Trejo scores four times in Amphi comeback win

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TUCSON (KVOA) -- Francisco “Kiko” Trejo ran for 237 yards and 4 touchdowns arsenic Amphitheater rallied from an aboriginal 12-0 shortage Thursday nighttime to bushed rival Flowing Wells 27-24 in the Coaches for Charity Kickoff Classic astatine Friedli Field.

It was the 3rd consecutive triumph for the Panthers successful the Battle of Prince Road.

Amphi (1-0) played without caput manager Jorge Mendivil who was retired of the crippled owed to COVID-19 wellness and information protocol. He is expected to instrumentality to the Panthers for adjacent Friday night’s crippled against Sahuarita.

COVID-19 besides claimed the 2nd crippled successful the Coaches for Charity bid arsenic the Sahuaro-Pueblo contention had to beryllium postponed till October 29 owed to a microorganism outbreak wrong the Cougars program.

The Caballeros (0-1) turned a botch punt and two Amphi turnovers into an aboriginal 2 people lead.

Carlos Quinterro returned a Carlos Ybarra interception 76 yards for a touchdown to enactment Flowing Wells up 6-0. After the Panthers mismanaged the punt attempt, Alex Madrid scored connected a seven-yard tally for a 12-0 Cabs advantage.

Trejo scored the archetypal 2 of his 4 touchdowns successful the 2nd 4th connected runs of 43 and 7 yards to give Amphi a 13-12 halftime advantage.

He added an 80-yard people and a three-yard touchdown successful the 2nd half to headdress disconnected the champion rushing nighttime of his prep career. The 237 yards came connected 23 carries.

Trejo had a 210-yard, three-touchdown rushing crippled past play successful the Panthers 28-17 triumph implicit Flowing Wells.

Flowing Wells plays next Friday nighttime connected the roadworthy astatine Surprise Willow Canyon.

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