During a season-opening win over Montezuma-Cortez High School\u2019s junior varsity, the Dolores High School football team played well.<\/p>\n
The Bears remain far from a finished product however, as demonstrated by the team\u2019s 47-0 defeat at the hands of Coal Ridge in New Castle, Colo., on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n
According to head coach Chris Trusler, Dolores struggled from the get go, falling behind 27-0 to their Class 2A opponents at halftime in route to the loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t do a whole lot,\u201d said Trusler. \u201cOur offense was not moving the football. We\u2019ve got to get a lot better at our run blocking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also contributing to the Bears struggles was an injury to junior running back Branden Donaldson, who left the game in the second quarter after rushing for 31 yards.<\/p>\n
A few Dolores players did stand out in the loss however, Kellen Gatzke, who recorded a team-high 20 tackles, and senior defensive lineman KC Davis, who registered six tackles and two sacks.<\/p>\n
Asked how his team can improve moving forward, Trusler immediately cited conditioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cHalfway into the first quarter, our guys were all gassed,\u201d said Trusler. \u201cWe were trying to call in plays and a lot of the kids were (so tired) that they were not even looking to see what the defensive call was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trusler went on to say that he was pleased by the fact that his team avoided penalties and turnovers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not having penalties and turnovers like we did last year,\u201d said the Bears head coach.<\/p>\n
With their record now at 1-1 on the season, Dolores will practice through a bye week before taking on Monument Valley on Sept. 12. The game will take place in Dolores at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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