2025 High School Football

6A SEMIFINALS: NO. 8 SALPOINTE (7-5) AT NO. 4 QUEEN CREEK CASTEEL (7-5)

By Javier Morales

Posted on November 27, 2025

No. 8 Salpointe (7-5) at No. 4 Queen Creek Casteel (7-5)

Friday at 7 p.m.

WHEN SALPOINTE HAS THE BALL:

Run percentage: 51.9 percent (298 rushes)

Pass percentage: 48.1 percent (276 passes)

Total yards: 3,551 (1,639 rush/1,912 pass)

Average per play: 6.2 yards

Touchdowns: 29 (18 rush/11 pass)

Salpointe offensive leaders

QB Matthew Avelar, Jr., 74-136, 965 yards, 6 TDs, 7 INTs

QB Rayce Alvarez, Sr., 80-138, 947 yards, 5 TDs, 9 INTs

RB Chris Chaney, Jr., 153-811, 8 TDs

RB Alon Deon, Sr., 76-451, 7 TDs

WR RJ Gory, Jr., 59-654, 5 TDs

WR David Rushing, Jr., 32-553, 5 TDs

Casteel defensive leaders

Tackles for loss: 36 out of 573

Sacks: 32

Interceptions: 7

FS Kobe Olivares, Sr., 80 tackles, TFL

LB Jaxon Hamilton, Sr., 77 tackles, 4 TFL

LB Chase Wyatt, Sr., 52 tackles, 8 TFL, 6 sacks, 2 INTs

DE Brady Casper, Sr., 6 sacks

SALPOINTE (7-5)

Head coach: Pat Ryden (15-8, second year at Salpointe; 21-22, fourth year overall)

Lancers compete in the 6A Southern. *Region game. +Playoff game.

Date	Opponent	W/L	Sal	Opp
8/29	Marana	W	20	18
9/5	at Tucson	W	30	17
9/12	Saguaro	W	34	31
9/19	at Red Mountain	L	0	36
9/26	at ALA-Queen Creek	W	21	17
10/3	Mesa*	L	14	23
10/17	at Basha*	L	7	58
10/24	Westwood*	W	34	30
10/31	Perry*	L	7	21
11/7	at Pinnacle	L	21	28
11/14	at Queen Creek+	W	23	8
11/21	at Pinnacle+	W	10	7
11/28	at Casteel+

WHEN CASTEEL HAS THE BALL:

Run percentage: 53.4 percent (332 rushes)

Pass percentage: 46.6 percent (290 passes)

Total yards: 4,071 (1,611 rush/2,460 pass)

Average per play: 6.5 yards

Touchdowns: 46 (21 rush/25 pass)

Casteel offensive leaders

QB Tee Smith, Jr., 125-187, 1,714 yards, 17 TDs, 7 INTs, 105 rushes for 691 yards, 12 TDs

RB Wyatt Defreitas, Jr., 132-574, 4 TDs

WR Brody Smith, Sr., 38-581, 7 TDs

WR Eric Avila, Sr., 35-513, 5 TDs

Salpointe defensive leaders

Tackles for loss: 49 out of 748

Sacks: 18

Interceptions: 15

LB Bryan Melton, Sr., 106 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks

LB Elijah Valencia, Jr., 79 tackles, 2 TFL

FS Jake Bondi, Jr., 63 tackles, 3 INTs

NT Noah Banhie, Sr., 5.5 sacks

DE Isaac Moyle, Sr., 3 sacks

CB Nas Pedrego, Sr., 3 INTs

FS Axel Martinez, Sr., 3 INTs

CASTEEL (7-5)

Head coach: Joe Bushman (7-5, first season at Casteel; 111-65, 22nd season overall)

Colts compete in the 6A Southeast. *Region game. +Playoff game. X-game was at Central HS

Date	Opponent	W/L	CHS	Opp
8/29	at Helix (Calif.)	W	51	14
9/5	Liberty (Nev.)	L	13	31
9/12	Hamilton	L	14	54
9/19	at Boulder Creek	W	30	18
9/26	at Mesa	W	13	10
10/10	Highland	L	20	26
10/17	at Desert Vista*	W	55	21
10/24	at Corona del Sol*	W	35	14
10/31	Queen Creek*	W	27	0
11/7	ALA-Queen Creek*	L	21	41
11/14	Brophy Prep+x	L	42	51
11/21	Higley+	W	39	34
11/28	Salpointe+