History was made in the Hamilton win as four-star sophomore wide receiver
Roye Oliver III broke the school record for receiving yards in a season. He also broke Brenden Rice's school record for career receiving yards. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound pass-catcher surpassed the record during an electric first half where he hauled in three passes for 144 yards
and a touchdown. He also returned a punt 59 yards for a score.
Oliver's efforts helped Hamilton build a 21-9 lead at the half. He finished with seven catches for 210 yards and leads high school football nationally with 25 touchdown receptions. He has 59 receptions for 1,316 yards on the season.
Hamilton sophomore Roye Oliver III heads to the end zone for one of his three touchdowns on the night in a big rivalry win over Basha. (PHOTO: Steven Davis)
Sophomore quarterback
Jax Sculley was also impressive for the Huskies, throwing for over 250 yards with three touchdowns, pushing his total to 38 for the season, and running for another 30 yards in the contest.
For Basha, three-star senior linebacker
Eli Cramer-Cronin, a New Mexico commit, kept the Bears in the game in the second half, forcing a fumble and picking off a pass.
Basha starting quarterback
Brodie Vehrs left the game after the first half due to injury.
Hamilton, which has not been ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 since 2021, moves to 8-0 on the season. The Huskies host
Cesar Chavez (Laveen) next Thursday. Basha drops to 7-1 and will host
Mesa (Mesa, Ariz.) next Friday.
The next edition of MaxPreps Game of the Week features No. 17
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) at No. 14
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) in a battle between two of Florida's best.
Hamilton quarterback Jax Sculley hands off to running back Devante Roebuck. Sculley threw three touchdown passes in the upset victory. (PHOTO: Steven Davis)
