Cougars can’t stay with Phoenix Christian in 50-20 rout
Prep Football

Chino Valley Cougars. (Courier Graphic)

Chino Valley Cougars. (Courier Graphic)

Phoenix Christian dominated host Chino Valley in 3A West region football action on Friday night, Oct. 30, cruising to a 50-20 victory to remain atop the league standings.

Chino Valley lost its second straight game in region play, dropping below .500 at 2-3 and 1-2 in the West. Phoenix Christian improved to 3-2 and stayed unbeaten in region at 3-0.

Chino Valley had won two of its first three games this season before hitting a wall in a 42-20 loss at region foe Wickenburg Oct. 23. The Cougars have now been outscored 92-40 in their last two contests.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) will release its first 3A power-point rankings of the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season at noon Tuesday, Nov. 3, at: azpreps365.com/rankings/football/3a.

UP NEXT

Phoenix Christian plays host to fellow undefeated region foe Wickenburg (4-1, 2-0 West) at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. That game will likely determine the 3A West region champion.

Chino Valley won’t play on Nov. 6 after its non-region home matchup versus Dysart was cancelled. The Cougars will face Bourgade Catholic (3-2, 0-2 West) in Chino Valley at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in their regular-season finale.

Wickenburg beat Bourgade Catholic, 32-14, Oct. 30 in Phoenix.

Doug Cook is a reporter for The Daily Courier. Follow him on Twitter at @dougout_dc. Email him at dcook@prescottaz.com or call 928-445-3333, ext. 2039.


Donate Report a Typo Contact
Most Read