At Casa Grande, Tucson's Markes Reed and Peter Borquez turned in strong performances. Now the Badgers will play for the 5A-I Southern Region title next week at Salpointe.
The Badgers (5-4, 2-0) held a 35-0 lead before Casa Grande scored 16 second-half points and threatened late in fourth quarter.
• Highlight reel: Adrian Montiel caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Borquez to go up 28-0.
• Player of the game: Borquez. The senior had an efficient game, passing for 232 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions
• He said it: "We have a great opportunity next week, playing for the region title. In recent years this has been uncharted waters for Tucson High." — Badgers coach Vincent Smith
