The Fairview Knights will challenge the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after 11-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Fairview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Chatfield for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-15 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Fairview found their leader in sophomore Ki Ellison, who threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 83 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Ellison. A healthy portion of Ellison's aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Jordan Rechel, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista faced Fossil Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mountain Vista blew past Fossil Ridge, posting a 49-14 victory. The Golden Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
It was another big night for Jack Blais, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Austyn Modrzewski was another key player, throwing for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Mountain Vista's defense stepped up as well, laying out Nick Kubat. five times. Carter Daniels was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Mountain Vista pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.2 points. As for Fairview, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Fairview has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 204.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mountain Vista has preferred to attack from the air: they average 319.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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