Football Preview: Cimarron Bluejays vs. Holcomb Longhorns
Cimarron is 0-8 against Holcomb since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cimarron Bluejays will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Holcomb Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cimarron is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Scott. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Beavers are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 38-7, which was the final score in Holcomb's tilt against Cheney on Friday.
Despite their loss, Holcomb saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cooper Cranston, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Cranston got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 82 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Keegan Johnson, who threw for 255 yards and a touchdown.
Cimarron was taken down by Holcomb 49-10 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cimarron was down 35-3.
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