Football Recap: Willow Canyon Falls Despite Strong Effort from Joel Cooper

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 10:54am

Football Recap: Willow Canyon Wildcats vs. Millennium Tigers

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Willow Canyon lost against Millennium back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Willow Canyon Wildcats lost to the Millennium Tigers on the road by a 35-19 margin. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Despite the loss, Willow Canyon still got an impressive performance from Joel Cooper, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown. Tyus Dragon also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.

Donovan Delong continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Millennium, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Trey Peck was Delong's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Willow Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Millennium, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.

Willow Canyon will welcome Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Millennium, they are taking a road trip to face off against Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Millennium likes a good challenge.

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