Photo: The Prescott Badgers hope to celebrate in the end zone on their way to a state title
FLAG FOOTBALL
The Prescott Badgers will begin the task this week of finishing their goal from a year ago. That is to win a flag football state title. Last season the Badgers came up short in a last minute 10-7 loss in the championship to St. Mary’s.
The Badgers first round opponent will be the ALA-Queen Creek Patriots. They come in with a (5-7) record after closing out the regular season with a 6-3 win over St. Mary’s. The Patriots dropped their first three games to start the season and were shutout in five of their seven losses. ALA-Queen Creek came back to close out the regular season with two wins.
Prescott is ready to go and would have two more home playoff games before the championship at Corona Del Sol High School in Tempe.
Meanwhile #14 Bradshaw Mountain made the playoffs with a (6-6) record and earned a trip to face region foe #3 Mingus (12-1).
Two other Grand Canyon Region teams made the playoffs. They are #10 Coconino (9-4) and #12 Lee Williams (6-5).
First round games are Wednesday at 6pm.
4A DIVISION PLAYOFFS-First Round
#16 ALA-Queen Creek (5-7) at #1 Prescott (14-2)
#14 Bradshaw Mountain (6-6) at #3 Mingus (12-1)
#9 Paradise Honors (10-2) at #8 ALA-Gilbert North (11-2)
#12 Lee Williams (6-5) at #5 Flagstaff (12-2)
#13 Deer Valley (9-4) at #4 Salpointe Catholic (12-1)
#11 St. Mary’s (7-4) at #6 Mesquite (13-1)
#10 Coconino (9-4) at #7 Crismon (12-2)
#15 Westview (7-5) at #2 Eastmark (11-3)
FOOTBALL
Photo: Grand Canyon Region leading rusher Kylin Jackson and the Bears will meet Coconino for the second time this season
The Bradshaw Mountain Bears now know who their opponent will be in the second round of the AIA Division 4 playoffs. After a first round bye, the Bears will get the Coconino Panthers in a rematch of a regular season game in which the Bradshaw Mountain won 28-21 in Flagstaff.
In the first meeting Kylin Jackson rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Coconino’s quarterback Jake Hanley completed 50% of his passes for 222 yards. Hanley led his team in rushing with 81 yards and a touchdown as well. The Panthers leading rusher Dylan Callado was held by the Bradshaw Mountain defense to a season low 16 yards on seven carries.
Kickoff in Prescott Valley is Friday at 7pm.
4A DIVISION PLAYOFFS-First Round Scores
St. Mary’s 29, Deer Valley 28
Paradise Honors 31, Peoria 21
ALA-West Foothills 40, Youngker 0
Northwest Christian 52, Walden Grove 46
Coconino 29, Mesquite 22
Estrella Foothills 17, Sahuaro 14
Lake Havasu 35, Sierra Linda 0
Eastmark 42, Desert Sunrise 14
Second Round Games
#14 Coconino (7-4) at #3 Bradshaw Mountain (8-2)
#16 St. Mary’s (7-4) at #1 Arcadia (10-0)
#15 Eastmark (6-5) at #2 Snowflake (9-1)
#20 Northwest Christian (7-4) at #4 Mohave (8-2)
#12 ALA-West Foothills (7-4) at #5 Combs (8-2)
#22 Estrella Foothills (8-3) at #6 Gila Ridge (9-1)
#10 Lake Havasu (9-2) at #7 Mica Mountain (8-2)
#24 Paradise Honors (6-5) at #8 Marcos de Niza (9-1)
