Masuk football is 5-0 and still unbeaten after absolutely rolling past Bunnell 41-26, with Aaron Champagne putting on a clinic that’ll be talked about all week. The dude basically was the offense, tossing two touchdowns and then hammering in three more on the ground.
Champagne Showed Up And Showed OUT
Listen, when you’ve got a quarterback who can do it all, you gotta let him cook, right? Champagne was absolutely unreal against Bunnell. He wasn’t just dropping dimes through the air, he was chewing up yardage with his legs, too. We’re talking scores of 21, 14, and 7 yards when he tucked it and ran. Plus, he connected with Jace McGee for a 7-yard strike and then dropped a ridiculous 50-yard screen pass to Domenico Convertito for another score! Coach Pace even mentioned how Champagne was picking up “tough yards on inside runs” late in the game just to keep possession. That’s a gritty quarterback, for real, as Champagne himself admitted. He’s the engine, and this offense is flying right now.
They Answered Every Punch, Kept Their Foot Down
Masuk jumped out to a 21-0 lead, making it look easy, but credit to Bunnell, they didn’t simply fold. Jake Garrigan hit Rody Ricketts for a 14-yard score before halftime, and then Garrigan himself punched in a 3-yard run in the third quarter to cut the lead to 21-12. But you know what Masuk did? They answered every single score. They didn’t let Bunnell get any closer, and that’s the mark of a truly great team. Tanner Walker even capped off the scoring with a huge 51-yard run in the fourth quarter. Coach Chris Pace nailed it, “We are 5-0 and that’s something special,” he said, and you could feel that excitement. Bunnell, who played in the Class MM championship last season, now falls to 2-3 and is on the outside looking in for Class M. Masuk, though? They’re firmly at the top of the Class M standings.
This win over Bunnell, their first since 2023, was huge, but the real test is coming next week. Masuk is set to face fellow SWC unbeaten Pomperaug. Champagne is already hyped for it, saying they just need to “do what we do and that’s Masuk football.” Get ready, because this is gonna be one for the books, a clash of titans at 5-0 each. You won’t want to miss it!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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