Head Coach Chris McDonald & his defending champion No. 2 Bears (10-1) survived against Ty Detmer and an explosive No. 7 ALA Queen Creek (8-3) squad.
Demond Williams Jr led the way with five total Basha touchdowns as the Bears defense held its own despite a thrilling second half comeback by the Patriots to move on to the AIA Open Semi-Finals, 38-31.
Basha will face the three seed in Centennial in the semi-final.
More sights and sounds from the game:
HOW ON EARTH DID @ArhinMason CATCH THIS!?
Had to put this TD catch in slo-mo.@Sports360AZ#SCTop10 @espn @QBDwilliams1 @coachcmcdonald @bashagridiron @gridironarizona @AZHSFB @JUSTCHILLY pic.twitter.com/5Kml8wshjc
— Eliav Gabay (@eliavgabay) November 18, 2023
OPEN PLAYOFFS ARE HERE!
2️⃣ @bashagridiron hosting
7️⃣ @alaqcfootball @Sports360AZ https://t.co/vqYG9yNOcM pic.twitter.com/yitRvbetos— Eliav Gabay (@eliavgabay) November 18, 2023
Bears QB Demond Williams Jr – 3 TOT (1 rush TD)
Patriots QB Enoch Watson – 1 TD pass@Sports360AZ pic.twitter.com/46gSdZQuJo
— Eliav Gabay (@eliavgabay) November 18, 2023