Alhambra (Phoenix) at Tempe (Ariz.)
Kam'ron Johnson, Tempe
File photo by Mark Jones
Senior quarterback
Emanuel Gant could break Arizona's career passing yardage record with a single flick of his wrist, and his Tempe teammates could also celebrate the program's first 10-0 start since 1996. Gant needs just 27 yards to become the state's all-time leading passer. The 6-3, 230-pound senior currently has 9,619 yards in a four-year career. He was expected to break the record during a 38-26 win over Moon Valley last week, but was held to just 151 passing yards – his lowest total since the third game of his sophomore season. Although Alhambra (7-2) has lost its last two games, the Lions still have clinched their third winning season in the last four years. Quite an accomplishment for a program that was an overall 54 games below .500 from 2004 to 2010. Alhambra does most of its offensive damage on the ground, rushing for 3,398 yards as a team so far this season.
Sign up to provide live scoring updates from this game via QwixcoreJust the facts: Gant is trying the break the passing record set by Saguaro's Luke Rubenzer from 2010-13. Rubenzer is currently the starting quarterback for Cal. … Last season, Tempe won the only other meeting between these teams during the past decade (55-28).
Mitch Stephens: Tempe 42, Alhambra 24
Kevin Askeland: Tempe 45, Alhambra 35
Jamie DeMoney: Tempe 48, Alhambra 17
Stephen Spiewak: Tempe 30, Alhambra 14
Leland Gordon: Tempe 54, Alhambra 32
Colin Ward-Henninger: Tempe 20, Alhambra 16
Jamie DeMoney has covered high school sports and recruiting for the past 20 seasons. He is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital and compiles the National Prep Poll (PrepNation) for World Features Syndicate.
