Elijah Elder and No. 12 Highland knocked off No. 5 Forge Christian in a first-round game Friday.
Bryon Tracy
Elijah Elder and No. 12 Highland knocked off No. 5 Forge Christian in a first-round game Friday.

Football

1A Football: Field is Set for Quarterfinals

AURORA -- The quarterfinals have been set for CHSAA's 1A State Football Playoffs after the final five first-round games were played Saturday.

Two double-digit seeds have advanced, with both winning Friday, as No. 10 Monte Vista knocked off No. 7 Colorado Springs Christian 21-0, and No. 12 Highland upended No. 5 Forge Christian 41-35.

Games times and dates for the quarterfinals have yet to be determined, but they will be played between Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 15.

The state championship game for 1A will be played at the CSU Thunderbowl in Pueblo on Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m.
 

1A Quarterfinals Matchups

Nov. 13-15, dates and times TBA
No. 1 Buena Vista vs. No. 8 Meeker
No. 2 Limon vs. No. 10 Monte Vista
No. 3 Burlington vs. No. 6 Wray
No. 4 Centauri vs. No. 12 Highland


1A First-Round Results

Friday, Nov. 7
No. 1 Buena Vista def. No. 16 Holyoke, 48-14
No. 10 Monte Vista def. No. 7 Colorado Springs Christian, 21-0
No. 12 Highland def. No. 5 Forge Christian, 41-35
Saturday, Nov. 8
No. 2 Limon def. No. 15 Flatirons Academy, 44-16
No. 3 Burlington def. No. 14 Manual, 51-8
No. 4 Centauri def. No. 13 North Fork, 35-21
No. 6 Wray def. No. 11 Rye, 56-13
No. 8 Meeker def. No. 9 Platte Valley, 41-18