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| 08/29/25 - Home | 42-14 W |
| 08/29/24 - Away | 44-7 W |
| 09/21/23 - Away | 34-12 W |
| 09/23/22 - Home | 48-34 W |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 35-28 W |
Palmer Ridge took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. They blew past the Ponderosa Mustangs 42-14. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bears had established a 21-point advantage.
Jackson Mabe went supernova, rushing for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Those 189 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cole Harris, who threw for 200 yards and a pair of TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Palmer Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ponderosa only rushed for 62 rushing yards.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Colter Espinoza, who threw for 257 yards and one touchdown while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score. Troy WcWhorter helped Espinoza out on the ground, picking up 67 receiving yards and one score, while also rushing for 52 yards.
Palmer Ridge didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-0 win against Doherty on the 4th. As for Ponderosa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 40-0 victory against Rampart on the 4th.
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