AURORA | Overland took the latest round in the evolving local football rivalry with Rangeview thanks to a 42-20 victory Friday night at Aurora Public Schools Stadium.
The Trailblazers scored on their first offensive play from scrimmage on a 56-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Luis Ruiz to junior wide receiver Jermaine Davis, which started the ball rolling on the program’s highest offensive output since a Week 8 game last season.
Senior running back Jaion Colbert rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns — including one in a run of 21 unanswered points between the second and third quarters that put Overland into the lead — while Ruiz, Vaejon Robinson and Angel Mares all collected rushing scores as coach Steve Sewell’s team moved to 2-2.
The Trailblazers won for the fourth time in the last five meetings of the Aurora teams since 2013, when they prevailed over the Raiders in overtime in a Class 5A state playoff first round contest.
Rangeview, which won last season’s meeting 47-39 in a shootout, took a 14-7 lead into the second quarter after senior quarterback Jaelin Odegard hit senior Josiah Allen with a 40-yard touchdown strike and senior David Aggrey scooped up a muffed punt and scored.
Coach Brandon Alconcel’s Raiders (0-4) lost Odegard to injury in the second quarter, however, and were held off the scoreboard again until backup quarterback Dayzawn Jackson rushed for a three-yard touchdown in the third quarter to pull his team within 28-21.
Colbert scored with 4:04 left to give the Trailblazers some breathing room and Mares’ 6-yard plunge with just over a minute left produced the final margin.
Overland’s defense forced five fumbles — and recovered four of them — while it also collected three interceptions against Odegard and Jackson.
Rangeview hopes to find its first victory against rival Gateway (2-2) in the Anvil game, set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at APS Stadium, while Overland heads out to face Legacy (3-1) on the same day at 7 p.m. at the North Stadium.
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OVERLAND 42, RANGEVIEW 20
Score by quarters:
Overland 7 14 7 14 — 42
Rangeview 14 0 6 0 — 20
SCORING
First quarter
Overland — Jermaine Davis 56 yard pass from Luis Ruiz (Malik Elgomati kick), 10:26
Rangeview — Josiah Allen 40 yard pass from Jaelin Odegard (Axel Lara kick), 3:13
Rangeview — David Aggrey 36 yard muffed punt return (Lara kick), 0:08
Second quarter
Overland — Jaion Colbert 8 yard run (Elgomati kick), 5:41
Overland — Vaejon Robinson 20 yard run (Elgomati kick), 1:23
Third quarter
Overland — Ruiz 7 yard run (Elgomati kick), 5:40
Rangeview — Dayzawn Jackson 3 yard run (kick failed), 0:49
Fourth quarter
Overland — Colbert 5 yard run (Elgomati kick), 4:04
Overland —Angel Mares 6 yard run (Elgomati kick), 1:14
RUSHING
Overland: Jaion Colbert 29-154, Vaejon Robinson 3-36, Angel Mares 2-12, Luis Ruiz 7-2, Wendell Cole 1-(minus 4)
Rangeview: Dayzawn Jackson 10-48, Trey Hall 16-46, David Aggrey 12-40, Rodney Reese 1-18, Jaelin Odegard 3-5, Kaleb Starling 1-(minus 2)
PASSING
Overland: Ruiz 6-14, 66 yards, 1 touchdown
Rangeview: Odegard 4-9, 62 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; Jackson 3-9, 26 yards, 2 interceptions
RECEIVING
Overland: Jermaine Davis 2-58, Mares 1-7, Colbert 3-1
Rangeview: Josiah Allen 2-51, Josh Hollins 3-25, Starling 2-12
