Football Recap: Arvada West Wildcats vs. Columbine Rebels
On Friday, Arvada West faced Columbine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arvada West Wildcats lost 35-14 to the Columbine Rebels. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now lost four in a row.
Although Arvada West took the loss, they still got scores from Keegen Balistreri and Adrian Symalla.
James Basinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Columbine, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Basinger's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
With the defeat, Arvada West broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Columbine, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Arvada West will head out to square off against Denver East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Denver East: 10.5, Arvada West: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Columbine, they will host Ralston Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Columbine's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
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