Holy Family and Thompson Valley squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Holy Family had to settle for second. They lost 38-14 to the Thompson Valley Eagles. The match was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Tigers struggled afterwards.
When it comes to explaining why Holy Family lost, don't look at Monte Samaras. Despite the final result, he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Holy Family is 4-2 when Samaras posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Roman Ochs also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Joseph Urrutia had an outrageously good game for Thompson Valley as he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Urrutia has posted since back in September. Garet Hendrickson was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Holy Family's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Thompson Valley, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Holy Family does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thompson Valley, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Discovery Canyon, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Discovery Canyon is coming into the game with four straight victories on the road, so Thompson Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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