Football Recap: Mead Piles Up the Points Against Niwot

Mavericks

Margin (Wins)

11/06/25 @ Niwot	60
10/18/25 @ Greeley Central	58
09/19/25 vs Greeley West	49
10/24/25 vs Northridge	48
08/28/25 @ Pueblo South	42

The matchup between Mead and Niwot on Thursday hardly resembled the 14-3 effort from their previous meeting. The Mavericks really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won seven contests by 28 points or more so far this season.

Noah Chapala was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Joe Klatt was another key player, throwing for 156 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes.

Mead didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Niwot to a completion percentage of just 46.2%. The team can thank Cooper Modrzejewski for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mead wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 77.8%.

Despite the loss, Niwot still got an impressive performance from Eli Quesada, who rushed for 73 yards and one score.

Mead's record now sits at 8-2. As for Niwot, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

Looking ahead, Mead will square off against Lewis-Palmer at 1:00 p.m. on the 15th. Niwot does not have any more games scheduled as of now.