Month: October 2018

2A State Football Schedule

Its here! State football playoffs are upon us. below we give you the bids by conference in class 2A as well as the schedule for all rounds. We will keep this updated as games become final.

Bids by League:

Intermountain (4): Bayfield, Salida, Alamosa & Montezuma-Cortez

Western Slope (4): Basalt, Rifle, Delta & Aspen

Patriot West (3): Resurrection Christian, Eaton & Berthoud

Flatirons (2): Faith Christian & D’Evelyn

Colorado (1): Kent Denver

Patriot East (1): Platte Valley

Tri-Peaks (1): La Junta

* = Host
BOLD = Winner

First Round:

GAME 1: #1 Bayfield Wolverines* vs. #16 Montezuma-Cortez Panthers: 19-14

GAME 2: #8 Kent Denver Sun Devils* vs. #9 Faith Christian Eagles: 9-7

 

GAME 3: #4 La Junta Tigers* vs. #13 Berthoud Spartans: 40-6

GAME 4: #5 Salida Spartans* vs. #12 Aspen Skiiers: 33-20

 

GAME 5: #3 Basalt Longhorns* vs. #14 D’Evelyn Jaguars: 26-14

GAME 6: #6 Platte Valley Broncos* vs. #11 Delta Panthers: 45-21

 

GAME 7: #7 Rifle Bears* vs. #10 Eaton Reds: 27-0

GAME 8: #2 Resurrection Christian Cougars* vs. #15 Alamosa Mean Moose: 28-6

 

Quarterfinals:

GAME 9: #1 Bayfield Wolverines vs. #9 Faith Christian Eagles: 21-13

GAME 10: #4 La Junta Tigers vs. #5 Salida Spartans: 20-0

 

GAME 11: #3 Basalt Longhorns vs. #6 Platte Valley Broncos: 46-9

GAME 12: #2 Resurrection Christian Cougars vs. #7 Rifle Bears: 21-14

 

Semifinals:

GAME 13: #4 La Junta Tigers vs. #9 Faith Christian Eagles*: 20-14

GAME 14: #2 Resurrection Christian Cougars vs. #6 Platte Valley Broncos*: 21-14

 

Championship (CSU-Pueblo Thunderbowl):

GAME 15: #4 La Junta Tigers vs. #6 Platte Valley Broncos: 7-3

Projected 2A State Football Bracket

With just one week left in the regular season we take a look at a projection of what the state football bracket will look like after this weekends games. These are mainly projections are in no way to be taken as official. Only two leagues have decided their champions while 5 still remain, we take a guess at who this champions will be in order to seed the field

Teams that have clinched League Championship:

  • Resurrection Christian (Patriot West)
  • La Junta (Tri-Peaks)

Teans we expect to win Leagues this weekend:

  • Kent Denver (Colorado)
  • Faith Christian (Flatirons)
  • Bayfield (Intermountain)
  • Platte Valley (Patriot East)
  • Rifle (Western Slope)

According to CHSAA, in order to seed the bracket League Champions are automatic qualifiers. League Champions in the top-10 of the RPI will host a first round game. If the league champion isn’t in the top 10 of the RPI they are placed on the bracket but will not host a first round game. Here is how we believe the bracket will look like with our projections (*=host)

#1 Bayfield* vs. #16 Berthoud

#8 Eaton vs. #9 Kent Denver*

 

#4 Platte Valley* vs. #13 Aspen

#5 Basalt* vs. #12 Elizabeth

 

#3 Resurrection Christian* vs. #14 Delta

#6 Salida* vs. #11 Faith Christian

 

#7 Rifle* vs. #10 Pagosa Springs

#2 La Junta* vs. #15 D’Evelyn

NOTES:

  • Even with conference crown Faith Christian comes in at #11 and will travel for first round. Kent Denver will host as #9 seed because of being a conference champion.
  • Bayfield gets #1 seed with win over Salida for Intermountain crown.
  • La Junta moves from #3 to #2 with a win over Manitou Springs
  • #1 Resurrection Christian moves to #3
  • #4 Salida moves to #6 after loss to Bayfield
  • #6 Platte Valley moves to #4 after win over Brush for Patriot League Crown
  • #10 Kent Denver moves to #9 with Colorado crown
  • #12 Faith Christian moves up to #11
  • #14 Pagosa Springs moves to #10
  • #15 Elizabeth to #12 to avoid conference match up with La Junta
  • #13 D’Evelyn to #15 with loss against Faith Christian
  • #16 Montezuma Cortez drops out #17 Berthoud moved to #16

REMINDER: These are strictly predictions. The official bracket will be released either Sunday or Monday.

