Norco is 1-9 against Centennial since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Norco Cougars will face off against the Centennial Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Norco focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, Norco came up short against Chaparral and fell 48-37. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Pumas are ranked 20th).
Norco might have lost, but man, Joseph Stoffel was a machine: he threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Trevor Schneider handled things on the ground, rushing for 93 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Centennial waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took down the Nighthawks 28-9.
Braylin Drake continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Husan Longstreet, who threw for 232 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Murrieta Valley only rushed for 96.
Norco's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Centennial, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Schneider and Drake. Schneider has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 110.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Drake has averaged 142 rushing yards per game this season.
Norco was dealt a bruising 55-0 defeat at the hands of Centennial in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Longstreet, who threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that Norco knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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