Football Game Preview: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate vs. Valley Vikings

The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will take on the Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Last Friday, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon really took it to Chaparral for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-8 victory. Considering the Pirate have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cade Hoshino

Passing Yards (Career)

10/10/25 @ Chaparral	345
09/26/25 vs Spring Valley	325
09/05/25 @ Somerset Academy Losee	319
08/29/25 vs Foothill	319
09/19/25 @ Del Sol	251

Cade Hoshino produced another solid performance throwing for 345 yards and five TDs while completing 78.9% of his passes. Those 345 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brandon Quaglio, who picked up 178 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Gavin Rhodes, Justice Hutchins, Arie Mcquaig IV, and Caiden Jackson picked up one apiece.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley). They blew past Del Sol 36-6 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their six-point performance the contest before.

Valley's win came from a few key players Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nah'Lage Butler, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and one TD. Van Graves was another key player, picking up 111 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Valley's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.