On Saturday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. The Newbury Park Panthers had just enough and edged the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks out 31-28. The Panthers' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Brady Smigiel was his usual excellent self, throwing for 322 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. A healthy portion of Smigiel's aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Shane Rosenthal, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Newbury Park wouldn't let Murrieta Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Newbury Park can thank Drew Cofield and Ryder Sheehan for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Murrieta Valley still got an impressive performance from Dorian Hoze, who rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Hoze showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 69 yards.
Newbury Park pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Murrieta Valley, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3.
Newbury Park will challenge Lincoln at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Newbury Park surely won't give up without a fight. Murrieta Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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