Football Recap: Judah Howe Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Colorado Springs Christian

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

10/10/25 vs Del Norte	57
10/03/25 @ Center	55
10/24/25 vs Ignacio	49
10/17/25 @ Trinidad	41
11/07/25 @ Colorado Springs Christian	21

It's playoff time, and Monte Vista had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let the Colorado Springs Christian Lions get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Friday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monte Vista to victory, but perhaps none more so than Judah Howe, who rushed for 131 yards and one score. Those 131 rushing yards gave Howe a new career-high. Another receiver making a difference was Azariah Hurtado, who gained 94 total yards and a touchdown.

Monte Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points on average over those games. As for Colorado Springs Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.

Coming up, Monte Vista will challenge Limon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Badgers' defense has only allowed 8.7 points per game this season, so the Pirates' offense will have their work cut out for them. Colorado Springs Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.