On Friday Colorado will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Bangs Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Colorado finally turned things around against Grape Creek on Friday. They managed a 34-28 win over the Eagles.
It was another big night for Ryland Senter, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jeremaih Green was another major influence, as he rushed for 110 yards and ran in a TD.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bangs last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene out of the water with a 71-6 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dragons had established a 58 point advantage.
Skylar Minshew went supernova for Bangs, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Minshew a new career-high in rushing yards. Jackson Edmisten handled things on the ground, rushing for 121 yards and a rushing touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bangs' defense and their six sacks. Connor Bible was especially locked on to Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene's QB and sacked him three times. Bible also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene's side was Hunter Crowell, who made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bangs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Colorado's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Bangs, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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