LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Is anyone going to be able to stop this Dakota Ridge football team?
The No. 2 Eagles scored at will on Friday night against No. 15 Longmont, advancing in the 4A playoffs with a convincing 56-35 win. Dakota Ridge will face rival Chatfield in the quarterfinals next week.
The Eagles trailed 8-0 after just one play, an opening kickoff return and two-point conversion by a scrappy Longmont team, but rallied to take a 35-22 halftime lead and never looked back in the second half.
Dakota Ridge ran for five first half touchdowns, including one from Noah Triplett, one from Adam Graves and two by Dante Capolungo.
While the Eagles march toward a state title rolls on, Longmont's offense did all it could, hanging an impressive 35 points on the scoreboard. QB Keegan Patterson was excellent with three rushing TDs.
Dakota Ridge is now 11-0 while Longmont closes its 2021 season at 7-5.
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