For two of the leading passers in the state to do battle in the opening week of the season, it quickly turned into a defensive duel.
The two quarterbacks, No. 4’s Ralston Valley’s Logan Madden and Mountain Vista’s Austyn Modrzewski combined for over 5,000 yards last season, but in a Week Zero showdown, there were four turnovers, as the Mustangs’ second-half defense bent but didn’t break when defending the red zone in a 13-7 win.
On the fourth drive of the game for either team, the Ralston Valley punched it in on fourth-and-goal. Senior halfback Brady Weldon found a gap behind his offensive linemen and barreled his way for the score. The extra point was good as Ralston Valley took a 7-0 lead with 2:00 left in the quarter as the Mustangs went eight plays, 64 yards on a two-minute, 16-second drive.
The tempo continued to be set by Ralston Valley as the defense forced another punt. Madden was methodical once again. Early in the second quarter, already having picked up a pair of first downs on the drive, Madden found Beattie, who received the pass in the middle of the field, stiff-armed a defender and sprinted 42 yards for the score. The extra point was blocked but Ralston Valley still went eight plays, 65 yards 2:04 to make it 13-0.
Modrzewski threw an interception midway through the quarter but the Mustangs couldn’t turn it into points. He’d be sure to also find his groove later in the quarter. With 4:45 left in the first half, Modrzewski was calm in the pocket as he completed six passes on the nine-play drive, including on a fourth-and-three call. Facing a third-and-goal, the Eagles brought out a pitch-and-catch play as running back Carter Daniels found Sean Conway in the end-zone. The extra point was good and it made it 13-7, with 1:30 left in the half After a late Eagles’ interception from Judah Wilson in the end zone on Madden, the teams went into half.
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