Games of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Take a look at the top games of the week: <img class="wp-image-964172" style="width: 270px" src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/02/PRZStockGraphic-crop-645x424-1691629863-crop-591x388-1692826957.jpg" alt=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Desert Edge @ Centennial </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Desert Edge's explosive offense will face off against one of the highest talked about defenses last year at Centennial. [player_tooltip player_id='368922' first='Hezekiah' last='Millender'] will get a shot to test himself against a fast, aggressive centennial D, and vice versa. Desert Edge comes off an 8-4 season which includes a close 45-42 playoff loss against Higley. Centennial was an open division playoff team a year ago, finishing 2022 with an 8-3 record and a 47-27 playoff loss at Chandler. It should be a great one this Friday in the west valley, as these two powerhouses project to put up a dog fight type of atmosphere. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Saguaro @ ALA-Queen Creek </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one is an interesting matchup, as there are a lot of unknows from both teams for the first time in a long time. Saguaro enters the year with a new HC Zak Hill, a new QB [player_tooltip player_id='115508' first='Mason' last='Bray'] (after top recruit Hype grand left the program), and kind of seem like an underdog for the first time since I've covered high school football. However, you can't doubt these guys given how explosive they are all across the board. ALAQC gets bumped up to 6A after being drastically impressive at 4A and 5A the past two years, and also get a solid QB [player_tooltip player_id='115518' first='Enoch' last='Watson'] from Coconino. Watson and ALAQC will be tested right off the bat against one of the state's best programs, and I'm very interested to see how this one shakes out. <img class="wp-image-569483" style="width: 300px" src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-26-at-9.17.35-PM.png" alt=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hamilton @ Liberty</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hamilton and Liberty square off this Friday, and you get the feeling that this might not be the only time these two matchup together in 2023. Both are high powered from top to bottom and look like two of the best teams in the state, and are almost sure open division playoff teams. [player_tooltip player_id='115509' first='Navi' last='Bruzon'] continues to light it up and impress each week despite having that "undersized" claim, which is ridiculous and he continues to prove it. Hamilton's [player_tooltip player_id='927164' first='Beckham' last='Pellant'] will also have a big opportunity to go up against a tough defense as he'll look to put up points against a fly-around Liberty D. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Paradise Honors @ Mohave</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams enters this contest 1-0 after two dominant wins during week 1. PAradise Honors was able to secure a 35-14 win over Thatcher, while Mohave was able to hang up 75 points to beat up Bourgade catholic 75-6. [player_tooltip player_id='115507' first='Gage' last='Baker'] is going to have another solid test against a stout Mohave defense that only gave up 6 points in week 1, especially with a guy like [player_tooltip player_id='169406' first='Jonathan' last='Williams'] roaming the field on D. Mohave played a super physical game last week, showing off that mean streak. Paradise Honors continues to be that gunslinger, score on command type of team as well, so all signs point to this one being a battle. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->