It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Higley had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 26-17 win over the O'Connor Eagles.
Gunner Fagrell
| 11/14/25 vs O'Connor | 81 |
| 10/03/25 @ Saguaro | 79 |
| 10/17/25 vs Brophy College Prep | 62 |
| 11/07/25 @ Centennial | 47 |
| 08/28/25 vs Highland | 45 |
Higley can attribute much of their success to Gunner Fagrell, who rushed for 81 yards and one score on only eight carries, and also threw for 158 yards and one touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. Those 81 rushing yards gave Fagrell a new career-high. Daniel Zubey was another key player, picking up 88 receiving yards and one TD.
Higley didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited O'Connor to a completion percentage of just 26.3%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Brock Bascom and Jorryn Harris, who each logged one passes deflected. Higley has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.64 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.64 in their last three games.
Higley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Justice Brathwaite and Harris. Higley got some further help from Dax White: he forced one fumble and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Although O'Connor took the loss, they still got scores from Jaxon Simons and Marcus Johnson.
Higley's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for O'Connor, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Higley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 39-34 defeat against Casteel on the 21st. O'Connor does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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