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  • Playoff football roundup: Top-seeded Fairview comes back to beat Pomona

    Fairview Pomona football
    Fairview sings the school fight song after defeating Pomona in Boulder. More photos. (Kai Casey)

    Fairview had to climb out of a 21-7 hole. But the top-seeded Knights did, and are headed to the Class 5A semifinals because of it.

    Like they did in the two teams’ regular season matchup, Fairview scored quickly to open the game against No. 8 Pomona. This time, Pomona responded and was up 21-7 late in the first quarter after Chris Marquez scored his third rushing touchdown. But Fairview quarterback Anders Hill hit Cameron Frazier for a 20-yard touchdown to cut things to 21-14 before the half.

    Coming out of the break, Fairview tied it up just two minutes into the third quarter on Sam Martin’s 6-yard rush. The Knights took the lead for good in the fourth on a 10-yard rush from Hill. Hill added another rushing score to seal the game late in the quarter. He finished with four total touchdowns.

    Fairview, now 11-0, will play the winner of Saturday’s game between ThunderRidge and Grandview in the next round. The Knights will be on the road regardless of who wins as both Grandview and ThunderRidge have played fewer home games during the playoffs.

    No. 2 Valor Christian is headed back to the semifinals. The Eagles, a four-time defending champion across three classifications, handled No. 7 Columbine 49-13.

    The Eagles will get No. 6 Cherokee Trail in the semifinals, which beat No. 3 Cherry Creek on Friday.

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    Class 4A

    One 4A semifinal is set. No. 2 Monarch will host No. 3 Pine Creek.

    Pine Creek beat No. 6 Windsor 25-0 on Friday night. The Eagles got touchdowns from Avery Anderson, Matt List and Scotty Savage (two).

    Monarch easily beat No. 7 Loveland, 42-8, in the quarterfinals.

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    Class 3A

    The Classical Academy is headed to the semifinals for the first time in school history. A week after winning in the postseason for the first time, the Titans toppled No. 2 Palisade, 24-21.

    TCA led 17-7 at the half, but Palisade rallied to take a 21-17 lead with two minutes to play. Then, Peter Troupe scored the winning touchdown for the Titans with 33 seconds left.

    The Classical Academy will play the winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal game between No. 3 Roosevelt and No. 6 Coronado.

    The top two seeds, as well as Nos. 4, 5 and 8, have all lost in this year’s 3A playoffs.

  • Photo gallery: Fairview beats Pomona in football quarterfinals

    BOULDER — Fairview improved to 11-0 with a 35-24 win over Pomona in the Class 5A football quarterfinals on Friday.

  • Playoff football roundup: Columbine runs over Grand Junction

    Columbine Grand Junction football
    More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Columbine ran Grand Junction right out of town.

    The seventh-seeded Rebels got three rushing touchdowns from Jeremy Aparicio and easily handled No. 10 Grand Junction, 41-7, in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.

    Aparicio had scoring runs of 58, 4 and 1 yards, while Michael Tait passed for a score and rushed for another. Austin Norton had a 30-yard touchdown run and caught Tait’s 28-yard scoring toss.

    The Rebels will play at No. 2 Valor Christian in the quarterfinals. The Eagles exploded for 28 second-quarter points in pulling away from No. 15 Ralston Valley. Up just 14-6 after the first quarter, Valor scored on the first play of the second frame and never looked back.

    It was 42-6 at halftime and a 49-20 final.

    Valor quarterback A.J. Cecil was 19-of-23 for 278 yards and four touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey rushed 13 times for 121 yards and two scores and also caught six passes for 110 and two more touchdowns. The carries were the most McCaffrey has had since he rushed 11 times against Fountain-Fort Carson on Sept. 27.

    Ralston Valley scored two late touchdowns after recovering three-consecutive onside kicks in the fourth quarter.

    We’ll have at least two rematches in the 5A quarterfinals: No. 1 Fairview hosting No. 8 Pomona and No. 3 Cherry Creek hosting No. 6 Cherokee Trail.

