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Empire Sierra Linda

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Bulldogs

The Sierra Linda (Phoenix, AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 13-7.

Game Details: Sierra Linda High School

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Empire	-	-	-	-	7
Sierra Linda	-	-	-	-	13

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Sierra Linda (23-24)

Empire

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	19	41	.316	6.8	0	1	19.0
3	Brycen Duncan (Jr)	5	15	33	.333	6.6	0	1	14.6
10	Ethan Goodall (Sr)	1	4	8	.250	8.0		0	39.6

Sierra Linda

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	22	78	.364	9.8	1	3	19	22.7
10	Camar Lee (So)	8	22	78	.364	9.8	1	3	19	22.7

Empire

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	31	57	1.8	50
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	13	54	4.2	50
3	Brycen Duncan (Jr)	5	-9	-1.8
5	Luke Lambert (Sr)	2	4	2.0	2
7	Auri Flores (Sr)	4	12	3.0
10	Ethan Goodall (Sr)	5	-1	-0.2
11	N. Bejarano (Jr)	2	-3	-1.5

Sierra Linda

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	38	197	5.2	18	1	1
4	K. Tortolero (Sr)	23	118	5.1	15	1	1
10	Camar Lee (So)	10	31	3.1	11	0
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)	5	48	9.6	18	0

Empire

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	9	59	6.6	10
1	Carson Justice (Sr)	3	18	6.0	10
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	1	-3	-3.0	-3
6	J. Naveunxay (Sr)	2	25	12.5
9	Jared Ahuero (Sr)	1	3	3.0
11	N. Bejarano (Jr)	2	16	8.0

Sierra Linda

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	78	9.8	19	1
2	Jackson Baird (Sr)	3	40	13.3	19
3	Angel Melendez (Sr)	2	21	10.5	14	1
4	K. Tortolero (Sr)	1	5	5.0	5
16	Anthony Garcia (Sr)	1	5	5.0	5
87	Wesley Reece (Jr)	1	7	7.0	7

Empire

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1		0
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	1

Sierra Linda

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)	1	1

Empire

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	57	59	12	61	90	279
1	Carson Justice (Sr)		18				18
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	54	-3				51
3	Brycen Duncan (Jr)	-9					-9
5	Luke Lambert (Sr)	4					4
6	J. Naveunxay (Sr)		25		61		86
7	Auri Flores (Sr)	12				70	82
8	Ben Mazzei (Sr)					20	20
9	Jared Ahuero (Sr)		3	12			15
10	Ethan Goodall (Sr)	-1					-1
11	N. Bejarano (Jr)	-3	16				13

Sierra Linda

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	197	78	22	0	297
2	Jackson Baird (Sr)		40	22		62
3	Angel Melendez (Sr)		21			21
4	K. Tortolero (Sr)	118	5			123
10	Camar Lee (So)	31				31
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)	48				48
16	Anthony Garcia (Sr)		5			5
87	Wesley Reece (Jr)		7			7

Empire

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	57	41	59	98
1	Carson Justice (Sr)			18	18
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	54		-3	51
3	Brycen Duncan (Jr)	-9	33		24
5	Luke Lambert (Sr)	4			4
6	J. Naveunxay (Sr)			25	25
7	Auri Flores (Sr)	12			12
9	Jared Ahuero (Sr)			3	3
10	Ethan Goodall (Sr)	-1	8		7
11	N. Bejarano (Jr)	-3		16	13

Sierra Linda

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	197	78	78	275
2	Jackson Baird (Sr)			40	40
3	Angel Melendez (Sr)			21	21
4	K. Tortolero (Sr)	118		5	123
10	Camar Lee (So)	31	78		109
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)	48			48
16	Anthony Garcia (Sr)			5	5
87	Wesley Reece (Jr)			7	7

Empire

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	35	11	48	5.0
1	Carson Justice (Sr)	2		2
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	6	1	7	1.0
4	Manga Eselle (Jr)	2		2
5	Luke Lambert (Sr)	5	2	7
6	J. Naveunxay (Sr)	5	3	8
7	Auri Flores (Sr)	6		6
8	Ben Mazzei (Sr)			1	1.0
11	N. Bejarano (Jr)	1		1
22	Kienan Parker (Jr)		2	2
25	Alan Warden (So)	1		1
54	Liam Radle (Sr)			1	1.0
60	Boden Eustis (So)	1	1	2	1.0
72	Andrew Brunner (Sr)	4		4	1.0
74	Ramy Abdelhafez (Sr)		1	1
99	J. Fitzpatrick (Sr)	2	1	3

Sierra Linda

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	22	31	53	13.5
5	Kaisean Mcclure (Sr)	2	3	5	2.0
6	Lenoxx Hicks (Sr)	1	5	6	3.0
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)	9	5	14	2.0
17	Jesse Sanchez (So)	1		1	1.0
18	Brandon Hadnot (Fr)	2		2
20	Keilitri Carr (Sr)		1	1
21	Matthew Ramirez (So)	1	1	2	1.0
25	Kelvin Mason jr (Jr)		1	1
28	Rayon Rodgers (So)	1	2	3	1.0
29	Adrian Barraza (Sr)	1	2	3
32	Isaiah Mejia (Sr)	3	4	7	3.0
52	Julio Alvarado (Sr)		1	1
64	Yahya Dini (Sr)	1	2	3
75	Cesar Martinez (Sr)		1	1

