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Dolores football routs Custer County 41-6 on homecoming night

Dolores football beat Custer County 41-6 on homecoming night, and varsity volleyball swept two more home matches to stay unbeaten in league play.

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Photo: Dolores Secondary 6-12 (school Facebook page)Dolores Bears football. Not from the game in this story.

Dolores High School teams played four games between September 22 and 26, all at home, and won every one of them. Football is 4-1, and varsity volleyball is 9-2 and first in its league.

Table of four Dolores High School results for Sept. 22-26, 2026: JV football beat Monticello 40-8; varsity volleyball beat Monticello 3-0; varsity football beat Custer County 41-6 on homecoming; varsity volleyball beat Ridgway 3-0 in a league match. Graphic: Cortez Current. Source: MaxPreps

Football

The varsity beat Custer County 41-6 at home on Friday night, the Bears’ homecoming game and their third straight win. Dolores is 4-1 and has not yet played a league game; the 8-Man Mountain schedule opens next Friday against Mancos.

JV football beat Monticello 40-8 at home on Tuesday.

Volleyball

The varsity swept both of its home matches without dropping a set — 3-0 over Monticello on Thursday and 3-0 over Ridgway on Saturday in a league match. The Bears are 9-2 on the season and 3-0 in the 2A/1A San Juan Basin, first in the league.


Coming up at home: varsity football hosts Mancos on Friday, October 2 at 7 p.m. — the league opener for both schools. Dates and times can change; check with the school before you go.

Results from MaxPreps.

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