Arapahoe faced Pine Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Warriors lost 48-27 to the Eagles. Despite 106 more yards than the Eagles, the Warriors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Arapahoe's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Landon Drumm, who picked up 215 receiving yards and four TDs, and Theo Lee, who threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns. Drumm was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards. A healthy portion of Lee's aerial production (99 yards to be exact) also went to Collin Mielke.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Lukes, who rushed for 106 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Lukes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brayden Plunkett, who picked up 122 receiving yards and one TD.
This is the second loss in a row for Arapahoe and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Pine Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Arapahoe has already played their next matchup, a 33-14 victory against Rock Canyon on the 25th. As for Pine Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 42-0 loss against Cherry Creek on the 25th.
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