Doherty 11, Smoky Hill 9, Monarch 7, Prairie View 7, Regis Jesuit 7, Brighton 4, Denver East 2, Hinkley 2, Arapahoe 1.
Dropped out:
Arapahoe (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
The Classical Academy (8)
13-0-0
114
2
3-0-0
2
Valor Christian (2)
11-1-1
113
4
2-0-0
3
Evergreen (4)
12-1-0
112
1
2-1-0
4
Lewis-Palmer
11-1-1
108
3
3-0-0
5
Wheat Ridge
10-3-1
59
6
2-1-0
6
Cheyenne Mountain
7-5-1
50
9
2-0-0
7
Windsor
11-1-0
49
7
3-0-0
8
Battle Mountain
12-1-0
43
8
2-0-0
9
Littleton
9-4-0
41
10
2-0-0
10
Mullen
7-5-0
32
5
0-4-0
Others receiving votes:
Ponderosa 10, Palmer Ridge 8, Niwot 4, Standley Lake 4, Eagle Valley 3, Montrose 3, Air Academy 2, Denver North 2, Discovery Canyon 2, Weld Central 2, Denver South 1, Elizabeth 1, Falcon 1, Holy Family 1, Pueblo Centennial 1.
Dropped out:
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (13)
12-1-0
147
1
3-0-0
2
The Academy
13-0-0
122
3
3-0-0
3
Jefferson Academy (1)
12-0-0
121
2
3-0-0
4
Kent Denver
8-3-1
101
4
1-1-0
5
Liberty Common
10-1-0
77
5
2-0-0
6
St. Mary’s
9-3-0
64
7
3-0-0
7
Peak to Peak
6-5-1
59
6
2-1-0
8
Middle Park
9-1-0
38
9
2-1-0
9
Coal Ridge
10-3-0
33
8
2-0-0
10
Frontier Academy
9-4-0
19
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
SkyView Academy 16, Jefferson 10, Alamosa 5, Machebeuf 4, Sterling 4, Salida 2, CS Christian 1, Fountain Valley 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1.
Dropped out:
SkyView Academy (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Front Range Christian (7)
10-1-1
35
1
2-0-0
2
Vail Mountain
9-1-0
26
2
2-0-0
3
Denver Christian
8-4-1
23
3
2-0-0
4
Dawson
7-5-0
10
4
1-2-0
5
CS School
6-2-0
7
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Colorado Rocky Mountain 2, Cornerstone Christian 2.
There was a lot of shakeup to the 5A rankings, including Mountain Vista’s rise to No. 2 after beating last week’s No. 2 Rock Canyon.
Grandview also made a big jump in going from No. 8 to No. 4.
Other newcomers this week include No. 9 Cheyenne Mountain and No. 10 Littleton in 4A; and No. 9 Middle Park in 3A.
A week after three new No. 1 teams dotted the rankings, all four top teams held firm in their respective classifications. Those are ThunderRidge (5A), Evergreen (4A), Colorado Academy (3A) and Front Range Christian (2A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Monarch 12, Mountain Range 9, Regis Jesuit 9, Cherry Creek 6, Doherty 5, Denver East 4, Brighton 3, Ralston Valley 2, Prairie View 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Dropped out:
Fairview (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Evergreen (11)
10-0-0
119
1
1-0-0
2
The Classical Academy (1)
10-0-0
106
2
1-0-0
3
Lewis-Palmer
8-1-1
86
3
1-0-0
4
Valor Christian
9-1-1
80
4
1-0-1
5
Mullen
7-1-0
68
5
0-1-0
6
Wheat Ridge
8-2-1
51
6
0-1-0
7
Windsor
8-1-0
39
7
1-0-0
8
Battle Mountain
10-1-0
27
8
0-0-0
9
Cheyenne Mountain
5-5-1
22
–
2-0-0
10
Littleton
7-4-0
16
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Niwot 10, Ponderosa 10, Palmer Ridge 8, Weld Central 4, Discovery Canyon 2, Elizabeth 2, John F. Kennedy 2, Palisade 2, Standley Lake 2, Durango 1, Holy Family 1, Pueblo Centennial 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out:
Niwot (9), Silver Creek (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (10)
9-1-0
118
1
1-0-0
2
Jefferson Academy (1)
9-0-0
98
2
2-0-0
3
The Academy (1)
10-0-0
95
3
1-0-0
4
Kent Denver
7-2-1
82
4
2-0-0
5
Liberty Common
8-1-0
61
5
1-0-0
6
Peak to Peak
4-4-1
41
8
1-1-0
7
St. Mary’s
6-3-0
40
6
1-1-0
8
Coal Ridge
8-3-0
30
9
2-0-0
9
Middle Park
7-0-0
25
–
1-0-0
10
SkyView Academy
6-2-0
19
10
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Machebeuf 13, Faith Christian 8, Frontier Academy 5, St. Mary’s Academy 5, Alamosa 4, Aspen 3, Fountain Valley 3, Salida 3, Sterling 3, Manitou Springs 2, CS Christian 1, Trinidad 1.
