The Marana Tigers will challenge the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Marana will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 49-point they dealt Tucson High Magnet School on Friday. Marana blew past Tucson High Magnet School 56-7 on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Badgers are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Colten Meyer and his top target Dezmen Roebuck. Meyer threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes while Roebuck picked up 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Meyer is now averaging an impressive 332.5 passing yards per game. Dominic Cillitto was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marana was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 541 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Marana's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Roebuck and Dermain Linen Jr. Roebuck got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Higley entered their tilt with San Juan Hills on Friday with seven consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with eight. They managed a 25-20 win over the Stallions.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Higley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Haugo, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 184 yards on 16 of 27 attempts. That's the most rushing yards Haugo has posted since back in October of 2023. John (Jd) Decausmaker also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Higley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Boston Tilton was especially locked on to San Juan Hills' QB and sacked him twice. Tilton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Maxwell Siemen was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagging an interception.
Marana's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Higley, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marana came up short against Higley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 29-24. Thankfully for Marana, Daxen Hall (who rushed for 305 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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