It’s the final week of the football regular season for six of seven classifications and there are still league titles to be claimed. Next week will crown the final bunch of Class 3A league champions.
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Class 5A
Front Range North: Fairview clinches the league title by beating Rocky Mountain. A Lobos win likely creates a three-way tie with Fairview and Fort Collins provided the Lambkins get by Prairie View as expected.
Metro: The winner between Ralston Valley – Arvada West is the conference champion.
League champions:
- Cherry Creek – Centennial
- Mullen – Front Range South
- Westminster – Metro North
- Mountain Vista – South Metro
- Legend – Southern
Class 4A
Southern 1: Montrose is the champion by beating Pueblo West. A Pueblo West win gives them the championship if Falcon also beats Mesa Ridge. If Pueblo West & Mesa Ridge both win, the result is a three-way tie between the two and Montrose.
I-25: The winner between Sand Creek – Grand Junction is the champion and earns the only playoff berth available from the league.
League champions:
- Monarch – North 1
- Riverdale Ridge – North 2
- Palmer Ridge – Southern 2
- Dakota Ridge – South Metro
- Northfield – Denver Metro
Class 3A
Metro: Holy Family is alone in first after beating Lutheran. The Tigers can clinch the title this week by beating Hinkley if Kennedy also beats Standley Lake.
North 1: No team can clinch the championship this week as Thompson Valley and Pomona play in the final week. Both currently at 3-0 with a one game lead on Roosevelt. Roosevelt stays alive for a piece of the title by beating Thompson Valley this Friday.
North 2: The winner between Mead – Windsor is the league champion.
Pikes Peak: Pueblo South and Lewis-Palmer share the top spot at 3-0 and they collide this week. Lewis-Palmer wraps up the league crown with a win. Pueblo South cannot clinch with a win unless Discovery Canyon is upset by Palmer. Pueblo South and Discovery Canyon meet in the final week.
Southern: Pueblo East (3-0) has a one game edge on Canon City, Coronado and Pueblo County. The Eagles can only clinch the title with a win this week if Canon City also beats Pueblo County. Pueblo East faces County in the final week.
West Metro: Conifer and Green Mountain are tied for first and they meet this weekend. Green Mountain is the league champion with a win but Conifer cannot clinch with a win unless Evergreen is upset by Wheat Ridge. Evergreen and Conifer meet in the Mountain Bowl in the final week.
Western Slope: Eagle Valley and Palisade are unbeaten in conference play and they will break the tie as they meet this Friday. Eagle Valley clinches the championship with a win and also finishes their regular season at 10-0. Palisade cannot clinch with a win unless Glenwood Springs also loses to Steamboat Springs. Glenwood is a game back and faces Palisade in the final week.
Class 2A
Intermountain: Alamosa and Pagosa Springs are both unbeaten in league play and they face off on Friday. The winner is the league champion.
League champions:
- Strasburg – East
- Brush – Patriot
- TCA – Metro
- Wellington – North
- La Junta – Southeast
- Basalt – Western Slope
Class 1A
Central: The Platte Valley – Highland winner is league champion. Both are unbeaten going into their head-to-head matchup.
Frontier: The winner between Denver Christian – Forge Christian captures the league title. Both are unbeaten in league action going into their matchup.
South Central: Monte Vista and Centauri collide on Friday with the winner earning the league championship. Both are unbeaten in conference action.
Tri-Peaks: The winner of Friday’s game between Buena Vista – Colorado Springs Christian is the conference champion. A Buena Vista win also leaves the Demons as the only unbeaten team in the classification.
League champions:
- Limon – North Central
- Meeker – Western Slope
8-man
Arkansas Valley: The winner of Saturday’s contest between McClave – Springfield is the league champion. Both are 4-0 in conference play.
Black Forest: Byers and Simla share the conference lead with 3-1 records. Since Byers won the head-to-head meeting with the Cubs, they are the league champs by beating St Mary’s. Should St Mary’s win that game, Simla becomes champion by beating South Park.
Central: The winner between Clear Creek – Front Range Christian on Saturday is the conference champion. Both are 4-0 in conference action.
Northwest: The West Grand – Hayden winner on Friday is the league champion as both are unbeaten in conference action going in.
Six-County: Local rivals Fowler and Crowley County meet up on Friday and that winner is the league champion. Both are unbeaten at 4-0 in league action.
League champions:
- Akron – Plains
- Sanford – Mountain
6-man
League champions:
- Idalia – East Central
- Cheyenne Wells – Southeast
- Sierra Grande – Southwest
- Peetz – North
- Hanover – Central