Maricopa moved to 2-4 on the year beating Marana 18-6 Friday night in a game defined by penalties, punts, turnovers and the play of Maricopa senior RB Mister Chavis. Chavis finished the night with 76 yards on 20 rushes but he was a bright spot in a very difficult game with a touchdown run of five yards, a TD catch of 10 yards and an interception return of 65 yards to account for all the scoring in the game.
The was the first game of the year for the Tigers and it was also senior night which accounted for over 100 yards in penalties, eight punts and four turnovers but the Rams were also misfiring despite coming in with five games already played. The Rams also gave up four turnovers in the game and the team was equally flagged. The game was played and won on the defensive end…..
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Word came down during the game that Buena was called back to Sierra Vista and the scheduled game against Ironwood Ridge was cancelled. In a very quick turnaround, The Nighthawks scheduled a home game against Cienega on Saturday at 2 p.m. to replace the Buena game.
Cienega is 39-1 against teams from Southern Arizona dating back to Oct. of 2015 and Ironwood Ridge was the only team to beat the Bobcats and that game took place in 2018.
Salpointe and Buena should become playoff eligible next week when and if the Colts host Cienega and the Lancers play at Marana Mountain View on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Cienega and Ironwood Ridge are also scheduled to play each other on Dec. 10 and that game can move forward under current AIA rules.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
5A Salpointe 38, 6A Mountain Ridge 21
6A Tucson 21, 5A Cholla 7
5A Sunnyside 49, 5A Flowing Wells 17
5A Maricopa 18, 5A Marana 6
2A Tanque Verde 49, 5A Rincon/UHS 10
4A Canyon del Oro 21, 5A Desert View 20
4A Walden Grove 29, 4A Sahuaro 28.
4A Amphitheater 41, 3A Sahuarita 19
4A Rio Rico 36, 2A Santa Rita 19
3A Pusch Ridge 70, 3A ALA-Ironwood 9
2A Benson 56, 2A Tombstone 7
2A Santa Cruz 43, 2A AZ College Prep 37
2A Pima 41, 2A Bisbee 0
2A Morenci 27, 2A Willcox 21
1A Duncan 60, 1A Valley Union 26
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
5A Cienega (1-0) at Ironwood Ridge (0-0), 2 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
5A Nogales (0-0) at 6A Tucson (1-0), 7 p.m.
5A Cienega (1-0) at 5A Buena (2-2), 7 p.m.
5A Desert View (0-1) at 5A Sunnyside (1-0), 7 p.m.
5A Ironwood Ridge (0-0) at 4A Canyon del Oro (1-1), 7 p.m.
5A Marana (0-1) at 4A Walden Grove (2-0), 7 p.m.
5A Flowing Wells (0-1) at 4A Amphitheater (2-0), 7 p.m.
4A Pueblo (0-0) at 5A Cholla (0-1), 7 p.m.
4A Douglas (0-1) at 4A Rio Rico (0-1), 7 p.m.
4A Sahuaro (0-1) at 3A Sabino (0-0), 7 p.m.
3A Sahuarita (0-1) at 4A Catalina Foothills (0-0), 7 p.m.
3A Florence (1-5) at 3A Pusch Ridge (5-1), 7 p.m.
2A Catalina (0-0) at 5A Rincon/UHS (0-1), 7 p.m.
2A Santa Rita (0-1) at 4A Palo Verde (0-0), 7 p.m.
2A Willcox (3-1) at 2A Benson (5-0), 7 p.m.
2A Tombstone (0-6) at 2A Bisbee (0-6), 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
5A Salpointe (4-0) at 5A Mountain View (0-0), 4 p.m.
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