With a playoff game on the line, Scottsdale Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 28-27 photo finish over the Pima Roughriders. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won seven games in a row.
Sean Helgeson threw for 105 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
Lawson Lavallee was his top target, making ten total tackles and defending a pass. On the ground,
Caleb Randall made ten total tackles.
Pima's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cedrick Grimes, who threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards. The dominant performance gave Grimes a new career-high in rushing yards. Pima also got a significant boost from Jeremiah Martinez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Scottsdale Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points per game. As for Pima, they moved to 12-2 with that defeat, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Scottsdale Christian Academy nor Pima have any future games scheduled.
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