The Valley Vista Monsoon will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Valley Vista is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against Mountain Pointe on Thursday, falling 45-6. The Monsoon have struggled against the Pride recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Valley Vista's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jovon Cooper was especially locked on to Mountain Pointe's QB and sacked him twice. Cooper's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Red Mountain posted their biggest win since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Mesa 42-10 on the road.
Red Mountain can attribute much of their success to Simon Lopez, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Red Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chayton Gennicks and Jacob Redwing.
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