Football Recap: ALA - Gilbert North Wins High-Profile Game Against Arizona College Prep + How To Watch

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

10/03/25 @ Skyline	63
09/26/25 vs Dobson	45
10/10/25 vs Gilbert	43
09/12/25 @ Buena	28
10/17/25 vs Arizona College Prep	21

ALA - Gilbert North faced Arizona College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 35-14 victory. Considering the Eagles have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

ALA - Gilbert North's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Livingston, who threw for 205 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and one TD. The Eagles also got a significant boost from Weston Powell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something ALA - Gilbert North proved: they limited Arizona College Prep to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. While three picked up at least three total tackles, Isaac Massey stood above the rest. He picked up 151 receiving yards and one score. ALA - Gilbert North's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.4.

ALA - Gilbert North's defense didn't let Evan Heinrich, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ridge Jobe, Tyson Webster, and Gaven McKinney, who each picked up one sack apiece.

The victory (which was ALA - Gilbert North's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points on average over those games. As for Arizona College Prep, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 7-1.

Coming up, ALA - Gilbert North will head out on the road to square off against Campo Verde at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Livingston and Jonah Lubno. As for Arizona College Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Notre Dame Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will be up against the Saints' rather soft defense (which has allowed 31.88 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.