Despite the disappointing upset loss to No. 2 Basha, many passing and receiving records were broken that night for Brophy. Take a look at some of the record-setting numbers below. Note: stats for current players used from maxpreps.com and older players stats were pulled from the program handed out at games.
Most Passing yards, single game
1. Tyler Bruggman 382, vs. Basha, 2011
2. Tyler Bruggman 339, vs. Deer Valley, 2010
3. Steve O'Hare 325, vs. St. Mary's, 1993
Most Passing yards, single-season
1. Tyler Bruggman - 2494, 2011
2. Bryan Berens - 2238, 2007
3. Steve O'Hare - 2175, 1993
Most passing yards, career
1. Bryan Berens - 5,541, 2005-2007
2. Tyler Bruggman - 3798, 2010-2011
3. Jeff Rush - 3384, 1999-2001
Most Touchdown passes, single-season
1. Tyler Bruggman - 37, 2011
2. Bryan Berens - 29, 2007
T-3. Bryan Berens - 22, 2006
T-3. Steve O'Hare - 22, 1993
Most Touchdown passes, career
1. Bryan Berens - 64, 2005-2007
2. Tyler Bruggman - 48, 2010-2011
3. Tom Wurtz - 29, 1995-1996
Most Receptions, single game
1. Devon Allen - 14, vs. Basha 2011
2. Devon Allen - 13, vs. Mt. Ridge 2010
3. Sean Lieb - 11, vs. Corona Del Sol 2007
Most receptions, career
1. Devon Allen - 104, 2010-2011
2. Fred Gammage - 93, 2010-2011
3. Sean Lieb - 81, 2006-2007
Most Receiving yards, single season
1. Fred Gammage - 920, 2011
2. Devon Allen - 915, 2010
3. Brian Ruede - 897, 1989
Most Receiving yards, career
1. Devon Allen - 1754, 2010-2011
2. Matt Smith - 1644, 2004-2005
3. Fred Gammage - 1382, 2010-2011
Most Touchdown receptions, single season
1. Sean Lieb - 16, 2007
2. Fred Gammage - 15, 2011
3. Devon Allen - 14, 2011
Most Touchdown receptions, career
T-1. Devon Allen - 20, 2010-2011
T-1. Sean Lieb - 20, 2006-2007
3. Fred Gammage - 19, 2010-2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Divison 1 quick tournament outlook
Justin Janssen
Favorite: No. 1 Hamilton (10-0). The Huskies take a 50-game winning streak into play this postseason, and have won three straight state championships. Until they lose, Hamilton has to be considered the favorites.
Contender: No. 2 Brophy (10-0). Brophy has rebounded from a disappointing 6-6 2010 season quite nicely, outscoring their opponents by more than 30 points per game. Opposing defenses will have to pick their poision against Brophy. The Broncos have four game-changing wide receivers and a stud back.
Final Four: Hamilton, Brophy, No. 3 Desert Vista (9-1), No. 5 Red Mountain (8-2). I just switched my pick from Desert Ridge (8-2) to Red Mountain. Red Mountain is a new team after they put Marcus Brantley at tailback. The Mountain Lions also beat Desert Ridge in the regular season.
Week 1 winners: Hamilton, Brophy, Desert Vista, Desert Ridge, Red Mountain, No. 6 Pinnacle (8-2), No. 7 Basha (7-3), No. 8 Westview (8-2). And yes, I realize that I took chalk for the entire first round.
Upset alert: No. 6 Pinnacle should be on upset alert, after two debacles in their last two games. After leading Desert Mountain (4-6) 28-0 at the end of the third quarter, Pinnacle collapsed and lost 35-28. Then, against Brophy, they fell behind 52-0 at the half. Pinnacle's first round foe Yuma Cibola (8-2) has feasted on playing the three Yuma schools twice each.
Favorite: No. 1 Hamilton (10-0). The Huskies take a 50-game winning streak into play this postseason, and have won three straight state championships. Until they lose, Hamilton has to be considered the favorites.
