Maddie Painter
Student SID

Knights football comes out on top in homecoming game

October 28, 2021 by Maddie Painter, Gilbert Christian High School


Offensive line ready to carry the ball down the field for the first touchdown.

 Maddie Painter attends Gilbert Christian High School and is a member of the AIA's student SID program.

On Friday night the Gilbert Christian Knights defeated the Chargers of Arete Prep on Homecoming by a score of 54-0! Itwas great to see all the fans, both current and former graduates!

Notable performances include: 

  • Matthew Hershey 204 yards passing, 2 TD's and added 54 yards rushing as well
  • Caden Heyn caught 5 passes for 85 yards and 1 TD
  • Elijio Ledesma carried the ball 17 times for 128 yards and 3 TD's. Elijio also had 10 tackles on the night.
  • Sam Webb had 96 yards rushing, 71 yards receiving and 2 TD's
  • Noah Holsinger and Josh Rich combined for 1 sack
  • David Russell ended the game with an amazing interception
  • Kaleb Powell connected on all of his PAT's and also had a 26 yard FG

The Knights will finish out the regular season this Friday @ San Carlos. They have mathematically clinched the Region Championship, which is the first in school history!

Check out the gallery of photos below.

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Senior Dylan Sharkey getting tackled.