The North Canyon Rattlers will challenge the Copper Canyon Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, North Canyon beat Carl Hayden Community 34-22. The Rattlers haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
AJ Garcia was his usual excellent self, rushing for 195 yards and two TDs. Those 195 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlos Romandia, who rushed for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
North Canyon didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Carl Hayden Community to a completion percentage of just 22.2%. The team can thank Dom Dampier for the heroic effort on defense: he. North Canyon wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 57.9%.
Jemorion Barron
| 10/17/25 @ Carl Hayden Community | 9 |
| 10/10/25 @ Washington | 3 |
| 10/02/25 @ Maryvale | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ Rio Rico | 4 |
| 09/19/25 vs Estrella Foothills | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
North Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kyrian Arnold, Dampier, and Jemorion Barron picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Barron is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game. North Canyon got some further help from Elijah Villarreal: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Copper Canyon got the win against Washington on Friday by a conclusive 34-13. The Aztecs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Copper Canyon's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Washington's QB won't forget Jeremiah Adams Curry anytime soon given he sacked him four times. Javier Castro was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory got Copper Canyon back to even at 4-4. As for North Canyon, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.
North Canyon took their victory against Copper Canyon in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 39-13 score. Will the Rattlers repeat their success, or do the Aztecs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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