Football Preview: Lone Peak Knights vs. Corner Canyon Chargers
The Lone Peak Knights will take on the Corner Canyon Chargers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lone Peak sitting on five straight victories and Corner Canyon on ten.
Lone Peak is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Skyridge by a score of 28-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lone Peak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kepa Niumeitolu, who threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Lone Peak also got a significant boost from Sean Tahi, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Lone Peak wouldn't let Skyridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cade Hanson, Jayden Mayberry, and Junior Tahi picked up one apiece. Hanson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played. Another thorn in Skyridge's side was Kalvin Liavaa, who made 17 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Corner Canyon faced Lehi in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Corner Canyon slipped by Lehi 35-34. Corner Canyon's win was all the more impressive since the Pioneers were averaging only 13.33 points allowed on the season.
Corner Canyon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bronson Evans led the charge by throwing for 220 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 34 yards. The dominant performance gave Evans a new career-high in rushing yards. Kai Meza was Evans' top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Corner Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 260 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Lone Peak is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.6 points per game. As for Corner Canyon, their record now sits at 12-1.
Lone Peak beat Corner Canyon 28-21 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Peak since the team 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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