Vista PEAK Prep couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 42-12 loss at the hands of the Denver East Angels. The Bison were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
When it comes to explaining why Vista PEAK Prep lost on Saturday, don't look at Isaiah Watson. Despite the final result, he picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown. Watson got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 82 yards.
The critical scores for Denver East came from Deion Giles-Ray, Elijah West-Duah, and Steve Griffin. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Campbell, who rushed for 109 yards on only nine carries.
The win made it two in a row for Denver East and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Vista PEAK Prep will square off against Overland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Overland focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four last Thursday. As for Denver East, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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