Week 8 sees several top-10 football matchups as races for league titles continue and the playoff picture starts to clear up.
Note: All games on Friday unless otherwise noted.
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Class 5A
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Creek | vs. (8) Eaglecrest (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 2 | Mountain Vista | vs. Fruita Monument (Thurs.) 6 p.m. |
| 3 | Ralston Valley | vs. Columbine (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 4 | Arvada West | vs. Denver East 7 p.m. |
| 5 | Legend | vs. (10) Fountain-Fort Carson (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 6 | Fairview | vs. Brighton 7 p.m. |
| 7 | Valor Christian | vs. ThunderRidge 7 p.m. |
| 8 | Eaglecrest | at (1) Cherry Creek (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 9 | Erie | vs. Mullen 6:30 p.m. |
| 10 | Fountain-Fort Carson | at (5) Legend (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
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Class 4A
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montrose | vs. Mesa Ridge 6 p.m. |
| 2 | Dakota Ridge | vs. Highlands Ranch (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 3 | Broomfield | at Grand Junction Central 7 p.m. |
| 4 | Palmer Ridge | at (6) Vista Ridge 7 p.m. |
| 5 | Riverdale Ridge | at Adams City (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 6 | Vista Ridge | vs. (4) Palmer Ridge 7 p.m. |
| 7 | Heritage | vs. Bear Creek (Thurs.) 6 p.m. |
| 8 | Sand Creek | vs. Gateway 7 p.m. |
| 9 | Pueblo West | vs. Widefield 7 p.m. |
| 10 | Cheyenne Mountain | at Thornton (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
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Class 3A
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor | at Northridge 7 p.m. |
| 2 | Pomona | at Severance (Thurs.) 7:30 p.m. |
| 3 | Thompson Valley | at Mountain View 7 p.m. |
| 4 | Holy Family | at Kennedy (Sat.) 11 a.m. |
| 5 | Lutheran | vs. Hinkley (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 6 | Mead | at Greeley Central (Sat.) 1 p.m. |
| 7 | Eagle Valley | BYE |
| 8 | Pueblo East | at Pueblo Central 7 p.m. |
| 9 | Discovery Canyon | vs. Harrison (Sat.) 12 p.m. |
| 10 | Palisade | BYE |
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Class 2A
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Classical Academy | vs. Alameda 7 p.m. |
| 2 | Wellington | vs. (8) Eaton 6:30 p.m. |
| 3 | Strasburg | vs. Englewood 6:30 p.m. |
| 4 | Brush | vs. Fort Lupton 7 p.m. |
| 5 | Resurrection Christian | at (7) Berthoud 7 p.m. |
| 6 | Kent Denver | at Bennett 7 p.m. |
| 7 | Berthoud | vs. (5) Resurrection Christian 7 p.m. |
| 8 | Eaton | at (2) Wellington 6:30 p.m. |
| 9 | Elizabeth | BYE |
| 10 | Lamar | at Manitou Springs 7 p.m. |
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Class 1A
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buena Vista | at Rye 7 p.m. |
| 2 | Limon | vs. (4) Wray 7 p.m. |
| 3 | Centauri | at Del Norte 6 p.m. |
| 4 | Wray | at (2) Limon 7 p.m. |
| 5 | Forge Christian | BYE |
| 6 | Burlington | at Wiggins 7 p.m. |
| 7 | Monte Vista | at Trinidad 7 p.m. |
| 8 | Highland | at Denver West (Thurs.) 4:30 p.m. |
| 9 | Meeker | vs. North Fork 7 p.m. |
| 10 | Colorado Springs Christian | vs. Ellicott 7 p.m. |
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8-man
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | at (7) Dayspring Christian (Sat.) 1 p.m. |
| 2 | Haxtun | BYE |
| 3 | McClave | at Las Animas 7 p.m. |
| 4 | Sanford | at (5) Mancos 6 p.m. |
| 5 | Mancos | vs. (4) Sanford 6 p.m. |
| 6 | West Grand | at Vail Christian (Thurs.) 7 p.m. |
| 7 | Dayspring Christian | vs. (1) Akron (Sat.) 1 p.m. |
| 8 | Byers | vs. Elbert 7 p.m. |
| 9 | Sedgwick County | vs. Merino 7:30 p.m. |
| 10 | Clear Creek | at Lyons 7 p.m. |
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6-man
| RANK | TEAM | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idalia | at (5) Otis 7 p.m. |
| 2 | Stratton | at (4) Eads 7 p.m. |
| 3 | Cheyenne Wells | vs. (6) Granada 7 p.m. |
| 4 | Eads | vs. (2) Stratton 7 p.m. |
| 5 | Otis | vs. (1) Idalia 7 p.m. |
| 6 | Granada | at (3) Cheyenne Wells 7 p.m. |
| 7 | Peetz | vs. (10) Prairie 7 p.m. |
| 8 | Sierra Grande | at Cotopaxi (Sat.) 6 p.m. |
| 9 | Caliche | vs. La Veta 6 p.m. |
| 10 | Prairie | at (7) Peetz 7 p.m. |
