Bryson Long, Logan Sircy and the Peetz Bulldogs kicked off their 2017 football season in style.
Long, a junior, rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns as his fourth-ranked team in 6-man beat North Park 63-13. He also threw 57-yard touchdown pass, and forced a fumble on defense.
Logan Sircy also contributed in a big way for the Bulldogs with three total touchdowns, including two receiving scores, as well as 11 tackles and an interception on defense. He also blocked a field goal.
The win was extra significant because North Park had upset No. 2 Fleming 31-25 in Zero Week.
On Thursday, Peetz jumped out to a 30-0 lead at halftime, then put up 33 more points in the third quarter.
Tre Fehringer also threw a touchdown pass for the Bulldogs, and Hunter White rushed for a score and intercepted a pass.
Gage Travis had 11 tackles on defense, including two for a loss.
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5A: (10) Fairview 38, Horizon 14
Sophomore Aidan Atkinson had quite the debut for the Knights. The new quarterback threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns as No. 10 Fairview beat Horizon 38-14.
He most often found junior Bryce DesJardins, who caught nine passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Fellow junior Matt Greenwald also caught five passes for 111 yards and a score.
“It just feels like the chemistry is already there (with Atkinson) and we think it’s going to continue to improve through the season with route-reading and whatnot,” DesJardins told BoCoPreps.com after the game.
Senior Mariano Kemp also rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
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3A/4A: (4) Silver Creek 14, Dakota Ridge 0
Silver Creek held a slim 7-0 lead after three quarters, then got a sealing touchdown from Austin Knechtel late in the fourth quarter to secure a big win, according to BoCoPreps.com.
“I’m proud of the offense persevering through the second half and our defense shut them out, so we’ll try to build on that piece,” Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca told the outlet.
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Notables:
5A No. 8 Columbine improved to 2-0 with a 38-13 win over Rocky Mountain.
Grandview and Chaparral were tied at 7 after the first quarter, but the 5A No. 6 Wolves pulled away for a 21-7 win.
Kennedy beat DPS rival George Washington for the first time since 2017 with a 42-7 win.
Skyview pulled away to beat Centaurus 33-14. It was just a 13-12 lead in the second quarter.
Clear Creek jumped out to a 22-0 lead at halftime and never looked back in beating Lake County 42-7 on a rainy night.
Eaton isn’t playing around when it comes to seeking a fifth consecutive Class 3A volleyball title.
So when the CHSAANow.com No. 1-ranked team in the state played host to No. 2 Valley, the Reds were all business. It showed with a 25-21, 25-13, 21-25, 25-22 win over the Vikings on Thursday night.
Even though the final score in sets was 3-1, Valley was anything but an easy team to beat. Sophomore Delaney Eckhardt put on a hitting show, finishing the match with 20 kills.
Senior Halie Diederich did her part as well with 34 assists. But it wasn’t enough for the Vikings who fall to 1-1 on the regular season.
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1A: (2) Fleming 3, (5) Weldon Valley 1
Fleming opened its season with a 25-23, 18-25, 25-14, 25-20 win over Weldon Valley in a battle of 1A top-five teams.
After the match was even through the first two sets, the Wildcats took over in the final two to get the victory.
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5A/4A: (6) Cherry Creek 3, (5) Valor Christian 2
A five-set thriller highlighted Thursday’s volleyball slate and it was 5A No. 6 Cherry Creek who got the 19-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-23, 15-9 win over 4A No. 5 Valor Christian.
Junior Katie Sherman recorded 21 kills in the win. Ashley Hand helped out with 33 assists while Santana Monroe helped out defensively with five blocks.
Camryn Laird went 3-for-4 and drove in six runs as Pueblo South softball scored a big upset over No. 2 Air Academy on Thursday.
The 16-7 win improves Pueblo South’s overall record to 4-0 this year.
The Colts went into the top if the third trailing 2-1, and that’s when the bats woke up.
They scored nine runs over the next two innings and Hallie Faris was able to limit the damage the Kadets could at the plate from there on out.
Karsen Romines went 2-for-3, driving in a run and scoring twice for Air Academy.
The Kadets will open league play on Wednesday when they travel to Vista Ridge.
The Colts will see heavy action this weekend when they head to the Erie Tournament of Champions. They’ll face Chouteau-Mazie (Olka.) in their first game on Saturday.
Resurrection Christian’s Micha Ramirez shot a one-under-par 70 to get the win at the Estes Park Invite on Thursday.
He got the better of Mountain Range’s Connor Jones by two strokes and Mead’s T.J. Shehee by three.
Mountain Range took the overall win as a team, shooting 11-over to beat Sterling by seven strokes.
TCA’s O’Halloran is the only player under par at Mitchell Open
The Classical Academy’s Liam O’Halloran was the only golfer to end his day in red numbers at Thursday’s Mitchell Open.
His 70 was good by eight strokes to get the individual win.
The Titans placed first as a team, shooting 21-over.
Peak to Peak edges Lutheran at Colorado National
Ian Thorpe ended his day two-over, but he, Ethan Tartagila, Suchit Sharma and Nishant Datta paced Peak to Peak to get the team win at Thursday’s Metro League tournament.
The Pumas were just three strokes better than Lutheran. Westin Pals was also two-over on the day, but a stroke or two here and there ended up resulting in a second place finish.
Prospect Ridge’s Walker Franklin was the best individual at the tournament, shooting a 68 en route to sitting atop the leaderboard.
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