On Friday, American Fork faced Lone Peak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The American Fork Cavemen came up short against the Lone Peak Knights, falling 49-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cavemen have suffered against the Knights since November 10, 2016.
Despite the loss, American Fork had strong showings from Cade Wilkinson, who picked up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Kapono Manuela, who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Leading Lone Peak to victory were Sean Tahi and Kepa Niumeitolu. Tahi gained 112 total yards and four touchdowns, while Niumeitolu threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. Lone Peak also got a significant boost from Sam Wright, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
American Fork is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. As for Lone Peak, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
American Fork is taking a road trip to square off against Pleasant Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. American Fork is facing Pleasant Grove at the right time seeing as Pleasant Grove is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lone Peak, they will welcome Skyridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lone Peak's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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