The Centennial Coyotes and the Queen Creek Bulldogs will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Centennial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 37-14 margin over Casteel. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Queen Creek walked away with a 37-28 victory over Pinnacle. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Tait Reynolds, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Lucas George was in the mix too, providing Queen Creek with two touchdowns.
Queen Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drake Lewis, Darien Kattner, and Crew Leavitt picked up one apiece. Kattner has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Pinnacle's side was Jayshon Liles, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Queen Creek's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Centennial came up short against Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in October, falling 31-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reynolds, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Centennial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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