Centennial has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Centennial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Chaparral, posting a 49-3 victory. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Firebirds are ranked 62nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Kainan Manna, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Nikko Boncore-Montoya, who picked up 135 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Centennial's defense and their seven sacks. Gavin Gardner was especially locked on to Chaparral's QB and sacked him 3.5 times.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle humbled O'Connor with a 62-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won four matches by 31 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Wyatt Horton, who threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards. Keenan Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
Pinnacle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Xavier Thomas, Jai Ewing, and Brayden Fricke picked up one apiece.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Pinnacle, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Centennial took their victory against Pinnacle in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 31-6. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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