The Montrose Red Hawks will welcome the Palmer Ridge Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated after 12 games, but that won't be the case come Saturday.
Montrose is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Monarch 56-27. With the Red Hawks ahead 35-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge faced Broomfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Bears took down the Eagles 45-27.
Palmer Ridge's win came from a few key players Montrose will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zak Crisler, who picked up 80 receiving yards and one score, and also rushed for 65 yards and one TD. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending three passes. Jackson Mabe also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Palmer Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Montrose's record now sits at 12-0. As for Palmer Ridge, their record is now an identical 12-0.
Montrose and Palmer Ridge were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but Montrose suffered an agonizing 28-27 defeat. Thankfully for the Red Hawks, Derek Hester (who rushed for 49 yards and three TDs, and also threw for 146 yards and one touchdown while completing 75% 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.
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