Catalina Foothills 61, Rincon/University 3
At Rincon, the visiting Falcons (4-1) scored on their first four possessions, never allowing the Rangers (1-4) to make the game interesting.
Foothills forced turnovers on the first two Rincon possessions, and turned those turnovers into two Rhett Rodriguez touchdown runs. Rodriguez finished the game with 245 yards passing to go along with four touchdowns on the ground.
Foothills junior running back Dashiel Pudwill finished with two touchdowns on the ground for the Falcons as well. Catalina Foothills has won four games in a row since an opening loss to Goodyear Desert Edge, and look to make it five as it takes on Marana next week. Rincon hopes to bounce back with a win as it travels to Safford.
Highlight reel
In the second quarter, Rodriguez kept it on his own and took off on a QB keeper, being careful to tightrope the sidelines for a 40-yard touchdown run.
Player of the game
Rodriguez. The junior QB accounted for seven touchdowns total, four coming on the ground and three through the air.
By the numbers
158. Although coming in a loss, Rincon senior running back Dahrian Harris-Mesh ran for 158 yards, constantly requiring multiple Foothills defenders to take him down.
He said it
"We've played a very difficult schedule so far, and I feel we are accomplishing our goal of getting better every week." — Catalina Foothills coach Jeff Scurran.
Mark Lawson