1A Football League Scenerios

We are one week away from the conclusion of the 2018 High School Football season. There are a couple of leagues that still have no champion crowned, but that changes on Friday night.

Here’s a list of the League Champions crowned Friday/Saturday:

  • Centauri (Southern Peaks)
  • Meeker (Western Slope)
  • Peyton (Santa Fe)

Heres a list of the scenarios to decide the remaining  League Champions:

Colorado:
  • Platte Canyon win championship with win over Manuel
    • If that happens then Clear Creek is second with a win over Jefferson
  • If Clear Creek and Manuel both win then the two share the crown with Platte Canyon
  • If Platte Canyon and Jefferson win then Platte Canyon is champion and Manuel, Jefferson and Clear Creek all share second
North Central:
  • Limon clinches league championship with win over Holyoke
    • If that happens then Burlington is second regardless of how they fare against Wiggins
  • If Burlington and Holyoke both win they will share the crown with Limon
Northern:
  • Strasburg clinches league title with win over Cornerstone Christian
    • If that happens then Highland is second with a win over Estes Park
  • If Cornerstone Christian and Highland both win they will share the title with Strasburg
  • If Strasburg and Estes Park both win then Strasburg is champion and Cornerstone Christian, Highland and Estes Park will share second
Tri-Peaks:
  • Winner between Florence and Colorado Springs Christian is League Champion and loser is second

**Source: Colorado Preps (www.coloradopreps.com)**

2A Football League Scenerios

We are one week away from the conclusion of the 2018 High School Football season. There are a couple of leagues that still have no champion crowned, but that changes on Friday night.

Here’s a list of the League Champions crowned Friday/Saturday:

  • Resurrection Christian (Patriot West)
  • La Junta (Tri-Peaks)

Heres a list of the scenarios to decide the remaining  League Champions:

Colorado:
  • Kent Denver wins the league with a victory over Bishop Machebeuf
    • With a Kent Denver win Englewood is second with a win over Ridgeview Academy
  • If Bishop Machebeuf and Englewood both win, then they plus Kent Denver would be tied for the league crown
Intermountain:
  • Winner between Salida and Bayfield is the league champion, the loser is second
Flatirons:
  • Winner between D’Evelyn and Faith Christian is the league champion, the loser is second
Patriot East:
  • Platte Valley clinches the league with a win over Brush
    • If that happens then Sterling is second regardlessof how they fare against Weld Central
  • Wins by Brush and Sterling create a three way tie for the championship with them and Platte Valley
Western Slope:
  • Aspen wins league championship with win over Basalt
  • Rifle wins league championship with win at Moffat County if Basalt beats Aspen
  • Basalt wins league championship with a win vs. Aspen if Moffat County beats Rifle

**Source: Colorado Preps (www.coloradopreps.com)**

Friday Pick ‘Em (October 12th, 2018)

Let’s begin to have a little fun here. We’re going to start a new segment  with Ark Valley Sports, the Friday Pick ‘Em. Here’s how it will work:

  • Every Friday i will pick the winners of some football games across the Arkansas Valley, Colorado College Football, and the Denver Broncos
    • Every week I will pick the winners in:
      • (4) High School football games *1 from each classification (A-6, A-8, 1A, 2A)
      • All the College Football games featuring Colorado, Colorado State-Fort Collins, Air Force and Colorado State-Pueblo
      • Denver Bronco Game
    • Every week I will update you on the outcome of the weekend and give you my overall record

If you want to play along just leave your picks in the comments.

