Fast forward 16 years, and now Nugent gets to experience a championship himself as No. 4 Tucson Mica Mountain took down No. 2 Chandler Arizona College Prep 42-13 in the 4A state championship on ...

High school football across Tucson and surrounding Southern Arizona communities: In its third season in a region, the four-year old Mica Mountain High School has won two 4A Kino titles.

Mica Mountain went 14-0 this season, capping it in the 4A final at Mountain America Stadium with a 42-13 rout of Chandler Arizona College Prep, which also was playing in its first state final.

Mica Mountain’s Josiah Thornwell (5) twists his way into the secondary against Sabino in the second quarter of their game at Sabino High School, Tucson, Ariz., September 13, 2024.