6A Championship Preview
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Overview Highland and Pinnacle were both teams that were in that open division conversation, but ultimately ended up in the 6A bracket. For Highland, this is their 3rd year in a row in the 6A Title game, as last year…
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Highland and Pinnacle were both teams that were in that open division conversation, but ultimately ended up in the 6A bracket. For Highland, this is their 3rd year in a row in the 6A Title game, as last year they defeated Chaparral and in 2020-lost to Chaparral. They’re looking to repeat as 6A champs and have all the potential to do so. They finished the regular season 7-3 with losses to open division teams Saguaro and Hamilton, along with a 13-0 loss against Utah based Lone Peak HS. One of their regular season wins came at Pinnacle where they won 25-0, but I’m sure Pinnacle hasn’t forgotten about that one. Pinnacle capped off the regular season 6-4 while going through a rough 3 game lose streak at the end of the season. However, they’ve gotten hot in the playoffs behind the impressive arm of 2025 QB Wyatt Horton Wyatt Horton 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Pinnacle | 2025 State AZ to put up 119 points in these 3 playoff games thus far. Despite their 4 losses, only one team has been able to shut down that loaded up Pinnacle offense, that being Highland. Job isn’t finished for either side yet, as they both have that chip on their shoulder to bring back that title.
Highland Key Players
Caleb Lomu Caleb Lomu 6'5" | 260 lbs | OL Highland | 2023 State AZ , OL, 2023 (Utah commit)
Makua Pule Makua Pule 6'3" | 300 lbs | OL Highland | 2023 State AZ , OL, 2023
Joseph Allen Joseph Allen 6'0" | 195 lbs | DB Highland | 2023 State AZ , DB, 2023
Kody Cullimore Kody Cullimore 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Highland | 2024 State AZ , ATH, 2024
AJ Dutchover AJ Dutchover 6'3" | 250 lbs | OL Highland | 2023 State AZ , OL, 2023 (Southern Utah commit)
Cooper Scott Cooper Scott 6'2" | 210 lbs | LB Highland | 2023 State AZ , DE, 2023
Pinnacle Key Players
Duce Robinson Duce Robinson 6'6" | 230 lbs | TE Pinnacle | 2023 State AZ , TE, 2023
Elijah Paige Elijah Paige 6'7" | 305 lbs | OL Pinnacle | 2023 State AZ , OL, 2023 (USC commit)
Myles Libman Myles Libman 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Pinnacle | 2023 State AZ , ATH, 2023
Wyatt Horton Wyatt Horton 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Pinnacle | 2025 State AZ , QB, 2025
Spencer Halvorson, LB, 2024
Jacobi Rucker Jacobi Rucker 5'9" | 205 lbs | RB Pinnacle | 2023 State AZ , RB, 2023