Desert Edge advances in 5A playoffs behind big night from Nate Jones
.oembed-frame {width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;border:0;} Desert Edge LB Nate Jones all over the field tonight.His second sack of the game forces this Mountain Pointe punt.Already has a rushing TD on offense and another TFL on defense.
Key points
- In the dominant win, which saw Desert Edge (9-2) rest its starters for the entire fourth quarter, Jones finished with two sacks and two tackles for loss and had an eight-yard touchdown run – all in the first half.
- Playing offense isn’t something that Jones does every game; just when Desert Edge coach Henri MacArthur and the staff believes he can be utilized the best.
- “And we thought early on when we got down there that he could have an impact.” After the teams traded drives, Desert Edge extended the lead to 14-0 on an 18-yard pass from Roskopf to senior wide receiver Zerek Sidney with 5:42 left in the second.
After two straight losses to Phoenix Mountain Pointe and ALA Gilbert North in late September, Goodyear Desert Edge senior linebacker Nate Jones delivered a simple message to the team.
Additional details
- He brings a different energy to the team.” Jones got the scoring started with an eight-yard touchdown run to go up 7-0 with 4:07 left in the first quarter, bulldozing his way into the end zone.
- Jones then got a sack on Mountain Pointe’s next drive, which led to a 24-yard field goal from junior kicker Esteban Antonsen-Ayala to make it 17-0 late in the second.
- “I came in and told the kids, ‘I’m taking over.’” He has certainly done that since becoming eligible after transferring from Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep in the offseason and sitting out the first five games due to AIA rules.
- Jones, with his vibrant personality and ever-spinning motor, has imbued the team with a sense of confidence.
- “The energy with Nate is unreal,” senior four-star quarterback Blake Roskopf said.
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