Football Preview: Gateway Olympians vs. Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks
The Gateway Olympians will challenge the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cheyenne Mountain took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Gateway, who comes in off a win.
Gateway is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Thornton with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 30-16. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Olympians as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Gateway found their leader in sophomore Lyric Wynn, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 80 rushing yards gave Wynn a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeramiah Stark, who picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gateway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Forrest Clemmons and Adriel Krangar.
Meanwhile, while it was Cheyenne Mountain who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Grand Junction who put up more. Cheyenne Mountain took a hard 32-15 fall against Grand Junction. While the Red-Tailed Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 8-0 in the first quarter.
Cheyenne Mountain's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Kriss, who gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns, and Sam Hawker, who threw for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Gateway's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
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