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It’s become something of an annual contest. Sometimes bi-annual. So Saturday’s football game between Cherry Creek and Valor Christian isn’t anything out of the ordinary — but it is special.

The two programs, who have combined to win 16 titles, will play for the Class 5A championship on Saturday. It will be their eighth matchup, and all have come since the 2014 season. That includes the 2014 5A title game.

“It’s a game you dream of playing in,” said Cherry Creek quarterback Alex Padilla, a senior. “You kind of expect it at the beginning of the season. … It’s always an exciting game to play in, but especially those guys.”

The game, held at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, will kick off at 2:30 p.m.

The two teams have met three times in the postseason, most recently in the 2016 semifinals. They also met in the 2014 championship game, an epic matchup which ended with Cherry Creek winning 25-24. This year’s group of seniors were in eighth grade during that last title matchup.

“We didn’t get them on our regular season schedule this year, so it’s good to finally get to battle with them in the finals,” said Luke McCaffrey, the Valor Christian quarterback. “I think that’s the right place. They’ve earned it, and we’ve earned it.”

The two teams were ranked No. 1 (Cherry Creek) and No. 3 (Valor Christian), respectively, in the preseason. They entered the playoffs seeded No. 1 (Valor Christian) and No. 3 (Cherry Creek).

But while the game pits two of the most consistently successful 5A programs in recent history against one another, both coaches had a similar response when it was suggested that this matchup was expected:

“I would say I wish you would’ve told me,” said Logan, now in his seventh season at Cherry Creek, and 26th overall.

Said McCaffrey, Valor’s first-year coach: “I wish you would’ve told me that a long time ago. I didn’t know it.”

Both coaches pointed to the strength of 5A this season, and the teams they battled to get to this point.

“There are teams that are not here — listen, Columbine is as good a team that we’ve faced this year. They could easily be here,” Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan said. “Grandview could easily be here. Eaglecrest could easily be here. There are two handfuls of teams that are probably two or three plays away from being here.”

“I think it’s special anytime you have an opportunity to play for a state championship,” Valor Christian’s Ed McCaffrey said. “There are so many good teams, and so many good coaches in the state. It is hard to get to this point.”

Alex Padilla. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

Cherry Creek is led by Padilla, who has thrown for 1,789 yards and 23 touchdowns against just one interception this season. A University of Iowa commit, he also has four rushing touchdowns.

The Bruins have a trio of running backs who handle their ground attack: Jayle Stacks (738 yards, 10 touchdowns), Seamus Henderson (699 yards, 7 TDs), and James Walker II (397 yards, 4 TDs). In the semifinals, Henderson handled the bulk of the carries (25), and rushed for 103 yards.

Senior wide receiver and defensive back Marcus Miller, an Air Force commit, has been out with an injured much of the season, but returned to play defense two weeks ago. Against Columbine in the semifinals, he forced a game-sealing fumble late in the fourth quarter. Miller also made a surprise appearance at wide receiver, but only played a handful of snaps.

Logan called Miller his team’s “most explosive player,” and wasn’t sure if he’d play on offense in the championship game.

The Bruins are anchored by a great offensive line, including 6-foot-7 tackle Michael Lynn, who is committed to Nebraska.

Defensively, John Adams leads Cherry Creek with 86 tackles, and Jaden Triplett has a team-high seven tackles for a loss. Alec Pell, who has 73 tackles, including for a loss, and a team-high six sacks, is also very active. And sophomore Myles Purchase has six interceptions this season.

Mac Willis has hit all five of the field goals he’s attempted, including a long of 50. He is also 47-of-48 on extra points.

Luke McCaffrey. (Steve Oathout)

Valor Christian, meanwhile, has the senior Luke McCaffrey leading the charge. The youngest of four brothers who have gone through the school, the Nebraska commit has thrown for 2,033 yards and 20 touchdowns against four interceptions this season. He has also rushed for 454 yards and eight touchdowns.

The Eagles entered the year with Joshia Davis, a CU commit, spearheading its ground attack, but Davis has fought through injuries much of the year, and hasn’t played since Nov. 9. He is out for the season, according to coach McCaffrey, and won’t play Saturday.

