The Rock Canyon Jaguars will square off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Rock Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mountain Vista, who was ranked first at the time (Rock Canyon was ranked 13th). The Jaguars were dealt a 53-14 loss at the hands of the Golden Eagles on Wednesday. The Jaguars' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Chaparral waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Spartans, posting a 33-0 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolverines just coasted through the last quarter.
Chaparral's win came from a few key players Rock Canyon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zoey Fink, who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of her passes. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in passer rating (164.3). Salem Sherman was in the mix too, providing Chaparral with two scores.
Chaparral didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Thomas Jefferson to a completion percentage of just 16.7%. Given Fink's standout performance, it's clear the Spartans' secondary just wasn't on the same level.
Rock Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Chaparral, their record now sits at 8-1.
Rock Canyon took a serious blow against Chaparral when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 35-6. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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