Football Recap: Coronado Skates Past Sierra with Ease + How To Watch

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Coronado on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Sierra Stallions out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The contest marked the Cougars' most dominant victory of the season.

Thomas Buckmiller

Passer Rating (Career)

10/24/25 @ Sierra	171.1
08/29/25 @ Palmer	159
09/12/25 @ Cheyenne Mountain	153.3
09/18/25 @ Pueblo Centennial	149.3
09/19/24 vs Pueblo Centennial	139.6

Coronado's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Thomas Buckmiller, who threw for 279 yards and six TDs while completing 92.9% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Buckmiller a new career-high in passer rating (171.1). Another receiver making a difference was Collin Wolf, who picked up 128 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Coronado's run defense was locked in: Sierra could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Luciano Taraborelli for the heroic effort on defense: he. Coronado's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.98 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 4.73 on average over their last three games.

Coronado has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points on average over those games. As for Sierra, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Coronado is set to square off against their familiar foe Pueblo East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Buckmiller and Dolphka Lewis. Meanwhile, Sierra will take on rival Pueblo Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.