On Friday, Mancos faced Dove Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mancos Bluejays took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over the Dove Creek Bulldogs. 48 seems to be a good number for the Bluejays as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Brandon Vannest, who rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Ethan Wyatt.
Mancos' defense stepped up as well, laying out Josh Kibel. five times. Dove Creek's QB won't forget Jacob Martin anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Kaiden Wyatt was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making four total tackles.
Mancos' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Dove Creek, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Mancos is taking a road trip to challenge Vail Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mancos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season. As for Dove Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Norwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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