Photo: 28 Jed Rummage looks to get past 1 Ryan Osbjornsen in the final drive of the game
The Bradshaw Mountain Bears came back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat the Prescott Badgers 21-13 in the annual rivalry game at Prescott High School.
Prescott won the coin flip, but deferred to the second half, so Bradshaw Mountain received the opening kickoff and Kylin Jackson took the ball to midfield. The Bears converted two fourth downs but failed to score thanks in part by a big sack of Bradshaw quarterback Bruce Normandin by Cooper Kasun.
Photo: Gabriel Ricketts gets tackled by 85 Isaac Muffley and 1 Uriah Tenette
The Prescott defense played a fantastic first half. The bend and not break Badgers shut out the Bears, despite being on the field the majority of the first two quarters. The Badgers went up 3-0 on a Jed Rummage 29 yard field goal. Prescott added a late second quarter touchdown when Jaxon Rice connected with Uriah Tenette on a 20 yard pass play.
Trailing 10-0, Bears Coach Bob Young made a switch at quarterback, electing to use Caden Martinez in the second half. The change proved to be a good move for the offense as they scored all three touchdowns in the final two quarters.
Martinez called his own number after faking a handoff up the middle to Ricketts, rolling to the near sideline for the 1 yard touchdown run, giving Bradshaw Mountain their first lead of the night when Trevor Head sent the kick through the uprights for a 14-13 lead with 9:56 remaining.
The Bears extended their lead with just under three minutes to play when Martinez connected with Kylin Jackson on a 21 yard touchdown pass for a 21-13 lead.
Photo: Uriah Tenette is greeted by 5 Kaden Martinez and 3 Sean Hughes
Down by still one score, the Badgers had one final drive left. Starting inside their twenty yard line, Prescott moved the ball down the field. A key reception on a fourth down play by Rummage kept the drive alive. Rummage caught another pass getting Prescott to the Bears 10 with thirty seconds remaining. The Bradshaw Mountain defense stood their ground, ending with a fourth down pass that fell incomplete.
Rummage, who hit two field goals, along with an extra point, said, “We left it all on the field tonight. We played hard every single play and I am proud of our team for effort tonight. Had a good chance at the end, but we just came up short.”
Offensively, the Badgers took to the air with quarterback Jaxon Rice going 19-36-0, 228 yards and a TD. On the ground, Uriah Tenette carried the ball four time for 43 yards. The junior also had six receptions for 48 yards and the only touchdown for Prescott. Rummage also caught six passes for 53 yards. Johann Gundermann pulled in five for 68 yards, and Josiah Peoples caught three for 70 yards.
Tenette said, “We fought hard and made some plays. Just did not make enough. We felt good at halftime by shutting them out that first half, but they made the right adjustments and we just couldn’t get into the end zone. Tough loss, but we have to move onto next week.”
Defensively, with the Bears offense out on the field so much, Prescott picked up a lot of tackles in the contest. Led by Cort Lewis with 17 tackles, followed by Wyatt Rewerts 14, Uriah Tenette, and Adam Lloyd with 13 each, and Josiah Peoples with 10.
Prescott still leads the series 23-8, but Bradshaw Mountain has now won the last two.
The Badgers fall to (1-2) in the GCR and (3-5) overall. Prescott will travel to Flagstaff next Friday for a cold game versus Coconino. Bradshaw Mountain will host Flagstaff.
BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN BEARS 21, PRESCOTT BADGERS 13
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Bradshaw Mountain 0 0 7 14 – 21
Prescott 0 10 3 0 – 13
Scoring Summary
P-Rummage 29 yard Field Goal
P-Tenette 20 yard pass from Rice (Rummage kick)
BM-Ricketts 2 yard run (Head kick)
P-Rummage 37 yard Field Goal
BM-Martinez 1 yard run (Head kick)
BM-Jackson 21 yard pass from Martinez (Head kick)
GRAND CANYON REGION STANDINGS
School- W-L W-L
Lee Williams 3-0 7-1
Coconino 2-1 5-3
Bradshaw Mountain 2-1 6-2
Mingus 1-2 4-4
PRESCOTT 1-2 3-5
Flagstaff 0-3 2-6
Region Scoreboard
Bradshaw Mountain 21, PRESCOTT 13
Coconino 38, Mingus 9
Lee Williams 58, Flagstaff 13
Friday Schedule
PRESCOTT at Coconino, 7pm
Flagstaff at Bradshaw Mountain, 7pm
Lee Williams at Mingus, 7pm
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS SCOREBOARD
ALA-Ironwood 36, San Tan Foothills 14
Alchesay 18, Globe 15
Alhambra 46, Maryvale 0
Amphitheater 38, Rio Rico 7
Apollo 49, Willow Canyon 7
Arcadia 19, Combs 0
AZ Prep 57, Desert Sunrise 7
Basha 47, Chandler 42
Blue Ridge 30, Show Low 0
Boulder Creek 28, Valley Vista 22
Brophy Prep 28, Corona del Sol 21
Camelback 27, South Mountain 21
Centennial 56, Chaparral 14
Central , Betty Fairfax
Cortez 41, Kingman Academy 22
Deer Valley 41, Copper Canyon 2
Desert Mountain 36, ALA-Gilbert North 21
Desert Ridge 34, Westwood 12
Eastmark 27, Snowflake 10
Empire 21, Cholla 10
Greenway 27, Moon Valley 21
Hamilton 37, Casteel 17
Holbrook 42, Pinon 0
La Joya Community 17, Gila Ridge 14
Lake Havasu 21, Marcos de Niza 20
Liberty 31, Saguaro 3
Mesa 42, Cesar Chavez 18
Mesquite 26, Vista Grande 6
Mica Mountain 55, Sahuaro 20
Mohave 48, River Valley 6
Morenci 31, Sabino 28
Northwest Christian 35, St. Mary’s 7
Odyssey Institute 37, Dysart 31
Page 28, Winslow 7
Paradise Honors 50, Yuma 7
Peoria 54, Glendale 40
Perry 31, Williams Field 30
Pinnacle 37, Sandra Day O’Connor 20
Poston Butte 63, Apache Junction 21
Queen Creek 45, Red Mountain 21
Round Valley 51, Fountain Hills 7
Salpointe Catholic 35, Mountain Pointe 26
Thatcher 16, Pusch Ridge 10
Thunderbird 49, Buckeye 28
Tombstone 36, Bisbee 20
Valley Christian 41, Payson 7
Walden Grove 49, Catalina Foothills 34
Washington 43, Carl Hayden 6
Wickenburg 67, Chino Valley 0
8-Man Playoffs-First Round
El Capitan/Academy 60, Valley Union 16
Mogollon 64, Williams 12
Mohave Accelerated 28, Baboquivari 22
San Manual Jr/Sr , St. David
THURSDAY SCORES
Barry Goldwater 35, Agua Fria 25
Canyon Del Oro 46, Pueblo 7
Casa Grande 14, Sunnyside 12
Desert Edge 27, Canyon View 6
Independence 21, Sierra Linda 20
Kingman 36, Heritage Academy Laveen 34
Millennium 24, Verrado 10
Monument Valley 56, Window Rock 0
North 20, Trevor Browne 16
Notre Dame Prep 32, Cactus Shadows 21
Raymond Kellis 42, Paradise Valley 14
Tuba City 57, Greyhills Academy 0
