“They are going to get better so we need to get better,” Ironwood Ridge head coach Matt Johnsonsaid to his team after the game. “You never know if we will see them again.”

The two teams came in with known unknowns. The Nighthawks were going to go with Octavio Audry-Cobosunder center and Nathan Grijalvawas going to carry the ball and the Mountain Lions had Hayden Parsondirecting their offense with Calib McRaemoving into a leadership role at the receiver spot. Audry-Cobos and McRae were monsters on defense last year, Grijalva was the second option and Parson is only a sophomore. It was a game within itself to see which combination would get off to a quicker start.

GAME REPLAY AT AZPreps365.com

NOTES

Former Arizona tight end Glenn Howell’sson, Kobe Howell, transferred to Mountain View from Catalina Foothills and he saw some limited action for the Mountain Lions.

Arizona All-American high jumper Justice Summersetwas on the Mountain View sideline along with former Salpointe and Kentucky lineman Dylan Greenberg. Former Ironwood Ridge rusher Nick Brahlerwas on the Nighthawk sideline.

BOX SCORE

Ironwood Ridge: 7-13-0-22: 42Mountain View: 0-7-0-7: 14

1st QUARTER
IR (6:04) N. Grijalva 2 yd run (G. Sauer kick) 7-0
2nd QUARTER
MV (9:12) H. Parson 1 yd run (kick) 7-7
IR (4:49) A. Villanueva 6 yd pass from O. Audry-Cobos (Kick) 14-7
IR (:37) M. Vernon 25 yd interception return (Kick failed) 20-7
4th QUARTER
IR (10:11) A. Cook 73 yd run (O. Audry-Cobos run) 28-7
MV (7:01) V. Larson 37 yd pass from H. Parson (Kick) 28-14
IR (6:28) A. Cook 46 yd pass from O. Audry-Cobos (Kick) 35-14
IR (:42) I. Olalde 30 yd pass from F. Figueroa (Kick) 42-14

IRONWOOD RIDGE: (RUSH) N. Grijalva 24-113; A. Cook 3-100; O. Audry-Cobos 15-35; F. Figueroa 1-(-14). (PASS) O. Audry-Cobos 3-8-79; F. Figueroa 1-30. (RECEIVING) A. Cook 2-73; I. Olalde 1-30; A. Villanueva 1-6. (343)MOUNTAIN VIEW: (RUSH) A. Logsdon 13-42; H. Parson 5-12; V. Larson 1-1, C. McRae 1-0; S. Buttigieg-Brown 6-7. (PASS) H. Parson 18-32-242-2. (RECEIVING) V. Larson 5-101; C. McRae 8-94; D. Johnson-Mahoney 2-22; J. Crandell 3-15. (294).

SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE

(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16IRONWOOD RIDGE 42, Mountain View 14

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17
TUCSON at Maryvale, (Region game)
CATALINA FOOTHILLS at Buena
CANYON DEL ORO at Flowing Wells
MARANA at Horizon
Cholla at NOGALES
RINCON/UHS at Sierra Linda
CAMPO VERDE at Sunnyside
Amphitheater at BUCKEYE
Casa Grande at PALO VERDE
PUSCH RIDGE at Rio Rico
Vista Grande at SAHUARO (Region game)
DOUGLAS at Tanque Verde
SANTA CRUZ at Sahuarita
BAGDAD at Valley Union, 6 p.m.
FORT THOMAS at Baboquivari
ST. DAVID at Bowie/San Simon

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18San Manuel at YUMA CATHOLIC, 7:30 p.m.

WEEK TWO

FRIDAY, AUG. 24
Salpointe at Dobson
Pueblo at Tucson
Cienega at Cholla
Rio Rico at Empire
Walden Grove at Flowing Wells
Fairfax at Marana
Buena at Sahuaro
Desert View at Sunnyside
Prescott at Canyon del Oro
Sabino at Casa Grande
Palo Verde at Catalina
Bisbee at Douglas
Amphitheater at Vista Grande
San Tan Foothills at Santa Cruz
Santa Rita at Morenci
Tombstone at San Carlos
Benson at San Manuel
Lordsburg (NM) at Willcox
San Pasqual at Baboquivari
St. David at Mayer
Superior at Valley Union