After-Action Report: #16 Fountain-Fort Carson at #Regis Jesuit
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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. This article will briefly examine Saturday’s attended game from this…
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Continue ReadingThere 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.
This article will briefly examine Saturday’s attended game from this past week and a few standout players from the match.
#16 Fountain-Fort Carson (7-3) at #7 Regis Jesuit (6-4)
Final Score: 21-14 Fountain-Fort Carson
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.
Regis Jesuit was the first on the board with a touchdown pass connection between Exander Carroll Exander Carroll 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Regis Jesuit | 2023 State CO (2023 QB/RB) and Dylan McCollough Dylan McCollough 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Regis Jesuit | 2023 State CO (2023 WR/K) with just under six and a half minutes to go in the first quarter. Both defenses would stand tall until Tai Faavae Tai Faavae 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB Fountain-Fort Carson | 2023 State CO (2023 MLB/RB) scored a rushing touchdown for the Trojans with 9:21 left to play in the first half.
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 Tavian Tuli Tavian Tuli ATH Fountain-Fort Carson | 2023 State CO (2023) halfway through the second quarter.
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.
Other Standout Players
Darren Powell Jr | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2023 DE
Lincoln Fa’apouli Jr
Lincoln
Fa’apouli Jr
6'5" | 320 lbs | OL
Fountain-Fort Carson | 2024
State
CO
| Fountain-Fort Carson | 2023 OT
Preston Johnston | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2024 OT
Anthony Johnston-Griffin | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2024 OLB/DE
Hayden Moore
Hayden
Moore
6'4" | 195 lbs | LB
Regis Jesuit | 2023
State
CO
| Regis Jesuit | 2023 LB/TE
Nathan Lewis | Regis Jesuit | 2023 MLB
Andrew Metzger
Andrew
Metzger
6'4" | TE
Regis Jesuit | 2023
State
CO
| Regis Jesuit | 2023 TE/DE
Niko Auerbach | Regis Jesuit | 2024 SS/WR
Looking Ahead
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.