Football Recap: Chaparral Firebirds vs. Desert Vista Thunder
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chaparral). They walked away with a 44-36 victory over the Desert Vista Thunder on Friday. The Firebirds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunder, too.
Max Wagner had a dynamite game for Chaparral, throwing for 353 yards and five touchdowns. Kash Park was Wagner's top target, picking up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Desert Vista lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kael Moore, who picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Kyler Drunasky, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown.
Chaparral now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Desert Vista, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Chaparral will venture away from home to challenge Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Desert Vista, they will host Salpointe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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