Isn’t now just about the best time of Colorado’s 2007 schoolboy football season?
It’s the final week of regular-season play (Classes 5A, 2A, 1A and 6-man); teams have just two games to advance to extra football or end their seasons (4A and 3A); or the postseason is here (8-man).
Enjoy.
Today: Surprising Heritage, which has climbed to No. 6 in The Denver Post/9News Class 5A poll, still has steps in front of it. The Eagles will host No. 5 Mountain Vista to decide the Continental crown. …
Good standing within the 5A South Metro and a better playoff seed await the winner of the Arvada West-Chatfield showdown. …
The North-South meeting in the 4A Denver Prep should be civil as well as important. South needs a victory to play for the league crown in Week 10. …
4A No. 2 Pueblo South can clinch at least a tie for the Foothills title if it handles visiting Pueblo Central. …
D’Evelyn and Mountain Range, two of the three times tied for second place in the 3A Central Metro, will go at it in Westminster.
Friday: No. 2 Mullen is after its 40th victory in its past 42 5A Centennial games. In the way is capable Overland. …
If Smoky Hill can beat Eaglecrest in the 5A Centennial, it would be the Buffaloes’ first winning regular season since 1990. …
No one is stunned so much remains to be decided in the 5A Front Range, but one we’ve been waiting for – Poudre at No. 9 Legacy – will soon be here. …
Defending 4A state champion Wheat Ridge can still get at least a share of the 4A Mountain Plains lead with one to play if it wins against top-ranked Ralston Valley. Conversely, a Ralston Valley victory further cements its place atop the league and class. …
Hello! No. 10 Longmont at No. 6 Broomfield is for the 4A Northern lead. …
Pikes Peak, the 4A league named after the famous landmark, will have its top made clearer after No. 3 Fountain-Fort Carson travels to Pueblo West. …
No. 2 Falcon can secure at least a share of the 3A South Metro title with a victory against visiting and No. 6 Florence. …
No. 5 Fort Morgan, undefeated in the 3A Tri-Valley, will host one of the two once-beaten teams in league, No. 8 Berthoud. …
No. 4 Erie at No. 2 Holy Family is a meeting of teams tied for second in the 2A Flatirons. …
The wild Western Slope in 2A has come down to No. 6 Olathe at No. 9 Gunnison. …
Southern-area 2A followers won’t want to miss No. 3 Trinidad at No. 10 Manitou Springs for the Tri-Peaks title. …
No. 3 Byers, stung last week by Limon, can’t wince. A visit to Burlington in the 1A South Central is next.
Saturday: Highlands Ranch, one of 5A’s resurgent programs, can get at least of share of runner-up honors in the Continental if it handles Gateway. …
George Washington knows it can have a Week 10 showdown with South for the 4A DPL title, but first things first – the Patriots must deal with John F. Kennedy. …
No. 7 Cherokee Trail is in line for at least a piece of the 4A Skyline crown (and top playoff seed) if it downs host Westminster.
Neil H. Devlin: 303-954-1714 or ndevlin@denverpost.com
