No. 6 Avondale Westview 49, No. 11 Tucson High 12
At Avondale Westview, the No. 6-seeded Knights imposed their will on the ground en route to 411 yards and six touchdowns to defeat the 11th-seeded Badgers.
After receiving the kickoff, Tucson took the ball 91 yards for a touchdown, but was unable to do much the rest of the game. Senior DeAndre Williams left the game just before halftime after receiving a late hit from a Westview player, which resulted in a penalty and ejection for the Knights' player.
Tucson was unable to stop the big play, as Westview had four touchdowns of 70 yards or more. The Badgers crept back into the game in the third quarter on a Malik Patterson touchdown reception to bring the lead within 28-12, but Westview took the kickoff for a touchdown to take back any momentum the Badgers had.
Tucson finishes the season 7-4.
Highlight reel
Williams caught a Jorge Flores screen and took it up field, making guys miss on the first drive of the game all the way to the 1-yard line. Flores then added the touchdown.
Player of the game
Patterson. The junior wide receiver had six catches for 92 yards and a touchdown.
By the numbers
3. Tucson won the penalty battle and played a pretty clean game, with only three compared to 12 for Westview.
He said it
"Nobody can take away what these guys accomplished this year. A section title and a playoff game, I am proud of all this group has done." — Tucson coach Justin Argraves
Mark Lawson
