Crow football falls to Harper Charter in 6-man state title game

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Crow football's thrilling run through the postseason ended just short of the program's first-ever state title.

The Class 1A No. 9 Cougars fell, 81-0, to No. 2 Harper Charter in the 6-man state championship game Saturday, Nov. 29 at Redmond High School. Crow finishes the year at 9-3.

This marked the school's second-ever appearance in a football state championship game and first since 1993.

The Hornets outgained the Cougars 623-9 in terms of total yardage.

Michael Parker led Crow with 21 yards on three receptions. Aiden DeLeon ran for 23 yards on 16 carries, including a long of 12 yards.

Harper's Madoxx Martinez went 4-for-6 passing for 206 yards and three touchdowns and Richard Joyce went 2-for-2 for 66 yards and a touchdown. Joyce, Isaac Walker, Cope Christensen and Ace Christensen all caught touchdowns for the Hornets.

Martinez ran for 160 yards and four touchdowns on five carries for Harper Charter.

After finishing third in Special District 3, the Cougars earned a spot in the 1A (6) state playoffs by nabbing a 58-51 win at Powers on the final day of the regular season.

From there, Crow beat No. 8 Dayville/Monument/ Long Creek in the first round, then knocked off No. 1 Triangle Lake in the quarterfinals. The Cougars followed with a dramatic 45-39 win over Elkton in the semifinals that ended with a walk-off 47-yard touchdown pass from Cayden Hernandez to Levi Betts.

Jarrid Denney is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. He can be reached at jdenney@registerguard.com or on X @jarrid_denney

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