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Saguaro
still has a shot at Arizona's Open Division, pitting the eight best
football teams among 6A, 5A and 4A in a state-championship bracket.
Computer rankings will take into account all games and strength of
schedule.
A goal line stand separated 2 of the top teams in the Nation Saguaro
Scottsdale, (Arizona) vs Cathedral Catholic (California) at the Honor
Bowl in San Diego.
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Scottsdale Saguaro achieved its highest
national ranking in history at No. 10 by USA Today, before even playing a
down this football season.
But that took a hit, along with its Arizona Republic
No. 1 Super 10 ranking, in San Diego on Saturday night with an 18-10
loss to Cathedral Catholic in what was the marquee game in the lineup of
Honor Bowl matchups.
Earlier Saturday, Phoenix
Desert Vista (1-1) lost to Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame 37-35 on a
33-yard field goal as time expired.
Saguaro (1-1)
went to California with the state's largest contingent of Division
I-offered players (19), led by a loaded senior class that has eight with
Power 5 conference offers, led by five-star cornerback Kelee Ringo.
But the Sabercats could only muster one touchdown, a week after blowing out San Tan Foothills Poston Butte 63-0 in their opener.
"There’s
no doubt that it hurts, because we invested a lot of time, effort, and
energy into trying to win that game," coach Jason Mohns said. "But at
the end of the day, it doesn’t change our goals for the season.
"We learned a lot about ourselves last night, and what we need to do going forward to get better."
Cathedral Catholic is one of the top
teams in the San Diego area. It was coming off a 42-9 win over Carlsbad
(Calif.) La Costa Canyon in its opener, and will take on California
powerhouse Corona Centennial next week. The Dons entered the Saguaro
game ranked No. 38 nationally by MaxPreps and 12th in California.
Saguaro
had only three points through three quarters — a Parker Lewis 32-yard
field goal with six minutes left in the second quarter for a 3-0 lead.
Tyler
Beverett was intercepted twice, the second of which set up Zavien
Watson's 22-yard scoring run that gave Cathedral a 12-3 lead four
minutes into the second half.Beverett drove the Sabercats down and scored on a 1-yard run to cut it to 12-10 with 11 minutes left in the game.
Cathedral Catholic consumed nearly seven minutes, before extending its lead to 18-10 with a short scoring run.
Beverett's
21-yard run moved Saguaro to the 9 with a minute to go. On fourth down
at the 4, Saguaro wasn't able to convert and Cathedral Catholic ran out
the clock.
"Hats
off to Cathedral, they are a heck of a team," Mohns said. "We made too
many mistakes to beat a team of that caliber. But I was proud of our
kids for fighting through some adversity and giving ourselves a chance
at the end."
Saguaro, the six-time defending state
champion (five of those coming in 4A), will hit the road again next
Saturday to take on Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas in the Polynesian Bowl
at Bishop Gorman.
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