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Sierra Linda Empire

Bulldogs

Ravens

The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Sierra Linda (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 14-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Sierra Linda	-	-	-	-	7
Empire	-	-	-	-	14

Final score provided by G. Kelly.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Empire (24-25)

Sierra Linda

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	14	70	.571	8.8		2	28	31.0
9	Joe Pearson (Sr)	8	14	70	.571	8.8		2	28	31.0

Empire

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	19	54	.421	6.8	1	3	20	27.6
3	Brycen Duncan (Sr)	8	19	54	.421	6.8	1	3	20	27.6

Sierra Linda

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	35	205	5.9	41	1
2	Talan Viner (Sr)	5	32	6.4	30
5	Akhir Harris (Sr)	7	52	7.4	14
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)	14	59	4.2	41	1
8	Seth Daily (Sr)	1	37	37.0	37
9	Joe Pearson (Sr)	6	17	2.8	5
10	Michael Fulton (So)	1	7	7.0	7
20	Tyrese Nelson (Jr)	1	1	1.0	1

Empire

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	40	284	7.1	50	1	1
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	24	209	8.7	50	1	1
3	Brycen Duncan (Sr)	3	4	1.3	15	0
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	1	19	19.0	19	0
7	Pedro Felix (Jr)	12	52	4.3	18	0

Sierra Linda

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	8	70	8.8	28
2	Talan Viner (Sr)	1	-1	-1.0
8	Seth Daily (Sr)	4	47	11.8	28
10	Michael Fulton (So)	3	24	8.0	16

Empire

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	54	6.8	20	1
1	N. Bejarano (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	1	20	20.0	20
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	3	14	4.7	16	1
12	Braden Krammer (Fr)	2	20	10.0	12

Sierra Linda

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	3	2	2
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)	2	2
9	Joe Pearson (Sr)	1
79	Jaeden Love (Sr)			2

Empire

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
61	Joseph Tanner (Jr)	1	1

Sierra Linda

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	205	70	8	14	297
2	Talan Viner (Sr)	32	-1			31
5	Akhir Harris (Sr)	52				52
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)	59				59
8	Seth Daily (Sr)	37	47	8		92
9	Joe Pearson (Sr)	17				17
10	Michael Fulton (So)	7	24		14	45
20	Tyrese Nelson (Jr)	1				1

Empire

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	284	54	20	34	392
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	209	20			229
3	Brycen Duncan (Sr)	4				4
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	19	14	20		53
5	J. Santacruz (Jr)				9	9
7	Pedro Felix (Jr)	52				52
12	Braden Krammer (Fr)		20		25	45

Sierra Linda

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	205	70	70	275
2	Talan Viner (Sr)	32		-1	31
5	Akhir Harris (Sr)	52			52
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)	59			59
8	Seth Daily (Sr)	37		47	84
9	Joe Pearson (Sr)	17	70		87
10	Michael Fulton (So)	7		24	31
20	Tyrese Nelson (Jr)	1			1

Empire

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	284	54	54	338
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	209		20	229
3	Brycen Duncan (Sr)	4	54		58
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	19		14	33
7	Pedro Felix (Jr)	52			52
12	Braden Krammer (Fr)			20	20

Sierra Linda

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	15	68	83	5.0
2	Talan Viner (Sr)	2	2	4
3	Jordan Solano (Jr)		2	2
5	Akhir Harris (Sr)	5	10	15	4.0
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)		7	7
7	B. Hadnot Jr. (So)	2	8	10
11	Johnell Wright (So)	2		2
12	Wesley Reece (Sr)		4	4
18	D. Robinson (Jr)	2	4	6
23	Emerson Taylor (So)		5	5
26	Jose Garcia (Sr)		5	5
32	Juan Yanez (Sr)		2	2
51	Aaron Vasquez (Sr)	1	3	4
52	K. Mckinney (Jr)		5	5
55	Jacob Esquivel (Sr)		3	3
56	Mario Yanez (Jr)		5	5	1.0
76	Abraham Aguilar (Sr)	1	1	2
79	Jaeden Love (Sr)		2	2

Empire

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	43	12	55	4.0
1	N. Bejarano (Sr)	2	0	2	1.0
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	3	0	3
3	Brycen Duncan (Sr)	1	0	1
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	7	0	7
5	J. Santacruz (Jr)	2	2	4
7	Pedro Felix (Jr)	4	2	6
10	Adam Armstrong (Jr)	4	1	5
12	Braden Krammer (Fr)	4	1	5	1.0
21	Henry Dojaquez (Jr)	1	0	1
25	Alan Warden (Jr)	5	1	6
33	Owen Downing (Sr)	1	3	4
51	Z. Breinlinger (Jr)	1	0	1	1.0
55	Boden Eustis (Jr)	4	1	5
74	Matthew Best (Sr)	4	1	5	1.0