Behind them, Broomfield rose to No. 3, Mountain Vista is fourth and Rocky Mountain rounds out the top five. There were no new teams to this week’s 5A poll.
Evergreen takes over the 4A ranking with eight of the 12 first-place votes. The Classical Academy, last week’s No. 1, got the other four votes. Both teams are 9-0-0.
There was a lot of movement in 4A, which also added No. 7 Windsor, No. 9 Niwot and No. 10 Silver Creek.
Front Range Christian, meanwhile, regained its spot atop 2A following a 2-1 win over then-No. 1 Denver Christian.
DC fell to No. 3. Vail Mountain is second.
In 3A, Colorado Academy is the lone No. 1 team to hold its spot from last week. That ranking added SkyView Academy at No. 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Girls soccer added a fourth classification this season — Class 2A. The addition has been met with enthusiasm for how it levels the playing field, but also for how it encourages growth of the sport in smaller schools. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 1991, after 13 seasons of one classification for girls soccer in this state, a three-division system was introduced to bring more competitive balance to the sport.
The thinking is the same this season. For the first time in the sport’s history, CHSAA has added 2A.
The inclusion of another class has been met with resounding approval by several coaches around the growing state.
“The thing I like about it is that it’s difficult for small schools to ultimately compete at a 3A level when a lot of 2A schools are 100-to-150 kids and 3A goes up to 600,” Denver Christian coach Brad Homan said.
“There gets to be a point where you can’t compete and sometimes it’s even to the point where small schools have to put athletes onto the field that it’s physically a bit dangerous for them to be there.”
Programs like Denver Christian, the current No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s 2A poll and a program that has reached the soccer finals eight times and won three titles, No. 3 Front Range Christian, and several others have been solid enough to have an abundance of success at the 3A level.
But their coaches also know the challenges that come with lower numbers both in the school and on their own teams.
Amy Downing, the coach at Cornerstone Christian, led the Bulldogs to the 3A playoffs for the first time in school history in her first season at the helm last year. Downing is ecstatic to continue shaping the building blocks of a strong program at the 2A level.
“It’s nice to be able to be linked together and compete against mostly schools that have a lesser number of high school students,” Downing said. “We only have about 80 students total, so to be able to field a team with full numbers is harder for us than a school in 3A.”
While 2A is expected to bring more balance to the playing field, many hope the inception of another classification also encourages schools that don’t have a girls soccer program to consider introducing one.
“I hope it grows to more teams,” Dawson coach David Martinez said. “At the end of the day, you want to be able to call yourself the state champion beating the best there is at 2A, not just out of a few schools.”
With 26 teams dotted around the state in the smallest division together, 2A has far less girls soccer programs in it than 3A (51), 4A (74), and 5A (61). Homan also believes there’s a window of opportunity for others to join them on the soccer pitch.
Denver Christian is ranked No. 1 in 2A. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
“I hope that there’s going to be more smaller schools around the state adding soccer and hopefully then the competition continues to get a little bit better and more girls get a chance to play and enjoy the game,” the Denver Christian coach said.
Martinez says the only downside to having 2A is that every team has a girl who can compete at a much higher classification and players like that won’t be asked to do as much now. Nonetheless, he’s excited about the prospects of the new classification.
“I think we put a lot of emphasis on 5A and 4A and all that, but we just have to realize that every classification is important,” he said. “We still have the same passion, the players still have the same goals, and state championships are still felt the same way.
“By creating 2A, I hope we aren’t creating a handicap division, but more of a division that is going to be as exciting and productive as the other divisions throughout the years.”
