Middle Park’s Huber, Prather and Daley-Gould battle in loss to Denver Christian

The Panthers’ special teams and defensive standouts supplied encouraging moments as unbeaten Denver Christian pulled away in Granby.

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Earlier in the season, Middle Park’s Gunnar Daley-Gould (53) tackles Grand Valley’s Trenton Sandidge (9), stopping the Cardinals.
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GRANBY — Middle Park’s scoreless night did not erase the individual efforts that emerged in Friday’s 57-0 1A Front Range loss to unbeaten Denver Christian.

The Panthers, now 2-6, faced an early avalanche from the Thunder, who improved to 8-0. Denver Christian scored 22 points in the first quarter and added 21 in the second before finishing with seven points in each of the final two quarters.

Middle Park’s offense had limited opportunities, but sophomore Sam Huber made the most of his touches, catching three passes for a team-high 17 yards. Senior Liam Gray added a 5-yard reception and accounted for 67 all-purpose yards, including 60 on kickoff returns.



Senior Zac Boeckers led the Panthers on the ground with eight yards on seven carries. Freshman Finn Mullane completed 3 of 16 passes for 15 yards, while Gray completed his only attempt for 4 yards.

The Panthers’ defense continued to compete under pressure. Sophomore Jackson Prather delivered a team-high eight tackles, including two tackles for loss. Sophomore Gunnar Daley-Gould added six tackles, and freshman Cameron St. Germain recorded a tackle for loss.



Mullane also helped Middle Park manage difficult field position, punting seven times for 193 yards, a 27.6-yard average, with a long of 42 yards. Freshman KJ Jefferies contributed 35 kickoff-return yards.

Middle Park will try to build on its individual bright spots when it faces The Pinnacle, 3-4, in its next 1A Front Range game.

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