Two dominant backs in Logan Posey and Da'Kari Releford Jr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cherokee Trail Cougars will welcome the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Trail will be strutting in after a win while Fountain-Fort Carson will be coming in after a defeat.
Cherokee Trail will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Smoky Hill on Thursday. The Cougars took their game with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over the Buffaloes. That looming 35-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Owen Newell
| 10/30/25 vs Smoky Hill | 130 |
| 09/05/25 vs ThunderRidge | 31 |
| 09/19/25 @ Rocky Mountain | 22 |
| 10/17/25 @ Grandview | 15 |
| 09/11/25 @ Mountain Vista | 13 |
Owen Newell had a dynamite game, rushing for 130 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 130 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Bryson Peterson was another key player, throwing for 157 yards and two TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cherokee Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smoky Hill only rushed for 120.
Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson faced Pine Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Trojans fell 14-7 to the Eagles. The Trojans have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Fountain-Fort Carson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Devon Bradford and Justyn Jordan.
Cherokee Trail's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Cherokee Trail strolled past Fountain-Fort Carson in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 by a score of 35-17. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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