At this point of the prep football season there are teams that have been dominating and seemed poised to win state championships.

One of those teams is Class 5A powerhouse Cherry Creek (8-0). The Bruins have steamrolled all their opponents this season, including a 42-0 victory over Eaglecrest last week.

Creek has blanked four opponents this season and outscored the opposition 351-71.

The Bruins are paced offensively by senior quarterback Brady Vodicka (1,506 yards passing, and 24 TDs). Senior running back and UConn commit Jayden Fox also has added plenty of punch with 1,128 yards rushing and 15 TDs.

Cherry Creek will look to keep its victory train rolling down the track when it takes on Smoky Hill (2-6) at 7 p.m., Oct. 24. Senior RB Shaun Lanre-Ahmed (414 yards rushing and three TDs) is the Buffaloes’ top offensive threat.

It is hard to imagine Creek will have a hiccup this weekend as it chases another football state title, the 15th in school history.

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Class 5A

No. 10 Pine Creek (5-3) at Regis Jesuit (4-4), 6:30 p.m., Oct. 24

With the playoffs looming in the near future, this is a key game. Pine Creek and Regis are trying to position themselves to get into the 24-team Class 5A state playoffs.

Pine Creek is coming off a 50-25 trouncing of Chaparral last weekend. PC has an offense paced by junior RB Xavier Lukes. He has 1,023 yards rushing and 13 TDs. The 5-foot-10, 205-pounder has five games of over 100 yards rushing. He has also added 11 receptions for 95 yards.

Regis, which has had an up-and-down season, is No. 16 in CHSAA’s Selection & Seeding Index released as of Thursday morning. The Raiders are coming off a 52-31 win over Douglas County last week.

Sophomore QB Luke Rubley guides the Regis offense, and he has thrown for 1,534 yards and 15 scores. Junior Joe Pron has added 499 yards rushing and 5 TDs.

A win here by either team will go a long way in helping solidify a spot in the state playoffs.

Class 4A

No. 4 Broomfield (7-1) at No. 5 Riverdale Ridge (8-0), 7 p.m., Oct. 24

Broomfield won its third game in a row last week by running away from Grand Junction Central 56-20.

The Eagles have junior QB Matthew Merilatt, who has 1,128 yards through the air and tossed 12 TDs. RB Kashus Clarvoe, ran in three straight touchdowns last week, upping his season total to 1,231 yards on the ground and 13 TDs.

Broomfield’s lone loss is to Erie 26-25 on Sept. 26.

Riverdale Ridge has been outstanding this season, out scoring its opponents 375-45.

The Ravens defense has posted three shutouts this season, including a 68-0 drubbing of Adams City last week.

Riverdale Ridge has sophomore QB Ricky Weeks guiding the offense. He has thrown for 1,101 yards and 20 TDs. He has also run for 89 yards and three more scores.

The Ravens top two rushers are Diego Galvan (516 yards rushing and 9 TDs) and Dean Presswood (410 yards rushing and 7 TDs).

This game very well could be a preview of a playoff meeting later this season.

Class 3A

No. 6 Lutheran (5-2) at No. 3 Holy Family (6-1), 7 p.m. Oct. 24

This game is a key match-up in helping shape the Top 10 teams in the upcoming state playoffs.

In CHSAA’s Selection & Seeding Index, Holy Family is No. 5, and Lutheran is No. 9.

Holy Family, which suffered its lone loss to Pueblo East 35-14 on Sept. 25, has a powerful offense fueled by sophomore QB Kaden Hopkin (1,456 yards passing and 9 TDs) and RBs seniors Iker Alfaro (290 yards, 8 TDs), and Browen Wills (269 yards rushing, 1 TD), and sophomore Gage Gunderson (225 yards rushing and 3 TDs).

Lutheran’s only in-state loss was to Pueblo West 10-7 on Sept. 12. The Lions are led by senior QB Eli Abramson (1,035 yards passing and 12 TDs). He also has 93 yards rushing. Junior RB Evan Holdridge has 311 yards on the ground and has scored 6 TDs.