Woodland unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Woodland Christian Cardinals 52-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 744th, while the Cardinals are ranked 225th).
Although Woodland took the loss, they still got scores from Ruger Hays and Cohen Dwyer.
Even if they lost, Woodland's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Shayaan Khan refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Cash Harrison was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Woodland Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaiah Hunt led the charge by throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Oliver Holleman helped Hunt out on the ground, picking up 148 receiving yards, while also punching in one score on the ground.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Woodland is headed away from home for the first time to take on Lincoln at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Woodland Christian, they will take on St. Vincent de Paul at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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