5A Sonoran
Ironwood Ridge (4-1, 2-0) at Marana (2-3, 1-1)
Ironwood Ridge
QB/WR Maximus Harder — 955 passing yards, 12 TD, 0 INT; 340 rushing yards; 1,295 total yards. Completing 60 of 104 passes (57.7%). He is also Ironwood Ridge’s leading rusher.
WR/DB/KR Zarin Robbins — 496 receiving yards, 11 TDs
LB Jacob Knauer — 55 tackles and 11.0 tackles per game
LB Alexander Petkovic — 4.5 sacks
Marana
QB Isaac Flores — 887 passing yards, 6 TDs. Completed 82 of 128 passes (64.1%).
RB/LB Jeffrey Smith III — 495 rushing yards, 6TDs; 67 tackles, 3 sacks
WR Jaxsun Sharp — 382 receiving yards
WR Jesse Howell — 380 receiving yards
DB Carter Meyer — 3 interceptions
Notes
Ironwood Ridge has won three straight after since the Week 2 27-0 loss to Campo Verde. The Nighthawks have beaten Catalina Foothills 58-7, Cienega 28-21, Casa Grande 47-13 and Canyon del Oro 24-21. They went 1-9 last season. … This is a rematch of a 49-0 Marana victory over Ironwood Ridge on Oct. 3, 2025. Marana’s Colten Meyer threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns in that game, while Jeremiah Harris rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. Harder was held to 61 passing yards and was sacked four times.
4A Kino
Mica Mountain (5-0, 0-0) at Douglas (4-1, 0-0)
Mica Mountain
QB Adam Becker — 410 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT
QB Brenton Baker — 380 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
RB Jeremiah Anderson — 418 yards, 6.3 avg., 8 TD
WR Eli Palma — 348 yards, 20 receptions, 7 TD
WR/DB Kaden Watson — 230 yards, 10 receptions, 2 TD
DB Nic Regina — 39
DE Jack Andrews — 9.5 sacks
DE Roman Leon — 5.0 sacks
Douglas
QB Matthew Hudson — 350 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT, 182 rushing yards
RB Cesar Gaxiola — 454 yards, 9.46 avg., 5 TD, 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TDs
DE Octavio Cardona — 4.0 tackles a game
Notes
Mica Mountain enters the matchup having outscored its first five opponents 206-45, including three shutouts. Douglas has scored 169 points and allowed 83 through five games. … Gaxiola is averaging 151.3 rushing yards per game and 9.46 yards per carry, while Mica Mountain’s defense features the 4A Kino’s leading sack producer in Andrews.
3A East
Sabino (2-3, 1-0) at Pusch Ridge (5-1, 3-0)
Sabino
QB Bodhi Sanford — 165 passing yards/game, 185 total yards/game.
WR/ FS Anthony Dimas — 56.3 receiving yards/game, 3 TD.
LB Gabe Robledo — 10 tackles/game.
Pusch Ridge
RB Levi Fontagneres — 71 rushing yards/game.
LB/HB — Levi Adcock — 52.7 receiving yards/game.
DL Nicolas Witt — 5.3 tackles/game and 3 sacks.
DB Braydan Nolan — 4 interceptions
QB/LB MJ Buckner — 89.8 passing yards/game
RB Dylan Shoaff — 82.0 rushing yards/game
Notes
The Lions are averaging 335.3 total yards per game, compared with 239.0 for Sabino. Pusch Ridge is averaging 175.3 rushing yards and 160.0 passing yards per game. Sabino is averaging 74.0 rushing yards and 165.0 passing yards. … Pusch Ridge has won three of the last four meetings with Sabino. The Sabercats lead the series 5-4.
2A South 2
Eloy Santa Cruz (5-1, 0-0) at Benson (6-0, 0-0)
Santa Cruz Valley
RB Diego Ibarra — 1,147 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD
QB Richard Reyes Jr. — 791 passing yards, 11 TD passes
WR Manuel Butler — 60.4 receiving YPG, 5 receiving TD
WR Romeo Chavez — 47.2 receiving YPG, 5 receiving TD
DB Nathan Ruiz — 6.5 tackles/game
Benson
QB Cohen Barney — 1,398 total yards
RB Rene Lorta — 89.7 rushing YPG, 11 total TDs
WR Byron Judd — 51.5 receiving YPG
LB Jake Scouten — 9.5 tackles/game
LB Jesus Canez-Quezada — 4 sacks
DB Wayne Stark — 3 interceptions
Notes
Santa Cruz Valley defeated Benson 42-7 in the 2020 AIA 2A state championship game. … The Bobcats have surrendered only 51 points in six games, including three games in which they allowed six points or fewer and two shutouts. … Ibarra is averaging 191.2 rushing yards per game and has already topped 1,100 yards.
1A Non-Region
St. David (5-1) at Hayden (6-0)
St. David
RB/DE Tot Pacheco — 490 rushing yards, averaging 81.7 yards per game. He has also scored 11 touchdowns and has 30 tackles defensively.
QB/LB Grant Haymore — Produced 599 total yards, 406 rushing, 109 receiving and 84 passing while scoring 76 points
QB/CB Case Larson — Thrown for 528 yards and has 666 total yards. He has also recorded 29 tackles.
TE/S/P Keston Richardson — 338 receiving yards, averaging 56.3 per game. He is also a major special-teams weapon, averaging 48.8 yards per punt and 30.0 yards per punt return.
Hayden
WR/DB Ryan Garner — 1,357 rushing yards, 365 receiving yards and 1,722 total yards. He has scored 23 touchdowns and 142 points
QB/MLB Darren Smith — Averaging 126.8 passing yards per game
Notes
Hayden is unbeaten and riding an 18-game winning streak. Hayden’s most recent victory was a 14-6 decision over previously unbeaten Williams. … Hayden leads the series 7-6, having won the last five games, including in the 2023 and 2024 postseasons (68-0 win in 2023 and 53-6 in 2024).
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