Football Recap: Kiren Shergill Leads Dublin's Defense on Tuesday

Dublin and Dougherty Valley pushed the score to 52-18 the last time they played Dougherty Valley, but on Tuesday defenses reigned supreme. The Gaels' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 12-0 shutout. For the Gaels, this counts as revenge for the 52-18 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

The critical scores for Dublin came from Taylor Sullivan and Valentina Padilla.

Gaels

Sacks

Kiren Shergill	3
Lyla Salemi	2
Presley Kerkow	2

Dublin's defense made their presence known, laying out Kaitlyn Lohe. seven times. Kiren Shergill led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by herself.

Dublin's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-2. As for Dougherty Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Dublin has already played their next matchup, an 18-12 win against Deer Valley on the 4th. As for Dougherty Valley, they will take on Foothill at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.