Football Recap: Hillcrest Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Victory

Knights

Previous Games

09/26/25 @ Shelley	44-20
09/19/25 vs Skyline	25-19
09/12/25 vs Thunder Ridge	49-28
09/05/25 @ Bonneville	49-14
08/29/25 vs Madison	23-22
+ 5 more games

Hillcrest strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past the Shelley Russets 44-20. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.

Hillcrest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyson Sweetwood out in front who rushed for 100 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, and also threw for 189 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sweetwood's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Dax Sargent was another key rusher, rushing for 95 yards and two scores on only ten carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.

Hillcrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maddox Medellin and Kyler Spang. Another thorn in Shelley's side was Damien Simmons, who made 12 total tackles (4.5 for loss).

When it comes to explaining why Shelley lost, don't look at Jensen Horlacher. Despite the final result, he rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown on only five carries.

Hillcrest's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Shelley, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Hillcrest has already played their next game, a 41-20 win against Blackfoot on the 3rd. As for Shelley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 29-10 loss against Skyline on the 3rd.