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Higley Mesa

Knights

Jackrabbits

The Mesa (AZ) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Higley (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 25-13.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Higley	0	10	0	15	25
Mesa	0	6	7	0	13

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Higley (25-26)		Mesa (25-26)
46	Total Plays	72
12	First Downs	16

Game Stats

Mesa (25-26)

Higley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	13	104	.615	13.0	1	1		80.3
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	8	13	104	.615	13.0	1	1		80.3

Mesa

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	18	120	.333	20.0	1	34.5
1	Cody Merrell (Jr)	5	15	110	.333	22.0		60.4
15	Hudson Mitton (Sr)	1	3	10	.333	10.0	1	4.2

Higley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	29	223	7.7	68	1	1
1	Antonio Young (Jr)	20	167	8.4	68	1
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	5	37	7.4	18	0	1
34	Rylan Irwin (So)	4	19	4.8	14	0

Mesa

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+
	Team Totals	38	172	4.5	16	1
1	Cody Merrell (Jr)	9	49	5.4		0
11	Rio Arnett (Jr)	29	123	4.2	16	1

Higley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	104	13.0	37	1
1	Antonio Young (Jr)	3	17	5.7	9
2	John Asaro (Sr)	1	14	14.0	14
8	Daniel Zubey (Sr)	1	4	4.0	4
34	Rylan Irwin (So)	1	37	37.0	37	1
84	Landon Banks (Jr)	2	32	16.0	26

Mesa

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	6	120	20.0	62
2	K. Williams (Jr)	4	98	24.5	62
11	Rio Arnett (Jr)	1	12	12.0	12
82	Jayden Campos (So)	1	10	10.0	10

Higley

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	223	104	24	2	37	390
1	Antonio Young (Jr)	167	17				184
2	John Asaro (Sr)		14				14
8	Daniel Zubey (Sr)		4				4
12	K. Richardson (Jr)				2		2
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	37					37
25	D. Hostallero (Sr)					37	37
34	Rylan Irwin (So)	19	37				56
84	Landon Banks (Jr)		32	24			56

Mesa

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	172	120	18	37	1	348
1	Cody Merrell (Jr)	49					49
2	K. Williams (Jr)		98	18	5		121
11	Rio Arnett (Jr)	123	12				135
22	Markel Mayers (Sr)				32		32
82	Jayden Campos (So)		10				10
90	Malachi Inzunza (Jr)					1	1

Higley

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	223	104	104	327
1	Antonio Young (Jr)	167		17	184
2	John Asaro (Sr)			14	14
8	Daniel Zubey (Sr)			4	4
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	37	104		141
34	Rylan Irwin (So)	19		37	56
84	Landon Banks (Jr)			32	32

Mesa

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	172	120	120	292
1	Cody Merrell (Jr)	49	110		159
2	K. Williams (Jr)			98	98
11	Rio Arnett (Jr)	123		12	135
15	Hudson Mitton (Sr)		10		10
82	Jayden Campos (So)			10	10

Higley

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	32	55	87	7.0
0	Aurei Moody (Jr)	1	2	3	2.0
4	Dax White (Jr)	5	7	12
7	Nasim Eason (Jr)	2	1	3
9	Zay Shepard (Jr)		1	1
10	Aaron Cooper (Sr)	2	4	6	1.0
11	B. Wilkinson (Jr)	4	7	11
17	Elijah Soanes (Jr)		1	1
20	Brock Bascom (Sr)	4	3	7
21	J. Brathwaite (Sr)	2	2	4
24	Jayden Rhodes (Sr)	5	7	12
25	D. Hostallero (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
28	Will Houglum (Jr)	1	2	3
36	Adam Cooper (Sr)	1	8	9	1.0
44	Legend Reidhead (Jr)	2	6	8	1.0
75	Jack Marquez (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
98	Jacob Falls (Jr)	1	2	3

Mesa

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	39	38	77	6.0
2	K. Williams (Jr)	6	3	9	.5
6	Gabriel Vick (Sr)	6	3	9	.5
9	Ezekiel Estep (Sr)	4	6	10	.5
12	Joe Haynie (Jr)	3	2	5	2.0
22	Markel Mayers (Sr)	3	2	5
24	R. Togba (Jr)	1	1	2
31	I. Valenzuela (So)	2	2	4
40	Jared Weeks (Jr)	1	3	4
41	M. Stephenson (So)	3	1	4	1.0
43	Sione Taueli (So)	2	2	4
47	Adam Diaz (Sr)	1		1
53	I. Asaeli Ngaue-stephenson (Sr)		1	1
54	A. Folaumoeloa (Fr)	1	2	3	1.0
56	L. Folaumoeloa (Jr)		2	2
73	Keoni Taivasa (Sr)		2	2	.5
84	Tahj Mosby (So)	3	2	5
90	Malachi Inzunza (Jr)	2	2	4
99	R. Reyes Robles (Sr)	1	2	3

Higley

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	3.0	21	5
0	Aurei Moody (Jr)	1.0	13	1
10	Aaron Cooper (Sr)	1.0	4	1
20	Brock Bascom (Sr)			1
24	Jayden Rhodes (Sr)			1
25	D. Hostallero (Sr)	1.0	4	1

Mesa

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	2.0	30	4
9	Ezekiel Estep (Sr)	.5	12
12	Joe Haynie (Jr)	1.0	15	3
73	Keoni Taivasa (Sr)	.5	3
99	R. Reyes Robles (Sr)			1

Higley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD
	Team Totals	1	37	37.0	9
4	Dax White (Jr)				1
11	B. Wilkinson (Jr)				3
20	Brock Bascom (Sr)				1
21	J. Brathwaite (Sr)				2
25	D. Hostallero (Sr)	1	37	37.0	2

