It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Thompson Valley had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Holy Family Tigers as they made off with a 38-14 win. The score was close at the half, but the Eagles pulled away in the second half with 35 points.
Joseph Urrutia had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Garet Hendrickson was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Thompson Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Thompson Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Triston Hill picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Holy Family lost, don't look at Monte Samaras. Despite the final result, he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Samaras is becoming a predictor of Holy Family's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 4-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Roman Ochs also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Thompson Valley's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.2 points per game. As for Holy Family, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Thompson Valley will stay at home for another week and welcome Discovery Canyon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Discovery Canyon will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Thompson Valley surely won't give up without a fight. Holy Family does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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