Quarterback Angelo Perez accounted for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and Jose Fraire rushed for 197 yards and a score as Broomfield, ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, rallied to beat 5A Denver East 31-16 in a nonleague game Friday.
It was the 200th coaching victory for Gary Davies.
East (5-1) led 16-14 after three quarters on a Kadeem Hendrix touchdown pass and Shahid Hoover’s go-ahead, 2-yard run late in the third quarter.
But Perez, who was 10-of-19 for 154 yards and two touchdowns passing, hit Nick Ongarato on a 13-yard scoring toss for a 22-16 Broomfield lead, then made it 28-16 with a 36-yard scoring run. Pat Lalancette added a 28-yard field goal as the Eagles (5-1) won their third straight since losing to No. 2 Monarch.
Pomona 42, Boulder 0
ARVADA — Alec Feland passed for 208 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, as fifth-ranked Pomona added to slumping Boulder’s woes in a Super 6 League game.
Pomona (5-1, 2-0) scored all its points in the first half, resulting in a running clock the entire second half.
Boulder (3-3, 0-2), playing without suspended star running back Demetrius Kennedy, suffered its third consecutive shutout and gained only 64 total yards. Boulder has lost its last two by a combined 90-0, including a 48-0 loss to No. 6 Ralston Valley last week.
Highlands Ranch 23, Mountain Vista 21
HIGHLANDS RANCH — Joe Hansley rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns and the eighth- ranked Falcons survived a fourth- quarter comeback in a Continental League game.
Highlands Ranch (5-1, 2-1) built a 23-7 lead after three quarters but Tim Cusick, who entered the game at quarterback in the second half, threw two scoring passes to Rocco Palumbo for the Golden Eagles (3-3, 0-2).
Tanner Smith converted a two- point conversion after the first, making it 23-15. Mountain Vista recovered the ensuing onside kick and drove to the second score, a 10-yard pass, with 47 seconds left. But Smith was stopped short on the two-point conversion attempt.
Lewis-Palmer 15, Palmer Ridge 9
MONUMENT — Nate Conner’s 3-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion run with 10:15 left stood up as the Rangers (5-1, 2-1 3A South Central) prevailed over Palmer Ridge (4-2, 2-1) in the Battle of the Hill game.
Ralston Valley 28, Legacy 21
THORNTON — Cory Witt’s 85-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the sixth-ranked Mustangs survived a scare from the Lightning in a Super 6 League game. Witt’s return gave Ralston Valley (6-0, 2-0) a 28-14 cushion, which Legacy (2-4, 0-2) cut to the final margin on Patrick Medina’s 5-yard touchdown run.
Footnotes.
• Olathe, the defending 2A state champion and ranked No. 10, lost 23-22 in overtime to Roaring Fork, falling to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Western Slope League.
• Monarch, ranked No. 4 in 4A, posted its third shutout and 15th straight regular-season win, 27-0 over Standley Lake in a Mountain Plains League game. The Coyotes improved to 6-0 overall.
Top performers from Friday night
Dynamic duo for Trinidad. Two rushers, 434 yards, four TDs. Trinidad’s Trenton Gomez and Jacob Atwater each topped 200 yards rushing as the Miners upended St. Mary’s, ranked No. 9 in 2A, 33-3 in a Tri-Peaks League game. Gomez carried 20 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns (1, 46 and 45 yards) and Atwater had 15 rushes for 223 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown.
Passing grade in losing effort. Hinkley’s Mike Davis passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns — all of them to Dondre Smallwood — in a 48-21 East Metro League loss to Rangeview. Davis was 24-of-38 passing and connected with Smallwood on scores of 24, 23 and 3 yards. Smallwood had seven catches for 95 yards.
Brush of greatness. Conner Weisser of Brush rushed 10 times for 150 yards and three TDs as Class 2A’s top-ranked team remained unbeaten with a 56-0 Patriot League win over Valley.
Friday night number
28. Number of consecutive points to begin the second half by Battle Mountain in its 49-28 upset of 3A’s second-ranked Palisade. The Huskies (5-1, 2-1 Western Slope League), who received votes in this week’s media poll, turned a 21-21 halftime tie into a 49-21 advantage against the Bulldogs (5-1, 2-1).
