After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Show Low, Shadow Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Odyssey Institute Minotaur with a sharp 28-6 victory. This was payback for the Matadors, who suffered a 28-14 loss the last time these two teams met.

Kevin Howerton
| 10/31/25 @ Odyssey Institute | 262 |
| 10/16/25 vs Wickenburg | 212 |
| 10/10/25 vs Florence | 120 |
| 10/03/25 @ Dysart | 97 |
| 10/24/25 @ Show Low | 66 |
A big part of Shadow Mountain's win came down to the chemistry between Kevin Howerton and his top target Isaac Ungor. Howerton threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes while Ungor picked up 164 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Those 262 passing yards gave Howerton a new career-high.
Shadow Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Collins and Ryan Sinclair.
Shadow Mountain's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6. As for Odyssey Institute, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
As of now, neither Shadow Mountain nor the Minotaur have any future games scheduled.
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