NORWOOD, Colo. -
Norwood (Colo.) came into Saturday's contest ranked No. 7 in Colorado, but was stunned by
Fowler (Colo.), 46-20. Fowler was ranked at No. 11 in the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings for Colorado coming into the week.
The Grizzlies were up 30-6 at the half after taking the lead on a touchdown run by
Dakota Parker in the first quarter.
Fowler saw its 24-point halftime lead fall to 18 entering the fourth.
FHS secured its victory by scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter to push the final margin to 26.
The Mavericks'
Morgan Rummel played well. The junior quarterback threw two touchdowns and ran for one touchdown.
The Grizzlies' standout player in the win was
Blaine Larson. The sophomore running back ran for one touchdown and caught one touchdown. He has now scored seven touchdowns on the season.
Norwood came in surrendering 15.0 points per game this season. NHS struggled against Fowler, which came in averaging 34.6 points per game.
The loss comes after Norwood defeated Sangre de Cristo 75-32 last week.
Norwood (7-2) goes up against Fowler in a playoff game matchup next week, while Fowler (7-3) locks horns with Norwood also in a playoff game.
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