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Empire Maricopa

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The Maricopa (AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 35-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Empire	0	7	0	0	7
Maricopa	14	7	7	7	35

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Maricopa (25-26)

Empire

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	29	133	.448	10.2	1	2	46	41.3
1	Austin Taylor (Sr)	13	29	133	.448	10.2	1	2	46	41.3

Maricopa

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	24	302	.542	23.2	3	0	84	138.9
1	Jose Cardona Jr (Sr)	13	24	302	.542	23.2	3	0	84	138.9

Empire

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	17	21	1.2	3	0
1	Austin Taylor (Sr)	4	-13	-3.3	1
7	Pedro Felix (Sr)	12	31	2.6		0
14	Braden Krammer (So)	1	3	3.0	3

Maricopa

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	27	103	3.8	33	2
0	A. Nelson (Jr)	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
1	Jose Cardona Jr (Sr)	4	-2	-0.5	6	0
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	3	8	2.7	13	0
10	Khaleb Johnson (Sr)	9	67	7.4	33	1
14	A. Gutterriez (Jr)	1	2	2.0	2	0
23	Azarious James (Sr)	8	24	3.0	9	1
24	Jackson Jeske (So)	1	5	5.0	5	0

Empire

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	10	130	13.0	46	1
2	Alex Elias (Jr)	2	23	11.5	12
4	Adam Armstrong (Sr)	3	31	10.3	19
9	C. Cutman- Gamboa (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3	0
11	Bryson Taton (Jr)	2	12	6.0	8
14	Braden Krammer (So)	2	61	30.5	46	1

Maricopa

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	12	301	25.1	84	3
0	A. Nelson (Jr)	1	42	42.0	42	0
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	1	28	28.0	28	1
5	Matt Barnett (Jr)	5	171	34.2	84	2
23	Azarious James (Sr)	1	20	20.0	20	0
84	Julian Lopez (Sr)	3	21	7.0	11	0
85	Ruben White (Sr)	1	19	19.0	19	0

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Empire has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Maricopa

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
79	Elias Soto (Sr)	1	1

Empire

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	21	130	6	0	157
1	Austin Taylor (Sr)	-13				-13
2	Alex Elias (Jr)		23			23
4	Adam Armstrong (Sr)		31			31
7	Pedro Felix (Sr)	31	0			31
9	C. Cutman- Gamboa (Sr)	0	3			3
11	Bryson Taton (Jr)		12	6		18
14	Braden Krammer (So)	3	61		0	64

Maricopa

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	103	301	81	47	532
0	A. Nelson (Jr)	-1	42			41
1	Jose Cardona Jr (Sr)	-2				-2
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	8	28	0		36
5	Matt Barnett (Jr)		171			171
10	Khaleb Johnson (Sr)	67		81		148
11	Fabian Marrufo (Jr)				47	47
14	A. Gutterriez (Jr)	2				2
23	Azarious James (Sr)	24	20			44
24	Jackson Jeske (So)	5				5
84	Julian Lopez (Sr)		21			21
85	Ruben White (Sr)		19			19

Empire

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	21	133	130	154
1	Austin Taylor (Sr)	-13	133		120
2	Alex Elias (Jr)			23	23
4	Adam Armstrong (Sr)			31	31
7	Pedro Felix (Sr)	31	0	0	31
9	C. Cutman- Gamboa (Sr)	0	0	3	3
11	Bryson Taton (Jr)			12	12
14	Braden Krammer (So)	3		61	64

Maricopa

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	103	302	301	405
0	A. Nelson (Jr)	-1		42	41
1	Jose Cardona Jr (Sr)	-2	302		300
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	8		28	36
5	Matt Barnett (Jr)			171	171
10	Khaleb Johnson (Sr)	67			67
14	A. Gutterriez (Jr)	2			2
23	Azarious James (Sr)	24		20	44
24	Jackson Jeske (So)	5			5
84	Julian Lopez (Sr)			21	21
85	Ruben White (Sr)			19	19

Empire

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	12	45	12.0
1	Austin Taylor (Sr)	1	0	1
2	Alex Elias (Jr)	4	1	5	2.0
3	Lukas Elias (Jr)		1	1
4	Adam Armstrong (Sr)	4	0	4	1.0
5	Logan Lundgren (Sr)	1	0	1
7	Pedro Felix (Sr)	5	1	6	3.0
9	C. Cutman- Gamboa (Sr)	2	1	3	1.0
11	Bryson Taton (Jr)	1	2	3
14	Braden Krammer (So)	4	0	4
20	Ricardo Araujo (Sr)	5	1	6
51	Z. Breinlinger (Sr)	1	0	1	1.0
55	Boden Eustis (Sr)	5	3	8	4.0
75	Joshua Gardner (Sr)	0	2	2

