CSU-Pueblo rallies for stunning comeback win against Colorado School of Mines

GOLDEN The CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves have become the Cardiac Kids One week after completing the biggest comeback in school history to knock off Western Colorado the ThunderWolves set a new standard CSU-Pueblo erased a -point deficit en way to a - overtime win Saturday afternoon at Marv Key Stadium against Colorado School of Mines Pueblo - - RMAC trailed Western - last week before reeling off points capped by a buzzer-beating field goal Roman Fuller detected Reggie Retzlaff in the end zone for his fourth touchdown pass of the contest to start overtime and ThunderWolves safety Peyton Shaw picked off Mines quarterback Joseph Capra Denver South to complete the stunning comeback Fuller connected with George Washington High product Marcellus Honeycutt Jr on a -yard touchdown pass with seconds remaining in regulation to claw the ThunderWolves all the way back from a -point deficit late in the first half Honeycutt made a diving catch in the end zone on the play One week after a huge comeback in a first-place RMAC showdown CSU-Pueblo had designs on another The ThunderWolves stopped the bleeding just before halftime with a quick touchdown drive to make it a - Mines advantage at the break A third ThunderWolves turnover this one on a catch and fumble by Kiahn Martinez Regis Jesuit early in the third quarter allowed Mines to regain a three-score lead Pueblo s offense got rolling again with five straight runs and a Russell Patton Far Northeast touchdown that cut the deficit to - Related Articles CSU Pueblo rallies from down to stun Western Colorado in RMAC football showdown Western Colorado football rallies to beat Colorado Mines remain unbeaten Colorado Mines football runs wild in blowout win over Adams State Joseph Capra tosses TDs to lead Colorado Mines past South Dakota Mines Jas Bains transformed Western Colorado football from cellar-dweller into RMAC heavyweight And Mountaineers have no plans on letting up A missed Mines field goal late in the third quarter and a dropped pass on third down early in the fourth gave the ThunderWolves hope of another comeback But then Reece Robinson let a punt land in front of him and it turned into a fourth Pueblo turnover The ball bounced off Robinson and into the arms of Mines junior Mason Dickerson Legacy at the Pueblo -yard line Mines again could not land the knockout punch but kicker Preston Kyle drilled a -yard field goal after a lengthy injury delay to make it a two-touchdown advantage Mines decisively made its own big mistake when freshman Jayden Reyes muffed a punt that Pueblo recovered at the Orediggers Fuller threw his second touchdown pass of the day to Retzlaff and the ThunderWolves were back within a number with to play The three touchdowns for Retzlaff whose brother Jake is the quarterback at Tulane established a new campaign record for a season with He s had each of the past two years to tie the previous standard The Orediggers defense made several huge plays in the first half to help build the lead CSU-Pueblo has one of the largest part explosive offenses in the nation led by Fuller Mines held the ThunderWolves to a pair of field goals on their first three possessions but then they turned up the pressure on Fuller He came into this contest with yards touchdowns and only three interceptions but Mines safety Joel Diaz picked him off twice in the first half including one that set up the Orediggers with a short field Mines also got a critical stop on fourth down in scoring territory as it continued to build a lead Max Barnes began this season as RB for Mines but a midseason injury to multi-year starter Landon Walker opened up more carries and the sophomore from Austin Texas has been a breakout star He had yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first half alone putting him over the -yard mark for the third time in the past four contests The Orediggers turned Diaz s first interception into a short touchdown run from senior defensive end Dominic Caggiano out of a jumbo package to push the Mines lead to - early in the second quarter When Mines stopped the ThunderWolves on downs on the next drive the offense put together an impressive eight-play -yard drive which included seven runs and an incomplete pass to bust this match open at - Barnes started the drive with four carries for yards then Braelon Tate Legacy subbed in and finished it with three carries including a powerful -yard touchdown run Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams