Football Recap: ALA - Gilbert North Drops Season-High Score on Skyline

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

10/03/25 @ Skyline	63
09/26/25 vs Dobson	45
09/12/25 @ Buena	42
09/05/25 @ Cactus Shadows	35
08/29/25 vs Casa Grande	30

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask ALA - Gilbert North). Their defense stepped up to hand the Skyline Coyotes a 63-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Coyotes are ranked 121st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ben Livingston had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 215 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground. Isaac Massey was in the mix as well, providing ALA - Gilbert North with two TDs.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something ALA - Gilbert North proved: they limited Skyline to a paltry 0.2 yards per carry. While three picked up at least three total tackles, Ridge Jobe stood above the rest. He picked up three sacks and made three total tackles. ALA - Gilbert North hasn't allowed more than 2.9 yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.

ALA - Gilbert North's defense didn't let Owen Claridge, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jobe.

ALA - Gilbert North pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.7 points over those games. As for Skyline, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. ALA - Gilbert North will face off against rival Gilbert at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Skyline is set to challenge their familiar foe Arizona College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Caleb Wheeler and Max Sasso.