Photos: Sabino takes down Round Valley 28-20 in the second round of the state 3A football playoffs
The Sabercats continue their 2023 playoff run into the semis with a 28-20 win over the Elks, Tucson, Ariz., November 9. Their prize is 11-1 and No. 1 seed Mohave, whose only loss came on the final day of regular season play to the Sabercats.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Cameron Hackworth (1) gets off the pass despite the pressure from Round Valley's Gavin Pettit (32) second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023. The Sabercats held on in a back-and-forth battle for 28-20 win over the Elks.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Dashawn Engram (3) fights through the hold of Round Valley's Cody Finch (66) and the stiff arm from running back Kyle Clark (2) to drag Clark down for a loss in their state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Devon Waxwood (12) manages to hold onto the ball for a catch behind Round Valley's Jonathan Madrid (10) in the final minutes of the fourth quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023. Waxwood’s yards after catch essentially put the game out of reach of the Elks.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Connor Lueker (11) exults after making a scoring a grab early in the first quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Gauge Baker (5) comes in late with a head-first hit on Sabino's Shamar Berryhill (4) in the second quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023. Baker was ejected from the game following on the penalty.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Dashawn Engram (3) holds his ground against Round Valley's Ryker Marble (3) stopping his rush up the middle in the first quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Amonte Edwards (5) holds on to drag down Round Valley's Brett Jordan (23) just short of the goal line in the first quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Zachary Binford-Wiggins (46) gets take off his feet by a side hit from Round Valley's Trayce Whiting (18) on a first quarter run in their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Zachari Haley (19) loses his grip on the ball as he’s stripped by Round Valley's Gauge Baker (5) in the red zone in the first quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023. The Sabercats retained possession after a scramble for the loose ball.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Shamar Berryhill (4) and quarterback Cameron Hackworth (1) get flagged by the back judge during their celebration of Berryhill’s scoring catch against Round Valley in the second quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Brody Crick (24) is all alone for the long catch-and-run touchdown in the second quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Mason Cade (8) applies the pressure on Round Valley's Ryker Marble (3) in the second quarter forcing an incompletion in the second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Devon Waxwood (12) has a sure interception slip through his hands against Round Valley in the state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Isaiah Robertson (2) bursts through the line to block Round Valley's Ryker Marble’s (3) field goal attempt, the last play of the second quarter of their state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Cameron Hackworth (1) scoots up the middle past against Round Valley's Connor Lueker (11) on his way to pay dirt in the third quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Zachary Binford-Wiggins (46) can’t stiff-arm his way around a Round Valley defender on a two-point conversion attempt during the third quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Brody Crick (24) gets a half-step on Sabino's Brit Roberson (7), enough room to haul in the ball and get to the end zone in the third quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Zachary Binford-Wiggins (46) bounces off the tackle attempt by Round Valley's Jeffrey Cochran (42) in third the quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Cameron Hackworth (1) can’t evade Round Valley's Brody Ziegler (12) and goes down for a sack in the third quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Isaiah Robertson (2) corrals Round Valley's Kyle Clark (2) trying to break through the middle in the third quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Ryker Marble (3) twists out of the arms of Sabino's Zachary Binford-Wiggins (46) during a protracted scramble that ended in a sack on third down during the third quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Max Trainer (9) forces his way through Round Valley's Ryker Marble (3) getting inside the five in the fourth quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Kyle Clark (2) can’t get around the corner on Sabino's Dashawn Engram (3) and Mason Cade (8), losing yardage late in the fourth quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Zachary Binford-Wiggins (46) goes head-to-head with Round Valley's Brett Jordan (23) on a run for a first down in the fourth quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Zachari Haley (19) gets upended by Round Valley's Jeffrey Cochran (42) trying to get out of the backfield on a swing pass in the fourth quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs | Nov. 9, 2023
Sabino quarterback Cameron Hackworth (1) breaks up the middle on a scrambling run out of a collapsing pocket during the Sabercats’ second-round Class 3A playoff win over Round Valley on Nov. 9.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's head coach Ryan McBrayer and his staff wonder if there should be a call against Round Valley for roughing in the last minutes of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino assistant coach Sly Lewis tries to get his offense organized in the red zone against Round Valley in the fourth quarter of their second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Mason Cade (8) gives teammate Sabino's Shamar Berryhill (4) a hug as the two celebrate a 28-20 win over Round Valley in the second round state 3A playoff game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023. The win sets up a rematch with Mohave, whose only loss on the season thus far came against the Sabercats on the last week of the regular season.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Round Valley's Ryker Marble (3) is consoled by a coach following the Elks elimination in the second round of the state 3A playoffs at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Former Sabino standout, Arizona and NFL player Brooks Reed gets to lead the postgame huddle after the Sabercats second round playoff win over Round Valley at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
Sabino vs Round Valley, state 3A football playoffs
Sabino's Shamar Berryhill (4) runs routes with the specialists getting warmed up at sundown for the Sabercats’ game against Round Valley in the second round of the state 3A playoffs at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., November 9, 2023.
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