AURORA | The 0-3 start for the Regis Jesuit football team is far in the rearview mirror, as the Raiders continued their recent roll with a lopsided victory over Fountain-Fort Carson Friday night at Lou Kellogg Stadium.
Coach Danny Filleman’s Regis Jesuit team got three touchdown passes from freshman quarterback Luke Rubley — two on long strikes to senior JoJo Hernandez — plus two touchdowns from senior Joe Pron in a 45-7 victory that extended its win streak to four games.
Defense played a huge roll in the victory for the Raiders (4-3, 2-0 in Class 5A Southern League), as sophomore Will Anzures had an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown and freshman Colt Jones had two interceptions that set up scores as well. Sophomore Cade Filleman threw in a special teams touchdown for Regis Jesuit when he scooped up a fumbled snap on a punt and took it to the end zone.
Junior Jack Manthey knocked through a 26-yard field goal on the final play of the first half after the second of Jones’ interceptions to make it 31-0 at the break.
Filleman’s return touchdown and a 40-yard connection between Rubley and Hernandez (the second after a 50-yard strike in the first quartera) invoked the running clock mercy rule (40-point margin) early in the final quarter.
Fountain-Fort Carson (4-3, 0-2) averaged nearly 30 points per game in the first six weeks, but was held off the scoreboard until a short touchdown run inside the final five minutes.
Regis Jesuit plays host to Douglas County (4-3, 1-1) at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18
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REGIS JESUIT 45, FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON 7
Score by quarters:
Ftn.-Fort Carson 0 0 0 7 — 7
Regis Jesuit 21 10 7 7 – 45
SCORING
Regis Jesuit — Joe Pron 2 yard touchdown (Jack Manthey kick), 8:41
Regis Jesuit — JoJo Hernandez 50 yard pass from Luke Rubley (Manthey kick), 6:13
Regis Jesuit — Will Anzures 85 yard interception return (Manthey kick), 2:28
Second quarter
Regis Jesuit — Pron 5 yard pass from Rubley (Manthey kick), 9:12
Regis Jesuit — Manthey 26 yard field goal, 0:00
Third quarter
Regis Jesuit — Cade Filleman 24 yard fumble return (Manthey kick), 0:33
Fourth quarter
Regis Jesuit — Hernandez 40 yard pass from Rubley (Manthey kick), 10:08
Fountain-Fort Carson — Da’Kari Releford Jr. 1 yard run (Blake McFadden kick), 4:57