Football Preview: Parker Broncs vs. Tonopah Valley Phoenix
The Parker Broncs are taking a road trip to challenge the Tonopah Valley Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tonopah Valley is hoping to do what San Pasqual Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Parker's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Parker never let San Pasqual Valley onto the board and left with a 59-0 victory. Given the Broncs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 140th in Arizona, while the Warriors are ranked 1014th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tonopah Valley blew past Antelope, posting a 58-12 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-6.
It was another big night for Sir-Izzik S?nchez Caldwell, who threw for 355 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Najea Cooper was S?nchez Caldwell's top target, picking up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Tonopah Valley wouldn't let Antelope keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tonopah Valley can thank Sir-Jessie Caldwell and Jayden Kloth for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Caldwell is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Parker has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Tonopah Valley, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Parker was taken down by Tonopah Valley 48-12 when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of S?nchez Caldwell, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Parker knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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