Football Preview: Grandview Wolves vs. Cherry Creek Bruins
Grandview and Cherry Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Grandview Wolves will venture away from home to take on the Cherry Creek Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Grandview sitting on three straight victories and Cherry Creek on eight.
Last Friday, everything went Grandview's way against Eaglecrest as Grandview made off with a 38-15 win. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won four matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Grandview's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xay Neto, who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Neto is becoming a predictor of Grandview's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Grandview also got a significant boost from Caleb Llamas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cherry Creek). They blew past Smoky Hill 55-3 on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bruins with their most commanding win of the season.
Jayden Fox and Brady Vodicka were among the main playmakers for Cherry Creek as the former rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes. Fox was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was Braylen Lumbus, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Cherry Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Cherry Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Shepardson and Jadyn Irving.
Grandview now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Cherry Creek, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Llamas and Fox. Llamas has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 79 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Fox has averaged 116.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Grandview suffered a grim 45-22 defeat to Cherry Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Grandview, Jordan Herron (who rushed for 159 yards on only 15 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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