Photos: Pusch Ridge routs Sabino 33-7
The Lions win the cat fight against the Sabercats with a 33-7 home win in a 3A East Region game, October 2, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Pusch Ridge's Vincent Plimpton lets go a yell after battering his way through the line to score against Sabino in their game on Oct. 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Nicolas Witt (51) charges in to sack Sabino's Bodhi Sanford (19) during the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's Gabe Robledo (26) manages to keep Pusch Ridge's Vincent Plimpton (20) to a short gain on his run in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's MJ Buckner (5) gets off his throw as the pocket begins to fail during the second quarter against Sabino, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's Patrick Polanco (5) hits Pusch Ridge's Andrew Fontagneres (1) and jars the ball loose to deny him a reception on the goal line in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Vincent Plimpton (20) tiptoes his way around the tackle attempt of Sabino's Anthony Dimas (0) stacking up rushing yardage in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's Bodhi Sanford (19) gets off the pass as the pocket collapses in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Caden Galloway (14) gets stretched as he’s brought down by the grip of Sabino's Madoc Roberson (56) trying to get around th end in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Andrew Fontagneres rolls his way around a Sabino defender early in the first quarter of their game, Oct. 2, 2026, in Tucson.
Pusch Ridge's Marshall Williamson (7), top, gets dragged down by Sabino's Shaundon Harris (7), putting an end to his run after catch in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's Shaundon Harris (7) makes a desperate grab to stop Pusch Ridge's Levi Adcock (9) from converting his catch into a touchdown in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's Cassius Gooding (2) splits the Pusch Ridge defense on his way to the Sabercats’s’ only score of the night, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's Christopher Yslas (1), left, Gabe Robledo (26) and Cassius Gooding (2) gang up to stop Pusch Ridge's Andrew Fontagneres (1) after his catch in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Brenden Keating (70), top, and Vincent Plimpton (20) swarm over Sabino's Bodhi Sanford (19) for a third quarter sack, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Race Pinneo fires a pass while rolling out to avoid Sabino's pressure in the second quarter of their game, Oct. 2, 2026, in Tucson.
Sabino's Bodhi Sanford (19) tries to sidestep Pusch Ridge's Jackson Hime (12) as he scrambles around the end in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Marshall Williamson high-steps out of the arm of Sabino's Shaundon Harris and through the line on a third-quarter rush on Oct. 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Joshua Wolters (16) heads for the end zone and a pick-six in the third quarter against Sabino, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Jackson Hime (12), top, and Patrick Palmer (54) finally put a stop to the burst ups the middle by Sabino's Shaundon Harris (7) in their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Race Pinneo (3) breaks up the pass intended for a Sabino receiver that ended up a Lion interception in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Vincent Plimpton (20) rushes through the arm-tackle attempt by Sabino's Christopher Yslas (1) in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's Race Pinneo (3) gets surrounded by Sabino's Anthony Dimas (0), lert, Shaundon Harris (7) and Jakob Gigstad (88) on his keeper in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's players charge onto the field to take on Sabino in a region game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Sabino's head coach Ryan McBrayer has some questions on a non-call with one of the game officials in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., October 2, 2026.
Pusch Ridge's head coach Kent Middleton shares a laugh with his Lions following their 33-7 win over the visiting Sabino Sabercats, Oct. 2, 2026, in Tucson.
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