Football Preview: Great Oak Wolfpack vs. Norte Vista Braves
The Great Oak Wolfpack will play host again on Friday to welcome the Norte Vista Braves, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Great Oak's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Fallbrook, posting a 36-0 victory at home. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Warriors are ranked 688th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryder Parks had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for two yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Great Oak was Mikey Vazquez, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Norte Vista put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Fontana by a score of 36-28.
Dreadie Allain was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Lee White was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
White wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Norte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Great Oak's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Norte Vista, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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