    Fairview topped No. 16 Douglas County 45-17 on Friday. Knights quarterback Anders Hill had five total touchdowns, four passing. He tossed scores to Steve D’Epagnier (twice), Cam Frazier and Sam Martin. Fairview also got a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown from Carlo Kemp.

    Douglas County was in the game in the first half, trailing 14-10 after the first quarter, and 21-17 later in the second, but Fairview’s Jonathan Swartzwelter nailed a 47-yard field goal just before the half to give Fairview a spark heading to the locker room.

    When the night ended, Fairview had scored the game’s final 24 points.

    In the quarters, the Knights will get Pomona, a team they beat 33-30 on Oct. 18. Pomona beat Chatfield 49-35 on Friday. (Find a full recap of that game here.)

    Cherry Creek, meanwhile, beat No. 19 Overland for the second time this season with a 49-14 victory Friday. The Bruins got 21 second-quarter points to make it a 35-7 halftime margin.

    Cherry Creek plays Cherokee Trail in the quarterfinals. The two teams played a tight one on Oct. 4 — a 28-27 Creek win.

    Cherokee Trail easily handled No. 11 Mountain Range, 41-7, on Friday. Quarterback Aric Johnson was 14-of-19 for 171 yards and two scores through the air. He also rushed for 84 yards and two more touchdowns.

    Junior running back Cameron Smith had 163 yards and two touchdowns.

    No. 5 ThunderRidge beat No. 12 Doherty, 56-35, on Friday. The Grizzlies could get a rematch, as well: No. 5 Regis Jesuit and No. 20 Grandview play Saturday. Should Regis win, it would give ThunderRidge a chance to avenge its only loss of the season, which came Sept. 27 to the Raiders.

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    Class 4A

    Fifth-seeded Pueblo South was in trouble heading into the fourth quarter against No. 12 Longmont.

    The Colts trailed 27-17 following a 15-point outburst from Longmont in the third quarter, but rallied with 21 fourth-quarter points for a 38-27 win.

    Trailing 27-24 with 5:34 to play, South converted a fourth-and-6 and went on to score the go-ahead touchdown. The Colts stopped Longmont on fourth-and-13 on their ensuring drive, and sealed the game with a score a few plays later.

    In other 4A games, No. 3 Pine Creek beat No. 14 Pueblo West, 35-18, and No. 2 Monarch handled No. 15 Vista Ridge, 62-28.

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    Class 3A

    No. 7 The Classical Academy looked to be in control. But, late in the third quarter, a Conifer touchdown cut the Titans’ lead to 14-6. Then, with six minutes to play in the fourth, Conifer made it 14-12.

    A stop of a two-point conversion attempt on the try gave TCA its first postseason victory in school history, 14-12, over the tenth-seeded Lobos.

    In Friday’s other 3A game, No. 3 Roosevelt cruised past No. 14 Frederick, 47-13, to move to the quarterfinals.

    Higher seeds were 13-0 in Friday night’s football playoffs.

  • 5A football playoff bracket

    Football’s 2013 state playoff bracket for Class 5A.

    2013 CHSAA State Football Championships CHSAA 5A Football Championship

  • Fairview grabs 5A’s top seed as football brackets are released

    (Courtesy photo)
    Fairview is the No. 1 seed in 5A. (Courtesy photo)

    The groundwork, as is so often the case, was laid four years ago. Tom McCartney saw it in his freshmen then. Those freshmen are now seniors, and that group has Fairview seeded No. 1 overall in the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We knew that it was a special group,” McCartney, Fairview’s coach, said Sunday morning. “We also knew that for them to do the things and reach some of the goals they’ve set, you’ve got to have junior compliments. You want to know that your juniors are also part of that.

    “We’ve been kind of waiting on this group of seniors for a while, and a lot of them have gotten a lot of playing time as sophomores and juniors,” he continued. “When you get in those kinds of battles against teams like Pomona and Ralston Valley, and Legacy and Arvada West and Boulder — and Grandview in the playoffs last year, and Regis the year before — all of those experiences help. So, yes, to be honest with you, we’ve seen this coming from this particular group. We knew this was a talented group.”

    The Knights were the lone 5A team to finish the regular season unbeaten (9-0). They were ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com football poll in recent weeks, but were No. 1 in Wild Card points during that stretch, and finished atop the final Wild Card standings released Sunday morning.

