Football Recap: Fountain-Fort Carson's Punishing Run Game Keeps Rolling

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

09/19/25 vs Lakewood	51
10/03/25 @ Douglas County	47
09/12/25 vs Overland	41
08/28/25 @ Horizon	35
09/05/25 @ Denver South	28

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Legend, Fountain-Fort Carson was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Chaparral Wolverines with a sharp 49-23 win. Considering the Trojans have won six contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Leading Fountain-Fort Carson to victory were Jaylen Martin and Da'Kari Releford Jr. Martin rushed for 147 yards and one TD while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, while Releford Jr gained 213 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 147 rushing yards gave Martin a new career-high. Myren Johnson was another key rusher, rushing for 25 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Fountain-Fort Carson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.

Fountain-Fort Carson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tori'An Carr and Aundre Nickleberry. Carr got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Fountain-Fort Carson pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.0 points over those games. As for Chaparral, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Coming up, Fountain-Fort Carson will challenge Pine Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Chaparral, they will welcome Douglas County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolverines will be up against the Huskies' rather soft defense (which has allowed 33.89 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.