Sand Creek gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They breezed past the Denver East Angels to the tune of 55-13. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Ethan Mangrum
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sand Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Mangrum, who rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Mangrum a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Treven Rick, who rushed for 129 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Although Denver East took the loss, they still got scores from James Pillivant and George Morin.
Looking ahead, Sand Creek will head out on the road to take on Harrison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Denver East, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Vista PEAK Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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