Jet Sports Training owner Bobby Rodriguez and AllSportsTucson.com’s Javier Morales talked with Mica Mountain coach Jay Campos and some of his senior standouts including QB Jaidyn Crist, LB Broden Schmidt and WR/S Riley Carson in the weekly video podcast show.
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AllSportsTucson.com’s Javier Morales and Jet Sports Training owner Bobby Rodriguez interview Mica Mountain coach Jay Campos and his players Riley Carson, Broden Schmidt and Jaidyn Crist ahead of the Thunderbolts’ 4A championship game with Phoenix Arcadia.
No. 7 Mica Mountain (11-2) at No. 1 Phoenix Arcadia (13-0)
Friday at 3 p.m. at Mountain America Stadium at Arizona State in Tempe
WHEN MICA MOUNTAIN HAS THE BALL:
Run percentage: 64.7 percent (368 rushes)
Pass percentage: 35.3 percent (201 passes)
Total yards: 3,841 (2,062 rush/1,779 pass)
Average per play: 6.8 yards
Touchdowns: 45 (24 rush/21 pass)
Mica Mountain offensive leaders
QB Jaidyn Crist, Sr., 103-192, 1,706 yards, 21 TDs, 8 INTs
RB Jeremiah Anderson, Jr., 114-670, 6 TDs
RB Colin Axford, Sr., 111-593, 11 TDs
WR Riley Carson, Sr., 40-766, 9 TDs
WR Evan Wheeler, Sr., 24-452, 8 TDs
Arcadia defensive leaders
Tackles for loss: 61 out of 967 (6.3 percent)
Sacks: 37
Interceptions: 16
LB Braden Knaub, Jr., 128 tackles, 4 TFL
DE Julian Olshan, Sr., 111 tackles, 11 TFL, 7.5 sacks
LB Chase Connelly, Sr., 95 tackles, 3 TFL
DE Grayson Stauff, Soph., 6.5 sacks
LB Joseph Hala, Jr., 5 sacks
CB Jordan Barnes, Soph., 4 INTs
S Jaxon Krohn, Sr., 4 INTs
MICA MOUNTAIN (11-2)
Head coach: Jay Campos (11-2, first year at Mica Mountain; 144-37, 15th year overall)
Thunderbolts compete in the 4A Kino. *Region game. +Playoff game. &ASU's Mountain America Stadium.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | MM | Opp |
|---|
| 8/28 | Poston Butte | W | 41 | 8 |
| 9/5 | at CDO | W | 37 | 7 |
| 9/12 | at ALA-West Foothills | L | 14 | 21 |
| 9/19 | at Sunnyside | L | 10 | 14 |
| 9/26 | Sahuarita | W | 31 | 0 |
| 10/3 | Douglas* | W | 40 | 0 |
| 10/10 | at Walden Grove* | W | 20 | 14 |
| 10/17 | Amphi* | W | 43 | 0 |
| 10/24 | Catalina Foothills* | W | 56 | 6 |
| 10/31 | at Sahuaro* | W | 21 | 0 |
| 11/14 | Lake Havasu+ | W | 35 | 0 |
| 11/21 | at Snowflake+ | W | 21 | 14 |
| 11/28 | at Gila Ridge+ | W | 31 | 3 |
| 12/5 | Arcadia+& | | | |
WHEN ARCADIA HAS THE BALL:
Run percentage: 61.2 percent (387 rushes)
Pass percentage: 38.8 percent (245 passes)
Total yards: 5,035 (2,423 rush/2,612 pass)
Average per play: 7.9 yards
Touchdowns: 65 (32 rush/33 pass)
Arcadia offensive leaders
QB Zach Smith, Sr., 163-239, 2,594 yards, 31 TDs, 4 INTs
RB Ryan Jimenez, Sr., 259-1,754, 20 TDs
RB Jax Ashley, Sr., 18-150, 4 TDs
WR Ian Slater, Sr., 59-1,067, 12 TDs
WR Konnor Kammes, Jr., 40-687, 13 TDs
Mica Mountain defensive leaders
Tackles for loss: 80 out of 688 (11.6 percent)
Sacks: 31.5
Interceptions: 17
MICA MAKING HISTORY?
Mica Mountain is going for a repeat 4A state championship tomorrow when it plays Phoenix Arcadia at 3 p.m. at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe. The Thunderbolts are trying to be the first big school from Southern Arizona to win consecutive championships in…
LB Broden Schmidt, Sr., 145 tackles, 17 TFL, 3 sacks
LB Ben Weinzinger, Sr., 75 tackles, 9.5 TFL
S Blake Beltz, Sr., 59 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3 INTs
DE Najean Anderson, Sr., 8.5 sacks
DE Sergio Raygada, 4.5 sacks
LB Reyes Rodriguez-Gallego, 3 sacks
DB Nic Regina, Jr., 4 INTs
S Riley Carson, Sr., 3 INTs
ARCADIA (13-0)
Head coach: BJ Pasquel (13-0, first year at Arcadia; 88-76, 15th year overall)
Titans compete in the 4A Desert Sky. *Region game. +Playoff game. $Saguaro High School. &ASU's Mountain America Stadium.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Arc | Opp |
|---|
| 8/29 | at Bradshaw Mountain | W | 37 | 8 |
| 9/5 | at Camelback | W | 31 | 28 |
| 9/12 | at Moon Valley | W | 49 | 0 |
| 9/18 | Deer Valley | W | 28 | 3 |
| 9/27 | ALA-West Foothills$ | W | 20 | 0 |
| 10/3 | Combs* | W | 37 | 0 |
| 10/10 | at Mesquite* | W | 63 | 21 |
| 10/17 | Poston Butte* | W | 35 | 12 |
| 10/24 | Eastmark* | W | 38 | 13 |
| 10/31 | at Snowflake* | W | 32 | 22 |
| 11/14 | St. Mary's+ | W | 50 | 25 |
| 11/21 | Marcos de Niza+ | W | 47 | 21 |
| 11/28 | ALA-West Foothills+ | W | 21 | 12 |
| 12/5 | Mica Mountain+& | | | |
SERIES RECORD
First meeting. Mica Mountain is in its fifth full varsity season. Arcadia recently had a home-and-home arrangement with Mica Mountain’s 4A Kino rival Walden Grove and won both games in 2023 (34-28 final) and 2024 (24-21). Arcadia has won seven consecutive games against Southern Arizona schools dating to a 41-21 loss to Nogales in 1999.
Mica Mountain — 1 in 2024 (4A) over AZ College Prep
Arcadia — 2 in 1960 (A) over Douglas and 1962 (AA) over Tucson High