Ponderosa Football Goes To The Air In Win Over Dakota Ridge

LAKEWOOD, CO — By Dennis Pleuss for CHSAANow.com/JeffCo. Good things seemed to happen for Ponderosa when the football went into the air Saturday afternoon at Jeffco Stadium.

The Mustangs pulled off a nice 41-10 road victory against Dakota Ridge in a bit of an unusual style from the normally grind it out physical style of Ponderosa. The Mustangs (2-2 record) had a pair of long touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Jack Hanenburg and also returned two interceptions back for defensive scores in the non-league victory.

“I was a little surprised by that,” Ponderosa senior running back/linebacker and captain Nick Hoff said of Ponderosa’s two touchdown passes. “That is the best our offense has passed the ball the past few weeks.”

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Images: 1) Dakota Ridge senior Gavin Jordan (81) is stacked up by a host of Ponderosa defenders Saturday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 2) Ponderosa senior Jack Rickard, right, takes a hit from Dakota Ridge sophomore Charlie Offerdahl to break up a pass Saturday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 3) Dakota Ridge senior Riley Fisher (89) looks for a way around Ponderosa senior Mason Maggio in the first half Saturday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 4) Ponderosa quarterback Jack Hanenburg (12) drops back to pass before getting sacked by Dakota Ridge senior Jackson Bartlett. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics).