The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pueblo Centennial is leaving town to face Cheyenne Mountain after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Pueblo Centennial was beaten by La Junta 42-0 on Friday. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured 11 defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, while Cheyenne Mountain put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Widefield. Cheyenne Mountain breezed by Widefield at home to the tune of 34-0. The Red-Tailed Hawks pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gladiators had little chance of recovering from.
Cheyenne Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Kriss led the charge by rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sam Hawker was another key rusher, rushing for 87 yards on only seven carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Mountain was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 410 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Cheyenne Mountain's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Donny Lund was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Pueblo Centennial was dealt a bruising 62-0 loss at the hands of Cheyenne Mountain in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pueblo Centennial, Bruce Archambault Iv (who threw for 104 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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