Football Recap: Yuma Catholic Shamrocks vs. St. Mary's Knights
There's no place like home for Yuma Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-13 win over the St. Mary's Knights at home. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
A big part of Yuma Catholic's victory came down to the chemistry between Nash Ott and his top target Sir Stokes. Ott threw for 418 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Stokes picked up 269 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Stokes is now averaging an impressive 108.4 receiving yards per game. Benton Beck helped Ott out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards on only six carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Yuma Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Rocky Stallworth with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in St. Mary's side was Hayden Beck, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Although St. Mary's took the loss, they still got scores from Billy Lewis and Josiah Atkinson.
Yuma Catholic pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Mary's, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Yuma Catholic has already played their next game, a 45-14 victory against Thunderbird on the 10th. As for St. Mary's, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 21-7 win against Moon Valley on the 11th.
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