Sand Creek extended their winning streak to seven on Friday, bumping them up to 7-0. They walked away with a 52-45 victory over the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Scorpions also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.

Ethan Mangrum
10/10/25 @ Cheyenne Mountain | 215 |
10/03/25 vs Thornton | 199 |
09/26/25 vs Palmer | 139 |
09/19/25 vs Widefield | 249 |
09/05/25 vs Air Academy | 100 |
+ 10 more games |
Ethan Mangrum continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 15th straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Sand Creek also got a significant boost from Achilles Evans, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 596 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cheyenne Mountain fell to 6-1. The loss was their first of the season.
Cheyenne Mountain's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Hawker, who rushed for 92 yards and one TD on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Donovan Sandoval, who rushed for 96 yards and one score on only nine carries.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sand Creek is set to challenge their familiar foe Gateway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Mangrum and Lyric Wynn. Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain will take on rival Thornton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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