PHOENIX — It was an upsetting night for the no. 7 Pinnacle Pioneers on Friday, as they fell to the no. 10 Higley Knights 33-32. Despite maintaining the lead for more than 59 minutes of the game, Pinnacle just couldn’t hold on until the end.
“(Higley)’s a very, very talented offensive team,” Pinnacle Head Coach Dana Zupke said. “They do a really good job over there and they showed a lot of grit. They didn’t give up and they kept plugging away. We couldn’t put them away tonight. Look at the character of them. They could have laid down at any point and they didn’t. They got an opportunity and they took advantage of it.”…