Football Preview: Sunnyslope Vikings vs. Notre Dame Prep Saints
Sunnyslope is 1-6 against Notre Dame Prep since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sunnyslope Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Sunnyslope is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Willow Canyon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sunnyslope blew Willow Canyon out of the water with a 42-7 final score. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Wildcats are ranked 132nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caden Yap went supernova for Sunnyslope, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Mack Kump also helped out with an impressive 116 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sunnyslope was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Willow Canyon only rushed for 49.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 44-24 margin over Millennium.
Dylan Rarden was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 134 yards and four touchdowns. Cooper Perry was Rarden's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame Prep wouldn't let Millennium keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Notre Dame Prep can thank Cody Wells and Nathan Jones for forcing both of them.
Sunnyslope's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Notre Dame Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Sunnyslope ended up a good deal behind Notre Dame Prep in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 35-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perry, who picked up 248 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Sunnyslope knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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