PARKER — Clinging to a 17-14 halftime lead, Chaparral scored 34 unanswered points in the second half and rolled to a 51-14 nonleague victory over Poudre.
Chris Page, who rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns, scored on runs of 2 and 7 yards in the third quarter to break the game open for the Wolverines. Chaparral added 21 points in the final stanza, including a 54-yard touchdown pass from Max Kuhns to Andrew McReynolds. Kuhns was 10-of-16 passing for 207 yards and two scores.
Ricky Stinnett kept the Impalas (1-2) close in the first half with touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards. He finished with 131 yards rushing on 34 carries.
Chaparral, No. 9 in this week’s Denver Post media poll, has won two straight since an opening loss to Mullen.
Longmont 27, Wheat Ridge 14
LONGMONT — Forrest Wetterstrom ran for 82 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 80 yards, leading the third-ranked Trojans (4-0) over the eight-ranked Farmers (1-2) in a 4A nonleague game.
Vista Ridge 34, Sand Creek 3
COLORADO SPRINGS — Josh Johnson caught two touchdown passes and snagged an interception on defense as the Class 3A top-ranked Wolves rolled to the win.
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Palmer Ridge 21, Elizabeth 14, OT
COLORADO SPRINGS — Winn Howard’s 4-yard touchdown run in overtime, followed by a Bears defensive stand, sent the defending 3A champion Cardinals to their third straight defeat to start the season.
Brock Dowling returned a fumble recovery 50 yards to tie the game 14-14 in the third quarter for Palmer Ridge, which lost twice to Elizabeth last year, including in the playoffs.
Fort Collins 31, Central (G.J.) 13
GRAND JUNCTION — Eric Rice coached his first game this season following a two-game suspension for conducting illegal preseason practices in helmets, and the Lamb- kins, overtime losers to Douglas County a week earlier, improved to 2-1.
Calvin Johnson’s 61-yard interception return and a Stephen Palmier scoring run in the fourth quarter expanded a 17-13 Fort Collins lead.
Heritage 29, Thomas Jefferson 0
Kyle Bos ran for two touchdowns and Bryan Carlson added 109 yards and a score on the ground as the Eagles improved to 3-0 and kept the Spartans winless.
Valor Christian 47, Rampart 6
COLORADO SPRINGS — Class 4A’s top-ranked Eagles (3-0) showed no rust from a bye week following a win over Regis Jesuit, beating another 5A team behind a balanced attack. Christian McCaffrey scored on all three of his rushes (12, 43 and 5 yards), and quarterbacks Cody Thibault and Wes Tabor combined for 206 yards and a touchdown passing.
Highlights.
Evergreen’s Quinn O’Neill scored three first-quarter touchdowns on a 90-yard kickoff return, a 45-yard interception return and a 51-yard pass reception as the Cougars remained unbeaten (4-0) with a 46-13 win over Arvada. . . . Defending eight-man champion Hoehne beat La Veta 58-6, extending the state’s longest active winning streak to 16.
Number
50. Margin of victory in points for Grand Junction against Standley Lake (50-0) in the Tigers’ first game since taking over the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A from three-time defending champion Mullen. The shutout was the second straight for the Tigers.
Top performers
Most of his runs.
Taz Arguello made the most of his six carries in Lakewood’s debut in the Denver Prep League, a 49-0 win over Abraham Lincoln. Arguello gained 158 yards and scored three touchdowns on runs of 47, 10, 50 as the Tigers won their second consecutive game.
3-for-3 for Kennedy.
Boulder’s Demetrius Kennedy had his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game, going for 145 yards and a touchdown as the Panthers remained unbeaten with a 23-6 win over Smoky Hill. Kennedy had 473 yards and six touchdowns in the three games.
Steinbrook, Palmer run wild.
R.J. Steinbrook and Colt Palmer each topped 100 yards rushing as Cañon City, ranked No. 2 in 3A, whipped Pueblo County 35-6. Steinbrook ran 15 times for 147 yards and a touchdown, and Palmer gained 109 yards on 10 carries and also had a TD.
Top 10: How they fared
Class 5A
1. Grand Junction beat Standley Lake 50-0
2. Grandview vs. (7) Bear Creek, today, 1 p.m.
3. Regis Jesuit lost to (4) Pomona 24-17 (Thursday)
4. Pomona beat (3) Regis Jesuit 24-17 (Thursday)
5. Columbine beat Douglas County 48-7 (Thursday)
6. Mullen beat Cherokee Trail 28-9 (Thursday)
7. Bear Creek at (2) Grandview, today, 1 p.m.
8. Ralston Valley beat Rocky Mountain 35-0
9. Chaparral beat Poudre 51-14
10. Fairview lost to Mountain Vista 24-20
Class 4A
1. Valor Christian beat Rampart 47-6
2. Monarch beat (6) Broomfield 42-14
3. Longmont beat (8) Wheat Ridge 27-14
4. Pine Creek beat Palmer 44-3 (Thursday)
5. Castle View beat Brighton 35-6
6. Broomfield lost to (2) Monarch 42-14
7. Pueblo West lost to Greeley West 40-7
8. Wheat Ridge lost to (3) Longmont 27-14
9. Montrose beat Steamboat Springs 52-0
10. Ponderosa beat Dakota Ridge 48-20
Class 3A
1. Vista Ridge beat Sand Creek 34-3
2. Cañon City beat Pueblo County 35-6
3. Palisade beat Roaring Fork 42-0
4. Windsor beat Skyline 54-0
5. Lewis-Palmer at Pueblo Centennial, today, 1 p.m.
6. Silver Creek beat Northridge 45-0 (Thursday)
7. D’Evelyn beat Summit 42-7
8. Roosevelt beat Fort Lupton 62-21
9. Glenwood Springs lost to Fruita Monument 47-0
10. John F. Kennedy vs. Moffat County, today, 1 p.m.
Class 2A
1. Florence at (3) Kent Denver, today, 1 p.m.
2. Brush beat 1A (6) Wray 19-7
3. Kent Denver vs. (1) Florence, today, 1 p.m.
4. Aspen lost to 1A (2) Hotchkiss 44-20
5. Olathe lost to Rifle 16-0
6. Bayfield beat Cedaredge 27-3
7. Faith Christian beat Centaurus 53-21
8. Bennett at The Academy, today, 1 p.m.
9. Pagosa Springs, bye
10. C.S. Christian lost to Valley 13-6
Class 1A
1. Burlington beat (3) Akron 35-21
2. Hotchkiss beat 2A (4) Aspen 44-20
3. Akron lost to (1) Burlington 35-21
4. Lutheran beat Clear Creek 48-13
5. Byers lost to Strasburg 55-12
6. Wray lost to 2A (2) Brush 19-7
7. Limon vs. Crowley County, today, 2 p.m.
8. Wiggins, bye
9. Lyons beat Yuma 10-7 OT
10. Resurrection Chr. at F.R. Christian, today, 1 p.m.
Class A 8-man
1. Hoehne beat La Veta 58-6
2. Dayspring Chr. vs. (10) West Grand, today, 1 p.m.
3. Norwood at Sangre de Cristo, today, 1 p.m.
4. Caliche, bye
5. Springfield beat Cheyenne Wells 62-22
Class A 6-man
1. Fleming beat Pawnee 50-8
2. Deer Trail beat Colorado D&B 2-0, forfeit (Thurs.)
3. Otis beat Woodlin 78-25
4. Eads at Hi-Plains, today, 1 p.m.
5. Cotopaxi at Edison, today, 1 p.m.
