The Kellis Cougars will face off against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Kellis put up the most points they have all season on Thursday. They came out on top against Ironwood by a score of 47-35. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 29-13 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Desert Mountain was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Mountain Pointe 51-16. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Desert Mountain found their leader in sophomore Easton Conner, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Those three rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Conner. Another player making a difference was Ryan Cratty, who gained 149 total yards and a touchdown.
Desert Mountain's run defense was locked in: Mountain Pointe could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Kaika Solomon for the heroic effort on defense: he. Desert Mountain didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.
Desert Mountain's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Christian McComber refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Kellis' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Desert Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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