Mountain View is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Friday. They will look to defend their home field against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Mountain View against Buena as the squad secured a 48-20 win. With the Toros ahead 41-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Brady Goodman
10/03/25 @ Buena | 163.2 |
09/05/25 vs Mesa | 158.3 |
09/12/25 vs Boulder Creek | 142.2 |
09/19/25 vs Basha | 61.6 |
09/26/25 @ Higley | 44 |
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Brady Goodman was his usual excellent self, throwing for 254 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Mountain View's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Coy Bodily was another key player, rushing for 146 yards and one TD while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
Mountain View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Red Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They blew past Desert Ridge 69-16 on Friday. The Mountain Lions have beaten the Jaguars the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Jaguars has come to flipping the script.
Mountain View better keep an eye on Dominic Carmigiano. He was instrumental in Red Mountain's win, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Jay Williams also deserves some recognition as he hauled in his first receiving touchdown of the season.
Red Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Gard Liles, Tyreke Cornett, and Jeffrey Lischke picked up one apiece. Red Mountain got some further help from Jameson Wade: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Red Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Mountain View didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Red Mountain in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 43-38 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Mountain Lions' Simon Lopez, who threw for 262 yards and four TDs, and also rushed for 46 yards and one score. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Toros to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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