The South Anchorage Wolverines will venture away from home to square off against the Wasilla Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Juneau-Douglas, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked 15th). South Anchorage blew past Juneau-Douglas, posting a 42-0 win at home.
Cole Yarrington was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Caleb Doerr also helped out as he racked up 134 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was South Anchorage's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Thomas Jones and his two. Jones is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season. South Anchorage got some further help from Gabe Fisher: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Wasilla had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They strolled past Barrow with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-14.
South Anchorage's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Wasilla, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
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