Class 5A
1. Cherry Creek (3-0) won vs. Millard North (Neb.), 42-0. Brady Vodicka threw three first-quarter TD passes to spark the Bruins, who passed another test against an out-of-state team. That third TD was set up by a Colton Heimlicher interception. Jayden Fox’s rushing TD in the second quarter made it 28-0 and essentially sealed the game. Next week: vs. Skyridge (Utah), 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
2. Valor Christian (3-0) won at Las Vegas-Faith Lutheran, 49-21: Senior QB Dawson Olk connected with Jackson Coleman on a pair of TD passes and punched in another score from 2 yards out, and Cole Beyer returned a pick-6 to lead the Eagles to a blowout win in Nevada. Next week: Bye.
3. Legend (3-0) won at Columbine, 43-0. The Titans ripped off 21 points in the first quarter in a game that was never close. While Legend looks championship-caliber once again after a narrow defeat to Cherry Creek in last year’s title game, Andy Lowry’s Rebels continue to struggle as they fall to 0-3 for the first time in the MaxPreps era (since 2004). Next week: at No. 7 Arvada West, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
: Senior quarterback Zeke Andrews threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran in two more to push the Mustangs to a 35-14 lead by the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. Sawyer Bolmquist tacked on two rushing TDs as the Mustangs claimed their fifth win over Grandview since 2021. Next week: at Mullen, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
5. Mountain Vista (3-0) won vs. Erie, 48-13: Junior QB Marquise Reese and junior receiver Brooklyn Bailey put on a clinic Thursday night, hooking up for four touchdown passes on five completions in a Golden Eagles rout. All four touchdowns came in a 48-7 Mountain Vista first half, as Reese finished with 338 total yards (241 passing, 97 running) and six TDs (5 passing, 1 running), and Bailey totaled 152 yards on his five catches. Next week: vs. Cherokee Trail, 7 p.m. Sept. 11.
6. Fairview (1-1) lost vs. No. 7 Arvada West, 34-33. Rushing TDs by Ki Ellison and Toray Davis gave the Knights an early lead, but the Wildcats kept answering the bell. Ellison’s playmaking ensured the Knights stayed in the game, while Davis also had numerous big plays. A missed extra point in the second quarter ended up costing Fairview. Next week: at Boulder, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
7. Arvada West (3-0) won at No. 6 Fairview, 34-33. After Fairview won 35-30 in a duel last fall, the two programs from the northwest quadrant of the metro delivered another intriguing bout in 2025. This time, the Wildcats prevailed. A TD pass late in the third quarter was the difference, then Fairview failed a two-point conversion that would’ve put the Knights ahead with about 11 minutes left. Next week: vs. No. 3 Legend, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
: The Wolves lost to a Top 10 team for the second week in a row, as Ralston Valley raced out to a 28-7 halftime lead and held them at bay the rest of the way. Senior QB Blitz McCarty’s touchdown pass to junior tight end Matthew Schimberg briefly pulled Grandview to within two scores at 28-14 with 6:11 left in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Wolves would get. Next week: vs. Legacy, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
9. Pine Creek (1-1) on bye. Next week: vs. Loveland, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
10. ThunderRidge (1-1) lost at Cherokee Trail, 21-11. The Cougars used a rushing TD to go up early, and didn’t look back from there. CT added TDs by ground in the second and third quarters while the defense kept the Grizzlies’ offense in check following a first-quarter field goal. Next week: vs. Arapahoe, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
Class 4A
1. Dakota Ridge (2-0) won at Winter Springs, Fla., 38-7. A week after topping rival Chatfield, the Eagles traveled to the East Coast and dominated. After a scoreless first quarter, Dakota Ridge ripped off 32 points in a second quarter that featured a pair of pick-6s. The defense, meanwhile, didn’t let Winter Springs in the end zone until garbage time. Next week: at No. 7 Mesa Ridge, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
2. Broomfield (2-0) won at Monarch, 28-17. The Coyotes struck first with Nico Rizzello’s TD pass to Abbott Lockwood. But a Donovan Brooks TD pass and Matthew Merilatt rushing TD swung the momentum back to the defending champion Eagles. Another Brooks passing TD, this time to Sean Newton, put Broomfield firmly in control midway through the second quarter. Monarch didn’t quit in the second half in an encouraging performance by the Coyotes. Next week: vs. Rocky Mountain, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
3. Montrose (3-0) won at 3A No. 10 Palisade, 37-20: The Montrose machine kept grinding along Thursday night with touchdowns in all four quarters en route to the program’s seventh straight win over Palisade. The Red Hawks have now won 20 straight regular-season games dating back to a 1-2 start to the 2023 season. Next week: Bye.
