On Friday, Skyridge faced Corner Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Skyridge Falcons took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Corner Canyon Chargers. That makes it the first time this season the Falcons have let down their home crowd.
Skyridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zaeden Selu, who gained 125 total yards and two touchdowns, and Kaneal Sweetwyne, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sweetwyne a new career-high in rushing yards. Davis Fyans also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 88 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Skyridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Helamen Casuga and his top target Chryshaun Lee. Casuga threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns while Lee picked up 161 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Lee got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 87 yards. Weston Briggs helped Casuga out on the ground, rushing for 95 yards on only 12 carries.
The defeat snapped Skyridge's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Corner Canyon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Skyridge will welcome Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Corner Canyon, they will head out on the road to take on Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corner Canyon is facing Mountain Ridge at the right time seeing as Mountain Ridge is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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