Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russell). They blew past the Larned Indians 48-28 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Broncos also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2018.
Mason Rohr had a dynamite game for Russell, throwing for 239 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 67 yards. That's the most rushing yards Rohr has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Walker Middleton, who picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Russell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trey Zorn and Sam Thielen.
David Colglazier and Tristan Regan certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Colglazier rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while Regan picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Colglazier also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
The win got Russell back to even at 2-2. As for Larned, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Russell didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-7 defeat against Phillipsburg on the 4th. As for Larned, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 33-8 loss against Cimarron on the 4th.
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