Ironwood Ridge senior running back Brandon Barrios gained 313 yards on 32 carries to help lead the Nighthawks past Nogales 35-9 last Friday night. Barrios also scored three touchdowns to help move the team to 3-3 on the year. His 313 yards rushing is also a single-game school record.
Fir his efforts, Barrios was named APS Digital/Tucson Conquistadores Player of the Week and he will receive his banner and plaque Tuesday after practice.
Ironwood Ridge came in ranked No. 18 in the 5A Conference and the team will travel to No. 38 Marana (0-6) this Friday. Barrios has 964 career rushing yards and he is looking to pass 1,000 this Friday night.
The updated AIA/MaxPreps rankings will be released Tuesday afternoon.
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. 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. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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