Blackhawks down Rogers for special win

Cheney special teams score two quick, second-half touchdowns in 38-7 romp over Pirates

Cheney High football fans at Albi Stadium last Thursday got a taste of the true power of special teams to make an impact in a football game.

After fumbles created some early adversity for the Blackhawks against Rogers High School, it was a pair of special teams plays that turned a close game with the host Pirates into a rout.

Up 10-7 at the half, Cheney sophomore Dusten Butikofer fielded the second-half kickoff at his 8-yardline and sprinted 92 yards for a score. Not long after, senior Camden VerStrate turned a Rogers’ punt he picked up at his own 2 into a 98-yard touchdown run that gave the B...

 

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