Football Preview: Verrado Vipers vs. Willow Canyon Wildcats
After starting their season with six straight games on the road, Verrado is finally coming home. They will host the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Verrado will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Thursday, then bounced right back against Desert Edge on Tuesday. Verrado blew past Desert Edge, posting a 35-7 victory on the road. The Vipers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Verrado's win came down to the chemistry between Mia Williams and her top target Sanaa Holliday. Williams threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns while Holliday picked up 85 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Holliday showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards. Nevaeh Romero helped Williams out on the ground, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Verrado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Allison Rospierski.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Willow Canyon over Copper Canyon in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Willow Canyon's defense stepped up to hand Copper Canyon a 49-0 shutout. The Wildcats pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Aztecs had no chance of recovering from.
Sarah Karnitz was a one-man wrecking crew for Willow Canyon as she threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Willow Canyon's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Madalynn Underwood-McNeal was the leader with two sacks. Madison Mendiola was another major factor on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns.
The victory got Verrado back to even at 3-3. As for Willow Canyon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
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