On Saturday, Heritage faced Arapahoe in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The contest between the Heritage Eagles and the Arapahoe Warriors wasn't particularly close, with the Heritage Eagles falling 42-28. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Heritage's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamison Seese, who threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. That's the most rushing yards Seese has posted since back in October of 2023. Tanner Terch was Seese's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Heritage wouldn't let Arapahoe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heritage can thank Joe Staab and Tanner Guthrie for forcing both of them. Guthrie is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Trajan Frasier went supernova for Arapahoe, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was Jayden Tackitt, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
Heritage's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Arapahoe, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage will welcome Northfield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Heritage focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday. As for Arapahoe, they will face off against ThunderRidge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully ThunderRidge focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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