On Friday, Mohave Accelerated faced St. David in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mohave Accelerated Patriots had to suffer through a 59-12 loss at the hands of the St. David Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Mohave Accelerated still got an impressive performance from Owen Honegger, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Honegger was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards.
Even if they lost, Mohave Accelerated's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kaiden Slinger and Ian David, who racked up four sacks between them. Slinger also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Cedar Haynie was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry for St. David. Haynie also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss). Keston Richardson was another key player, picking up 31 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mohave Accelerated's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for St. David, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
As of now, neither Mohave Accelerated nor St. David have any future games scheduled.
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