Arizona High School Football - Florence knocks off Santa Rita
August 19, 2016: Tucson, AZ 85730 The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Florence Gophers (Florence, AZ) and the host Santa Rita Eagles (Tucson, AZ), observed Florence's football squad thwart Santa Rita by a count of 21-0.
The Gophers now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Youngker for a non-league contest on Friday, August 26. Florence will play a Roughriders squad coming off a 39-17 non-league loss to Dysart (El Mirage, AZ). The Roughriders record now stands at 0-1.
Coming up next, the Eagles play the Sabino Sabercats (Tucson, AZ) in a 3A South contest, on Friday, August 26. Santa Rita will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Sabercats go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 41-35 non-league win over Sahuaro (Tucson, AZ).