MHS Football

Cowboys beat Ignacio, host No. 1 Yuma

MEEKER I The Cowboys traveled to the southwest corner of the state for the first round of the Colorado 1A state playoffs against the Ignacio Bobcats and returned with a 28-17 victory. The win advances Meeker to the state quarterfinals, a game it will host Saturday at 1 p.m. in[Read More…]

November 14, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Hotchkiss denies Meeker league title

MEEKER I Both teams had already qualified for the state playoffs, so the game played in Starbuck Stadium last Friday between the hometown Meeker Cowboys and the Hotchkiss Bulldogs determined the Northwest League championship and home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

November 7, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Cowboys host Hotchkiss for league

36-7 win over Hayden Tigers ensures Meeker of 2009 playoff berth MEEKER I With a 36-7 victory against the Tigers in Hayden last week, the Meeker Cowboy football team clinched a playoff berth and will host the Hotchkiss Bulldogs for the Northwest League championship in Starbuck Stadium on Friday.

November 1, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker jumps on Rangely early to take 46-0 victory

MEEKER I Cowboy head football coach Shane Phelan said he does not script the first 15 plays for his team. If he did, it would have been difficult for him to script them any better last Friday. After the first 15 plays against county rival Rangely, Meeker led 30-0.

October 27, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Defense keys Meeker’s 14-7 victory

MEEKER I Although the Cowboy offense outscored the Paonia Eagles, according to head coach Shane Phelan, it was Meeker’s defense that won the game. “Our defense played well,” Phelan said. “To hold a team like Paonia to one touchdown, you have to do a lot of good things out there.”

October 21, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker whips West Grand, 56-0

MEEKER I Ask any football coach what he thinks about homecoming and you are likely to get mixed results.

October 13, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

No opponent means no game, but a win for MHS

MEEKER I The Cowboys won a game without even suiting up. And it was against a school that apparently is no longer, well, a school. Meeker called off its game last Friday against New Direction Academy of Aurora after repeated attempts to contact the online school proved unsuccessful.

October 4, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Stick a fork in Rams, Meeker wins 52-9 over Roaring Fork

MEEKER I After a loss to the defending 3A state champion Olathe Pirates the previous week, the Meeker Cowboys doubled their wins this season with a resounding defeat of a less-experienced 3A Roaring Fork Rams team.

September 29, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Pirates scuttle Meeker, 31-14

MEEKER I Non-conference games prepare teams for league competition and the Meeker Cowboys are seeking out the best competition in the area, including the defending 3A state champion Olathe Pirates.

September 23, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker jumps on Basalt for 36-0 win in home opener

MEEKER I “One game doesn’t make a season, but we did some good things,” Meeker head football coach Shane Phelan said of his team’s 36-0 rout of the 3A Basalt Longhorns Friday at Starbuck Stadium. Many of the 40 Cowboys listed in the game program saw action in the season[Read More…]

September 16, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled