It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bancroft-Rosalie had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Fullerton Warriors by a score of 64-54.
Bancroft-Rosalie had a senior duo take command as Graysen Briggs gained 311 total yards and five touchdowns and Nick Buchholz rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Briggs a new career-high in rushing yards. Braylon Wegner was another key player, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bancroft-Rosalie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bancroft-Rosalie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wegner.
When it comes to explaining why Fullerton lost, don't look at Fletcher Dubas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns. Fullerton is undefeated when Dubas posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Hunter Gochenour was another key player, picking up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bancroft-Rosalie's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Fullerton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withHowells-Dodge on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season. Fullerton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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