Delta coaches Luis Meza, center, and Clayton Curtis congratulate 152-pound senior Hunter Brasfield after an upset win sent him into the 4A Region 4 semifinals.
Hotchkiss senior Joe Boyle controls Ruben Chagoya of Basalt to win a 3A Region 1 title. He is one of 7 Hotchkiss state qualifiers.
Hotchkiss and Paonia boys will square off this week on the basketball courts. Both are 6-4 in league play.
Delta senior Brooke Taylor scores two of her 12 points against Summit after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Paonia 195-pounder Tyler “TK” Kendall sets Rangely’s Drew Collins up for a pin.
Paonia freshman Bo Pipher sets TJ Richard of North Park up for a pin in Saturday’s regional semifinal round. He is one of 13 Paonia wrestlers headed to state!
Surrounded by coaches and his dad, Conner Beard signs Letter of Intent to play football for the University of Nebraska Kearney.
Hotchkiss' Jacobe Galley signed a Letter of Intent to play football and study engineering at Colorado Mesa University.
Hotchkiss senior Cody Bartlett signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross-country for Hawaii Pacific University.
Delta’s Zach Decker (22) follows Marcus Garcia (79) to find a way into the end zone to cap off an impressive drive against Glenwood Springs. The touchdown pulled the Panthers to within 6 at 13-19.
Delta's Panthers hosted Glenwood Springs in gridiron action last Friday evening. It was a game of middle-of-the-standings' teams with the Panthers (2-1, 3-2) holding an edge in the win/loss columns over the Demons (2-2, 2-3).
Somewhere in the third quarter, the Demons forgot they were the lesser-rated team and found a way to overpower Delta in a 41-20 3A WSL contest.
Delta started the game with six points in the opening quarter and the Demons countered with a score in the second frame leaving the game tied at 6-6 at halftime.
Whatever went wrong in this game started in the third period. Glenwood Springs outscored the Panthers 21-7 for a 27-13 lead going into the final quarter.
Glenwood scored two touchdowns and Delta one in the last 12 minutes of play making the final score 41-20.
Statistically, Delta fared well in the passing department with Mitch Whiteside completing 12 of 19 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Whiteside also suffered an interception.
Chris Black continues to be Whiteside's main target in the receiving corps. Black gathered in four passes that accounted for 61 yards and one touchdown. Senior Doug Hawkins caught two passes for 31 yards and Saul Sanchez had 26 yards and a touchdown on two passes. Other Panther receivers and their totals included Zach Decker with 22 yards and two snags, Robert Williams and 17 yards on one reception and Tyler Sandoval with seven yards on one catch.
A lot of folks had rushing chances against the Demons. Leading the way was Decker's 55 yards on 17 carries. Close behind Decker was Easton Byers who had 45 yards and six totes and Mitch Whiteside with 40 yards on six carries.
Delta will take the ride to Cortez to face the Panthers (1-3 and 1-4) on Friday, Oct. 5. Game time has been set for 7 p.m.
