Photos: Mica Mountain shuts out Canyon del Oro 30-0, moves to 2-0
The Thunderbolts took a awhile to find fourth gear, notching 21 points in the fourth quarter to drop the Dorados 30-0, September 4, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. Mica Mountain stays unbeaten at 2-0, CDO drops to 1-1.
Mica Mountain's Jeremiah Anderson (3) cruises into the end zone practically untouched to add to the lead against Canyon del Oro in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Luis Garcia, top, manages to do just enough to keep the ball out of reach of Mica Mountain's Kaden Watson, breaking up a catch in the red zone in the second quarter of their game, Sept 4, 2026, in Tucson.
Mica Mountain's Juan Martinez (75) comes in to nail Canyon del Oro's Peyton Strang (18) and help sack him in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's Brenton Baker (7) can’t keep the ball out of the hands of Canyon del Oro's Damarion Lee (7) as the Thunderbolts give up the interceptions in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Luis Garcia (21) manages to nudge Mica Mountain's Jeremiah Anderson (3) out of bounds and save the score in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Ryan Luke (40) muscles his way out of the grip of Mica Mountain's Jack Andrews (10) and gains yardage in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Jayden Smith (11) reverses course to throw off Mica Mountain's Jacob Stough (42) and add a few more yards after his catch in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Dylan Marcoux (54) and his fingertip grip on the shirttail of Canyon del Oro's Jackson Wright (2) is the only thing keeping him from scoring in the fourth quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's Uzziel Galvan gets to Canyon del Oro's Dariel Atondo first to drag him down and stop his sweep in the final minute of the game on Sept. 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Peyton Strang (18) gets off the throw over the rush of Mica Mountain's Dean Wemmer (21) in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's Jeremiah Anderson dodges through the line on his way to opening the scoring on the night against Canyon del Oro in the first quarter on Sept. 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's Jeremiah Anderson (3) breaks away to get the Thunderbolts into the red zone early in the first quarter against Canyon del Oro, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
With the pocket collapsing around him, Mica Mountain's Michael Consavage (16) stands in and delivers the TD throw against Canyon del Oro in the fourth quarter of their game on Sept. 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Luis Garcia (21) stops Mica Mountain's Kaden Watson (4) just inches short of the goal line on his catch over the middle in the fourth quarter of the game, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's Adam Becker squirts through the pile at the line on a keeper to score in the fourth quarter against Canyon del Oro on Sept. 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's Brenton Baker gets off the throw under pressure against Canyon del Oro in the second quarter of their game on Sept. 4, 2026.
The Mica Mountain student section welcomes the players over to sing the school’s fight song in celebration of the 30-0 victory against Canyon del Oro, Tucson, Ariz., September 4, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's head coach Scott McKee listens in on the post-game discussion following the Dorado’s shutout 30-0 loss on the road to Mica Mountain on Sept. 4, 2026.
Mica Mountain's head coach Jay Campos watches over the Thunderbolts as they get ready to face Canyon del Oro at home on Sept. 4.
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