Wildcats Win Big Against Central

The Fruita-Monument Wildcats were on the visitor's side for the second week in a row at Stocker Stadium, this time against the winless Central Warriors. It was a different Grand Junction team that they were playing, but the results were the same.

The Wildcat's offense came out strong in the first half, scoring 26 first half points, while the defense kept Central from scoring at all. The Warriors scored an early safety in the 3rd quarter, but did not find the end zone until the 4th quarter. Meanwhile, the Wildcats only added 7 additional points in the 4th quarter.The final score was 33 to 10 for the Wildcats. This makes their season record 3-4 overall, while Central remains winless.

Fruita-Monument will play the Montrose Indians next week at home for the Friday Night Lights Game of the week. Central plays Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM against the Durango Demons also at Stocker Stadium. The CMU Mavericks will also be in town next weekend, playing at 6:00 PM.

This was the second of three high school football games on an extended Friday Night Lights weekend on 95Rock at 95.1FM. Game three is Saturday (October 6th) at Stocker Stadium as the Grand Junction Tigers host Durango with the broadcast starting at 6:30 PM for the H&R Block pregame show with Tommy and Kyle. You can also listen to the game online at 95rockfm.com or on your smart device using the radioPup app.

With cooler weather moving into the region this weekend, be sure to bundle up and get out to enjoy some great local high school football this season. Be sure to look for the complete weekend High School Western Slope wrap-up right here every Saturday and Sunday.