The matchup between Sand Creek and Harrison on Friday hardly resembled the 14-13 effort from their previous meeting. The Scorpions enjoyed a cozy 40-21 win over the Panthers. The Scorpions pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Ethan Mangrum
| 08/29/25 @ Harrison | 211 |
| 09/21/24 @ Widefield | 210 |
| 08/22/25 vs Denver East | 190 |
| 10/04/24 @ Thornton | 175 |
| 09/06/24 @ Air Academy | 171 |
Ethan Mangrum had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 211 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also caught one touchdown. Those 211 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Achilles Evans was another key rusher, rushing for 126 yards and one TD on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harrison only rushed for 187 rushing yards.
Harrison lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was PHILLIP POGUE, who rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was JEILO HAMENYIMANA, who rushed for 45 yards.
Sand Creek has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sand Creek will welcome Air Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Harrison, they will face off against George Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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