Two dominant signal callers in Cooper Vailes and Jack Cupples are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Trinity Christian Academy Lions have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Riverside Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Trinity Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Manassas at home to the tune of 54-0 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Tigers are ranked 345th), the result 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 too, 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 had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lions 47-14 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by 33 points or more so far this season.
Trinity Christian Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Riverside, their victory 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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