Football Recap: Copper Hills Falls Despite Strong Effort from Maverick Bowles

By Team Reports Oct 25, 2024, 11:02am

Football Recap: Copper Hills Grizzlies vs. Riverton Silverwolves

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A victory for Copper Hills just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-19 to the Riverton Silverwolves. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Silverwolves recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Despite the loss, Copper Hills still got an impressive performance from Maverick Bowles, who threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 96 rushing yards gave Bowles a new career-high. Logan Batt was Bowles' top target, picking up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Andrew Neilson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Riverton, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 107 yards and three touchdowns. Seth Glover was Neilson's top target, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Copper Hills' loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Riverton, they moved to 3-7 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Copper Hills will face off against Westlake at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Copper Hills is facing Westlake at the right time seeing as Westlake is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Riverton, they will take on Pleasant Grove at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering Riverton has lost four straight at home and Pleasant Grove six straight on the road , this one might come down to who's more desperate to change their momentum.

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