This is the third game that has been canceled for Foothill and the first for Arbor View. The game probably would have decided second place in the Class 5A Desert League.
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Bishop Gorman has outscored its two Desert League foes 103-0, remains atop the Review-Journal’s Class 5A football rankings.
When Green Valley running back Jaylen McKnight went out with an injury Friday, Josiah Edwards stepped in and helped the Gators to a 21-14 victory at Desert Pines.
Jack Thow started Foothill’s victory over Class 5A Desert League opponent Legacy on Friday, then Billy Morse came in to close out the Falcons’ third consecutive win.
After a year off and with all the issues surrounding this season that have taken players and even teams off the field, the offenses haven’t caught up to the defenses.
Bishop Gorman rebounded from its stunning loss to Hamilton (Arizona) in a big way, 52-0 over Arbor View, to stay No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings.
Liberty was missing about 40 players because of COVID protocols, but because the Patriots have so many players out for football, they were able to play the game.
Foothill will not play in the Thursday Night Lights football game because of positive COVID-19 tests in its program. Basic will host Cheyenne.
Liberty, led by backup quarterback Colin Gregorio after Jaiden Maiava was a late scratch, pulled away for a road victory over Foothill on Friday night.
Foothill traveled to Green Valley for the first Class 5A Southern League girls soccer game for both teams. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.
Nine high school football games have been canceled for various reasons, including COVID concerns, brush fires and a shortage of eligible players.
Eight of the 11 teams that make up Class 5A won at least one playoff game in 2019, and all of them reached the postseason.
Desert Pines senior running back Jovantae Barnes is the only returning 1,000-yard rusher in the valley, and the four-star recruit has 35 scholarship offers.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school baseball and softball action, and look forward to Tuesday’s schedule.