The Vista Ridge Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the Durango Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vista Ridge took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Air Academy with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
Vista Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zayden Stevens out in front who rushed for 64 yards, and also threw for 166 yards on 14 of 22 attempts. That's the most rushing yards Stevens has posted since back in October of 2023. Vista Ridge also got a significant boost from Gabriel Mcfarland, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Vista Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Vista Ridge wouldn't let Air Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Vista Ridge can thank Izehyah Brinck-Torres and Devin Dettman for forcing both of them. Dettman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Vista Ridge got some further help from Wesley Coddington: he picked up two sacks, made five total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Durango's strategy against Liberty on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Durango blew Liberty out of the water with a 42-0 final score. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Lancers are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Durango's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grady Feeney led the charge by rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Vista Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Durango, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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