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Wildcats welcome Titans for season finale Tuesday

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Images of seniors will grace the Lawson Stadium field for the season finale with the Tucson Palo Verde Magnet on Tuesday, January 31. The No. 49 Wildcats will host his No. 33 Titans in the Southeast Regional contest at 6 p.m.

Final rankings and play-in matches will be posted on Wednesday

Raymundo Fraschiro

Morenci – Morenci will host the No. 33 Tucson Palo Verde Magnet as No. 49 in the football season finale and Southeastern game on Tuesday, January 31.

The Wildcats have failed to win in their last three games, losing 1-17, but still have a total of 20 shots. The numbers were 1-13 and 14 against Graham County teams Safford and Thatcher. The visitors were split with the same opponents, with Safford he outscoring him 4-1 and Thatcher losing him 1-3. 15 shoots.

Other matches for the regional members this week include No. 47 Andrada Polytechnic at No. 11 Thatcher and No. 34 Safford at No. 23 Empire on January 31st.

Palo Verde Magnet Titans

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Andrew Castillo, 19, made one of seven steals against the Eagles, the victim being senior Gene Hewish, 5. Huish scored his one of his five goals for Thatcher.

The Titans (4-10-5 overall) won 11-1 over Andrada Polytechnic (Jan. 9) and Eloy Santa Cruz Valley (Jan. 13), 4-1, to Tombstones (Jan. 17 January) won 8-0. and beat Safford 4-1 (23 January).

Palo Verde’s losses were 0-6 at Tucson Desert View (December 7), 0-10 at Tucson (December 8), 1-6 at Vail Cienega (December 10), and Tucson Amphitheater (December 10). 1-3 on the 14th). ), 2-4 at Saguaro (December 16), 1-2 at Tucson Catalina (December 19), 0-4 at Tucson Flowing Wells (January 4), 2-4 (1-4 on penalties). 1 draw) Sahuarita (January 7), 1-3 to Thatcher (January 20), 1-2 to Tanque Verde (January 30).

Draws were 2-2 with Tucson Saguaro (10 December), 2-2 with Tucson Pueblo (21 December) in overtime, 2-2 with Tucson Tank Verde (3 January), Tucson Chora (1 March 3) and it was 2 vs 2. 5), 22 with Teikoku (January 25th),

The Palo Verde roster lists 4 seniors, 7 juniors, 8 sophomores and 3 freshmen. The team includes seniors Oscar Canes, Alejandro Guerrero, Jeremiah Miller and Benjamin Mutingamo. Juniors Benito Borja, Mounir Dawood, Hosin Gurilate, Teofil Irakoze, Toumaini Katunda, Sharma Makil and Godlove Nkay. Sophomores Abdulaziz Bittar, Shukur Charon, David Guaman, Victor Lopez, Makea McKeel, Luis Moline, Jeremiah Poxtan and Angel Rangel. Freshmen Christian Felix, Kea Makeel and Mechak Matumo.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci watches from a bench, bundling multiple blankets to avoid freezing temperatures.

Morenci Wildcats

The Wildcats (3-11-1) started their second varsity season as members of the 7-team 3A Southeast Region and lasted until December without winning a game on the field.

Morenci left the Globe in a 2-2 draw in extra time (30 November), a 0-1 loss to Tombstone (2 December) and a 2-3 loss to Tucson San Miguel Catholic (12). 8th of the month).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Aaron Mertz (40) dribbles the ball towards midfield, followed by Thatcher sophomore Will Chidester (20).

The Wildcats won 17-0 on the field in three games at the three-day Brody Larson Classic hosted by Mesa. Morenci’s goal was to win some matches in the competition. Instead, East Region Queen Creek Sun Tan Foothills 7-0 (December 28), East Region Florence 5-0 (December 29), Southwest Region Tonopah Valley 5-0 (December 29). ) won. Withdrew from the game against the Northwestern Mojave Valley River Valley (December 30).

