Wolves pull of quarterfinal upset

As the football playoffs wind down, coaches and analysts revert to the tired, but true, axioms that the games are won with blocking and tackling.

Add snapping to the list.

Two bad snaps by top seed and defending champion Desert Edge Nov. 21 changed the trajectory of the 5A state title. #9 Desert Mountain took scored fumble return touchdowns on both mistakes for its only points of the night in a 13-10 upset that sent shockwaves across the state.

“We had a bad snap on offense and a bad snap on a punt,” Desert Edge Coach Henri MacArthur said. “We were in position to win the game. It was a defensive game and I bet on our defense every day of the week. Our defense held them to nothing. What I told them was, as they go on with their careers, that one or two

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