Football Game Preview: Clovis Cougars vs. Clovis North Broncos + Official Tickets

Two dominant signal callers in Deagan Rose and Lucas Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Clovis Cougars will be playing at home against the Clovis North Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clovis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.7 points per game this season.

Clovis North will be up against a hot Clovis team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Cougars never let Buchanan get on the board and left with a 25-0 win on Friday. Those 25 points were actually the fewest the Cougars have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

James Curoso

Rushing Touchdowns

08/22/25 @ Central Valley Christian	1
08/29/25 vs Salinas	1
09/05/25 @ Frontier	1
09/12/25 vs Los Gatos	2
09/18/25 @ Bullard	2

Clovis found their leader in sophomore James Curoso, who rushed for 87 yards and four scores. Those four rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Curoso. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Young, who picked up 168 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last five contests, Clovis North finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They were outmatched by Central East and fell 56-13. The loss was the Broncos' first of the season.

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Smith and Jelani Dippel. Dippel had a great game and threw for 201 yards and three TDs. Meanwhile, Smith did his best for the losing side, throwing for 193 yards and one touchdown.

Even if they lost, Clovis North's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ben Cazares, Cooper Haydock, and Jackson Reilly, who each picked up one sack apiece. Another thorn in Central East's side was Cazares, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.

Clovis' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Clovis North, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.

Clovis suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Clovis North when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Broncos' Tyree Sams, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.