Hailey Leonard is an ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism student assigned to cover North High School for AZPreps365.com 

 

Senior kicker Ricardo Garcia kicks off to start the first region game in his final year of high school. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

Head Coach AJ Liebau disagrees with a call by the referee. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

North senior running back Mareon Davis takes the majority of snaps for the team in this game where the Mustangs rely on running the ball. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

Xavier Gracia, a senior who had spent the majority of games as the starting wide receiver, fills in for the injured quarterback, Eli Manzanares. He collects most of his yardage by running the ball himself. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

Gracia runs the ball into the endzone to give his team the lead. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

Liebau checks in with Gracia before the start of the second half. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

Davis runs into the endzone to extend the Mustangs’ lead. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

The defensive coach celebrates with his center back, Tyler Richmond, after a turnover to seal the game. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)

 

On the final play of the game, a member of the other team is injured. Instead of celebrating their first win of the season, the Mustangs take a moment to kneel down and pray for his health. (Hailey Leonard/AZPreps365)