The Safford Varsity Boys Football team recently secured a dominant 47-0 victory over Winslow High School in a home game on Thursday, October 8, 2026. This decisive win saw Gunnar Crockett, Chris Medina, and Sam Harmon recognized as players of the game for Safford. The contest was highlighted by what a recap described as Safford "skating past Winslow with ease."
This victory follows a varied performance from Safford in the preceding weeks of the 2026 season. Just one week prior, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, Safford faced Thatcher High School at home, resulting in a 7-42 loss for the Safford squad.
Earlier in the season, Safford demonstrated offensive strength during their game on Friday, September 25, 2026, when they traveled to San Tan Foothills High School and defeated the home team by a score of 34-7. This performance was summarized by a recap stating that Safford "piles up the points against San Tan Foothills." Jacob Gomez, Parker Whisman, and Gunnar Crockett were named players of the game for Safford following this contest, marking Crockett's second player of the game recognition within the span of a few weeks.
The team experienced a challenging matchup on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Safford High School, where they lost to Coolidge High School 21-40. A recap of this game noted that Safford "struggles against Coolidge." Dane Jacobson was recognized as Safford's player of the game for his efforts during the Coolidge game.
Further back in the schedule, the Safford Varsity Boys Football team played Seton Catholic High School on Friday, September 4, 2026, away from home. Safford ultimately lost this game by a score of 6-22. Interestingly, the recap associated with this game stated, "Safford Now 2-1 Since Losing 4 Straight," indicating a recent period of improved performance despite the loss in that particular game. Dane Jacobson, Mario Chavez, and Andrew Baker were selected as players of the game for Safford for their contributions in the Seton Catholic matchup, with Jacobson receiving his second player of the game honor across the reported games.
The collected statistics from these contests have been officially entered. The Safford versus Winslow game stats were entered on October 8, 2026. The stats for the Safford versus San Tan Foothills game were entered on September 25, 2026. Statistics from the Safford versus Coolidge game were entered on September 17, 2026. Finally, the statistics for the Safford versus Seton Catholic game were entered on September 4, 2026. These entries provide a detailed record of the team's performance throughout this segment of the season.