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Nogales Sahuaro

Apaches N

Cougars

The Sahuaro (Tucson, AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Nogales (AZ) by a score of 21-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Nogales	0	7	0	0	7
Sahuaro	0	6	8	7	21

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

N Nogales (22-23)		Sahuaro (22-23)
0	First Downs	17
0	Penalties	4
0	Penalty Yards	46

Game Stats

Sahuaro (22-23)

Nogales

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	4	9	57	.444	14.3	20	65.5
10	A. Lopez Olaiz (Sr)	1	3	4	.333	4.0	4	42.4
15	David Farias (So)	3	6	53	.500	17.7	20	80.6

Sahuaro

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	16	154	.500	19.3	1	104.7
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	1	3	5	.333	5.0		42.4
5	Angel Hightower (Sr)	7	13	149	.538	21.3	1	120.4

Nogales

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	22	76	3.5	14	1
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	11	35	3.2	13	1
30	Arturo Alvarez (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3
46	Omar Sanchez (Sr)	3	9	3.0	5
88	N. Gonzalez (Sr)	7	29	4.1	14

Sahuaro

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	40	249	6.2	30	1	2
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	9	85	9.4	30	0	2
4	N. Watson (Sr)	22	130	5.9	12	1
5	Angel Hightower (Sr)	5	7	1.4	4	0
8	Isaiah Perez (Sr)	3	12	4.0	8	0
80	C. Apalategui (Jr)	1	15	15.0	15	0

Nogales

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	4	57	14.3	20
3	Fernando Ramos (Jr)	1	19	19.0	19
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	2	18	9.0	14
20	Gian Bolanos (Jr)	1	20	20.0	20

Sahuaro

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	6	100	16.7	30	1
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	2	30	15.0	12
7	Kayden Hunt (So)	2	15	7.5	8
84	Dylan Thomas (Sr)	2	55	27.5	30	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Nogales has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Sahuaro

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	2	1
5	Angel Hightower (Sr)	2	1

Nogales

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	76	57	45	178
3	Fernando Ramos (Jr)		19	0	19
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	35	18	45	98
20	Gian Bolanos (Jr)		20		20
30	Arturo Alvarez (Sr)	3			3
46	Omar Sanchez (Sr)	9			9
88	N. Gonzalez (Sr)	29			29

Sahuaro

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	249	100	349
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	85	30	115
4	N. Watson (Sr)	130		130
5	Angel Hightower (Sr)	7		7
7	Kayden Hunt (So)		15	15
8	Isaiah Perez (Sr)	12		12
80	C. Apalategui (Jr)	15		15
84	Dylan Thomas (Sr)		55	55

Nogales

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	76	57	57	133
3	Fernando Ramos (Jr)			19	19
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	35		18	53
10	A. Lopez Olaiz (Sr)		4		4
15	David Farias (So)		53		53
20	Gian Bolanos (Jr)			20	20
30	Arturo Alvarez (Sr)	3			3
46	Omar Sanchez (Sr)	9			9
88	N. Gonzalez (Sr)	29			29

Sahuaro

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	249	154	100	403
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	85	5	30	120
4	N. Watson (Sr)	130			130
5	Angel Hightower (Sr)	7	149		156
7	Kayden Hunt (So)			15	15
8	Isaiah Perez (Sr)	12			12
80	C. Apalategui (Jr)	15			15
84	Dylan Thomas (Sr)			55	55

Nogales

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	23	68	91	7.0
1	Athan Armenta (Sr)		1	1
3	Fernando Ramos (Jr)	2	5	7
7	G. Arellano jr (Sr)	3	3	6	1.0
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	1	4	5
11	Samuel Ocampo (Jr)	2	7	9
16	Carlos Bravo (Sr)	5	13	18	1.0
20	Gian Bolanos (Jr)	1	1	2
30	Arturo Alvarez (Sr)	3	12	15	1.0
44	B. Pacheco (Sr)	1	3	4
46	Omar Sanchez (Sr)	4	13	17	2.0
49	Diego Zuniga (Jr)		1	1
55	R. Valenzuela (Sr)		3	3	1.0
69	Antonio Garcia (So)		2	2
74	Esteban Acevedo (Sr)	1		1	1.0

Sahuaro

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	20	31	51	1.0
4	N. Watson (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
6	S. Covington (Jr)	2		2
7	Kayden Hunt (So)	5	6	11
8	Isaiah Perez (Sr)		2	2
11	Daniel Cruz (Sr)	1	1	2
21	Jose Nunez (Jr)	2	1	3
32	A. Arellano (Sr)		3	3
37	Jake Berry (Jr)	2	2	4
41	D. Castaneda (Jr)	1	2	3
52	Bardilo Sika (Sr)	2	2	4
55	Vincent Manata (Sr)	2	6	8
66	Wyatt Swenson (Jr)	2	5	7

Nogales

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
7	G. Arellano jr (Sr)	1.0
16	Carlos Bravo (Sr)	1.0
46	Omar Sanchez (Sr)	1.0

