Photos: Desert View overwhelms Mountain View 48-0
The Jaguars stay unbeaten with a 48-0 shutout of the Mountain Lions in a battle of the Views, September 18, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Mountain View's Joseph Gomez can’t keep Desert View's Desmond Dowayee from breaking through the line on a first-down run in the second quarter on Sept. 18, 2026.
Desert View's Robert Medrano (4) nearly rips the helmet off of Desert View's Robert Medrano (4) stiff-arming him on an end run in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Anthony Rodarte skips around the lunge of Mountain View's Nate McCurdy and pick up a few more yards on his run-after-catch in the first quarter of their game on Sept. 18, 2026, in Tucson.
Mountain View's Vincent Nguyen (12) slings a pass under Desert View's Cristian Salgado (9) avoiding the rush in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Darvice Armstrong (42) and Anakin Rivera (28) swarm over Mountain View's Vincent Nguyen (12) for a sack in the first quarter of their game on Sept. 18, 2026, in Tucson.
Mountain View's Drake Davis gets to the outside, outrunning Desert View's Donald Birdow in the first quarter of their game on Sept. 18, 2026.
Desert View's Eric Barcelo (14) absorbs some helmet-to-helmet contact from Mountain View's Blaze Carreon (22) while fighting for yardage after the catch in the grip of Matt Zamorano (20) in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Greg McKinstry (5) tries to split the grips of Mountain View's Price Ramsey (21), bottom, and Cyrus Arvizu (50) after his first quarter catch, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Mountain View's Gavin Brown (11) does just enough to reach back and nudge the ball out of the hands of Desert View's Eric Barcelo (14) and save a touchdown catch in the first quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Mountain View's Vincent Nguyen (12) tries to dump off a pass and avoid the sack by Desert View's Robert Medrano (4) in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Mountain View's Drake Davis (4) just manages to keep from rolling his ankle as he’s hit in the backfield by Desert View's Donald Birdow (21) in the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Mountain View's Nate McCurdy (7) has his catch negated even before getting hit by Desert View's Keanu Romero (19) as the Mountain Lions pick up a penally on the play, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Lamichael Flannigan (6) leaps in front of Mountain View's Jayden Morales (8) for an interception in the dying seconds of the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Lamichael Flannigan slams into Mountain View's Nate McCurdy, stopping his run after making a catch in the third quarter of their game on Sept. 18, 2026.
Desert View's Andrew Godoy (15) has plenty of protection as he stands in the pocket to get off a pass against Mountain View, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Eric Barcelo (14) runs out the reach of Mountain View's Andrew Muhlestein (9) adding yardage to his catch in the third quarter, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Mountain View's Andrew Muhlestein’s grip on the jersey of Desert View's Desmond Dowayee isn’t near enough to stop him from breaking away and scoring on Sept. 18, 2026, in Tucson. The Jaguars won 48-0.
Desert View's Donald Birdow (21) gets just enough of Mountain View's Jaylen Merrion (0) to stop him from converting his catch over the middle into points in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Tyson Lucero (23) keeps his grip on Mountain View's Drake Davis (4) slowing him down until help arrives to stop his kick return up the middle in the third quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Anthony Rodarte (2) dances between Mountain View's Price Ramsey (21) and Alejandro Garced (28) after a catch in the fourth quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Andrew Godoy looks for room to run as he gets the Jaguars inside the five on a scramble against Mountain View on Sept. 18, 2026.
Desert View's Eric Barcelo (14) juggles the ball trying to find the handle after hauling in a catch behind Mountain View's Jayden Morales (8), left, and Matt Zamorano (20) that put the Jaguars in the red zone during the second quarter of their game, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Mountain View's head coach Matt Johnson has instructions for the Mountain Lions during a stoppage in play in the third quarter at Desert View, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View head coach Robert Bonillas calls for the PAT after a Jaguar score in the first quarter against Mountain View on Sept. 18, 2026. The Jaguars won 48-0.
Mountain View's players shrug into their pads and jerseys as they get ready to take on Desert View, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
Desert View's Donald Birdow (21) runs a pattern during warmups as the Jaguars prepare to host Mountain View, Tucson, Ariz., September 18, 2026.
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