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Payson Thatcher

Longhorns

Eagles

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Payson (AZ) by a score of 20-10.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Payson	-	-	-	-	10
Thatcher	-	-	-	-	20

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Game Stats

Thatcher (25-26)

Payson

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	19	131	.368	18.7		1	50	39.6
8	Nolan Keeney (Sr)	7	19	131	.368	18.7		1	50	39.6

Thatcher

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	10	62	.900	6.9				102.9
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	9	10	62	.900	6.9				102.9

Payson

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	22	86	3.9	26	1
4	Marco Guereque (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6	1
8	Nolan Keeney (Sr)	7	0	0.0
15	Nathan Tsosie (Jr)	8	49	6.1	13
22	T. Marinelli (Jr)	1	1	1.0
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)	5	30	6.0	26

Thatcher

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	35	128	3.7	17	3
0	J. Matagaono (Sr)	3	7	2.3	10
2	Ryker Romero (So)	1	-7	-7.0
3	Braden Bryce (Sr)	1	11	11.0	11
5	Jackson Bryce (Sr)	4	13	3.3	8
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	10	60	6.0	15	2
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	13	27	2.1	17	1
30	Smith Mangum (Sr)	3	17	5.7	13

Payson

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	7	131	18.7	50
2	B. Flaherty (Sr)	1	19	19.0	19
4	Marco Guereque (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7
5	Bert Scheer (Sr)	4	96	24.0	50
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)	1	9	9.0	9

Thatcher

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	8	62	7.8	28
1	Hudson Conrad (Jr)	2	5	2.5	3
2	Ryker Romero (So)	1	3	3.0	3
6	Brigham Palmer (Sr)	1	2	2.0	2
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3
31	Dylan Riney (Sr)	3	49	16.3	28

Payson

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	1
8	Nolan Keeney (Sr)	1	1
15	Nathan Tsosie (Jr)	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

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

Payson

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	86	131	47	264
2	B. Flaherty (Sr)		19		19
4	Marco Guereque (Sr)	6	7		13
5	Bert Scheer (Sr)		96	34	130
15	Nathan Tsosie (Jr)	49			49
17	Preston Moore (Sr)			6	6
22	T. Marinelli (Jr)	1			1
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)	30	9	7	46

Thatcher

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	128	62	35	6	20	251
0	J. Matagaono (Sr)	7					7
1	Hudson Conrad (Jr)		5				5
2	Ryker Romero (So)	-7	3		6		2
3	Braden Bryce (Sr)	11					11
5	Jackson Bryce (Sr)	13					13
6	Brigham Palmer (Sr)		2				2
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	60	3	6			69
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	27				20	47
24	Josh Jones (Jr)			29			29
30	Smith Mangum (Sr)	17					17
31	Dylan Riney (Sr)		49				49

Payson

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	86	131	131	217
2	B. Flaherty (Sr)			19	19
4	Marco Guereque (Sr)	6		7	13
5	Bert Scheer (Sr)			96	96
8	Nolan Keeney (Sr)	0	131		131
15	Nathan Tsosie (Jr)	49			49
22	T. Marinelli (Jr)	1			1
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)	30		9	39

Thatcher

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	128	62	62	190
0	J. Matagaono (Sr)	7			7
1	Hudson Conrad (Jr)			5	5
2	Ryker Romero (So)	-7		3	-4
3	Braden Bryce (Sr)	11			11
5	Jackson Bryce (Sr)	13			13
6	Brigham Palmer (Sr)			2	2
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	60		3	63
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	27	62		89
30	Smith Mangum (Sr)	17			17
31	Dylan Riney (Sr)			49	49

Payson

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	24	66	90	10.0
5	Bert Scheer (Sr)	1	2	3
6	Carter Kelton (Jr)	1	3	4
7	Cadyn Sanchez (Sr)	2	4	6
9	Landon Parton (Sr)	3	6	9	2.0
12	Ethan Gurtner (Sr)	1	7	8	2.0
14	Gunner Lee (Sr)	1	7	8
15	Nathan Tsosie (Jr)	1	2	3
17	Preston Moore (Sr)		4	4	1.0
18	Teagan Lewis (So)	2	1	3
22	T. Marinelli (Jr)		8	8	1.0
26	Lucas Lee (Sr)	1	4	5
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)	5	6	11	3.0
55	Brayden Lee (Jr)	4	4	8	1.0
63	Milo Sproul (So)		4	4
78	B. Waterman-Echols (Sr)	2	4	6

Thatcher

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	46	11	57	2.0
0	J. Matagaono (Sr)	5	1	6
1	Hudson Conrad (Jr)	2	1	3
3	Braden Bryce (Sr)	1	1	2
5	Jackson Bryce (Sr)	6		6
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	7	2	9
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	5		5
22	Tanner Smith (Sr)	1		1
28	Teagan Damron (Jr)	1		1	1.0
30	Smith Mangum (Sr)	1		1
31	Dylan Riney (Sr)	8	3	11
62	Landon Robbins (Sr)	6	1	7	1.0
66	Travis Larson (Sr)	3	2	5

Payson

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	4.0	23
9	Landon Parton (Sr)	1.5	13
12	Ethan Gurtner (Sr)	.5
17	Preston Moore (Sr)	.5	1
22	T. Marinelli (Jr)	.5	1
55	Brayden Lee (Jr)	1.0	8