Contender: No. 2 Brophy (10-0). Brophy has rebounded from a disappointing 6-6 2010 season quite nicely, outscoring their opponents by more than 30 points per game. Opposing defenses will have to pick their poision against Brophy. The Broncos have four game-changing wide receivers and a stud back.
Final Four: Hamilton, Brophy, No. 3 Desert Vista (9-1), No. 5 Red Mountain (8-2). I just switched my pick from Desert Ridge (8-2) to Red Mountain. Red Mountain is a new team after they put Marcus Brantley at tailback. The Mountain Lions also beat Desert Ridge in the regular season.
Week 1 winners: Hamilton, Brophy, Desert Vista, Desert Ridge, Red Mountain, No. 6 Pinnacle (8-2), No. 7 Basha (7-3), No. 8 Westview (8-2). And yes, I realize that I took chalk for the entire first round.
Upset alert: No. 6 Pinnacle should be on upset alert, after two debacles in their last two games. After leading Desert Mountain (4-6) 28-0 at the end of the third quarter, Pinnacle collapsed and lost 35-28. Then, against Brophy, they fell behind 52-0 at the half. Pinnacle's first round foe Yuma Cibola (8-2) has feasted on playing the three Yuma schools twice each.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Brophy wins wild game on FSN
Brophy (7-0) hadn’t played a tight game or faced a tough foe all season. That changed when they took on Westview (5-2) in front of a raucous student section and a large TV audience on FSN.
The Broncos escaped a wild contest consisting of questionable officiating and coaching calls, along with game-changing plays, and they survived 11 penalties for 130 yards.
Kicker Zach Hudson nailed the game-winning 46-yard field goal with 1:53 remaining to finish off the Knights.
On the first drive of the game, Brophy looked like they had all season and stormed down the field, taking a 7-0 lead in 1:48. Tyler Bruggman hit Fred Gammage on a 30-yard touchdown strike. But their offense later had trouble protecting Bruggman leading to a slew of tipped passes.
Westview’s offense stalled as well in the first quarter, but started to pick up momentum in the second behind their run-oriented Wing-T attack.
On a fourth down and 10 from their own 20, Brophy coach Scooter Molander made a surprising call by going for it. Bruggman threw his first pick of the season on the season, jump-starting the Westview offense.
After receiving great field position, Westview took the lead on a three-yard touchdown run by Shayne Miller. The Knights had just scored two touchdowns in a two minute window to take their first lead of the game.
At the half, Brophy trailed 14-7, the latest they’ve trailed in a game all season. But in the third quarter, Bruggman found Gammage again in the end zone, this time for 12 yards tying up the score.
After a huge gain by Westview's back Seivion Morris, the Knights had the ball at the Brophy three. However, on second down, they fumbled the football and Brophy linebacker 
Andrew Curtis recovered. Three plays later Fred Gammage hauled in a nice one-handed 82-yard touchdown that he said he ran the wrong rout on. Gammage scored all three Brophy touchdowns and had 183 yards on five catches.
Early in the fourth quarter, Westview tied the game on a 60-yard strike. Blake Hohn found receiver Ivan Towsend, catching Brophy's defense napping.
Midway through the final quarter, the Brophy had a 4th down and four from midfield. Brophy appeared to be going for it, but the Broncos had punter Matt Auran in the backfield. Auran’s surprise punt was downed inside the Westview five yard line.
Westview could not get a first down on the drive and was forced to punt. Devon Allen returned the kick all the way to the Westview 25 yard line, setting up great field position for the Broncos.
Four plays later, Zach Hudson nailed the game-winner.
In another stunning move by Molander, Brophy went for onside kick, but didn’t recover. On the very first play from scrimmage, Blake Hahn threw an interception to Brophy safety Jake Faust, who returned it into Westview territory. Brophy ran the ball three times to work the clock down to five seconds. Bruggman was sacked on 4th down, and somehow only three seconds elapsed on the play.
