The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will head out to challenge the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon sitting on seven straight wins dating back to last season and Sierra Vista on four.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Spring Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-0 victory. The Pirate might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cade Hoshino, who threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns. Hoshino is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Christian Rhodes did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 103 receiving yards.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Simote Tupou
| 09/26/25 vs Spring Valley | 10 |
| 09/19/25 @ Del Sol | 5 |
| 09/12/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence | 4 |
| 09/05/25 @ Somerset Academy Losee | 7 |
| 08/29/25 vs Foothill | 3 |
| + 1 more games |
Another reason for the win was Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Simote Tupou was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up five himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sierra Vista). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Del Sol 36-0. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mountain Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon better keep an eye on Caleb Green. He was instrumental in Sierra Vista's win, rushing for 178 yards while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Mafua Matthews-Mafua got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Sierra Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Aaron and Matthews-Mafua. Matthews-Mafua got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's record is now 6-0. As for Sierra Vista, their record now sits at 5-2.
