The third road match was the charm for Colfax, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against the Center Cougars on Friday as the Colfax Falcons made off with a 27-6 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Falcons have posted since November 3, 2023.
Colfax can attribute much of their success to Noah Smith, who threw for 135 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards. Those 41 rushing yards gave Smith a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Colfax was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 163.7.
Colfax didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sammy Lombard and Brayden Howard. Howard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Colfax's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Center, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Colfax wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 26-20 loss against Bear River on the 18th. Center has also already played their next contest, a 27-13 defeat against Lincoln on the 18th.
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