Two dominant backs in Jozhon Stallworth and Sedrick Vaughn are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The De Anza Dons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Vallejo Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. De Anza is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
De Anza is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Salesian College Preparatory on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. De Anza was outmatched by Salesian College Preparatory at home and fell 62-14. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 873rd, while the Pride are ranked 203rd).
Despite the defeat, De Anza had strong showings from Jayden West, who threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and Jason Miles, who picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave West a new career-high in rushing yards (41).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Vallejo's offense. They were beaten by El Cerrito 41-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Redhawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
De Anza's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Vallejo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for De Anza against Vallejo in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 70-0 victory. Will De Anza repeat their success, or does Vallejo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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