Football Preview: GV Christian Guardians vs. White Pine Bobcats
The GV Christian Guardians will face off against the White Pine Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. White Pine took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on GV Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, GV Christian was fully in charge, breezing past Indian Springs 50-8 on the road. The win was all the more spectacular given the Guardians' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 11th).
GV Christian can attribute much of their success to Coy Boykin, who gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns, and Cade Johnson, who rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Boykin a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to GV Christian's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dean Cootware and Giovani DeLeon who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Meanwhile, White Pine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 42-6 loss at the hands of Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-0.
White Pine's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ryder Loveless and Vince Cato.
The victory made it two in a row for GV Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for White Pine, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for GV Christian against White Pine when the teams last played last Friday as the team secured a 33-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for GV Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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