After-Action Report: #16 Fountain-Fort Carson at #Regis Jesuit

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were big games scheduled for the tenth week of the season. Both ranked matchups ended in upsets, ultimately altering playoff brackets heading into the first round of the postseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This article will briefly examine Saturday's attended game from this past week and a few standout players from the match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#16 Fountain-Fort Carson (7-3) at #7 Regis Jesuit (6-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>Final Score: 21-14 Fountain-Fort Carson</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday afternoon's contest between the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans and the Regis Jesuit Raiders was an evenly matched-competition between two formidable teams. The Raiders were the favorites coming into the game, but the Trojans pulled off an exciting upset.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regis Jesuit was the first on the board with a touchdown pass connection between <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150452' first='Exander' last='Carroll']</strong> (2023 QB/RB) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='169501' first='Dylan' last='McCollough']</strong> (2023 WR/K) with just under six and a half minutes to go in the first quarter. Both defenses would stand tall until <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='62220' first='Tai' last='Faavae']</strong> (2023 MLB/RB) scored a rushing touchdown for the Trojans with 9:21 left to play in the first half.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Only 20 seconds would come off the clock before the Raiders would respond with a 59-yard touchdown run on a jet sweep by McCollough, putting Regis Jesuit back on top. Fountain-Fort Carson tied the game at 14 points with a powerful touchdown run by quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='22751' first='Tavian' last='Tuli']</strong> (2023) halfway through the second quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuli scored another rushing touchdown with just under 8 minutes left to play in the third quarter, which was the game's final score. Both defenses dug in for the remaining quarter and a half, giving the Trojans the upset win and securing their place in the postseason.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Other Standout Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darren Powell Jr</strong> | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2023 DE<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='277533' first='Lincoln' last='Fa'apouli Jr']</strong> | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2023 OT&nbsp;<br><strong>Preston Johnston</strong> | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2024 OT<br><strong>Anthony Johnston-Griffin</strong> | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2024 OLB/DE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='43841' first='Hayden' last='Moore']</strong> | Regis Jesuit | 2023 LB/TE<br><strong>Nathan Lewis </strong>| Regis Jesuit | 2023 MLB<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='43842' first='Andrew' last='Metzger'] </strong>| Regis Jesuit | 2023 TE/DE<br><strong>Niko Auerbach </strong>| Regis Jesuit | 2024 SS/WR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Looking Ahead</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regis Jesuit still has a first-round bye for the playoffs, putting them in the position to play the winner between Fossil Ridge and Mullen. Fountain-Fort Carson will be traveling to Eaglecrest in round one, with the winner moving forward to take on Cherry Creek.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CHSAA/status/1586752420520120321?s=20u0026t=naZI8bvd6eE99p4N7pFeHw","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CHSAA/status/1586752420520120321?s=20u0026t=naZI8bvd6eE99p4N7pFeHw </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->