In Davis’ absence, freshman Gavin Sawchuk has exploded onto the scene. He has a team-high 606 rushing yards, and nine touchdowns. After amassing just three carries through the season’s first nine weeks, Sawchuk went for 197 yards in Valor’s regular season finale. Then, against ThunderRidge in the quarterfinals, he have five touchdowns.

Valor also has Jack Howell and Zain Zinicola, who both play big roles on offense. Howell has four rushing touchdowns, while Zinicola is the team’s leading receiver with 699 yards. Kaiden Keefe (653 yards, six TDs) and Chase Lopez (617 yards, eight TDs) are also major factors in the passing game.

Ethan Zemla anchors Valor’s defense at linebacker, with 137 tackles, including 25 for a loss. Cian Quiroga has 20 tackles for a loss, and a team-high nine sacks as a defensive tackle.

It’s a Valor Christian defense that has 35 takeaways, among the most in the state.

There’s also an interesting storyline in that Dave Logan and Ed McCaffrey used to be radio partners on the Denver Broncos radio broadcast from 2012-17. The two remain good friends.

“Dave’s a friend, and was a mentor,” McCaffrey said. “We had fun talking football for five years calling the Broncos games, and we watched a lot of high school football on the road. We took some red eyes after high school games to try to get to the Broncos games in time.

“In fact,” McCaffrey added, “Dave was one of the big influences that caused me to apply for the job to begin with. We talked a lot about it. He knew it was a passion of mine, he knew it was what I loved to do, he knew I wanted to serve in some capacity as a coach, and an opportunity became available, and I leaned on him a little bit before I made that decision. So the friendship is still very strong, and it’s a real honor to be able to coach against him in the state championship.”

Said Logan, who will be coaching in his 11th championship game: “We’re friends. We’ve known each other for a long time, and I have the upmost respect for Ed. I think that whenever you take over a program, I don’t care how talented the program is, there’s a process involved. The players have to get to know you, and they have to get to know the coaches, so the job that they’ve done there is exceptional. They’re talented for sure, but it takes more than talent to win games.”

Come Saturday, though, everyone’s focus will be on the field, and that gold trophy.

“This is the goal,” Luke McCaffrey said. “Just to have the opportunity is incredible, and now we’ll go out there and do our best to try and finish it.”

“I couldn’t dream up a better ending to four years of playing high school football,” Padilla said.

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PUEBLO — Week 3 of the regular season was a high note for the Pueblo East Eagles. Not so much for Palmer Ridge. East had traveled to Monument and handed the Bears their second loss of the year. Overall, they had fallen to 1-2.

With a Pac 12 recruit on each roster and the fact that the two teams had combined to win the previous four Class 3A state championships, the idea of a rematch in the playoffs instantly became enticing for fans of both teams, the local media and, of course, the players.

“We’re looking forward to the opportunity to compete,” Palmer Ridge coach Tom Pulford said. “East has a rich tradition. They’ve won three in a row and that was with three different head coaches. At the end of the day, the cream rises to the top. Coach Watts and his staff has done a great job over there with his players and we’re looking forward to competing at a high level.”

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There might not be anyone more excited for round two than Palmer Ridge quarterback Ty Evans. The University of Colorado commit had high expectations coming into 2018, but that Week 3 game against East didn’t go as planned. He threw five interceptions, three of which to UCLA commit Kain Medrano. Ever since, Evans has been looking forward to a chance at redemption.

“The whole defense played well that game,” Evans said. “And that was probably one of the worst games I’ve played in my life, to be honest. Since that game, we’ve said that we’d see them again.”

He’ll get his shot on Saturday at the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl on the campus of CSU-Pueblo.

The Bears (11-2 overall) are the designated home team but the game will be played just minutes away from Pueblo East High School. Evans and his teammates are looking forward to the raucous Pueblo crowd that is sure to show up.

