The Centennial Huskies will square off against the Timpview Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Centennial's upcoming game probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Santa Margarita, who was ranked 33rd at the time (Centennial was ranked 43rd). The matchup between Centennial and Santa Margarita wasn't particularly close, with Centennial falling 31-15. The Huskies were down 31-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Centennial had strong showings from Dominick Catalano, who threw for 109 yards and a touchdown, and Malachi Roby, who rushed for 86 yards.
Meanwhile, Timpview unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak dating back to last season last Friday. They took a 31-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lone Peak. The Thunderbirds gained 99 more yards on the day, but it was the Knights that made the best use of them.
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. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. Timpview got some further help from Taaniela Makasini: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Centennial's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Timpview, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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