Football Recap: Rocky Hill Falls Despite Strong Effort from Joey Motes

By Team Reports Nov 10, 2024, 8:02pm

Football Recap: Rocky Hill Terriers vs. Northwest Catholic Lions

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Rocky Hill lost against Northwest Catholic back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Rocky Hill Terriers took a hard 37-20 fall against the Northwest Catholic Lions. The Terriers just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.

Despite the loss, Rocky Hill still got an impressive performance from Joey Motes, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 165 yards on 15 of 28 attempts.

A big part of Northwest Catholic's win came down to the chemistry between Vincent Burbank and his top target Kayden Davis. Burbank threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Davis picked up 286 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Davis didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Rocky Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Northwest Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Rocky Hill will take on Avon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Rocky Hill will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Northwest Catholic, they will host Lewis Mills at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Northwest Catholic is facing Lewis Mills at the right time seeing as Lewis Mills is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.

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