Ponderosa and Dakota Ridge squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ponderosa had to settle for second. They took a hard 14-0 fall against the Dakota Ridge Eagles. The Mustangs were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the five matches prior) but the Eagles' defense proved too tough.
Colter Espinoza threw for 86 yards on eight of 24 attempts.
Max Mervin was his top target, picking up 41 receiving yards. On the ground,
De'Alcapon Veazy rushed for 83 yards.
Dakota Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landon Kalsbeck, who rushed for 99 yards on only 14 carries. An impressive showing, but Kalsbeck really ramped things up playing D: he picked up 3.5 sacks, made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
With the defeat, Ponderosa broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4. As for Dakota Ridge, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ponderosa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dakota Ridge, they will host Broomfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Broomfield: 9.3, Dakota Ridge: 14.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
