Tucson, AZ — Like any football coach worth his ilk, Salpointe’s Pat Ryden is never satisfied or content following a victory. Despite a 2-0 start against quality Southern Arizona teams — Marana and Tucson — Ryden’s overriding message to his team following Friday’s 30-17 win over the Badgers at Gridley Stadium was to clean up their glaring mistakes. The game was marred by penalties by both teams. Salpointe was flagged 12 times for 135 yards, including four pass interference infractions. Tucson had 10 penalties for 75 yards. Ryden was not in agreement with some of the calls but realizes, ‘We’ve got to focus better and not commit so many stupid penalties,” he said. “I was a little disappointed with a few of those penalties tonight,” he added. “I don’t know of any other way to coach it. “I’ll take some of those. Our kids are doing a great job. For whatever reason, they’re (the refs) throwing flags. … We’re back to the drawing board tomorrow. We’ve got to get better.” Chris Chaney, a junior running back wearing No. 5, which the legendary Bijan Robinsonwore for the Lancers, was a bright spot with 231 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown and Alon Deon finished with 40 yards on eight carries with two touchdowns. Chaney gained huge chunks of yards with runs of 58, 43, 34 and 42 yards, but Salpointe also had runs of three yards or less 14 times out of their 28 carries. “We have a lot of things we have to work on,” Ryden said. “We need to run the ball with more consistency. … They brought a lot of pressure putting a lot of guys in the box right there, but still, we’ve got to get on bodies and run the ball just more consistently.” Salpointe’s two-quarterback system of junior Matthew Avelar and senior Rayce Alvarezhas boiled down to Avelar taking practically all of the snaps against Marana and Tucson. Alvarez entered against Marana after Avelar had to get his helmet back on, and Alvarez attempted one pass against Tucson when Avelar went to the sideline to gather himself after a sack. Avelar completed 10 of 19 passes for 126 yards with a touchdown. Seven of the connections were with junior RJ Gory, who finished with 73 receiving yards and a 24-yard catch-and-run touchdown. Gory (5-foot-8 and 165 pounds) is an Arizona recruiting target. “We have to be able to throw the ball more consistently,” Ryden said. “We’ve got some weapons who didn’t touch the football for us tonight. We’ve got a lot to work on, a lot to fix, but it’s early in the season and we’re back to the drawing board tomorrow morning.” Salpointe plays the rest of its slate against Phoenix-area teams, including Friday’s game at home against Scottsdale Saguaro. CHANEY WEARING THAT BIJAN ROBINSON NUMBER WITH PRIDE Chaney is still developing at 5-foot-11 and 212 pounds. Given this season and next to work under trainer extraordinaire Carla Garrett, big things are in store for the young running back. Wearing the same number as Robinson with the Lancers takes on some pressure, but Chaney is ready to carry the load, literally and figuratively. “It means a lot,” Chaney said about wearing No. 5. “I’ve got big shoes to fill. I’m just trying to succeed and make them proud (he looked toward his teammates and coaches and supporters). When asked if Robinson knows he is wearing his old jersey number with the Lancers, Chaney said, “Maybe. Possibly. He’ll find out soon.” - Javier Morales