The Highlands Ranch Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Bear Creek Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Highlands Ranch's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Last Friday, Highlands Ranch humbled Kennedy with a 42-7 victory. The Falcons' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Crew Gerig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Bakken also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Highlands Ranch's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Vini Taylor was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Bear Creek ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Brighton 20-19. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bears were the better team in the second half.
Bear Creek can attribute much of their success to Kamari May, who picked up 102 receiving yards, and also punched in a rushing score.
Bear Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Junior Hernandez.
Highlands Ranch pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bear Creek, their record is now 4-1.
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