Top 10: How they fared
Class 5A
1. Grand Junction beat Central (G.J.) 47-0
2. Grandview beat Smoky Hill 43-6 on Thursday
3. Mullen beat Chatfield 41-14
4. Columbine beat Heritage 35-7
5. Pomona beat Boulder 42-0
6. Ralston Valley beat Legacy 28-21
7. Regis Jesuit beat Douglas County 35-14
8. Highlands Ranch beat Mountain Vista 23-21
9. Arapahoe vs. Bear Creek, today, 7 p.m.
10. ThunderRidge beat Chaparral 10-9
Class 4A
1. Valor Christian beat (10) Rock Canyon 58-13
2. Monarch beat Standley Lake 27-0
3. Longmont beat Niwot 49-26
4. Pine Creek beat Pueblo West 49-13
5. Castle View beat Legend 34-3
6. Montrose, bye
7. Broomfield beat Denver East 31-16
8. Wheat Ridge beat Golden 51-7 on Thursday
9. Cheyenne Mtn. beat Pueblo South 14-7 on Thurs.
10. Rock Canyon lost to (1) Valor Christian 58-13
Class 3A
1. Vista Ridge beat Wasson 42-0 on Thursday
2. Palisade lost to Battle Mountain 49-28
3. Cañon City beat Coronado 41-7
4. Silver Creek beat Berthoud 49-7
5. J.F. Kennedy beat (7) D’Evelyn 21-13 on Thursday
6. Roosevelt lost to Mtn. View 14-13 on Thursday
7. D’Evelyn lost to (5) J.F. Kennedy 21-13 on Thurs.
8. Holy Family beat Skyview 28-6 on Thursday
9. Windsor beat Fort Morgan 27-6
10. Rifle beat Steamboat Springs 47-12
Class 2A
1. Brush beat Valley 56-20
2. Bayfield beat Salida 49-0
3. Kent Denver beat Manual 56-0
4. Florence beat Manitou Springs 40-7
5. Pagosa Springs lost to Buena Vista 28-14
6. Eaton beat Strasburg 28-7
7. Aspen beat Basalt 35-13
8. Faith Christian beat Middle Park 23-18
9. St. Mary’s lost to Trinidad 33-3
10. Olathe lost to Roaring Fork 23-22 OT
Class 1A
1. Burlington beat Calhan 64-0
2. Hotchkiss beat Lake County 61-0
3. Lutheran, bye
4. Lyons beat Nederland 52-18 on Thursday
5. Wiggins beat Yuma 26-7
6. Limon at Ellicott, today, 1 p.m.
7. Akron beat Holyoke 38-19
8. Resurrection Christian beat Clear Creek 41-27
9. Byers vs. Front Range Christian, today, 1 p.m.
10. Rocky Ford at John Mall, today, 1 p.m.
Class A 8-man
1. Hoehne beat Manzanola 48-16
2. Dayspring Christian vs. Haxtun, today, 1 p.m.
3. Springfield beat Wiley 49-0
4. Caliche lost to Merino 28-6
5. Norwood at Plateau Valley, today, 1 p.m.
Class A 6-man
1. Fleming vs. Peetz, today, 1 p.m.
2. Deer Trail vs. Woodlin, today, 1 p.m.
3. Otis beat Idalia 66-0
4. Cotopaxi, bye
5. Bethune vs. Eads, today, noon
Three games for next week
• Highlands Ranch vs. ThunderRidge, Friday, 7 p.m., Shea Stadium. At least a share of the Class 5A Continental League lead will be at stake between two rivals.
• Columbine vs. Arapahoe, Friday, 7 p.m., Littleton Public Schools Stadium. The gauntlet has begun for the visiting Rebels; the host Warriors just want to be a part of it.
• Holy Family vs. John F. Kennedy, Saturday, 10 a.m., All-City Stadium. The race is on for the 3A Metro North. These two are undefeated and in the lead.
— Neil H. Devlin, The Denver Post
