The Basha Bears will square off against the Williams Field Black Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Basha is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Perry, who was ranked 13th at the time (Basha was ranked second). The Bears claimed a resounding 52-3 victory over the Pumas. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Jake Rogers
| 11/06/25 @ Perry | 340 |
| 10/31/25 vs Mesa | 315 |
| 10/17/25 vs Salpointe Catholic | 110 |
| 08/28/25 @ Brophy College Prep | 62 |
| 09/19/25 @ Mountain View | 21 |
Jake Rogers had an outrageously good game as he threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes. Those 340 passing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Roberts, who gained 106 total yards.
Basha's run defense was locked in: Perry could only muster 0.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Eli Cramer-Cronin for the heroic effort on defense: he. Basha didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.6.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Williams Field had no trouble coming through when it counted. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 39-36 win over Pinnacle on Friday.
Basha better keep an eye on Dominick Barjona. He was instrumental in Williams Field's win, throwing for 221 yards and three TDs while completing 79.2% of his passes. Barjona's passing game has become a key predictor of the Black Hawks' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. John Booker helped Barjona out on the ground, picking up 99 receiving yards and one score.
Basha's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points on average over those games. As for Williams Field, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything came up roses for Basha against Williams Field in their previous meeting back in September, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Black Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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