After flying high against Middle Park last Thursday, Wheat Ridge came back down to earth. The Wheat Ridge Farmers were dealt a 49-13 defeat at the hands of the Pomona Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Panthers are ranked 26th).
Wheat Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Bennett Wilkes and Isaac Mccune. Wilkes gained 111 total yards and a touchdown, while Mccune rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Wilkes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pomona's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emmitt Munson led the charge by rushing for 148 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 53 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Munson is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Luis Santana, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Wheat Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Pomona, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheat Ridge will take on Green Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season. As for Pomona, they will face off against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 33 points per game.
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