The Canyon View Jaguars will face off against the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon View will be strutting in after a win while Queen Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
Canyon View's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took down Gilbert 14-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Canyon View's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DJ Sims, who rushed for 115 yards. The dominant performance gave Sims a new career-high in rushing yards. Brady Scott was another key passer, throwing for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Canyon View's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jackson McCarthy and Andres Fierros who racked up four sacks between them. Canyon View got some further help from Nathan Washburn: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Queen Creek faced Perry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Queen Creek took a 21-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Perry. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite their loss, Queen Creek saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Tait Reynolds, who threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards, was perhaps the best of all. Crew Leavitt was Reynolds' top target, picking up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Canyon View now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Queen Creek, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Canyon View came up short against Queen Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 71-60. Will Canyon View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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