Football Recap: Mesa Ridge Grizzlies vs. Palmer Ridge Bears
On Friday, Mesa Ridge faced Palmer Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies came out on top in a nail-biter against the Palmer Ridge Bears , sneaking past 31-28. Mesa Ridge's win was all the more impressive since the Bears were averaging only 14.2 points allowed on the season.
Bryce Riehl was his usual excellent self, throwing for 319 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 133 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Sonny Rogers was Riehl's top target, picking up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mesa Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Magnus Newman, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Newman got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Mesa Ridge's record is now 4-1. As for Palmer Ridge, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Mesa Ridge will take on Widefield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mesa Ridge is facing Widefield at the right time seeing as Widefield is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Palmer Ridge, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 46-14 victory against Air Academy on the 4th.
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