Football Preview: Douglas County Huskies vs. Rock Canyon Jaguars
The Douglas County Huskies will challenge the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Douglas County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Smoky Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-0 win on the road. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Douglas County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Owen Coltman out in front who rushed for 66 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Another signal caller making a difference was Jaden Adragna, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglas County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 439 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Douglas County wouldn't let Smoky Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Douglas County can thank Garrett Griffin and Liam Rogelstad for forcing both of them. Rogelstad is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Fossil Ridge on Friday, but they still walked away with a 31-26 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Tyler Meyer was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
Douglas County's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Rock Canyon, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Douglas County came up short against Rock Canyon in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 29-19. Thankfully for Douglas County, Anthony Dellanno (who rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
