On Halloween night, the Ganado Indians visited the Bloomington Bobcats and pulled out the 62-6 win. On top of the victory, the Indians claimed the district championship for the second time in as many years, marking only the third time in school history they’ve done so. Quarterback Landyn Arriaga spoke of the accolade, “It’s great to go back-to-back. We wanted to build off of what we accomplished last year, so it’s good to experience this again.”
Less than 30 seconds into the game, the Indians kicked the scoring off quickly. Austen Pena took a short pass from Arriaga and went 61yards to the endzone for the score to give Ganado the 7-0 lead. Bloomington’s offense was quickly forced into a punting situation, but a penalty against the Ganado defense gave them a first down in Indian territory. The penalty would be for naught, however, as a fumble would bounce into the hands of an Indian defender.
The Indian offense hit on another big play as Sean Willis went from the 31-yard line all the way down to the Bobcat 2 to set Ganado up nicely. Then Arriaga found Cade Nixon in the endzone for another touchdown pass, extending Ganado’s lead to 14.
