Football Recap: Arcadia Titans vs. Coconino Panthers
Arcadia is still undefeated this season after their contest against Coconino on Friday, but Coconino came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Arcadia Titans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 19-17 win over the Coconino Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Titans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arcadia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Jimenez, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards.
Arcadia's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jackson Crandall and Nicholas McCormick. Crandall is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Arcadia got some further help from Jacob TeKamp: he made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Coconino still got an impressive performance from Fernando Ramirez, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Arcadia pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Coconino, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Arcadia will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Desert Sunrise at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. The last three games Arcadia has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Coconino, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Poston Butte at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Poston Butte's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Coconino's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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