The Fountain Hills High School football team remains undefeated after a convincing win against the Florence Gophers in a home game Friday evening.

The Falcons drew first blood in this 41-21 contest on a quarterback sneak by Luke McDermott near the goal line in the first quarter and never looked back.

Running back John Burris scored the team's second touchdown on a short run, moving the Falcons up to 14-0 with about 6:30 left in the second quarter. Jordan Atienza caught a touchdown reception to make it 21-0 after the PAT. The Gophers tried to mount another drive, but after a quick interception the boys in black and blue made it 28-0 on a Nick Montalbano touchdown run and conversion.

With less than a minute remaining in the half, Florence scored on a pass play to make it 28-7 going into the locker room.

The game was scoreless in the third quarter, but the Falcons went up 35-7 on a long McDermott to Montalbano pass play in the fourth quarter.

The three-hour game was riddled with penalties and minor injury timeouts, but the Gophers never gave up. Florence scored with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to make it 35-14, but the Falcons weren't satisfied yet. Atienza scored once again, this time on a pass from QB Trace Langer, and after a missed extra point, the game was at 41-14.

The Gophers put up a lot of passes, and a final one that connected for a score with about 25 seconds left in the game, made the final tally 41-21.

The 2-0 Falcons take on Coolidge in an away game Friday, Sept. 13.