Photos: Salpointe 48, Pinnacle 10, first round of the state open division playoffs
Salpointe pulled away with a second half surge to drop Pinnacle 48-10 in the opening round the State Open Division playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., November 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Lathan Ransom (8) celebrates with Dae Han Chang (1)after his catch and run staked the Lancers to a lead early against Pinnacle in the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Connor Witthoft (41), left, and Coben Bourguet (7) team up to bring down Pinnacle's Marcus Libman (3) for a loss in the first quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Pinnacle's Trevor Crawford (20) holds on to drag down Salpointe's Bijan Robinson (5) on an end run in the second quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's head coach Dennis Bene embraces several of his players following the Lancers' 48-10 win over Pinnacle in the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Connor Witthoft (41) jumps for joy after pulling down an interception against Pinnacle in the third quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Sergio Sanchez (35), left, Shamon Davis (40) and Robbie Dotson (39) team up to drop Pinnacle's Kenji Roland (8) at the line in the third quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Treyson Bourguet (2) gets hit by Pinnacle's Anthony Franklin (50) but manages to dump off the ball which ended up being a Bijan Robinson touchdown in the third quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Christian Ralls (31) drags down Pinnacle's Matt Goodlow (33) by his shirttail in the third quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Sergio Sanchez (35) shows off the ball after coming up with a Pinnacle fumble in the third quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Pinnacle's Devon Dampier (16) pounces on his own fumble before a trio of Salpointe players can in the fourth quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Bijan Robinson, left, plows his way over Pinnacle's Anthony Franklin (50) in the fourth quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs in Tucson on Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Pinnacle's Shane Sunday (81) beats the coverage of Salpointe's Christian Ralls (31) for a catch inside the Lancer 20 in the first quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
Salpointe's Lathan Ransom (8) tires to stiff his arm way past Pinnacle's Jansen Malvick (82) to a few more yards on a punt return in the first quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Salpointe vs Pinnacle
The ball slips past Salpointe's Coben Bourguet (7) and into the arms of /p20 for an interception in the second quarter of the opening round of the state Open Division Playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2019.
Kelly Presnell
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