Arapahoe faced Cherokee Trail in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Warriors strolled past the Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 27-13. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arapahoe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Theo Lee, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Lee's passing game has become a key predictor of the Warriors' success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Lee's aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Marcello Jaramillo, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Arapahoe proved: they limited Cherokee Trail to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Connor Gilchrist for the heroic effort on defense: he. Arapahoe's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.73 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.43 on average over their last five games.
Brody Sieck
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Arapahoe's defense didn't let Bryson Peterson, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Brody Sieck was especially locked on to Cherokee Trail's QB and sacked him twice. Sieck also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 13. Arapahoe got some further help from Gilchrist: he picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Despite the loss, Cherokee Trail saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Peterson threw for 267 yards and one TD, and also punched in one score on the ground.
Arapahoe now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Cherokee Trail, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Arapahoe wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-23 win against Eaglecrest on the 31st. As for Cherokee Trail, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-7 victory against Smoky Hill on the 30th.
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