Goldwater dominates Valley Vista, 44‑0
Goldwater 44, Valley Vista 0
by Jason Stone

NORTH VALLEY – It wasn’t exactly the Running of the Bulls in Spain, but Goldwater certainly did some running last week in Surprise.

With the team badly needing a victory after three straight defeats, Goldwater coach Ed Cook got what the doctor ordered as his team rolled up 407 rushing yards in a 44‑0 blowout of Valley Vista.

“We got some things going but we’re still not firing right,” Cook said about his team’s offense, which was shut out twice and held to just six points in the three losses. “It’s really hard to figure out, but we’re a rollercoaster (offensively).”

It was a rollercoaster mainly rolling downhill against Valley Vista. Seven players averaged at least six yards per rush and the team averaged nearly 10 yards a run as a team.

Bobby Tomas again led the way with 111 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns. It was Tomas’ second 100‑yard rushing game of the year.

Fred Harvey rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns, while Garrett Lee (60 rushing yards) racked up two running scores and C.J. Morgan another.

Goldwater’s defense, meanwhile, did not allow Valley Vista to mount any scoring drives as the Bulldogs earned their second shutout of the season.

“The defense has been playing great all year,” Cook said.

Goldwater put up three touchdowns in the first quarter but had trouble on two of the extra points to leave the score at 19‑0. Two more touchdowns and one conversion put the game at 32‑0 at halftime.

“We’re still trying to figure this thing out,” said Valley Vista coach Jason Wilke, who is leading a team in its first season at varsity with no seniors.

With the win, Goldwater moved back into the 5A‑Division II power point race at No. 13. The Bulldogs will travel to Kingman this week to play another team with the Bulldog moniker. Kingman enters the game 1‑5, coming off a 27‑0 loss to Deer Valley.