The Colony Knights will square off against the Bartlett Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Colony has given up an average of 30 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Juneau-Douglas, who was ranked tenth at the time (Colony was ranked 13th). The contest between the Knights and the Crimson Bears didn't end well, with the Knights falling 34-20. The Knights just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bartlett, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 20-12 victory over West Anchorage on Friday.
A big part of Bartlett's win came down to the chemistry between Tatum Pogtis and his top target Salvation Tyrell. Pogtis threw for 216 yards and three TDs on only 15 passes while Tyrell picked up 70 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Those 70 receiving yards gave Tyrell a new career-high.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bartlett's defense and their five sacks. Deuce Alailefaleula was especially locked on to West Anchorage's QB and sacked him three times. Alailefaleula is becoming a predictor of Bartlett's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Bartlett pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Colony was taken down by Bartlett 36-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Thankfully for the Knights, Theo Mejia (who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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