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%).