Football Preview: Widefield Gladiators vs. Doherty Spartans
The Widefield Gladiators will head out to take on the Doherty Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Widefield will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Widefield is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Montrose on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Widefield took a blow against Montrose, falling 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 52 points the game before, Doherty was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 37-12 to Mesa Ridge. The Spartans have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Leland Frescaz, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 183 yards on 16 of 25 attempts. Those 77 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Widefield's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Doherty, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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