The Colony had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 win over the Fossil Ridge Panthers. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Panthers are ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Cox had an outrageously good game as he threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Xavier Green was Cox's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Colony was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 489 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fossil Ridge only gained 284.
The Colony's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tre Burton and Noah Chavez. Ivan Bliznick was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The Colony will be playing at home against Wakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Fossil Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Newman Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Fossil Ridge focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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