Sierra Linda

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	3	6	1	1
2	Talan Viner (Sr)		2
5	Akhir Harris (Sr)				1
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)		2
7	B. Hadnot Jr. (So)	3
11	Johnell Wright (So)		1
12	Wesley Reece (Sr)		1
63	Brandon Encinas (Jr)			1

Empire

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	2	34	17.0	3	2	0	2
5	J. Santacruz (Jr)	1	9	9.0	1	0	0	1
7	Pedro Felix (Jr)					0	0	1
10	Adam Armstrong (Jr)					1	0
12	Braden Krammer (Fr)	1	25	25.0	0
14	Alex Elias (So)	0	0		1
25	Alan Warden (Jr)	0	0		1
74	Matthew Best (Sr)					1	0

Kickoffs

Sierra Linda has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Empire

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	3	120	40.0	45
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	2	75	37.5	40
85	Logan Lundgren (Jr)	1	45	45.0	45

Punts

Sierra Linda has not entered any punts stats.

Empire

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	91	30.3	41	0
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	3	91	30.3	41	0

Sierra Linda

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	8	8.0	8	1	14	14.0	14	22
8	Seth Daily (Sr)	1	8	8.0	8					8
10	Michael Fulton (So)					1	14	14.0	14	14

Empire

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	20	20.0	20						20
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	1	20	20.0	20						20

Sierra Linda

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	1	7
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)	1	6		6
26	Jose Garcia (Sr)			1	1

Empire

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	2	14
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	1	6		6
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)	1	6		6
85	Logan Lundgren (Jr)			2	2

Sierra Linda

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
26	Jose Garcia (Sr)	1	1	1.0					1

Empire

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0					2
85	Logan Lundgren (Jr)	2	2	1.0					2

Sierra Linda

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
6	Matthew Ramirez (Jr)	1						1

Empire

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
2	N. Fuangunyi (Sr)	1		1
4	Manga Eselle (Sr)		1	1

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Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Sierra Linda can't hold off Empire

August 29, 2024: Tucson, AZ 85747

Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ) followers went home pleased Thursday as they saw their football team nip the visiting Sierra Linda Bulldogs (Phoenix, AZ), 14-7 in a non-league battle.

With the win, Empire advances its record to 1-0 on the season. The Ravens travel to La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) to play the Fighting Lobos in a non-league battle on Friday, September 6. The Fighting Lobos go into the battle with a record of 0-1. La Joya Community lost 56-7 in their recent non-league battle against Prescott (Prescott, AZ)

The Bulldogs now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Lee Williams for a non-league battle on Friday, September 6. Sierra Linda will play a Volunteers team coming off a 34-27 non-league loss to Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City, AZ). The Volunteers record now stands at 0-1.

Players of the Game

Sierra Linda (24-25)

Congratulations to #7 Brandon Hadnot Jr. (overall), #8 Seth Daily (offensive) and #5 Akhir Harris (defensive) for being selected the Sierra Linda Football Players of the Game.

Empire (24-25)

Empire has not selected any Players of the Game.

Sierra Linda @ Empire Football Game Info

Thu., Aug. 29, 2024 @ 7p

Empire High School

The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Sierra Linda (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 14-7.

Rankings & Records

Sierra Linda (24-25)

AZ	Div.
154	41

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
3-7	2-2	2-3	1-4	.300	.500	161	251

Empire (24-25)

AZ	Div.
147	39

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
6-4	3-3	4-1	2-3	.600	.500	246	210

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Sierra Linda	4.7	5.7	2.0	2.7	16.1
Empire	4.7	3.3	3.2	6.2	24.6

Team Stat Comparison

Sierra Linda		Empire
132.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	156.0
80.9	Passing Yards Per Game	126.2
81.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	131.8
213.2	Total Yards Per Game	282.2
53.8	Tackles Per Game	58.7
0.6	Sacks Per Game	0.9
15.5	Points Per Game	24.6
2	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Sierra Linda		Empire	National Avg.
#9 Joe Pearson40.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	#2 Ngonkra Fuangunyi130.8	20.4
#9 Joe Pearson64.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#3 Brycen Duncan125.6	51.0
#8 Seth Daily38.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	#1 Nikolas Bejarano38.6	17.4
#9 Joe Pearson104.5	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Ngonkra Fuangunyi141.2	36.6
#5 Akhir Harris11.4	Tackles Per Game	#25 Alan Warden8.2	2.7
#62 Julio Esperiqueta-Lopez0.5	Sacks Per Game	#2 Ngonkra Fuangunyi0.3	0.2
#9 Joe Pearson5.0	Points Per Game	#2 Ngonkra Fuangunyi7.3	2.2
#79 Jaeden Love2	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Sierra Linda	1-0		Empire	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
10/18/24	La Joya Community	Sierra Linda	(W) 19-6		9/6/24	Empire	La Joya Community	(W) 31-12

Record Breakdown

Sierra Linda (24-25)		Empire (24-25)
3-7	Overall	6-4
2-2	League	3-3
1-5	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
2-3	Home	4-1
1-4	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-7	In-State	6-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0