Photos: Catalina Foothills upsets Pueblo 29-28
The Falcons got their first win of the season against the Warriors in thrilling fashion, 29-28, with a no-time on the clock TD catch and a two-point conversion, September 25, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Catalina Foothills' Aziz Kassire, left, runs in to celebrate with Khalil Azzam (1) after his catch on a 2-point conversion with no time on the clock gave the Falcons a 29-28 upset victory over Pueblo on Sept. 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Aziz Kassire (2) out-lumps Pueblo's Nathaniel Rodriguez (8), left, Mark Alcoverde (19) and Elias Lomas (16) to drag down a catch on a desperation heave into the end zone with no time left to get the Falcons to 27 Pueblo 28, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Saint Lopez (6) drags Catalina Foothills's Justin Newberg (52) along by his jersey tail, breaking a run off in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Khalil Azzam (1) slithers into the end zone to open the night’s scoring in the first queer against Pueblo, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Alieu Marong (11) splits Pueblo's Lonell Reed (22), left, and Ismael Granillo (27) on his way to a score on a punt return in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Jesus Enriquez (2) out races the reach of Pueblo's Anthony Sanchez (3) on a kick-off return in the second quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Saint Lopez (6) gets sandwiched by Pueblo's Diego Acuna (24), left, and Khalil Azzam (1) in the second quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Saint Lopez (6) tries to get through the pincers of Catalina Foothills's Hector Lopez (24), left, and Josue Cossio (70) in the second quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Calleghn Chief (4) gets enough of a grip to drag down Pueblo's Jesus Enriquez (2) on his run after a catch in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Roman Otero (1) stands in a collapsing pocket to get off the pass under pressure from the Catalina Foothills defense in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Saint Lopez (6) runs into teammate Mark Alcoverde (19) getting enough of a block to spring Alcovere for a touchdown run down the sideline in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Roman Otero (1) steps up to elude Catalina Foothills's Gavin Inge (88), avoid the sack and scramble the Warriors into the red zone in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Damon Brown (41) gets a grip on the ball but can’t pry it out of the hands of Pueblo's Jesus Enriquez (2) as he rushes up the middle in the third quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Khalil Azzam (1) bowls over Pueblo's Oscar Bravo (7) who manages to hold on to drop him in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Saint Lopez (6) holds on until help arrives to take down Catalina Foothills's Alieu Marong (11) for a loss on his rush in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Santin Valles, left, wrestles with Catalina Foothills' Justin Newberg in the fight for an extra yard following his catch in the third quarter of their game on Sept. 25, 2026, in Tucson.
The ball slips through the arms of Catalina Foothills's Aziz Kassire (2) as Pueblo's Mark Alcoverde (19) plays catch-up on defense in the fourth quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Payson Wooley (5) can’t handle the throw in front of Pueblo's Cruz Grijalva (13) in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Payson Wooley (5) stretches all out but the throw’s too high and falls incomplete in the fourth quarter against Pueblo, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo’s Jaime Mazon (31) left, Oscar Bravo (7) and Christian Pech Denogean (20) team-up to stop Catalina Foothills's Alieu Marong (11) on his run in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Davian Nogales (11) leaps in to deny Catalina Foothills's Aziz Kassire (2) a catch late in the fourth quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Dariuss Taylor (12) gets hit on the arm by a Pueblo lineman as he makes the pass attempt in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Payson Wooley (5) makes the catch in front of Pueblo's Ishmael Howard (9) that he ended up scoring on to the cut the Warriors’s lead to seven in the final minute of the game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Armahn Corral-Flores (55) nails Catalina Foothills's Drew Kumar (12) but not in time to stop the throw in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Aziz Kassire (2) can’t take advantage of the step he has on Pueblo's Cruz Grijalva (13) to make the catch on a long bomb thrown just out of reach early in their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Aziz Kassire (2) goes down in the arms of Pueblo's Erik Mercado (70) and Pueblo's Roberto Federico (98) for a sack in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Calleghn Chief (4) hooks Pueblo's Mark Alcoverde (19) by the face mask, but didn’t pick up the flag in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's Saint Lopez (6) forces his way into the end zone for the tying score late in the second quarter of the game against Catalina Foothills, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's center Ben Musil (51) and quarterback Drew Kumar (12) work on their long snaps in the moments before kick-off against Pueblo, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Pueblo's head coach Sly Lewis makes his argument to one of the game officials during the third quarter against Catalina Foothills, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's head coach Daniel Sainz has some words with one of the officials during a time out in the first quarter against Pueblo, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
Catalina Foothills's Mason Clark (44) gets a big hug after the Falcons broke into the win column with a 29-28 last second upset of Pueblo, Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 2026.
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