McClintock gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Maricopa Rams with a sharp 54-33 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-14.
Jaxon Knutson went supernova for McClintock, throwing for 466 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Knutson has posted since back in September of 2023. Khalil Bender was Knutson's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McClintock was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 593 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maricopa only gained 248.
McClintock is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Marcos de Niza at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully McClintock focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday. As for Maricopa, they will face off against Browne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maricopa is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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