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Falcons fall to Heritage Academy Mesa in season finale

End season 3-7

Fountain Hills senior QB Kainoa Brilhante, 11, pushes off a Heritage Academy mesa defender in the Falcons season finale on Oct. 22. Brilhante is one of a handful of seniors on the team graduating.

(Independent Newsmedia/Andrew Lwowski)

Fountain Hills closed its season with a 30-19 loss to Heritage Academy Mesa, though the game was closer than the scoreboard may indicate.

And it was something the Falcons can lean on as first year head coach Nick Rock, his staff and the core of returners can build on.

The third quarter in which the Falcons (3-7) found themselves trailing 22-6 after the Heroes (7-3) took their opening drive for a touchdown showed resolve.

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