Clovis East is 2-8 against Buchanan since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Timberwolves will welcome the Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Clovis East is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Clovis on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Timberwolves were beaten by the Cougars 42-15. The Timberwolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jamie Spurgeon and Deagan Rose. Rose had a great game and threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Spurgeon was balling out in the loss, throwing for 272 yards and a pair of TDs.
Even if they lost, Clovis East's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Devin Woodard with two.
Meanwhile, Buchanan played in-conference for the first time on Friday and got just the result they were looking for. They came out on top against Clovis North by a score of 30-20.
Clovis East better focus on containing Gannon Sever and Tommy Devany as the pair were huge in Buchanan's win. Sever gained 196 total yards and two touchdowns, while Devany threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns. Those 308 passing yards gave Devany a new career-high. Buchanan's leading receiver Jaiden Anderson was Devany's top target yet again, picking up 86 receiving yards and one score.
Buchanan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Buchanan's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Clovis East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Clovis East against Buchanan in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-11 win. In that game, the Timberwolves amassed a halftime lead of 28-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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