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2016 San Manuel High School Homecoming Royalty. Photo by Alize Velasquez, SMHS.
The Benson football team showed why it’s ranked in the top 10 of the 2A Conference after soundly defeating winless San Manuel 64 – 8 last Friday night, spoiling the Miners’ Homecoming.
The Miners, which have now lost seven-straight games, continued a season-long pattern – very little offense and even less on defense. That combination makes it tough to pick up wins.
Benson raced out to a 28 – 6 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruised from there, outscoring the Miners 36 – 0 during the final three quarters.
The Miners will host Willcox this Friday in their final home game of the season.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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