Class 5A
1. Cherry Creek (3-0) vs. Skyridge (Utah), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Bye.
2. Valor Christian (3-0) did not play: After posting three straight double-digit wins, the Eagles got a break to prepare for a challenging three-week run of vs. Mullen, at Ralston Valley and vs. Mountain Vista. Next week: vs. Mullen, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
3. Ralston Valley (2-0) at Mullen, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: at ThunderRidge, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
4. Legend (3-0) at No. 6 Arvada West, 7:30 p.m. Friday. Next week: Bye.
5. Mountain Vista (4-0) won vs. Cherokee Trail, 49-8: The Golden Eagles continued their red-hot start with a 42-point first half capped by Lucas Conklin’s blocked punt return and QB Marquise Reese’s touchdown scamper. Mountain Vista has now scored 40-plus in three of four games and appears as explosive as ever on offense. Next week: Bye.
6. Arvada West (3-0) vs. No. 4 Legend, 7:30 p.m. Friday. Next week: at Overland, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
7. Pine Creek (1-1) vs. Loveland, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: at No. 10 Arapahoe, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
8. Fairview (1-1) at Boulder, 5:30 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Monarch, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
9. Grandview (1-2) vs. Legacy, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Bye.
10. Arapahoe (1-1) at ThunderRidge, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. No. 7 Pine Creek, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
Class 4A
1. Dakota Ridge (2-0) at Mesa Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. 3A No. 2 Pomona, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
2. Broomfield (2-0) vs. Rocky Mountain, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: at Legacy, 6 p.m. Sept. 18.
3. Montrose (3-0) did not play: The Red Hawks are chasing their second consecutive unbeaten regular season and are off to a good start, outscoring opponents 120-34. Next week: at Grand Junction Central, 8 p.m. Sept. 18.
4. Palmer Ridge (2-0) vs. Lewis-Palmer, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Longmont, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
5. Vista Ridge (4-0) won at Denver South, 29-20: Senior QB Colton Camba threw a pair of touchdown passes, the last to Deshaun Drain to put the game away in the fourth quarter, and Antonio Taylor returned a punt for a touchdown as the Wolves moved to 4-0 for the first time in 10 years. Next week: Bye.
6. Heritage (2-1) won at Northfield, 32-31: Senior Mo Thennell ran in his second touchdown of the night in overtime, and Brody Guetz’s point-after ended up being the difference after the Eagles stopped Northfield’s two-point conversion attempt on the game’s last play. Guetz also kicked the field goal that sent the game to overtime and completed an Eagles’ rally from down 15 in the third quarter. Nighthawks QB Cash Lacy connected with Devaughn Daniels for two TDs, but Northfield’s bid to beat 4A Top 10 teams in two consecutive weeks fell just short. Next week: vs. Mesa Ridge, 6 p.m. Sept. 18.
7. Golden (3-0) won vs. Thomas Jefferson, 21-14: Junior QB Thatcher Matthews ran in a pair of touchdowns and hooked up with Ethan Bonafede for a scoring pass to give the Demons a 21-0 lead in the second quarter. Then Golden held on for dear life as TJ senior QB Nick Radi threw a pair of touchdown passes to pull the Spartans within seven early in the fourth quarter. TJ had two chances at a tying drive, but came up empty. Next week: vs. Poudre, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
8. Durango (2-1) did not play: After outscoring a pair of Farmington, N.M., schools 52-6 over the past two weeks, the Demons got a well-earned break ahead of what should be a stiff test at Palisade. Next week: at 3A No. 9 Palisade, 4 p.m. Sept. 18.
9. Riverdale Ridge (2-0) vs. Severance, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: at Thornton, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
10. Ponderosa (1-1) at 3A No. 7 Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Falcon, 7 p.m. Sept. 19.
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