4. Palmer Ridge (2-0) won at Doherty, 49-0: Cole Harris and Knox Tinlin both threw a pair of touchdown passes as four different Bears receivers found the end zone in a 42-0 first half that triggered a running clock. Tinlin completed 5 of 9 passes for 146 yards and also ran in a score as part of a 47-yard rushing night. Next week: vs. Lewis-Palmer, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
5. Vista Ridge (3-0) won vs. Evanston, Wyo., 52-0. The Wolves boat-raced Evanston in a game that was never in doubt. Micah Nocita’s rushing TD jump-started the rout, and Colton Camba’s long TD pass to Mikal Hegenbart late in the opening quarter accelerated it. It was 25-0 at halftime, and then the Wolves poured on 20 more points in the third quarter. Next week: at Denver South, 4 p.m. Sept. 11.
. In the Battle for the Brookridge Trophy, a.k.a the Milk Jug, the Warriors defeated their Littleton Public Schools rivals for the sixth straight time. The Eagles took an early lead, but in the second quarter, Theo Lee tossed a TD and Trajan Frasier ran another one in to make it 20-7 at half. Another Lee TD, this one by ground, put the game out of reach in the third quarter. Next week: at Northfield, 6 p.m. Sept. 11.
7. Mesa Ridge (1-1) lost at Northfield, 10-7: The Nighthawks pulled off a stunner in Denver a week after losing their season-opener at 3A Roosevelt. Mesa Ridge was limited to its lowest scoring output since losing to Broomfield, 38-6, in the 2023 4A state quarterfinals. Next week: vs. No. 1 Dakota Ridge, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
8. Pueblo West (2-1) lost at 3A No. 2 Pomona, 17-7. A week after a shootout win over rival Pueblo County, the Cyclones got a litmus test in the Panthers. Still, the fact Pueblo West hung in there against a Panthers team that could compete for a Class 3A championship is a good sign. Next week: at Lutheran, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
9. Golden (2-0) won at Brighton, 45-23. Trystan McDougal’s 30-yard TD reception put the Demons up in the second quarter, and a pick-six followed on Brighton’s ensuing drive. Thatcher Matthews’ TD pass to Wiley Carlin in the third quarter gave Golden the momentum for good. Next week: vs. Thomas Jefferson, 4 p.m. Sept. 12.
10. Riverdale Ridge (2-0) won at Poudre, 27-10. While the Impalas are struggling with an 0-3 record out of the gate, the Ravens keep showing signs that the young school’s athletic come-up is starting to translate to the gridiron. Next week: vs. Severance, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
Class 3A
1. Thompson Valley (2-0) won at Greeley Central, 41-0. Next week: vs. Timnath, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
2. Pomona (2-0) won vs. 4A No. 8 Pueblo West, 17-7. Next week: at No. 9 Green Mountain, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
3. Windsor (2-0) won vs. Longmont, 55-7. Next week: at Montbello, 11 a.m. Sept. 13.
4. Mead (2-0) won at Frederick, 28-0. Next week: Bye.
5. Roosevelt (1-1) lost at No. 8 Holy Family, 41-26. Next week: vs. Ponderosa, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
6. Pueblo East (1-1) lost vs. Discovery Canyon, 22-20. Next week: vs. Pueblo South, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
7. Lutheran (1-1) won at Fort Morgan, 26-25. Next week: vs. 4A No. 8 Pueblo West, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
8. Holy Family (2-0) won vs. No. 5 Roosevelt, 41-26. Next week: Bye.
9. Green Mountain (0-1) at Newport Beach-Corona del Mar, 7 p.m. MT Saturday. Next week: vs. No. 2 Pomona, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
10. Palisade (1-1) lost vs. 4A No. 3 Montrose, 37-20. Next week: at Resurrection Christian, 7 p.m. Sept. 12.