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TweetPinSharePhoto By Steve Carter/Special to the Gila Herald: Thatcher head coach Dan Jones celebrates with the team after a win over Sabino. Thatcher begins its post-season play Friday night hosting …
Local football playoff teams all have home openers Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Steve Carter: Wyatt Wiltbank breaks one around the corner for a score. Pima defeated San Carlos 54-0. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI/PIMA – The undefeated No. 1-ranked Morenci …
Morenci and Pima continue to march toward season finale Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The honor and privilege of leading the team onto the field fell on the Chavez brothers, Andrew (54) and Patrick (13), during the previous home game. …
Wildcats welcome Tigers for 56th homecoming game Friday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Derek Saenz (2) upends Cameron Poole (6) on the tackle just as Morenci upended Parker’s quest for a perfect season. Saenz was one of four …
2A Football All-Conference awards announced Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Quarterback Daylen Johnson rolls out and looks for tight end Tristen Sanchez. Morenci came up short against Arizona Lutheran Academy, 28-14, and is the 2A State …
So close . . . Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci assistant coach Esai Vanegas (LEFT) holds a blocking dummy as linemen react to the snapped ball earlier in the week. Junior quarterback Daylen Johnson stepped …
Top four ranked 2A teams meet for semifinals at Desert Vista Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio Sports Photography: Thatcher quarterback Wyatt Larson (8) fights for yardage. Thatcher fell 14-49 to visiting American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North but still remain in first place in …
Despite loss, Eagles still perched atop 3A South Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Conditioning drills were run Monday in preparation for the quarterfinal pairing Friday. The Wildcats were knocking on the door but fell victim to the global health …
Wildcats forfeit to top-ranked Benson in 2A quarterfinal Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci sophomore Patrick Chavez Jr. pressures Pima quarterback Kaleb Blair to force an incompletion. Morenci’s season ended with a quarantine forfeit. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI …
Morenci football forfeits playoff game against Benson due to COVID-19 quarantine Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Second-year Morenci head football coach Joseph Garcia gets a ride as he observes his team working the blocking sled. By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Forty-nine student-athletes …
Wildcats begin week two of football practice Read More