Colleyville Heritage is 6-0 against Richland since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Colleyville Heritage Panthers will square off against the Richland Royals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Colleyville Heritage is headed out to face Richland after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Colleyville Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Red Oak on Friday, sneaking past 32-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since September 8, 2023.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Bodey Weaver and his top target Braden Blueitt. Weaver threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt while Blueitt picked up 228 receiving yards and a touchdown. Blueitt was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 68 yards.
Meanwhile, Richland made easy work of Haltom on Friday and carried off a 38-17 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Royals just coasted through the last quarter.
Richland had a senior duo take command as Drew Kates threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns and Mike Turner rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Colleyville Heritage strolled past Richland in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a score of 45-29. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Richland's Cj Nelson, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Colleyville Heritage to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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