Empire

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	1
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)		1
6	J. Naveunxay (Sr)	1.0

Sierra Linda

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	4.0	23	4
5	Kaisean Mcclure (Sr)	1.0	9
6	Lenoxx Hicks (Sr)	1.0	7	2
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)			1
28	Rayon Rodgers (So)	1.0	7
32	Isaiah Mejia (Sr)	.5		1

Empire

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	3	90	30.0	7	1	0	1
1	Carson Justice (Sr)				2
4	Manga Eselle (Jr)				1
5	Luke Lambert (Sr)				1
7	Auri Flores (Sr)	1	70	70.0
8	Ben Mazzei (Sr)	2	20	10.0	2
25	Alan Warden (So)					1	0	1
72	Andrew Brunner (Sr)				1

Sierra Linda

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	4	2	0	1	1
5	Kaisean Mcclure (Sr)	1	0	0.0	1	2	0
6	Lenoxx Hicks (Sr)							1
15	Akhir Harris (Jr)								1
18	Brandon Hadnot (Fr)				1
20	Keilitri Carr (Sr)				1
29	Adrian Barraza (Sr)				1

Empire

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	73	36.5	43	0
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	2	73	36.5	43	0

Sierra Linda

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	1	46	46.0	46
26	Jose Garcia (So)	1	46	46.0	46

Empire

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	48	48.0	48	0
2	N. Fuangunyi (Jr)	1	48	48.0	48	0

Sierra Linda

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	120	30.0	45
26	Jose Garcia (So)	4	120	30.0	45

Empire

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	12	12.0	12	1	61	61.0	61	73
6	J. Naveunxay (Sr)					1	61	61.0	61	61
9	Jared Ahuero (Sr)	1	12	12.0	12					12

Sierra Linda

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	22	11.0	22	22
2	Jackson Baird (Sr)	1	22	22.0	22	22
32	Isaiah Mejia (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Empire

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	1	7
7	Auri Flores (Sr)	1	6		6
85	Logan Lundgren (So)			1	1

Sierra Linda

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	1	13
3	Angel Melendez (Sr)	1	6		6
4	K. Tortolero (Sr)	1	6		6
26	Jose Garcia (So)			1	1

Empire

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	0	3	.0		1
85	Logan Lundgren (So)	1	1	1.0	0	3	.0		1

Sierra Linda

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	0	1	.0		1
26	Jose Garcia (So)	1	1	1.0	0	1	.0		1

Empire

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals				1			1
7	Auri Flores (Sr)				1			1

Sierra Linda

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
3	Angel Melendez (Sr)		1	1
4	K. Tortolero (Sr)	1		1

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Recap Video

Recap: Sierra Linda vs. Empire 2023 765 views 1:47

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Sierra Linda nips Empire

August 25, 2023: Phoenix, AZ 85043

In Friday's non-league match, the host Sierra Linda Bulldogs football squad scored a close 13-7 victory over the Empire Ravens.

In their next game, the Bulldogs clash with the Lee Williams Volunteers (Kingman, AZ) in a non-league match, on Friday, September 1. Sierra Linda will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Volunteers enter the match with a 1-0 record after their 57-35 non-league win over Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City, AZ).

The Ravens (0-1) will now prepare for their match against La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ). The Fighting Lobos enter the non-league match with a 0-1 record. In their last match, La Joya Community was nudged by Prescott (Prescott, AZ), 39-0, in a non-league match.

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Rankings & Records

Empire (23-24)

AZ	Div.
145	38

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
6-4	5-1	3-2	3-2	.600	.833	184	191

Sierra Linda (23-24)

AZ	Div.
141	36

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Win %	Section %	PF	PA
4-6	2-2	2-3	2-3	.400	.500	167	243

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Empire	4.7	2.3	4.7	4.7	18.4
Sierra Linda	2.3	3.8	1.2	7.8	16.7

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Team Stat Comparison

Empire		Sierra Linda
101.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	164.3
123.5	Passing Yards Per Game	142.1
224.7	Total Yards Per Game	306.4
60.1	Tackles Per Game	57.6
3.1	Sacks Per Game	1.5
18.4	Points Per Game	16.7
0	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Empire		Sierra Linda	National Avg.
#2 Ngonkra Fuangunyi63.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#4 Kevin Tortolero 121.4	20.6
#3 Brycen Duncan78.8	Passing Yards Per Game	#10 Camar Lee142.1	50.5
#9 Jared Ahuero84.7	Total Yards Per Game	#10 Camar Lee159.8	36.9
#5 Luke Lambert10.2	Tackles Per Game	#15 Akhir Harris12.2	2.7
#2 Ngonkra Fuangunyi1.4	Sacks Per Game	#6 Lenoxx Hicks0.6	0.2
#6 Jordan Naveunxay4.2	Points Per Game	#4 Kevin Tortolero 5.0	2.1
#1 Carson Justice0	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

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

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/1/23	La Joya Community	Empire	(W) 20-14		10/6/23	Sierra Linda	La Joya Community	(L) 36-22

Record Breakdown

Empire (23-24)		Sierra Linda (23-24)
6-4	Overall	4-6
5-1	League	2-2
1-3	Non-League	2-4
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	0-1
3-2	Home	2-3
3-2	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
6-4	In-State	4-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0