Wheat Ridge had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-8 to make it four. They were beaten by the Evergreen Cougars 71-20. The Farmers lost against the Cougars in their previous head to head back in November of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 27-6 score last time.
Defeat or not, Wheat Ridge got some senior leadership from Jyles Ballenger and Isaiah Osei. Ballenger rushed for 50 yards and one touchdown, while Osei picked up 99 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
As for Evergreen, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Evergreen found their leader in sophomore Tom Van Den Bos, who threw for 201 yards and four TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards and one score on only six carries. Van Den Bos got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards.
Wheat Ridge has already played their next contest (against Summit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Evergreen also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Conifer.
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