Pine View won the last time they faced Tooele, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pine View Panthers had just enough and edged the Tooele Buffaloes out 33-31. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Pine View got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kyle Richardson out in front who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 126 receiving yards. Richardson got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 82 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Kwade Sorensen, who picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pine View was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 549 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Tooele's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mavrik Chlarson, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and Gus Pater, who rushed for 23 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Tooele also got a significant boost from Vaughn Gritzmacher, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Pine View's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Tooele, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Pine View will challenge Desert Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Tooele, they will venture away from home to take on Timpanogos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Timpanogos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Tooele likes a good challenge.
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