With a playoff game on the line, The Classical Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Berthoud Spartans out 20-17. The win was just business as usual for the Titans, who after 11 games remain undefeated this season.
Jackson Schipfer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 218 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Those 218 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Brown, who threw for 125 yards and a touchdown.
The Classical Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
The Classical Academy wouldn't let Berthoud keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Andrew Borchert, Carter Bachman, and Jd Packard picked up one apiece.
Berthoud lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Skyler Streicher, who threw for 252 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards. A healthy portion of Streicher's aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Weston Peatrowsky.
The Classical Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Berthoud, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
The Classical Academy will head out to face off against Basalt at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (The Classical Academy: 7.2, Basalt: 10) so any points scored will be well earned. Berthoud does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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