Football Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Riverside Panthers
Two dominant signal callers in Cooper Vailes and Jack Cupples are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Trinity Christian Academy Lions will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Riverside Panthers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Trinity Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Manassas, posting a 54-0 victory at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Tigers are ranked 345th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Trinity Christian Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Vailes and his top target Owen Atwood. Vailes threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes while Atwood rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Brayden Waller was in the mix as well, providing Trinity Christian Academy with two touchdowns.
Trinity Christian Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Kaleb Williams, Lake Helton, and Helton picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Riverside entered their tilt with Camden Central on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 47-14 victory over the Lions. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trinity Christian Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Riverside, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Trinity Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Riverside in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 36-34. Will Trinity Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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