Wildkats finish campaign on the road

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Valley Union senior quarterback Dylan Mitchell (5) attempts to recover a first quarter fumble. The Blue Devils left Packer Field with a region win. Duncan visits Lincoln Prep to close out the season on Friday, Oct. 18.

By Raymundo Frasquillo

DUNCAN – The Dan Coats-coached No. 20 Duncan Wildkats (1-6, minus 10.2386) visit Chandler Lincoln Prep (5-2, 4.9563) on Friday, Oct. 18. It concludes the regular season for both teams.

This week in the region, No. 5 Saint David (7-1, 6.0959) hosts No. 6 Tucson Desert Christian (5-1, 5.9865), No. 12 Elfrida Valley Union (5-2, 1.2452) hosts No. 13 Superior (3-4, minus 0.1004), No. 14 Kearny Ray (4-4, minus 2.1444) hosts No. 1 Winkekman Hayden (8-0 overall, 18.1087 rating), No. 18 San Manuel (2-6, minus 7.7345) No. 18 hosts No. 19 Baboquivari (1-6, minus 8.6985), and No. 17 Fort Thomas (2-6, minus 7.4508) has completed its regular season schedule.

Lincoln Prep Lightning (5-2, 4.9563)

Lincoln Prep (5-2 seeding, 4.9563 rating) is averaging a score of 29-26 (205-183) per game or a 3-point margin. The Lightning have wins over San Manuel (14-6, Aug. 23), Joseph City (52-8, Aug. 30), Fort Thomas (40-6, Sept. 6), Scottsdale Cicero Prep (39-6, Sept. 13), and Superior (46-36, Sept. 27).

The losses are to Hayden (14-57, Sept. 20) and Bagdad (0-64, Oct. 4).

Duncan Wildkats (1-6, minus 10.2386)

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Duncan’ defensive front wall had freshmen Gus Rope (60) and Lariat Pate (35) along with juniors Ky Coats (67) and Josh Free (65).

Duncan (1-6, minus 10.2386) is averaging a score of 28-53 (193-369) per game or a 25-point deficit. The Wildkats have a win over San Manuel (22-16, Sept. 6).

The losses are to Lordsburg, NM (66-98, Aug. 23), Fort Thomas (36-58, Aug. 30), Saint David (8-59, Sept. 13), Baboquivari (28-40, Sept. 27), Ray (20-24, Oct. 4), and Valley Union (13-58, Oct. 11).

Duncan finishes out its regular season visiting Chandler Lincoln Prep (Oct. 18).

1A State Rankings

The top six teams remained exactly the same, but there were position switching in the next six from the previous listing. The Top 12 teams listed after Oct. 18 regular season pairings will be involved in the playoffs. The final rankings and post-season pairings will be released on Oct. 19.

The 1A Class (8-man) statewide rankings as of Oct. 8 had Hayden (8-0 overall, 18.1087 rating) as No. 1 of 22, Bagdad (6-1, 11.9833) No. 2, Heber Mogollon (6-1, 11.6247) No. 3, Bullhead City Mohave Accelerated (7-1, 8.2786) No. 4, Saint David (7-1, 6.0959) No. 5, and Tucson Desert Christian (5-1, 5.9865) No. 6.

Lincoln Prep (5-2, 4.9563) was No. 7, Williams (4-4, 4.0775) No. 8, Colorado City El Capitan (5-3, 3.6630) was No. 9, Glendale Desert Heights Prep (5-3, 3.4665) No. 10, Salome (4-4, 1.3343) No. 11, and Valley Union (5-2, 1.2452) No. 12.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Sophomore Dayton Penry (10) goes low and freshman Karsen Lacey (4) high in order to stop Valley Union ball carrier Dylan Mitchell (5).

The initial 1A Class (8-man) statewide rankings (Oct. 1) had Hayden (6-0 overall, 16.4283 rating) as No. 1 of 22, Mogollon (5-1, 9.8429) No. 2, Bagdad (4-1, 9.2381) No. 3, Desert Christian (4-0, 8.3806) No. 4, Lincoln Prep (5-1, 5.7938) No. 5, and Saint David (5-1, 5.3708) No. 6.

