Football Recap: Branson/Kim Piles Up the Points Against Antonito

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 8:23am

Football Recap: Branson/Kim Bearcats vs. Antonito Trojans

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Branson/Kim). They took their matchup on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging an 80-7 win over the Antonito Trojans. Considering the Bearcats have won four matches by more than 39 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Branson/Kim's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kolter Cranson, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Acoya Bartlett was another key rusher, gaining 50 total yards and three touchdowns.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Branson/Kim's defense and their eight sacks. Antonito's QB won't forget Will Doherty anytime soon given he sacked him five times. The dominant performance also gave Doherty a new career-high in rushing yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Branson/Kim was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Branson/Kim's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Antonito, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Branson/Kim has already played their next contest, a 55-0 victory against La Veta on the 4th. As for Antonito, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 56-30 loss against Cotopaxi on the 5th.

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