Saguaro vs Thunderbird | Football

Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

Saguaro Thunderbird

Sabercats

Titans

The Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) by a score of 43-39.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Saguaro	-	-	-	-	43
Thunderbird	-	-	-	-	39

Recap
Box Score
Photos
Matchup

Game Stats

Thunderbird (12-13)

Saguaro

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	22	28	306	.786	13.909	3	1	30	134
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)	22	28	306	.786	13.909	3	1	30	134

Thunderbird

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	24	197	.583	14.071	3	0	37	124
12	Jake Glatting (Jr)	14	24	197	.583	14.071	3	0	37	124

Saguaro

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	31	257	8.29	56	3
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)	15	161	10.73	56	2
21	Gena Adams (Sr)	10	80	8.00	28
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	5	15	3.00	4	1
24	Erik Swanson (Jr)	1	1	1.00

Thunderbird

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	36	253	7.03	95	3
2	Kani Benoit (Sr)	23	201	8.74	95	3
5	Justin Taylor (Sr)	1	2	2.00	2
12	Jake Glatting (Jr)	5	5	1.00	9
23	Darren Dorrsey (Jr)	7	45	6.43	8

Saguaro

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	22	306	13.91	30	3
4	C. Koutsalas (So)	2	50	25.00	27
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)	9	136	15.11	30
11	Will Sharif (Sr)	2	13	6.50
12	N. Larson (Jr)	1	25	25.00
13	Brett Adams (Jr)	3	45	15.00	24	1
21	Gena Adams (Sr)	2	11	5.50		1
24	Erik Swanson (Jr)	1	7	7.00
30	Seth Seminara (Sr)	2	19	9.50		1

Thunderbird

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	14	197	14.07	37	3
7	Justin Ganados (Sr)	1	5	5.00	5	1
13	E. Barrowclough (Sr)	1	4	4.00	4
17	Mason Hostetter (Jr)	1	11	11.00	11
19	John Raynak (Sr)	5	85	17.00	26	1
23	Darren Dorrsey (Jr)	2	30	15.00	28
80	Adam Turner (So)	4	62	15.50	37	1

Saguaro

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	257	306	118	681
4	C. Koutsalas (So)		50		50
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)	161			161
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)		136		136
11	Will Sharif (Sr)		13		13
12	N. Larson (Jr)		25		25
13	Brett Adams (Jr)		45		45
21	Gena Adams (Sr)	80	11	16	107
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	15		71	86
24	Erik Swanson (Jr)	1	7	18	26
30	Seth Seminara (Sr)		19		19
34	Josh Kiddy (Sr)			13	13

Thunderbird

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	253	197	19	13	482
1	Isaiah Gomez (Sr)			-10	13	3
2	Kani Benoit (Sr)	201				201
5	Justin Taylor (Sr)	2		10		12
7	Justin Ganados (Sr)		5			5
12	Jake Glatting (Jr)	5				5
13	E. Barrowclough (Sr)		4			4
17	Mason Hostetter (Jr)		11			11
19	John Raynak (Sr)		85			85
22	Ben Freeman (Sr)			4		4
23	Darren Dorrsey (Jr)	45	30	15		90
80	Adam Turner (So)		62			62

Saguaro

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	257	306	306	563
4	C. Koutsalas (So)			50	50
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)	161	306		467
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)			136	136
11	Will Sharif (Sr)			13	13
12	N. Larson (Jr)			25	25
13	Brett Adams (Jr)			45	45
21	Gena Adams (Sr)	80		11	91
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	15			15
24	Erik Swanson (Jr)	1		7	8
30	Seth Seminara (Sr)			19	19

Thunderbird

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	253	197	197	450
2	Kani Benoit (Sr)	201			201
5	Justin Taylor (Sr)	2			2
7	Justin Ganados (Sr)			5	5
12	Jake Glatting (Jr)	5	197		202
13	E. Barrowclough (Sr)			4	4
17	Mason Hostetter (Jr)			11	11
19	John Raynak (Sr)			85	85
23	Darren Dorrsey (Jr)	45		30	75
80	Adam Turner (So)			62	62

