On Friday, Chatfield faced Columbine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chatfield Chargers had to suffer through a 42-13 loss at the hands of the Columbine Rebels. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Chatfield took the loss, they still got scores from Rome Bell and Hunter Balderston.
Columbine got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brennan Goodwin out in front who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 13 yards and a touchdown. Goodwin's longest rush was for an incredible 92 yards. James Basinger was another key back, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Chatfield's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Columbine, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Chatfield wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 36-9 win against Rock Canyon on the 9th. As for Columbine, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cherokee Trail at 3:30 p.m. on November 16th. One thing working in Columbine's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matches.
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