ALAMOSA, Colo. — James Coby finished two 75-yard touchdown drives, but Adams State could not keep pace with Colorado School of Mines in a 69–12 loss Saturday at Rex Stadium.
The Grizzlies answered Mines' opening touchdown with a scoring march of their own, pulling within one point midway through the first quarter. The Orediggers then scored 38 consecutive points before halftime to take control.
Coby caught a 25-yard touchdown pass and added a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter. Frank Arcuri completed eight of 15 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown while leading Adams State with 52 rushing yards on 11 carries.
Roscoe Taylor paced the defense with eight tackles, including five solo stops, and a quarterback hurry. Benjamin Rodriguez, Maxwell Reitan and Dominique Lampkin each added five tackles.
Mines struck 29 seconds into the game on Joseph Capra's 20-yard touchdown pass to Aksel Richard. Adams State responded by putting together a 10-play, 75-yard drive that took 5:44 off the clock.
Arcuri kept the possession moving with two third-down runs and connected with JaKehlan Watts for a 26-yard gain into Oredigger territory. Facing second-and-10 at the Mines 25, Arcuri found Coby over the middle for the touchdown with 8:47 remaining in the opening quarter. The two-point attempt failed, leaving Adams State behind 7–6.
Mines answered with a Max Barnes touchdown run before Capra connected with Tyson Mauck for an 83-yard score. The Orediggers carried a 21–6 advantage into the second quarter and added three touchdowns and a field goal to lead 45–6 at halftime.
After Mines extended its lead early in the third quarter, Adams State assembled its second scoring drive.
Andre Branch broke free for a 15-yard run, and Arcuri found Kayden LaFramboise for an 11-yard completion as the Grizzlies worked downfield. Later in the possession, Adams State faced fourth-and-4 at the Mines 7. Arcuri completed a 6-yard pass to Watts, setting up Coby's 1-yard touchdown run on the next play.
The 10-play march covered 75 yards and consumed 6:36, cutting the deficit to 52–12 with 5:21 left in the third quarter. Mines blocked the extra-point attempt and added 17 points over the remainder of the game.
Branch finished with 46 rushing yards on 11 carries. Watts led Adams State's receivers with two catches for 32 yards, while LaFramboise caught three passes for 15 yards. Coby totaled 41 yards from scrimmage and accounted for both Grizzly touchdowns.
Adams State finished with 258 yards of offense, including 142 on the ground, and held possession for 34 minutes. Landon Bobo averaged 43.8 yards on four punts and placed three inside the 20. Jacob McGarvey averaged 42.8 yards on four punts, with one downed inside the 20.
The Grizzlies moved to 0–9 overall and 0–7 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.
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