Apollo won the last time they faced Willow Canyon, and things went their way on Friday too. The Apollo Hawks took down the Willow Canyon Wildcats 38-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Sylus Stevenson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah White was Stevenson's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Apollo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah White and Austin Rovner.
Defeat or not, Willow Canyon got some senior leadership from Roman Thuyns and Tyus Dragon. Thuyns threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns, while Dragon picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Thuyns also racked up 52 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. Willow Canyon also got a significant boost from Joel Cooper, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
Apollo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Willow Canyon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks takes on Agua Fria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Apollo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season. As for Willow Canyon, they will face off against Ironwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Cooper and Khavontae Paul.
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