BAILEY — Tyler Faoro scored three touchdowns and Class 2A’s top-seed Florence took advantage of some early field position Saturday for a 27-16 win at No. 9 Platte Canyon in the state quarterfinals.
Faoro scored on runs of 2, 8 and 4 yards as Florence (12-0) advanced to next week’s semifinals at Olathe.
“We did a really good job blocking up front,” Faoro said. “The line did a great job of making holes for us to go through.”
Florence began its first three drives inside Platte Canyon territory after the host Huskies fumbled the opening kickoff. But it wasn’t until Faoro scored from 2 yards out on the third drive that Florence was able to get on the scoreboard.
After Platte Canyon (10-2) pulled within 14-8 on a Michael Clark 3-yard keeper and two-point conversion, the visiting Huskies regained the momentum when John Alexander broke off a 66-yard TD run three plays later.
Glenwood Springs 42, Lewis-Palmer 21
MONUMENT — Drew Halsch scored three touchdowns in the first 15 1/2 minutes as Glenwood Springs coasted in its 3A quarterfinal game at Don Breese Stadium.
The second-seeded Demons (11-1) started four of their first five drives in Rangers territory and all ended with TDs for a 28-0 lead with 8:32 left in the second quarter. Halsch’s 23-yard run capped the stretch. The 10th-seeded Rangers finish 9-3.
Cañon City 17, Windsor 10
WINDSOR — Max Javernick’s 17-yard TD pass to Rolan Apple- Lemieux with 3:44 left broke a 10-10 tie and lifted 3A’s sixth-seeded Tigers (9-3) past the No. 14 Wizards (8-4). Windsor’s Jordan Porterfield tied the game on a 53-yard TD run with 6:51 left, but Cañon City won its fifth in a row.
Brush 49, Bayfield 24
BAYFIELD — Three Beetdiggers rushed for more than 100 yards as third-seeded Brush rolled over the 11th-seeded Wolverines (9-2) in a 2A quarterfinal. Brush (10-2) totaled 450 yards rushing behind Skyler Seewald (139, two TDs), Eric Garcia (135 and two) and Connor Weisser (134 and two).
Burlington 20, Hotchkiss 13
BURLINGTON — Trenton Rico’s fourth-quarter touchdown catch from Spencer Cure gave the third-seeded Cougars (11-1) some breathing room and Burlington held on to topple the No. 2-seeded Bulldogs in the 1A semifinals. The Cougars will play at top-seeded Wray, which beat Limon 49-6 in the other semifinal, in Saturday’s championship game.
Caliche 41, Norwood 0
ILIFF — Aaron Stieb rushed for 248 yards and four TDs as the top-seeded Buffs (11-1) routed the No. 4 Mavericks (11-1) in the 8-man semifinals. Stieb, who had 245 yards last week, scored Saturday on runs of 2, 10, 1 and 51 yards. Caliche will host the championship game against Hoehne.
Hoehne 48, Merino 20
MERINO — Cody Roberts rushed for 159 yards and three TDs, and Bryan Schafer had 156 yards and a pair of scores as the top-seeded Farmers (12-0) ousted the defending champion Rams (9-3) in the other 8-man semifinal.