    And so, when the 5A bracket was unveiled, it was Fairview in the No. 1 spot. (See the full bracket.)

    “It feels awesome,” McCartney said. “It’s playoff football. We’re just going to prepare. We understand that if you win you move on, and if you don’t you’re done. We want to keep playing. The best way to keep playing is to be prepared and to improve.”

    Fairview draws No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) in the first round. The two teams played in 2010 and 2011, both Mountain Vista wins.

    “Our seniors, when they were freshmen, played them. And so we know a little bit about them,” McCartney said. “We’ve got a ton of respect for coach (Ric) Cash. His teams are always prepared. They’re always hard-nosed.”

    Rounding out the top-5 seeds in 5A were No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    The top 16 seeds host in the first round, meaning No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 7 Columbine, No. 8 Pomona, No. 9 Chatfield, No. 10 Grand Junction, No. 11 Mountain Range, No. 12 Doherty, No. 13 Prairie View, No. 14 Rangeview, No. 15 Ralston Valley and No. 16 Douglas County will get home games.

    Other qualifiers were No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 19 Overland, No. 20 Grandview, No. 21 Gateway, No. 22 Heritage, No. 23 Westminster, No. 24 Rocky Mountain, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson, No. 26 Hinkley, No. 27 Arvada West, No. 28 Castle View, No. 29 Fort Collins, No. 30 Lakewood and No. 31 Eaglecrest.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets were also released on Sunday.

    Brush is 2A’s top seed. As the top-8 host in the first round, No. 2 Manitou Springs, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 Faith Christian, No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Bennett, No. 7 Kent Denver and No. 8 Florence will all get home games.

    Also qualifying in 2A were No. 9 Strasburg, No. 10 Lamar, No. 11 Olathe, No. 12 Fort Lupton, No. 13 Aspen, No. 14 Ridge View Academy, No. 15 Jefferson and No. 16 The Academy.

    In 1A, Buena Vista got the top seed. No. 2 Limon, No. 3 Centauri, No. 4 Paonia, No. 5 Monte Vista, No. 6 Hotchkiss, No. 7 Yuma and No. 8 Platte Canyon will also host first-round games.

    Additional 1A qualifiers were No. 9 Resurrection Christian, No. 10 Rye, No. 11 Burlington, No. 12 Cedaredge, No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 14 Wray, No. 15 Lyons and No. 16 Front Range Christian.

    Hoehne is 8-man’s top seed. Also hosting in the first round will be No. 2 Dayspring Christian, No. 3 Norwood, No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche, No. 6 Kiowa, No. 7 Sargent and No. 8 Dove Creek. Also qualifying were No. 9 Sanford, No. 10 Vail Christian, No. 11 Merino, No. 12 Walsh, No. 13 Akron, No. 14 West Grand, No. 15 Fowler and No. 16 Granada.

    Liberty/Stratton grabbed 6-man’s top seed. Also qualifying were No. 2 Hi-Plains, No. 3 Eads, No. 4 Prairie, No. 5 Otis, No. 6 Peetz, No. 7 Hanover and No. 8 Flagler

  • Football roundup: Monarch handles Broomfield in 4A

    Monarch made a statement to rest of 4A football on Friday night: Yep, they’re still a force in the classification.

    The third-ranked Coyotes handled hard-charging and eighth-ranked Broomfield, 48-12, behind an onslaught of points in the first half.

    “We feel pretty good about beating those guys,” Monarch coach Phil Bravo  told ColoradoPreps.com’s Built Ford Tough Scoreboard Show. “They have such a good team and a good program with a rich tradition. When you get a chance to beat ’em, it feels real good.”

    Senior running back Ethan Marks had well over 200 rushing yards, while quarterback Jay MacIntyre and Kidd Soole also got heavily involved in the offense.

    “We were getting them from all different vantage points and executed real well offensively,” Bravo said.

    Four weeks ago, Monarch also had a big halftime lead against Montrose, but surrendered 33 second-half points in a 39-34 loss.

