Football Preview: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans vs. Trivium Prep Crimson Knights
The Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trivium Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hopi 81-0 at home. The Spartans pushed the score to 75-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bruins had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Scottsdale Preparatory Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Judah Mizysak, who threw for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Sehaj Malhi was another key receiver, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. Will Ryken led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Jackson Ibarra got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 57 yards.
Meanwhile, Trivium Prep had to suffer through a 40-7 loss at the hands of Olympian. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Crimson Knights came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 167th in Arizona, while the Eagles are ranked 639th in California).
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Trivium Prep, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Trivium Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 37-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Trivium Prep's Vern Wolfley, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Scottsdale Preparatory Academy still be able to contain Wolfley? There's only one way to find out.
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