Kofa is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Paradise Honors a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Kofa Kings will welcome the Paradise Honors Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Kofa's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against ALA - West Foothills on Friday. They took a blow against the Guardians, falling 47-0. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Guardians are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Yuma. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Paradise Honors' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nolan Rau, who threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Paradise Honors is 3-1 when Rau posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Vandyke, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry.
Paradise Honors didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Flavio Cano Jr led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. Parker Dailey is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Paradise Honors got some further help from Elijah Garcia: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Kofa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Paradise Honors, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Kofa was dealt a bruising 77-0 loss at the hands of Paradise Honors in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Kofa have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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