On Friday, Brophy College Prep faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Brophy College Prep Broncos enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Centennial Coyotes. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Broncos were the (much) better team in the second half.
Among those leading the charge was Case Vanden Bosch, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards. Carlos Estrada handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Brophy College Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Brophy College Prep wouldn't let Centennial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brophy College Prep can thank Matthew Hernandez and Bastian Vanden Bosch for forcing both of them.
Centennial's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kainan Manna, who threw for 203 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards.
The win (which was Brophy College Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
Brophy College Prep will venture away from home to challenge Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perry will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Brophy College Prep surely won't give up without a fight. As for Centennial, they will face off against Salpointe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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