Sabino's Matt Bushman (1), left, powers ahead for extra yardage as Sahuaro's Nic Cisney (6) tries to bring him down during the second quarter of the Sabino vs. Sahuaro high school football game on Sept. 6, 2013.

Sabino gradΒ MattΒ Bushman, who has accepted a scholarship to play tight end at BYU, left the LDS Church Mission Training Center last week and flew to Chile, where he began a two-year Mormon mission. He expects to play for BYU in 2016, when the Cougars and Arizona are scheduled to play at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.


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