Football Preview: Davis Darts vs. Kearns Cougars
The Davis Darts have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Kearns Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Davis will be strutting in after a victory while Kearns will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Davis made easy work of Mountain Ridge and carried off a 40-14 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-0.
Tradon Bessinger had a dynamite game for Davis, throwing for 425 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Bessinger is crushing it when it comes to passing yards: he's passed for at least 302 every time he's taken the field this season. Jaxton Itaaehau was Bessinger's top target, picking up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Davis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bode Sparrow and Connor Brown. Sparrow's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Davis was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 520 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Kearns was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Northridge 62-13. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 49 points.
Davis' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Kearns, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Davis took their win against Kearns in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 27-7. Will Davis repeat their success, or does Kearns have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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