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TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Ruben Leonard-coached No. 27 Morenci Wildcats (3-5 seeding, minus 0.4944 rating) fell 51-64 to the No. 18 Eagar Round Valley Elks (6-4, 3.5165) on …
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TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Albert Ortega-coached Morenci Wildcats (3-5 seeding, minus 3.8266 rating) succumbed 20-51 to the 2A North Region Eagar Round Valley Elks (8-2, 12.7484) on Jan. …
Elks exit Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium victorious Read More
TweetPinShareNo Elk tag this year By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Pima Roughriders’ highly anticipated debut on their new high school field turned into a night to forget as …
Round Valley Elks spoil Pima Roughriders’ new field opener with 36-0 shutout Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio Sports Photography/Special to the Gila Herald: Manuel Dawson gets tackled after a gain. Dawson scored a TD to help Safford defeat Round Valley 24-21 on Thursday …
Bulldogs hold off rally by Elks, win 24-21 Read More
TweetPinShareSteve Carter Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Round Valley quarterback Ryker Marble takes off on a scramble. Thatcher held off a second-half Round Valley comeback to win, 22-20. Field goal …
Thatcher survives Round Valley comeback Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford’s C.J. Scrivner dives into the endzone over Round Valley’s Rowdy Rivera for the TD. Safford held on to beat Round Valley, 14-12. By Jon Johnson …
Bulldogs open season by bagging Elks Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Jon Johnson Video/Gila Herald GILBERT – Just one week at a time. That was the mantra for the Thatcher Eagles’ football team and that’s what …
Three-peat! Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s Collin Thompson forces Phoenix Christian’s Malik Taylor to fumble the ball. The Eagles took advantage of six Cougars turnovers to prevail, 35-7. By Jon Johnson …
Thatcher to play for third straight championship Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By L. Scott Bennett: Tyson Hawkins stretches out while attempting to get a first down. Hawkins and the Roughriders came up short against the Round Valley Elks, 44 – …
Roughriders humbled on homecoming Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Senior running back Isaac Pacheco uses blockers Omar Ortega (50) and Collin Batchelder (17) while escaping the grasp of Cobre senior Felix Dominguez. Pacheco scored on runs …
Region clash in Morenci involves No. 3 Cats with No. 5 Elks Read More