The Timpview Thunderbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Centennial Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Timpview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Lone Peak, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Timpview was ranked third). Timpview took a 31-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lone Peak last Friday. The Thunderbirds' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Timpview's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Matthias Lesa was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. Taaniela Makasini was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Centennial lost to Santa Margarita at home by a 31-15 margin on Friday. The Huskies were down 31-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Centennial's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dominick Catalano, who threw for 109 yards and a touchdown, and Malachi Roby, who rushed for 86 yards.
Timpview's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
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