The Castle View Sabercats will challenge the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Castle View will be strutting in after a victory while ThunderRidge will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Castle View needed a bit of extra time to put away Rock Canyon. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jaguars, sneaking past 20-17. The win almost wasn't to be: the Sabercats were down 17-0 in the third quarter.
Drew Reid
| 10/18/25 @ Rock Canyon | 128 |
| 10/10/25 vs Valor Christian | 111 |
| 09/12/25 vs Horizon | 111 |
| 09/18/25 @ Douglas County | 102 |
| 09/06/25 @ Chaparral | 86 |
A big part of Castle View's victory came down to the chemistry between Drew Reid and his top target Chase Cassese. Reid threw for 128 yards and one touchdown on only 12 passes while Cassese picked up 65 receiving yards and one score. Those 128 passing yards gave Reid a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Castle View proved: they limited Rock Canyon to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Shawn Beam for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Castle View; they were averaging 4.4yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 3.4 per game.
Castle View's defense didn't let Evan Diebold, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Hunter Haggerty, McKinley (Bubba) Wyatt, and Anthony Gordon, who each picked up one sack apiece. Castle View got some further help from Beam: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Grizzlies were beaten by the Eagles 49-7. The loss continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
The win got Castle View back to even at 4-4. As for ThunderRidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Castle View took their victory against ThunderRidge in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 38-14 score. In that game, the Sabercats amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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