4A Football: Quarterfinals Qualifiers Lined Up After Two Saturday Second-Round Games
Photo: Jen Jardeleza
AURORA — The final two second-round games in the CHSAA 4A State Football Playoffs were played Saturday, completing the field for the quarterfinals.
The top eight seeds have all advanced following Saturday wins by No. 2 Montrose and No. 4 Durango.
Friday’s closest games were No. 8 Pueblo West’s 16-14 win over No. 9 Northfield, and No. 3 Palmer Ridge’s 19-16 win over No. 14 Mesa Ridge.
The 4A state championship game will be played Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1:30 at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins. It will be the second championship game of the day, following the 3A game at 10 a.m. and preceding the 5A game set for 5 p.m.
Dates and times TBA
No. 1 Dakota Ridge vs. No. 8 Pueblo West
No. 2 Montrose vs. No. 7 Monarch
No. 3 Palmer Ridge vs. No. 6 Broomfield
No. 4 Durango vs. No. 5 Heritage
Friday, Nov. 14
No. 1 Dakota Ridge def. No. 16 Golden, 49-7
No. 3 Palmer Ridge def. No. 14 Mesa Ridge, 19-16
No. 5 Heritage def. No. 12 Grand Junction, 42-13
No. 6 Broomfield def. No. 11 Vista Ridge, 49-3
No. 7 Monarch def. No. 10 Riverdale Ridge, 14-7
No. 8 Pueblo West def. No. 9 Northfield, 16-14
Saturday, Nov. 15
No. 2 Montrose def. No. 15 Frederick 55-6
No. 4 Durango def. No. 13 Ponderosa, 35-21
Friday, Nov. 7
No. 9 Northfield def. No. 24 Skyline, 38-15
No. 10 Riverdale Ridge def. No. 23 Thomas Jefferson, 40-7
No. 11 Vista Ridge def. No. 22 Montbello, 38-13
No. 12 Grand Junction def. No. 21 Highlands Ranch, 48-32
No. 13 Ponderosa def. No. 20 Silver Creek, 27-14
No. 14 Mesa Ridge def. No. 19 Loveland, 54-22
No. 15 Frederick vs. No. 18 Bear Creek, 35-7
No. 16 Golden def. No. 17 Air Academy, 31-15
