Football Recap: Basha Finds Playoff Glory Versus ALA - Queen Creek

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11/30/24 vs ALA - Queen Creek	40-35
11/22/24 vs Horizon	36-14
11/08/24 @ Perry	31-11
11/01/24 @ Casteel	38-7
10/25/24 @ Chandler	38-27
+ 3 more games

Basha extended their postseason success on Saturday against ALA - Queen Creek. They snuck past the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots with a 40-35 win. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Basha's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Roberts, who rushed for 89 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and one touchdown. Joshua Gaines was in the mix too, providing Basha with two touchdowns.

Roberts was just one part of a punishing run game: Basha was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ALA - Queen Creek only rushed for 73 rushing yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Basha's defensive line and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Darian (Bleu) Dantzler and Caleb Jordan, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Dantzler is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now posted at least one in the last eight games he's played. Basha got some further help from Eli Cramer-Cronin: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles.

ALA - Queen Creek's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Britt Dewitt, who threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns while completing 79.5% of his passes. Kingston Mccabe also helped out as he racked up 164 receiving yards.

Basha pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for ALA - Queen Creek, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.

Basha has already played their next match, a 35-17 defeat against Liberty on the 7th. ALA - Queen Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.