Ukiah kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 33-26 to the Rancho Cotate Cougars. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Ukiah still got an impressive performance from Beau David, who rushed for 134 yards and one score while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wyatt Gregori had an outrageously good game for Rancho Cotate as he threw for 230 yards and a pair of TDs on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards. John McClellan was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and two scores on only nine carries.
Ukiah didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-28 win against Carlmont on the 6th. As for Rancho Cotate, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 27-7 victory against Redwood on the 6th.
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