The Hays Indians will square off against the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hays is leaving town to face Wheat Ridge after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Hays was beaten by Derby 40-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Panthers are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Wheat Ridge had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They took down Standley Lake 47-28. The Farmers pushed the score to 47-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gators cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Isaac Mccune and his top target Bennett Wilkes. Mccune threw for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Wilkes picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Wilkes was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 56 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheat Ridge was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 455 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Wheat Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Wilkes, Damion Powell, and Dylan Killmeyer picked up one apiece.
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