On Thursday, Arvada West faced Chatfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arvada West Wildcats and the Chatfield Chargers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Arvada West Wildcats suffered a 22-21 loss. The Wildcats have struggled against the Chargers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Arvada West took the loss, they still got scores from Jaiden Nichols, Adrian Symalla, and Noah Meurer. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Duhachek, who threw for 188 yards and a touchdown.
Arvada West wouldn't let Chatfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jaxon Pyatt, Jordan Brock, Alex Rowland, and Vincent Vigil picked up one apiece. Pyatt has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played.
Brock Narva continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Chatfield, picking up 39 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Arvada West's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Chatfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Arvada West will be playing in front of their home fans against Ralston Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ralston Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Arvada West surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chatfield, they will venture away from home to take on Columbine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chatfield is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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