BIG HORN – The Torrington High School football team fell to the Big Horn Rams 42-7 on Friday night.
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BIG HORN – The Torrington High School football team fell to the Big Horn Rams 42-7 on Friday night.
Torrington’s lone score came in the fourth quarter on a 5-yard run from junior Jacob Durrant.
The only other highlight came on Big Horn’s opening drive.
Sophomore linebacker Mac Hibben picked up a Ram pass.
During Torrington’s first drive, the Blazers faced a fourth-down situation, and junior quarterback Bryce Hager picked it up.
Then things changed.
After that, it became tough for Torrington to move the ball on the Big Horn defense. Torrington was able to pin them deep in their own territory, but the Rams were able to drive the field.
“They were very successful in doing that,” coach Russell Stienmetz said. “We gave up one big pass play, and it set them up for their first score.”
It was the first of five touchdowns for Big Horn in the game.
The Rams racked up 240 yards of rushing and 148 yards of passing.
On the offensive side of the ball, Torrington managed only 114 yards rushing and 57 yards passing.
“We need to clean up a lot of things with our offensive linemen so we can run the ball, and defensively, we need better execution and to tackle better,” Stienmetz said.
The game also saw a limited return of Hager and senior running back Dylan Packard, who were used in a limited capacity against Big Horn.
“Hopefully, this week we’ll get a little more of a green light with those two players,” Stienmetz said. “They are key contributors to the success of our team.”
This week, the Blazers (1-4 overall and 1-2 in the 2A East) travels to Dayton to face Tongue River (5-0 and 3-0) on Friday, Sept. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
“Tongue River is pretty balanced with a run/pass attack. With the passing game, they look for the big plays, so we’ll need to take those away. We need to make sure we have good eye discipline in our secondary. With the run game, we need to make sure we go up and tackle and go through hips,” Stienmetz said. “For us, it’s about ball security, and a little bit of extra effort so we can keep going and extend our drives.”
