Football Recap: Wheat Ridge Farmers vs. Conifer Lobos
Wheat Ridge lost against Conifer back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Wheat Ridge Farmers came up short against the Conifer Lobos, falling 48-26. The Farmers haven't had much luck with the Lobos recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Wheat Ridge still got an impressive performance from Isaac Mccune, who threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (144 yards to be exact) went to Bennett Wilkes, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
It was another big night for Benson White, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns for Conifer. White's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Carston Wolanske, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Wheat Ridge now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Conifer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Wheat Ridge will square off against Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge is facing Skyview at the right time seeing as Skyview is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Conifer, they will challenge Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conifer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
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