Andrew Bell
Week one of the high school football season in Arizona didn’t disappoint, as a few games came down to the wire.
Here were some of the top moments and plays from Friday evening’s opening night. There were many highlights to choose from, and we will have more content coming your way throughout the weekend.
Queen Creek’s Game-Winning Touchdown In The Fourth Quarter
Queen Creek and Perry went down to the wire in Friday’s opening matchup, but the Bulldogs would prevail in the final minutes, as in the red zone with under five minutes remaining, quarterback Devin Brown found 6-foot-6 wideout Colby Garvin in the corner of the end zone.
Down 28-27 at the time, the score would prove to be the difference and Queen Creek went on to win 35-28.
FINAL: @QC_football 35, Perry 28
Great game tonight in week one. Here was the game-winning touchdown pass from @dbrownqb33 to @Colbygarvin2 in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter! #FridayNight360AZ pic.twitter.com/IYmw1FUTK8
— Sports360AZ (@Sports360AZ) October 3, 2020
The Keene-Kyion Connection
On the west side of town, Chandler defeated Liberty 44-10. Leading the way was UCF quarterback commit Mikey Keene, who hooked up with Arizona wide receiver commit Kyion Graves four times for touchdowns.
The defending Open Division Champs looked like they were back in business and didn’t miss a beat with their star quarterback-wide receiver duo.
ICYMI: TD #2 between @UCF_Football commit @MikeyKeene1 & @ArizonaFBall commit @KyiongrayesII #FridayNight360AZ pic.twitter.com/rPVDnjpbVH
— Sports360AZ (@Sports360AZ) October 3, 2020
Hamilton Rolls In Marchiol’s Debut
Speaking of teams on Arizona Avenue, the Hamilton Huskies came out strong in their 42-0 shutout over Centennial. In his debut after transferring from Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado, Hamilton quarterback Nicco Marchiol was as impressive as advertised and look poised and confident from the get-go against the west side power in Centennial.
.@MarchiolNicco can’t handle the snap, improvises and finds the end zone to make it a 34-0 lead for Hamilton at halftime.#FridayNight360AZ pic.twitter.com/LvHVHmYAxc
— Jordan Hamm (@JordyHamm) October 3, 2020
Notre Dame Prep Takes The Holy Bowl
Notre Dame Prep took down Brophy Prep in a battle of two catholic schools on Friday night that was being deemed as “The Holy Bowl.” Sports360AZ’s Eric Sorenson was at the game and he will have much more on the action.
FINAL: @NDP_Athletics beats @FootballBrophy 28-10 as the two teams come together at midfield to pray. #HolyBowl #FridayNight360AZ pic.twitter.com/kX9MxQaZPC
— Eric Sorenson (@EricSports360AZ) October 3, 2020
As for other matchups, Casteel held on in a 36-35 thriller against Boulder Creek, Desert Edge rolled in their season debut with the Carter twins, Eric Rogers got his first win as head coach at Salpointe Catholic, and Pinnacle defeated Horizon in a battle of Scottsdale schools.
For much more on action from around the state, follow along for more content on the site with Sports360AZ and always make sure to use the hashtag #FridayNight360AZ on Twitter.
