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Ray Valley Union

Bearcats R

Blue Devils

The Valley Union (Elfrida, AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Ray (Kearny, AZ) by a score of 36-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ray	0	0	6	0	6
Valley Union	6	22	0	8	36

Final score provided by S. Hill.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

R Ray (24-25)		Valley Union (24-25)
12	First Downs	0
3	Penalties	0
25	Penalty Yards	0

Game Stats

Valley Union (24-25)

Ray

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	25	150	.520	11.5	2	51	37.1
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	1	1	25	1.000	25.0		25	137.5
4	Jesse James (Fr)	11	17	120	.647	10.9	1	51	60.9
12	Jason Day (Jr)	1	7	5	.143	5.0	1	5	0.0

Valley Union

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	4	8	36	.500	9.0	1	2	22	62.5
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	4	8	36	.500	9.0	1	2	22	62.5

Ray

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	27	18	0.7	10
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	3	0	0.0	6
3	Seth Wade (So)	1	0	0.0	0
4	Jesse James (Fr)	12	14	1.2	10
5	Gaje Nichols (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3
10	Mark Chester (Sr)	2	16	8.0	9
12	Jason Day (Jr)	4	-22	-5.5	0
20	Damien Lechuga (So)	1	0	0.0	0
25	Chase Chester (Fr)	3	7	2.3	4

Valley Union

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	49	358	7.3	55	2	5
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	25	196	7.8	55	1	2
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	10	43	4.3	15	0	1
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	11	105	9.5	25	1	2
26	Angel Caperon (Jr)	1	6	6.0	6	0
34	C. Gonzalez (Jr)	2	8	4.0	6	0

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Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	13	150	11.5	51	1
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	2	20	10.0	15
3	Seth Wade (So)	1	51	51.0	51	1
10	Mark Chester (Sr)	5	41	8.2	25
11	Jon Beede (Sr)	5	38	7.6	24

Valley Union

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	4	36	9.0	22	1
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	3	14	4.7	11
22	S. De La Cruz (Sr)	1	22	22.0	22	1

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Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	5	3
4	Jesse James (Fr)	2	2
12	Jason Day (Jr)	2	0
20	Damien Lechuga (So)	1	1

Valley Union

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum
	Team Totals	2
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	1
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	1

Ray

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	18	150	49	6	223
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	0	20	15		35
3	Seth Wade (So)	0	51		3	54
4	Jesse James (Fr)	14		14		28
5	Gaje Nichols (Sr)	3		20	3	26
10	Mark Chester (Sr)	16	41			57
11	Jon Beede (Sr)		38			38
12	Jason Day (Jr)	-22				-22
25	Chase Chester (Fr)	7				7

Valley Union

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	358	36	40	434
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	196	14		210
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	43		40	83
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	105			105
22	S. De La Cruz (Sr)		22		22
26	Angel Caperon (Jr)	6			6
34	C. Gonzalez (Jr)	8			8

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Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	18	150	150	168
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	0	25	20	45
3	Seth Wade (So)	0		51	51
4	Jesse James (Fr)	14	120		134
5	Gaje Nichols (Sr)	3			3
10	Mark Chester (Sr)	16		41	57
11	Jon Beede (Sr)			38	38
12	Jason Day (Jr)	-22	5		-17
25	Chase Chester (Fr)	7			7

Valley Union

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	358	36	36	394
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	196		14	210
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	43			43
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	105	36		141
22	S. De La Cruz (Sr)			22	22
26	Angel Caperon (Jr)	6			6
34	C. Gonzalez (Jr)	8			8

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Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	36	38	74	5.0
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	2	2	4
3	Seth Wade (So)	1	1	2
4	Jesse James (Fr)	1	0	1
5	Gaje Nichols (Sr)	14	8	22
10	Mark Chester (Sr)	4	7	11	1.0
11	Jon Beede (Sr)	5	4	9	2.0
12	Jason Day (Jr)	0	3	3
15	Logan Rice (Fr)	5	2	7
20	Damien Lechuga (So)	0	1	1
24	Samson Martinez (So)	1	0	1
25	Chase Chester (Fr)	1	6	7
35	Caden Kenney (So)	1	3	4
56	Cyrus Putman (Jr)	1	1	2	2.0

Valley Union

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	26	15	41
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	5	2	7
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	4	2	6
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	6	3	9
9	Bryan Cagle (Jr)	3	1	4
22	S. De La Cruz (Sr)	1	3	4
26	Angel Caperon (Jr)	3	1	4
34	C. Gonzalez (Jr)	1	1	2
64	Marshall Larson (Sr)	3	2	5

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Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0	6	1
11	Jon Beede (Sr)	2.0	6	1

Valley Union

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	7.0	2
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	2.0
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	1.0
26	Angel Caperon (Jr)	1.0
34	C. Gonzalez (Jr)	1.0
64	Marshall Larson (Sr)	2.0	2

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Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	2	6	3.0	3	2	0	1
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)				1
3	Seth Wade (So)	1	3	3.0	1
5	Gaje Nichols (Sr)	1	3	3.0		2	0	1
11	Jon Beede (Sr)				1

Valley Union

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	2	3	2	5	1
3	M. Richardson (Jr)		2
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	2	1
34	C. Gonzalez (Jr)			1	5
64	Marshall Larson (Sr)			1		1

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Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	83	41.5	43
3	Seth Wade (So)	2	83	41.5	43

Kickoffs

Valley Union has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Ray

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	60	30.0	39	0
3	Seth Wade (So)	2	60	30.0	39	0

Punts

Valley Union has not entered any punts stats.

