Football Recap: Montrose's Run of 13 Straight Victories Now Over

Red Hawks

Previous 5 Games

12/07/24 vs Broomfield	28-35
11/30/24 vs Pueblo West	18-7
11/23/24 vs Mesa Ridge	53-21
11/16/24 vs Frederick	44-22
11/01/24 vs Pueblo West	27-24

Montrose and Broomfield squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Montrose had to settle for second. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broomfield Eagles. The Red Hawks' loss signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.

Several Red Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chase Mehan, who picked up 75 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards. Mehan also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending one pass. Aidan Grijalva was another key rusher, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns.

Mehan was just one part of a punishing run game: Montrose was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games.

Montrose wouldn't let Broomfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montrose can thank Maverick Powers and Elijah Womack for forcing both of them. Powers also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 17.

Broomfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Darien Jackson, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards (27). Elliot Less also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Having lost for the first time this season, Montrose fell to 13-1. As for Broomfield, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.

As of now, neither Montrose nor Broomfield have any future games scheduled.