Ironwood Ridge beat Tucson 37-22 for a 5th consecutive victory
TUCSON — Sophomore kicker Issac Rhonehouse booted three first half field goals Friday night as Ironwood Ridge beat visiting Tucson 37-22.
The Nighthawks (6-1) jumped out to a 16-0 lead on their way to a fifth straight victory. Rhonehouse made kicks of 30, 45 and 27 yards prior to the break.
Dominic Norris hit Matthew Kroner on a 68-yard touchdown passes in the 1st quarter to help power the Ironwood Ridge offense.
The Nighthawks won their sixth game this season coming off a 2022 campaign in which they had just one victory and missed the playoffs for the first time since the program’s first season in 2002 (18 straight post-season appearances).
IRHS entered the week ranked No. 9 in Conference 5A in the first AZPreps365 rankings. Right now two teams in 5A are slated to appear in the Open Division state tournament which would mean the Nighthawks would be in line for a home playoff game as a Top 8 seed.
Tucson (1-5) opened the season with a victory over Phoenix South Mountain but has since lost five straight games.
Here are all your scores from Week 8 of the high school football season involving teams from Southern Arizona:
- Bisbee 74, Palo Verde 26
- Buena 36, Desert View 14
- Canyon del Oro 50, Catalina Foothills 14
- Douglas 27, Cholla 0
- Empire 27, Amphitheater 20
- Ironwood Ridge 37, Tucson 22
- Maricopa 41, Nogales 0
- Mica Mountain 57, Pueblo 0
- Morenci 14, Pusch Ridge Christian 7
- Mountain View 35, Flowing Wells 14
- Phoenix Christian 40, Benson 14
- Pima 62, Globe 0
- Rio Rico 38, Sahuarita 8
- Safford 24, Round Valley 21 (Thursday)
- Salpointe Catholic 29, Corona del Sol 20
- Santa Cruz Valley 22, San Tan Charter 19
- St. David 77, Fort Thomas 34
- Sunnyside 17, Marana 6
- Thatcher 27, Sabino 20
- Tombstone 69, Catalina 0
- Vista Grande 54, Rincon/University 14
- Walden Grove 51, Sahuaro 8
- Willcox 7, Tanque Verde 0
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