GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – Two Western Slope teams took the field in a playoff doubleheader Friday. Palisade, playing its first game after a first-round bye, beat Fort Morgan 49-26. Grand Junction’s season ended with a 45-7 loss to Ralston Valley.
In game one, The Bulldogs got on the board quickly. Niall Karriker took a handoff 70 yards for a touchdown.
The defense made a big play of its own next. Fort Morgan’s Maverick Glenn threw the ball, and Palisade’s Jax Bavor intercepted it and returned it…