For the first time this season, Dove Creek will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will host the Mancos Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dove Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Monticello, posting a 64-35 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Buckaroo: they've now won four in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dove Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cael Beanland, who rushed for 155 yards and one score while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Beanland really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run. Another back making a difference was Josh Kibel, who gained 133 total yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mancos got themselves on the board against Dolores on Friday, but Dolores never followed suit. They took their game with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over the Bears. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bluejays just coasted through the last quarter.
Mancos' win came from a few key players Dove Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Michael Resner, who threw for 152 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 passes, and also punched in a pair of touchdowns on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passing touchdowns (two).
Mancos didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Resner and Jonah H Ritter.
The win got Dove Creek back to even at 2-2. As for Mancos, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Dove Creek took a serious blow against Mancos in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 48-0. Thankfully for the Bulldogs, Brandon Vannest (who rushed for 88 yards and three scores, and also threw for 148 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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