On Friday, Arapahoe faced Grandview in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arapahoe Warriors walked away with a 25-13 victory over the Grandview Wolves. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolves, too.
A big part of Arapahoe's win came down to the chemistry between Mitchell Price and his top target Andrew Smart. Price threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while Smart picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Smart is now averaging an impressive 100.2 receiving yards per game. Trajan Frasier helped Price out on the ground, rushing for 131 yards.
When it comes to explaining why Grandview lost, don't look at Caleb Llamas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Llamas' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory made it two in a row for Arapahoe and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Grandview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Arapahoe will square off against Cherry Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 903 yards in their previous games. As for Grandview, they will challenge Smoky Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grandview is facing Smoky Hill at the right time seeing as Smoky Hill is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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