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Division II state football championship: Ironwood Ridge 27, Peoria Centennial 3: I-Ridge captures title
Ironwood Ridge coach Matt Johnson holds the championship trophy as the Nighthawks celebrate the school's second state title in a team sport.
Division II state football championship: Ironwood Ridge 27, Peoria Centennial 3: I-Ridge captures title
Ironwood Ridge running back Anthony Braunreiter leaps through an opening in the Centennial defense in the second quarter at Sun Devil Stadium.
Division II state football championship: Ironwood Ridge 27, Peoria Centennial 3: I-Ridge captures title
TEMPE - The day began quietly.
HS football: Nighthawks coach Johnson keeps team laughing, loose — because Centennial is no joke
The past three weeks, right before his team has taken the field, Ironwood Ridge coach Matt Johnson has told his team a joke.
High school football: Ironwood Ridge seeking a rarity
Palo Verde celebrated a state title at Arizona Stadium in 2005, but it's rare for a local team to win one in the Phoenix area.
High school football: Ironwood Ridge seeking a rarity
When Ironwood Ridge beat Tempe Marcos de Niza in the Division II semifinals, it accomplished a program first by advancing to the state championship football game.
Salpointe fails to keep up
Peoria Centennial running back Jalen Ortiz was a thorn in Salpointe's side all night, rushing for 219 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.
Salpointe fails to keep up
Salpointe receiver Cameron Denson had 112 yards against Centennial, almost half of the Lancers' total yards in the loss.
Salpointe fails to keep up
Lancers defender Kevin Hamlett, left, breaks up a pass intended for Centennial's Shawn Poindester in the end zone during the second quarter of their Division II state semifinal at Amphitheater High School.
Salpointe fails to keep up
Salpointe Catholic had a chance to grab a piece of elusive momentum at the start of the second quarter against Peoria Centennial on Friday in a Division II semifinal.
November 17, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
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