Football Week 5: Away at Grandview
Mullen wraps up nonleague at the undefeated Wolves.
THIS WEEK IN MULLEN FOOTBALL
WEEK 5: At Grandview Wolves
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Legacy Stadium, 25901 E. Arapahoe Road, Aurora, CO 80016
Status: Class 5A nonleague
Records: Mullen (2-2); Grandview (4-0)
Head coaches: Stanley Richardson, 1st year with Mullen; John Schultz, 16th year with Grandview
History: Mullen had won seven of the first eight meetings against the Wolves in the Schultz regime, only to drop the past four, all in September. Plus, the Wolves won 12-7 in 2011’s Week 2 to start their current run as well as halt Mullen’s string of 34 consecutive victories that went back to 2008.
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Players to watch for Mullen:
7, Wilson Yee, Sr., K-P, 5-11, 175
10, Ben Marcoux, Sr., WR, 5-10, 175
20, Silas Daffin, LB, 6-1, 225
22, Damien Cearns, Sr., RB, 5-11, 184
42, Jaxon Heil, So., DB, 5-8, 165
44, Luke Malone, Sr., TE-DL, 6-1, 230
53, Trevor Kirking, Sr., LB, 6-2, 240
92, Aidan Keanaaina, Sr., DL-OL, 6-3, 300
Notable: This will be Mullen’s 863rd game since first playing in 1936 in the old Parochial League. The Mustangs are 587-257-18 in their history. ...
Mullen is fresh from a 30-21 loss in Aurora at parochial-rival Regis Jesuit, a late decision that stung a bit. … The Mustangs lost a 21-14 halftime lead, were scoreless in the second half and had 24 less snaps (77-53). …
The Mustangs will be looking to convert on third down -- they were 1-of-12 last week, 8 percent. … Cearns added another long touchdown run, a 75-yarder. In 2019, he also has a 75-yard rush for a score and TD catches of 85 and 84 yards. … Marcoux had a big-boy grab for a reception that he turned into a 55-yard score. … The Mullen defense battled, but still surrendered 377 yards, generated no turnovers and was hurt by penalties. …
Wolves RB Noah Schmidt, a junior, has 756 yards, tops in 5A. … After a month of play, Grandview is one of 10 teams undefeated. … The Wolves are third (182 points) in big-school scoring and sixth (52) in prevention. … When considering Grandview’s reputation on defense, the Wolves have caused an unusually low (for them) four turnovers. …
Cearns is averaging 200.5 all-purpose yards (including returns). And of the top 13 in 5A total yards (rushing, passing, receiving), 11 are quarterbacks, Schmidt is seventh (199.5) and Cearns 13th (172.5). … As well, Schmidt is second (66) in big-school scoring and Cearns 10th (36). … Keanaaina, headed to Notre Dame on Saturday, is tops in Mullen tackles (36).
Next up for Mullen: It will host Columbine, virtually everyone’s top team, on Friday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Brother Bernard Kinneavy Field at De La Salle Stadium, the Metro West League opener.
Coachspeak from Richardson
On last week’s defeat at Regis Jesuit:
“Overall, I think the guys played very hard and fought, and played hard to the end. We did a very good job of scoring in the first half; on the flip side, we didn’t do a very good job of moving the ball in the second half ... we just didn’t finish.”
On facing the Grandview Wolves:
“They’re well-coached, solid and sustain it year in, year out. They have some elite athletes who know their system. They have dominated to this point.”
On wrapping up nonleague play:
“I’ll be really excited if we get a victory and end up 3-2 to set the stage to go into conference play.”
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Week 5 Class 5A Schedule and Results
(Visiting teams listed first)
Thursday’s results
Metro 10 League
Prairie View 41, Northglenn 0
Nonleague
Cherry Creek 49, Chaparral 7
Ralston Valley 42, Fossil Ridge 0
Regis Jesuit 34, Horizon 13
ThunderRidge 34, Doherty 7
Friday
Metro 10 League
Boulder vs. Westminster, 7 p.m.
Rangeview vs. Adams City, 7 p.m.
Nonleague
Arapahoe vs. Douglas County, 7 p.m.
Cherokee Trail vs. Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Columbine vs. Olathe North, 7 p.m.
Eaglecrest vs. Arvada West, 7 p.m.
Fort Collins vs. Poudre, 7 p.m.
Mountain Vista vs. Legacy, 7 p.m.
Mullen vs. Grandview, 7 p.m.
Overland vs. Fountain-Fort Carson, 7 p.m.
Pomona vs. Highlands Ranch, 7 p.m.
Rock Canyon vs. Fairview, 7 p.m.
Rocky Mountain vs. Valor Christian, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Metro 10 League
Mountain Range vs. Denver East, 1 p.m.
Smoky Hill vs. Far Northeast, 1 p.m.
Nonleague
Castle View vs. Legend, 1 p.m.
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