
SOUTHERN ARIZONA TACKLE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF STANDOUTS
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5A FIRST ROUND
No. 16 Marana 45, No. 17 Phoenix Sunnyslope 35
MARANA is 8-3
QB Trenton Hicks, 11-20, 245 yards, 4 TDs
RB Jeffrey Smith III, 12-208, 2 TDs, 20 tackles
WR/DB Jesse Howell, 6-160, 3 TDs; caused fumble
WR Jaxsun Sharpe, 50-yard TD reception
LB Walter Evans-Gonzalez, 17 tackles; 64-yard kickoff return for TD
S Carter Meyer, 12 tackles, caused fumble, recovered fumble
No. 9 Buckeye Canyon View 66, No. 24 Ironwood Ridge 21
IRONWOOD RIDGE finishes its season 6-5
QB Maximus Harder, 12-30, 162 yards, 2 TDs
WR Zarin Robbins, 6-134, 2 TDs; 99-yard kickoff return for TD
LB Jacob Knauer, 10 tackles
DB Riley Brant, 8 tackles
PK Calvin Schall, 3-3 PATs
No. 11 Glendale Cactus 39, No. 22 Tucson 10
TUCSON finishes its season 5-6
No. 10 Cave Creek Cactus Shadows 49, No. 23 Canyon Del Oro 0
CANYON DEL ORO finishes its season 5-6
No. 15 Yuma Catholic 41, No. 18 Buena 0
BUENA finishes its season 7-4
RB/LB Hastings Haymore, 6-50; 8 tackles
FS Hutson Johnson, 11 tackles
LB James Lesueur, 8 tackles
LB Jaxon Kraus, 8 tackles
LB Canon Miner, 8 tackles
4A FIRST ROUND
No. 16 Flagstaff Coconino 47, No. 17 Sahuarita 26
SAHUARITA finishes its season 8-3
QB/S Dane Hartnett, 10-21, 296 yards, TD, 10 rushes, 34 yards, 3 TDs; INT returned 63 yards
RB/LB Sergio Burgos Jr., 8-50; 10 tackles
WR Gabriel Wilson, 3-132, TD
WR JJ Riley, 3-118
LB Nathaniel Gallardo, 16 tackles
LB Roman Tellez, 10 tackles, TFL
No. 9 Phoenix Arcadia 42, No. 24 Pueblo 6
PUEBLO finishes its season 7-4
No. 14 Yuma Gila Ridge 31, No. 19 Sahuaro 28
SAHUARO finishes its season 5-6
RB Lekie Sika, 14-76, TD
QB Kallen Davis, 7-14, 80 yards, TD, 7 rushes, 63 yards, TD
S Jayvion Gilbert-Rojas, 11 tackles, TFL, caused fumble
LB Bryan Williams, 9 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
LB Mar’kell Akins, 6 tackles
SS Nicholas Bojorquez, 6 tackles, TFL, recovered fumble
PK Ryan Tolley, 4-4 PATs
3A FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin 42, No. 16 Coolidge 0
COOLIDGE finishes its season 5-6
No. 9 Florence 34, No. 8 Queen Creek Crismon 13
FLORENCE is 6-5
QB Brody Ramirez, 7-9, 230 yards, 3 TDs, 15 rushes, 64 yards
RB Brody Barden, 14-51, 2 TDs
WR Vincent Bradeen, 4-189, 3 TDs
LB Jake Taylor-Braden, 13 tackles
DB Keantum Greeley, 12 tackles
DE Vandin Price, 12 tackles, TFL, recovered fumble
DB Dayron Neal, 2 INTs, caused fumble
No. 5 Pusch Ridge 28, No. 12 El Mirage Dysart 20
PUSCH RIDGE is 9-2
No. 3 Thatcher 28, No. 14 Queen Creek ALA-Ironwood 7
THATCHER is 9-2
RB/LB Tufden Taylor, 20-242, TD; INT
RB Josh Jones, 6-66, TD
WR Hudson Conrad, 2-52, TD
LB Ethan Hayes, 8 tackles, TFL, INT
DE Willie Dunklin, 8 tackles, TFL, sack
DE Teagan Damron, 7 tackles
2A SECOND ROUND
No. 3 Willcox 42, No. 14 Tanque Verde 21
TANQUE VERDE finishes its season 7-5
QB Gaines Gooch, 8-17, 87 yards, 9 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TDs
LB Brock Payne, 11 tackles, 2 TFL
DB Gabe Torgeson, 8 tackles
DL TJ Johnson, 6 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
PK Liam Abbot, 3-3 PATs
WILLCOX is 11-0
RB/LB/PK Kaleb Cooke, 15-210, 4 TDs; 8 tackles; 6-6 PATs
RB/LB Asher Ward, 16-101, TD; 6 tackles, TFL, sack
DL Tyler Larson, 9 tackles
LB Zander Klump, 8 tackles, TFL, sack
DB Steele Romney, 6 tackles, INT
No. 5 Eloy Santa Cruz Valley 21, No. 12 Parker 13
ELOY SANTA CRUZ VALLEY is 9-2
No. 6 Benson 46, No. 11 St. Johns 21
BENSON is 9-2
QB/DB Cohen Barney, 13-20, 234 yards, 2 TDs, 11 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TDs; INT as DB
RB Rene Lorta, 18-90, 3 TDs, 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD
RB/LB Kolttin Deskins, 10-59; 9 tackles, 2 TFL, INT
WR Kian Montijo, 5-86
WR/DB Wayne Stark, 4-84; 8 tackles
LB Jake Scouten, 10 tackles
1A SEMIFINALS
No. 1 Williams 46, No. 4 St. David 14
ST. DAVID finishes its season 8-3















