Highland Prep entered their match against Kingman Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Highland Prep Honey Badgers fell 28-16 to the Kingman Academy Tigers. The Honey Badgers have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, Highland Prep got some senior leadership from Aeden Calini and Gil Camacho. Calini picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Camacho threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Highland Prep is 3-1 when Calini posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Highland Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Calini. Highland Prep got some further help from Liam Coye: he made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Highland Prep's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Kingman Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Highland Prep will take on Camp Verde at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season. As for Kingman Academy, they will square off against Cortez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingman Academy is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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