Game Details - Football

In a close contest, the Mountain Ridge Sentinels (5-1) managed to hold off the Copper Hills Grizzlies (4-3) with a final score of 27-22. Mountain Ridge took an early lead in the first quarter with Semisi Kinikini's 4-yard rushing touchdown, followed by a successful kick from Brody Laga. Kinikini continued to shine in the second quarter, scoring another touchdown from 2 yards out. Copper Hills fought back with Nate Kitchen's 2-yard rushing touchdown, but Mountain Ridge responded with another Kinikini touchdown, this time from 14 yards away. Laga capped off the second quarter with an impressive 51-yard field goal. The third quarter saw Copper Hills mount a comeback, with Ty Cogswell catching a 7-yard touchdown pass from Maverick Bowles, followed by a successful two-point conversion. Just before the end of the third quarter, Cogswell struck again, this time on a 47-yard pass from Bowles. Mountain Ridge's defense held strong in the fourth quarter, allowing only a field goal. Brody Laga sealed the victory with a 35-yard field goal, securing the Sentinels' fifth win of the season.