Football Preview: Seton Catholic Sentinels vs. Estrella Foothills Wolves
The Seton Catholic Sentinels will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Seton Catholic made easy work of Alhambra and carried off a 31-6 win. Considering the Sentinels have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Luc Aguilar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Dickson, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Meanwhile, Estrella Foothills didn't have too much trouble with Buckeye at home on Friday as they won 32-14.
Estrella Foothills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of AJ Horne, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and Hone Wray, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Wray a new career-high in rushing yards. Landyn DeBoard made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Estrella Foothills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buckeye only rushed for 133.
Estrella Foothills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of DeBoard and Lorenzo Ruelas.
Seton Catholic's record is now 3-1. As for Estrella Foothills, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Seton Catholic couldn't quite finish off Estrella Foothills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 22-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wray, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 215 yards and a touchdown. Now that Seton Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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