Football Preview: Camp Verde Cowboys vs. Highland Prep Honey Badgers
The Camp Verde Cowboys will challenge the Highland Prep Honey Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland Prep took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Camp Verde, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Camp Verde at home against Glendale Prep Academy as the team secured a 41-7 win. Considering the Cowboys have won five contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Highland Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 28-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kingman Academy. That makes it the first time this season the Honey Badgers have let down their home crowd.
Loss or not, Highland Prep got some senior leadership from Aeden Calini and Gil Camacho. Calini picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Camacho threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Highland Prep is 3-1 when Calini posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Highland Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Calini. Liam Coye was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Camp Verde is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Highland Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Camp Verde against Highland Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-24 victory. Will Camp Verde repeat their success, or does Highland Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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