Dawson School is among 26 teams in Class 2A this season. (Courtesy of Shawn Powers)Cornerstone Christian’s Addison Kanon (3) beats both defense and goalie to score in CCA’s game against Valley. (Courtesy of Amy Downey)
NEDERLAND — Jalissa Dehaan netted four goals as No. 2 Front Range Christian girls soccer blew out Nederland, 11-1, on Tuesday.
Dehaan scored in the first minute of the game, and she and her team never looked back. She grabbed the hat-trick three minutes into the second half, and put in her fourth with two minutes to go to end the game in a mercy rule.
Front Range Christian controlled the ball for a good portion of the first half, stopping any attack Nederland could muster.
Grace Herring and Marcella Marquis both added two goals for the Falcons, with Herring scoring hers a minute apart.
Allie Ceurvorst scored the lone goal for Nederland.
Grandview is among three new teams in this week’s 5A girls soccer poll. The Wolves are No. 10. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
Three new teams joined the Class 5A girls soccer rankings this week.
Cherokee Trail (No. 8), Rocky Mountain (No. 9) and Grandview (No. 10) all joined CHSAANow.com’s poll.
Rock Canyon continued to lead 5A at the top, receiving eight of the 11 first-place votes. ThunderRidge is second, Mountain Vista is third, Broomfield is fourth and Arapahoe rounds out the top five.
The No. 1 teams in 4A (The Classical Academy) and 3A (Colorado Academy) remained the same. However, Denver Christian took over the top spot in 2A.
The Crusaders got five of the six first-place votes in that class, and edged Vail Mountain, which is No. 2. Vail Mountain handed former No. 1 Front Range Christian its first loss last week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Ralston Valley 12, Legacy 9, Smoky Hill 8, Cherry Creek 7, Doherty 7, Hinkley 4, Fossil Ridge 2, Brighton 1.
Dropped out:
Fossil Ridge (7), Ralston Valley (9), Boulder (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
The Classical Academy (6)
7-0-0
111
1
3-0-0
2
Evergreen (6)
7-0-0
95
2
3-0-0
3
Valor Christian
7-0-0
92
3
2-0-0
4
Lewis-Palmer
6-1-0
66
5
2-0-0
5
Wheat Ridge
7-1-0
65
7
2-0-0
6
Battle Mountain
9-0-0
47
8
4-0-0
7
Mullen
6-0-0
45
–
4-0-0
8
Green Mountain
6-1-0
22
4
1-1-0
9
Ponderosa
5-3-0
13
6
0-2-0
10
Cheyenne Mountain
2-5-0
12
9
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Niwot 11, Falcon 10, Vista Ridge 10, Air Academy 9, Palmer Ridge 5, Littleton 4, Discovery Canyon 3, Standley Lake 3, Eagle Valley 2, Silver Creek 2, Pueblo Centennial 1.
Dropped out:
Niwot (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (7)
5-1-0
110
1
1-0-0
2
Kent Denver (3)
4-1-0
99
2
0-0-0
3
Jefferson Academy
4-0-0
77
3
3-0-0
4
The Academy (1)
6-0-0
74
4
2-0-0
5
St. Mary’s
3-2-0
52
5
1-0-0
6
Coal Ridge
4-2-0
45
7
2-0-0
7
Liberty Common
4-1-0
35
6
4-1-0
8
Peak to Peak
2-2-1
25
9
0-0-1
9
Middle Park (1)
6-0-0
22
–
3-0-0
10
Alamosa
6-0-0
17
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Sterling 14, Jefferson 13, Salida 11, Frontier Academy 10, KIPP 8, Lutheran 8, SkyView Academy 8, Faith Christian 7, Machebeuf 7, Fountain Valley 5, Basalt 3, St. Mary’s Academy 3, Sheridan 2, Trinidad 2, Aspen 1, Manitou Springs 1, Roaring Fork 1.
Dropped out:
Sterling (8), Faith Christian (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (5)
4-2-0
32
4
2-0-0
2
Vail Mountain (1)
5-1-0
25
–
4-1-0
3
Front Range Christian (1)
4-1-1
24
1
1-1-0
4
Colorado Rocky Mountain
3-1-1
11
2
1-1-1
5
Clear Creek
4-3-0
7
5
1-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Dawson School 2, Vail Christian 2, Cornerstone Christian 1, CS School 1.
