The Desert Mirage (Thermal, CA) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Desert Christian Academy (Bermuda Dunes, CA) by a score of 12-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DCA	-	-	-	-	7
Desert Mirage	-	-	-	-	12

Final score provided by S. CalPreps.

Recap
Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Desert Christian Academy (22-23)

Desert Mirage (22-23)

Desert Christian Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	3	9	17	.333	5.7				42.4
10	Tyler Rodgers (Sr)	3	9	17	.333	5.7				42.4

Desert Mirage

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	0	4	0	.000			1		0.0
1	Arturo Alvarado (Jr)	0	4	0	.000			1		0.0

Desert Christian Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	33	242	7.3	1	1
7	Dylan Smith (Jr)	3	5	1.7	0
10	Tyler Rodgers (Sr)	10	38	3.8	0
30	Elijah Mawhiney (So)	5	65	13.0	0
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	15	134	8.9	1	1

Desert Mirage

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	29	232	8.0	42	2
1	Arturo Alvarado (Jr)	5	31	6.2	11
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)	5	25	5.0	7	1
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)	6	70	11.7	42	1
13	Jeremiah Morin (Fr)	1	9	9.0	9
21	Andrew Medina (Jr)	2	27	13.5	15
28	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	10	70	7.0	14

Desert Christian Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	3	17	5.7
1	Jaden Herling (So)	1	7	7.0
21	Julien Greca (Sr)	1	5	5.0
30	Elijah Mawhiney (So)	1	5	5.0

Receiving

Desert Mirage has not entered any receiving stats.

Desert Christian Academy

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum
	Team Totals	3
30	Elijah Mawhiney (So)	1
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	2

Desert Mirage

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
1	Arturo Alvarado (Jr)	1	1

Desert Christian Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	242	17	12	271
1	Jaden Herling (So)		7	12	19
7	Dylan Smith (Jr)	5			5
10	Tyler Rodgers (Sr)	38			38
21	Julien Greca (Sr)		5		5
30	Elijah Mawhiney (So)	65	5		70
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	134			134

Desert Mirage

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	KR	Total
	Team Totals	232	25	257
1	Arturo Alvarado (Jr)	31		31
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)	25		25
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)	70		70
13	Jeremiah Morin (Fr)	9		9
16	Oscar Chavez (Sr)		25	25
21	Andrew Medina (Jr)	27		27
28	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	70		70

Desert Christian Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	242	17	17	259
1	Jaden Herling (So)			7	7
7	Dylan Smith (Jr)	5			5
10	Tyler Rodgers (Sr)	38	17		55
21	Julien Greca (Sr)			5	5
30	Elijah Mawhiney (So)	65		5	70
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	134			134

Desert Mirage

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Total
	Team Totals	232	0	232
1	Arturo Alvarado (Jr)	31	0	31
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)	25		25
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)	70		70
13	Jeremiah Morin (Fr)	9		9
21	Andrew Medina (Jr)	27		27
28	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	70		70

Desert Christian Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	18	48	66	3.0
1	Jaden Herling (So)	1		1
7	Dylan Smith (Jr)	1	3	4
11	J. Snellenberger (So)	2	1	3
11	Dakota Young (Sr)		2	2
16	Cashton Scott (Fr)		23	23
30	Elijah Mawhiney (So)	3	2	5	1.0
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	2	6	8
42	C. Eggebraaten (Jr)		1	1
50	Efren Benavides (Sr)	2	1	3
51	J. Reynolds (Sr)	1	2	3
64	V. Dashkovskiy (Sr)	1	5	6
72	D. Castellanos (So)	3	1	4	2.0
80	Josiah Garrison (Fr)	2	1	3

Desert Mirage

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	30	28	58	4.0
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)	4	7	11
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)	7	3	10	2.0
7	M. Saucedo (Jr)	1	2	3
14	Erick Angulo (Jr)		2	2
16	Oscar Chavez (Sr)	1	1	2
21	Andrew Medina (Jr)	7		7
24	Jesus Morin (Jr)	3	5	8	1.0
28	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	2		2
32	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	4	2	6	1.0
52	Ivan Alvarado (Sr)		3	3
53	Omar Perez (Jr)		1	1
57	E. Galvan-Mullen (So)	1	2	3

Desert Christian Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD
	Team Totals	1	12	12.0	1
1	Jaden Herling (So)	1	12	12.0
80	Josiah Garrison (Fr)				1

Desert Mirage

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	3	5	4	4
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)		1	1
2	G. Sandoval Jr (Sr)		1	1
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)		1	1	1
16	Oscar Chavez (Sr)				1
21	Andrew Medina (Jr)	2
28	Adrian Lopez (Sr)		1		2
32	Adrian Lopez (Sr)	1	1	1

Kickoffs

Desert Christian Academy has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Desert Mirage

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	1	65	65.0	65
9	Denzel Rivas (Jr)	1	65	65.0	65

Punts

Desert Christian Academy has not entered any punts stats.

