It was fun while it lasted, but Covina's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They were dealt a 49-21 loss at the hands of the Northview Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Vikings are ranked 106th).
Covina lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Matthew Olivas Jr, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Covina also got a significant boost from Kwame Parrish, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Keanu Tauvao was his usual excellent self, rushing for 255 yards while picking up 11.6 yards per carry for Northview. The dominant performance gave Tauvao a new career-high in rushing yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Covina fell to 3-1. As for Northview, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Covina will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Northview, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Village Christian at 7:00 p.m. on September 26th.
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