Football Recap: Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks vs. Coronado Cougars
Cheyenne Mountain put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 30-14 victory over the Coronado Cougars. That's more bragging rights for the Red-Tailed Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyler Kriss and he. Kriss gained 88 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 88 total yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Sam Hawker has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cheyenne Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Coronado's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lyrik Smith, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Thomas Buckmiller, who threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
Cheyenne Mountain's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Coronado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Cheyenne Mountain will head out to challenge Canon City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Coronado, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pueblo Centennial at 6:30 p.m.
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