Yuma Catholic won the last time they faced Northwest Christian and Hunter Hancock did his part to make sure it happened again. The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks enjoyed a cozy 35-20 win over the Northwest Christian Crusaders on Friday thanks in part to Hancock, who picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 116 yards on only nine carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass.
Benton Beck also helped out as he racked up 136 rushing yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (136).
Yuma Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Northwest Christian lost, don't look at Laki Wallwork. Despite the final result, he threw for 327 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Wallwork is becoming a predictor of Northwest Christian's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Wallwork's aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Devon Helmer.
The victory (which was Yuma Catholic's fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Northwest Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yuma Catholic will square off against Combs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Yuma Catholic's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Combs has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Northwest Christian, they will take on Walden Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Wallwork and Kaleb Layton.
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