Rocky Mountain faced Timberline in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Grizzlies fell 31-20 to the Wolves. The game marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Rocky Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Rasean Jones, who picked up 52 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Owen Oelkers, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 14 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Oelkers, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Jack Brant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Timberline, throwing for 260 yards and three TDs, while also rushing for 33 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rocky Mountain fell to 7-1. As for Timberline, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Looking ahead, Rocky Mountain will square off against Kuna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Timberline, they will challenge Eagle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves will need to watch out since the Mustangs have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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