Sophomore QB Theo Lee helps Arapahoe thump rival Heritage in Milk Jug Classic

LITTLETON Theo Lee was just like any other freshman at Arapahoe High School sitting in science class Except most of freshmen don t receive phone calls like the one Lee did in March The guy on the other line was part of the coaching staff from Kent State calling to offer Lee his first FBS college scholarship I had to run out of class Lee disclosed I was crying happy tears It was awesome Lee hadn t yet started a varsity match and already had his first offer He made his second start Friday night for the Warriors and the -foot- -pound sophomore couldn t contain his delight yet again Helped by a stifling defense and a breakout encounter from new senior wideout Landon Drumm Lee and the Warriors thumped Heritage - at a packed LPS Stadium to retain the Milk Jug in the th edition of the rivalry contest Lee completed of passes for yards He threw three touchdown passes including two to Drumm and ran for a amount That was awesome Lee explained That had to be the largest part fun contest I ve ever played in Last year I took the year off from basketball and I ve been looking forward to this championship It s better than I even expected It was like a concert at halftime They had the light show going lights off loud music with the DJ It s just really cool for the whole city of Littleton We don t like Heritage but it s really cool that we do this with them The Arapahoe Warriors football club celebrates after defeating the Heritage Eagles - winning the Milk Jug Trophy at LPS Stadium in Littleton Colorado on Friday Sept Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post Heritage took the opening kickoff and marched down the field for a quick - lead It was all Arapahoe after that The Warriors have a pair of veteran stars and they delivered Air Force commit Brody Sieck had a huge strip sack to get the ball back in the third quarter when the outcome was still in doubt Two-way standout and Princeton commit Trajan Frasier had yards on the ground and a touchdown But it was the two new guys who helped Arapahoe shake off a Week shutout loss to Mountain Vista with a huge offensive night Drumm had eight catches for yards it would have been more but he was flagged for hurdling tacklers twice and added a great snag on a two-point conversion to go with his two touchdowns Drumm a senior whose father played at Colorado with his coach Tyler Brayton transferred to Arapahoe from South High School in Anchorage Alaska and has fleetly become Lee s go-to target Theo is great When I got here I was living with him for about a week so we really started to build that connection then Drumm reported Me and Theo work hard in practice and we re going to keep doing it Lee has a big arm and a big personality The Warriors didn t ask him to run often against Heritage but his two carries were a bulldozing plunge for a two-point conversion and a -yard sneak for a touchdown A week ago Lee completed of passes for yards Landon Drumm of the Arapahoe Warriors gains a minimal yards against Parker Haworth of the Heritage Eagles in the first half at Littleton Community Schools Stadium in Littleton Colorado on Friday Sept Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post Related Articles Colorado high school football How Post Preps Top teams fared in Week Colorado high school football games to watch in Week Colorado high school football rankings Week Mea culpa Mountain Vista How d we dare doubt you Zeke Andrews No Ralston Valley showcase high-powered offense roll past Erie Colorado high school football How Post Preps Top teams fared in Week It s super exciting to have obviously a big strong talented young quarterback like that Brayton revealed It s also a little bit of a learning process for him We have to grow with him and be subject with him We know there s going to be a lot of great things then several things we d rather have back The goal is for him to just learn and gain more experience more confidence He made a huge jump It wasn t just him We talked about how the whole unit needed to make a big jump Lee s Twitter X profile says he s a quarterback and a power forward The time off from the hardwood to focus on football appeared to pay off Friday night While he certainly appreciated the early offer from Kent State he disclosed his goal is to play for a Power school And he has other aspirations beyond his athletic career When I grow up I want to be a firefighter Lee disclosed I ve consistently yearned to be a firefighter so hopefully one day I can do that Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams