After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Northview is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Glendora Tartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Northview's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by South Hills on the road to the tune of 36-0. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Huskies are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keanu Tauvao had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Lucero, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northview was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 448 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cj Carrillo and Ezekiel Lucero.
Meanwhile, after only three points in their last game, Glendora made sure to put some points up on the board against Jurupa Hills on Friday. Glendora was the clear victor by a 46-23 margin over Jurupa Hills. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tartans have posted since September 7, 2023.
Northview's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Glendora, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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