Mancos and Haxtun squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Mancos had to settle for second. They lost 28-8 to the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs. The Bluejays were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the nine matchups prior) but the Fightin' Bulldogs' defense proved too tough.
Brandon Vannest rushed for 63 yards, and also threw for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Michael Resner was his top target, picking up 28 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Zach Statz was his usual excellent self, picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards for Haxtun. Colin Cone got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mancos' loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-2. As for Haxtun, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mancos does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Haxtun, they will square off against Akron at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Akron is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.4 points per game this season.
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