Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a  season-high score is even better (just ask Yuma Catholic). They breezed past the Apollo Hawks to the tune of  44-14 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest  win of the  season.

 Nash Ott
| 10/17/25 vs Apollo | 53 | 
| 10/10/24 @ Thunderbird | 27 | 
| 11/22/24 vs Walden Grove | 17 | 
| 09/05/25 vs Holtville | 12 | 
| 08/29/25 @ Notre Dame Prep | 9 | 
 Nash Ott was  his usual excellent self, throwing for 339 yards and three  touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards. Those  53  rushing yards gave  him a new career-high. Yuma Catholic also got help from  Wesley Porter, who showed off his sure hands for 98  receiving yards.
 Yuma Catholic's run defense was locked in: Apollo could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank  Shaun Carter for the heroic effort on defense: he. Yuma Catholic didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.8.
 Yuma Catholic's defense didn't let  Thomas Williams, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks.  Sahid Verdugo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Carter was another major factor on D,  making 15 total tackles and defending one pass.
 Defeat or not, Apollo got some senior leadership from  Mila Chieg and  Williams.  Chieg picked up 214 receiving yards and one  TD, while  Williams threw for 317 yards and a pair of  touchdowns. Those 214  receiving yards set a new season-high mark for  Chieg.
The  victory (which was Yuma Catholic's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-4. The  wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points on average over those games. As for Apollo, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the  loss, which was their fourth straight  on the road.
 We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Yuma Catholic will  face off against  rival Willow Canyon  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Meanwhile, Apollo is set to  square off against  their familiar foe Sunrise Mountain  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday.
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