Got a date for Week 8 in Colorado schoolboy football? If not, see below:
Today
Don’t underestimate Grandview’s victory over Cherry Creek last week. If you haven’t already, color the No. 7 Wolves, who will host Smoky Hill in the Class 5A Centennial League, as significant playoff challengers. …
Longmont seeks its sixth 4A Northern victory in a row, against visiting Mountain View from Loveland. …
No. 3 Fountain-Fort Carson, in command of the 4A Pikes Peak, will entertain Pueblo Centennial.
Friday
Read into the following what you will: Boulder, which beat Overland and then lost to Smoky Hill, next gets No. 2 Mullen in the 5A Centennial. …
Go early for No. 3 Mountain Vista at No. 10 Douglas County. The programs played twice in 2006. The combined difference? Three points. …
Shall we dance? Columbine’s win streak will turn 21 if the top-ranked and undefeated Rebels handle Pomona in the 5A South Metro. It’s one of Jefferson County’s standards. …
The 5A Front Range always seems to have a mess late, doesn’t it? The Horizon-Fort Collins matchup could be another reason. …
South can keep its piece of the 4A Denver Prep if it sends West in the other direction. …
Top-ranked Ralston Valley, also cruising at the top of the 4A Mountain Plains, next gets Standley Lake. …
4A Broomfield, No. 7 in the toughest (of seven) class polls, will be at Niwot in the Northern. …
Reason No. 2,132,493 we badly need realignment – here it is Week 8 and we have North (1-6) at 4A No. 8 Cherokee Trail (7-0) … in nonleague, no less. …
Here’s more of why the 3A South Metro rules: No. 4 Pueblo County at defending state champion Alamosa, and pesky Woodland Park at No. 9 Florence. …
No. 10 Fossil Ridge, which knocked off host Montrose last week, faces a towering task. The SaberCats will be at 3A Tri-Valley-leading and third-ranked Berthoud. …
Important hill ball – No. 7 Steamboat Springs at No. 5 Palisade in the 3A Western Slope. …
So what if you practically have to drive to New Mexico, it’s St. Mary’s at No. 3 Trinidad in the 2A Tri-Peaks. …
No worse than a first-place tie is assured for No. 6 Aspen if the Skiers win at Gunnison in the 2A Western Slope. …
South Park, loser of 30 games in succession, will be at Calhan in the 1A South Central. …
It’s the final round of regular season in 8-man. Two goodies: No. 9 McClave at top-ranked and undefeated Granada in the Arkansas Valley Division, and No. 6 Nucla at Dove Creek in the Western Slope. …
Woodlin at Otis will be for the second playoff spot from 6-man’s West Central.
Saturday
This will be it in the regular season for No. 5 Thomas Jefferson. The Spartans will host Fruita Monument for a chance to run the small (three-game) table in the Denver Prep/Southwest and cap a 9-0 regular mark. TJ played in Zero Week and has a bye in Week 9. Did I mention we really need realignment? …
Former presidents and a chance at the 4A Denver Prep title in the George Washington-Abraham Lincoln matchup. …
What kind of balance does the 4A Northern have? We’ll know more after Loveland travels to No. 9 Greeley West. …
No. 3 Limon at No. 2 Byers for no worse than a share of the 1A South Central title would be a nice part of your football Saturday.
Neil H. Devlin: 303-954-1714 or ndevlin@denverpost.com
