Highlands Ranch is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bear Creek Bears at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Highlands Ranch is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Kennedy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Falcons blew the Commanders out of the water with a 34-6 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Daniel Schnittker produced another solid performance rushing for 161 yards and four TDs while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also catching one touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed past Brighton to the tune of 36-9. The 36-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Bear Creek's victory came down to the chemistry between Riley Wilson and his top target Kamari May. Wilson threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt while May picked up 107 receiving yards and three scores. Those 312 passing yards gave Wilson a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jonah Brink, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Highlands Ranch's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Bear Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything went Highlands Ranch's way against Bear Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Highlands Ranch made off with a 43-20 win. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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