Football roundup: Grandview gets big bounce-back win against Cherry Creek

A week after being upset by Eaglecrest, Grandview had a big bounce-back win against Cherry Creek.

The ninth-ranked Wolves got rushing touchdowns from Hayden Blubaugh and Gunnar Lamphere, then relied on a stout defense to secure the 17-6 win.

“It was a great bounce-back week for our kids, and our defense really stepped up tonight,” Grandview coach John Schultz told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show.

Blubaugh, the Wolves’ star running back, gave his team a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 57-yard run. No. 7 Cherry Creek responded in the second quarter with a rushing score from Trey Windham.

Grandview added a field goal before the half to lead 10-6 at the break. Lamphere, the quarterback, added his TD in the third quarter.

“It was a good grind-it-out victory for our offense,” Schultz said.

The game set an attendance record for Legacy Stadium.

8-man: (2) Daypsring Christian 51, (6) Hoehne 50 (OT)

In a wild one, Dayspring Christian outlasted Hoehne in overtime.

The two teams traded scores most of the night, but Hoehne did start to pull away by halftime, leading 30-16 at the break.

It remained a two-score game after the third quarter, with Hoehne holding a 38-29 edge, and the Farmers pushed it to 44-29 with 9:17 remaining the fourth.

But the Eagles refused to go away. They scored 16 unanswered points in five minutes to tie the game at 44, and the teams headed to overtime deadlocked there.

In OT, Dayspring Christian was able to secure the win.

3A: Mead 49, (3) Longmont 35

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Mead got perhaps the best win since the program was restarted in 2010, topping city rival Longmont in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

“We just kept plugging. That’s kind of the mantra we’ve been using,” Mead coach Jason Klatt told the Scoreboard Show. “Our kids just didn’t get ratted. We’ve shown a resiliency, and our kids don’t really care if we’re down two touchdowns, or seven points. It doesn’t matter. We just kept on plugging and I’m really proud of our kids tonight.”

The two teams went crazy scoring in the first half, and Longmont held a 32-28 lead at halftime. The Trojans pushed it to 35-28 after three quarters, but didn’t score again.

“I’m so proud of our defensive staff and our defensive kids,” Klatt said. “We really just hung in there tonight, and we started gaining confidence as the game wore on that we could stop them.”

Mead tied it up on Riley Glynn’s third passing touchdown, and four minutes later Evan Hanson returned an interception for a score to give the Mavericks the lead.

Nathan Mackey had three total touchdowns, including two rushing scores and one receiving.

It was Mead’s third-straight win after dropping its season-opener.

8-man: (1) Sargent 22, (5) Norwood 20

The new No. 1 team Sargent held firm with a big top-5 win.

“It was a total team effort. They jumped out ahead 6-0, and we just kept battling and battling,” coach Trevan Pepper told the Scoreboard Show.

The Farmers led 22-8 early in the third quarter, and then 22-14 as the fourth quarter started, but they were able to hold on.

Sargent made a stop on a two-point attempt in the fourth quarter to win.

“It was a good victory for us,” Pepper said.

3A/2A: Durango 14, (6) Bayfield 6 (OT)

The two area rivals met for the first time in 80 years, and Durango pulled off the overtime win.

Peyton Woolverton hit Jake Bourdon for a four-yard TD in overtime to give his team the lead, which they followed with a two-point conversion.

“We had it timed out well in practice and it was just like second nature down there because we’d done it already so many times,”Boudron told the Durango Herald after the game.

Durango’s Dawson Marcum then ended the game with an interception on Bayfield’s possession in overtime.

3A: (7) Silver Creek 20, (10) Roosevelt 10

The Raptors improved to 4-0 with a big top-10 win.

“It’s a huge win,” Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “We had the opportunity to play Roosevelt eight-to-ten times over the last few years, and we’ve never been able to beat them at their place. For our program in general, that was a big win and a step in the right direction.”

Silver Creek led most of the way, though it was only 7-3 at halftime, and Roosevelt did take a brief 10-7 lead in the third quarter.

“Our defense kept us in it,” Apodaca said.

Notables

High winds affected a number of games across the state, to the point that they caused the postponement of the Rye/John Mall game, according to Rye AD Beth Burns. The winds were so bad that several cars had their windows blown out, one soccer goal slid on the field, and another blew over the fence. The two teams will play Saturday at 1 p.m.
6-man No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 5 Cheyenne Wells 22-14. The game featured a 20-minute lightning delay, and a big rain storm late in the fourth quarter. “To our kids’ credit, they really hung on and persevered and came up with the win,” coach Jim Trahern told the Scoreboard Show.
A top-5 showdown in 1A ended with No. 2 Strasburg beating No. 4 Limon 43-12.
4A No. 6 Pine Creek beat No. 5 Vista Ridge 39-14. Both teams are now 2-2.
Another top-10 matchup in 4A saw No. 9 Ponderosa handle No. 10 Rampart, 37-6. “Our team is starting to click a little bit,” Ponderosa coach Jaron Cohen told the Scoreboard Show.
Snow made its first appearance at a game this season, when Grand Valley hosted Aspen. Grand Valley won 48-34.
In 2A, No. 7 D’Evelyn picked up a good win by topping No. 10 Platte Valley 22-12.
1A No. 5 Bennett edged No. 10 Burlington 15-13.
Centauri got a big 26-12 upset win against 1A No. 6 Buena Vista. “They were fired up and ready to go, and they did everything we asked them to do,” coach Kyle Forster told the Scoreboard Show of his defense.
Pikes Peak Christian upset No. 10 West Grand 20-8 in 8-man. The keeps all-time wins leader Chris Brown at 309 career wins.
Cheraw knocked off No. 7 Sierra Grande in 6-man.
Legacy football won its second game in a row after the tragic bus accident that shook the community. This night, the Lightning beat Horizon 38-21.
Lutheran beat Falcon in overtime, 21-14.
Pueblo West made a late stand to secure a 20-13 win over Dakota Ridge. Dakota Ridge was at the 6-yard-line with 17 seconds remaining.
Faith Christian had a 98 1/2 yard touchdown tonight in a 34-7 win over Brush. Freshman Isiah Kroll hit senior Brandon Herman.
4A No. 8 Windsor trailed at the half, but rallied to beat Greeley West 28-7.