Class 4A quarterfinals
(3) Pine Creek 35, (11) Greeley West 0
GREELEY — Josh Beacham rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, leading third-seeded and unbeaten Pine Creek to a 35-0 win over Greeley West on Saturday and into the Class 4A semifinals.
The Eagles (12-0) dominated the Wildcats (8-4) on both sides of the ball. Pine Creek rushed 63 times for 334 yards to control the ball for 36:40, and its defense intercepted Brandon Gallatin three times and held running back David Eddy to 15 yards on 10 carries. West had minus-25 yards rushing and 92 yards total offense.
Pine Creek has outscored its two playoff opponents 76-0.
Class 3A quarterfinals
(10) Palisade 47, (2) John F. Kennedy 7
GRAND JUNCTION — The Bulldogs (10-2) stuffed the Commanders’ potent offense, holding JFK to a season low in points and just 128 yards in total offense to advance to the semifinals.
The Commanders (11-1) came in averaging 48.6 points and 423 yards.
Quinn Zamora rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and Ronald Kuntz had 76 yards and a TD rushing. Kuntz also returned an interception 35 yards for a score for Palisade.
Kyle Trinidad ran 18 times for 73 yards and Braden Miltenberger was 6-of-15 passing for 60 yards and an interception.
(5) Windsor 36, (4) Rifle 15
RIFLE — The Wizards (11-1) got 73 yards and three touchdown runs from Aaron Schmidt and passed just once in knocking the Bears (11-1) from the unbeaten ranks. Joe Sanger led Windsor’s 281-yard rushing attack with 110 yards and a score on 20 carries.
Class 2A quarterfinals
(1) Brush 23, (8) Olathe 12
BRUSH — Chris Lee rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown as the Beetdiggers (12-0) avenged last year’s championship-game loss to the Pirates (8-4). Kyle Rosenbrock had a touchdown run and Mitch Tormohlen a scoring pass to Eric Garcia for Brush.
(4) Bayfield 15, (5) Eaton 14
BAYFIELD — T.J. Pazell’s 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds left capped a nine-point, fourth-quarter comeback for the Wolverines (11-0).
Aaron Valasquez, who finished with 180 yards rushing on 30 carries, pulled Bayfield within 14-12 with a 53-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
The Reds (9-3) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 68-yard run by Austin Ekeler, who had 183 yards on 17 carries. Pazell returned an interception 10 yards to make it 7-6 in the second quarter.
(2) Florence 35, (10) Bennett 7
BENNETT — The Huskies (11-1) reached the semifinals for the second consecutive year by knocking off the Tigers (9-3).
Class 1A semifinals
(1) Burlington 53, (4) Lyons 13
BURLINGTON — Brant Roades rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns and Coley David scored three times as the defending champion Cougars (12-0) built a 53-0 lead less than a minute into the third quarter and advanced to the final by ousting the Lions (10-2).
Roades had TD runs of 36 and 81 yards, and David scored on a 53-yard punt return and caught two touchdown passes from Stetson Corman.
(11) Wiggins 47, (2) Hotchkiss 19
WIGGINS — The Tigers (9-3) followed up their win over No. 3 Lutheran by handing the Bulldogs (11-1) their first loss.
Class A 8-man semifinals
(1) Hoehne 40, (4) Norwood 24
HOEHNE — Bryan Schafer ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns and Mac Turner had 112 yards and two TDs rushing and 84 yards and a TD passing as the defending champion Farmers (12-0) earned a repeat trip to the final.
Martin Waln added 82 yards rushing for Hoehne, which trailed 14-12 at halftime.
(2) Dayspring 31, (3) Simla 0
GREELEY — Ben Sanderford ran for 173 yards and two touchdowns and Eli Miller had 114 yards and two TDs as the Eagles reached their fourth title game in five years in a battle of unbeatens.
