Football Preview: Brophy College Prep Broncos vs. Basha Bears
Two dominant signal callers in Case Vanden Bosch and Broderick Vehrs are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brophy College Prep Broncos will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Basha Bears at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Brophy College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Notre Dame Prep, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Brophy College Prep was ranked fourth). Brophy College Prep took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Notre Dame Prep. The win was just business as usual for the Broncos, who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Vanden Bosch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 227 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 79 yards. Devin Fitzgerald was another key player, picking up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Basha). They claimed a resounding 58-21 victory over O'Connor at home. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three contests by 37 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Vehrs, who threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per attempt. Another player making a difference was Dash Blake, who picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Brophy College Prep's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Basha, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Brophy College Prep has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 219.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Basha has preferred to attack from the air: they average 284.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Brophy College Prep lost to Basha at home by a decisive 31-13 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Brophy College Prep, Demond Williams Jr. (who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 220 yards on 17 of 26 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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