After losing to Canon City the last time they met, Harrison decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Harrison Panthers took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-8 win over the Canon City Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Harrison's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maurice Martin, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Martin got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards. Another passer making a difference was Jeilo Hamenyimana, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Harrison's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-1. As for Canon City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Harrison will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lewis-Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Harrison's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Lewis-Palmer's offense will have their work cut out for them. Canon City also won't see the field for a while: their next gameis against Pueblo Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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