Flag Football Game Preview: Paradise Honors Panthers vs. Agua Fria Owls + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2025, 1:10am

Flag Football Preview: Paradise Honors Panthers vs. Agua Fria Owls

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

For the first time this season, Paradise Honors will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will challenge the Agua Fria Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise Honors' offense hasn't had much luck over their past five games, but Tuesday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.

Paradise Honors' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They managed a 6-0 win over Bradshaw Mountain.

Berlyn Hoyt

Total Tackles

10/07/25 @ Bradshaw Mountain11
10/02/25 @ Desert Sunrise3
09/30/25 vs Coconino7
09/25/25 vs Madison Highland Prep4
09/23/25 @ Eastmark4
+ 2 more games

Paradise Honors didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaelyn Perez, Berlyn Hoyt, and McKenzie Rose picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Hoyt is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.

Meanwhile, Agua Fria fell victim to Heritage Academy and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 58-0 loss at the hands of the Heroes. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona flag football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Heroes are ranked 15th).

Paradise Honors has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points on average over those games. As for Agua Fria, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Paradise Honors strolled past Agua Fria in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 14-0. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Owls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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