With a playoff win on the line, Heritage rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 45-36 victory over the Durango Demons. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Demons, too.
Mo Thenell
| 10/02/25 @ Golden | 5 |
| 11/14/25 vs Grand Junction | 4 |
| 11/22/25 vs Durango | 3 |
| 10/24/25 @ Highlands Ranch | 3 |
| 10/30/25 vs Ponderosa | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
It was another big night for Mo Thenell, who rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Heritage is undefeated when Thenell posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jamison Seese, who rushed for 143 yards and one score on only 11 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 485 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Guthrie and Bryant Buelow. Buelow has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Several Demons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Grady Feeney, who rushed for 115 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 183 yards and one touchdown on only 11 passes. Gus Halls was another key player, rushing for 122 yards and one score on only 11 carries.
Heritage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points over those games. As for Durango, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Looking ahead, Heritage will face off against Dakota Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Heritage will need to watch out since Dakota Ridge has now posted at least 31 points in their last nine matchups. Durango does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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