The Tigers were led by two-way captain Matthew Jensen, who had two rushing touchdowns and an interception returned for a touchdown.
Justin Spears Entering Friday night, the Marana Tigers averaged 368.8 passing yards per game — most of them coming from star quarterback Elijah Joplin, who is among the top passers in Southern Arizona.
Joplin scored three all-purpose touchdowns on Friday, but the Tigers were led by two-way captain Matthew Jensen, who had two rushing touchdowns and an interception returned for a touchdown. “We saw they struggled against the run. One thing I told my boys is going into this week, were going to try and fix it,” Steward said. “We tried to run early, they were stopping it, but we stayed with it. The boys kept saying, ‘Coach, run the ball, run the ball.’”
On Cienega’s following fourth-down play, Weber faked his punt attempt and then found junior wide receiver River Ries for a 39-yard completion down Marana’s 10-yard line. Weber rushed in for a 6-yard touchdown for Cienega to move ahead 10-7 at the end of the first half.Marana’s bell-cow running back started off the second half with a goal-line rushing touchdown. Joplin connected with Wood again for a 57-yard touchdown to lead 20-17.
Said Jensen: “I saw the ball coming at me and I said, ‘Oh, this is it!’ Once I got the ball, our ‘Spur’ linebacker Lee-vi Nez was like, ‘Run! Run!’ I felt myself starting to slow down and I was getting tired, but he kept cheering me on. I honestly don’t think I would’ve made it without him.”
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