Mountain Range couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Arvada West Wildcats on Friday, falling 48-3. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Wildcats are ranked 14th).
Leading Arvada West to victory were Logan Duhachek and Jaiden Green. Duhachek threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, while Green gained 134 total yards and a touchdown. Noah Meurer was Duhachek's top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Arvada West and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Mountain Range is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Thomas Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Arvada West, they will challenge Fairview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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