Football Recap: Evergreen Piles Up the Points Against Wheat Ridge + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/30/25 - Home	71-20 W
11/01/24 - Away	27-6 W
10/27/23 - Home	14-35 L
10/28/22 - Away	70-7 W
09/03/21 - Home	35-10 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evergreen). They claimed a resounding 71-20 win over the Wheat Ridge Farmers. With the Cougars ahead 51-20 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Evergreen found their leader in sophomore Tom Van Den Bos, who threw for 201 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards and one score on only six carries. Van Den Bos' longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Evergreen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Evergreen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kai Kazmer and Tanner Tintsman. Another thorn in Wheat Ridge's side was Jackson Post, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).

Wheat Ridge's loss on Thursday came despite strong showings from Jyles Ballenger and Isaiah Osei. Ballenger rushed for 50 yards and one TD, while Osei picked up 99 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Evergreen pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.

Evergreen has already played their next contest (against Conifer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wheat Ridge also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Summit.