Westview took over on downs from their own 35 yard line, needing 65 yards for the winning score. They threw a check-down pass, turning a short pickup into a huge gain on laterals. Visions of the “Music City Miracle” and Trinity’s miracle permeated through the eyes of every fan watching. Westview’s coach hurt himself on play, and ended up in crutches.
Westview nearly ran the ball in the end zone, but were stopped 20 yards short. The Brophy fans stormed the field for the second time this game, but there was a flag on the field. Confusion ensued and there was a sideline warning on Brophy - a dead ball foul.
Brophy's fans could finally storm - for a third time - but this time they were assured the victory.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Notes from Boulder Creek
By Justin Janssen
Relf suffers concussion
Safety Robert Relf suffered a concussion early in the Boulder Creek game. Relf collided with teammate Jake Faust. Faust looked poised for an interception on the play, but Relf crashed into his teammate.
Relf's father was on the sideline with him and his helmet was taken away from him. Relf did not return to the game, a primary reason why Brophy's top receivers were playing on defense as well.
Players lining up both ways
WR/S Matt Auran, WR/DB Fred Gammage, WR/DB/PR/KR Devon Allen, and LB/TE Andrew Curtis have been playing both sides of the ball, more so in the last game.
Obviously, Molander is not too confident in the back-up safties, otherwise they would be playing more.
In Allen's case, he is playing on all three facets of the game - offense, defense, and special teams.
Pass rush lacking
After 27 sacks in the 2010 season, two games into 2011, Brophy still has not recorded a sack, according to maxpreps.com.
The team clearly misses Charlie Beck and Danny Riggs, who graduated in the spring. Beck set a Brophy single-season sack record with 14 in 2010. Riggs is a large force that can plug holes on running lanes.
Andrew Curtis has been a monster so far at linebacker with 26 tackles in two games, but he also has two first-year starters alongside him in Jack Stamets and Zach Zemer.
Grayer explodes, could start even when Dennard gets back
According to team sources, runningback Marche Dennard was cleared by doctors to play in the Boulder Creek, but Dennard didn't get into the game.
Tailback D'Amani Grayer burst onto the scene with 139 yards (on 18 carries) and scored three touchdowns.
Grayer has 217 yards on the season and is averaging 8.7 yards per carry, so Grayer could very well end up stealing the starting gig.
Relf suffers concussion
Safety Robert Relf suffered a concussion early in the Boulder Creek game. Relf collided with teammate Jake Faust. Faust looked poised for an interception on the play, but Relf crashed into his teammate.
Relf's father was on the sideline with him and his helmet was taken away from him. Relf did not return to the game, a primary reason why Brophy's top receivers were playing on defense as well.
Players lining up both ways
WR/S Matt Auran, WR/DB Fred Gammage, WR/DB/PR/KR Devon Allen, and LB/TE Andrew Curtis have been playing both sides of the ball, more so in the last game.
Obviously, Molander is not too confident in the back-up safties, otherwise they would be playing more.
In Allen's case, he is playing on all three facets of the game - offense, defense, and special teams.
Pass rush lacking
After 27 sacks in the 2010 season, two games into 2011, Brophy still has not recorded a sack, according to maxpreps.com.
The team clearly misses Charlie Beck and Danny Riggs, who graduated in the spring. Beck set a Brophy single-season sack record with 14 in 2010. Riggs is a large force that can plug holes on running lanes.
Andrew Curtis has been a monster so far at linebacker with 26 tackles in two games, but he also has two first-year starters alongside him in Jack Stamets and Zach Zemer.
Grayer explodes, could start even when Dennard gets back
According to team sources, runningback Marche Dennard was cleared by doctors to play in the Boulder Creek, but Dennard didn't get into the game.
Tailback D'Amani Grayer burst onto the scene with 139 yards (on 18 carries) and scored three touchdowns.
