The Mountain Pointe Pride were beaten by the Desert Mountain Wolves 51-16 on Friday. The loss was the Pride's first of the season.
Mountain Pointe lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Aiden Rodriguez, who picked up 110 receiving yards and one TD. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 51 yards.
Jaylyn Colter
| 09/19/25 vs Desert Mountain | 12 |
| 09/12/25 @ Mountain Ridge | 12 |
| 09/05/25 @ Desert Vista | 12 |
| 08/29/25 vs Maricopa | 8 |
| 11/15/24 @ Pinnacle | 10 |
| + 9 more games |
Even if they lost, Mountain Pointe's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Desert Mountain's QB won't forget Jaylyn Colter anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Colter is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season.
Easton Conner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Desert Mountain, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Conner a new career-high. Ryan Cratty was another key player, gaining 149 total yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mountain Pointe fell to 3-1. As for Desert Mountain, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Pointe will take on Desert Edge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Scorpions' defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so the Pride's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Desert Mountain, they will challenge Kellis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves will be up against the Cougars' rather soft defense (which has allowed 28.5 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