Ralston Valley and Boulder have joined the Class 5A girls soccer rankings from CHSAANow.com this week.
The Mustangs are No. 9, while Boulder is No. 10.
Each of the four No. 1 teams stayed the same this week, including Rock Canyon (5A), The Classical Academy (4A), Colorado Academy (3A) and Front Range Christian (2A).
With many programs heading out of state for spring break, or simply taking time off, the next rankings will release on April 6.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Rock Canyon is the new No. 1 team in this week’s Class 5A girls soccer ranking. The Jaguars received six of the 10 first-place votes from CHSAANow.com’s voters.
But that turned out to be just the start of the upheaval in 5A, where five teams received at least one first-place vote.
Arapahoe jumped from No. 9 to No. 2, and four newcomers joined the poll this week. Those new teams: No. 4 ThunderRidge, No. 6 Broomfield, No. 7 Grandview and No. 10 Fairview.
Mountain Vista is No. 3 this week, and Pine Creek is No. 5.
Things weren’t much more stable in 4A, where The Classical Academy vaulted from unranked to No. 1. Evergreen went from sixth to second, Valor Christian from eighth to third and Ponderosa from unranked to fourth.
Wheat Ridge (No. 9) also joined the 4A poll this week.
The No. 1 teams in 3A (Colorado Academy) and 2A (Front Range Christian) did stay put this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Ralston Valley 28, Rocky Mountain 19, Cherokee Trail 14, Smoky Hill 9, Heritage 6, Cherry Creek 4, Doherty 4, Fort Collins 4, Boulder 3, Liberty 1.
Dropped out
Ralston Valley (4), Cherry Creek (7), Fort Collins (8), Smoky Hill (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
The Classical Academy (4)
3-0-0
93
–
3-0-0
2
Evergreen (4)
3-0-0
90
6
3-0-0
3
Valor Christian (1)
3-0-0
88
8
3-0-0
4
Ponderosa (1)
5-0-0
72
–
5-0-0
5
Cheyenne Mountain (1)
2-2-0
57
1
2-2-0
6
Green Mountain (1)
3-0-0
47
2
3-0-0
7
Niwot
0-1-0
38
5
0-1-0
8
Lewis-Palmer
2-1-0
36
3
2-1-0
9
Wheat Ridge
3-1-0
35
–
3-1-0
10
Battle Mountain
3-0-0
23
7
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Vista Ridge 18, Mullen 17, Air Academy 16, Pueblo South 7, Elizabeth 4, Littleton 3, Palmer Ridge 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Durango 1, Falcon 1, Holy Family 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
Dropped out
Sand Creek (4), Air Academy (9), Palmer Ridge (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (6)
3-1-0
96
1
3-1-0
2
Kent Denver (4)
3-0-0
92
2
3-0-0
3
Jefferson Academy
0-0-0
70
3
0-0-0
4
The Academy
2-0-0
63
5
2-0-0
5
St. Mary’s
0-2-0
62
4
0-2-0
6
Coal Ridge
1-2-0
36
6
1-2-0
7
Liberty Common
0-0-0
29
9
0-0-0
8
Sterling
0-0-0
24
10
0-0-0
9
Manitou Springs
0-1-0
18
8
0-1-0
10
Peak to Peak
2-0-0
17
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Frontier Academy 11, KIPP 9, Faith Christian 6, Alamosa 5, Estes Park 5, St. Mary’s Academy 3, Fountain Valley 2, Machebeuf 1.
Dropped out
Frontier Academy (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Front Range Christian (7)
3-0-0
35
1
3-0-0
2
Colorado Rocky Mountain
2-0-0
28
–
2-0-0
3
Cornerstone Christian
1-0-0
18
4
1-0-0
4
Denver Christian
1-1-0
12
2
1-1-0
5
Evangelical Christian
0-1-0
4
5
0-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Belleview Christian 2, Vail Mountain 2, Center 1, Clear Creek 1, Dawson School 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.
Columbine opens the year as the No. 1 team in Class 5A girls soccer. (Dennis Pleuss)
Defending champions are on top of three of CHSAANow.com’s four preseason girls soccer rankings. The fourth? Well, it’s a new classification this season.
Columbine (5A), Cheyenne Mountain (4A) and Colorado Academy (3A) are all coming off of titles last season, and all opened the year at No. 1 when the poll was released on Monday.