“I’ve played sports my whole life and I’ve played in countless hostile environments,” Evans said. “Everyone is trying to get into your head and everyone is trying to find a way to get their edge over you. The more you win in those environments the more it helps you in situations like this. We fully go out and expected to be the most hated people in the stadium. That’s how we approach every road game and it’s worked for us.”

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There is no sense from anyone wearing Pueblo East gear that winning the game is a forgone conclusion. And the one thing that the Eagles (11-2) know for certain is that Evans will not repeat the performance of their first matchup. They have no doubt that last year’s 3A player of the year will come out sharp and if Medrano is to have similar success, he also needs to up his game.

“I do think that he’s going to be better than he was last time,” Medrano said. “He won’t do that as much. I just have to trust my technique and know that if (an opportunity for an interception) is there, I have to go get it.”

At Wednesday’s press conference, each coach admitted that they have looked at tape from the previous matchup and tried to learn what they can ahead of Saturday’s showdown.

It’s often said in sports that beating a team twice in one year is very difficult to do. East coach Andy Watts certainly gives credence to that line of thinking, but as he prepares for Saturday it helps him to remember that the mental edge of having already beaten his upcoming opponent also plays a role.

“It’s very challenging in any sport at any level,” Watts said. “It’s tough on the team that won the first battle. But there is still pressure on them, we’ve proven that we can beat them and that they’re beatable. It will be tough for both teams. We both know what we’re getting into.”

They’re getting into a rematch of Week 3, plain and simple. Only this time, there is hardware at stake. East will look to win its fourth title in five years. The Bears are looking to go back-to-back.

The showdown begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

LAKEWOOD — A second is all the time it took for Lakewood’s boys basketball team to swing the tide dramatically Wednesday night at Green Mountain High School.

Three-sport athlete Pierce Holley scored a game-high 28 points for Lakewood in a 67-59 victory over Green Mountain. His most impressive scoring stretch came over the span of a second to close out the third quarter.

Lakewood senior Pierce Holley goes up for two of his 28 points Wednesday night in a 67-59 victory over Green Mountain. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

“I don’t think I’ve ever scored five points in one second,” Holley said with a laugh. “I thought we got a lot of momentum off of that. It was a little lucky.”

Holley was fouled with one second left on the clock in the third quarter. Lakewood’s starting quarterback on the Tigers’ football team this past fall made both free throws to extend Lakewood’s lead to 46-39 over Green Mountain. The real dagger was the Rams’ ensuing inbound pass hit a ceiling rafter on a full-court pass attempt.

Lakewood regained possession underneath the Rams’ basketball and Holley preceded to nail a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Tigers a 49-39 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

“That was brutal. That was brutal,” Green Mountain coach Mike Puccio said of the end of the third quarter. “That could have been a 10-point swing. To come back from that was tough. That hurt us.”

Lakewood coach Daryl Johnson gave credit to sophomore Addison Reddinger for actually calling the inbound play where Holley worked off a screen to get open for the 3-pointer.

Green Mountain junior Trey Towndrow, middle, drives between Lakewood seniors Omar Vargas (0) and Pierce Holley (2) during both teams’ season opener Wednesday night at Green Mountain High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

“I have to give props to our sophomore (Redding) who called that play,” Johnson said. “He said we had to run it for Pierce. That was a pretty good idea.”

Reddinger (10 points) and senior Omar Vargas (14 points) pitched in double-digit points in the season opening victory for the Tigers (1-0 record). Senior Simon Muango had eight points for a shorthanded Lakewood team that only suited eight players.

“We had so many weird situations here at the start of the season and just had to go with eight (players),” Johnson said. “Hats off to Pierce. That kid is incredible.”

Pierce just received a football offer from the Colorado School of Mines. He has also been one of Lakewood’s top lacrosse players over the past few spring seasons.

“I’ll do whatever I need to do to help the team win,” Holley said.

Green Mountain (0-1) was led by juniors Blake Schell and Trey Towndrow. The pair combined for 42 points in the loss. Schell finished with 23 points, including three 3-pointers. Towndrow scored a 14 points in the second half to finish with 19 points.

