Rams roll:
Jourdan Hottinger rushed for 224 yards and scored three touchdowns, helping Akron handle Rye 27-6 in a Class 1A nonleague game. He also contributed six solo tackles, an assist and a sack at linebacker.
Opening act:
Julia Hicks scored her school’s first goal, Madeline Brown the second, then Lauren Blumhardt two in succession as Regis Jesuit defeated Golden in the Raiders’ first-ever field hockey game.
Pigskin and potatoes:
Colorado football teams faced off against potato country foes. Aspen beat Shelley, Idaho (its mascot is the Russets), 22-19, and Elizabeth beat Pocatello 40-6.
Sudden star:
Andrew Patrick was a Horizon backup running back. Now he’s a star. Patrick got his chance last week, when coach Frank Ybarra benched a starter for missing practice on Labor Day. Patrick responded by piling up 418 yards rushing and five touchdowns on 38 carries, helping the Hawks lift their record to 1-1 with a 42-33 victory over rival Northglenn. “I’m telling you, it was a track meet and he won,” Ybarra said. Patrick’s peformance included scoring runs of 23, 41, 9, 89 and 19 yards. The yardage total ranks seventh in state history, and Patrick’s 89-yard TD run set a school record. Will he start this week? Said Ybarra: “How do you sit him?”
