Football Recap: Montezuma-Cortez Panthers vs. Alamosa Mean Moose
Montezuma-Cortez waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Alamosa Mean Moose. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly seven points.
Colby Mcmillian continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Tay Wheat was another key player, rushing for 171 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Montezuma-Cortez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Defeat or not, Alamosa got some senior leadership from Zane Zook and Dyson Woodward. Zook rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns, while Woodward rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, Zook is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. Kevin Gonzales Jr. also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 85 receiving yards.
Montezuma-Cortez pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Alamosa, their record now sits at 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montezuma-Cortez will square off against Pagosa Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montezuma-Cortez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season. As for Alamosa, they will challenge Salida at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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