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Hayden’s Ryan Donovan (#2) skirts around Valley Lutheran’s Matthew Pennington (#1). Hayden’s Michael Guerrero (#82) hurries to help.
After starting the season with consecutive losses, the Hayden football team has now won three-straight games, the most recent a lopsided 50 – 8 win against visiting Valley Lutheran last Friday night.
Junior quarterback Mario Mariscal threw for two touchdowns while senior running back Ryan Donovan rushed for 110 yards in the win.
Hayden’s Sr. running back Ryan Donovan rushes during the homecoming victory over Valley Lutheran.
Defensively, the Lobos registered three sacks and three interceptions, including two by Omar Lopez and another by Joel Rodriguez.
Rodriguez and sophomore Noah Monroy each finished with a team-high eight tackles.
The Lobos take on rival Ray this Friday on the Cats’ Homecoming.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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