The Viewpoint Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Kennedy Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Viewpoint has five straight wins, Kennedy has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Viewpoint is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Foothills Christian 55-12 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won four games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Viewpoint's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darnell Berry, who rushed for 115 yards and two TDs on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Magnus Merriman, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Viewpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Viewpoint's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Anthony Cruz, Kolton Papotta, and Ryder Kabakoff, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Kennedy came up short against Cordova on Friday and fell 19-6.
Kennedy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Viewpoint, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
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