Mesa

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	1	1
2	K. Williams (Jr)				1
22	Markel Mayers (Sr)					1
90	Malachi Inzunza (Jr)	1	1	1.0

Higley

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	10	295	29.5	60	2
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	5
99	Kaden Olson (Sr)	5	295	59.0	60	2

Mesa

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	176	58.7	60	2
88	Evan Romero (Sr)	3	176	58.7	60	2

Higley

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	244	40.7	49	3
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	6	244	40.7	49	3

Mesa

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	6	225	37.5	46
88	Evan Romero (Sr)	6	225	37.5	46

Higley

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	24	24.0	24	1	2	2.0	2	2	26
12	K. Richardson (Jr)					1	2	2.0	2	2	2
84	Landon Banks (Jr)	1	24	24.0	24						24

Mesa

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	18	18.0	18	3	37	12.3	32	55
2	K. Williams (Jr)	1	18	18.0	18	2	5	2.5	4	23
22	Markel Mayers (Sr)					1	32	32.0	32	32

Higley

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	5	25
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	1	6			6
25	D. Hostallero (Sr)	1	6			6
34	Rylan Irwin (So)	1	6			6
84	Landon Banks (Jr)			2		2
99	Kaden Olson (Sr)				5	5

Mesa

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals					1	1
88	Evan Romero (Sr)					1	1

Higley

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	1	1	1.0	31	5
99	Kaden Olson (Sr)	2	2	1.0	1	1	1.0	31	5

Mesa

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5	0	1	.0		1
88	Evan Romero (Sr)	1	2	.5	0	1	.0		1

Higley

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	1	3
15	Gunner Fagrell (Sr)	1			1
25	D. Hostallero (Sr)			1	1
34	Rylan Irwin (So)		1		1

Touchdowns

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Higley

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		1	1
84	Landon Banks (Jr)		1	1

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Game Story

Arizona High School Football - Mesa toppled by Higley

September 12, 2025: Mesa, AZ 85204

The Mesa Jackrabbits football team (Mesa, AZ), dropped 25-13 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting Higley Knights (Gilbert, AZ)

With the victory, Higley betters its record to 3-0 on the year. The Knights host Pinnacle (Phoenix, AZ) to battle the Pioneers in a non-league contest on Friday, September 19. The Pioneers enter the contest with a record of 3-0. Pinnacle won 35-0 in their recent non-league contest against Corona del Sol (Tempe, AZ)

Coming up next, the Jackrabbits battle the Desert Ridge Jaguars (Mesa, AZ) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, September 18. Mesa will attempt to better on its 1-2 season record. The Jaguars enter the contest with a 0-3 record after their 71-6 non-league loss to Centennial (Peoria, AZ).

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4th Quarter
18 - 13 The scorer has checked in. Higley 18, Mesa 13

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Game Attendance
4th Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

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Field Conditions
4th Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
4th Quarter
Weather Conditions Muggy

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24 - 13

Rushing Touchdown
Higley4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Higley - #15 Gunner Fagrell with a 13 Yd Rushing TD. Higley 24, Mesa 13

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25 - 13

Made Point After
Higley4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Higley - PAT Good. Higley 25, Mesa 13

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25 - 13

Two-Minute Warning
Higley4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Higley has the ball. Higley 25, Mesa 13

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25 - 13

End of Game
Final
Higley 25, Mesa 13

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Scorer Dropped Out
Final

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Mesa
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Higley @ Mesa Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 12, 2025 @ 7p

Mesa High School

The Mesa (AZ) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Higley (Gilbert, AZ) by a score of 25-13.

Rankings & Records

Higley (25-26)

National	AZ	Div.
451	12	10

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
6-2	3-0	2-2	4-0	.750	1.000	209	202

Mesa (25-26)

National	AZ	Div.
932	25	17

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
5-3	2-0	2-2	3-1	.625	1.000	209	149

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Higley	4.3	10.3	5.0	5.9	6.0	26.1
Mesa	2.0	10.8	7.0	4.8	-	26.1

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Team Stat Comparison

Higley		Mesa
133.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	183.6
181.0	Passing Yards Per Game	160.5
181.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	160.3
314.6	Total Yards Per Game	344.1
68.3	Tackles Per Game	69.8
2.7	Sacks Per Game	1.4
22.9	Points Per Game	18.6

Team Leaders

Higley		Mesa	National Avg.
#1 Antonio Young59.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#11 Rio Arnett127.9	12.0
#15 Gunner Fagrell180.9	Passing Yards Per Game	#19 Boogie Anetema187.3	12.1
#14 Anthony Palka63.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#10 Caleb Tafua83.7	9.6
#15 Gunner Fagrell222.1	Total Yards Per Game	#19 Boogie Anetema211.7	26.3
#4 Dax White10.0	Tackles Per Game	#8 Kainalu Skipps10.0	2.6
#0 Aurei Moody0.7	Sacks Per Game	#12 Joe Haynie0.3	0.2
#14 Anthony Palka13.0	Points Per Game	#88 Evan Romero4.6	2.0

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Higley	1-1		Mesa	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/26/25	Mountain View	Higley	(L) 50-7		9/5/25	Mesa	Mountain View	(L) 46-7
10/24/25	Higley	Shadow Ridge	(W) 49-24		8/29/25	Shadow Ridge	Mesa	(W) 34-14

Record Breakdown

Higley (25-26)		Mesa (25-26)
6-2	Overall	5-3
3-0	League	2-0
3-2	Non-League	3-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-1	Common Opponent	1-1
2-2	Home	2-2
4-0	Away	3-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
5-2	In-State	5-3
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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Tackles

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Sacks

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Defensive Statistics

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Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Points

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PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

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Conversions

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Arizona High School Football - Mesa toppled by Higley

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