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In the 21-6 loss to Desert Edge, Cactus was penalized 13 times. "It's a matter of maintaining discipline," Belles said. "When I played, it was Horizon and us when I was at St. Mary's.

Desert Edge (10-4), which won its first state title since 2015, ran only 12 plays in the first half compared to Cactus' 33 to build a 14-0 lead and the Cobras couldn't catch them from there.