The Pumas face many competitive teams in this year’s installment of varsity football games.
The season began against Dobson Aug. 21, a team ranked eight spots above in the maxpreps.com rankings, with a 35-7 winning performance. Before kickoff, there was a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new field, courtesy of the Arizona Cardinals and Walmart.
Next is Mesquite, and the famed Coach Jones versus Coach Jones game on Aug. 28.
This game will be followed by a road test on Sept. 4 at Mountain View Mesa, and a home game against Liberty on Sept. 11.
This year’s installment of the homecoming game sees the Pumas facing off against the Chaparral Firebirds on September 18.
Next is an away game at 27th-ranked Highland Sept. 25 followed by a home test against city and district rival Hamilton on October 2nd.
After that is another city rival, as Perry will visit the Chandler Wolves on the 9th.
In the last away regular season game, the Pumas play a rematch of last year’s first round playoff matchup against Brophy College Prep on Oct. 16, hoping to avenge the loss.
Finally, the season ends, on senior night, against, quite fittingly, the Val Vista rival Basha High, where both teams will look to end the season with a bang on Oct. 23.
Head Coach Preston Jones says his team is optimistic, and is “looking forward to that challenge” of having a competitive schedule.
Note: All game start times are 7:00 pm, unless stated otherwise.