Two dominant backs in Jaylee Abraham and Jayden Simmons are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert View Jaguars will welcome the Flowing Wells Caballeros at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Desert View will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Cienega, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Jaguars breezed past the Bobcats to the tune of 70-35 on Friday. The victory was just business as usual for the Jaguars, who after nine games remain undefeated this season.
Ryan Vasavilbaso
| 10/24/25 @ Cienega | 5 |
| 10/17/25 @ Canyon del Oro | 4 |
| 10/10/25 vs Nogales | 4 |
| 09/26/25 vs Maricopa | 2 |
| 09/19/25 @ Mountain View | 2 |
Ryan Vasavilbaso continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 329 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Those five passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.
Desert View's run defense was locked in: Cienega could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Junior Garnett for the heroic effort on defense: he. Desert View didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.9.
Meanwhile, while Flowing Wells put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Sunnyside. The Caballeros blew past the Blue Devils 43-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Caballeros just coasted through the last quarter.
Flowing Wells had a senior duo take command as Benicio Ruiz threw for 99 yards and three TDs and Alfredo Guzman rushed for 88 yards and one score on only nine carries. Ruiz's superb passer rating of 177.1 also marked a new season-high.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Flowing Wells' defense and their four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. Marcus Devoy was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Desert View's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Flowing Wells, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Desert View strolled past Flowing Wells in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Caballeros' Adrian Soto, who rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Jaguars to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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