Payson waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 30-21 victory over the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets. For the Longhorns, this counts as revenge for the 44-13 win the Yellow Jackets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Payson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mason Hererra, Marco Gureque, Nathan Tsosie, and Treigh Marinelli picked up one apiece. Payson got some further help from Ethan Gurtner: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Although Blue Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Samuel James and Trenyn Trickey.
Payson's record is now 7-1. As for Blue Ridge, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-1.
Payson has already played their next matchup, a 28-14 loss against Valley Christian on the 25th. As for Blue Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 21-18 defeat against Show Low on the 25th.
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