Thatcher

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0	14	3
0	J. Matagaono (Sr)			1
28	Teagan Damron (Jr)	1.0	6
31	Dylan Riney (Sr)			1
62	Landon Robbins (Sr)	1.0	8
66	Travis Larson (Sr)			1

Payson

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Caus
	Team Totals	1	1
26	Lucas Lee (Sr)	1
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)		1

Thatcher

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	1	20	20.0	7	1
1	Hudson Conrad (Jr)				1
3	Braden Bryce (Sr)					1
5	Jackson Bryce (Sr)				1
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	1	20	20.0	1
22	Tanner Smith (Sr)				1
24	Josh Jones (Jr)				3

Payson

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	144	48.0	55
33	Grady Bix (Jr)	3	144	48.0	55

Kickoffs

Thatcher has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Payson

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	84	28.0
8	Nolan Keeney (Sr)	3	84	28.0

Punts

Thatcher has not entered any punts stats.

Payson

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	47	15.7	34	47
5	Bert Scheer (Sr)	1	34	34.0	34	34
17	Preston Moore (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6	6
32	Jonny McAnerny (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7	7

Thatcher

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	35	11.7	21	1	6	6.0	6	41
2	Ryker Romero (So)					1	6	6.0	6	6
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6					6
24	Josh Jones (Jr)	2	29	14.5	21					29

Payson

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	4	4
4	Marco Guereque (Sr)	1	6
33	Grady Bix (Jr)			4	4

Thatcher

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	0
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	2	12
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	1	6
25	Luke Marble (Sr)			2

Payson

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	1	1	1.0	25	4
33	Grady Bix (Jr)	1	1	1.0	1	1	1.0	25	4

Thatcher

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	3	.7					2
25	Luke Marble (Sr)	2	3	.7					2

Payson

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
4	Marco Guereque (Sr)	1						1

Thatcher

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	3	3
8	Ryan Jones (Sr)	2	2
17	Chad Johnson (Sr)	1	1

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Thatcher defeats Payson

October 17, 2025: Thatcher, AZ 85552

In Friday's non-league match, the host Thatcher Eagles football squad scored a good 20-10 victory over the Payson Longhorns.

The Eagles (7-1) will now prepare for their battle against Sabino (Tucson, AZ). The Sabercats go into the 3A East battle with a 3-5 record. In their last match, Sabino was beaten by Florence (Florence, AZ), 44-24, in a league match.

Coming up next, the Longhorns confront the River Valley Dust Devils (Mohave Valley, AZ) in a non-league match, on Friday, October 24. Payson will attempt to upgrade on its 6-2 season record. The Dust Devils come into the match with a 5-3 record after their 40-6 non-league win over Seton Catholic (Chandler, AZ).

Players of the Game

Payson (25-26)

Payson has not selected any Players of the Game.

Thatcher (25-26)

Congratulations to #17 Chad Johnson (overall), #8 Ryan Jones (offensive), #62 Landon Robbins (defensive) and #22 Tanner Smith (special teams) for being selected the Thatcher Football Players of the Game.

Payson @ Thatcher Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 17, 2025 @ 7p

Eastern Arizona College

The Thatcher (AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Payson (AZ) by a score of 20-10.

Rankings & Records

Payson (25-26)

AZ	Div.
86	10

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
7-4	4-1	4-2	3-2	.636	.800	403	175

Thatcher (25-26)

AZ	Div.
68	6

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
9-2	6-0	5-1	4-1	.818	1.000	367	133

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Payson	11.3	16.0	10.5	3.5	-	36.6
Thatcher	5.2	5.6	5.6	6.6	42.0	33.4

Payson Videos

Thatcher Videos

Thatcher doesn't have any videos.

Team Stat Comparison

Payson		Thatcher
131.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	212.5
142.5	Passing Yards Per Game	121.1
141.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	120.7
274.3	Total Yards Per Game	333.6
62.9	Tackles Per Game	59.6
2.6	Sacks Per Game	1.6
6.8	Points Per Game	4.3

Team Leaders

Payson		Thatcher	National Avg.
#15 Nathan Tsosie55.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Ryan Jones56.6	11.0
#8 Nolan Keeney136.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#17 Chad Johnson118.9	10.7
#4 Marco Guereque65.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	#31 Dylan Riney34.9	8.7
#8 Nolan Keeney165.4	Total Yards Per Game	#17 Chad Johnson154.3	24.5
#32 Jonny McAnerny7.3	Tackles Per Game	#8 Ryan Jones9.2	2.6
#9 Landon Parton1.0	Sacks Per Game	#28 Teagan Damron0.3	0.2
#33 Grady Bix3.1	Points Per Game	#17 Chad Johnson1.2	1.9

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Payson	2-0		Thatcher	2-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/5/25	Payson	San Tan Foothills	(W) 46-0		10/10/25	Thatcher	San Tan Foothills	(W) 61-0
9/12/25	Payson	Apache Junction	(W) 57-6		8/28/25	Thatcher	Apache Junction	(W) 47-0

Record Breakdown

Payson (25-26)		Thatcher (25-26)
7-4	Overall	9-2
4-1	League	6-0
3-2	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-0	Common Opponent	2-0
4-2	Home	5-1
3-2	Away	4-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
7-4	In-State	9-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0