November 3, 2018 | Playoffs Round 1 | LPS
#20 Lakewood Tigers versus #13 Arapahoe Warriors
It was a nail bitter in the first half filled with mistakes and missed opportunities on both sides of the ball. Connor Crookham, who needed to leave by 3:15 pm to play a soccer against Fairview on Saturday night, made a 27-yard field goal to give the Arapahoe Warriors an early 3-0 lead. Lakewood left a golden opportunity on the field and missed a field goal. As the sleet and rain came down prior to halftime the Lakewood Tigers got some much needed points on the board on a Kegan Hufford’s 28-yard field goal to tie the game 3-3 as the crowd cleared to the concourse.
As the second half commenced, The Warriors relied on Junior Connor Benson, whom seemed to take control of the game in quarter 3. On a seven-play, 80-yard drive the Warriors had a 10-3 lead, and it looked as if Arapahoe had the momentum. But then Pierce Holley, on a key moment in the game on fourth-and-9 at the Arapahoe 30 darted a pass over the middle to junior wide receiver Keondre Beauty, who bobbled the catch but snared it and bolted into the end zone at 8:38 to make it 10-9 after a wide right PAT attempt by Hufford missed.
Lakewood would dominate the game as they picked apart a porous defense that had four Warriors defenders running into one another and several trying to one arm tackle multiple Tigers. At 3:09 Elias Borjas would snag a 38 yard TD pass from Holley and Tyson Pallatt would cash in on a 2 point conversion for a 17-10 lead that would be the winning drive. As the quarter would come to an end at :22 Holley would dive into the end zone and Hufford would supply the PAT kick to Pierce the Warriors defense again and go up 24-10. In the 4th quarter it became embarrassing as the Tigers would continue to send edge rushers to dominate the passing attempts of Arapahoe that stalled in the second half of the contest. The AHS QB would be sacked 6 times on the afternoon. Eventually Holley would connect with Elias Borjas at the 6:19 mark for his second TD reception of the afternoon and Hufford would add the PAT kick to go up 31-10 and seal the victory.
The key play of the game most likely was the interception by Hufford that would lead to his field goal as the clock expired to end the first half. However, the blocked field goal by Arapahoe and Payne Stiteler will go unnoticed unless you were in attendance or watched the game on video demand.
Lakewood will travel to Eaglecrest on Friday for a 7pm contest while the Warriors will await a HUDL message to turn in their gear and get the season ending banquet information. Meanwhile, AHS kicker Connor Crookham will enjoy more soccer playoffs as he left immediately after the game to assist on a goal that had AHS beat Fairview 1-0 Saturday night to advance in the soccer matches.
Game Stats:
LHS Team
23-1st downs
22 rushes for 37 yards
25/36/333 yards passing with ZERO Ints and 0 TD in 1st half
5/40 penalties
370 yards of total offense
ZERO fumbles lost
Individuals
Passing
#16 Pierce Holley 25/36/333 yards passing with 3 TDs and 0 INT
Receiving
#3 Elias Borjas 9/133/ 2 TDs
#1 Keondre Beauty 4/105 1 TD
#8 Tyson Pallatt 5/40
#19 Charlie Ross 3/29
#33 Kegan Hufford 3/9
#5 Riley Thompsom 1/16
Rushing
#33 Kegan Hufford 5/16
#19 Charlie Ross 1/6
#47 Kai Bickner 1/1
#32 JJ Black 1/0
Punting
NONE
AHS Team
16-1st downs
27 rushes for 83 yards
14/25/160 yards passing with 2 INTs and ZERO TD
5/55 penalties
243 yards of total offense
ZERO fumbles
Individuals
Passing
#6 Kevin Lukasiewicz 14/25/160 yards passing with 2 INTs and ZERO TD (SACKED 6 times)
Receiving
#15 Max Wilson 4/28
#21 Jalen Thomas 8/97
#4 Connor Benson 1/11
#84 Grant Keefe 1/24
Rushing
#4 Connor Benson 10/91
#5 Charlie Fetterley 7/40
#6 Kevin Lukasiewicz 10/(-48)
Punting
#6 Kevin Lukasiewicz 2/42 average
FINAL BOX SCORE
LHS 0-3-21-7 (31)
AHS 0-3-7-0 (10)
ARAPAHOE Warriors Playoff History
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All-time Playoff record: 18-23-0
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1 State Championships in 2 appearances
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2018 | 5A | First Round | L | Lakewood | 31 | Arapahoe | 10 |
2015 | 5A | Second Round | L | Ralston Valley | 21 | Arapahoe | 3 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 31 | Bear Creek | 14 | ||
2014 | 5A | First Round | L | Pomona | 36 | Arapahoe | 32 |
2013 | 5A | First Round | L | Ralston Valley | 58 | Arapahoe | 28 |
2012 | 5A | Third Round | L | Valor Christian | 48 | Arapahoe | 18 |
Second Round | W | Arapahoe | 17 | Horizon | 14 | ||
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 42 | Heritage | 7 | ||
2011 | 5A | First Round | L | ThunderRidge | 28 | Arapahoe | 14 |
2010 | 5A | Second Round | L | Regis | 49 | Arapahoe | 14 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 56 | Denver South | 28 | ||
2007 | 5A | First Round | L | Arvada West | 19 | Arapahoe | 14 |
2006 | 5A | Second Round | L | Douglas County | 30 | Arapahoe | 9 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 10 | Highlands Ranch | 7 | ||
2005 | 5A | First Round | L | Bear Creek | 14 | Arapahoe | 3 |
2004 | 5A | Second Round | L | Cherry Creek | 38 | Arapahoe | 13 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 27 | Rangeview | 7 | ||
2002 | 5A | First Round | L | Northglenn | 36 | Arapahoe | 35 |
2001 | 5A | First Round | L | Mullen | 28 | Arapahoe | 3 |
2000 | 5A | Second Round | L | Bear Creek | 48 | Arapahoe | 12 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 27 | Fairview | 14 | ||
1999 | 5A | Second Round | L | Ponderosa | 32 | Arapahoe | 7 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 31 | Grand Junction | 29 | ||
1997 | 5A | First Round | L | Ponderosa | 41 | Arapahoe | 19 |
1995 | 5A | Second Round | L | Overland | 28 | Arapahoe | 23 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 43 | Widefield | 14 | ||
1994 | 5A | First Round | L | Bear Creek | 56 | Arapahoe | 21 |
1993 | 6A | Second Round | L | Pomona | 24 | Arapahoe | 14 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 35 | Denver East | 12 | ||
1991 | 6A | Championship | L | Cherry Creek | 14 | Arapahoe | 0 |
Semifinals | W | Arapahoe | 16 | Horizon | 14 | ||
Third Round | W | Arapahoe | 24 | Rangeview | 6 | ||
Second Round | W | Arapahoe | 35 | Denver North | 14 | ||
1990 | 6A | Second Round | L | Montbello | 21 | Arapahoe | 6 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 14 | Northglenn | 13 | ||
1989 | 4A | Second Round | L | Poudre | 13 | Arapahoe | 7 |
First Round | W | Arapahoe | 21 | Bear Creek | 0 | ||
1982 | 4A | First Round | L | Wasson | 27 | Arapahoe | 15 |
1970 | 3A | Championship | W | Arapahoe | 16 | Pueblo Central | 13 |
Semifinals | W | Arapahoe | 15 | George Washington | 8 | ||
Second Round | W | Arapahoe | 42 | Lamar | 21 | ||
1968 | 3A | Second Round | L | Widefield | 14 | Arapahoe | 0 |
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