    This time around, at halftime, “I wrote on the board, ’33 second-half points.’ That’s what we gave up to Montrose,” Bravo said. “I said, ‘I don’t want that in the second half.’ Our kids played really, really well in the second half defensively. We got ’em three-and-out, we got the ball and went up and scored and then held ’em again. We got that clock running early in the fourth quarter, and it felt really good to play well in that second half with a big lead at halftime.”

    Elsewhere, No. 5 Pueblo South beat Pueblo West 31-21.

    “They’re a good football program and they’re well-coached,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told the Scoreboard Show. “They play a brand of football that’s physical and they like to get after you. Our kids, they wanted that challenge and they stepped up to it.

    “They had an opportunity to get back to where we want to be — and that’s well known around Pueblo as far as the football program is concerned. Hopefully, now, we’ll get a little recognition around the state level, too.”

    4A’s top-ranked team, Montrose, rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat No. 6 Durango 14-10.

    In 5A, No. 1 Valor Christian rolled Rock Canyon 56-6. Quarterback A.J. Cecil threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another. Five different Eagles scored on the ground, including Christian McCaffrey, who carried just three times for 76 yards. He was also on the receiving end of two of Cecil’s scoring passes.

    Quarterback Anders Hill threw for five touchdowns — all in the first half — as No. 2 Fairview handled rival Boulder 69-3.

    No. 4 Cherry Creek had to stave off a late rally from Eaglecrest to seal a 41-34 win.

    In 3A, No. 8 Silver Creek took care of No. 5 Mead 45-13 in a highly-anticipated game. Mead had been unbeaten going into the contest, but Ben Sjobakken threw two touchdown passes to pace the Silver Creek offense.

    Tenth-ranked Rifle beat No. 7 Delta, 52-27.

    1A’s No. 2 team, Limon, finished the regular season a perfect 9-0 with a 42-13 win over Crowley County. Kerigan Kappel had more than 200 yards, and Gavin Liggett added 115.

    “I was really pleased with the balance we had with different guys carrying the ball,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show.

    Winners in 8-man’s crossover games included No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche and No. 8 Sargent.

    Peetz upset No. 2 Arickaree in a 6-man crossover, while No. 5 Otis beat Briggsdale.

    Playoffs begin next week for 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man teams. Brackets come out Sunday.

  • Football poll adds Mountain Range in 5A; Coronado on top in 3A

    (Pam Wagner)
    Mountain Range is ranked 10th this week. (Pam Wagner)

    Mountain Range, 7-1 this season, has joined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.

    The Mustangs, ranked No. 10, are riding a four-game winning streak, including a 22-16 decision against Rocky Mountain last week. Their lone loss this season came at Grand Junction on Sept. 20.

    Valor Christian remained atop the 5A ranking with 19 of the 22 first-place votes. Fairview, which got the other three first-place votes, stayed in the No. 2 spot following its big win over Pomona, and continued to be followed by No. 3 Regis Jesuit, No. 4 Cherry Creek and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    Columbine stayed in sixth this week, while Cherokee Trail bumped up two spots to seventh. Pomona remained in eighth and Grand Junction moved up to ninth after beating 4A No. 1 Montrose.

    Despite the loss, Montrose remained atop the 4A ranking. Pine Creek moved up to No. 2, jumping Monarch, which fell to No. 3.

    Coronado is now atop the 3A poll after Palisade’s loss to Delta. Discovery Canyon is second and Palisade dropped to third.

    Delta joined the ranking at No. 7, as did Roosevelt (No. 9) following its win over then-No. 3 Silver Creek. Silver Creek dropped to No. 8 this week.

