Bradshaw Mountain waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 27-20 victory over the Coconino Panthers. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 41-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Bradshaw Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kylin Jackson led the charge by picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 102 yards. That's the most rushing yards Jackson has posted since back in October of 2023. Kaleb Dekens also helped out as he racked up 108 rushing yards.
Bradshaw Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Bradshaw Mountain's defense made their presence known, laying out Colton Buckingham. three times. Leading the way was Casey Bauman with 2.5 sacks.
Despite the loss, Coconino still got an impressive performance from Buckingham, who threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 114 of those passing yards were hauled in by Noble Young-Blackgoat.
Bradshaw Mountain's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Coconino, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Bradshaw Mountain will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mingus at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Coconino has already played their next game, a 49-26 win against Lee Williams on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
