Football Recap: DeSales Irish vs. Sunnyside Christian Knights
DeSales got themselves on the board against Sunnyside Christian on Friday, but Sunnyside Christian never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Sunnyside Christian Knights 76-0 on the road. Fans of the Irish have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Cohen Wood, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Wood is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. DeSales also got help from Jason Guest, who showed off his sure hands for 98 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeSales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunnyside Christian only rushed for 127.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to DeSales' defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Hudson Hall with two. DeSales got some further help from William Holtzinger: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Sunnyside Christian still got an impressive performance from Jake Smeenk, who rushed for 159 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Smeenk a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win for DeSales keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. As for Sunnyside Christian, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
DeSales will square off against Mabton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeSales knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Mabton likes a good challenge. As for Sunnyside Christian, they will face off against Touchet at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunnyside Christian is facing Touchet at the right time seeing as Touchet is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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