On Friday, Fairview faced Arvada West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fairview Knights snuck past the Arvada West Wildcats with a 35-30 victory. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Ki Ellison and his top target Jordan Rechel. Ellison threw for 215 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes while Rechel gained 140 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arvada West only rushed for 137.
When it comes to explaining why Arvada West lost, don't look at Logan Duhachek. Despite the final result, he threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Duhachek has posted since back in October of 2023. Adrian Symalla helped Duhachek out on the ground, rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Fairview pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Arvada West, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Fairview will be playing at home against Boulder at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Arvada West, they will head out on the road to challenge Smoky Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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