Two dominant signal callers in Tehani Shigematsu and Cheyanne Thornhill are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will challenge the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Mater Academy East Las Vegas likes a good challenge.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Moapa Valley, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was the clear victor by a 37-14 margin over Moapa Valley on Friday. The Pirate might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
01/24/25 vs Moapa Valley | 171 |
02/13/24 @ Mater Academy East Las Vegas | 132 |
01/07/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 118 |
01/03/24 @ Doral Academy Red Rock | 116 |
01/21/25 @ Valley | 102 |
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon found their leader in sophomore Shigematsu, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 193 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Shigematsu a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Hendrix Wilson, who picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Shigematsu and Maya Nisson.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cimarron-Memorial on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon better focus on containing Thornhill and Jasmine White as the pair were huge in Mater Academy East Las Vegas' win. Thornhill threw for 171 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of her passes, while White rushed for 27 yards and one touchdown.
One reason for the win was Mater Academy East Las Vegas' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Serina Mendez and Miranda Lopez, who racked up eight sacks between them. Mendez also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was dealt a bruising 36-7 defeat at the hands of Mater Academy East Las Vegas when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thornhill, who threw for 180 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushed for 58 yards on only five carries. Now that Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.