Football Recap: Buckeye Turns Things Around After Road Loss + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2025, 11:37am

Football Recap: Buckeye Hawks vs. Westview Knights

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the AZ Interscholastic Assn. (AIA) & Buckeye High School. Watch Full Replay

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There's no place like home for Buckeye, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Westview Knights with a sharp 35-14 win on Friday.

Xylin Yancy produced another solid effort rushing for 107 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Hawks

Rushing Yards

09/19/25 vs Westview357
09/04/25 vs Moon Valley168
08/29/25 @ Kauai76
09/12/25 @ Gila Ridge66

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Buckeye was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why Westview lost, don't look at Nicholas Price. Despite the final result, he threw for 105 yards and a pair of TDs. Demario Wade-Bey also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.

The victory got Buckeye back to even at 2-2. As for Westview, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

Buckeye wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 55-20 win against La Joya Community on the 26th. As for Westview, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-7 defeat against Glendale on the 26th.

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