Green Mountain junior Blake Schell (24) puts up a shot while falling to the court during the second quarter Wednesday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

The Rams were especially excited to hold their season-opener on their home court. Water problems plagued Green Mountain’s gymnasium floor over the past few months. Damage caused the Rams’ indoor fall season teams — volleyball and gymnastics — to play several home games not at the school.

The new gym floor was finished just two weeks ago, just in time for the start of the winter season. Green Mountain held a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to tip-off to thank everyone who worked to get the floor ready for the start of the winter basketball season.

The Class 4A Jeffco League looks pretty open with powerhouses Golden and Evergreen graduating a lot of talent from last year’s squad, along with Valor Christian moving up to 5A Jeffco.

“Everybody can stay that right now,” Puccio said of the 4A Jeffco being wide-open this season. “There are a lot of great coaches. It’s a buzzsaw of great coaches. We are up for the challenge for sure.”

Johnson voiced his desire of having 5A Jeffco step up when it comes to the big picture across the state.

“I just hope Jeffco makes some noise,” Johnson said referring to the postseason this year. “It’s time for us to make some noise again. We all have to make noise.”

Lakewood senior Simon Muamgo (1) looks for an open teammate while being covered by Green Mountain senior Thomas Diefenbach (11) during the first quarter Wednesday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

DENVER — Lincoln boys basketball opened its season with an 89-67 win over Falcon on Wednesday.

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Welcome back, hoop fans! We are excited to get Season 10 of Ball Fever started with the expert assistance of the “Digital Media Guru” Ryan Casey!

Our state is once again loaded with talent, stand out teams, and some sure surprises on the way in our big school 5A/4A boys hoops. Wait, we have a 5A top-10 match up to start the season?!! Let’s get to it…

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The Look Back

Monday, Nov. 26

CHSAA’s No. 4 ranked Smoky Hill Buffaloes invaded No. 9 ranked George Washington on the Monday after Thanksgiving! Something to be thankful for, indeed. Speaking with Coach Hardin of the Buffaloes prior to game he knew the Patriots would come out strong in Game 1 for their school, community, and pride.

He was right as Kendale Johnson Jr. and Jovon Nelson helped keep the Patriots close early but it was no match for the Smoky veterans Kenny Foster (Wyoming commit) and floor leader Quentin Rock.

Foster had 16 points at the half, which was a first half battle of who could penetrate and figure out their foes zone defense. Foster and Rock penetrated, slashed the gaps. Veteran leadership was the key in this 14-point season opening road win for Smoky and it really wasn’t that close!

Look for both of these squads to improve as their young players on both sides become comfortable on the varsity floor.

Other games:

• A fourth quarter surge led to an impressive road win for Boulder at Chatfield and Dennis Pleuss was all over it.
• Monarch also started the season off right with three players in double figures: senior Jack Ramsey with 13 and juniors Joey Covington (13), John Grigsby (11) joining him.
• Thomas Jefferson has a junior, Darius Hornbuckle, who can flat out put the ball in the whole but on this night his 12 points was not enough to counter Sierra’s Imani Grigsby and Isaish Wilburn who scored 17 and 15 respectively. The junior Grigsby added 9 rebounds on the night…that close to the double-double!
• Our 4A No. 3 Pueblo West had an early season battle down south vs. Sand Creek. This one was close the entire way but the Cyclones never relinquished a lead in the 78-73 win.
• Love seeing 3A DSST: Green Valley Ranch schedule a “big boy” school in Pomona early non conference play! Quite a stat line for DSST’s Elias Williams who went for 11 points, 10 rebounds (Double-Double!!), and adding a crazy 6 steals. It wasn’t enough to stop host Pomona who won 63-39, but way to go take on a challenge DSST. Ball Fever Crew approves!

Tuesday, Nov. 27

• The Bulldogs come out swinging and led this one from beginning to end as Brighton defended home court 82-51 over visiting Legacy.
• The Fever Crew has sighted our first “monsta” Double-Double of the week 1 in junior Javonte Johnson’s 40 points (74% from the field) 16 rebound effort for 4A No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain in their 34 point route of Widefield. Johnson just happened to go a perfect 9-9 from the free throw line as well. Quite a coming out party for the season. Javonte Johnson will be a name to keep an eye on…

Wednesday, Nov. 28

The Fever Crew “gas’d up the pacer” and headed to Parker CO for Legend hosting Eaglecrest.

