East Nicolaus had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against the Colfax Falcons on Friday as they made off with a 31-7 win. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
East Nicolaus can attribute much of their success to Mason Taylor, who threw for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards and one score on only eight carries.
East Nicolaus' run defense was locked in: Colfax could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Justin Welch for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Nicolaus didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.6.
Jaxon Angland
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East Nicolaus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxon Angland and Jackson Marmie. Angland has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. East Nicolaus got some further help from Welch: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Colfax's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Nicolaus will welcome El Dorado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Colfax, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Argonaut at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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