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The Safford (AZ) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Blue Ridge (Lakeside, AZ) by a score of 23-7.

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Safford00707
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Box Score Stats

Blue Ridge (08-09)

Safford (08-09)

20
First Downs
8
14
Penalties
5
103
Penalty Yards
35

Game Stats

Blue Ridge

Passing

#Athlete NameCompAttYdsComp %AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals5875.62515.00002493
7Dustin Simmons (Sr)5875.62515.00002493
Safford

Passing

#Athlete NameCompAttYdsComp %AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals3834.37511.33311811
10Justin Smith (Sr)3834.37511.33311811
Blue Ridge

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals493467.06353
7Dustin Simmons (Sr)9566.2213
10Keevan Schimmel (Jr)5275.409
11Nick Meixler (Jr)6193.175
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)1617811.13351
49Steel Armstrong (Sr)13665.08122
Safford

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals321364.251
10Justin Smith (Sr)10929.201
20Jeremy Fielder (Sr)21411.95
24Michael Fohr (Sr)133.00
Blue Ridge

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals57515.0024
10Keevan Schimmel (Jr)35919.6724
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)199.009
80Mikey Henslee (Sr)177.007
Safford

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals33913.00
2Brandon McEuen (So)11818.00
11Justen John (Sr)11616.00
20Jeremy Fielder (Sr)155.00
Blue Ridge

Offensive Fumbles

#Athlete NameFumLost
Team Totals31
7Dustin Simmons (Sr)1
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)1
49Steel Armstrong (Sr)11

Offensive Fumbles

Safford has not entered any offensive fumbles stats.
Blue Ridge

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot Tckls
Team Totals161430
7Dustin Simmons (Sr)426
10Keevan Schimmel (Jr)112
16Jake Meixler (Jr)11
20Ty Webster (Jr)22
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)33
32Alex Stebbins (So)134
35Neko'da Altaha (Sr)33
49Steel Armstrong (Sr)3710
55Jose Campos (Jr)22
56Tyrell Coplan (Jr)22
58Tyler Bues (Sr)112
73Hayden Jones (Sr)66
80Mikey Henslee (Sr)246
82Daniel Carlson (Jr)112
Safford

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot Tckls
Team Totals483280
4Jose Carasco (Sr)628
8D. Valadez (Jr)639
10Justin Smith (Sr)10717
20Jeremy Fielder (Sr)314
23Chase Ward (Sr)9312
24Michael Fohr (Sr)617
32Chase Rogers (Sr)022
43Stephen Walden (Jr)639
54David Benavidez (Sr)134
55Chad Castillo (Sr)145
77Aaron Dawson (Jr)033
Blue Ridge

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHur
Team Totals3.0183
25Jack Jordan (Sr)1
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)2.015
73Hayden Jones (Sr)2
80Mikey Henslee (Sr)1.03
Safford

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHur
Team Totals1.051
32Chase Rogers (Sr)1.051
Blue Ridge

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals101
7Dustin Simmons (Sr)10
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)1
Safford

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals111
4Jose Carasco (Sr)1
23Chase Ward (Sr)1
43Stephen Walden (Jr)1
Blue Ridge

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsLongTchBks
Team Totals524860
20Ty Webster (Jr)418960
66K. Zielinski (Jr)15959
Safford

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsLongTchBks
Team Totals210860
43Stephen Walden (Jr)210860

Punts

Blue Ridge has not entered any punts stats.
Safford

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvg.LngIn 20
Team Totals526052.0055
43Stephen Walden (Jr)526052.0055
Blue Ridge

Kickoff Returns

#Athlete NameRetsYdsAvgLng
Team Totals26331.5034
20Ty Webster (Jr)12929.0029
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)13434.0034
Safford

Kickoff Returns

#Athlete NameRetsYdsAvgLng
Team Totals45313.2525
5V. Trujillo (Sr)35317.6725
7Devon Maza (Sr)10.00
Blue Ridge

Punt Returns

#Athlete NameRetYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals33812.67201101
20Ty Webster (Jr)33812.6720167
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)34
Safford

Punt Returns

#Athlete NameRetYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals53
5V. Trujillo (Sr)53
Blue Ridge

Scoring

#Athlete NameTot PtsPATTDConvFGS
Team Totals23231
20Ty Webster (Jr)521
31Griffin Sturm (Sr)61
49Steel Armstrong (Sr)122
Safford

Scoring

#Athlete NameTot PtsPATTDConvFGS
Team Totals711
10Justin Smith (Sr)61
43Stephen Walden (Jr)11

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Blue Ridge topples Safford

August 29, 2008: Safford, AZ 85546

The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets (Lakeside, AZ) football defeated the host Safford Bulldogs (Safford, AZ), 23-7 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Yellow Jackets face the Coolidge Bears (Coolidge, AZ) in a non-league bout, on Friday, September 5. Blue Ridge will attempt to advance on its 1-0 season record. The Bears enter the bout with a 0-1 record after their 41-0 non-league loss to Round Valley (Eagar, AZ).

The Bulldogs (0-1) will now prepare for their bout against Thatcher (Thatcher, AZ). The Eagles enter the non-league bout with a 0-1 record. In their last bout, Thatcher lost by St. Johns (St. Johns, AZ), 34-6, in a non-league game.

Coaches Summary

First Quarter

BR (5:16) Ty Webster 34 yd FG.
BR (0:35) Steel Armstrong 1 yd TD run; PAT by Ty Webster.

Third Quarter

BR (10:08) Steel Armstrong 10 yd TD run; PAT by Ty Webster.
Saf (2:03) J. Smith 8 yd run QB keep; PAT good.

Fourth Quarter

BR (7:02) Griffin Sturm 8 yd TD run; PAT blocked.

Rankings & Records

Blue Ridge (08-09)

NationalAZDiv.
36862
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
12-24-16-03-13-1.857.800519127

Safford (08-09)

NationalAZDiv.
3,523518
OverallSectionHomeAwayWin %Section %PFPA
7-46-14-23-2.636.857274200

Team Scoring Averages

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Blue Ridge
11.110.89.44.97.06.037.1
Safford
6.18.610.52.3--24.9

Team Stat Comparison

Blue RidgeSafford
264.1Rushing Yards Per Game239.0
105.7Passing Yards Per Game93.4
369.9Total Yards Per Game332.4
44.1Tackles Per Game77.4
1.8Sacks Per Game.5
37.1Points Per Game24.9

Team Leaders

Blue RidgeSaffordNational Avg.
#31 Griffin Sturm118.4Rushing Yards Per Game#20 Jeremy Fielder134.222.1
#7 Dustin Simmons97.9Passing Yards Per Game#10 Justin Smith93.441.6
#7 Dustin Simmons124.7Total Yards Per Game#10 Justin Smith192.134.1
#49 Steel Armstrong13.4Tackles Per Game#10 Justin Smith12.13.0
#31 Griffin Sturm.5Sacks Per Game#68 Michael Bowman.3.3
#31 Griffin Sturm13.6Points Per Game#10 Justin Smith10.03.0

Record Breakdown

Blue Ridge (08-09)

Safford (08-09)

12-2
Overall
7-4
4-1
League
6-1
5-0
Non-League
1-2
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
5-0
Common Opponent
2-3
6-0
Home
4-2
3-1
Away
3-2
3-1
Neutral
0-0
3-1
Playoff
0-1
12-2
In-State
7-4
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0