By Kyle LoJacono
The Sunlake football team passed one of its toughest early season tests by handling Class 6A-District 6 rival Mitchell 35-7 on the road on Sept. 30.
“I’m pleased with the way we performed, but we have to think about the next game,” said Seahawks coach Bill Browning. “We’ve got some things to improve on if we’re going to get to where we want to be.”
Senior quarterback Cameron Stoltz went 9-of-15 passing for 197 yards and four touchdowns, while adding an 18-yard scoring run to Sunlake’s offensive attack.
The Seahawks (4-0) got on the board first when senior running back Rashaud Daniels caught a 45-yard strike from Stoltz. Sophomore wide receiver Ricardo Williams hauled in scoring catches of 52 and 51 yards.
The Sunlake defense added a safety when senior lineman Paul Scott sacked Mitchell (3-2) quarterback Spencer Whittaker in the Mustang end zone in the second half.
Sunlake was one play away from recording its third shutout of the season, but Mitchell sophomore running back Christian Trinidad broke a 50-yard touchdown run on the game’s final play. The Seahawks defense did limit the Mustangs to 182 yards, none passing.
Sunlake next travels for a district contest at Nature Coast on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
