Colorado High School Football News Archives

These are the Pomona Panthers that coach Jay Madden knew they could be. Over the course of 2009, Madden viewed assorted moments of a thorough Panthers team, but they may never have been better than in their 42-26 drubbing of host and previously unbeaten Fairview on Saturday at Recht Field in a Class 5A semifinal.

For the first time since 1991, the Longmont High School football team is going to the state championship game.

Prior to Saturday's semifinal game, the boys from Pueblo had always been bigger, meaner, tougher and just flat out more nasty than the Steamboat Springs High School football team.

It was a fall sports season marked by highs, lows, and a few really heartbreaking finishes for Windsor High School.

A three-star athlete, Danny Spond of Columbine has withdrawn his Class of 2010 commitment to Colorado.

Arvada West Wildcats at Mullen Mustangs Fast facts: Mullen beat A-West 58-38 in the '05 semifinals ... In the postseason, A-West QB Gavin Glanz has eight TD tosses, zero interceptions; Mullen junior RB Adonis Ameen-Moore has 479 yards, seven TDs ... Mullen, which has won 17 straight games, won the Centennial League; A-West tied with Pomona to ...

ARVADA WEST AT MULLEN Saturday, 1 p.m., Brother Bernard Kinneavy de La Salle Stadium: A-West is seeking its first title game appearance since winning it all in 1997.

The Aspen football team has much to be thankful for. Tops on the list? Nicky Ufkes will return next fall.

Windsor High School's 33-20 home win over Pueblo County last Saturday in the opening round of the Class 3A state football playoffs will be remembered for several key football plays.

Head coach: Greg Hire, fourth year. Key players: Kevin Flohr, Russell Collins. How the Demons fared in 2008-09: Glenwood finished 18-7 overall, winning the 4A Western Slope League title and making the Sweet 16 round of the playoffs.

The brain trust behind Colorado Class 5A football knows exactly what it wants during the next two-year cycle of prep football.

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL a ' The Norwood Mavericka TMs perfect football season came to an end last weekend with a tough playoff loss to Dayspring Christian, 42-12. The Mavericks put one over the goal line for a touchdown while Dayspringa TMs kicker split the goal post for an extra point .

The football season came to an end for the Springfield and Eads High School football teams over the weekend.

Derek Warner was on top of the world last Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, he was down for the count about 14 hours later.

Mountain View High School senior defensive lineman Nick Miller knew that when he stepped onto the field Saturday afternoon in the Class 3A state quarterfinal game against Falcon High School it would be the last time he would feel the turf of Ray Patterson Stadium.

Saturday's scores Class 3A quarterfinals No. 2 Valor Christian 51, No. 7 Glenwood Springs 28 No.

'It's do or die at this point in the season,' Longmont wide receiver Dawlton Cole said.

Looking ahead to next weekend's state quarterfinal game against Valor Christian, Glenwood Springs head coach Rocky Whitworth feels his Demons will be up against a complete package.

Matt O'Connor knew what he had to do. The Fairview senior defensive lineman wasn't about to let Columbine get one more yard Friday night, not with his team's undefeated season and a spot in the Class 5A state semifinals within its grasp.

It's safe to say no Monarch football game has lasted this long. The run-always Coyotes and the Loveland Indians, two of the more storied programs in Class 4A, duked it out for four quarters and four overtimes in polar weather Friday night.

Mike Sirko is not ready to take off the walking boot just yet. Ever since a large television fell off a rolling stand and landed on his right foot, the Aspen football team has won four straight, the superstitious head coach points out.

Note: All games are Saturday at 1 p.m. No. 5 Windsor at No. 4 Steamboat Springs STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - After playing out of rhythm in a 24-13 win over Berthoud last Friday, Steamboat Springs hopes to clean its act up against No.

WHO: Dayspring Christian Academy at Norwood WHERE: Norwood High School DIRECTIONS: From Greeley, travel west on Highway 34 to I-25. Go south on I-25 40.8 miles and then merge onto I-76 West toward Grand Junction.

There is greatness on the gridiron here in the high country. For those of you who have not followed the exploits of the Aspen High School Skiers football team it is time to jump on the band wagon.

You may have heard of Regis Jesuit for its dominance in boys swimming, having taken every Colorado big-school title since 1995, all but one since 1992.

Error on line 40 position 3: Type mismatch: 'InputParentProfile' ENLARGE AUSTIN HINDER Photo courtesy Rivals.com Steamboat Springs is known as a tourist destination for skiing this time of year.

The football season came to a bitter end for the Lamar Savages on a cold Saturday afternoon in Broomfield, Colo.

Dayspring Christian freshman Ben Sanderford fights for extra yardage against Haxtun earlier this season.

Playoff power Brush sophomore Connor Weisser takes the handoff from Eric Garcia and follows junior Tanner Morrow for another gain Saturday afternoon in Florence.

