The Regis Jesuit Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Valor Christian Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Regis Jesuit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They claimed a resounding 45-14 win over Eaglecrest. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Regis Jesuit found their leader in freshman Luke Rubley, who threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Benjamin Bacon helped Rubley out on the ground, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Regis Jesuit wouldn't let Eaglecrest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Regis Jesuit can thank Grayson Mcpherson and Jojo Hernandez for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Valor Christian entered their tilt with Rock Canyon two weeks ago with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Jaguars 59-7. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Jaguars are ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Chase Hanosh, who rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Cash Spence, who gained 65 total yards and two touchdowns.
Valor Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Spence, Jack Brown, and Israel Waitman picked up one apiece.
Regis Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.1 points per game. As for Valor Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Things could have been worse for Regis Jesuit, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 17-0 loss to Valor Christian in their previous matchup back in August. Can Regis Jesuit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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