Sahuaro

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	5.0	53
6	S. Covington (Jr)	2.0	12
11	Daniel Cruz (Sr)	.5	10
37	Jake Berry (Jr)	.5	10
41	D. Castaneda (Jr)	1.0	10
52	Bardilo Sika (Sr)	1.0	11

Nogales

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	2	5	2	1
7	G. Arellano jr (Sr)				1
20	Gian Bolanos (Jr)	1	5
30	Arturo Alvarez (Sr)			1
46	Omar Sanchez (Sr)	1
69	Antonio Garcia (So)			1

Sahuaro

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals							1
6	S. Covington (Jr)							1

Nogales

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	108	54.0	58	2
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	2	108	54.0	58	2

Kickoffs

Sahuaro has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Nogales

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	197	39.4	43	1
49	Diego Zuniga (Jr)	5	197	39.4	43	1

Punts

Sahuaro has not entered any punts stats.

Nogales

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	45	11.3	25	45
3	Fernando Ramos (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	2	45	22.5	25	45
58	Rene Egurrola (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Sahuaro has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Nogales

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6			1	7
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	1	6			1	7

Sahuaro

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	1	21
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	2	12	2		14
3	Aaron Boehme (Sr)				1	1
84	Dylan Thomas (Sr)	1	6			6

Nogales

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	0	1	.0		1
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	1	1	1.0	0	1	.0		1

Sahuaro

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5					1
3	Aaron Boehme (Sr)	1	2	.5					1

Nogales

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
8	B. Ley-Shipley (Sr)	1						1

Sahuaro

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	2		2
84	Dylan Thomas (Sr)		1	1

Conversions

Nogales has not entered any conversions stats.

Sahuaro

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
1	V. Orlando (Jr)	1		1

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Sahuaro knocks off Nogales

September 23, 2022: Tucson, AZ 85710

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Sahuaro Cougars (Tucson, AZ) and the visiting Nogales Apaches (Nogales, AZ), observed Sahuaro's football squad thwart Nogales by a count of 21-7.

The Cougars now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Thatcher for a non-league contest on Friday, September 30. Sahuaro will play a Eagles squad coming off a 28-14 league win over Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson, AZ). The Eagles record now stands at 5-0.

Coming up next, the Apaches play the Mountain View Mountain Lions (Tucson, AZ) in a non-league contest, on Friday, September 30. Nogales will attempt to upgrade on its 0-3 season record. The Mountain Lions go into the contest with a 0-3 record after their 42-7 non-league loss to Red Mountain (Mesa, AZ).

Players of the Game

Nogales (22-23)

Congratulations to #88 Nicolas Gonzalez (offensive), #16 Carlos Bravo (defensive) and #8 Benjamin Ley-Shipley (special teams) for being selected the Nogales Football Players of the Game.

Sahuaro (22-23)

Sahuaro has not selected any Players of the Game.

Nogales @ Sahuaro Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 23, 2022 @ 7p

The Sahuaro (Tucson, AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Nogales (AZ) by a score of 21-7.

Rankings & Records

Nogales (22-23)

AZ	Div.
165	42

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
3-7	3-2	2-3	1-4	.300	.600	115	309

Sahuaro (22-23)

AZ	Div.
120	29

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-5	3-2	3-2	2-3	.500	.600	252	265

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Nogales	0	2.2	0	1.2	11.5
Sahuaro	5.3	6.1	6.3	9.6	25.2

Team Stat Comparison

Nogales		Sahuaro
148.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	184.2
40.0	Passing Yards Per Game	126.3
40.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	121.1
188.0	Total Yards Per Game	310.5
75.7	Tackles Per Game	46.2
2.9	Sacks Per Game	2.1
11.1	Points Per Game	25.2

Team Leaders

Nogales		Sahuaro	National Avg.
#8 Benjamin Ley-Shipley87.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#4 Nehemiah Watson124.5	21.0
#15 David Farias33.4	Passing Yards Per Game	#5 Angel Hightower122.3	51.8
#3 Fernando Ramos14.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	#1 Vincenzo Orlando31.3	17.6
#8 Benjamin Ley-Shipley91.4	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Nehemiah Watson135.9	37.0
#16 Carlos Bravo10.5	Tackles Per Game	#7 Kayden Hunt6.1	2.8
#74 Esteban Acevedo0.8	Sacks Per Game	#6 Savion Covington0.5	0.2
#8 Benjamin Ley-Shipley5.2	Points Per Game	#4 Nehemiah Watson9.0	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nogales	0-2		Sahuaro	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/2/22	Nogales	Rio Rico	(L) 10-0		11/10/22	Sahuaro	Rio Rico	(W) 29-22
9/16/22	Buena	Nogales	(L) 41-0		10/8/22	Sahuaro	Buena	(L) 29-13

Record Breakdown

N Nogales (22-23)		Sahuaro (22-23)
3-7	Overall	5-5
3-2	League	3-2
0-5	Non-League	2-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-2	Common Opponent	1-1
2-3	Home	3-2
1-4	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-7	In-State	5-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0