The Berkeley Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Granada Matadors at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Berkeley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Berkeley strolled past Deer Valley with points to spare, taking the game 24-7.
Ashton Dotson went supernova for Berkeley, picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Berkeley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Robbie Jones Iii, Kaio Finau, and Nicholas Sanders picked up one apiece. Berkeley got some further help from Jin Jones: he picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Granada didn't have too much trouble with Castro Valley on the road on Friday as they won 21-6.
The critical scores for Granada came from Cody Phillips, Hayden Hobbs, and Peyton Richards.
Berkeley pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Granada, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Berkeley took a serious blow against Granada when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 56-20. Thankfully for Berkeley, Quinn Boyd (who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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