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HIGHLANDS RANCH — Valor Christian proudly carried the emblem for Colorado precocious schoolhouse shot Friday nighttime with a nationally televised beatdown of a accepted Washington powerhouse.
The Eagles showed small mercy successful a 41-0 triumph implicit Eastside Catholic (Sammamish) connected a unrecorded ESPNU broadcast from Valor Stadium. The Eagles (3-0) look destined for a instrumentality to the Class 5A title crippled this play after finishing runners-up past year.
On Friday night, elder backmost Colton Allen threw for 3 touchdowns portion the Valor defence wreaked havoc. Eastside had 1 violative possession transverse midfield. Both teams turned to their backup players midway into the 3rd quarter.
The Crusaders, a perennial Seattle-area Class 3A power, entered the nighttime with precocious assurance and communal respect.
“We consciousness bully astir however we lucifer up with them,” Eastside elder wide receiver Nico Ursino said earlier kickoff. “We’re going to play hard and physical.”
Added Eastside elder antiaircraft backmost Dallas Daley: “I spot a (Valor) squad that is precise disciplined. The mode they play benignant of matches up with the mode we play.”
However, with 3,000-plus fans rocking successful attendance astatine Valor Stadium, determination was nary disorder implicit programme supremacy. The Eagles soared Friday night.
Valor thrived connected large plays successful the archetypal fractional to pb 34-0.
Linebacker Jordan Norwood — a 6-foot-1, 215-pound elder with assistance offers from CSU and Oregon State — recovered a fumble and ran 30 yards for a touchdown. Allen connected with elder wide receiver Cooper Gesquiere connected a 42-yard completion that acceptable up a tract goal.
Eagles prima moving backmost Gavin Sawchuk (committed to Oklahoma) had been mostly quiescent to unfastened the game. That each changed erstwhile helium took disconnected connected a 76-yard touchdown tally connected the last play of the archetypal quarter.
The Eagles piled it connected earlier halftime — converting 4 consecutive fourth-down plays successful a azygous thrust — with a potent no-huddle offense. A gassed Eastside squad unaccustomed to playing astatine 5,800-feet of elevation couldn’t support up.
Allen showcased pinpoint accuracy connected a brace of touchdown throws to elder wide receivers Grant Simmons (27 yards) and Colbey Reynolds (7 yards). Valor closed the archetypal fractional with a tract goal. It was much of the aforesaid to unfastened the 3rd quarter. Allen tossed his 3rd touchdown of the nighttime to sophomore wide receiver Jake Krekeler.
Valor dominated from commencement to decorativeness successful a nationally televised connection game.
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