Mustangs
| 10/23/25 @ Denver East | 41 |
| 10/09/25 @ Denver South | 40 |
| 10/03/25 vs Chatfield | 33 |
| 10/31/25 vs Arvada West | 29 |
| 09/26/25 vs Valor Christian | 24 |
Ralston Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Columbine Rebels on Friday as they made off with a 35-12 win. Considering the Mustangs have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ralston Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zeke Andrews, who rushed for 91 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 136 yards and one TD while completing 83.3% of his passes. Levi Rillos was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ralston Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Ralston Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Essenpreis and Ethan Twedell. Ralston Valley got some further help from Jake Lester: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made ten total tackles.
Columbine's loss came despite strong showings from Ben Frazier and Mark Snyder. Frazier rushed for 135 yards and one touchdown, while Snyder rushed for 96 yards and one TD. Frazier also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending one pass.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.3 points over those games. As for Columbine, they moved to 6-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Ralston Valley will be playing at home against Mullen at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Columbine does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
