Football Preview: Combs Coyotes vs. Arizona College Prep Knights
After each having a week off, the Combs Coyotes and the Arizona College Prep Knights will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Combs will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mesquite, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Combs claimed a resounding 50-14 victory over Mesquite at home. The result was nothing new for the Coyotes, who have now won three games by 36 points or more so far this season.
Izaak Jeffcoat and Kannin Hale were among the main playmakers for Combs as the former gained 89 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Jeffcoat is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 42-12 win over the Spartans. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Knights just coasted through the last quarter.
Evan Heinrich looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Austin Spendlove did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 101 receiving yards.
Arizona College Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Daniel Velasquez and Bryce Vaught. Arizona College Prep got some further help from Cam Mitchell: he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Combs' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Arizona College Prep, their record now sits at an identical 5-1.
Combs took a serious blow against Arizona College Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 53-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arizona College Prep's Alec Grant, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Combs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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