    Complete rankings for all polls are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (19) 7-1 217 1 W
    2 Fairview (3) 7-0 193 2 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 7-1 165 3 W
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1 154 4 W
    5 ThunderRidge 7-1 144 5 W
    6 Columbine 7-1 103 6 W
    7 Cherokee Trail 6-2 89 9 W
    8 Pomona 6-2 60 8 L
    9 Grand Junction 6-2 42 10 W
    10 Mountain Range 7-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 8, Arapahoe 7, Chatfield 5, Overland 5, Legend 4, Rock Canyon 1.
    Dropped out
    Chatfield (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (10) 7-1 185 1 L
    2 Pine Creek (3) 6-2 169 3 W
    3 Monarch (7) 6-1 158 2 W
    4 Falcon (1) 7-1 122 4 W
    5 Pueblo South 7-1 110 5 W
    6 Durango 7-1 98 7 W
    7 Longmont 6-1 92 6 W
    8 Broomfield 5-2 69 8 W
    9 Loveland 6-1 54 10 W
    10 Standley Lake 7-1 48 9 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 25, Denver South 14, Pueblo West 6, Dakota Ridge 4, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Coronado (9) 9-0 137 2 W
    2 Discovery Canyon (1) 7-1 127 4 W
    3 Palisade (4) 7-1 126 1 L
    4 Holy Family (1) 6-1 101 5 W
    5 Mead 7-0 91 8 W
    6 Elizabeth (1) 6-2 62 7 W
    7 Delta 6-2 52 – W
    8 Silver Creek 5-2 45 3 L
    9 Roosevelt 5-2 40 – W
    10 Rifle 6-2 39 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Conifer 33, The Classical Academy 12, Glenwood Springs 6, Evergreen 5, Lutheran 4.
    Dropped out
    Evergreen (6), Conifer (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 7-0 99 1 W
    2 Manitou Springs (1) 8-0 86 3 W
    3 Platte Valley 6-1 84 2 W
    4 Faith Christian 7-2 57 6 W
    5 Florence 6-2 50 5 W
    6 Kent Denver 6-2 46 4 L
    7 Strasburg 6-2 36 7 W
    8 Bennett 6-2 32 9 W
    9 Gunnison 6-2 20 10 W
    10 Lamar 6-2 14 8 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 12, Jefferson 8, Fort Lupton 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (11) 8-0 153 1 W
    2 Limon (5) 8-0 148 2 W
    3 Centauri 7-1 122 4 W
    4 Paonia 7-1 104 7 W
    5 Hotchkiss 6-2 85 3 L
    6 Monte Vista 7-1 83 5 W
    7 Cedaredge 6-2 69 6 W
    8 Resurrection Christian 5-2 44 – W
    9 Yuma 5-3 33 9 W
    10 Platte Canyon 7-1 19 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 7, Burlington 4, Jefferson 4, Holyoke 2, Wray 2, Lyons 1.
    Dropped out
    Wray (8).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (7) 8-0 97 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (3) 8-0 92 2 W
    3 Norwood 7-1 76 5 W
    4 Simla 7-0 71 4 W
    5 Caliche 7-1 61 3 L
    6 Kiowa 6-2 40 6 L
    7 McClave 7-1 37 9 W
    8 Sargent 6-2 28 10 W
    9 Dove Creek 6-2 23 8 L
    10 Walsh 6-2 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Merino 8, Akron 2, Sangre de Cristo 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Akron (7).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 8-0 48 1 W
    2 Arickaree (2) 8-0 41 2 W
    3 Eads 7-1 26 4 W
    4 Hi-Plains 7-1 19 3 W
    5 Otis 5-2 13 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • No. 2 Fairview football nips No. 8 Pomona with last-second FG

    Fairview senior Sam Martin (83) uses his blockers Daniel Hoskins (54) and Bridger Dunn (50) as Pomona defenders Peyton Hayes (6) and Taylor Thomas (13) attempt to make a tackle Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Fairview senior Sam Martin (83) uses his blockers Daniel Hoskins (54) and Bridger Dunn (50) as Pomona defenders Peyton Hayes (6) and Taylor Thomas (13) attempt to make a tackle Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex. (Dennis Pleuss)

    ARVADA — It took a 27-yard field goal by Fairview senior Jonathan Swartzwelter as time expired Friday to keep the Knights as the lone undefeated football team left in Class 5A.

    Fairview players and students stormed the field at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada after Swartzwelter’s kick gave the Knights a 33-30 victory over Pomona. The win clinched the 5A North Metro League title for Fairview.

    “League title is awesome,” Fairview senior Cameron Frazier said. “Pomona and Ralston Valley has owned this league since it started. For us to beat them is great. They are two great teams that are going to both make runs in the playoffs.”

