Football Recap: Chowchilla Tribe vs. Minarets Mustangs
Chowchilla waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Minarets Mustangs 54-20. With the Tribe ahead 40-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Leading Chowchilla to victory were Davian Stephenson and Travis Selby. Stephenson rushed for 96 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Selby rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Selby's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dwayne Hemphill also helped out as he racked up 111 rushing yards.
Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Chowchilla wouldn't let Minarets keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chowchilla can thank Alejandro Molina and Mister Mitchell for forcing both of them. Molina is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Minarets lost, don't look at Torin Wolf. Despite the final result, he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 190 yards on 23 of 36 attempts.
Chowchilla's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Minarets, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Chowchilla has already played their next match, a 49-13 victory against Caruthers on the 25th. As for Minarets, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 42-8 win against Parlier on the 25th.
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