On Friday, Desert Mountain faced ALA - Gilbert North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Mountain Wolves walked away with a 17-7 win over the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles. That's more bragging rights for the Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bryce Herges continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 61 yards. Those 61 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Desert Mountain wouldn't let ALA - Gilbert North keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ryan McDonough was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in ALA - Gilbert North's side was Tyler Stanford, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Desert Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for ALA - Gilbert North, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Desert Mountain didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-12 defeat against Higley on the 1st. As for ALA - Gilbert North, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 51-48 loss against Notre Dame Prep on the 1st.
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