Football Recap: Brodie Moore Key Part of Team Effort in Eagles Win + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 8, 2025, 2:39pm

Football Recap: O'Connor Eagles vs. Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions

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

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Previous Games

11/07/25 - Home28-7 W
11/08/24 - Away28-25 W
11/03/23 - Home49-7 W
11/10/22 - Away38-21 W
11/12/21 - Home28-3 W
+ 5 more games

O'Connor barely beat Mountain Ridge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles put the hurt on the Mountain Lions with a sharp 28-7 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mountain Lions: they've now won nine in a row.

O'Connor's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brodie Moore, who rushed for 94 yards and one score, and also threw for 51 yards and one touchdown. The Eagles also got help from Brady Dorsey, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: O'Connor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to O'Connor's defense and their four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. Marcus Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending one pass.

Despite the loss, Mountain Ridge still got an impressive performance from Easton McClanahan, who picked up 54 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 79 yards.

O'Connor's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-7. As for Mountain Ridge, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Coming up, O'Connor will venture away from home to take on Higley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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