PAYSON — Nestled into the woods of the Tonto National Forest lies a nearly 60-year-old community camp, a pristine football field daunted by towering trees, and on Saturday, an overbearing, aggressive defense.
While an overpowering offense may have seemed to place at the top of Arizona State’s 2017 storylines, one unit impressed far more and actually harassed the other.
“The defense won the day,” said Arizona State head coach Todd Graham.
Just two touchdowns were thrown all game, quarterbacks went down on seven sacks and the Sun Devil defense even scored — returning an interception for a touchdown.