Corner Canyon has gone 7-2 against Lone Peak recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Corner Canyon Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Lone Peak Knights at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Corner Canyon's upcoming match probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: IMG Academy, who was ranked tenth at the time (Corner Canyon was ranked sixth). Corner Canyon pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over IMG Academy on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Chargers sure are getting used to it with their 14th in a row dating back to last season.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Helamen Casuga and his top target Jerome Myles. Casuga threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt while Myles picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) also went to Kai Meza, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak was able to grind out a solid victory over Timpview on Friday, taking the game 31-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Lone Peak didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Mayberry. Another thorn in Timpview's side was Landan Goff, who made 15 total tackles and defended a pass.
Corner Canyon pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lone Peak, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Corner Canyon strolled past Lone Peak when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corner Canyon since the team 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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