Morenci won 6-1 at home against the Globe Tigers (January 5), lost 0-5 to the Empire Ravens in Tucson (January 9), and lost 2-0 to the Yellow Jackets in Tombstone. We started the new year with a victory at the (January 5th). .

There are 9 seniors, 4 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 9 freshmen. Members of the 2023 class include Josh Biggs, Andrew Castillo, Matteo Cigliello, Brady Hooper, Kathy Lara, Tyler Lewis, Aaron Mertz, Clinton Sipes Jr. and Quinton Wiltbank. Juniors Anthony Ballesteros, Gabe Clancy, Andrea Drameh and Keaton Jasso. Sophomores Nolyn Adams, Bryant Figueroa, and Jossue Vaca Jr. Freshmen Mia Avila, Max Clancy, Leighton Colvin, Roselyn Dorell, Emily Lewis, Sammy Kicheyan, Summer Luster, Johnny Madrid and Jose Torres.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Quinton Wiltbank (9) tries to dribble past Thatcher sophomore Kody Bingham (15).

The game against Andrada Polytechnic in Tucson, which was rained out on January 17, will not be rescheduled.

Morenci will be an independent in 2022, ranked 49th among the 3-6 seeds and rated -14.7959.

3A Southeast Region Standings

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Anthony Ballesteros (6) tries to keep balance in the first half against Thatcher. Morenci Jr. led the Wildcats in scoring and assists before suffering a season-ending injury in his final four minutes.

Regional member standings at the start of the week are Thatcher (14-4 overall, Seeds 9-1, Regions 5-0), Empire (9-8-2, 6-4-1, 3-1-1) , was Palo Verde. Magnet (4-10-5, 4-5-2, 3-1-1), Safford (9-8, 5-8, 3-2), Andrada University of Technology (1-8, 1-8, 1- 3) ), Morenci (3-11-1, 2-6-1, 1-4) Tombstone (1-8, 1-8, 1-6).

Regional results: Thatcher (5-0) 3-1 to Empire (19 January), 3-1 to Palo Verde Magnet (20 January), 5-1 to Morenci (23 January), Safford (1 May 24) overtime, against Tombstone (January 25), 7 wins and 0 losses. Empire (3-1-1) beat Morenci (9 Jan) 5-0, Andrada Polytechnic (11 Jan) 4-0, Tombstone (23 Jan) 7-0. Palo Verde Magnet (3-1-1) 11-1 at Andrada Polytechnic (9 January), 8-0 at Tombstone (17 January) and 4-1 at Safford (23 January). Safford (3-2) 8-0 at Tombstone (8 January), 8-0 at Morenci (20 January), 5-0 at Andrada Polytechnic (25 January). Andrada Polytechnic (1-3) 3-1 over Tombstone (19 January); Morenci (1-4) 2-0 over Tombstone (11 January). Tombstone (1-4) 1-0 vs. Morenci (2nd December).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Jossue Vaca Jr. (39) gains control of the ball from a Thatcher defender. Morenci’s sophomore scored the Wildcats’ only goal against Thatcher.

Empire and Tombstone were paired on January 25 as a result of a 2–2 draw in overtime.

This week (January 30th – February 4th), the Palo Verde Magnet lost 1-2 to Tank Verde (January 30th). Andrada Polytechnic visited Thatcher, Palo Verde Magnet visited Morenci and Safford visited Empire on his Tuesday 31st January.

3A state ranking

As of 12:00 noon on January 31st, the state rankings for the Southeast Region members are Thatcher 11th out of 55 (9-1 seed, 6.4476 rating), Empire 23rd (6-4-1, minus 0.1178), No. . 33 Palo Verde Magnet (4-4-2, minus 4.5240), No. 34 Safford (5-7, minus 5.1533), No. 47 Andrada Polytechnic (1-8, minus 12.1023), No. 49 Morenci (2- 6-1, minus 13.5126), Tombstone’s number 52 (1-8, minus 15.1309).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci freshman Mia Avilla, 7, rushes to take on Thatcher Jr.’s Jake Sett.

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