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Deer Valley Thunderbird

Skyhawks

Titans

The Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) varsity flag football team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Deer Valley (Glendale, AZ) by a score of 7-3.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Deer Valley	-	-	-	-	7
Thunderbird	-	-	-	-	3

Final score provided by S. AIA.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Thunderbird (25-26)

Deer Valley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	Comp	Att	Yds	Comp %	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	17	40	207	.425	12.2	1	3	36.1
8	Allison Morris (Jr)	10	21	84	.476	8.4	1	2	34.7
15	Bella Jones (Fr)	7	19	123	.368	17.6		1	37.8

Thunderbird

Passing

#	Athlete Name	Comp	Att	Yds	Comp %	Avg	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	17	27	106	.630	6.2	3	16	31.3
1	Brianna Nystuen (Sr)	17	24	106	.708	6.2	3	16	39.9
15	Kenli Flores (Fr)	0	3	0	.000		0	0	39.6

Deer Valley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	19	80	4.2
1	Olivia Martin (Jr)	1	1	1.0
8	Allison Morris (Jr)	5	27	5.4
9	A. Lacangan (Jr)	1	17	17.0
12	Marlin Taylor (Sr)	1	10	10.0
15	Bella Jones (Fr)	10	18	1.8
18	Deja Ayers (Sr)	1	7	7.0

Thunderbird

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
	Team Totals	13	53	4.1	12	0
1	Brianna Nystuen (Sr)	7	13	1.9	7
7	Madisyn Fosu (Fr)	1	3	3.0	3
10	Alissa Cowell (Sr)	5	37	7.4	12

Deer Valley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	20	207	10.4	1
1	Olivia Martin (Jr)	1	12	12.0
8	Allison Morris (Jr)	4	71	17.8
15	Bella Jones (Fr)	3	31	10.3	1
18	Deja Ayers (Sr)	10	86	8.6
21	Kayla Herrick (Jr)	2	7	3.5

Thunderbird

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
	Team Totals	17	106	6.2	16	0
6	Grace Hornburg (Jr)	3	4	1.3	4	0
7	Madisyn Fosu (Fr)	3	36	12.0	15
9	H. Schlesinger (So)	1	16	16.0	16
10	Alissa Cowell (Sr)	1	5	5.0	5
14	Victoria Pursel (So)	2	8	4.0	5
23	Sarah Roberts (So)	7	37	5.3	8

Deer Valley

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	39	39
2	Kaycee Brenden (So)	3	3
3	Liana Britt (So)	3	3
4	D. Hofrichter-Lay (Jr)	2	2
6	D. Chowaniec (Sr)	4	4
7	Silviya Sabri (Sr)	2	2
8	Allison Morris (Jr)	4	4
9	A. Lacangan (Jr)	1	1
11	Chloe Utter (Jr)	5	5
12	Marlin Taylor (Sr)	1	1
14	B. Guggenberger (So)	1	1
15	Bella Jones (Fr)	3	3
18	Deja Ayers (Sr)	5	5
25	Olivia Melcher (Jr)	4	4
39	K. Nielsen (Jr)	1	1

Thunderbird

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	24	24
2	Madelyn Vasquez (Jr)	4	4
4	Hayden Francis (Sr)	3	3
5	M. Limoges-Allen (Sr)	1	1
8	J. Little (Fr)	10	10
24	Emma Wright (Sr)	4	4
25	Dulce Castro (Sr)	2	2

Sacks

Deer Valley has not entered any sacks stats.

Thunderbird

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hur
	Team Totals	1.0	5	1
8	J. Little (Fr)	1.0	5	1

Deer Valley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds
	Team Totals	4	42
2	Kaycee Brenden (So)	1	4
11	Chloe Utter (Jr)	2	21
18	Deja Ayers (Sr)	1	17

Thunderbird

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds
	Team Totals	3	12
2	Madelyn Vasquez (Jr)	1	3
6	Grace Hornburg (Jr)	1	5
25	Dulce Castro (Sr)	1	4

Deer Valley

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg.	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	265	53.0	71
8	Allison Morris (Jr)	5	265	53.0	71

Thunderbird

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg.	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	67	22.3	27	0
23	Sarah Roberts (So)	3	67	22.3	27	0

Deer Valley

Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC
	Team Totals	5	110	22.0
18	Deja Ayers (Sr)	5	110	22.0

Thunderbird

Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC
	Team Totals	2	6	3.0	6	1
10	Alissa Cowell (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6	0
21	Alexa Trejo (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0	1

Deer Valley

Scoring

#	Athlete Name	Tot Pts	TD	S
	Team Totals		1
15	Bella Jones (Fr)		1

Thunderbird

Scoring

#	Athlete Name	Tot Pts	TD	S
	Team Totals	3	0	0
6	Grace Hornburg (Jr)	3	0	0

Game Story

Arizona High School Flag Football - Deer Valley sneaks past Thunderbird

October 28, 2025: Phoenix, AZ 85023

The Deer Valley Skyhawks flag football squad scored 7 points and limited the host Thunderbird Titans to 3 in the Skyhawks league triumph on Tuesday.

