The West Panthers will head out to take on the Cyprus Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West has six straight wins, Cyprus has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Granger: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Panthers blew the Lancers out of the water with a 42-0 final score. Considering the Panthers have won eight contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Louie Hamilton
| 10/10/25 @ Granger | 230 |
| 10/03/25 vs West Jordan | 67 |
| 09/26/25 @ Taylorsville | 177 |
| 09/19/25 @ Hillcrest | 147 |
| 09/12/25 vs Kearns | 185 |
| + 4 more games |
A big part of West's victory came down to the chemistry between Louie Hamilton and his top target Kamden Lopati. Hamilton rushed for 230 yards and two TDs while picking up 8.5 yards per carry while Lopati rushed for 113 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Hamilton has posted since back in August. King Long did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
West's defense made their presence known, laying out Owen Griffin six times. The heavy lifting was done by Takeshi Savery and Dieter Lotulelei, who racked up five sacks between them. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for Savery. Darious Watson was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Cyprus was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 18-14 to Hunter.
West's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Cyprus, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Everything came up roses for West against Cyprus in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 55-8 victory. In that game, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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