Football Recap: Kristian Escobedo Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Campo Verde + How To Watch

Mountain Pointe won the last time they faced Campo Verde and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pride managed a 22-17 victory over the Coyotes. The win was some much needed relief for the Pride as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Mountain Pointe's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kristian Escobedo, who threw for 185 yards and two TDs while completing 90.9% of his passes. Aiden Rodriguez also helped out with an impressive 99 receiving yards.

Mountain Pointe's run defense was locked in: Campo Verde could only muster 1.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Teylor Caldwell for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain Pointe's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.45 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.73 on average over their last five games.

Teylor Caldwell

Sacks

10/09/25 vs Campo Verde	4
10/03/25 vs Arizona College Prep	1
09/19/25 vs Desert Mountain	1
09/12/25 @ Mountain Ridge	1
09/05/25 @ Desert Vista	1
+ 1 more games

Mountain Pointe's defense didn't let Jonah Lubno, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Caldwell was the leader with four. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 8 sacks on the season.

Mountain Pointe now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Campo Verde, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Coming up, Mountain Pointe will take on Gilbert at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th. The Pride will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 31 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Campo Verde, they will host Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th. Campo Verde will be up against Skyline's rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.17 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.