Week 10 Southern Arizona High School Pigskin Update

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STAR OF THE NIGHT

TUCSON RUNNING BACK D.J. HINTON

DJ Hinton (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

He rushed for two touchdowns, including a 60-yard score, in the Badgers’ 41-21 at Yuma Cibola to capture the Class 6A Southern Region title. Hinton finished with 147 yards rushing.

TONIGHT

Southern Region Championship

Tucson (6-4, 3-0) at Yuma Cibola (6-4, 2-1)
— Tucson 41-21 F

Kino Region Championship

Canyon del Oro (6-4, 2-2) at Salpointe (8-2, 4-0)
— Salpointe 31-14 F

Gila Region Championship

Pueblo (6-4, 3-1) at Amphitheater (8-2, 4-0)
— Amphi 24-17 F

Regular Season Games
*-Non-conference games

Sunnyside (4-6, 2-2) at Yuma Kofa (5-4, 2-2)
— Sunnyside 14-0 F

Rincon/University (3-7, 0-4) at Marana (8-2, 4-0)*
— Marana 49-7 F

Desert View (8-2, 3-1) at Poston Butte (4-6, 1-3)
— Desert View 51-44 OT F

Flowing Wells (6-4, 2-2) at Cholla (1-9, 0-4)
— Flowing Wells 57-38 F

Cienega (10-0, 4-0) at Mountain View (7-3, 2-2)
— Cienega 43-28 F

Ironwood Ridge (8-2, 3-1) at Sahuaro (3-7, 1-3)
— Ironwood Ridge 40-14 F

Nogales (4-6, 1-4) at Buena (0-10, 0-5)*
— Nogales 45-35 F

Walden Grove (3-7, 1-3) at Catalina Foothills (8-2, 3-1)
— Catalina Foothills 53-0 F

Douglas (5-5, 2-2) at Rio Rico (4-6, 1-3)
— Douglas 42-28 F

Casa Grande (6-4, 2-2) at Palo Verde (2-9, 0-4)*
— Casa Grande 67-9 F

Sabino (9-1, 6-0) at Empire (4-6, 4-2)
— Sabino 49-14 F

Sahuarita (4-6, 3-3) at Catalina (0-10, 0-6)
— Sahuarita 52-7 F

Santa Rita (1-9, 1-5) at Pusch Ridge (7-3, 5-1)
— Pusch Ridge 71-0 F

Safford (5-4, 4-2) at American Leadership (9-1, 5-0)
— American Leadership 45-21 F

Miami (4-7, 1-5) at Thatcher (8-2, 5-1)
— Thatcher 59-6 F

San Manuel (1-10, 1-4) at Santa Cruz (9-0, 5-0)
— Santa Cruz 60-6 F

Benson (7-2, 3-1) at Willcox (2-7, 0-4)
— Benson 52-0 F

Tombstone (6-4, 3-2) at Bisbee (4-6, 2-3)
— Tombstone 37-36 F

Regular season complete

Tanque Verde (3-7, 2-4)

Saturday’s games

1A State Quarterfinals: 6 p.m.

No. 5 NFL Yet at No. 4 St. David

No. 6 Valley Union at No. 3 Williams

NOTABLE:

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— Tucson QB Jorge Flores scored two rushing touchdowns in the first half against host Yuma Cibola and RB D.J. Hinton added another rushing score. Hinton also scored on 60-yard run. He led Tucson with 147 rushing yards and 2 TDs. Kashawn Valencia later ran it in for a score on 3rd and goal from 7.

— Tucson’s Armando Montano had an interception.

— Sabino’s Drew Dixon scored a TD in the Sabercats’ 49-7 win over Empire.

— Salpointe RB Mario Padilla scored on an 18-yard run against CDO. Padilla also had a 79-yard punt return for a TD to put the Lancers up 24-14 in 4Q.

— QB Austin Ahumada scored four touchdowns in the first half for Sahuarita against Catalina.

— Pusch Ridge took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter over Santa Rita on touchdown pass to Matthew McCloud. He later returned a punt for a touchdown.

— Edwin Lovett caught two touchdown passes for Pusch Ridge against Santa Rita. Paul Bertalson later returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown for Pusch Ridge. Blake Riley also scored on an interception return. PJ Haynes also scored for Pusch Ridge.

— Nogales QB Ricky Paredes had scoring runs of 60 and 54 yards against Buena. He had three touchdown runs in the first half. Paredes gained 179 rush yards before halftime.

— A 58-yard TD pass from Jovoni Borbon to Dayvon Johnson put Buena on the board against Nogales midway through the first quarter. The two combined on a passing score again in the fourth quarter.

— Nogales’ Leo Yepiz caught 39-yard touchdow pass from Josue Tapia. The Apaches also had 72-yard interception return by Jesus Chavez that set up another TD.

— CDO’s Garrett Woodlock scored two 1-yard runs against Salpointe. His second TD was set up by an impressive reception by Cameron Crandall. The scoring drive originated after an interception by CDO’s Zach Bohnenkamp.

— Dashiel Pudwill rushed for a 15-yard touchdown for Catalina Foothills against Walden Grove. He later took a swing pass from QB Rhett Rodriguez and ran 17 yards for the score. Rodriguez took a low snap and scored on a TD run later in the first half.

— RB Blake Rashad scored from 11 yards for Catalina Foothills against Walden Grove.

— Amphi’s Gerardo Esparza scored 2-yard plunge against Pueblo. The Panthers’ Lu Reh made a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter. Carlos Valarezo had a 7-yard scoring run later in the third quarter.

— Pueblo QB Ricardo Medina, who played for the JV team until this week, scored the Warriors’ first touchdown against Amphi. Alex Urtuzuastegu made a 22-yard field goal for Pueblo in the third quarter.

— Jose Suarez of Flowing Wells scored a touchdown against Cholla. T.J Flores later scored for the Caballeros on a 20-yard pass from Dylan Allison.

— Cienega’s Skyler Cauvanaugh and Nico Jordan each scored a TD against Mountain View. Dakota Poe also scored on a 70-yard run for the Bobcats. Rodney Rodgers and Terrell Hayward each recorded an INT for Cienega.

— Bobcats PK Aaron Aros made a 27-yard field in the fourth quarter against Mountain View

— Ironwood Ridge’s Royal Miller had an interception return of a touchdown against Sahuaro.

TUCSON TOP 20

1: Cienega (9-0) 5A Southern Region Champion
2: Ironwood Ridge (7-2)
3: Marana (7-2) 5A Sonoran Region Champion
4: Salpointe (7-2)
5: Sabino (8-1) 3A South Region Champion
6: Catalina Foothills (7-2)
7: Mountain View (8-2)
8: Desert View (7-2)
9: Canyon del Oro (6-3)
10: Tucson (5-4) 6A Southern Sub-Region Champion
11: Pueblo (6-3)
12: Amphitheater (7-2)
13: Santa Cruz (8-0) 2A South Region Champion
14: Thatcher (7-2)
15: Benson (7-2)
16: Pusch Ridge (6-3)
17: Flowing Wells (5-4)
18: Empire (4-5)
19: Sahuaro (3-6)
20: St. David (6-2) 1A South Region Champion

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