It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centennial had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Red Mountain Mountain Lions 21-7. This was payback for the Coyotes, who suffered a 20-19 loss the last time these two teams met.
A big part of Centennial's win came down to the chemistry between Kainan Manna and his top target Nikko Boncore-Montoya. Manna threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes while Boncore-Montoya picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Red Mountain still got an impressive performance from Simon Lopez, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 146 yards on 17 of 29 attempts.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Red Mountain, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-4.
Centennial will head out on the road to face off against Casteel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Casteel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. Red Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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