On Friday, Centennial faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Coyotes were beaten by the Liberty Lions 45-17. The Coyotes have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Kainan Manna, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown. Centennial also got help from Nikko Boncore-Montoya, who showed off his sure hands for 106 receiving yards.
Centennial wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Centennial can thank Aaron Alvarez and Elijah Carothers for forcing both of them. Carothers also made six total tackles, which is notable because Centennial is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-6 otherwise.
Liberty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hayden Fletcher, who threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns. Dominic Lombardo helped Fletcher out on the ground, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Liberty, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Centennial will head out to square off against Red Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Mountain will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. After each having a week off, Liberty and Higley will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 22nd. One thing working in Liberty's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine games.
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