After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Centennial, Boulder Creek was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 63-22 win over the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions. With that victory, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 29.2 points per game.
Leading Boulder Creek to victory were Everett Stano and Karsten Cornell. Stano rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while Cornell gained 237 total yards and four touchdowns. Cornell's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Brennan Curtin was another key player, gaining 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Boulder Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 79.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 199.7.
Boulder Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vincent Lorgeree and Noah Axlund. Axlund is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Mountain Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Vince Norfolk and Easton Mcclanahan. Norfolk rushed for 122 yards on only 14 carries, while Mcclanahan rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Those 122 rushing yards gave Norfolk a new career-high.
The win snapped Boulder Creek's losing streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-5 record. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Boulder Creek will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against O'Connor at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th. Boulder Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season. Mountain Ridge will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Valley Vista at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Mountain Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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