Photos: Mica Mountain routs visiting Canyon del Oro 50-6, 4A Kino match-up
The undefeated Thunderbolts led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, then by the time the half came around they were up 50-0 over the second place Dorados in 4A a regional game, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Cameron Groves (27) celebrates after his sack put Canyon del Oro down inside their own ten in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024. The Thunderbolts exploited several Dorado turnovers to break open the game with 43 points in the second quarter in winning 50-6.
Mica Mountain's Jimmy Leon (1) cradles his second touchdown catch of the night in the second quarter against Canyon del Oro at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Josiah Thornwell (5) gestures after crossing into the end zone for a score in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School against Canyon del Oro, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Ben Weinzinger (44) nearly strips Canyon del Oro's Nick Mondragon (22) of the ball, but he hung on and found the end zone for the Dorado’s only score in a 50-6 loss at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's defensive coordinator Brett Darling leaps onto Shangkat Jwander (70) after the his unit forced a Canyon del Oro turnover inside the Dorado five at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's George Flores (75) holds teammate Josiah Thornwell (5) in the air after Thornwell scored untouched against Canyon del Oro in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Nick Mondragon (22) hits Mica Mountain's Alex Palma (14) behind the line for a loss on a pass play in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's David Luke (11) collides with Mica Mountain's Alex Palma (14) helping keep him from scoring in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Riley Carson (13) drags down the last Thunderbolt score of the night over Canyon del Oro's Cole Newton (4) with seconds left in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Dante Hudson (15) wraps up Canyon del Oro's Diangelo Alexander (34) in the third quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Blake Beltz (35) manages to pull down Canyon del Oro's Nick Mondragon (22) short of the line on a two-point conversion in the third quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Lucas Cachoeira (3) squeezes an extra yard from Mica Mountain's Roy Garcia (8) after his catch for a first down in the first quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Jayden Thoreson (2) fires over the line against Canyon del Oro in the first quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Cash Dickey (12) has a step on Mica Mountain's Dante Hudson (15) but can’t reel in the throw in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's David Luke (11) gets an arm out and keep Mica Mountain's Riley Carson (13) from getting to the pass in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Riley Carson (13) can’t turn the corner on Canyon del Oro's Brenden Lawrence (24) after his catch out wide in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Cameron Groves (27) is all alone and on the way to the end zone after reeling in a bomb on third and long against Canyon del Oro in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Shangkat Jwander (70) comes up with the fumble recovery inside the Canyon del Oro five in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Jaysen Criswell (51) hits Canyon del Oro's Gavin Bower (7) forcing him into throwing an interception in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Mason Boothe (0) holds on to keep Mica Mountain's Broden Schmidt (40) from advancing his interception in the second quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Bryce Gilmore (10) fights through the hold from Canyon del Oro's Diego Torres (20) to drop Nick Mondragon (22) on his carry in the fourth quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Payton Strang (18) manages to get the throw off over Mica Mountain's Alex Stehr (54) late in the fourth quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Josiah Thornwell (5) slips through the hands of Canyon del Oro's Brenden Lawrence (24) in the first quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Maddux Gauthier (51) gets nothing but face mask in trying to tackle Mica Mountain's Kaden White (82) in the fourth quarter of their 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's Mason Boothe (0) leads the Dorados onto the field to face the Thunderbolts in a 4A Kino game at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's Josiah Thornwell (5) and Roy Garcia (8) charge through the pom-pom line on the way to the field for their 4A Kino game against Canyon del Oro at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
During a stoppage in play, Canyon del Oro's head coach Scott McKee tries to bash apart two helmets that got fused together in a third quarter collision at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Canyon del Oro's head coach Scott McKee greets his players, including Samico Salazar (70) during their warm-ups at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
Mica Mountain's head coach Pat Nugent and Jayden Thoreson (2) discuss the Thunderbolts’ options on a drive in the second quarter against Canyon del Oro at Mica Mountain High School, Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2024.
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