After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Desert View, Sunrise Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They strolled past the Ironwood Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 54-40. The Mustangs pushed the score to 47-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Cade Culley
| 09/05/25 vs Ironwood | 138.2 |
| 08/29/25 vs Desert View | 84.2 |
| 09/27/24 vs West Point | 39.6 |
| 09/06/24 @ Desert Mountain | 39.6 |
| 11/08/24 vs Canyon View | 30 |
Sunrise Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cade Culley, who threw for 383 yards and five TDs while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Culley a new career-high in passer rating (138.2). Josh Mohr also helped out as he racked up 140 receiving yards.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Sunrise Mountain, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ryder Hellbusch, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Ironwood still got an impressive performance from Khavontae Paul, who rushed for 334 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 137 yards and one TD. Paul's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Ramsey Pyne was in the mix too, providing Ironwood with five scores.
The victory got Sunrise Mountain back to even at 1-1. As for Ironwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Sunrise Mountain is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Canyon View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ironwood, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Verrado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 973 yards in their previous games.
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