Quick Hitters
Dale collects 200th win as AWC men’s soccer coach
Kenny Dale earned his 200th win as Arizona Western’s men’s soccer coach Thursday night when the Matadors defeated Glendale 1-0 on an Erik Ibarra goal.
Ibarra scored the game’s only goal in the 34th minute, while Duro Dragicevic picked up the shutout in goal.
Dale is in his 15th year as the Matadors’ coach. AWC improved to 4-1-1 overall with the win.
Lady Mats rout Glendale
Vera Asare had three goals and an assist to lead the Arizona Western women’s soccer team to a 7-1 victory over Glendale on Thursday.
Elizabeth Ephraim, Linda Obare, Parmira Candia and Tyra McKenzie also scored for the Matadors (3-2-1 overall), who have scored 26 goals over their last three games.
Bucs edge Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jameis Winston threw for 208 yards and a touchdown, Tampa Bay held Cam Newton in check and came up with a late goal-line stand and the Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers 20-14 early Friday to give coach Bruce Arians his first victory with the team.
Chris Godwin had eight catches for 121 yards and a touchdown, Peyton Barber ran for 82 yards and a score and the Bucs won despite converting only 2 of 12 first downs in the game that was delayed 25 minutes in first quarter because of lightning in the area.
Newton finished with 324 yards passing, but was held without a touchdown for the second straight game. He also fumbled again.
Newton couldn’t get the Panthers (0-2) into the end zone on the final drive despite numerous breaks. On fourth down play from the 2, the Bucs stopped Christian McCaffrey after he took a snap out of the wildcat formation to take over on downs.
Inside a rowdy Ernest F. Rillos Gymnasium, the Gila Ridge Hawks were able hold off a late comeback and edge the Kofa Kings in four sets Thursday night.
“Coming in, we knew it was going to be loud,” Gila Ridge coach Tricia Ellsworth said. “The gym itself is loud. We played to the pressure well and sometimes it ate us up a bit, but being able to come back and finish the match which is something I’m really proud of.”
Gila Ridge (2-2 AIA) won by set scores of 26-24, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22.
The Hawks defeated the Kings for the first time since 2016, snapping a fivematch losing streak to their local rival. Thursday night’s defeat for the Kings was also their first loss to a local team since the 2016 loss to Gila Ridge.
It was a back and forth affair on Thursday night, as both teams endured runs of stretches that frequently shifted the momentum.
However, none more important than the Hawks scoring four of the last five points to capture the win after battling back from a 6-0 Kings run to tie the fourth set at 21.
Ellsworth acknowledged the maturity shown by her team, especially late in sets.
“We’re fortunate enough