Saguaro

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	35	22	57	7.0
6	Erik Mendivil (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)	1	2	3
11	Will Sharif (Sr)	4	1	5
12	N. Larson (Jr)	1		1
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	4	1	5
24	Erik Swanson (Jr)	1	1	2
29	Lucas Culp (Sr)	5	1	6	1.0
30	Seth Seminara (Sr)	1		1
34	Josh Kiddy (Sr)	7	6	13	1.0
43	Aaron Borg (Sr)	2	1	3
44	Kevin Kuk (Sr)	2	2	4	2.5
52	Chris Counce (Jr)	3	3	6
85	Terence Johnson (Jr)	2	2	4	1.5

Thunderbird

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	37	12	49
1	Isaiah Gomez (Sr)	5		5
2	Kani Benoit (Sr)	1		1
3	Bj Pelt (Jr)	2	1	3
7	Justin Ganados (Sr)	8	1	9
10	Carter Hoffman (Sr)	2		2
13	E. Barrowclough (Sr)	2	2	4
17	Mason Hostetter (Jr)	1		1
19	John Raynak (Sr)	6	1	7
22	Ben Freeman (Sr)	4	1	5
25	Zack Gomez (So)	3		3
44	A. Cederholm (Jr)	1		1
62	Devin Irish (Sr)		2	2
70	Talbera Botros (Sr)		1	1
75	Jacob Molina (Sr)		1	1
77	Sage Draper (Jr)	1	2	3
78	L. Hawksworth (Jr)	1		1

Saguaro

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0
44	Kevin Kuk (Sr)	1.0

Sacks

Thunderbird has not entered any sacks stats.

Saguaro

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	1
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)		1
29	Lucas Culp (Sr)	1

Thunderbird

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	1	13	13.00	2	1
1	Isaiah Gomez (Sr)	1	13	13.00
22	Ben Freeman (Sr)				1	1
23	Darren Dorrsey (Jr)				1

Saguaro

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds
	Team Totals	7	230
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)	6	191
11	Will Sharif (Sr)	1	39

Thunderbird

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	7	296	60	1
12	Jake Glatting (Jr)	7	296	60	1

Punts

Saguaro has not entered any punts stats.

Thunderbird

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	142	47.33	60	1
12	Jake Glatting (Jr)	3	142	47.33	60	1

Saguaro

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	6	118	19.67	31	118
21	Gena Adams (Sr)	1	16	16.00	16	16
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	3	71	23.67	31	71
24	Erik Swanson (Jr)	1	18	18.00	18	18
34	Josh Kiddy (Sr)	1	13	13.00		13

Thunderbird

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	19	4.75	15	19
1	Isaiah Gomez (Sr)	1	-10	-10.00	-10	-10
5	Justin Taylor (Sr)	1	10	10.00	10	10
22	Ben Freeman (Sr)	1	4	4.00	4	4
23	Darren Dorrsey (Jr)	1	15	15.00	15	15

Saguaro

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	2	5	43
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)	2			12
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)			5	5
13	Brett Adams (Jr)	1	2		8
21	Gena Adams (Sr)	1			6
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	1			6
30	Seth Seminara (Sr)	1			6

Thunderbird

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	3	39
2	Kani Benoit (Sr)	3		18
7	Justin Ganados (Sr)	1		6
13	Sean Reilly (Jr)		3	3
19	John Raynak (Sr)	1		6
80	Adam Turner (So)	1		6

Saguaro

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	5	1.000					5
9	Garrett Ball (Sr)	5	5	1.000					5

Thunderbird

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	5	.600					3
13	Sean Reilly (Jr)	3	5	.600					3