Grayer has 217 yards on the season and is averaging 8.7 yards per carry, so Grayer could very well end up stealing the starting gig.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
BrophyTV schedule
9/2: Brophy vs. Boulder Creek - FSN Webcast
10/6: Brophy vs. Westview - FSN
10/14: Brophy vs. St. Mary's - FSN
10/28: Brophy @ Pinnacle - AIA365.com
10/6: Brophy vs. Westview - FSN
10/14: Brophy vs. St. Mary's - FSN
10/28: Brophy @ Pinnacle - AIA365.com
Nuggets from Mountain Ridge game
Big Day on Offense
In his first game back from an ankle injury, quarterback Tyler Bruggman missed a few throws, but still carved up the Mountain Ridge secondary in a 32-0 blowout win. Bruggman was 15-for-25, throwing for 276 yards and three scores in the opening night win. Devon Allen had three catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Allen had a nice one-handed grab along the sideline. The team also tried running Allen on a couple reverses, but they gained only a few yards.
Fred Gammage had 84 yards receiving and a score, while Auran stepped up as well with 87 yards and a touchdown. Auran had a nice 56-yard touchdown where he broke a few tackles and jolted down the sideline for the easy score. Running back D'Amani Grayer, stepping up for the injured Marche Dennard, had 7 carries for 78 yards. Andrew Simon, who transferred from Maryland ran for a touchdown.
Dominance over Mountain Ridge
Brophy shut out Mountain Ridge - again. In 2009, Brophy knocked off the Mountain Lions 24-0 in the first round of a playoff game. It is also the fourth consecutive season Brophy beat Mt. Ridge. Two of those four victories have come in the playoffs.
2010 records
Devon Allen set Brophy single-season records in catches (60) and receiving yards (915) in 2010 as a sophomore. Allen should break the school all-time records for both categories this season. Allen could also break the arizona high school football records later in his career. The most catches is 176, while receiving yards is 2,581 for 5A. I'm not sure how records will translate due to the new divisional format versus the previous class format.
Charlie Beck set the single-season sack record last season (14) for Brophy, although defensive stats weren't officially recorded before 2004. Even though Beck played just one season, he is third on the all-time sack list behind Trent Murhpy and Mike Tree.
Jersey Switches
The two most notable jersey switches were Tyler Bruggman and Allen. There were plenty of others too. Allen switched his number from 85 to 13, while Bruggman switched his from 14 to 11.
Playing both sides of the ball
Allen and Gammage each played a few plays on defense. Gammage got a pick on the defensive side, along with linebacker Andrew Curtis and safety Robert Relf. Curtis also played some at tight end.
Starting Kicking Battle Continues
Clarence Clark and Zach Hudson continue to duke it out for the starting kicking position. Brophy was hurt by poor kicking in 2010; the two most important games were lost based on kicking.
Clark went 2-for-3 on extra points, while Hudson made his PAT. Hudson was 1-for-2 on field goals.
Brophy All-time
Brophy's all-time record coming into 2011: 402-258-16 (60.9%). The all-time series record vs. St. Mary's: 23-30. It'll be a decade before Brophy can finally tie this thing up. Scooter Molander has the best winning percentage among any Brophy football coach (75.9%).
In his first game back from an ankle injury, quarterback Tyler Bruggman missed a few throws, but still carved up the Mountain Ridge secondary in a 32-0 blowout win. Bruggman was 15-for-25, throwing for 276 yards and three scores in the opening night win. Devon Allen had three catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Allen had a nice one-handed grab along the sideline. The team also tried running Allen on a couple reverses, but they gained only a few yards.
Fred Gammage had 84 yards receiving and a score, while Auran stepped up as well with 87 yards and a touchdown. Auran had a nice 56-yard touchdown where he broke a few tackles and jolted down the sideline for the easy score. Running back D'Amani Grayer, stepping up for the injured Marche Dennard, had 7 carries for 78 yards. Andrew Simon, who transferred from Maryland ran for a touchdown.
Dominance over Mountain Ridge
Brophy shut out Mountain Ridge - again. In 2009, Brophy knocked off the Mountain Lions 24-0 in the first round of a playoff game. It is also the fourth consecutive season Brophy beat Mt. Ridge. Two of those four victories have come in the playoffs.
