Puma football stepping up
Tiffany Martinez, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2019
After losing strong players from last year’s graduating class, coach Preston Jones and the varsity football must fill in the gaps of former players. The 6A team pushes their athletes to prepare for this upcoming season with the hope to improve their game after the heartbreaking defeat against Chandler High Sc...
Down, but not out: after season ending injury, D’Shayne James is going strong at rehab
Kenna Cassey, Staff Reporter
December 14, 2018
Football camp had just wrapped up and the Pumas – fresh off of their 2017 state title run – were back at it preparing for a zero-week matchup against Pinnacle. Wide-receiver D’Shayne James was about to enter his senior season as one of the most electric threats in the country. The Iowa State com...
State final 2018-2019 results
Nadine Loureiro and Anna Myers
December 3, 2018
Fans waited anxiously at the gates of the ASU sun devils stadium on December 1st to witness the rematch championship game between rival football teams, the Chandler wolves and the Perry pumas. The stadium grew crowded in mere minutes, filled with anxious students, parents, and faculty members, gathered...
6A State Championship keys to the game
Grant Sands, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2018
Pumas: The Pumas will try to avenge last years 49-42 defeat in the state championship game as they take on the Chandler Wolves Saturday at Arizona State University. In order to raise a banner in the gym, the Pumas will have to stop the ground game of the Wolves. Decarlos Brooks, the Wolves se...
Chubba Purdy creating his own legacy
Nadine Loureiro, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2018
Having a sibling can prove to be difficult, but having a sibling who used to dominate in the same playing field is even harder. The last name “Purdy” is a well-known name across campus due to the impact the name has on the football field. The boys who display the names on their backs are Juni...
Cooper Harris: vital asset to football team
Anna Myers, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2018
There’s a lot to take in at football games. Hazy air and the lingering glow from pregame fireworks set the mood. The smell of popcorn and sweaty players infiltrates the riot of the student section and the marching band’s instruments carry the school’s fight song across the entire field. ...
Football prepares for match of the season
Aubree Flores, Reporter
September 28, 2018
With the title of state-champions leering so close to the grasp of the football team’s gloves last season, this year the expectation has been set higher than ever. Following their victory at Boulder Creek, the Pumas are fired up to play the Wolves, the team that broke the hearts of Perry fans and pl...
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