We were poised and ready to get a peek at Raptor’s super soph Ty Robinson but due to “whistles a plenty,” Robinson had to spend long stretches on the Raptors bench but senior Aaron Bokol stepped up well and pace the squad in Robinson’s absence.

Impressions of the Titans? They have a 5-foot-10 guard (not quite 5-foot-10 but his HEART is!) in junior Cam LeVan who hit big outside shots and key drives to give the Titans a chance late but not enough as Bokol hit a late 3-point shot to give Raptors the lead and despite the foul trouble Robinson elevates and swats away the Titans last shot at a tie game. Legend always a tough place to play and the Raptors are a different beast with Robinson on the floor!

Other games:

• The annual Fossil Ridge Tip Off Classic tips off with Vista Ridge pounding Mountain View by 31 points.
• Not to be out done Rocky Mountain comes out and shocks Cherokee Trail 50-43 in game 1 of the Rock Canyon/Mountain Vista tourney.
• Senior Dailin Smith poured in 24 points for Liberty but not enough to stop Chatfield from bouncing back from their first tourney loss 62-55.
• NOT a good start for No. 5 Denver East losing in tourney play to Poudre 51-43. The Angels got 11 points from senior PJ Steed and 7 from Kwane Marble. The senior leaders will have to produce more!
• A senior to keep an eye on, Chase Hettinger, got Castle View off to a blowout victory in tourney play over Gateway.
• Logan Dexter scored 21 and Anthony Romero 26 for Mountain Range but not enough to hold off “the Bellos” (Far North East) who won the season opener 87-80 on the road.
• Soph Luke Yoder led all scorers with 23 points in Fossil Ridge’s season opening win over Thompson Valley.
• Smoky Hill looking to maintain their HIGH FLYING ways in 81-50 romp over Highlands Ranch

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— Smoky Hill Hoops (@SmokyHillHoops) November 29, 2018

• Lancers make a statement almost putting up 90 points in Denver Tip Off Classic opening win over Falcon!
• 4A No. 2 Longmont again flexed it’s early season muscle 67-26 over Erie.
• Denver South starts season with a 51-49 win at Conifer.
• Fever Crew has a feeling Rock Canyon will play this season with a “chip” on the shoulder after not being ranked in our preseason 5A top-10. They only opened up with a 87-25 “whippin” of Rampart!
• 5A No. 7 Regis closed out our mid-week coverage with a 69-37 thrashing of Boulder on the road. A large part of that overall 69 points was point guard Jamil Saffiedine’s 16 points and running mates Daniel Carr’s 16 point, 10 rebound Double-Double. Regis looks stacked with four more upperclassmen on the roster making major contributions.

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The Look Ahead

One of our CHSAA Partners, Colorado Preps, has done an outstanding job of compiling the tournament brackets/action all over the state that you may want to check out this Week 1.

Other non-conference action around town!

Thursday, Nov. 29

• Our Ball Fever guys Coaches McCoy, Gibbs, and Simental meet in Adams City at Highlands Ranch.
• Pine Creek hosts Sand Creek 719!
• Top 10Alert! No. 3 T-Ridge visits No. 6 Overland!

Friday, Nov. 30

• Longmont and Mead tangle early…4A top 10 Match!
• Monarch looks to go 2-0 vs. Standley Lake.
• Legacy and Highlands Ranch both looking for first win.
• Overland with 5A top 10 test number 2 as Rangeview visits!
• Arap starts off at Arvada West.

Saturday, Dec. 1

• GW hits the road south to Highlands Ranch!
• Mullen gets the season started vs. Lakewood.
• Overland visits Regis for their 3RD TOP 10 of the week!
• Broomfield & Longmont bruise it up Saturday evening….
• Stay tuned…and following along on twitter for updates of all the early tourney action!

