Football Recap: Columbia Skates Past Caldwell with Ease

By Team Reports Sep 7, 2024, 4:36pm

Football Recap: Columbia Wildcats vs. Caldwell Cougars

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Columbia never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to the Caldwell Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 43-0 victory on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 22 point advantage.

Gavin Healey was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Tyson Winkelman also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Columbia wouldn't let Caldwell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Columbia can thank Brenten Thueson and Michael Dominguez for forcing both of them. Dominguez also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (1.5 for loss).

Columbia's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Caldwell, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Columbia will host Nampa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Caldwell, they will head out on the road to challenge Gooding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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