Photo: Gabriel Ricketts, seen here in his final game against Prescott, ended his career as the top rusher in Bradshaw Mountain Bear history
#11 Bradshaw Mountain at #5 Thunderbird
It is a good season for your region if you get half your teams into the playoffs. Unfortunately, all three went home with a loss to end their seasons. A total of 11 points was the difference with region champ Lee Williams falling by the most, seven.
The Bradshaw Mountain Bears rally came up short on a 17-16 loss to the Thunderbird Titans in Phoenix. Down by one, the Bears attempted a two point conversion in the final quarter that failed. Trailing 17-3 to start the final quarter, the Bears scored twice but decided to go for two after the Titans jumped off sides to move the ball half the distance to the one and a half yard line. Ricketts run up the middle was stopped short. After getting the onside kick, Bradshaw Mountain fumbled away their last chance in the final minute.
Gabriel Ricketts scored a touchdown, but was held to just 40 yards on 15 carries as the rushing leader in Bradshaw Mountain history played his final high school game. Ricketts rushed for 3210 yards and 33 touchdowns over the course of three varsity seasons. The Bears end their season at (7-4).
Grand Canyon Region champion Lee Williams Volunteers lost their opening round game to Arizona College Prep 21-14 in Kingman. The only GCR team to host a playoff game ends their season at (9-2).
THUNDERBIRD TITANS 17, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN BEARS 16
Score by Quarters – 1 2 3 4 – T
Bradshaw Mountain 3 0 0 13 – 16
Thunderbird 7 0 10 0 – 17
Scoring Summary
T-Woods 35 yard run (Scheuermann kick)
BM-Head 37 yard Field Goal
T-Safety
T-Woods 18 yard run (Costa pass from Cohill)
BM- Ricketts 2 yard run (Head kick)
BM- Normandin 4 yard run (Run failed)
#13 Coconino at #4 Arcadia
The Coconino Panthers traveled to Phoenix and dropped a close game to the Desert Sky Region champion Arcadia Titans 23-20. The Panthers opened up a 14-3 with four minutes left in the second quarter on a Colton Buckingham run to lead by eleven at the half.
Arcadia scored the winning touchdown in the final minute when Brady Forst rushed for his third TD of the night. The Titans remain undefeated at (11-0), while Coconino ends their season at (7-4).
ARCADIA TITANS 23, COCONINO PANTHERS 20
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Coconino 0 14 3 3 – 20
Arcadia 3 7 6 7 – 23
Scoring Summary
A-Heil 25 yard Field Goal
C-Mickelson 1 yard run (Villanueva kick)
C-Buckingham 2 yard run (Villanueva kick)
A-Forst 1 yard run (Hall kick)
A-Forst 5 yard run (Kick failed)
C-Villanueva 47 yard Field Goal
C-Villanueva 37 yard Field Goal
A-Forst 5 yard run (Heil kick)
#10 Arizona College Prep at #7 Lee Williams
Grand Canyon Region champion Lee Williams Volunteers lost to the Arizona College Prep Knights 21-14 in Kingman to end their season at (9-2).
The Knights opened up a 21-0 lead before Volunteers quarterback Noah Petrauschke connected with Devin White on a 15 yard pass play in the final minute of the first half.
Lee Williams shut out the Knights in the second half, but only managed to score a third quarter touchdown. The Volunteers held the ball on three separate occasions in the final quarter, with their best chance to score when they ended up turning over the ball on downs at the AZ College Prep 21. Kaleb Hayer led the 254 yards on the night ground attack for the Knights with 121 yards on 14 carries. Petrauschke was 16-26-0, 178 yards and two touchdowns in his final game for the Volunteers.
ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP KNIGHTS 21, LEE WILLIAMS VOLUNTEERS 14
Score by Quarters – 1 2 3 4 – T
Arizona College Prep 7 14 0 0 – 21
Lee Williams 0 7 7 0 – 14
Scoring Summary
AZ-Lowder 3 yard run (Woodruff kick)
AZ-Grant 4 yard run (Woodruff kick)
AZ-Grant 7 yard run (Woodruff kick)
LW-White 15 yard pass from Petrauschke (Garcia kick)
LW-Norbert 9 yard pass from Petrauschke (Garcia kick)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD
6A PLAYOFFS-First Round
Pinnacle 35, Desert Ridge 18
Brophy Prep 35, Mesa 7
Casteel 38, Sandra Day O’Connor 35
Red Mountain 20, Mountain View Mesa 14
Saguaro 59, Queen Creek 13
Perry 30, Mountain Pointe 27
Williams Field 35, Boulder Creek 6
Salpointe Catholic 41, Corona Del Sol 0
5A PLAYOFFS-First Round
Higley 72, Ironwood Ridge 3
Desert Edge 58, Buena 14
Horizon 77, Canyon View 21
Campo Verde 28, Cactus 21
Apollo 56, Casa Grande 21
ALA-Gilbert North 48, Marana 24
Notre Dame Prep 35, Sunnyslope 20
Millennium 24, Raymond Kellis 3
4A PLAYOFFS-First Round
Yuma Catholic 40, Peoria 6
Canyon Del Oro 45, Poston Butte 20
Mica Mountain 31, Snowflake 24
Arcadia 23, Coconino 20
Thunderbird 17, Bradshaw Mountain 16
Northwest Christian 40, Walden Grove 12
AZ College Prep 21, Lee Williams 14
Eastmark 48, Buckeye 14
3A PLAYOFFS-Quarterfinals
Mohave 54, Blue Ridge 14
Paradise Honors 42, Morenci 35
Sabino 28, Round Valley 20
Valley Christian 21, Thatcher 20
2A PLAYOFFS-Quarterfinals
Pima 57, Tonopah Valley 28
Scottsdale Christian 34, Santa Cruz Valley 7
San Tan Charter 63, Camp Verde 36
Arizona Lutheran 22, Tanque Verde 21, OT
1A PLAYOFFS-Championship
Hayden 62, Mogollon 30
OPEN DIVISION-Opening Quarterfinal Round
#8 Hamilton (7-3) at #1 Liberty (9-1)
#7 ALA-Queen Creek (8-2) at #2 Basha (9-1)
#6 Desert Mountain (9-1) at #3 Centennial (9-1)
#5 Highland 98-2) at #4 Chandler (8-2)
6A PLAYOFFS-Quarterfinal Round
#12 Red Mountain (5-6) at #4 Pinnacle (7-4)
#15 Corona Del Sol (4-7) at #1 Brophy Prep (9-2)
#7 Williams Field (6-5) at #2 Salpointe Catholic (9-2)
#6 Perry (8-3) at #3 Saguaro (6-5)
5A PLAYOFFS-Quarterfinal Round
#8 Millennium (7-4) at #1 Higley (9-2)
#7 Notre Dame Prep (5-6) at #2 Desert Edge (9-2)
#6 ALA-Gilbert North (7-4) at #3 Horizon (9-2)
#13 Campo Verde (6-5) at #5 Apollo (10-1)
4A PLAYOFFS-Quarterfinal Round
#8 Eastmark (9-2) at #1 Yuma Catholic (11-0)
#10 AZ College Prep (8-3) at #2 Canyon Del Oro (11-0)
#6 Northwest Christian (9-2) at #3 Mica Mountain (10-1)
#5 Thunderbird (9-2) at #4 Arcadia (11-0)
3A PLAYOFFS-Semifinals at Mesa H.S.
#4 Sabino (9-3) at #1 Mohave (11-1)
#3 Paradise Honors (10-2) at #2 Valley Christian (11-1)
2A PLAYOFFS-Semifinals at Westwood H.S.
#5 San Tan Charter (9-2) at #1 Pima (12-0)
#3 Scottsdale Christian (10-2) at #2 Arizona Lutheran (12-0)
