Football Preview: Salpointe Catholic Lancers vs. Centennial Coyotes
The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Centennial Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Salpointe Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Salpointe Catholic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Shadow Ridge at home to the tune of 41-0. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Stallions are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salpointe Catholic can attribute much of their success to Rayce Alvarez, who threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Salpointe Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Shadow Ridge's QB won't forget Thomas Regina anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Centennial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. The matchup between them and Brophy College Prep wasn't particularly close, with Centennial falling 28-14. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Coyotes couldn't quite close it out.
Salpointe Catholic pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Centennial, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
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