Football Recap: California School for the Deaf Falls Short of Stuart Hall in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 18, 2024, 10:19am

Football Recap: California School for the Deaf Eagles vs. Stuart Hall Knights

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact California School for the Deaf can now relate to. They came up short against the Stuart Hall Knights on Friday, falling 76-54. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Knights are ranked third).

California School for the Deaf's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden Shupe, who rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Devon Miller, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Miller got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards.

Even though they lost, California School for the Deaf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive games.

The defeat snapped California School for the Deaf's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. As for Stuart Hall, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.

California School for the Deaf does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stuart Hall, they will face off against Branson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stuart Hall knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Branson likes a good challenge.

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