Football Recap: Chaparral Firebirds vs. Centennial Coyotes
Chaparral lost against Centennial back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Chaparral Firebirds had to suffer through a 49-3 loss at the hands of the Centennial Coyotes. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Coyotes are ranked 20th).
Cam Allen threw for 208 yards on 15 of 24 attempts.
Gavin Mesa was his top target, picking up 74 receiving yards.
Centennial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nikko Boncore-Montoya, who picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Owen Reynoso also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Chaparral is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Chaparral wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 63-15 defeat against Liberty on the 1st. Centennial has also already played their next match, a 41-38 loss against Pinnacle on the 1st.
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