It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks takes on the Canyon View Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Sanpete's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Richfield on Wednesday. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Wildcats are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canyon View). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Carbon 56-14 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Canyon View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryder Miller, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 29 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Asher Slack, who rushed for 32 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Canyon View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Canyon View's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Colt Rushton was the leader with two sacks. He is becoming a predictor of Canyon View's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't).
North Sanpete has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Canyon View, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
North Sanpete came up short against Canyon View in their previous meeting back in September, falling 21-14. Can North Sanpete avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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