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Jeremiah Smith
PreSeason Interview
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Coaches at the Greenway game: Mike Thompson, Chad Meier,
Chris Simpson, Jamie Anderson, Jeremiah Smith |
Meet the Coaches:
DC Jamie Anderson  |
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| Story, photos: Kevin
Pakos for Arizona Sports Network Radio. Sponsored by teh
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@kpakone. Covering
ASU, UA, NAU, JUCO and HS Football. |
| Week 1, home vs
Page Sand Devils W 21-14 |
The season opened at home for
the Panthers. They picked up a win 21-14 over the Page
Sand Devils. It was not easy since Page was looking for
payback for the overtime loss they took when Coconino
traveled to their home last season.
The Panthers started strong on offense and finished
stronger on defense. It was the D that locked in the win
in the final moments. SO G,C 72 a sack and strip to stop
page for good.
By the numbers: Kyle Sauer carried 18 times for 111
yards with one rushing TD plus a game changing two point
conversion. He also had a catch for 12 yards. Ty Furr
was 4 for 11 and 72 yards, a rushing TD and passing TD.
Justin Brown added 69 yards on 10 carries. Zack
Christopher had a catch for 9 yards and 17 yards on
three runs.
Abel Harris scored a TD on his 36 yard catch. Kyle
Casados added 15 yards on his catch. Also went one for
two on extra point attemps.
Coco is a very young team with many sophmores getting a
lot of playing time. The program is building, becoming
stronger as the players learn to trust each other. In
this game the azfl picked some players for MVP,
Players of the Game or POG's. They were
3 Ty Furr QB/WR JR, 24 Kyle Sauer RB/OLB JR, 72 Riley
Darnel DO/OL SO, 76 Cayden Fordyce LT/DT JR, 61 Dawson
Buckley C/DE JR. Congrats on the win. |
| Week 2 on the road at Greenway
Demons in Phoenix, loss 46-14 |
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The bus ride to Phoenix
was hot, very hot. The return trip was even less fun as
the bus seemed to have trouble going over 30 miles per
hour up the mountain. It was a non conference game.
Demons won 46-14. It did not help that the following
guys did not play; SR FB/NG 40 Zack Christopher, JR DT,T
Caydence Fordyce and JR RB 24 Kyle Sauer.
Mistakes by the young Panthers would prove costly on
this night. Turnovers, missed tackles and the Demons
returning an interception for a TD in the first half
made it tough to rebound in the second half. The half
ended with Greenway leading 39-7.
Ty Furr carried it in from six yards out for the first
TD in the second quarter. In the final quarter Furr
tossed a TD pass to SR WR 12 Connor Wesson. SO K/WR/S 32
Kyle Casados hit the extra points. Connor had a nice
punt return in the fourth.
The Coco players dug deep and played well for a young
squad. In the second half they came out and got some
work in with sustained drives. The community has a lot
to be proud of in their football team. There will be
some great players and amazing games for the Panthers
history books as they make Flagstaff proud in 2017.
MVP-POG's for this week: SR
15 Justin Brown RB/SB, SR TE/DE 14 Abel Harris, JR
FB/MLB 61 Dawson Buckley. |
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| Week 3 at Payson
Longhorns 14-16 |
A
long bus ride from Flagstaff to Payson, made
worse by a weather delay, Kickoff was at 9:40.
The Panthers struggled with the weather and
delay and found themselves trailing 10-0 at
halftime. They came out and began a comeback
that would give them a 14-10 lead in the fourth.
Payson scored late in the game to go ahead
16-14. After a Panther turnover gave Payson the
ball back inside their own 20, Coconino forced a
Payson punt with 40 seconds left. Instead of
getting the ball back, Coco was called for
running into the kicker and the Longhorns ran
out the clock.
The Panthers were tested on this trip by the
weather and delay. After a slow start they
showed how much they believed in each other and
fought hard for the win. It did not go their way
on the scoreboard, but they did become stronger.
Fans of the team can take heart knowing this
very young squad can't, no won't quit, ever. The
Coconino Panthers showed everyone in Flagstaff
that the foundation for a great program was laid
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All the scoring for
Coco took place in the second half. Here is the
breakdown of who, what, how: .
In the fourth, SR TE/DE Able
Harris took a pass from Ty Furr and
turned it into a 68 yard TD. The two point try
failed.
SR RB Justin Brown had a 52
yard kick off return plus ran 9 times for 51
yards..
JR QB/FS Ty Furr was 4 of 5 for
108 yards passing with a TD pass and TD run plus
he ran for two point conversion.
SR FB/NG Zack Christopher had a
huge interception in the second half.
MVP's for the day: Abel
Harris, Zack Christopher |
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Week 4 at Mohave Thunderbirds
L 21-0 |
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| Sometimes we
have to stop and remind ourselves that
high school athletes are still young and
have complicated lives. The kids that
add the workload to be competitive
athletes in addition to being students
need to be commended and given room to
be kids. Life is tough, let's find the
good things these student athletes
accomplish in each event and tell people
about it. |
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Thunderbirds stop
Panthers in Bullhead City
An injury depleted Panthers team traveled to Bullhead
City to play the Mohave Thunderbirds. SR Bryce Wright
filled in for the injured QB JR Ty Furr and did a good
job at the helm.
HC Jeremiah Smith Said "The
defense played lights out." he added
"The D had 4 sacks and
created 2 turnovers." "We had a hard time controlling
the defensive line of Mohave on Friday." "The defense
held Mohave at critical points and gave the offense
chances we just could not capitalize on."
The defense made a bunch of
key stops including in goal line and on fourth downs.
The special teams was a bright spot and recovered an
onside kick. Coconino is a young team that is building a
program. Mohave was looking for payback after they lost
in Flagstaff last season.
The Panthers played some
amazing "no quit" football as usual. Being outmanned
each week is tough, but the young players give
everything they have each game. This team is building a
solid foundation and becoming a good unit in the
process. Losing is tough. But the City of Flagstaff can
be proud of these young men.
For the breakdown on how the
Mohave team did and names of their top players against
Coconino, check the local Flagstaff paper. They cover
Coco's foes very well.
We have some picks for our
players of the week, MVP's:
14 SR
DE/TE Abel
Harris
26 SR
DE/WR Bret
McGowan
88 JR
OL Keegan
Trainer
Congrats these talented kids,
keep working hard. We enjoy watching you play.
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