Estrella Foothills had already won seven in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.6 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They took down the Mingus Marauders 42-23. The Wolves pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Marauders cut but never quite recovered from.
Hone Wray was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jacob Rawls was Wray's top target, picking up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Estrella Foothills' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Xander Teeter and Dasan Guevara-Ponce who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Teeter also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 2.5 sacks, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Estrella Foothills was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 426 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mingus only gained 140.
Although Mingus took the loss, they still got scores from Demario Tinsley, Carson Miller, and Remington Stokes.
Estrella Foothills pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mingus, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Estrella Foothills is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Arizona College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Mingus, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Blue Ridge at 7:00 p.m. Blue Ridge will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mingus surely won't give up without a fight.
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