Football Recap: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Skates Past Cortez with Ease

Spartans

Team Score (Highest)

10/24/25 vs Cortez	55
10/03/25 vs Madison Highland Prep	49
09/05/25 @ Heritage Academy	35
09/20/25 vs Holbrook	28
08/22/25 vs Chandler Prep	26

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scottsdale Preparatory Academy). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-6 victory over the Cortez Colts. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-6.

A big part of Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Will Ryken and his top target Jackson Larson. Ryken rushed for 80 yards and three TDs on only six carries while Larson rushed for 120 yards and one score on only eight carries. Ryken is becoming a predictor of Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). George Brannan was in the mix too, providing the Spartans with one touchdown.

Scottsdale Preparatory Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cortez only rushed for 142.

Special teams played a big role in the game for Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, adding 13 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ryken, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Scottsdale Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points over those games. As for Cortez, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.

Coming up, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy will challenge Parker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Broncs' defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so the Spartans' offense will have their work cut out for them. Cortez does not have any more games scheduled as of now.