The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will head out on the road to face off against the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yuma Catholic has four straight wins, Willow Canyon has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Yuma Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 44-14 victory over Apollo. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Nash Ott
| 10/10/25 @ Cactus | 349 |
| 10/17/25 vs Apollo | 339 |
| 09/05/25 vs Holtville | 291 |
| 10/03/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 220 |
| 08/29/25 @ Notre Dame Prep | 213 |
| + 1 more games |
Nash Ott continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 339 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Yuma Catholic's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Wesley Porter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 98 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yuma Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Another reason for the win was Yuma Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Sahid Verdugo with two. Shaun Carter was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles and defending one pass.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Willow Canyon's offense. They were dealt a 70-0 defeat at the hands of Cactus on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Cobras are ranked 33rd).
Willow Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Yuma Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
