Football Recap: Lamar Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lamar can now relate to. They were dealt a 48-14 defeat at the hands of the Kent Denver Sun Devils on Saturday. The Thunder were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.

Loss or not, Lamar got some senior leadership from Adriel Gonzalez and Cason Pollart. Gonzalez rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown, while Pollart picked up 87 receiving yards and one score. Pollart got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 64 yards.

Kent Denver's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Yianni Balafas led the charge by throwing for 326 yards and four TDs while completing 74.2% of his passes. A healthy portion of Balafas' aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Clayton Leger, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.

Thunder

Previous 5 Games

11/08/25 @ Kent Denver	14-48
10/31/25 vs Florence	36-35
10/24/25 @ Banning Lewis Academy	38-12
10/17/25 @ Manitou Springs	42-0
10/10/25 vs Woodland Park	52-20

The defeat snapped Lamar's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Kent Denver, their record is now 8-2.

Lamar does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kent Denver, they have already played their next matchup, a 49-48 loss against The Classical Academy on the 15th.