After each having a week off, the Centennial Coyotes and the Queen Creek Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centennial is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Saguaro last Friday. Centennial walked away with a 30-20 victory over Saguaro.
Centennial found their leader in underclassman Taurean Hall, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek faced Williams Field in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Queen Creek claimed a resounding 28-0 win over Williams Field at home. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won three matches in a row.
Tait Reynolds was his usual excellent self, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 156 yards and two touchdowns. David Eberhard was in the mix as well, providing Queen Creek with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Queen Creek's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Clint Jensen and Rj Jackson, who racked up four sacks between them. Jayshon Liles was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Queen Creek, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
