After each having a week off, the Basha Bears and the Salpointe Catholic Lancers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Basha is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Basha is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Westwood 56-0 last Friday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Warriors are ranked 53rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Brodie Vehrs, who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Roberts, who gained 90 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic came up short against Mesa last Friday and fell 23-14.
Basha will need to focus on slowing down David Rushing, one of several Salpointe Catholic players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 94 receiving yards and one TD. Rushing really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
Salpointe Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mark Woods, Oj Flores, and Nas Pedrego picked up one apiece. Pedrego also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
Basha's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Salpointe Catholic, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Basha against Salpointe Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 46-14 win. In that game, the Bears amassed a halftime lead of 32-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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