (5-3) … Defeated visiting No. 20 Douglas 48-21. Next: Host Palo Verde (2-7)

12: Amphitheater (6-2) … Defeated host Palo Verde 56-0. Next: Host Rio Rico (4-4)

13: Thatcher (6-2) … Lost to host Round Valley 28-21. Next: Host San Carlos

14: Santa Cruz (7-0) … Defeated host Willcox 72-0. Next At Benson (7-1)

15: Pusch Ridge (5-3) … Defeated host Tanque Verde 56-0. Next: Catalina (0-8)

16: Flowing Wells (4-4) … Lost to host No. 8 Desert View 42-7. Next: Host Walden Grove (3-5)

17: Benson (6-1) … Defeated visiting Bisbee 46-24. Next: Host No. 14 Santa Cruz (7-0)

18. Rincon/UHS (3-5) … Lost to host Sunnyside 25-13. Next: Host No. 9 Tucson (4-4)

19: Tombstone (4-4) … Lost to host Morenci 27-26. Next: Host Willcox (2-5)

20. Douglas (4-4) … Lost to host No. 11 Pueblo 48-21. Next: Host No. 3 Sabino (7-1)


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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.

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