Goldwater offense hard to find in 7‑0  loss to North Canyon
by Jason Stone

NORTH VALLEY – Dan Friedman went north when leaving Goldwater’s football program to coach at Boulder Creek, but the Bulldogs’ offense decided to go south.

After putting up 36 points in a season‑opening shutout of Yuma, Goldwater’s offense has struggled and that continued last week in a 7‑0 loss to North Canyon.

The Bulldogs (2‑2) were blanked for the second straight week and have now only scored seven points in their last 12 quarters.

North Canyon, which is just a few years removed from a 5A‑Division II state championship, had the game’s only score in  the third quarter when Devin  McKendrick caught a 37‑yard touchdown pass from Dominic Portacerrero.

It was a tough loss for the Bulldogs, who were only outgained in total yardage 219‑188. Goldwater was hoping to bounce back from last week’s 28‑0 loss to Pinnacle but couldn’t find the end zone.

Running back C.J. Morgan returned to the lineup after missing a week with a neck injury and rushed for 74 yards on nine carries, including a long run of 40 yards. But North Canyon’s defense held other Goldwater runners to 51 yards on 28 carries and only allowed 63 passing yards from quarterback Robbie Kim.

Goldwater will have to get its offense going this week as high‑powered Dobson pays a visit. Dobson (4‑1) has only lost to 5A‑Division I power Hamilton and is averaging nearly 40 points per game.