Two dominant backs in Josiah Thornwell and Fernando Ramirez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will welcome the Coconino Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coconino is hoping to do what Catalina Foothills couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mica Mountain's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Mica Mountain breezed by Catalina Foothills to the tune of 47-6. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-0.
Among those leading the charge was Jayden Thoreson, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Thornwell, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coconino, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Flagstaff with a sharp 49-26 win on Friday. The Panthers pushed the score to 42-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Coconino had a senior duo take command as Ramirez rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry and Colton Buckingham threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 12-for-12 passing. Buckingham's posted a season-high passer rating of 177.1. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Jeffs, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mica Mountain pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Coconino, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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