Lakewood Football Downs Bear Creek In Clash Of Old Jeffco Rivals

LAKEWOOD, CO – By Dennis Pleuss via CHSAANow.com/Jeffco. Lakewood seniors Pierce Holley and Kegan Hufford provided a potent 1-2 punch for the Tigers on Friday night at Jeffco Stadium.

Two of the Tigers’ key returners from last season helped Lakewood claw out a 38-13 victory against former league rival Bear Creek in the Week 1 football opener for both teams.

“I’ve been preaching since the summer that I had 33 seniors last year and people are going to say it’s a rebuilding year and we aren’t going to be very good,” Lakewood coach Jeff Braun said. “The kids really took that to heart and we are going to ride that as long as we can.”

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Images: 1) Lakewood senior Elias Borjas (3) gets some blocking from junior Charlie Ross (19) during a run in the first half Friday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) 2) Bear Creek senior Josh Shipp (26) closes on Lakewood junior Keondre Beauty after a catch. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Stadium) 3) Lakewood senior Kegan Hufford (33) leads the Tigers onto the field Friday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) 4) Lakewood senior Elias Borjas, left, intercepts a pass in front of Bear Creek senior Nate Madrid. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)