2010 records
Devon Allen set Brophy single-season records in catches (60) and receiving yards (915) in 2010 as a sophomore. Allen should break the school all-time records for both categories this season. Allen could also break the arizona high school football records later in his career. The most catches is 176, while receiving yards is 2,581 for 5A. I'm not sure how records will translate due to the new divisional format versus the previous class format.
Charlie Beck set the single-season sack record last season (14) for Brophy, although defensive stats weren't officially recorded before 2004. Even though Beck played just one season, he is third on the all-time sack list behind Trent Murhpy and Mike Tree.
Jersey Switches
The two most notable jersey switches were Tyler Bruggman and Allen. There were plenty of others too. Allen switched his number from 85 to 13, while Bruggman switched his from 14 to 11.
Playing both sides of the ball
Allen and Gammage each played a few plays on defense. Gammage got a pick on the defensive side, along with linebacker Andrew Curtis and safety Robert Relf. Curtis also played some at tight end.
Starting Kicking Battle Continues
Clarence Clark and Zach Hudson continue to duke it out for the starting kicking position. Brophy was hurt by poor kicking in 2010; the two most important games were lost based on kicking.
Clark went 2-for-3 on extra points, while Hudson made his PAT. Hudson was 1-for-2 on field goals.
Brophy All-time
Brophy's all-time record coming into 2011: 402-258-16 (60.9%). The all-time series record vs. St. Mary's: 23-30. It'll be a decade before Brophy can finally tie this thing up. Scooter Molander has the best winning percentage among any Brophy football coach (75.9%).
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Brophy has the weapons to avenge poor 2010 showing
By Justin Janssen
A 6-6 season at most schools is considered mediocre. At Brophy, six losses has people scratching their heads, looking for explanation. Head coach Scooter Molander had gone 54-13 with Brophy before 2010. Losing to arch-rival St. Mary's for the first time in eight years was beyond unthinkable. The current players are ready for a bounce-back season.
Offense
Even though Brophy is switching back to a pro-style offense from the spread, according to a team source, the Broncos still have the offensive firepower to return to University of Phoenix stadium.
Receiver Devon Allen, who anchored Brophy's first ever state championship track team, is a threat anytime he touches the ball. Allen caught 60 passes for 915 yards and six touchdowns - as a sophomore.
Fred Gammage caught 41 passes for 462 yards and hauled in four touchdowns. He also played quarterback when Tyler Bruggman went down with an injury. Read more on that here.
Running back Marche Dennard, the fourth Dennard brother to play football at Brophy, is nursing a foot injury, and will not be ready for the season opener. Dennard came on strong late in the 2010 season, rushing for 210 yards and three scores on 28 carries. Before that, he was mainly used on Boise State's patented "Statue of Liberty" play.
Going back to a pro-style offense means the team will be now be playing with a tight end, most likely Andrew Curtis or Robert Relf.
The offensive line has two returning starters in Alex Rosner and Charlie Renfree. Dominic Riccitelli could also play on the offensive line this year.
Defense
The secondary is expected to be the strength of the defense. Matt Cahal led the team with five interceptions last year, including three against Red Mountain. Safety Jake Faust had 63 tackles, but did not deflect an opposing pass. Relf switched from linebacker to strong safety in the summer. Relf led the team in tackles (113).
With Relf and Andy Hale switching positions, the linebackers have two first year starters in Zach Zemer and Jack Stamets. Outside linebacker Andrew Curtis came on strong last year after recovering from a neck injury. Curtis had 71 tackles in 7 games including 32 in the postseason.
The defensive line will be hurt by the loss of end Charlie Beck. Beck recorded 14 sacks in 2010 and had 93 tackles. The rest of the team had 16 sacks. Riccitelli had 43 tackles and 4 sacks as a sophomore. Sean Luther and Michael Mosharrafa are expected to be the other starters on the line.
Special Teams
Brophy's special teams, most notably the kicking position, was their Achilles heel all last season. The kicking game cost Brophy two games - the two most important ones.
Against St. Mary's, Brophy missed a field goal and an extra point. At the end of the game, coach Molander decides to go for it with fourth and 10 at St. Mary's 10-yard line. The team does not convert the fourth down play; a field goal would have sent the game into overtime.