Desert Mirage

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	99	33.0	49	1
9	Denzel Rivas (Jr)	3	99	33.0	49	1

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Desert Christian Academy has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Desert Mirage

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	25	25.0							25
16	Oscar Chavez (Sr)	1	25	25.0							25

Desert Christian Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	1	7
14	Anthony Youseff (Jr)			1	1
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	1	6		6

Desert Mirage

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	12
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)	1	6	6
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)	1	6	6

Desert Christian Academy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
14	Anthony Youseff (Jr)	1	1	1.0					1

PATs and Field Goals

Desert Mirage has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Desert Christian Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
32	Cannon Espinoza (Sr)	1						1

Desert Mirage

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
1	Jesus Rivas (Jr)	1	1
5	Leo Felipe (Sr)	1	1

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Game Story

California High School Football - Desert Mirage tips Desert Christian Academy

September 2, 2022: Thermal, CA 92274

The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the Desert Mirage RAMS (Thermal, CA) and the visiting Desert Christian Academy Conquerors (Bermuda Dunes, CA), witnessed Desert Mirage's football squad tip Desert Christian Academy by a margin of 12-7.

In their next game, the RAMS clash with the Indio Rajahs (Indio, CA) in a Desert Valley bout, on Friday, September 16. Desert Mirage will attempt to move on its 2-1 season record. The Rajahs enter the bout with a 0-3 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Indian Springs (San Bernardino, CA).

The Conquerors (2-1) will now prepare for their bout against Silver Valley (Yermo, CA). The Trojans enter the non-league bout with a 1-1 record. In their last bout, Silver Valley was nudged by Lake Mead Academy (Henderson, NV), 48-0, in a non-league bout.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. DCA 0, DMHS 0

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Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

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Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Hot

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Start of Game
Desert Christian Academy1st Quarter
Desert Christian Academy kicking off to Desert Mirage.

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Rushing Touchdown
Desert Christian Academy1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Desert Christian Academy - Rushing TD. DCA 6, DMHS 0

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Made Point After
Desert Christian Academy1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Desert Christian Academy - PAT Good. DCA 7, DMHS 0

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End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
DCA 7, DMHS 0

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Halftime
Halftime
DCA 7, DMHS 0

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Start of 3rd Quarter
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Desert Mirage to kick off to Desert Christian Academy.

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Rushing Touchdown
Desert Mirage3rd Quarter Under a minute
Desert Mirage - #1 Jesus Rivas with a 10 Yd Rushing TD. DCA 7, DMHS 6

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Players of the Game

Desert Christian Academy (22-23)

Desert Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Desert Mirage (22-23)

Congratulations to #5 Leo Felipe (overall), #28 Adrian Lopez (offensive), #1 Jesus Rivas (defensive) and #9 Denzel Rivas (special teams) for being selected the Desert Mirage Football Players of the Game.

DCA @ Desert Mirage Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 2, 2022 @ 7p

The Desert Mirage (Thermal, CA) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Desert Christian Academy (Bermuda Dunes, CA) by a score of 12-7.

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Rankings & Records

Desert Christian Academy (22-23)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
969	354	48

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
4-6	2-3	3-1	1-5	.400	.400	220	274

Desert Mirage (22-23)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
977	357	50

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
2-8	0-7	2-4	0-4	.200	.000	65	385

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Desert Christian Academy	6.0	1.5	3.5	5.3	22.0
Desert Mirage	0	0	0	1.9	6.5

Team Stat Comparison

Desert Christian Academy		Desert Mirage
215.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	130.3
72.1	Passing Yards Per Game	46.7
73.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	46.6
287.3	Total Yards Per Game	177.0
49.3	Tackles Per Game	59.7
0.6	Sacks Per Game	1.1
19.1	Points Per Game	7.1
-	Pancake Blocks	16

Team Leaders

Desert Christian Academy		Desert Mirage	National Avg.
#32 Cannon Espinoza96.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	#5 Leo Felipe34.0	21.0
#10 Tyler Rodgers55.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Arturo Alvarado45.7	51.8
#45 Jacob Reynolds35.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	#1 Jesus Rivas17.9	17.6
#32 Cannon Espinoza107.5	Total Yards Per Game	#1 Arturo Alvarado59.5	37.0
#11 Dakota Young7.6	Tackles Per Game	#1 Jesus Rivas7.4	2.8
#2 Dusty Nixon0.5	Sacks Per Game	#57 Ezekial Galvan-Mullen0.4	0.2
#32 Cannon Espinoza7.2	Points Per Game	#1 Arturo Alvarado1.8	2.2
-	Pancake Blocks	#1 Jesus Rivas4	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Desert Christian Academy	1-0		Desert Mirage	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
8/20/22	Calipatria	Desert Christian Academy	(W) 41-0		8/25/22	Calipatria	Desert Mirage	(W) 38-7

Record Breakdown

Desert Christian Academy (22-23)		Desert Mirage (22-23)
4-6	Overall	2-8
2-3	League	0-7
2-3	Non-League	2-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
3-1	Home	2-4
1-5	Away	0-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
4-6	In-State	2-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0