Douglas County entered their game against Chatfield on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Douglas County Huskies fell just short of the Chatfield Chargers by a score of 27-24. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 46-27 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2014.
Douglas County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aaden Parsons, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Roman Saiz was Parsons' top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Chatfield found their leader in underclassman Cash Williams, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 120 yards on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Roni Rohlman, who picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Douglas County and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Chatfield, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Douglas County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 20-17 win against Fountain-Fort Carson on the 4th. Chatfield has also already played their next contest, a 15-12 loss against Ralston Valley on the 3rd.
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