Football Recap: Centennial Huskies vs. Mission Viejo Diablos
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centennial had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured a 25-20 W over the Mission Viejo Diablos. The win was nothing new for the Huskies as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Malachi Roby was his usual excellent self, rushing for 206 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Husan Longstreet, who threw for 216 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Mission Viejo's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Semonza, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mission Viejo also got help from Vance Spafford, who showed off his sure hands for 122 receiving yards.
Centennial's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.2 points per game. As for Mission Viejo, with the loss, they broke their 18-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-1.
Centennial has already played their next matchup, a 36-7 defeat against Mater Dei on the 22nd. Mission Viejo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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