Front Range Christian leads the first-ever 2A poll. The Falcons made the 3A state tournament field last season.
In 5A, Columbine got four of the 10 first-place votes to edge No. 2 Mountain Vista. Mountain Vista, Rock Canyon (No. 3) and Pine Creek (No. 5) each received two first-place votes.
Ralston Valley, last year’s runner-up, is No. 4 in 5A’s preseason poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Wheat Ridge 18, Montrose 10, Ponderosa 8, Silver Creek 8, Longmont 6, Centaurus 5, D’Evelyn 5, The Classical Academy 5, Glenwood Springs 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, Discovery Canyon 3, Mullen 3, Thompson Valley 2, Standley Lake 1, Steamboat Springs 1, Weld Central 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Colorado Academy (9)
0-0-0
99
2
Kent Denver
0-0-0
77
3
Jefferson Academy
0-0-0
70
4
St. Mary’s
0-0-0
62
5
The Academy
0-0-0
53
6
Coal Ridge (1)
0-0-0
48
7
Frontier Academy
0-0-0
39
8
Manitou Springs
0-0-0
22
9
Liberty Common
0-0-0
20
10
Sterling
0-0-0
19
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 9, Denver Science & Tech – Stapleton 7, Grand Valley 7, Fountain Valley 6, SkyView Academy 5, Machebeuf 2, Roaring Fork 2, Alamosa 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Front Range Christian (7)
0-0-0
35
2
Denver Christian
0-0-0
23
3
Dawson School
0-0-0
16
4
Cornerstone Christian
0-0-0
12
5
Evangelical Christian
0-0-0
7
Others receiving votes:
Telluride 5, Resurrection Christian 4, Vail Mountain 3.
Chukwuma Obinnah, pictured during a game against ThunderRidge earlier this season. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
Grandview’s Chukwuma Obinnah had a four-yard touchdown in overtime to lift the Wolves to a 34-27 overtime win against Eaglecrest on Friday night.
Obinnah finished with 261 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries.
The night nearly belonged to Eaglecrest, which played the Wolves incredibly tight. The game was tied 7-7 at the half and Grandview led 14-13 after three quarters. The Wolves looked to have the game all but locked up when Obinnah made it 27-19 with 1:20 to play on his fourth touchdown.
But Eaglecrest wouldn’t go quietly. Though a 65-yard touchdown pass at the start of the drive was called back on a penalty, Eaglecrest marched down to Grandview’s 14-yard-line with 12.1 seconds remaining. Then, the Raptors scored as time expired and converted a two-point conversion to tie the game at 27.
That led to overtime, and Obinnah’s winning score.
Grandview, ranked No. 3 in 5A, is now 5-0 to start the season.
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3A: D’Evelyn 34, Lewis-Palmer 33
It seems we can’t go a week this season without updating the state record book in some fashion. Once again Friday, it was the single-game passing mark under assault.
D’Evelyn quarterback Owen Burke threw for 535 yards and five touchdowns. That is now No. 5 all-time, and is the third time this season a quarterback has cracked the top-10. Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig threw for 491 on Sept. 5, and Air Academy’s Adam Brown broke the state record last week by throwing for 589 yards.
Meanwhile, Burke’s main target, Cameron Brown, had 316 receiving yards and caught all five scores. Both figures are tied for third-best in state history.
Lewis-Palmer running back Charley Young, meanwhile, rushed for 331 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in the loss.
When the night ended, the two teams had combined for 1,111 yards of total offense, which is now the eighth-most in state history.
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3A: (5) Rifle 36, (3) Delta 19
Rifle jumped all over Delta early, leading 10-0 after the first quarter, and then cruised to the win.
In fact, by the time Rifle led 16-0 midway through the second quarter, Delta didn’t yet have a first down, according to the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent.
Rifle running back Brock Clark had three total touchdowns.
“We had to fight for everything we got, so I’m extremely proud that, if we have to do that we were still able to score 36 points,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Post-Independent.
“Fantastic atmosphere,” Platte Valley coach Troy Hoffman Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “Football’s crazy. Anytime you’re playing such a big game, a rivalry game like this, and then also a league opener, it just added to the atmosphere and I’m very, very happy to come out on top tonight.”
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4A: (8) Greeley West 31, Greeley Central 14
The Spartans are now 5-0 after going 1-9 last season.