Maricopa

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	17	16	33	5.0
6	Clayton Neal (Sr)	5	3	8	2.0
12	Micah Winters (Sr)	3	2	5
15	Derek Day (Sr)	1		1
25	X. Mikeal Boone (So)	1	1	2
30	T. Hester (Sr)	2	2	4	1.0
33	Kingston Avery (Sr)	1	1	2
45	Travis Leftwich (Jr)	1	6	7	.5
70	James Killebrew (Jr)	1	1	2	.5
75	Zach Dail (So)	1		1	1.0

Empire

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	4.0	19	1
2	Alex Elias (Jr)	1.0	9
7	Pedro Felix (Sr)	1.0	5
9	C. Cutman- Gamboa (Sr)	.5
51	Z. Breinlinger (Sr)	1.0	5
55	Boden Eustis (Sr)	.5		1

Maricopa

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0	7
9	Brennan Pearson (Jr)		3
30	T. Hester (Sr)	1.0	2
75	Zach Dail (So)	1.0
78	Brendin Kamody (Sr)		2

Empire

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	0	3	2	1
3	Lukas Elias (Jr)			1
4	Adam Armstrong (Sr)		1	1
14	Braden Krammer (So)		1
22	Kaleb Durfey (Jr)				1
51	Z. Breinlinger (Sr)		1

Maricopa

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD
	Team Totals	2	3
6	Clayton Neal (Sr)		2
7	luke jackson (So)	1
11	Fabian Marrufo (Jr)	1
12	Micah Winters (Sr)		1

Empire

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	93	46.5	50	0
5	Logan Lundgren (Sr)	2	93	46.5	50	0

Kickoffs

Maricopa has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Empire

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	225	37.5	50	2
5	Logan Lundgren (Sr)	1	33	33.0	33	0
14	Braden Krammer (So)	5	192	38.4	50	2

Maricopa

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	0	0
8	Thomas Nix (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Empire

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	6	6.0	6	0	0		0	0	6
11	Bryson Taton (Jr)	1	6	6.0	6						6

Maricopa

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	81	40.5	81	3	47	15.7	25	0	128
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
10	Khaleb Johnson (Sr)	1	81	81.0	81						81
11	Fabian Marrufo (Jr)					3	47	15.7	25	0	47

Empire

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6			0
14	Braden Krammer (So)	1	6

Maricopa

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	5
1	Jose Cardona Jr (Sr)			5
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	1	6
5	Matt Barnett (Jr)	2	12
10	Khaleb Johnson (Sr)	1	6
23	Azarious James (Sr)	1	6

PATs and Field Goals

Empire has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Maricopa

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	5	1.0	0	1	.0	0	5
1	Jose Cardona Jr (Sr)	5	5	1.0					5
14	A. Gutterriez (Jr)	0	0		0	1	.0	0	0

Empire

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	0	1					1
14	Braden Krammer (So)		1					1

Maricopa

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	2	3	0	0	5
2	Nate Hearn (Jr)	0	1		0	1
5	Matt Barnett (Jr)		2			2
10	Khaleb Johnson (Sr)	1			0	1
23	Azarious James (Sr)	1	0			1

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Recap Video

Game Recap: Empire @ Maricopa Boys Varsity Football 2:37

Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Empire loses to Maricopa

September 5, 2025: Maricopa, AZ 85239

The Empire Ravens football team (Tucson, AZ), was topped 35-7 in Friday's non-league bout with the host Maricopa Rams (Maricopa, AZ)

With the win, Maricopa advances its record to 1-1 on the season. The Rams host Casa Grande (Casa Grande, AZ) to confront the Cougars in a non-league match on Thursday, September 11. The Cougars enter the match with a record of 1-1. Casa Grande won 56-13 in their recent non-league match against North (Phoenix, AZ)

Coming up next, the Ravens confront the St. Mary's Knights (Phoenix, AZ) in a non-league match, on Friday, September 12. Empire will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Knights enter the match with a 2-0 record after their 28-24 non-league win over Coconino (Flagstaff, AZ).

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Empire 0, Maricopa 0

Posted @ 6:57p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Maricopa1st Quarter
Maricopa kicking off to Empire.