The Skyhawks now hold a 8-3 record. They take the field next when they host Eastmark for a non-league test on Monday, November 3. Deer Valley will face a Firebirds team coming off a 35-0 league win over Desert Sunrise (Maricopa, AZ). The Firebirds record now stands at 10-2.

The Titans (6-6) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Mary's (Phoenix, AZ). The Knights go into the 4A Skyline challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, St. Mary's nipped Goldwater (Phoenix, AZ), 39-0, in a league challenge.

Players of the Game

Deer Valley (25-26)

Congratulations to #11 Chloe Utter for being selected the Deer Valley Girls Flag Football Player of the Game.

Thunderbird (25-26)

Thunderbird has not selected any Players of the Game.

Deer Valley @ Thunderbird Flag Football Game Info

Tue., Oct. 28, 2025 @ 6p

Thunderbird High School

The Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) varsity flag football team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Deer Valley (Glendale, AZ) by a score of 7-3.

Rankings & Records

Deer Valley (25-26)

National	AZ	Div.
738	56	12

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
9-5	3-2	4-2	4-3	1-0	.643	.600	217	172

Thunderbird (25-26)

National	AZ	Div.
1,000	77	17

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
6-8	3-2	1-5	4-2	1-1	.429	.600	154	207

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Deer Valley	5.2	3.6	2.2	3.1	15.5
Thunderbird	1.9	0	2.7	0	11.0

Head-to-Head

Deer Valley won last month

10/18 @ 8p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Deer Valley 21 0 0 0 21
Thunderbird 0 0 6 0 6

The Deer Valley (Glendale, AZ) varsity flag football team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 21-6.
Box score
Deer Valley won last month

10/28 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Deer Valley - - - - 7
Thunderbird - - - - 3

The Deer Valley (Glendale, AZ) varsity flag football team won Tuesday's away conference game against Thunderbird (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 7-3.
Box score

10/18 @ 8p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Deer Valley	21	0	0	0	21
Thunderbird	0	0	6	0	6

Team Stat Comparison

Deer Valley		Thunderbird
51.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	59.3
155.5	Passing Yards Per Game	129.9
155.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	130.6
206.9	Total Yards Per Game	189.2
25.9	Tackles Per Game	27.5
0.8	Sacks Per Game	2.5
1.6	Interceptions Per Game	1.5
4.4	Points Per Game	11.8

Team Leaders

Deer Valley		Thunderbird	National Avg.
#8 Allison Morris23.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#19 Lanaya Robinson30.7	10.6
#8 Allison Morris156.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#1 Brianna Nystuen126.3	43.9
#18 Deja Ayers85.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	#19 Lanaya Robinson37.0	14.6
#8 Allison Morris191.0	Total Yards Per Game	#1 Brianna Nystuen145.3	30.3
#18 Deja Ayers4.3	Tackles Per Game	#8 Jahdya'Kween Little5.5	1.8
#12 Marlin Taylor0.4	Sacks Per Game	#24 Emma Wright1.3	0.5
#18 Deja Ayers0.7	Interceptions Per Game	#25 Dulce Castro0.5	0.3
#15 Bella Jones1.5	Points Per Game	#19 Lanaya Robinson4.2	1.9

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Deer Valley	3-2		Thunderbird	4-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/16/25	Agua Fria	Deer Valley	(W) 13-7	9/25/25	Thunderbird	Agua Fria	(W) 33-27
10/14/25	Peoria	Deer Valley	(W) 3-0	10/20/25	Thunderbird	Peoria	(W) 23-0
10/20/25	Deer Valley	Shadow Mountain	(L) 7-6	10/14/25	Shadow Mountain	Thunderbird	(W) 20-0
10/23/25	St. Mary's	Deer Valley	(L) 23-7	10/30/25	Thunderbird	St. Mary's	(L) 13-0
10/27/25	Goldwater	Deer Valley	(W) 42-0	10/23/25	Thunderbird	Goldwater	(W) 21-7

Record Breakdown

Deer Valley (25-26)		Thunderbird (25-26)
9-5	Overall	6-8
3-2	League	3-2
5-2	Non-League	2-5
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
3-2	Common Opponent	4-1
4-2	Home	1-5
4-3	Away	4-2
1-0	Neutral	1-1
0-1	Playoff	0-0
9-5	In-State	6-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0