The Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds will take on the Central Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Anchorage, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Bettye Davis East Anchorage was ranked second). Bettye Davis East Anchorage walked away with a 36-29 win over West Anchorage on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Meanwhile, Central had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Justin Garza. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Guardians are ranked 188th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Jelani Dippel, who threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
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