No. 9 Tanque Verde (11-2) vs. No. 4 St. Johns (11-1)
Saturday at 6 p.m. at Tempe McClintock High School
WHEN TANQUE VERDE HAS THE BALL:
Run percentage: 68.9 percent (358 rushes)
Pass percentage: 31.1 percent (161 passes)
Tanque Verde offensive leaders
QB Rocco Haggard, Sr., 79-155, 1,527 yards, 18 TDs, 6 INTs
RB Sebastian Blakeman, Sr., 99-674, 11 TDs
RB Cooper Payne, Sr., 48-561, 10 TDs, 17 receptions for 430 yards, 7 TDs
WR Aiden Cooper, Sr., 30-662, 9 TDs
St. Johns defensive leaders
DT Colten Platt, Sr., 78 tackles, 5 TFL
LB Trace Nielsen, Sr., 66 tackles, 17 TFL,
LB Sam Winters, Sr., 48 tackles, 10.5 TFL
DT Carson Thomas, Sr., 4 sacks
LB Bryson Slade, Sr., 3.5 sacks
DB Kaden Waite, Jr., 5 INTs
DB T Platt, Sr., 3 INTs
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WHEN ST. JOHNS HAS THE BALL:
Run percentage: 76.7 percent (395 rushes)
Pass percentage: 23.3 percent (120 passes)
St. Johns offensive leaders
QB Kaiden Waite, Jr., 55-109, 819 yards, 13 TDs, 6 INTs
RB Trace Nielsen, Sr., 115-1,038, 17 TDs
RB Sam Winters, Sr., 90-901, 12 TDs, 13 receptions for 202 yards, 4 TDs
WR T Platt, Sr., 22-405, 6 TDs
Tanque Verde defensive leaders
LB Bricyn Bumguardner, Sr., 66 tackles, 15 TFL, 5 sacks
LB Sebastian Blakeman, Sr., 63 tackles, 5 TFL
LB Anthony Torgeson, Sr., 59 tackles, 8 TFL, 4 sacks
DE Alex Page, Jr., 6 sacks
LB Liam Brunell, Sr., 4 sacks
S Rocco Haggard, Sr., 5 INTs
DB Nathan Hallums, Jr., 3 INTs
SERIES RECORD
First meeting. Tanque Verde is only in its 19th season, and the Hawks are in the 2A semifinal round for the first time in program history.
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SOUTHERN ARIZONA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
FRIDAY AT 7 P.M.
6A QUARTERFINALS
No. 8 Salpointe (6-5) at No. 1 Phoenix Pinnacle (7-4)
5A QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Scottsdale Horizon (9-2) at No. 4 Marana (10-1)
No. 6 Waddell Canyon View (9-2) at No. 3 Desert View (11-0)
4A QUARTERFINALS
No. 7 Mica Mountain (9-2) at No. 2 Snowflake (10-1)
SATURDAY AT 6 P.M.
3A SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Pusch Ridge (10-2) vs. No. 1 Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin (12-0) at Mesa Westwood High School
2A SEMIFINALS
No. 9 Tanque Verde (11-2) vs. No. 4 St. Johns (11-1) at Tempe McClintock High School
No. 6 Willcox (10-2) vs. No. 2 Scottsdale Christian (11-1) at ALA-Mesa North High School
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