Joseph City won their regular season finale game at St. Johns on Monday last week with a 13-10 defeat of the highly ranked 2A Redskins. That win gave them a regular season overall record of 17-10. They were 9-5 in power point contests and finished the season as the second ranked team in 2A behind only Superior, who they defeated 9-0 a few weeks ago. Joseph City finished second in the 1A north region standings behind only Williams who handed them their only region loss.
Their solid season left them seeded second in the 1A state playoff bracket. They hosted 15th seeded Antelope Union on Friday afternoon and cruised to the second round with a 15-0 shutout win over the Rams.
Joseph City will now host 10th seeded Hayden with a 3 p.m. start time on Wednesday. Hayden upset ninth ranked Anthem Prep in the opening round on Friday.
If the Wildcats advance, they will face the winner between St. Micheals and Williams who also play on Wednesday. That game would take place in the 1A semifinal round and be held at Papago Softball Complex at 4 p.m. on Friday.
The 1A state championship game will be held beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday, at Grand Canyon University.