Ray

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	49	12.3	20	49
1	Chris Curiel (Sr)	1	15	15.0	15	15
4	Jesse James (Fr)	1	14	14.0	14	14
5	Gaje Nichols (Sr)	1	20	20.0	20	20
15	Logan Rice (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Valley Union

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	40	20.0	25						40
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	2	40	20.0	25						40

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Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6				6
3	Seth Wade (So)	1	6				6

Valley Union

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	6	42
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	2	12	2	14
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	1	6		6
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	2	12	4	16
22	S. De La Cruz (Sr)	1	6		6

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Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		1					1
3	Seth Wade (So)		1					1

Valley Union

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	5	1	6
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	2		2
3	M. Richardson (Jr)	1		1
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	2		2
22	S. De La Cruz (Sr)		1	1

Conversions

Ray has not entered any conversions stats.

Valley Union

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	Total
	Team Totals	3	3
1	Yahir Luna (Jr)	1	1
5	Dylan Mitchell (Sr)	2	2

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Valley Union beat Ray

September 13, 2024: Elfrida, AZ 85610

The Valley Union Blue Devils (Elfrida, AZ) football were winner over the visiting Ray Bearcats (Kearny, AZ), 36-6 in Friday's league outing.

The Blue Devils now sport a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they host San Manuel for a 1A South (8 Man) outing on Friday, September 20. Valley Union will clash with a Miners squad coming off a 40-32 league win over Fort Thomas (Fort Thomas, AZ). The Miners record now stands at 1-3.

With the defeat, Ray drops to 1-3 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Baboquivari (Sells, AZ) to clash with the Warriors in a 1A South (8 Man) outing on Friday, September 20. The Warriors come into the outing with a record of 0-4. Baboquivari lost 45-12 in their recent non-league outing against Mohave Accelerated (Bullhead City, AZ)

Ray @ Valley Union Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 13, 2024 @ 7p

The Valley Union (Elfrida, AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Ray (Kearny, AZ) by a score of 36-6.

Rankings & Records

Ray (24-25)

National	AZ	Div.
831	18	13

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
4-5	4-2	3-1	1-4	.444	.667	227	358

Valley Union (24-25)

National	AZ	Div.
721	16	12

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-3	4-1	2-3	3-0	.625	.800	275	219

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ray	6.2	8.7	6.8	3.6	25.2
Valley Union	4.7	14.0	0	11.3	34.4

Team Stat Comparison

Ray		Valley Union
102.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	257.1
187.7	Passing Yards Per Game	116.7
187.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	117.4
289.9	Total Yards Per Game	373.9
56.0	Tackles Per Game	42.3
3.0	Sacks Per Game	3.7
25.2	Points Per Game	35.9
2	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Ray		Valley Union	National Avg.
#4 Jesse James33.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	#1 Yahir Luna107.1	20.4
#12 Jason Day151.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#5 Dylan Mitchell135.8	51.0
#3 Seth Wade55.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	#22 Steven De La Cruz57.0	17.4
#12 Jason Day184.5	Total Yards Per Game	#5 Dylan Mitchell186.2	36.6
#5 Gaje Nichols10.1	Tackles Per Game	#1 Yahir Luna7.3	2.7
#18 Reggie Lechuga1.2	Sacks Per Game	#64 Marshall Larson1.6	0.2
#4 Jesse James5.3	Points Per Game	#3 Myles Richardson14.3	2.2
#11 Jon Beede1	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ray	4-2		Valley Union	4-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/30/24	San Manuel	Ray	(W) 32-12	9/20/24	San Manuel	Valley Union	(W) 52-20
9/6/24	Ray	St. David	(L) 65-0	9/27/24	St. David	Valley Union	(L) 56-6
9/20/24	Baboquivari	Ray	(W) 40-22	9/6/24	Valley Union	Baboquivari	(W) 24-13
9/27/24	Fort Thomas	Ray	(W) 63-20	10/4/24	Valley Union	Fort Thomas	(W) 48-24
10/4/24	Ray	Duncan	(W) 40-20	10/11/24	Valley Union	Duncan	(W) 57-14
10/11/24	Ray	Superior	(L) 60-40	10/18/24	Superior	Valley Union	(L) 46-16

Record Breakdown

R Ray (24-25)		Valley Union (24-25)
4-5	Overall	5-3
4-2	League	4-1
0-3	Non-League	1-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
4-2	Common Opponent	4-2
3-1	Home	2-3
1-4	Away	3-0
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
4-5	In-State	5-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0