BENSON – Benson made it to the 2A state final last year without the benefit of one single senior on the Bobcats roster and that youth has championship experience that a coach cannot duplicate under any other circumstance and that experience was on full display Friday night where No. 3 Benson beat No. 14 Sequoia Pathway 49-7 to advance to the quarterfinal round for the fourth year in a row.
“I know that experience matters a little bit and we’ve got all the extra guys out tonight so they could experience what it’s like to have the playoff atmosphere and it does make a difference,” coach Chris Determan explained.
No. 11 St. Johns upset No. 6 Camp Verde 28-0 to set up the quarterfinal at Benson next Friday night and it will be the first meeting between the two schools since St. Johns beat Benson 28-25 in 2019. The St. Johns victory at Camp Verde was the only upset in the 2A playoffs…
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4
6A CONFERENCE
No. 33 Dobson 25, No. 38 Tucson 14
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
There is a possibility Cienega may try to schedule an opponent next week after Rincon/ University canceled. Argraves is uncertain at this point. https://t.co/N75hTQizsZ
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 6, 2021
5A CONFERENCE
No. 3 Salpointe 38, No. 26 Mountain View 14
No. 5 Desert View 20, No. 27 Buena 13
No. 10 Cienega 42, No. 11 Marana 14
No. 16 Ironwood Ridge 71, No. 34 Nogales 0
No. 22 Sunnyside over No. 42 Rincon/UHS, forfeit
No. 32 Flowing Wells 55, No. 40 Cholla 6
@FootballMica touchdown pass from Aaron Rodarte to #10 Octavio Vidrio Jr. extends the Thunderbolt lead to 45-14 with 11:04 left in Q4. pic.twitter.com/eLpoKVxyzm
— Harrison Moreno (@HMorenoNews) November 6, 2021
4A CONFERENCE
No. 19 Mica Mountain 45, No. 24 Amphitheater 13
No. 28 Catalina Foothills 49, No. 31 Empire 14
No. 32 Walden Grove 38, No. 41 Sahuaro 21
No. 39 Douglas 33, No. 47 Rio Rico 0
And that will do it, Catalina Foothills defeats Empire 49-14. pic.twitter.com/3BgXz1b2QQ
— AllSportsTucson.com (@AllSportsTucson) November 6, 2021
Pusch Ridge scored on this QB keeper from Ryan Fontaine but failed 2-py conversion that followed. Thatcher up 29-19 with 4:19 to go in the game. @AllSportsTucson pic.twitter.com/32MFCpu7fM
— Kevin Murphy (@KevinMurfee) November 6, 2021
3A CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND
No. 10 Thatcher 35, No. 7 Pusch Ridge 26
No. 9 Sabino 29, No. 8 Show Low 20
Brok Determan to Tristan Martinez 25 yards 7-0 @BensonBobcatFB 6:47 in first after the Pumas gave up the ball on downs #AZPreps365 https://t.co/OWGuaFb90i pic.twitter.com/eyGFpUdPiI
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 6, 2021
2A CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND
No. 3 Benson 49, No. 14 Sequoia Pathway 7
No. 8 Willcox 42, No. 9 Holbrook 32
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
1A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
No. 3 Williams vs. No. 2 St. David at Coronado, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
6A CONFERENCE
No. 38 Tucson (1-8) at No. 28 Corona del Sol (4-5)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12
5A CONFERENCE
No. 3 Salpointe (7-2) at No. 33 Flowing Wells (4-6)
No. 4 Desert View (8-1) at No. 40 Cholla (1-6)
No. 18 Ironwood Ridge (5-4) at No. 11 Marana (7-2)
No. 25 Sunnyside (5-4) at No. 34 Nogales (3-6)
No. 26 Mountain View (3-6) at No. 27 Buena (2-6)
4A CONFERENCE
No. 15 Canyon del Oro at No. 35 Sahuaro (1-7)
No. 19 Mica Mountain (3-2) at No. 17 Bradshaw Mountain (6-3)
No. 38 Douglas (2-5) at No. 27 Catalina Foothills (5-4)
No. 30 Amphitheater (4-4) at No. 47 Rio Rico (0-7)
No. 31 Empire (5-5) at 5A No. 21 Sunnyslope (5-4)
No. 37 Pueblo (3-5) at No. 33 Walden Grove (3-6)
3A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
No. 9 Sabino at No. 1 ALA-Gilbert North, 7 p.m.
2A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
No. 11 St. Johns at No. 3 Benson, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Willcox at No. 1 Parker, 7 p.m.
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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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