Fountain-Fort Carson unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 34-13 to the Arvada West Wildcats on Friday. The Trojans were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Fountain-Fort Carson still got an impressive performance from Da'Kari Releford Jr, who rushed for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Releford Jr showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
Arvada West got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Adrian Symalla out in front who rushed for 146 yards and one TD while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Logan Duhachek was another key player, throwing for 202 yards and three touchdowns.
Coming up, Fountain-Fort Carson will head out to challenge Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Arvada West, they will be playing at home against Mountain Range at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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