5A Spreadzone Week 6: Point Spreads for Top Games

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>A breakdown of the top 5A matchups in Week 6, featuring hypothetical point spreads for some of the week's most intriguing games.</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Horizon (5-0) at Notre Dame Prep (4-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Horizon -2.5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Good matchup here with unbeaten Horizon ranked #4 in 5A against 4-1 Notre Dame Prep ranked at #6. Horizon comes off a dominant 35-6 win over McClintock and their smallest margin so far this season is 19. Notre Dame's only loss was to Desert Edge but have wins over Yuma Catholic, Sunnyslope, Gilbert, and Campo Verde most recently. They'll have to their hands full with top 2029 RB [player_tooltip player_id='2067545' first='Dylan' last='Brush'] running the ball for Horizon. He's got 1,166 yards and 20 touchdowns so far this season to lead all sophomores in the country.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ironwood Ridge (4-1) at Marana (2-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Marana -1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intriguing 5A matchup here with Ironwood Ridge coming in on a three game winning streak and Marana being one of the top teams in the division over the last several years. Ironwood Ridge is much improved this year led by junior QB [player_tooltip player_id='1328158' first='Max' last='Harder'] with a highly productive dual threat skillset and 16 total touchdowns on the year. Zarin Robbins is his primary target in the receiving game with 27 receptions for 496 yards and 9 touchdowns. Marana has suffered double digit losses to Salpointe Catholic, Canyon View, and Buena but has wins over Yuma Catholic and Canyon Del Oro. Marana's 2028 RB Jeffrey Smith is a 3 year starter and can take over game with his downhill and physical running style at 6'0” 205 lbs. Canyon Del Oro is their common opponent this season, Ironwood Ridge beat them 24-21 and Marana beat them 28-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Yuma Catholic (3-2) at Sunrise Mountain (3-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Yuma Catholic -3.5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yuma Catholic comes it at 3-2 with back to back lopsided wins over Verrado and Fairfax. Their 2 losses were to Notre Dame Prep 17-34 and Marana 38-39. Senior Scout Reese commands the high powered offense with 1,241 yards and 18 touchdowns on the year. He's got several strong receiving threats to throw to led by [player_tooltip player_id='2101856' first='Brody' last='Amon'] with 25 receptions 464 yards and 5 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunrise also come in on a two game winning streak beating Arizona College Prep 37-32 and Coconino 38-14. Lost to Canyon View 28-42 and Desert View 10-42. Key contributors on offense are Tanner Austin and [player_tooltip player_id='1716521' first='Ryder' last='Hellbusch'] who impact the game as both receivers and ball carriers. [player_tooltip player_id='2116472' first='Preston' last='Carney'] is a defensive playmaker with 61 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Canyon View at Desert Edge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spread: Desert Edge -2.5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Desert Edge has stumbled the last two weeks falling to ALA-Gilbert North and Mountain while Canyon View comes in at 5-0 with wins over Camelback, Chaparral, Sunrise Mountain, Marana, and ASM. The key to this game is whether Canyon View can control the game with its balanced offense while keeping Desert Edge's explosive passing attack off the field. Canyon View averages 41.2 points per game with 146 rushing YPG and 163 passing YPG while Desert Edge averages 35 a game with 333 passing YPG and 100 rushing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->