The Heritage Academy Heroes will head out on the road to square off against the Arete Prep CHARGERS at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.4 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Heritage Academy after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 36-28 to Santa Cruz Valley. The Heroes were up 14-0 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Heritage Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kaleb (Bubba) Burras, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and Paul Soltero, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. (Bubba) Burras really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
Heritage Academy wouldn't let Santa Cruz Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heritage Academy can thank Lamario Claiborne and Ryan Lee for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last match, Arete Prep made sure to put some points up on the board against NFL Yet Academy on Friday. Arete Prep was the clear victor by a 37-16 margin over NFL Yet Academy. The CHARGERS might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Arete Prep found their leader in underclassman Nhattan Pham, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Those 40 rushing yards gave Pham a new career-high. Arete Prep also got help from Michael Harambasic, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Arete Prep, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Heritage Academy against Arete Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 38-8 victory. In that game, Heritage Academy amassed a halftime lead of 32-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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