Mohave Accelerated (5-1, 4.2958) was No. 7, El Capitan (4-2, 3.3967) No. 8, Williams (3-3, 2.2789) No. 9, Desert Heights Prep (3-3, 2.1973) No. 10, Salome (3-3, 0.8152) No. 11, and Valley Union (3-2, 0.5921) No. 12.

Other South Region member rankings were Ray (4-4, minus 2.1444) No. 14, Fort Thomas (2-6, minus 7.4508) No. 17, San Manuel (2-6, minus 7.7345) No. 18, Baboquivari (1-6, minus 8.6985) No. 19, and Duncan (1-6, minus 10.2386) No. 20.

1A South Region Standings

Region standings are Saint David (7-1 overall, 6-0 region), Valley Union (5-2, 5-1), Ray (4-4, 4-2), Fort Thomas (2-6, 2-4), San Manuel (1-4, 2-6), Baboquivari (1-7, 1-4), and Duncan (1-6, 1-5).

Saint David (7-1, 6-0) has seeding wins over Scottsdale Cicero Prep (60-6, Aug. 23), Baboquivari (70-22, Aug. 31), Ray (65-0, Sept. 6), Duncan (59-8, Sept. 13), Valley Union (66-6, Sept. 27), San Manuel (49-0, Oct. 4), and Fort Thomas (50-6, Oct. 10). The loss is to Heber Mogollon (36-66, Sept. 20).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Pablo Ruiz (25) loses the ball as he is tackled.

Valley Union (5-2, 5-1) has wins over Baboquivari (24-13, Sept. 6), Ray (36-6, Sept. 13), San Manuel (52-20, Sept. 20), Fort Thomas (48-24, Oct. 4), and Duncan (58-13, Oct. 11) along with losses to Desert Heights Prep (36-40, Aug. 23) and Saint David (6-66, Sept. 27).

Ray (4-4, 4-2) has wins over San Manuel (32-12, Aug. 30), Baboquivari (40-22, Sept. 20), Fort Thomas (63-20, Sept. 27), and Duncan (40-20, Oct. 4) as well as losses to Heber Mogollon (6-52, Aug. 23), Saint David (0-65, Sept. 6), Valley Union (6-36, Sept. 13), and Superior (, Oct. 11).

Fort Thomas (2-6, 2-4) has wins over Baboquivari (36-20, Aug. 23) and Duncan (58-36, Aug. 30) along with losses to Lincoln Prep (6-40, Sept. 6), San Manuel (32-40, Sept. 13), Superior (22-50, Sept. 20), Ray (20-63, Sept. 27), Valley Union (24-48, Oct. 4), and Saint David (6-50, Oct. 10).

San Manuel (1-4, 2-5) has wins over Fort Thomas (40-32, Sept. 13) and Cicero Prep (48-20, Sept. 27) along with losses to Lincoln Prep (6-14, Aug. 23), Ray (12-32, Aug. 30), Duncan (16-22, Sept. 6), Valley Union (20-52, Sept. 20), Saint David (0-49, Oct. 4), and Desert Heights (14-31, Oct. 11).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Ray Huggins checks malfunctioning scoreboard prior to start of game with Valley Union.

Baboquivari (1-7, 1-4) has a win over Duncan (40-28, Sept. 27) as well as losses to Fort Thomas (20-36, Aug. 23), Saint David (22-70, Aug. 30), Valley Union (13-24, Sept. 6), Mohave Accelerated (12-45, Sept. 13), Ray (22-40, Sept. 20), Hayden (0-44, Oct. 4), and Desert Christian (22-40, Oct. 11).

Duncan (1-6, 1-5) has a win over San Manuel (22-16, Sept. 6) and losses to Lordsburg, NM (66-98, Aug. 23), Fort Thomas (36-58, Aug. 30), Saint David (8-59, Sept. 13), Baboquivari (28-40, Sept. 27), Ray (20-40, Oct. 4), and Valley Union (14-57, Oct. 11).