The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will square off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ThunderRidge will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
ThunderRidge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Rock Canyon, who was ranked 24th at the time (ThunderRidge was ranked 17th). The Grizzlies enjoyed a cozy 41-24 win over the Jaguars on Thursday. The Grizzlies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Caeden Reeder
| 10/02/25 vs Rock Canyon | 138.4 |
| 08/29/25 @ Columbine | 116.7 |
| 10/03/24 @ Rock Canyon | 115.2 |
| 09/12/25 vs Arapahoe | 93.1 |
| 10/24/24 vs Castle View | 93.1 |
Caeden Reeder went supernova, throwing for 201 yards and three TDs on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 40 yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (138.4). Ryan Anderson was another key player, rushing for 103 yards and one touchdown.
ThunderRidge didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Rock Canyon to a completion percentage of just 35.7%. The Grizzlies weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 63.2%.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ben Perez, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, on Friday Mountain Vista's undefeated season almost came to an end. They had just enough and edged out Valor Christian 38-36.
A big part of Mountain Vista's victory came down to the chemistry between Marquise Reese and his top target Brooklyn Bailey. Reese threw for 420 yards and four TDs while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt while Bailey picked up 248 receiving yards and one score. Bailey showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 67 yards.
Mountain Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bailey and Halden Robinson. Another thorn in Valor Christian's side was Lucas Conklin, who picked up a sack, made eight total tackles, and defended one pass.
The win got ThunderRidge back to even at 3-3. As for Mountain Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
ThunderRidge was dealt a bruising 51-0 defeat at the hands of Mountain Vista when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Grizzlies, Austyn Modrzewski (who threw for 367 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
