Heritage lost against Chaparral back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Eagles took an 18-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Wolverines are ranked third).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alena Shinabery, who picked up 83 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 41 yards. Shinabery got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 64 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Maddy Walcott, who threw for 199 yards and one touchdown.
Phoebe Hudson
| 09/13/25 @ Chaparral | 4 |
| 09/10/25 vs ThunderRidge | 3 |
| 09/03/25 @ Ponderosa | 1 |
| 08/30/25 vs Pomona | 1 |
| 08/30/25 vs Ralston Valley | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Even if they lost, Heritage's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Phoebe Hudson. Hudson is crushing it when it comes to sacks: she's posted at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Chaparral found their leader in sophomore Zoey Fink, who threw for 214 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of her passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Heritage and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Chaparral, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Coming up, Heritage will head out to take on Mountain Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Golden Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Chaparral, they will be playing at home against Douglas County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies' defense has only allowed 7.7 points per game this season, so the Wolverines' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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