Football Recap: Canyon Drops Highest Score of Season Against Hart

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 12:23pm

Football Recap: Canyon Cowboys vs. Hart Hawks

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Canyon managed to keep up with Hart until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Canyon Cowboys came up short against the Hart Hawks, falling 61-40. One positive for the Cowboys, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Despite the loss, Canyon still got an impressive performance from Sebastian Martinez, who rushed for 19 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Evan Watts, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.

It was another big night for Zach Rogozik, who rushed for 197 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown for Hart. With that strong performance, Rogozik is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Matix Frithsmith was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.

Canyon's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hart, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.

Canyon will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on West Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Hart, they will host Valencia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hart knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Valencia likes a good challenge.

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