Football Recap: Sunia Fifita Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Cyprus + How To Watch

Granger's game on Friday was all tied up 6-6 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against the Cyprus Pirates as they made off with a 26-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.

Sunia Fifita

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 @ Cyprus	129
09/18/25 vs Kearns	116
08/15/25 @ Orem	105
11/01/24 @ Roy	194

Granger got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sunia Fifita out in front who rushed for 129 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Fifita has posted since back in November of 2024. La'Auli Figiel helped out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Granger proved: they limited Cyprus to a paltry -2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Moa Havili for the heroic effort on defense: he. Granger hasn't allowed more than 6.9 yards per carry in four consecutive contests.

Granger's defense also made the game a nightmare for the opposing QB, racking up 18 sacks. Lu Kinikini led the group effort, picking up eight of those sacks all by himself. Havili also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 13.

Granger's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points on average over those games. As for Cyprus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Granger wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 54-0 victory against Hunter on the 3rd. As for Cyprus, they have also already played their next game, a 42-20 defeat against Hillcrest on the 6th.