It seems like not too long ago both basketball teams were holding their first open gyms of the season, with nothing but high hopes as motivation. After the first couple of games, though, it became clear that both teams played at a caliber that Pueblo West High school has never seen before. The girls went 13-0 at the beginning of the season with only losses to South and East tarnishing their perfect record. The boys did just as good and according to ColoradoPreps.com, a site that shows the rankings and brackets for all high school teams in Colorado, they are going into the postseason with a record of 20-3. Two of those losses came on their trip to Orlando in December and the other from a crazy game at Lewis Palmer. Already, the girls’ team has shattered numerous team records, one of these being for most wins in a season, Read the Rest »
South Game Proves New Rival Speculations to be True
Any speculations that have recently been made about the Pueblo West Cyclones having a new rival team were proven one hundred percent right, after the disappointing game at Dutch Clark Stadium on Friday night. Although very exciting, it was truly a “wacky” game! After the Colts made a touchdown in the first 20 seconds of the game, and another following quickly after, the Cyclones made it a point that they were going to work hard and rise to the challenge. Pueblo West dominated the game in the 2nd, 3rd, and the beginning of the 4th quarters.
Round Four Knockout
The word is spreading throughout all of Pueblo; there is a new rivalry in town. No longer is it Pueblo West and Pueblo County, or Pueblo East and Pueblo South. The new and best rivalry in town is now Pueblo West and Pueblo South. There is no doubt that these two teams are not only the best in the town but the past matchups have been legendary. In 2007, many of us witnessed Cyclones beat the Colts for the first time at any level of football in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. This was a game that showed how far Pueblo West had came, and also just a stepping stone on the way to a state championship game that I’m sure no senior will ever forget.
Traditions Take Time
I have been to four Pigskin Classics and two Bell Games. All as a Cyclone. I attended the 107th Bell Game and this year’s 110th. This year I noticed something different about the two different traditions: Pueblo West, while younger, does it better. I was not thinking this going into the second quarter as I sat on Centennial’s side in the student section. Getting ready for the game had been all about the “Bell Bash” and a train of decked out bulldog cars following the team bus to Dutch Clark Stadium. At the game all of the students knew the cheers and never stopped repeating them.
West Brings Home The Bacon
Many a complaint was heard about the new location of this year’s Pigskin Classic. Some said that it was going against tradition, others even went as far as to say that it would give the Cyclones bad luck. This year’s team proved all of those skeptics wrong. The beautiful facility at CSU-P fit the crowd comfortably and the lighting was spectacular. All the better to watch the home team dominate their rivals. The final score of 28-0 proved just how effective P-Dub was defensively. Thanks to the scrappy defense played by the Cyclones the Hornets didn’t even get a first down in the first quarter, let alone a number on the scoreboard. Throughout the entire evening the Hornets running game was completely shut down by the stifling defense of West, especially by those manning the line.
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