Mountain Ridge flag football dominates Mesa Mountain View
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The Glendale Mountain Ridge flag football team dominated Mesa Mountain View, 30-0, on Thursday, Sept. 17, marking head coach Whitney Warmus' first win over the Toros since flag football became a sanctioned Arizona Interscholastic Association sport.
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The Mountain Lions were led by junior quarterback Amiaya Tice, who tossed four touchdown passes.
The Toros, even with dual-threat QB Tierah Metcalf, had a hard time moving the ball at times. Their pass rush was excellent but not enough on an evening that belonged to Tice and the Mountain Lions.
Key plays
Toros' junior defensive back Kiya Shoemake intercepted Tice on Mountain Ridge's first series of the game at the 8:05 mark of the first quarter. But late in the quarter, Tice got the Mountain Lions going with a 10-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Allie Jensen, giving the Mountain Lions a 6-0 lead.
Tice found senior receiver Tahlia Hempen for a 20-yard score to push Mountain Ridge's lead to 13-0 with five minutes to go in the second quarter. Tice again connected with Hempen on a 37-yard TD pass later in the third quarter.
Key players
Mountain Ridge junior QB Amiaya Tice completed 18 of 31 passes for 216 yards and four touchdowns, along with two interceptions. She added 20 yards on the ground.
Mountain Lion's senior receiver Tahlia Hempen caught four passes for 77 yards and two scores.
Toros defensive back Kiya Shoemake intercepted two passes on the night.
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@TheMRHS junior QB talking about the dominant 30-0 victory over @MVTOROS_AD. Mountain Ridge improves to 2-0 on the season. @azc_prepspic.twitter.com/6Ym26wXtsW
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