Posted @ 6:59p
0 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Maricopa1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Maricopa - #10 Khaleb Johnson with a 9 Yd Rushing TD. Empire 0, Maricopa 6

Posted @ 7:06p
0 - 7

Made Point After
Maricopa1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr PAT Good. Empire 0, Maricopa 7

Posted @ 7:06p
0 - 13

Passing Touchdown
Maricopa1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr 84 Yd pass completed to #5 Matt Barnett for a TD. Empire 0, Maricopa 13

Posted @ 7:18p
0 - 14

Made Point After
Maricopa1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr PAT Good. Empire 0, Maricopa 14

Posted @ 7:18p
0 - 14

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Empire 0, Maricopa 14

Posted @ 7:24p
6 - 14

Passing Touchdown
Empire2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Empire - 16 Yd pass completed for a TD. Empire 6, Maricopa 14

Posted @ 7:27p
7 - 14

Made Point After
Empire2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Empire - PAT Good. Empire 7, Maricopa 14

Posted @ 7:27p
7 - 20

Rushing Touchdown
Maricopa2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Maricopa - #23 Azarious James with a 9 Yd Rushing TD. Empire 7, Maricopa 20

Posted @ 7:56p
7 - 21

Made Point After
Maricopa2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr PAT Good. Empire 7, Maricopa 21

Posted @ 7:57p
7 - 21

Halftime
Halftime
Empire 7, Maricopa 21

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Posted @ 8:06p
7 - 21

Start of 3rd Quarter
Empire3rd Quarter
Empire to kick off to Maricopa.

Posted @ 8:31p
7 - 27

Passing Touchdown
Maricopa3rd Quarter Under a minute
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr 37 Yd pass completed to #5 Matt Barnett for a TD. Empire 7, Maricopa 27

Posted @ 8:58p
7 - 28

Made Point After
Maricopa3rd Quarter Under a minute
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr PAT Good. Empire 7, Maricopa 28

Posted @ 8:58p
7 - 28

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Empire 7, Maricopa 28

Posted @ 9:02p
7 - 34

Rushing Touchdown
Maricopa4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Maricopa - 29 Yd Rushing TD. Empire 7, Maricopa 34

Posted @ 9:27p
7 - 35

Made Point After
Maricopa4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Maricopa - #1 Jose Cardona Jr PAT Good. Empire 7, Maricopa 35

Posted @ 9:27p
7 - 35

Two-Minute Warning
Empire4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Empire has the ball. Empire 7, Maricopa 35

Posted @ 9:30p
7 - 35

End of Game
Final
Empire 7, Maricopa 35

Posted @ 9:34p

Highlight Videos

Players of the Game

Empire (25-26)

Empire has not selected any Players of the Game.

Maricopa (25-26)

Congratulations to #1 Jose Cardona Jr (overall), #5 Matt Barnett (offensive), #6 Clayton Neal (defensive) and #12 Micah Winters (special teams) for being selected the Maricopa Football Players of the Game.

Empire @ Maricopa Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 5, 2025 @ 7p

Maricopa High School

The Maricopa (AZ) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Empire (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 35-7.

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Rankings & Records

Empire (25-26)

National	AZ	Div.
9,484	152	38

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
3-6	3-1	1-4	2-2	.333	.750	179	261

Maricopa (25-26)

National	AZ	Div.
3,563	63	25

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
6-3	3-2	4-0	2-3	.667	.600	227	156

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Empire	0	2.6	1.8	6.0	19.9
Maricopa	5.0	4.2	6.0	7.6	25.2

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Team Stat Comparison

Empire		Maricopa
83.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	126.4
119.8	Passing Yards Per Game	134.0
116.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	124.0
203.4	Total Yards Per Game	260.4
53.1	Tackles Per Game	59.8
3.1	Sacks Per Game	1.3
4.3	Points Per Game	2.6
-	Pancake Blocks	3

Team Leaders

Empire		Maricopa	National Avg.
#24 Jalen Camacho61.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#1 Jose Cardona Jr42.9	12.1
#1 Austin Taylor115.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Jose Cardona Jr126.6	12.2
#14 Braden Krammer41.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#5 Matt Barnett35.6	9.6
#1 Austin Taylor115.7	Total Yards Per Game	#1 Jose Cardona Jr174.8	26.4
#7 Pedro Felix7.8	Tackles Per Game	#6 Clayton Neal11.5	2.6
#55 Boden Eustis0.6	Sacks Per Game	#46 Xander Rios1.0	0.2
#14 Braden Krammer4.1	Points Per Game	#1 Jose Cardona Jr2.6	2.1
-	Pancake Blocks	#60 Michael Schlig1	5

Record Breakdown

Empire (25-26)		Maricopa (25-26)
3-6	Overall	6-3
3-1	League	3-2
0-5	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
1-4	Home	4-0
2-2	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-6	In-State	6-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0