More local action: Fossil Ridge football's best season ever ends in blowout playoff loss to Regis Jesuit Lobos defense packs Wolves inĪ round of applause is due for the Lobos' defense, which more than held its own against one of the state's most dynamic attacks.
"We were just missing a few pieces, a few plays and a few penalties that could have made the difference," Thomason said. Overall, Rocky Mountain had five drives end on downs in Grandview territory, including a penalty-aided third-quarter march that got inside the 5-yard line but was snuffed out by a false start and a sack. So Grandview packed the box to stuff the Lobos' run game, which was missing lead back Abe Chatila for a second straight playoff game. The ball's harder and you definitely saw more drops tonight, which is normal." "Our kids were ready for this, practicing in the cold all week," said Rocky Mountain head coach Mark Brook and father of Gage.
Given the plethora of drops brought on by cold hands, Brook's arm was neutralized for much of the night and he threw two interceptions off deflected passes. Neither did some possible pass interference calls that didn't go the visitors' way, especially on a late Grandview interception returned for a score that sealed the game. The cold weather (temperatures were in the mid-20s) certainly didn't help. The problem? The Wolves' defense continually kept Lobos quarterback Gage Brook and the Rocky offense from sustaining drives in scoring territory. Rocky Mountain certainly made one of the state's top teams work for it, as very little came easy for the Wolves.Īfter Grandview jumped out to a 14-0 lead on lengthy first-quarter touchdowns from Xay Neto and Davion Henderson, the Lobos virtually played the Wolves to a draw over the final 40 minutes. Here are three takeaways from the Lobos' loss and the Rocky Mountain football season. The loss ended the Lobos' season, just one week after pulling a snowy upset over No. "Us as an offense, we just couldn't get it done today." "I'm so proud of our defense, how they played," Rocky Mountain senior lineman Ethan Thomason said. 20 Rocky Mountain in the second round of the Class 5A football playoffs.
4 seed Grandview pounced early with two touchdowns but still had to fight for a 20-0 win over No. On a frigid Friday night at Legacy Stadium in Aurora, No. View Gallery: Rocky Mountain, Fossil RIdge football face Aurora powers in 5A playoffsĪURORA - It wasn't exactly a rout, but the home team left little doubt.
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