The Burney Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Hayfork Timberjacks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Burney made easy work of Plumas Charter and carried off a 38-14 victory. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly 24 points.
Burney's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyle Noah, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance gave Noah a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Killian Biles, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Burney's defense and their 5.5 sacks. In that department, Alexander Vargas was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Greeley Wolfin was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hayfork put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Chester onto the board and left with a 50-0 victory. Given the Timberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Volcanoes are ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Levi Cavalli, who rushed for 232 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Devin Nanez also helped out as he racked up 141 rushing yards.
The win made it two in a row for Burney and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Hayfork, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Burney took a serious blow against Hayfork in their previous meeting back in September, falling 54-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cavalli, who rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Burney 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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