“Really, it started in December, just working in the offseason and changing our offense a little bit,” Greeley West coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “We really hit the weight room hard, and our kids have really bought into what we’re selling to them. It’s been great to be a part of.”
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6-man: (4) Peetz 42, (3) Fleming 28
Peetz jumped out to a 28-0 lead at halftime and cruised from there.
“I think we sent a message to everyone else in the conference that we’re to reckon with,” coach Scott Sorensen told the Scoreboard Show. “I know Pawnee’s got a really strong team; we still have Weldon Valley on our schedule, too. If we’re going to finish this out, we have to stay focused and play good football.”
The Bruins cruised out to a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter and never looked back.
Henry Lyon kicked three field goals — 48, 23 and 20 yards — Milo Hall had a 2-yard rushing touchdown, and Joseph Parker caught a 12-yard score.
Cherry Creek improved to 3-2 this season. Cherokee Trail is also now 3-2.
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8-man: (4) Akron 20, (5) Merino 12
The Rams won a physical top-10 game on Friday. Akron is now 5-0.
“I knew going into the season that we were going to be young, but I knew were going to go have some talent,” Akron coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show. “I think to some extent, they’ve even exceeded at times my expectations. … They can play real well when they want to, and they play well as a group, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
Columbine’s Jake Lowry threw four touchdowns in his team’s 56-35 win over Mullen. Yes, that’s correct. Surprisingly, though, that’s not a school record for the traditional rush-happy offense. That belongs to former Rebel great Danny Spond, who threw five against Thomas Jefferson in 2009. Still, Lowry’s performance even had former Columbine great and current Denver Broncos player Ryan Miller weighing in.
Adams City beat Aurora Central 24-21 and is now 4-1 for the first time since 2005, when the team actually started 4-0. The move to 4A has really helped the program. For perspective on the turnaround: Adams City won four total games from 2006-2013, going 4-76 over that span. One of those wins was a forfeit.
Air Academy had itself another wildly offensive game, and once again, the Kadets fell short. A week after losing 68-62 to Sand Creek, they lost 76-41 to Canon City. Canon City’s Trenton Stringari rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns, according to the Canon City Daily Record. A week after breaking the state’s passing record, Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns. Teammate Jalen Etsep had two kickoff returns for a score: 97 and 96 yards. Canon City’s Dacian Sullivan also had a kickoff return for a score (87 yards), part of a three touchdown night.
Mountain Vista moved to 5-0 with a 21-17 win over rival ThunderRidge. It is the first time in school history the Golden Eagles have won that game in nine tries. Vista quarterback Brock Rubley threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns, while Matt Yockey had 18 tackles and two sacks.
There were two instances where cross-town rivals played for the first time Friday: Longmont beat Silver Creek 42-21, while Chaparral beat Legend 33-30.
More rivalries: Heritage beat Arapahoe 23-14 for the Milk Can, while Harrison beat Sierra 25-9. It is Sierra’s first loss.
Green Mountain led Wheat Ridge 14-7 and 20-14 in the fourth quarter, but the Farmers rallied to take a 29-20 win.
In a game we previewed this week, No. 9 Berthoud moved to 5-0 with a 17-7 win over Erie in 3A.
Fountain-Fort Carson edged Douglas County 21-20 in overtime. FFC totally turned things around at halftime, when the Trojans were being shutout and had just one first down. Later, they rallied from down 13-7 with seven minutes to play.
Rangely topped Hayden in overtime, 20-14. Hayden made a goal-line stop to even get to overtime, but Rangely prevailed.
Palmer beat Sand Creek 35-28 in overtime to win on homecoming. Sand Creek tied the game with a touchdown in the final moments to force overtime.
Platte Canyon, No. 10 in 1A, beat Front Range Christian 29-0 to move to 4-1. “We preach that we’re going to try to improve every week,” Platte Canyon coach Mike Schmidt told the Scoreboard Show. “We’re young still, we’ve only got five seniors, so we feel like we’ve still got a long way to go, and a lot of improving to do.”
On its debut week in the 5A top-10, No. 10 Rocky Mountain beat Horizon 31-20.
In 3A, No. 8 Lamar beat No. 9 St. Mary’s 25-10.
Glenwood Springs upset 3A No. 10 Palisade, 17-10. It was sealed by a hard count which drew Palisade offside.
