Football Game Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Arizona College Prep Knights + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 18, 2025, 10:02pm

Football Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Arizona College Prep Knights

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the AZ Interscholastic Assn. (AIA) & Arizona College Prep. Watch Full Replay

ALA - Gilbert North is a perfect 6-0 against Arizona College Prep since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Eagles will face off against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 842 yards in their previous games.

ALA - Gilbert North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Mountain View get on the board and left with a 42-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Ben Livingston

Passing Touchdowns

11/14/25 vs Mountain View5
10/31/25 @ Mountain Pointe2
10/24/25 @ Campo Verde4
10/17/25 vs Arizona College Prep2
10/10/25 vs Gilbert1
+ 3 more games

Ben Livingston produced another solid effort throwing for 322 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. That's the most passing touchdowns he has posted since back in September. Isaac Massey also helped with two scores in total.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something ALA - Gilbert North proved: they limited Mountain View to a paltry 0.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Gaven McKinney for the heroic effort on defense: he. ALA - Gilbert North's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.1.

Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't give up any more after. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 35-34 win over Cactus Shadows.

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Evan Heinrich and Donivan Dixon. Heinrich had a great game and threw for 250 yards and three TDs on only 15 passes. Meanwhile, Dixon was balling out in the loss, throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 90 yards.

Arizona College Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Daniel Velasquez and Melo Adams, who each picked up one interception apiece. Another thorn in Cactus Shadows' side was Cam Mitchell, who made 12 total tackles (3.5 for loss) and defended one pass.

ALA - Gilbert North's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.8 points over those games. As for Arizona College Prep, their record is now 9-2.

Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Livingston and Heinrich. Livingston just won't slow down this season and has thrown 31 touchdowns (and and only 5 pick) while averaging 193.5 passing yards per game. Heinrich has been a dominant force too and has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 228.1 passing yards per game.

ALA - Gilbert North took their victory against Arizona College Prep when the teams last played back in October by a conclusive 35-14 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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