    The North Metro League was formed in 2010. Ralston Valley, who Fairview defeated 43-18 earlier this season, won the conference title in 2010 and 2012. Pomona claimed the league title in 2011 while advancing into the 5A state semifinals that year.

    “The fact that (Fairview) is celebrating that much shows how good our program is. That is a complement to our kids,” Pomona coach Jay Madden said. “Now, we don’t want to be losing anymore of these dang things. We’ve got to find a way to win these close games.”

    No. 2 Fairview (7-0, 4-0 in league) was looking at having to go overtime against No. 8 Pomona (6-2, 3-1) when the Panthers stormed back in the fourth quarter with 14 unanswered points to tie the conference game at 30 with 2 minutes, 55 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

    Fairview senior quarterback Anders Hill engineered a last-minute drive where he was 5-for-5 through the air for 55 yards. The Knights were able to milk the clock down to the final seconds before Swartzwelter, who missed a 43-yard field goal at the end of the second quarter, was able to kick the game winner.

    Fairview senior Sam Martin (83) and Pomona senior Kyle Kounnas (3) leap for a ball late in the second quarter Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex. Martin came down with the ball and a 47-yard gain. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Fairview senior Sam Martin (83) and Pomona senior Kyle Kounnas (3) leap for a ball late in the second quarter Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex. Martin came down with the ball and a 47-yard gain. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Fairview sophomore Carlo Kemp had a strong game on the defensive side for the Knights, including a fumble recovery in the third quarter that helped set up Fairview’s final touchdown. He also realized the historic importance of the win.

    “Pomona is one heck of a team. I don’t know if we’ve ever beaten them,” Kemp said. “We battled another good team, another 5A powerhouse. It means a lot that we held strong and came through.”

    Fairview’s offense kept its string alive of scoring at least 30 points in every game this season. Hill finished 19 of 27 passing for 252 yards and a touchdown through the air. While he got plenty of pressure from Pomona’s defensive line, Hill was only sacked once, as he was able to escape using his feet.

    Frazier had a monster first half for the Knights. He started the game with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass and ran for another score before halftime.

    The second-half fumble at the goal line by Frazier nearly spoiled his night, but he was confident he could redeem himself on the final drive. Frazier made the first two catches on the game-winning drive. He finished with seven receptions for 112 yards.

    “I knew if we got the ball back we would score when it mattered,” Frazier said.

    Pomona was led by running back Chris Marquez. The senior went over the 1,500-yard mark on the ground for the season. He had 31 carries for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Marquez now had 16 rushing touchdowns on the season.

    Pomona running back Chris Marquez, left, follows the block of senior Kendall Ryan during the Panthers' game against Fairview on Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex. Marquez had 31 carries for 185 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough as the Knights stayed undefeated on the season with a 33-30 victory.
    Pomona running back Chris Marquez, left, follows the block of senior Kendall Ryan during the Panthers’ game against Fairview on Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex. Marquez had 31 carries for 185 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights stayed undefeated on the season with a 33-30 victory.

    An 11-yard rushing touchdown by Marquez and 9-yard touchdown catch by senior Chris Benefiel from junior quarterback Justin Roberts in the fourth quarter brought the Panthers back.

    “We executed in the fourth quarter, but you can’t have turnovers,” said Marquez, who fumble near midfield in the third quarter. “We dug too deep of a hole.”

    Roberts was solid through the air completing 8 of 9 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Benefiel caught both touchdowns. His 67-yard scoring grab in the second quarter was remarkable catch. Fairview defenders Johnny Feauto and Swartzwelter both tipped the ball before Benefiel was able to gain control and sprint into the end zone.

    Madden admitted his team didn’t have the intensity it had the previous week in a 42-30 victory against Ralston Valley. Rallying from a 14-point deficit is something positive he took from the loss.

    “It made us have to go to another level,” Madden said.

    Pomona wraps up its regular season against Arvada West at 7 p.m. next Friday at the NAAC.

    Fairview will attempt to finish its regular season undefeated when it squares off against rival Boulder at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Recht Field.

