The state playoff brackets for Class 4A and 3A football were released on Sunday, with Pine Creek and Pueblo East each earning No. 1 overall seeds.
Any hopes that Fountain-Fort Carson had of advancing in the Class 5A football playoffs ended in the hands of ThunderRidge safety Andrew Hopper.
Fruita Monument pulled off the biggest upset of Class 5A football’s first round when the Wildcats, a No. 7 seed, beat No. 2 Westminster 28-14 on Friday night.
Jumpy Davis ran wild to give No. 5-seeded Chaparral the dominant 38-7 victory over No. 4-seeded Fairview on Friday night.
No. 5 Chaparral got some momentum early, then rode it to a 37-8 win over No. 4 Fairview in the Class 5A football first round on Friday.
Friday in Class 5A football playoffs, a defensive battle between Mountain Vista and Denver East came down to the final minutes in the fourth quarter.
Second-seeded Arapahoe rallied from down 14-0 after the first quarter to beat No. 7 Bear Creek in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs.
No. 1-seeded Cherry Creek, the defending Class 5A football champions, beat No. 8 Rock Canyon 38-7 on Friday.
Third-ranked Vista Ridge football beat Falcon 43-30 to win the Foothills League championship on Friday night.
No. 7-seeded Fruita Monument upset No. 2 Westminster 28-14 on Friday in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs.