On Saturday, Centennial faced Artesia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Hawks breezed by the Artesia Bulldogs at home to the tune of 70-39. The win was just business as usual For the Hawks, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Zaiden Davis went supernova for Centennial, rushing for 352 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 19.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Davis is now averaging an impressive 163.3 rushing yards per game.
Centennial's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Joseph Bitar was especially locked on to Artesia's QB and sacked him twice.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centennial was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 575 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Artesia still got an impressive performance from Izac Cazares, who threw for 476 yards and five touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Ethan Conn, who picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Artesia, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Centennial will host Rio Rancho at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Artesia, they will challenge Deming at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Artesia will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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