2A Cross-Region Game
The No. 3 San Tan Charter Roadrunners (8–0, 4–0 2A Metro 1) honor their seniors Friday at 7:00 PM against the No. 8 St. Johns Redskins (7–2, 4–0 2A East) in the 2A cross-region game, a rematch of last year's 28–27 overtime loss at St. Johns. The Roadrunners won the 2A Metro 1 unbeaten and come in off back-to-back shutouts, 58–0 at Lincoln Prep and 63–0 at Miami. St. Johns won the 2A East and has won five straight since a 2–2 start.
Last year's Redskins went on to reach the 2A state final, where they lost 27–22 to Scottsdale Christian. Final AIA rankings and the 24-team bracket are released Saturday at noon, and the top eight seeds earn a first-round bye. The playoffs open October 30.
San Tan Charter finished the regular season with a second straight shutout, winning 63–0 at Miami in a non-region game. Luke Cardis went 7-of-9 for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Henry Tauscher caught four passes for 75 yards and two scores, and Landon McDermott ran for 119 yards and a touchdown on four carries as the Roadrunners rushed for 330 yards. A week earlier the Roadrunners closed 2A Metro 1 play 4–0 with a 58–0 win at Lincoln Prep, where Cardis completed 15 of 16 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns.
St. Johns plays in the 2A East under Head Coach Jake Udall and finished region play 4–0 with a 21–2 win at Morenci, scoring all of its points in the first and third quarters. Junior Brigham Patterson ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries; he leads the Redskins with 1,030 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. St. Johns' two losses came in consecutive September games against Santa Cruz Valley and Round Valley.
MaxPreps season statistics, updated October 18 — seven played games (the October 2 forfeit is excluded from per-game figures).
MaxPreps team statistics (San Tan Charter updated October 18) and AZPreps365 scores. San Tan Charter per-game figures are over its seven played games (the October 2 forfeit excluded); St. Johns over nine. Takeaways are interceptions plus fumble recoveries.
Averages 14.5 yards per carry and 118 rushing yards a game, with 14 touchdowns and five 100-yard games. Also 30 tackles and two sacks at linebacker.
Completing 76.7 percent of his passes with 16 touchdowns against one interception. Threw for 1,810 yards and 27 touchdowns as a sophomore.
Averages 32.2 yards per catch with a long of 82; 96 yards and two touchdowns on two catches at Lincoln Prep. Two interceptions on defense.
The Redskins' workhorse: 9.1 yards per carry, 20 total touchdowns and 126 points in nine games.
Senior athlete who does a bit of everything: the team's leading tackler, its No. 2 passer and leading receiver, and seven rushing touchdowns.
Junior free safety who plays near the line: eight sacks and 17 tackles for loss lead the team.
Tonight San Tan Charter honors its senior football players, cheerleaders and swimmers at halftime.
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