Football Recap: Queen Creek Bulldogs vs. Centennial Coyotes
On Friday, Queen Creek faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Queen Creek Bulldogs came out on top against the Centennial Coyotes by a score of 31-21. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Tait Reynolds continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 150 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 71 yards. Crew Leavitt got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Queen Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Myles Sargent and Darien Kattner. Kattner is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Jayshon Liles was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Kainan Manna, who threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Queen Creek's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Queen Creek will stay at home for another week and welcome Red Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Mountain will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Queen Creek surely won't give up without a fight. As for Centennial, they are on the road again on Friday to play Chaparral at 7:00 p.m.
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