Football Recap: Quartz Hill Royals vs. Kennedy Fighting Irish
With a playoff game on the line, Quartz Hill rose to the challenge on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Kennedy Fighting Irish 35-0. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won seven matches by 34 points or more so far this season.
Quartz Hill had a senior duo take command as Jaden Graham rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry and Azim Bankhead picked up 175 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 175 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Bankhead.
Quartz Hill wouldn't let Kennedy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Quartz Hill can thank Maximus Echanique and Javontai Wisdom for forcing both of them. Quartz Hill got some further help from Jayden Baer: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Quartz Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.9 points per game. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Quartz Hill will challenge Sonora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Quartz Hill sitting on five straight wins and Sonora on four. Kennedy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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