Williams Field’s starting quarterback, Nick Gaylord, reinjured his foot in the second half of a win against Notre Dame two weeks ago and did not play on Friday against Maricopa.
The injury originally happened in the season opener against Dysart and kept him out of three games. Gaylord returned for an Oct. 2 game against Chandler Seton but injured it again the next week against the Saints.
He will see some action on Friday night on both offense and defense, but Tom Ross, who has done a nice job filling in for Gaylord, will take the majority of the snaps under center, Williams Field coach Campbell said.
There is no set plan going forward, as Campbell waits to see how quickly Gaylord recovers from the injury.
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Although Friday’s game against Higley looks lopsided because of drastically different records heading in (Williams Field is 7-0; Higley 1-6), this game means a lot for both sides.
With the way the school boundaries are set up, many of the Williams Field students actually drive past Higley to get to school. There are neighborhoods in which some kids go to Higley and others to Williams Field.
Between five and seven of the Black Hawks’ current starters played for Higley’s freshman team three years ago, Campbell said.
You can bet Higley wants nothing more than a win over a group of players it used to play with.
should be the start of a good rivalry. Lots of the players had older brothers at Higley and nothing like getting a chance to beat up an old friend from the neighborhood.
Looking forward to the game tonight. I know both sides will be respectful to each other and play a spirited game. BTW- Tom Ross’s older brother played at Higley last year, he comes from a great family. Best of luck to him tonight.