Two dominant signal callers in Hone Wray and Evan Heinrich are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Estrella Foothills Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Arizona College Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Estrella Foothills sitting on five straight wins and Arizona College Prep on nine.
Last Friday, Estrella Foothills didn't have too much trouble with Deer Valley as they won 21-7.
Estrella Foothills wouldn't let Deer Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Estrella Foothills can thank Danny Ostrander and Kade Carroll for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep strolled past Arcadia with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-24.
Heinrich was his usual excellent self, throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tyler Lowder, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Arizona College Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Arizona College Prep pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.4 points. As for Estrella Foothills, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Estrella Foothills has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Arizona College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 169. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Estrella Foothills was taken down by Arizona College Prep 62-28 in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heinrich, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Estrella Foothills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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