Two dominant backs in Robert Cordova and Dmari Bryant are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kellis Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Millennium Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kellis has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Millennium will come in with five straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Kellis duked it out with Canyon View on Friday. The Cougars took a blow against the Jaguars, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Jaguars are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Millennium didn't have too much trouble with Tolleson on Thursday as they won 38-21.
A big part of Millennium's victory came down to the chemistry between Rayden Reibel and his top target Kasaun Rouzan-Franklin. Reibel threw for 259 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt while Rouzan-Franklin picked up 90 receiving yards and two scores. Rouzan-Franklin got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards. A healthy portion of Reibel's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) also went to Kadin Johnson.
Millennium was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Kellis' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Millennium, their record now sits at 6-1.
Kellis might still be hurting after the 24-3 loss they got from Millennium in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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