It appears that defending girls basketball state champions are going to have their work cut out for them in 2016-17.
Defending Class 5A state champion Valor Christian football took down Grandview 66-35 to advance to the state semifinals.
Class 5A football’s defending state champ, No. 3-seeded Valor Christian took down No. 6-seeded Grandview 66-35.
In order to gain momentum for a playoff run, sometimes a team just needs to make a statement like Grandview did on Friday night.
No. 6 Grandview football got a 37-7 win over No. 11 Legacy in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs on Friday.
The 2016 Centennial League spirit championships were contested at Cherry Creek High School on Thursday night.
Boulder’s Blaise Werner sunk the dagger into Grandview with his 70th minute goal, and helped his team reach the 5A boys soccer semifinals.
The playoff football brackets were released on Sunday in Class 3A, 4A and 5A, and Discovery Canyon, Denver South and Pomona earned the top seeds.
Mitch Weyman and Trevor Hunter each scored goals as No. 7 Grandview beat No. 23 Bear Creek to advance to the 5A boys soccer quarterfinals.
The 2016 all-state softball teams are led by Emily Bell of Cherokee Trail, Alexandria Kilponen of Valor Christian and Selena Medina of Rocky Ford.