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Falcons finally fly!<br>

Good offensive blocking, as seen above by the Falcons in black, created holes for the team’s running backs and allowed for the Falcons’ first win of the season against Tuba City Public last Saturday.

Key to the win were harder, more aggressive plays by the team’s running backs, and the blocking efforts of the offensive line. They successfully carved out holes in the Tuba City Public defense, allowing the RBs to get through and score, and seem to have found the focused attitude the team has been searching for all season.

“We came out from the beginning with more intensity,” said Head Coach Scott Mayfield. “We played hard from the start and kept that momentum throughout the whole game.”

The first quarter belonged to Williams as No. 34 Tyrell Valdivia ran a kickoff return right past Tuba City into the endzone on the opening play of the game. Before the first quarter was even over, Valdivia clawed out another touchdown, this one for 10-15 yards on a pass from quarterback Alex Ruiz, No. 12.

The stunned opponents responded in the second period with a TD of their own, but the mighty birds swung back around issuing a No. 33, Ethan Durnez, 10-yard scoring handoff run. The Falcons then added extra mayo to that victory sandwich with a Td run from No. 10 Trevor Parenteau.

Tuba City Public came back once more with a long run for a TD, but it was too little, too late for the away team allowing the Falcons, who will face off against Wickenburg this Saturday in Williams at 2 p.m., the victory.

“It was a good game,” said Ruiz, who is looking forward to the team’s next outing. “We won by a lot of blocking up front and high running by the running backs."


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