Football Preview: Shadow Ridge Mustangs vs. Quartz Hill Royals
The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will take on the Quartz Hill Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Coeur d'Alene, who was ranked first at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked ninth). Shadow Ridge came up short against Coeur d'Alene on Friday, falling 31-7. The Mustangs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Despite the defeat, Shadow Ridge had strong showings from Ula Cox, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and Isaiah Ruiz, who rushed for 39 yards. Cox got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible80 yards.
Even though they lost, Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coeur d'Alene only rushed for 39.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Quartz Hill's strategy against Burroughs on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Quartz Hill blew Burroughs out of the water with a 51-7 final score. With the Royals ahead 30-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Quartz Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaden Graham, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Brody Larey, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Quartz Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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