Saguaro

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	3	6
7	Luke Rubenzer (Jr)	2		2
13	Brett Adams (Jr)		1	1
21	Gena Adams (Sr)		1	1
22	Kash Robinson (Sr)	1		1
30	Seth Seminara (Sr)		1	1

Thunderbird

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	3	6
2	Kani Benoit (Sr)	3		3
7	Justin Ganados (Sr)		1	1
19	John Raynak (Sr)		1	1
80	Adam Turner (So)		1	1

Saguaro

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec
	Team Totals		1
13	Brett Adams (Jr)		1

Conversions

Thunderbird has not entered any conversions stats.

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Thunderbird tipped by Saguaro

August 31, 2012: Phoenix, AZ 85023

The Thunderbird Chiefs football team (Phoenix, AZ), was tipped 43-39 in Friday's league challenge with the visiting Saguaro Sabercats (Scottsdale, AZ)

The Sabercats (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Tempe (Tempe, AZ). The Buffaloes come into the III Section III challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Tempe nipped Poston Butte (San Tan Valley, AZ), 28-27, in a non-league challenge.

The Chiefs now sport a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Arcadia for a III Section III challenge on Friday, September 7. Thunderbird will meet a Titans team coming off a 53-25 league win over Washington (Phoenix, AZ). The Titans record now stands at 2-0.

Game Photos

View all photos

Photos by Kevin French

Rankings & Records

Saguaro (12-13)

National	AZ	Div.
1,049	20	4

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
8-4	4-1	4-1	3-3	1-0	.667	.800	559	250

Thunderbird (12-13)

National	AZ	Div.
1,976	29	6

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
8-4	3-2	3-1	4-3	1-0	.667	.600	407	260

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Saguaro	-	-	-	-	46.6
Thunderbird	-	-	-	-	33.9

Saguaro Videos

Thunderbird Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Saguaro		Thunderbird
276.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	255.9
244.6	Passing Yards Per Game	129.9
521.3	Total Yards Per Game	385.8
50.9	Tackles Per Game	50.6
1.9	Sacks Per Game	2.2
47.2	Points Per Game	34.2

Team Leaders

Saguaro		Thunderbird	National Avg.
#7 Luke Rubenzer98.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	#2 Kani Benoit188.3	21.2
#7 Luke Rubenzer236.2	Passing Yards Per Game	#12 Jake Glatting123.2	43.4
#7 Luke Rubenzer334.8	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Kani Benoit188.3	32.9
#52 Chris Counce5.6	Tackles Per Game	#7 Justin Ganados6.8	2.9
#43 Aaron Borg.6	Sacks Per Game	#44 Austin Cederholm.8	.2
#2 Christian Kirk9.6	Points Per Game	#2 Kani Benoit18.0	2.6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Saguaro	4-2		Thunderbird	3-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/24/12	Saguaro	Paradise Valley	(L) 32-29	9/14/12	Paradise Valley	Thunderbird	(W) 36-20
9/21/12	Cactus	Saguaro	(W) 67-14	9/28/12	Thunderbird	Cactus	(L) 21-17
11/2/12	Saguaro	Cactus	(W) 42-14
10/5/12	Washington	Saguaro	(W) 76-6	10/26/12	Washington	Thunderbird	(W) 42-14
10/19/12	Saguaro	Arcadia	(W) 55-13	9/7/12	Thunderbird	Arcadia	(W) 31-7
11/9/12	Saguaro	Desert Edge	(L) 38-35	8/24/12	Thunderbird	Desert Edge	(L) 45-16

Record Breakdown

Saguaro (12-13)		Thunderbird (12-13)
8-4	Overall	8-4
4-1	League	3-2
3-2	Non-League	4-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-2	Common Opponent	3-2
4-1	Home	3-1
3-3	Away	4-3
1-0	Neutral	1-0
1-1	Playoff	1-1
8-4	In-State	8-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0