No. 13 Flagstaff Coconino (6-4) at No. 4 Mica Mountain (10-0)
Date: Friday
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Coconino coach: Gary Cook (13-8, second year at Coconino; 36-36 in seventh year of coaching in Arizona)
Mica Mountain coach: Pat Nugent (30-9, fourth season at Mica Mountain; 168-66, 22nd season overall))
COCONINO
Leading passer: QB Colton Buckingham, Sr., 111-178, 1,842 yards, 18 TDs, 7 INTs
Leading rusher: RB Fernando Ramirez, Sr., 159-1,064 yards, 17 TDs
Leading receiver: WR Noble Young-Blackgoat, Sr., 35-591, 5 TDs
Leading tackler: LB Max Estrella, Jr., 80
Leader in sacks: LB Jack Whiting, Jr., 5
Leader in interceptions: CB Dylan Gallego, Sr., 2
MICA MOUNTAIN
Leading passer: QB Jayden Thoreson, 79-148, 1,113 yards, 19 TDs, 2 INTs
Leading rusher: RB Josiah Thornwell, 83-610, 11 TDs
Leading receiver: TE Jimmy Leon, Sr., 19-265, 9 TDs
Leading tackler: LB Broden Schmidt, Jr., 62
Leader in sacks: DE Jimmy Leon, 11
Leader in interceptions: S Riley Carson, 5
NOTES
Mica Mountain coach Pat Nugent, a student manager when Dick Tomey coached at Arizona, is going after his first state title. … The Thunderbolts, in their third full varsity season, have never played Coconino. … Mica Mountain has eight players with at least 31 tackles, with the top two — Schmidt and DE Benkay Jwander (48 tackles) — being juniors. … The Thunderbolts have won 26 of their last 28 games dating to the 2022 season. … Coconino WR Noble Young-Blackgoat has a scholarship offer from hometown school NAU.
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