By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
Lots of things are up for grabs Friday night when Mullen (4-1) plays unbeaten Cherry Creek (6-0) in a Centennial Conference showdown. Mullen is ranked #2 in the latest Denver Post/9 News Class 5A rankings, while Cherry Creek is #5.
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The Colorado high school football regular season begins August 22nd. Today, teams across the state began two-a-day practices in preparation for opening night. Click here to be taken to the Colorado High School Football Huddle for team previews and 2008 schedules.
Meanwhile, Altitude TV has announced that it will air nine Friday night football games live and one Thursday night contest. Chris Marlow will handle play-by-play and Blake Olson will do color commentary for the broadcasts.
Here’s the schedule…
August 22 – 7PM – Ralston Valley vs. Fountain-Ft. Carson
August 29 – 7PM – Highlands Ranch vs. Mountain Vista
September 4 – 7PM – Thomas Jefferson vs. Columbine
September 12 – 7PM – Cherry Creek vs. Monarch
September 19 – 7PM – Rockhurst (MO) at Mullen
September 26 – 7PM – Mountain Vista vs. Douglas County
October 3 – 7PM – Thunder Ridge vs. Highlands Ranch
October 10 – 7PM – Cherry Creek at Mullen
October 17 – 7:30PM – Grandview vs. Cherry Creek
October 24 – 7PM – Mullen vs. Grandview
Berthoud erased the bad memories of a 2006 perfect season that ended with a opening round playoff loss by beating Falcon 22-13 on Saturday for the Colorado 3A high school football championship.
Junior quarterback Jordan Major was named the game MVP going 6-for-14 through the air for 74 yards and a touchdown, plus one rushing touchdown.
To read a game recap, click here.
Grandview began the season 1-2, but Saturday at Invesco Field that was all forgotten as the Wolves beat Douglas County 20-14 in overtime to capture the Colorado 6A high school football championship.
Senior Bo Bolen led Grandview to the title scoring all three of the team’s touchdowns to finish the season with 32. Bolen carried the ball 29-times for 115 yards.
To read a complete recap, click here.
Pueblo West beat Monarch 21-14 Saturday at Invesco Field to win the Colorado 4A high school football championship.
It was a battle of running back as the two combined to throw only 13 passes in the game. Monarch actually dominated the offensive statistics outgaining P-W 236-to-156 on the ground with Cale Soole gaining 127 of the 236 yards on the ground.
To read a complete recap, click here.
It will be the new versus the old when Douglas County (11-2) plays Grandview (11-2) for the Colorado 5A high school football championship Saturday at Invesco Field.
Douglas County opened its doors in 1897, while Grandview began playing football in 1998. Douglas County finally won it all in 2005, while Grandview will be playing in its first ever state championship game.
In Class 4A at Invesco Monarch (12-1) will play Pueblo West (11-2). After a 1-1 start, Monarch has won 11 straight…seven by shutout.
The 3A title tilt Berthoud (11-2) plays Falcon (13-0)…who by the way is known as the Falcon Falcons!
For more on the title games, click here.
Colorado High School Football Scores
Friday & Saturday, November 23 & 24, 2007
Championships
Class 2A
Platte Valley 21 Platte Canyon 7
Class 1A
Akron 46 Limon 14
Class A 8-Man
Merino 34 Dayspring Christian 9
Semifinals
5A
Douglas County 21 Mullen 14
Grandview 42 Bear Creek 14
4A
Monarch 6 Cherokee Trail 0 (OT)
Pueblo West 21 Broomfield 14
3A
Falcon 7 Palisade 6
Berthoud 35 Pueblo County 33
Colorado High School Football Scores
Friday & Saturday, November 16 & 17, 2007
Quarterfinals, Semifinals & 6-Man Championship
USA Today Super 25
Bear Creek 31 #17 Columbine 28
Class A 6-Man Championship
Eads 75 Peetz 19
5A
Bear Creek 31, Columbine 28
Grandview 43, Heritage 23
Mullen 22, Legacy 6
Douglas County 34, Thomas Jefferson 19
4A
Monarch 34, Ralston Valley 28
Cherokee Trail 10, Air Academy 0
Pueblo West 20, Pueblo South 10
Broomfield 7, Fountain-Fort Carson 6
3A
Falcon 17, Conifer 13
Palisade 38, Fort Morgan 28
Pueblo County 36, Fossil Ridge 26
Berthoud 28, Sterling 17
2A Semifinals
Platte Valley 14, Eaton 7
Platte Canyon 34, Holy Family 23
1A Semifinals
Akron 55 Hayden 6
Limon 23 Wrap 21
Class A 8-Man Semifinals
Merino 34 Hoehne 6
Dayspring Christian 47 Granada 17
Colorado High School Football Scores
Friday, November 9, 2007
USA Today Super 25
#17 Columbine 35 Pomona 14
Playoffs – 2nd Round
Class 5A
Columbine 35, Pomona 14
Heritage 37, Rocky Mountain 28
Legacy 26, Highlands Ranch 10
Thomas Jefferson 34, East 3
Douglas County 31, Arvada West 21
Class 4A – 1st Round
Ralston Valley 56 Loveland 42
Cherokee Trail 15 Pine Creek 14
Air Academy 17 Thunder Ridge 14
Pueblo South 14 Longmont 9
Broomfield 33 Sierra 14
Class 3A – 1st Round
Berthoud 27 Elizabeth 21
National ranked Columbine begins its quest for a third straight Colorado state high school football championship having to play a 1-8 team. The reason, 32 of the 39 Class 5A teams make the post-season. Look for Columbine, winner of 22-straight, to play two-time runner-up Mullen again in the final.
For a preview of the post-season from the Denver post, click here.
Below click on the links to get a look at the brackets…
Click here for 5A bracket
Click here for 2A bracket
Click here for 1A bracket
Click here for 8-man
Click here for 6-man bracket
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