Elizabeth extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 7-2. They walked away with a 46-36 win over the Kent Denver Sun Devils. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Sun Devils, too.
Griffin Widhalm had a dynamite game, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Tristan McCray was in the mix as well, providing Elizabeth with three scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Elizabeth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Landon Edwards
| 10/31/25 vs Kent Denver | 9 |
| 10/24/25 @ Englewood | 5 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bennett | 3 |
| 10/03/25 vs Strasburg | 7 |
| 09/26/25 vs Pagosa Springs | 5 |
| + 4 more games |
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Elizabeth's defensive line and their three sacks. Leading the way was Landon Edwards with two. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
As for Kent Denver, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-2. Despite 56 more yards than Elizabeth, the Sun Devils couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Several Sun Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Yianni Balafas, who threw for 435 yards and five TDs while completing 72.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards. Colton Meade also helped out as he racked up 190 receiving yards.
Elizabeth didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 44-38 victory against Pagosa Springs on the 8th. As for Kent Denver, they have also already played their next contest, a 48-14 win against Lamar on the 8th.
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