At Marana, Christian Jimenez passed for 5 TDs to lead the Apaches into the playoffs with a 3-1 mark in the Kino Region and 6-4 overall. Jimenez was 14 of 24 for 225 yards. The Tigers finished 0-4 and 1-9.
• Highlight reel: Jimenez threw three of his TD passes in the 20-point second quarter. Steve Rodriguez caught two, while Jose Esquivel caught one.
• Player of the game: Jimenez, who threw TD passes for 19, 31, 34, 20 and 22 yards.
• By the numbers: 95. Penalty yards against Nogales
• He said it: "I was excited when I found out we were going to pass the ball this week. Our receivers had great games, I'm very proud of them." Nogales' Jimenez
Ric Rivas
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