Knights
| 12/13/24 @ Democracy Prep Agassi Campus | 45 |
| 01/24/25 @ Valley | 45 |
| 12/21/24 vs Spring Valley | 28 |
| 01/21/25 vs Democracy Prep Agassi Campus | 28 |
| 01/29/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon | 24 |
On Wednesday, Mater Academy East Las Vegas faced Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights were the clear victor by a 30-6 margin over the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate. Considering the Knights have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas found their leader in sophomore Cheyanne Thornhill, who threw for 212 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 50 yards. Thornhill has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jasmine White, who rushed for 101 yards on only 11 carries.
One reason for the win was Mater Academy East Las Vegas' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Serina Mendez.
Despite the defeat, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon had strong showings from Tehani Shigematsu, who threw for 157 yards and one touchdown, and Maya Nisson, who picked up 77 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.2 points per game. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mater Academy East Las Vegas will venture away from home to face off against Sports Leadership & Management at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they will head out to take on Eldorado at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is facing Eldorado at the right time seeing as Eldorado is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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