    Pomona junior Isaac Marquez, far right, eyes helping senior Taylor Thomas (13) on making a tackle on Fairview sophomore Carlo Kemp during Friday's conference game at the North Area Athletic Complex. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Pomona junior Isaac Marquez, far right, eyes helping senior Taylor Thomas (13) on making a tackle on Fairview sophomore Carlo Kemp during Friday’s conference game at the North Area Athletic Complex. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Fairview senior Jonathan Swartzwelter gets off a punt Friday during the Class 5A North Metro League game against Pomona. Swartzwelter kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Knights a 33-30 victory.
    Fairview senior Jonathan Swartzwelter gets off a punt Friday during the Class 5A North Metro League game against Pomona. Swartzwelter kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Knights a 33-30 victory.

  • Mountain View now No. 3 in 4A girls cross country ranking

    Mountain View made a big jump in this week’s 4A Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country poll, moving from seventh to third.

    The 2A poll was the only ranking to add new teams this week. Heritage Christian (No. 8) and Skyview Academy (No. 10) joined.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com Girls Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Fort Collins (9) 135 1
    2 Monarch (5) 130 2
    3 Cherry Creek 113 3
    4 Pine Creek 98 4
    5 ThunderRidge 63 5
    6 Legacy 62 9
    7 Rock Canyon 54 8
    8 Fairview 47 7
    9 Mountain Vista 32 6
    10 Grandview 12 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Castle View 10, Fossil Ridge 8, Heritage 5, Arapahoe 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Thompson Valley (7) 131 1
    2 The Classical Academy (3) 125 2
    3 Mountain View (3) 123 7
    4 Niwot 110 4
    5 Air Academy (1) 94 3
    6 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 86 5
    7 Battle Mountain 50 6
    8 Coronado 34 8
    9 Evergreen 33 9
    10 Durango 15 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Wheat Ridge 12, Palmer Ridge 10, Broomfield 3.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Salida (12) 120 1
    2 Holy Family 102 2
    3 Peak to Peak 87 3
    4 Colorado Academy 73 4
    5 Kent Denver 66 5
    6 Estes Park 54 6
    7 Moffat County 48 8
    8 Frontier Academy 45 7
    9 Bayfield 22 9
    10 Alamosa 18 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Pagosa Springs 12, St. Mary’s 9, Buena Vista 3, Platte Valley 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Hotchkiss (10) 106 1
    2 Lyons (1) 86 2
    3 Paonia 84 4
    4 Vanguard 80 3
    5 Resurrection Christian 74 6
    6 Denver Christian 49 5
    7 Nederland 39 9
    8 Heritage Christian 31 –
    9 Shining Mountain 24 7
    10 SkyView Academy 15 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 10, Mancos 3, Yuma 3, Rocky Ford 1.
    Dropped out:
    Sargent (8), Custer County (10).

  • Grand Junction, Broomfield join respective football polls

    Grand Junction football
    Grand Junction is ranked No. 10 this week. (Courtesy photo)

    Grand Junction was idle last week. No matter, the Tigers have rejoined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.

    Grand Junction (5-2), last ranked Sept. 9, is No. 10 in the poll. The Tigers took the spot vacated by Arapahoe after the Warriors were upset by Lakewood last week. Up next for GJ: Unbeaten Montrose, which is No. 1 in 4A.

    Valor Christian continued to lead the 5A poll, and received 22 of the 23 first-place votes. Fairview remained in second, and Regis Jesuit in third. Cherry Creek is fourth and ThunderRidge fifth after the two schools swapped places.

    Columbine (No. 6) and Chatfield (No. 7) also stayed put, while Pomona moved up to No. 8. The Panthers, coming off a win over rival Ralston Valley, have a big showdown with Fairview on Friday afternoon.

    Montrose is a unanimous pick atop 4A, and Monarch remained in that poll’s No. 2 spot. Pine Creek bumped up to No. 3, Falcon is fourth and Pueblo South rounds out the top 5.

    (Pam Wagner)
    Broomfield is No. 8 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)

    Broomfield (4-2) joined the 4A ranking after beating then-No. 3 Standley Lake last week. The Eagles are eighth. Standley Lake fell to ninth.

