Willow Canyon had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-6 to make it four. They were beaten by the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks 46-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 46th).
Willow Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maurice Morrison and Vicente Meza.
As for Yuma Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-4. The result was nothing new for the Shamrocks, who have now won three contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Yuma Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nash Ott led the charge by throwing for 174 yards and two TDs on only 16 passes, while also punching in one touchdown on the ground. Brody Amon was another key pass catcher, picking up 55 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Willow Canyon will square off against rival Apollo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Yuma Catholic is set to face off against their familiar foe West Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Ott and Xavier Martinez.
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