Notre Dame Prep has gone 6-1 against Sunnyslope recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out to challenge the Sunnyslope Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sunnyslope is hoping to do what Millennium couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Notre Dame Prep's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Notre Dame Prep was the clear victor by a 44-24 margin over Millennium. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Tigers are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Notre Dame Prep can attribute much of their success to Dylan Rarden, who threw for 134 yards and four touchdowns. Cooper Perry was Rarden's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame Prep wouldn't let Millennium keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Notre Dame Prep can thank Cody Wells and Nathan Jones for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Sunnyslope over Willow Canyon in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sunnyslope blew Willow Canyon out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Caden Yap had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Mack Kump did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 116 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sunnyslope was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Willow Canyon only rushed for 49.
Notre Dame Prep's record now sits at 3-0. As for Sunnyslope, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Notre Dame Prep strolled past Sunnyslope in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 35-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sunnyslope's Luke Moga, who rushed for 123 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Notre Dame Prep to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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