Photo: Jacob Chamberlain has plenty of room to run for one of his three touchdowns with blockers Dante Dekort on the left and Eli Allen on the right
Northwest Christian at Prescott
Jacob Chamberlain and Braylon Johnson combined for 423 yards rushing and four touchdowns to lead the Badgers to a 50-36 win at Prescott High School.
Chamberlain rushed 31 times for 246 yards and three touchdowns and Johnson ran 21 times for 177 more yards and a TD.
Jacob Chamberlain said, “Huge win for us. We have four players out and the dogs stepped up. Great team over there but we wanted this and worked hard all week in practice for this moment.” Chamberlain had this to say about his big and dominate offensive line. “The big boys up front are making the biggest holes I have ever seen. Braylon and I just took advantage of what they were giving us, so hats off to them.”
Prescott accumulated 532 yards of total offense with 432 of those yards coming on the ground. The two teams combined for 1016 yards of offense.
Quarterback James Heffrin who was 9-14 for 100 yards and two touchdowns, said, “I worked really hard this week getting prepared to face a really good team. We knew it would be a game against the number three team in the state”. The sophomore found himself running the Badgers offense a week ago when he entered in the second half after the first two QBs left with injuries. “I got the call to go in and knew I had to get out there and do my best. This team has a lot of good players that work together and we showed that tonight.”
Photo: Kenny Miller-Terry after the catch attempts to get past Obadiah Huisman
One of the reasons the offense is being so successful is offensive tackle Beau Brice. The junior lineman said, “We just want to go there on every play and smack it to them. Get them on the ground and not let up. We know if we do our job the guys behind us will take care of the rest.”
Prescott trailed early but led 21-14 at the half and again at 28-14 before the Crusaders scored twice to tie the game at 28 by the end the third quarter.
A key moment in the game came when Northwest Christian was driving and on the verge of tying the score again at 35, but the Crusader receiver fumbled the ball and Marco Campuzano recovered the ball at the Badger one yard line, ending the threat.
Northwest Christian was led by quarterback Laki Wallwork, who was 28-41-2 for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Wallwork also was an effective runner with 89 yards and a touchdown. Nathan Johannes was a dual threat, rushing for 93 yards and catching eight passes for 74 yards.
Chopper Penzkover caught five passes, three for touchdowns. Zayne Wallwork also caught five passes for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Landon Beckman had seven catches for 82 yards as the Crusaders finished with 484 yards of total offense.
Besides the massive Prescott rushing attack, Kenny Miller-Terry led all receivers with eight catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
Photo: Menno Dow with one of his two sacks of quarterback Laki Wallwork
Trace Overton led the team with 14 tackles and Menno Dow had two sacks.
Prescott (2-1) will open up Grand Canyon Region play on Friday at Lee Williams (2-1). Northwest Christian (2-1) will travel to Gila Ridge.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 50, NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS 36
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Northwest Christian 7 7 14 8 – 36
Prescott 7 14 7 22 – 50
Scoring Summary
NC-L. Wallwork 1 yard run (Chavez kick)
P-Miller-Terry 6 yard pass from Heffrin (Costes kick)
P-Chamberlain 5 yard run (Costes kick)
NC-Z. Wallwork 8 yard pass from L. Wallwork (Chavez kick)
P-Johnson 4 yard run (Costes kick)
P-Miller-Terry 17 yard pass from Heffrin (Costes kick)
NC-Penzkover 9 yard pass from L. Wallwork (Chavez kick)
NC-Penzkover 14 yard pass from L. Wallwork (Chavez kick)
P-Overton 2 yard run (Costes kick)
P-Chamberlain 10 yard run (Costes kick)
NC-Penzkover 12 yard pass from L. Wallwork (L. Wallwork run)
P-Chamberlain 18 yard run (Overton run)
Snowflake at Bradshaw Mountain
The Snowflake Lobos scored late in the final quarter to pull out a 16-13 win over the Bradshaw Mountain Bears in Prescott Valley.
Quarterback Jacob LaDuke led the Lobos (3-0) with 194 passing yards and two touchdowns. Colter Willis and Brenner Green each caught a TD pass.
Snowflake opened a 9-3 at halftime, but Bradshaw Mountain used a trick play when Kylin Jackson threw a pass to Caden Dabney for their only touchdown and giving the home team a brief lead in the fourth quarter.
LaDuke led the Lobos back to overcome the four point deficit to remain undefeated.
The Bears fell to (1-2) and will host Mingus (0-3) on Friday in their Grand Canyon Region opener. Snowflake will host (2-1) Catalina Foothills.
SNOWFLAKE LOBOS 16, BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN BEARS 13
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Snowflake 6 3 0 7 – 16
Bradshaw Mountain 0 3 3 7 – 13
Scoring Summary
S-Wills 52 yard pass from LaDuke (Kick failed)
S-Norton 28 yard Field Goal
BM-Womble Field Goal
BM-Womble Field Goal
BM- Dabney 25 yard pass from Jackson (Womble kick)
S-Green 8 yard pass from LaDuke (Norton kick)
Chino Valley at Cortez
The Cougars needed a last minute defensive to stand to hold on for a 46-45 win at Cortez in Phoenix.
The see saw matchup saw both teams lead at different times throughout the contest. The win gives Chino Valley a (3-1) record, their best record after four games since 2016 when the Cougars finished (5-5).
Cortez falls to (0-4). Up next for the Cougars is a road trip to play at Kingman Academy on Friday at 7pm.
CHINO VALLEY COUGARS 46, CORTEZ COLTS 45
Score by Quarters- 1 2 3 4 – T
Chino Valley 14 12 8 12 – 46
Cortez 7 14 16 8 – 45
Scoring Summary not available
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS SCOREBOARD
Prescott 50, Northwest Christian 36
Snowflake 16, Bradshaw Mountain 13
ALA-West Foothills 21, Mica Mountain 14
Arcadia 49, Moon Valley 0
Bagdad 62, Williams 26
Brophy Prep 45, Perry 27
Combs 50, Cholla 0
Crismon 20, Blue Ridge 12
Deer Valley 31, Greenway 12
Flagstaff 48, Tempe 12
Gilbert 48, Central 0
Hayden 76, Mogollon 48
Marcos de Niza 41, McClintock 28
Mesquite 48, Maryvale 6
Mohave 14, River Valley 6
Millennium 66, Agua Fria 6
North Canyon 22, Glendale 20
Paradise Honors 28, Poston Butte 10
Payson 57, Apache Junction 6
Sierra Linda 38, Rio Rico 21
St. Mary’s 48, Empire 0
Thunderbird 52, Independence 20
Youngker 42, Mingus 6
Thursday Scores
Chino Valley 46, Cortez 45
Carl Hayden 40, Yuma 2
Coconino 41, Washington 0
Joseph City 48, Fort Thomas 44
Lake Havasu 28, Lee Williams 21
Horizon 20, Cactus 7
Pusch Ridge 35, Catalina Foothills 0
Red Mountain 14, Sandra Day O’Connor 7
