The Gila Ridge Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the St. Mary's Knights 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.
St. Mary's will be up against a hot Gila Ridge squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Hawks walked away with a 31-24 win over Northwest Christian on Friday.
Kanai Hongo
| 09/19/25 vs Northwest Christian | 114 |
| 09/12/25 vs Buckeye | 62 |
| 08/29/25 @ Lake Havasu | 54 |
| 09/05/25 vs Greenway | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gila Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaac Soliz, who threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Soliz has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Soliz's aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Kanai Hongo, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Mary's). They blew past Mesquite 49-28 last Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
St. Mary's win came from a few key players Gila Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Anthony Cannon, who picked up 200 receiving yards and three scores. His longest reception was for an incredible 77 yards. Luke Horn was another key passer, throwing for 318 yards and four TDs.
St. Mary's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gus Sullivan and Jason Espinoza.
Gila Ridge's record now sits at 3-1. As for St. Mary's, their record is now 4-0.
Gila Ridge was dealt a bruising 28-0 defeat at the hands of St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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