Football Recap: Strathmore Skates Past Corcoran with Ease

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Previous Games

10/24/25 - Home	41-6 W
10/25/24 - Away	31-13 W
10/20/23 - Home	14-20 L
10/21/22 - Away	6-13 L
10/15/21 - Home	50-21 W
+ 5 more games

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Strathmore on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Corcoran Panthers out of the water with a 41-6 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.

Strathmore was led to victory by Isaiah Colunga and Noah Pavone. Colunga rushed for 129 yards and one TD on only eight carries, while Pavone rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. What's more, Colunga racked up 150.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Dion Ambriz was in the mix too, providing Strathmore with two scores.

Strathmore didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Corcoran to a completion percentage of just 37.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Colunga and Octavio Ortiz, who each logged one passes deflected. Strathmore has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.59 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.59 in their last three games.

Strathmore didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ambriz.

When it comes to explaining why Corcoran lost, don't look at Justin Huerta. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The Panthers are 2-1 when Huerta posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 0-6 otherwise.

Strathmore pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.2 points on average over those games. As for Corcoran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

Strathmore has already played their next game, a 24-22 loss against Lindsay on the 30th. As for Corcoran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 55-43 win against Farmersville on the 31st.