A victory for Doherty just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Montrose Red Hawks on the road and fell 56-27. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 16th).
Doherty's loss came despite strong showings from Leland Frescaz and Brody Noll. Frescaz threw for 381 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, while Noll picked up 205 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Noll torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Doherty now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Montrose, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Doherty will challenge Falcon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Doherty is facing Falcon at the right time seeing as Falcon is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Montrose, they will square off against Mesa Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Montrose knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Mesa Ridge likes a good challenge.
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