In a one-point loss to Mountain Pointe in the quarterfinals, Brophy missed two extra points and also missed a potential game-winning field goal in the last minute of the game. The defense did not allow a touchdown all game despite the Pride having exceptional field position most of the night.
Not much is known about Zach Hudson, who will be Brophy's kicker for 2011.
The other special team units are more reliable. Allen returns kicks (25 yards/return), and Auran punts (33 yards/punt). Auran also plays wide reciever.
Offensive Starters Returning - 5 (Bruggman, Allen, Gammage, Rosner, Renfree).
Defensive Starters Returning - 6 (Cahal, Faust, Relf, Curtis, Riccitelli, Mosharrafa).
A 6-6 season at most schools is considered mediocre. At Brophy, six losses has people scratching their heads, looking for explanation. Head coach Scooter Molander had gone 54-13 with Brophy before 2010. Losing to arch-rival St. Mary's for the first time in eight years was beyond unthinkable. The current players are ready for a bounce-back season.
Offense
Even though Brophy is switching back to a pro-style offense from the spread, according to a team source, the Broncos still have the offensive firepower to return to University of Phoenix stadium.
Receiver Devon Allen, who anchored Brophy's first ever state championship track team, is a threat anytime he touches the ball. Allen caught 60 passes for 915 yards and six touchdowns - as a sophomore.
Fred Gammage caught 41 passes for 462 yards and hauled in four touchdowns. He also played quarterback when Tyler Bruggman went down with an injury. Read more on that here.
Running back Marche Dennard, the fourth Dennard brother to play football at Brophy, is nursing a foot injury, and will not be ready for the season opener. Dennard came on strong late in the 2010 season, rushing for 210 yards and three scores on 28 carries. Before that, he was mainly used on Boise State's patented "Statue of Liberty" play.
Going back to a pro-style offense means the team will be now be playing with a tight end, most likely Andrew Curtis or Robert Relf.
The offensive line has two returning starters in Alex Rosner and Charlie Renfree. Dominic Riccitelli could also play on the offensive line this year.
Defense
The secondary is expected to be the strength of the defense. Matt Cahal led the team with five interceptions last year, including three against Red Mountain. Safety Jake Faust had 63 tackles, but did not deflect an opposing pass. Relf switched from linebacker to strong safety in the summer. Relf led the team in tackles (113).
With Relf and Andy Hale switching positions, the linebackers have two first year starters in Zach Zemer and Jack Stamets. Outside linebacker Andrew Curtis came on strong last year after recovering from a neck injury. Curtis had 71 tackles in 7 games including 32 in the postseason.
The defensive line will be hurt by the loss of end Charlie Beck. Beck recorded 14 sacks in 2010 and had 93 tackles. The rest of the team had 16 sacks. Riccitelli had 43 tackles and 4 sacks as a sophomore. Sean Luther and Michael Mosharrafa are expected to be the other starters on the line.
Special Teams
Brophy's special teams, most notably the kicking position, was their Achilles heel all last season. The kicking game cost Brophy two games - the two most important ones.
Against St. Mary's, Brophy missed a field goal and an extra point. At the end of the game, coach Molander decides to go for it with fourth and 10 at St. Mary's 10-yard line. The team does not convert the fourth down play; a field goal would have sent the game into overtime.
In a one-point loss to Mountain Pointe in the quarterfinals, Brophy missed two extra points and also missed a potential game-winning field goal in the last minute of the game. The defense did not allow a touchdown all game despite the Pride having exceptional field position most of the night.
Not much is known about Zach Hudson, who will be Brophy's kicker for 2011.
The other special team units are more reliable. Allen returns kicks (25 yards/return), and Auran punts (33 yards/punt). Auran also plays wide reciever.
Offensive Starters Returning - 5 (Bruggman, Allen, Gammage, Rosner, Renfree).
Defensive Starters Returning - 6 (Cahal, Faust, Relf, Curtis, Riccitelli, Mosharrafa).
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