After each having a week off, the Hamilton Huskies and the Pinnacle Pioneers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hamilton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Valley Vista 54-0. The win was just business as usual for the Huskies, who after six games remain undefeated this season.
Jax Sculley
| 10/03/25 @ Valley Vista | 6 |
| 09/26/25 vs Centennial | 5 |
| 09/19/25 vs Brophy College Prep | 4 |
| 09/12/25 @ Casteel | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs O'Connor | 6 |
| 08/28/25 @ ALA - Queen Creek | 5 |
Hamilton found their leader in sophomore Jax Sculley, who threw for 339 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Sculley is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least four every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Riley, who picked up 113 receiving yards and three TDs.
One reason for the win was Hamilton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 8.5 sacks. It was truly a group effort as Nicolas Barrie, Derrick Leblanc Jr, and Austin Liburdi picked up two apiece.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last contest, Pinnacle made sure to put some points up on the board against Cesar Chavez last Friday. The Pioneers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Champions 44-7. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Pioneers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Champions are ranked 85th).
Hamilton better keep an eye on Gavin Hammond. He was instrumental in Pinnacle's win, rushing for 101 yards and one score.
Pinnacle didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Cesar Chavez to a completion percentage of just 50%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Kash Silva, Brayden Fricke, and Jai Ewing, who each logged one passes deflected. Pinnacle has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.58 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.58 in their last three games.
Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Pinnacle, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Hamilton has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 328.5 passing yards per game. Pinnacle, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 188.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
