Two dominant signal callers in Travis Lippert and Corin Berry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bonita Bearcats will venture away from home to take on the Charter Oak Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bonita sitting on eight straight wins and Charter Oak on four.
Last Thursday, Bonita strolled past Los Osos with points to spare, taking the game 34-20. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lippert was his usual excellent self, throwing for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Bonita didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Parker ALEXANDER, Jacob Maddox, and Jaxon Lawrence picked up one apiece. ALEXANDER also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Bonita got some further help from Noah Mikhail: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Charter Oak beat Colony 18-14 on Thursday. The 18-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Charter Oak's victory came down to the chemistry between Berry and his top target Legend Lyons. Berry threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns while Lyons picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Berry also racked up 44 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August. A healthy portion of that aerial production (113 yards to be exact) also went to Antonio Reasby.
Bonita's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Charter Oak, their record is now 7-1.
Bonita was able to grind out a solid victory over Charter Oak when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 27-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bonita since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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