Apex Friendship won the last time they faced Willow Spring and things went their way on Friday too. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 28-7 margin over the Storm. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Ethan McGarrigan
| 10/24/25 vs Willow Spring | 38 |
| 08/22/25 @ Broughton | 7 |
| 10/03/25 vs Apex | 6 |
| 09/26/25 @ Jordan | 6 |
| 09/12/25 @ Holly Springs | 4 |
Ethan McGarrigan went supernova, throwing for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards. Those 38 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Shondell Smith was McGarrigan's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Apex Friendship didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Willow Spring to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank David Benzinger for the heroic effort on defense: he. Apex Friendship has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.62 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.62 in their last three games.
Apex Friendship's defense also made the game a nightmare for Ethan Dyk Es, racking up seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Caden Mazur and Sam Clodfelter, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Another thorn in Willow Spring's side was Tyler Goebbel, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles.
The win (which was Apex Friendship's third in a row) raised their record to 8-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points on average over those games. As for Willow Spring, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Apex Friendship will square off against rival Panther Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Willow Spring is set to challenge their familiar foe Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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