The Arapahoe Warriors will head out to square off against the Pine Creek Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Arapahoe's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by ThunderRidge at home to the tune of 48-0. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arapahoe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marcello Jaramillo led the charge by rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Jaramillo really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Andrew Smart was in the mix too, providing Arapahoe with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arapahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ThunderRidge only rushed for 90.
Arapahoe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Lance Derby and Sam Johnson. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pine Creek blew past Loveland, posting a 41-14 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Cameron Cooper went supernova for Pine Creek, throwing for 119 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Petree was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Arapahoe now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Pine Creek, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