    Conifer joined the 3A poll. The Lobos are No. 9 following consecutive wins over ranked opponents Lutheran, D’Evelyn and Rifle. Rifle, No. 3 last week, dropped to No. 10 this week.

    Gunnison (No. 10) is the lone newcomer to 2A, while 1A added Yuma (No. 9) and Platte Canyon (No. 10). 8-man added Sargent at No. 10, and 6-man added Otis (No. 5).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (22) 6-1 229 1 W
    2 Fairview (1) 6-0 192 2 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 6-1 158 3 W
    4 Cherry Creek 6-1 154 5 W
    5 ThunderRidge 6-1 153 4 W
    6 Columbine 6-1 101 6 W
    7 Chatfield 6-1 100 7 W
    8 Pomona 6-1 82 9 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 5-2 50 10 W
    10 Grand Junction 5-2 19 – Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 10, Rock Canyon 6, Mountain Range 5, Arapahoe 4, Lakewood 1, Ralston Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Arapahoe (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (24) 7-0 240 1 W
    2 Monarch 5-1 189 2 W
    3 Pine Creek 5-2 180 5 W
    4 Falcon 6-1 151 6 W
    5 Pueblo South 6-1 118 8 W
    6 Longmont 5-1 109 7 W
    7 Durango 6-1 97 10 W
    8 Broomfield 4-2 64 – W
    9 Standley Lake 6-1 62 3 L
    10 Loveland 5-1 59 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 23, Pueblo West 8, Denver South 6, Pueblo Centennial 6, Cañon City 4, Montbello 2, Sand Creek 2.
    Dropped out
    Montbello (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Palisade (17) 7-0 179 1 W
    2 Coronado 8-0 126 2 W
    3 Silver Creek (1) 5-1 116 4 W
    4 Discovery Canyon 6-1 115 5 Bye
    5 Holy Family 5-1 96 6 W
    6 Evergreen 6-1 93 7 W
    7 Elizabeth 5-2 64 9 W
    8 Mead 6-0 57 8 W
    9 Conifer 5-2 38 – W
    10 Rifle 5-2 33 3 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Roosevelt 26, The Classical Academy 24, Frederick 10, Delta 5, Glenwood Springs 5, Lutheran 1.
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 6-0 110 1 W
    2 Platte Valley 5-1 92 4 W
    3 Manitou Springs 7-0 84 3 W
    4 Kent Denver 6-1 81 2 W
    5 Florence 5-2 57 5 W
    6 Faith Christian 6-2 51 6 W
    7 Strasburg 5-2 38 9 W
    8 Lamar 5-2 31 7 L
    9 Bennett 5-2 29 8 W
    10 Gunnison 5-2 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 10, Jefferson 7, Fort Lupton 3, Denver West 2.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (12) 7-0 163 1 W
    2 Limon (5) 7-0 154 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 6-1 136 3 W
    4 Centauri 6-1 118 4 W
    5 Monte Vista 6-1 85 5 W
    6 Cedaredge 5-2 76 7 W
    7 Paonia 6-1 65 6 W
    8 Wray 4-3 40 8 W
    9 Yuma 4-3 27 – W
    10 Platte Canyon 6-1 26 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Resurrection Christian 17, Lyons 13, Burlington 6, Cornerstone Christian 3, Rye 3, Crowley County 2, Wiggins 1.
    Dropped out
    Wiggins (9), Lyons (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 7-0 96 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (4) 7-0 93 2 W
    3 Caliche 7-0 72 3 W
    4 Simla 6-0 66 4 W
    5 Norwood 6-1 50 5 W
    6 Kiowa 6-1 48 6 Bye
    7 Akron 5-2 27 8 W
    8 Dove Creek 6-1 26 9 W
    9 McClave 6-1 25 7 W
    10 Sargent 5-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 12, Sanford 8, Springfield 5, West Grand 2.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (7) 7-0 48 1 W
    2 Arickaree (4) 7-0 47 2 W
    3 Hi-Plains 6-1 25 5 W
    4 Eads 6-1 24 4 W
    5 Otis 4-2 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Briggsdale 5.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (3).