Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Record-setting QB helps Show Low earn top seed in 3A

November 3, 2010 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365

"=""> By Don Ketchum
"=""> Despite a 36-18 loss to East Region and White Mountains rival Lakeside Blue Ridge on Oct. 22, Show Low is the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A football playoffs that begin Saturday (Nov. 6).
"=""> The loss was the only setback for Show Low, which breezed to a 9-1 record, including a victory over Class 4A Division I Phoenix Moon Valley.
"=""> Blue Ridge, the defending state champion, is 9-0 and the second seed.
"=""> Here is a brief look at the first-round schedule. All games begin at 7 p.m.
"=""> No. 16 River Valley (7-3) at No. 1 Show Low (9-1). Quarterback Rathen Ricedorff set a career record for touchdown passes with 96 last week, and he expects to build on that in the playoffs. He also has thrown for 3,000 yards, according to MaxPreps.
"=""> No. 9 Tucson Empire (7-3) at No. 8 Winslow (8-2). Since losing two of its first three, Winslow has responded with a big run. Empire, a budding program in the south, should give the Bulldogs trouble for at least awhile. Empire quarterback Mito Mendivil has thrown for nearly 2,000 yards.