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TweetPinShareUndefeated region streak on the line Friday as Eagles host Longhorns Staff Reports QUEEN CREEK – The Thatcher Eagles unleashed a ferocious offensive and defensive display on Friday night, dismantling …
Eagles Dominate Sabercats in 61-0 shutout rout Read More
TweetPinShareDawgs host Sabercats, Eagles host Titans on Thursday By Raymundo Frasquillo DUNCAN – The Kassi Mortensen-coached No. 23 Duncan Wildkats (5-8 ranking, minus 5.4139 rating) host the No. 10 San …
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TweetPinShareThatcher gridders bound for Pinal County By Raymundo Frasquillo ARIZONA – Duncan travels to San Manuel for a non-region pairing on Friday, Oct. 10. It is the sixth time the …
Duncan travels to San Manuel on Friday Read More
TweetPinShareWildkats face Cowgirls in Willcox By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – The Marcie Lopeman-coached Thatcher Eagles host three opponents this week: the Andrada Polytechnic Mavericks for a region contest on Monday, …
Mavericks enter Eagles’ nest on Monday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – If you blinked during Friday night’s clash under the lights at John Mickelson Field on Friday, you might’ve missed an explosion that saw the Thatcher …
Eagles soar over Bulldogs in 49-7 rout Read More
TweetPinShareSafford, Thatcher tangle on Mickelson Field By Raymundo Frasquillo DUNCAN – They have met eight times previously, with the visitors holding a 5-3 advantage and 6-point edge, 28-22 (223-172) since …
Bearcats visit Packer Field on Friday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – In a matchup that had all the makings of a classic Eastern Arizona rivalry – crisp autumn air under the lights at John Mickelson …
Eagles knock off Lions in rivalry clash, 28-14, to take over top spot in 3A East Read More
TweetPinShareWarriors visit Bulldogs on Thursday By Raymundo Frasquillo SAFFORD – The Marcie Lopeman-coached Thatcher Eagles enter Norma Bellamy Gymnasium on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The pairing is not for 3A South …
Thatcher heads to Safford on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FLORENCE – The game ball delivered by helicopter might have had a little more bounce to it late in the game just as the Florence Gophers …
Thatcher steals the ball and the game from Florence Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports QUEEN CREEK – In a clash of Arizona high school football titans, the No. 2-ranked Benjamin Franklin Chargers (3-0) handed the No. 4-ranked Thatcher Eagles (2-1) their first …
Benjamin Franklin Chargers ground Thatcher Eagles in 27-12 victory Read More