It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heritage Academy Gateway can now relate to. They took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the AZ Compass Prep Dragons on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Heroes of the 30-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Several Heroes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sammy Larson, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 141 rushing yards gave Larson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Lines, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Heritage Academy Gateway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
AZ Compass Prep found their leader in sophomore Cash White, who threw for 320 yards while completing 80% of his passes. Those 320 passing yards set a new season-high mark for White.
Heritage Academy Gateway's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for AZ Compass Prep, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
As of now, neither Heritage Academy Gateway nor AZ Compass Prep have any future games scheduled.
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