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Cameron Hackworth threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns and rushed eight times for 53 yards as ninth-seeded Sabino upset eighth-seeded Show Low 29-20 in Friday night’s first round of the Class 3A state playoffs.

Sabino trailed by six points at halftime, then outscored Show Low 15-0 in the second half. Blackman’s 20-yard touchdown run tied the game 20-20 in the third. In the fourth quarter, Hackworth found Camden Gambrell for a 53-yard touchdown pass that gave the Sabercats the lead. Sabino forced a safety later in the quarter, making it a nine-point game.

Hackworth and Ken Blackman led the visiting Sabercats’ ground attack. Blackman rushed nine times for 81 yards and a score.

Sabino advances to play top-seeded American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North in Friday’s state quarterfinals. ALA opened its postseason with a 57-0 win over Phoenix Christian.


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