Game recap: Manitou Springs High School Football Team takes down Florence

By Staff Report Sep 27, 2013, 8:20pm

Game recap

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. - Manitou Springs (Colo.) jumped out to an early lead against Florence (Colo.) and never looked back on the way to a 26-14 victory on Saturday.

The Mustangs put up six points in the opening frame. Manitou Springs scored on a touchdown pass by Johnny Swanson to Dustin Bohnert.

After taking the lead on a Swanson touchdown pass to Bohnert in the first quarter, MS led 12-0 at the half.

The Mustangs saw their 12-point halftime lead fall to 11 entering the fourth.

The victory was a completely different match up compared to last season's game between these two teams, which the Huskies took, 40-7.



The loss comes after Florence defeated Alamosa 44-20 last week. The loss ended Florence's two-game winning streak.

In a 2A Tri-Peaks game next week Manitou Springs (5-0) takes on Dolores Huerta Prep, and Florence (3-2) will go up against Lamar also in a 2A Tri-Peaks game.

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