Photo slideshow from Saturday’s Class 4A Division II football championship.
Santa Rita loses state championship
The No. 6-seeded Santa Rita Eagles lose 30-26 to No. 1 seed Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep Saints in the Class 4A Division II state football championship game.
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Santa Rita's Chris Mulford (4) ends up upside down after tackling Notre Dame's player in the second quarter.
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Santa Rita's JJ Holliday has this play broken up in the endzone in the 4th quarter.
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Santa Rita's JJ Holliday has this play broken up in the endzone in the 4th quarter.
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Santa Rita's JJ Holliday makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter.
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Santa Rita's Nick Cromier (9) reacts after making a costly mistake in the second quarter.
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Santa Rita assistant coach Kevin Amidan hugs his player Julio Tejada (55) at the end of the Championship game the lost 30-26 to Notre Dame Prep.
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Santa Rita's JJ Holliday (80), left and Greg Jones (21) sit on the bench at the end of the Championship game the lost 30-26 to Notre Dame Prep.
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Santa Rita's Skylar McCoy (77), left and Dan Sainz (66) sit on the bench at the end of the Championship game the lost 30-26 to Notre Dame Prep.
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Dan Sainz (66) sits on the bench at the end of the Championship game the lost 30-26 to Notre Dame Prep.
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Santa Rita's coach Jeff Scurran and the team get the second place trophy.
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Santa Rita's Niall Strickland (52) takes a knee at the end of the Championship game the lost 30-26 to Notre Dame Prep.
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