Neither team was able to manage much offense on their opening drive.  With 4:32 left in the first quarter, Ghaleb Al-Saleh sacked Casa Grande Union’s quarterback Nick Elliott and Matthew Leija picked up the fumble running it in for a 26-yard touchdown. With no significant gains until 8:43 remaining in the second quarter, the game went into an hour-long lightning delay. Once back on the field, the Vista Grande Spartans clearly didn’t lose their spark, scoring on a 78-yard pass from Levi Durnil to Austin Myers, putting the Spartans up 12-0.

Right before halftime, James Colbert moved the Cougar chains 33 yards closer to the end zone when Taylor Walton kicked a 27 yard field goal to get the Cougars on the scoreboard at 12-3 with 4:12 remaining in the second quarter.

After halftime, with 7:08 left in the third quarter, the Cougars moved the ball 39 yards for their first touchdown making the score 12-10. Spartan Leo Lopez returned the kickoff 29 yards to Union’s 42 yard line. After five plays, Daevon Coles ran 12 yards for a Spartan touchdown, with 1:32 remaining in the third quarter, making the score 18-10. On the last play of the third quarter, the Cougars tied the game at 18, when Tramel Jones made a 41-yard touchdown followed by a Cougar two point conversion.

With no scoring in the fourth quarter the game was tied, pushing it into overtime. With the Cougars taking offense first, they managed a field goal. The Spartans went nowhere in their first three downs, then on 4th down, they ran it in making the score 24-21 - Spartans win!