GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Two teams with perfect records play Friday. Only one will stay perfect.
The Desert Edge Scorpions and the Horizon Huskies are both 2-0 going into week three of high school football.
Desert Edge beat Campo Verde and Westview in its first two games. Horizon defeated Pinnacle -- for the first time in school history -- and defending 5A state champion Sunrise Mountain.
Andy Litten, Horizon's first-year head coach, was named 'Arizona Cardinals Coach of the Week' last week. He's looking to show his team means business on the field.
"You know it's two great 5A teams," he told 12 News. "You know we're both 2-0. Both of us are looking to this game as a statement early on, for us... to help us get ready for 5A and the competition."
For Desert Edge, it's about belief.
"They're a really good football team. We believe in our football team," head coach Marcus Carter said. "So, it's going to be a really good night of football,"
During the 2020 season, the Huskies went 3-3 and did not make the playoffs. The Scorpions went 8-0 in the regular season and 4-0 in their division.
Carter describes his team as "fast and hungry," and that includes Washington State commit quarterback Adryan Lara.
During week two, Lara ran 48 yards for a touchdown and threw for a 50 yards TD to help close the gap and look to pass Spencer Rattler's career passing yards state record of 11,083 total passing yards, including 116 TDs, according to Max Preps.
Rattler graduated from Pinnacle and graduated in 2019. He now plays for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Lara so far has 8,313 total passing yards and 91 passing TDs, according to Max Preps.
Linton told 12 News, he's looking to corral Desert Edge's Lara. But he doesn't look to change his style of football.
The kickoff will take place at 7 p.m., at Desert Edge High School, West Yuma Road, Goodyear, AZ.
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