Unioto Defense Shines in Win Over Zane Trace To Take Control of SVC Grid Iron Lead

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The Unioto Shermans’ offense and defense has been impactful in each of their first six wins in 2025, with the offense scoring over 40 points in each game. But, it was the defense that stole the show in their SVC first place showdown with Zane Trace in a 19-0 victory for a (4-0/7-0) record. The loss is the (5-2) Pioneers first in the conference.

The Shermans defense has yielded only 21 points all season, shutting out four of their seven opponents- including the last three games.

Friday’s game remained scoreless until 6:27 of the second quarter when Unioto quarterback Isaac Coy fired a 28 yard TD strike to Jaxson Zickafoose, followed by the PAT kick for a 7-0 lead. Zane Trace had earlier missed-fired on a 30 yard field goal attempt.

The Tanks defense again rose to the occasion with a fourth and short stop from their own 23 yard line. The score remained 7-0 Unioto at halftime.

The Shermans extended their lead to 13-0 at 2:02 of the third quarter when Coy connected with Zickafoose on a 14 yard TD pass. The PAT kick was missed for a 13-0 advantage.

Unioto concluded their scoring at 8:56 of the fourth quarter as Cody Braden dashed 24 yards for the score, followed by a two-point conversion for a 19-0 final score.

Unioto totaled 266 yards with 135 on the ground. The Shermans’ Isaac Coy was 13/18 passing for 131 yards and 2 TD’s.

Zane Trace had 166 total yards with 100 of those rushing.