Football Preview: Shasta Wolves vs. Yreka Miners
The Shasta Wolves are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against the Yreka Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Shasta will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 23-point they dealt Eureka on Friday. Shasta put the hurt on Eureka with a sharp 35-12 victory. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Loggers are ranked 681st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Justin Polley and his top target Owen Boesiger. Polley threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes while Boesiger picked up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Boesiger got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 90 yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Yreka on Friday. They blew past Colusa 38-18.
Trevan Crane went supernova for Yreka, rushing for 114 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Crane's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Shasta's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Yreka, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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