Football Game Preview: Evergreen Cougars vs. Green Mountain Rams + How To Watch

Two dominant backs in Gianni Volpe and Drew Contreras are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Evergreen Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Green Mountain Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 148 points over their last three matchups.

On Friday, Evergreen blew past Skyview, posting a 56-13 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now won six in a row.

Tom Van Den Bos

Passing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 vs Skyview	405
10/10/25 @ Summit	209
09/05/25 vs Montbello	194
10/03/25 @ Niwot	114
08/29/25 @ Basalt	110

Tom Van Den Bos had a dynamite game, throwing for 405 yards and six TDs while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt. Those 405 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Ethan Blaney did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Evergreen proved: they limited Skyview to a paltry -2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Jackson Post for the heroic effort on defense: he. Evergreen's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.7.

Evergreen's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Grady White, Aiden Hardgrove, and Darden Tucker, who each picked up one sack apiece.

Green Mountain played against Summit on Thursday and won via forfeit.

Evergreen's record is now 5-1. As for Green Mountain, their record now sits at 3-4.

Evergreen was taken down by Green Mountain 36-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.