Posts Tagged ‘football’
No Need for Manning
How can something that looks so right be so wrong? Well, the Broncos would be making a tragic mistake if they were able to somehow win the Peyton Manning sweepstakes. “Oh, D-Mac, you are just a blind Tebow lover! You are an idiot! You suck! I hate you!” See, I can read your mind. But now that you got that out of your system, can I talk some sense into you? Peyton Manning is not Peyton Manning anymore. The most obvious evidence of that is that the Colts just cut him. Nothing is ever ... Full Story
Confounding Denver Broncos Continue Winning Ways
Football Nation By Dan Karpiel Confounding Denver Broncos Continue Winning Ways Once again in astounding, have-to-see-it-to-believe-it fashion, the Denver Broncos emerged victorious in another overtime affair on Sunday afternoon in the Mile High City. READ MORE
Derek Good stays on his feet
Late father continues to inspire CSU kick returner Good follows dad's advice, stays on feet By Nick Frank Athletic Media Relations If you're not on your feet to catch it, it will go right past you. Growing up, that's what Derek Good's dad, Matthew, told him repeatedly. Initially, Derek thought that advice meant that he needed to be on his feet to catch a pass, or else of course, it would go right past him. Like a lot of children that look up to their parents, Derek took ... Full Story
Mountain View upsets Berthoud
ReporterHerald.com Mountain View able to take advantage of Berthoud turnovers in 3A Northern win By Adam Dunivan Sports Writer BERTHOUD -- The ability to capitalize on a turnover kept the Berthoud High School football team in contention for an upset against Mountain View on Friday night at Marr Field. Giving the ball away too many times is what prevented the upheaval to actually occur. Needing a win to keep in the playoff hunt out of the Class 3A Northern Conference, Mountain View ... Full Story
Berthoud Mistakes Set Up Silver Creek
Berthoud mistakes set up Silver Creek Reporter Herald Facing the fourth-ranked team in Class 3A, Berthoud High School got behind early and never recovered in the Northern Conference opener for both teams, played at Lyons. READ MORE
Mustangs Stampede Spartans
Berthoud Football Falls To Fort Morgan 19-6 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer Losing a game is never an enjoyable experience for any team but the defeat the Berthoud High football team suffered at Friday night’s homecoming game was particularly painful. Berthoud not only lost 19-6 to Fort Morgan but also suffered a devastating injury to one of the team’s star players. Senior halfback, team captain and 2010 All Conference selection Chase Fraser suffered a broken arm on Berthoud’s opening ... Full Story
Spartans Win Ugly
Berthoud Football Bests Fort Lupton 27-14 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer If there exists such a thing as an ugly win in the world of sports, the Berthoud High football team experienced it first-hand on a warm Friday evening at Bob Felps Field in Fort Lupton. Despite topping Fort Lupton by a score of 27-14, the Berthoud team was, to put it mildly, disappointed with a performance in which they were flagged a whopping 15 times. Incessant Spartan penalties kept a clearly-inferior Fort Lupton ... Full Story
Football: Frederick shuts out Berthoud
BOCOpreps.com Frederick shuts out Berthoud One week after a disappointing loss to Silver Creek, Frederick shut out host Berthoud 27-0. Read More
Spartans Edge Past Tigers
Berthoud Football Defeats Sterling 27-21 In OT By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud High football team was able to overcome a couple of big mistakes and a few unlucky breaks to eke out their second consecutive victory of the 2011 season Friday night at Max Marr Field. It took an overtime period – where Berthoud’s defense shined – to top Sterling 27-21. “When the chips were down, we made some plays. We didn’t play well for about five or six minutes there, again, when we had a ... Full Story
Spartans Wallop Wildcats in Season Opener
Berthoud Tops Greeley Central 47-27 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud High football team opened the 2011 season in impressive fashion on Friday night with a 47-27 victory over the Greeley Central Wildcats. The Spartans did the vast majority of their damage in the second quarter, scoring 27 points on four consecutive possessions. Thanks to big plays on offense and an opportunistic defense that forced a pair of Wildcat turnovers, Berthoud found the end-zone five times in the first half ... Full Story
