American Canyon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 38-25 win over the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Red Tailed Hawks are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andre Lopez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 215 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Webster Burks, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: American Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 472 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was American Canyon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Evan Emmons with two.
Tamalpais lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Reed Edwards, who threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (219 yards to be exact) went to Timo Ural, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
American Canyon's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Tamalpais, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American Canyon will head out to square off against Justin-Siena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in American Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Tamalpais, they are taking a road trip to challenge Redwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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