Through the first five weeks of the season, the Patriot West was the only 2A Football conference to have all teams at five hundred or better. Now those clubs start league play in what could turn out to be the best league chase in the division. The main event this week pits #5 Resurrection Christian (4-0) against #10 Berthoud (3-0). #8 Eaton (3-1) has the undercard against longtime rival University (2-2). The key matchup between…...
It could turn out to be the Tri Peaks league championship match on Thursday when #6 Manitou Springs hosts #7 Colorado Springs Christian. Both teams enter the week 5-0 in conference play and each has at least a two-game edge on all conference clubs so the winner is in good shape to land the title. The match is one of several with a direct impact on league leads this week. Both the Lions and Mustangs…...
For the first time since 2013, there’s a new number one team in Class 3A volleyball. Lutheran wrestled the top spot away from the five-time defending state champions this week after the Reds went 1-3 at the Eaglecrest Tournament; an event they had won the past three years. Lutheran is unbeaten at 7-0 as they open conference play in the Metro. Our 3A report this week will serve as a league primer across the division. …...
Excellent rivalry matchups that always play in a role in laying out the 2A Football playoff bracket are set for this weekend. La Junta and Kent Denver continue their recent intense series while long-time Weld County rivals Platte Valley and Eaton also collide this week. Friday marks the third straight year the Sun Devils and Tigers have met in the regular season. Two years, La Junta made a huge statement in whipping Kent Denver 35-6…...
There’s just one game on the 2A football slate this week featuring Top 10 team facing off. That’s on Saturday when #9 Eaton makes the trip to #10 D’Evelyn. The meeting of #6 Kent Denver and Faith Christian should also be considered a top 10 battle even though the Eagles were dropped from the rankings following an opening loss to Resurrection Christian. Despite that decision, Faith Christian is still (in our thoughts) among the best…...
For the third time in the past 12 months, Faith Christian and Resurrection Christian collide on the gridiron. Their latest meeting takes place on Friday and both teams are in the top 10 this week with the Eagles checking in at #5 and the Cougars one step back in sixth. The clubs split two matchups in 2017. Faith Christian won the season opening battle 9-0 but Resurrection Christian took the more important playoff matchup; rallying…...
In alternating championships over the past three years, Bayfield and La Junta have dominated the Class 2A division of late. Bayfield is the defending state champion and also won the crown in 2015 while La Junta grabbed the top trophy in between. Pollsters expect the two to again battle it out as they open the 2018 season ranked 1-2 in the classification. A special group of seniors led Bayfield to the title last year and…...
With zero week dropped from the football vocabulary this year, we can officially start the season with week one.  Football games can start next Thursday and there are plenty of attractive matchups on the small school front. We look at the top games for week one and will add some thoughts on big school contests later in the weekend. Please note that we do not have the complete six-man schedule as the association conducted their…...
Even though they lost a ton of talent to graduation, the road to the 3A state championship still goes through Eaton. The Reds are the five-time defending state champions in the class and are at the stage where they reload instead of rebuild. Another crown this November will tie the Reds with Colorado Springs Christian (2004-09) for the most consecutive state titles in volleyball. Many new faces will have to contribute for Eaton to make…...
It was a very busy week for video coverage through the Colorado Preps Network as our cameras appeared at Crowley County, Windsor, Montrose, Peetz, Arickaree/Woodlin, Simla, University and Rifle high schools. Below are the video highlights of each game and more clips from the entire season are available on our Facebook Page. HOEHNE AT CROWLEY COUNTY BOYS HOEHNE AT CROWLEY COUNTY GIRLS HOLY FAMILY AT WINDSOR BOYS RIFLE AT MONTROSE BOYS RIFLE AT MONTROSE GIRLS…...
