The Canyon Springs Cougars will challenge the Perris Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Canyon Springs' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
On Friday, Canyon Springs humbled Citrus Hill with a 50-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Andre Larry
| 10/17/25 @ Citrus Hill | 208 |
| 10/10/25 vs Lakeside | 122 |
| 10/02/25 @ Heritage | 185 |
| 09/26/25 @ Montclair | 31 |
| 09/11/25 vs Westminster | 71 |
| + 3 more games |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jaxon Taylor and Andre Larry. Taylor rushed for 205 yards and four scores on only ten carries while Larry rushed for 208 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Larry is now averaging an impressive 106 rushing yards per game.
Canyon Springs didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Citrus Hill to a completion percentage of just 31.6%. The team can thank Omari Solomon for the heroic effort on defense: he. Canyon Springs has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.61 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.61 in their last three games.
Canyon Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zamarae Flournoy and Angel Zuniga.
Meanwhile, Perris played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Moreno Valley, falling 45-19. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 719th, while the Vikings are ranked 349th).
This is the second loss in a row for Perris and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Canyon Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Canyon Springs beat Perris 53-40 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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