After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Highlands Ranch, Aurora Central was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 19-8 win over the Gateway Olympians. For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 8-7 victory the Olympians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Markell Perkins
| 09/11/25 vs Gateway | 2 |
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Leading Aurora Central to victory were Markell Perkins and Julian Harris. Perkins rushed for 60 yards and two TDs, while Harris rushed for 101 yards. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Perkins a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Aurora Central proved: they limited Gateway to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Perkins for the heroic effort on defense: he. Aurora Central's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.1.
Aurora Central's defense didn't let Westin Rayburn., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Leading the way was Jameel Jeffery with three sacks.
Aurora Central now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Gateway, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Aurora Central has already played their next contest, a 41-0 win against Greeley Central on the 18th. As for Gateway, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-0 victory against Adams City on the 18th.
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