After dropping their season opener, the Joseph City Wildcats have now run off three consecutive wins. Their latest victims were the Knights, who were taken care of by the Cats 58-24 last Friday night at Greyhills Academy in Tuba City.
Joseph City built a 30-0 halftime cushion, then outscored the Knights by four points in the second half to get their third win of the season.
Cameron Baldwin had a good night throwing the ball, completing 17 of 32 passes for 260 yards with three interceptions. Seth Hutchens made good on five of 10 throws for 30 yards.
Eight Wildcat receivers made catches led by Rhett Beard with five grabs for 110 yards. Latrelle Kinlicheenie caught three for 86 yards with a touchdown. Jay Edwards had touchdowns on half of his four receptions totaling 30 yards. Carlos Sanchez also had three receptions for 18 yards. Colter Westover had one 11-yard reception. Jesse Hulsey had one five-yard catch. Eligh Ashcroft caught one for a yard and Ethan Hansen had two catches, but his yardage was minus one.
Joseph City also gained 125 yards on the ground. Trey Tuckfield led the charge gaining 55 yards on five totes, scoring once. Baldwin rushed seven times for 29 yards. Ashcroft had six carries for 24 yards with a touchdown. Kinlicheenie gained 20 yards on nine runs with one score. Hutchens had one carry for two yards.
The Wildcats also scored on defense and special teams. Tuckfield returned a Greyhills’ kickoff 84 yards for a score. Rance Haddox scooped up a Knight fumble and scored on defense.
Haddox, Kinlicheenie, and Baldwin were all credited with double-digit tackles.
Joseph City will travel to Williams on Friday, Sept. 22, to take on the 2-2 Vikings.
