Mica Mountain's head coach Pat Nugent breaks down the 4A state championship at Mountain America Stadium on Dec. 6, 2024.

At the 4A state championship game on Friday night at Mountain America Stadium, Mica Mountain breezed past Arizona College ...

Mica Mountain capped off an undefeated season with a state championship. The Thunderbolts beat Arizona College Prep 42-13.

Mica Mountain football is a new program, but its coaches have a wealth of playoff experience, especially head coach Pat Nugent. As a head coach, Nugent has reached the Arizona state quarterfinals ...

Pat Nugent won his first state championship as a head coach after decades of close calls, including a runner-up finish with Canyon del Oro in 2007. Senior Josiah Thornwell rushed for 182 yards and ...

In 2007, then at Canyon del Oro, coach Pat Nugent led his team to the 4A state championship game. That team was spearheaded by a star freshman running back by the name of Kadeem Carey, who would ...

In its third full season of varsity football, and fourth year overall, Mica Mountain won the state 4A football championship Friday in Tempe. That is ridiculously fast.