Football Recap: Desert Edge Skates Past Millennium with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/31/25 - Home	66-27 W
10/04/24 - Away	40-13 W
09/29/23 - Home	41-14 W
11/04/22 - Home	56-14 W
11/05/21 - Home	21-7 W
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Desert Edge had won nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 10-0 to make it ten. They really took it to the Millennium Tigers for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-27 win. The Scorpions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Leading Desert Edge to victory were Blake Roskopf and Byron Brandon. Roskopf threw for 322 yards and six TDs while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, while Brandon gained 158 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Roskopf a new career-high in rushing yards (45). Dayvon Standard was Roskopf's top target, picking up 69 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Desert Edge's run defense was locked in: Millennium could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Ramari Hodge for the heroic effort on defense: he. Desert Edge's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.84 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.57 on average over their last five games.

Special teams played a big role in the game for Desert Edge, adding 18 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Camren Hamiel, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

As for Millennium, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Desert Edge is ranked fifth).

Millennium's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dmari Bryant, who rushed for 93 yards and two scores. The Tigers also got help from Kadin Johnson, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.

Desert Edge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Millennium, they will welcome Yuma Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Shamrocks will aim to continue their six-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.