The Chaparral Firebirds will face off against the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Deer Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Chaparral, who comes in off a win.
Chaparral will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two points last Friday, then bounced right back against Apollo on Friday. The Firebirds blew past the Hawks 46-7. With the Firebirds ahead 32-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Chaparral relied on the efforts of Jayce Wilson, who gained 275 total yards and four touchdowns, and Ryan Trocki, who threw for 236 yards and five TDs. Wilson's longest reception was for an incredible 82 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Chaparral proved: they limited Apollo to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Anders Norgaard for the heroic effort on defense: he. Chaparral didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Anders Norgaard
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Chaparral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luca Ugenti and Norgaard. Norgaard also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 12.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley came up short against Thunderbird on Saturday and fell 27-14. The Skyhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Deer Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Gavin Youngker and Adan Sanchez.
Deer Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Chaparral, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
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