The Pomona Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Pueblo West Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Panthers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They blew past Kennedy 42-0 on the road on Thursday.
Emmitt Munson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown. Luis Santana was in the mix too, providing Pomona with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pomona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only rushed for 16.
Pomona's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ian Demars. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended three passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West got themselves on the board against Pueblo County on Friday, but Pueblo County never followed suit. They breezed by the Hornets on the road to the tune of 41-0. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Hornets are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pueblo West's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rudy Gutierrez, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Duran, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
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