Westwood Rallies Past Maricopa for 42-32 JV Victory

Maricopa jumped out to the early lead, but Westwood responded with a big second quarter and stayed in front the rest of the way to earn a 42-32 victory Thursday night in boys JV football at Westwood High School.

Maricopa opened the scoring in the first quarter when No. 12 connected on a touchdown pass, giving the Rams a 6-0 advantage.

The game shifted in the second quarter. Maricopa No. 12 stripped the football from a Westwood offensive player and returned the turnover for a touchdown, extending Maricopa's lead to 14-0.

Westwood answered with three touchdowns before halftime. No. 4 caught a touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 14-8. No. 28 then scored on the ground to give Westwood a 16-14 advantage.

A touchdown pass to No. 21 extended the Warriors' lead to 22-14 entering halftime.

Westwood continued its scoring run in the third quarter when No. 26 caught a touchdown pass, pushing the lead to 29-14.

Maricopa responded with a touchdown pass to No. 5, cutting Westwood's advantage to 29-22.

The Warriors answered again before the end of the quarter, finding No. 28 for a touchdown pass to take a 35-22 lead into the fourth quarter.

Maricopa continued to battle in the final quarter. The Rams recorded a safety behind the Westwood punter to make it 35-24.

No. 12 then caught a touchdown pass that pulled Maricopa within three at 35-32.

Westwood answered with the final score of the game. No. 16 scored on a rushing touchdown to extend the Warriors' lead to 42-32 and secure the victory.

Westwood overcame an early 14-point deficit with 22 unanswered points in the second quarter and held off Maricopa's fourth-quarter push to finish with the 42-32 win.