After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hays, Wheat Ridge was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over the Niwot Cougars. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Farmers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Isaac Mccune had a dynamite game for Wheat Ridge, throwing for 150 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Bennett Wilkes was Mccune's top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheat Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Wheat Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Wilkes and Isaiah Gawrychowski.
Wheat Ridge now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Niwot, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Wheat Ridge has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Middle Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Niwot, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Evergreen at 7:00 p.m. on October 3rd.
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