Football Recap: Paradise Honors Panthers vs. Mohave Thunderbirds
Paradise Honors came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 34-24 victory over the Mohave Thunderbirds. Paradise Honors' win was all the more impressive since the Thunderbirds were averaging only 13.91 points allowed on the season.
Paradise Honors' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nolan Rau, who threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Charles Vandyke was in the mix too, providing Paradise Honors with two touchdowns.
Paradise Honors wouldn't let Mohave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Paradise Honors can thank Devin Hartsel and Parker Dailey for forcing both of them. Hartsel also made four total tackles, which is notable because Paradise Honors is 6-2 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mohave's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anthony Moses, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 60 receiving yards. Moses also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Paradise Honors has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 155.6 rushing yards in those games compared to only 155.6 in the others. As for Mohave, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
Paradise Honors is on the road again on Friday to play Pusch Ridge Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Paradise Honors surely won't give up without a fight. Mohave does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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