Glenwood Springs High School's Class 3A state quarterfinal football game against Valor Christian has a date.

The season ended far too soon for Vail Christian 8-man football. The Saints won four of their final five games after an 0-3 start, and their only loss during that stretch was to eventual Central League champion, Justice, in overtime.

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. - Aspen is moving on. Junior tailback Nicky Ufkes rushed for more than 300 yards for the third time this season for the Skiers, who overcame a deficit that ballooned to as much as 10 and a big game from Pagosa Springs quarterback Taylor Shaffer to pull out a dramatic 46-41 victory in Saturday's playoff opener in Pagosa ...

The Longmont High School football team defeated Liberty 33-18 on Saturday in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs.

A ball-hawking defense that refused to give in Saturday pushed the Delta High School football team into the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs.

By Gary Wamsley Berthoud Recorder With the temperature at 25 degrees at kickoff Friday night, the No.

Save the excessive adjectives. Windsor football coach Chris Jones needed only two words to describe Pueblo County's style of play: Basic and physical.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - As Berthoud High School football coach Dan McGinn's voice changed from optimism to frustration, the veteran Spartans coach saw the familiar story when his team loses.

When Regis coach Mark Nolan saw the snow start coming down before Friday's Class 5A second-round playoff game against Eaglecrest, he thought his team would be at a disadvantage.

At the moment, it's tough to say whether the Berthoud High School football program is writing an epilogue after recently successful playoff runs, or if a new chapter is being assembled for a future that looks bright.

Windsor High School football coach Chris Jones makes a point following the Wizards' 14-0 victory over Silver Creek on Nov.

A block of an extra point try by James Drinkhouse prevented the Rye Thunderbolts from scoring their 57th point of the game.

Hotchkissa Tyler Hanson sprints towards the goal in the picture above. Hanson took the ball on the first play of Hotchkissa first possession and scooted 61 yards for a touchdown against Dolores last Saturday.

Platte Valley's Clay Flot fights for extra yardage against C.J. Kukus of Brush on Sept.

The Loveland High School football team closed out its regular season Saturday at Ray Patterson Stadium against non-conference foe Mitchell High School, shutting out the Marauders, 57-0. The victory put Loveland at 8-2 on the season, far beyond last year's mark of 5-5. "You'd like to go 10-0, but we didn't get that done," said LHS head coach John ...

The Antonito Trojans football team from the southern edge of the San Luis Valley are enjoying a resurgence after a long drought.

The Aspen football team has distinguished itself as one of the top teams in the 2A Western Slope.

Kudos to Greeley cross country coaches, whose expertise, direction, motivation, understanding and dedication to their student-athletes was never more visible than on Saturday at the state meet at Fossil Ridge High School.

Every one of the Palisade High School football team's six wins this season were important.

The Summit High football team was utterly dominated in its first meeting with Centaurus this season.

The Dayspring Christian football team needed a jolt, and it arrived just in time.

The Rocky Mountain High School football season came to an end today as the Lobos lost 14-9 to visiting Cherokee Trail in a Class 5A state first-round playoff game.

GREELEY - It was a heartbreaking way to the end the season for the Fossil Ridge High School football team.

The Central High School football team came 250 miles for Friday night's state playoff game and didn't want to leave without putting up a good fight.

The Eaglecrest High School football team sent shockwaves throughout the state earlier tonight with its 32-26 come-from-behind upset of Fort Collins at French Field in the opening-round of the Class 5A state playoffs.

Admittedly, coach Joe Johnson said, his ThunderRidge Grizzlies aren't that dynamic or spectacular.

It`s getting to be a while since the Estes Park Bobcats came out on the winning end of a football game, but that does not mean there is nothing at stake when Strasburg and Estes Park tangle here tonight on the final night of the regular season.

The Grand Valley Cardinals were not hospitable hosts to Cedaredgea s football team last Friday night.

Wheat Ridge senior Adonis Olivari, right, wraps up Heritage senior Mitch Griebel near the line of scrimmage during the second quarter of a Class 4A West Metro League game Saturday, Oct.

The opening round of the Class 5A state football playoffs is coming to town, and Friday and Saturday's bouts at French Field may as well be billed the Centennial League vs.

Linebacker Daijon Tyler will have his eyes on the ball this weekend as Pomona enters the playoffs.

All the funky Strasburg Indian spread formations couldn't keep pace with Brush's classic Gene Simmons K-I-S-S football formula: Keep-It-Simple-Stupi...err, Superstuds! Sure, the Beetdiggers did mix in a pass completion for two.

Arvada West's 35-14 victory began with a purple comet streaking down the sidelines.

A couple of late touchdowns Saturday cost the Fruita Monument High School football team as the Wildcats lost 31-7 to Poudre in Fort Collins.

The Palisade High School volleyball team was rolling along with a 5-2 record early this season.