On Friday, the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Centaurus Warriors 26-23.
The critical scores for Cheyenne Mountain came from George Knoll, Sam Hawker, Mccoy Huckstep, and Donovan Rojas.
Cheyenne Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Cheyenne Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Huckstep and Nate Lucas.
When it comes to explaining why Centaurus lost, don't look at Tysen Burton. Despite the final result, he picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Burton's longest reception was for an incredible 88 yards. Jax Lewis was another key pass catcher, picking up 132 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cheyenne Mountain's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Centaurus, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Cheyenne Mountain will square off against Sand Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sand Creek will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Centaurus, they will take on Gateway at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Centaurus is facing Gateway at the right time seeing as Gateway is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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