The Arete Prep CHARGERS will challenge the Heritage Academy Heroes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arete Prep will be strutting in after a win while Heritage Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Arete Prep will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points back in September, then bounced right back against NFL Yet Academy on Friday. Arete Prep put the hurt on NFL Yet Academy with a sharp 37-16 victory. The CHARGERS might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Arete Prep found their leader in underclassman Nhattan Pham, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Those 40 rushing yards gave Pham a new career-high. Michael Harambasic did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Santa Cruz Valley who claimed the real prize. Heritage Academy took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Cruz Valley. The Heroes were up 14-0 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Loss or not, Heritage Academy got some senior leadership from Kaleb (Bubba) Burras and Paul Soltero. (Bubba) Burras rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, while Soltero picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, (Bubba) Burras is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game.
Heritage Academy wouldn't let Santa Cruz Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heritage Academy can thank Lamario Claiborne and Ryan Lee for forcing both of them.
Arete Prep's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Arete Prep was dealt a bruising 38-8 loss at the hands of Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Arete Prep was down 32-0.
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