Football Game Preview: Steele Canyon Cougars vs. Point Loma Pointers

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 4:40pm

Football Preview: Steele Canyon Cougars vs. Point Loma Pointers

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The Steele Canyon Cougars will face off against the Point Loma Pointers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Steele Canyon is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

Last Friday, Steele Canyon blew past Valhalla, posting a 45-14 victory on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Norsemen are ranked 891st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

John Weaver Iv was his usual excellent self, rushing for 132 yards on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Steele Canyon'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 Caden Davey and Stefan Raschtschenia. Tyree Zarkaryan was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Point Loma owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They took down Eastlake 16-0.

The critical scores for Point Loma came from Elijah "EJ" Petersen and Ian Metayer.

Steele Canyon's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Point Loma, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

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