Highlands Ranch and Vista Ridge squared off in some playoff action on Sunday, but Highlands Ranch had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Vista Ridge Wolves 35-8. Despite 140 more yards than the Wolves, the Falcons couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Highlands Ranch lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Crew Gerig, who threw for 254 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards. The dominant performance gave Gerig a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Gerig's aerial production (108 yards to be exact) went to Jaden Pujia.
Vista Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gabriel Mcfarland, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Vanaman, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Highlands Ranch is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6. As for Vista Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Highlands Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vista Ridge, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Broomfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Broomfield's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Vista Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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