The Carbon High Dinos traveled to face a non-region opponent, the American Leadership Academy (ALA) Eagles, on Friday. Carbon finished the first quarter with a 14-6 lead, but lost it when the Eagles scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter, making the halftime score 14-26.

The Dinos came out of the locker room with a strong offense, scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter. ALA also had a good quarter, scoring two touchdowns of their own. With the score tied at 35-40 in the final quarter of the game, time was running out. The Dinos had one last chance to bring home the win when time ran out to zero at the 25-yard line and Stockton Kennedy found Eleke Lang for the walk-off touchdown.

Carbon took the win, scoring over 30 points for the first time since 2022 in a back-and-forth offensive showdown. Stockton Kennedy finished the game with a very impressive 31-40 completions, 414 yards and six touchdowns. Kennedy is the first Dino to throw for over 300 yards since Carbon coach Dakota Cisneros in the 2011-12 season.

For the rest of the high-powered offense, Maddux Wilson had 12 catches for 125 yards and a touchdown. Tony Wilson had five catches for 87 yards, two touchdowns, and 54 rushing yards. Trace Crespin had five catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Eleke Lang had four catches for 70 yards and a touchdown. Deagan Richards finished with five catches for 57 yards, giving the Dinos an excellent, well-rounded offensive strategy.

Defensively, Richards finished the night with 11 tackles. Lang finished with eight tackles and a forced fumble. With Gavin Fausett sticking his nose into many of the plays, he finished the game with 12 tackles. Daxtyn Mower and Stetson Poulson finished the night with seven tackles each.

The Dinos will look to keep the momentum going when they face the Grand County Red Devils on home soil this Friday. Grand is fresh off a 33-8 loss to the Milford Tigers. The game will be broadcast live on etvnews.com/livesports starting at 7 p.m., with commentary from Jimmy Jewkes and Bruce Bean.