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Mid-Week Thoughts

Could easily say this every year, hoop fans, but the Fever Crew really feels a fun ride coming again this season. Ball Fever will follow all the big school 5A / 4A action, track our CHSAANow Top-10 ranking results, and always be on the hunt for that stand out “stat-stuffer” impressive night from our outstanding athletes!

Get out and enjoy the Ball!

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AURORA — The soccer committee on Wednesday recommended that teams in Class 2A be required to play a minimum number of games in order to be eligible for the postseason.

That recommendation will be forwarded to the Legislative Council for a vote in April. If approved, this would go into effect in the fall of 2020 for boys, and spring of 2021 for girls.

The committee recommended that all 2A teams must play at least 12 games in order to be eligible for the bracket. In addition, 10 of those games must be against schools that belong to state associations that are members of the NFHS. In Colorado, that means schools must be CHSAA members in order to count toward the 10-game minimum.

The change was made with an eye toward ensuring that teams were playing roughly the same number of contests during the regular season, while still giving schools the flexibility to schedule as-needed in order to meet their unique financial and geographic concerns. The maximum number of contests is 15.

“The Federation school limitation was put in place because it is hard to find accurate schedules and results for some of the schools that are not Federation schools,” said CHSAA assistant commissioner Ernie Derrera, who oversees soccer. “And keeping with the philosophy of CHSAA, we are trying to encourage teams to participate against other schools that have the same philosophy.”

The committee opted to only make the recommendation of a game minimum in 2A because it is not an issue in 3A, 4A or 5A.

“They felt like it was really an issue for smaller programs that were more secluded from like opponents, and playing a full schedule was not an issue for the other three classifications,” Derrera said.

Teams that don’t reach the minimum would still have their data factored into the RPI. Only, they would not be eligible to be included in the postseason field.

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Recommended change to officiating system

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The committee also recommended a change in the system of officiating used. Currently, CHSAA uses the double dual system of officiating, which is more commonly known as a three-whistle system. This differs from the overwhelming majority of the soccer matches played worldwide, including the high school level and above.

The recommendation is the use of the diagonal system of control, with one center referee and two assistant referees who use flags instead of whistles to make their calls. The NFHS allows for state associations to determine which system of officiating they use.

If approved, the change would go into effect with the 2019 boys season, and the 2020 girls season.

The dual system of officiating has been used by CHSAA for the past 16 seasons.

Though the diagonal system of control is preferred, this recommendation would only apply if three officials are being used at the varsity level. If schools can only schedule two officials, they can opt for the dual system.

However, if the recommendation is passed, CHSAA will use the diagonal system in all postseason matches.

Currently, all HSSO officials are required to be certified in the diagonal system, so it wouldn’t be a major change for officials. It is currently used by Colorado Youth Soccer, and the United Stats Soccer Federation, as well professional and world-wide soccer.

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Postseason changes

• The committee also discussed the postseason format, and they recommend keeping the boys in the setup used this past fall, with 5A playing on a Friday night, and 2A, 3A and 4A playing on Saturday, with the 2A game being the middle game on Saturday to allow for possible travel. In order to accommodate the short turnaround for 5A, that semifinals would be moved from Wednesday to Tuesday.
• No changes were recommended to the girls postseason, largely because of scheduling requirements when working with Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and the Colorado Rapids’ schedule. As a result, those games must be played on a Tuesday and Wednesday.

A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights from November with Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist. This month’s edition features Dakota Ridge’s boys cross country and Pomona’s gymnastics squads bring home state championships this fall. Lakewood senior Amber Boll had a historic performance sweeping all individual events at the Class 5A gymnastics state meet. Highlights from the state volleyball meet where Chatfield, Ralston Valley and Evergreen all advanced to the Denver Coliseum. We wrap up with football playoff action from Ralston Valley, Columbine and Pomona.

PARKER — Chaparral jumped out to a 27-point lead in the first half and came away with a 72-35 win over Overland on Tuesday.

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Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

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COLORADO SPRINGS — Pueblo South certainly looked like the Class 4A No. 2 ranked team on Tuesday. The Colts opened the season with a 76-30 win over Sand Creek.

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