Here is this week’s installment of Arkansas Valley Sports Friday Pick ‘Em:

LAST WEEKS RECORD: 6-3

OVERALL RECORD: 6-3

High School Football:

Manzanola Bobcats @ La Veta Redskins (A-6 South Central)

  • Date & TIme: Friday 7pm
  • Location: La Veta High School
  • Record: Manzanola (4-2, 2-0)     La Veta (3-3, 2-0)
  • Last Week: Manzanola (L 41-13 vs. #10 Mountain Valley)     La Veta (W 60-27 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor)
  • Series (since 2004): La Veta leads 8-3     Manzanola last won in 2014

PICK:  Manzanola has lost two in a row. Its going to be tough to get a win against La Veta. Bobcats lose 3rd straight 58-30.

 

Fowler Grizzlies @ McClave Cardinals (A-8 Arkansas Valley)

  • Date & TIme: Friday 7pm
  • Location: Fowler High School
  • Record: Fowler (4-2, 2-1)     McClave (3-3, 2-1)
  • Last Week: Fowler (W 54-14 @ Wiley)     McClave (W 50-0 vs. Las Animas)
  • Series (since 2004): McClave leads 5-0

PICK:  Fowler is always been a powerhouse in October. McClave has always been a powerhouse year round. A great one is brewing tonight in Fowler. Grizz come out on top 35-21.

 

#9 Crowley County Chargers @ John Mall Panthers (1A Santa Fe)

  • Date & TIme: Friday 7pm
  • Location: John Mall High School
  • Record: Crowley County (5-1, 2-0)     John Mall (2-4, 1-1)
  • Last Week: Crowley County (W by forfeit vs. Trinidad)     John Mall (L 46-0 @ #4 Peyton)
  • Series (since 2004): Crowley County leads 11-1.    John Mall only win in series was in 2006

PICK:  Chargers have always dominated the Santa Fe. John Mall has slowly became a force. Crowley’s matchup with Peyton will be for the Santa Fe League title. Chargers win tonight 40-0.

 

#1 La Junta Tigers vs. Lamar Savages (2A Tri-Peaks)

  • Date & TIme: Friday 7pm
  • Location: La Junta High School
  • Record: La Junta (6-0, 2-0)     Lamar (2-4, 1-1)
  • Last Week: La Junta (W 40-7 @ Elizabeth)     Lamar (W 32-0 vs. Woodland Park)
  • Series (since 2004): Lamar leads 10-4.    La Junta has won last 3 meetings

PICK:  Whistle Game. Lamar. La Junta. It won’t be close though. Tigers claim the Whistle for the 4th straight year, 47-0.

 

College Football:

Air Force Falcons @ San Diego State Aztecs (Mountain West)

  • Date & TIme: Friday 7pm
  • Location: SDCCU Stadium (San Diego, CA)
  • Record: Air Force (2-3, 0-2)     San Diego State (4-1, 1-0)
  • Last Week: Air Force (W 35-7 vs. Navy)     San Diego State (W 19-13 @ Boise State)
  • Series  Air Force leads 19-16     San Diego State has won last 7 meetings

PICK:  The Falcons pick up a win last week. So did San Diego State. It will be a good one in California. Falcons upset Aztecs 21-14.

 

#19 Colorado Buffaloes @ USC Trojans (Pac 12)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 8:30pm
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Record: Colorado (5-0, 2-0)     USC (3-2, 2-1)
  • Last Week: Colorado (W 28-21 vs. Arizona State)     USC had an OPEN WEEK
  • Series: USC leads 12-0

PICK:  The Buffs have not won a game in this series. It ends this week. Buffs win a close one 28-21.

 

CSU-Fort Collins Rams vs. New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 2pm
  • Location: Canvas Stadium (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Record: CSU-Fort Collins (2-4, 1-1)     New Mexico (3-2, 1-0)
  • Last Week: CSU-Fort Collins (W 42-30 @ San Jose State)     New Mexico (W 50-14 @ UNLV)
  • Series: CSU-Fort Collins leads 40-25     CSU-Fort Collins has won last 8 meetings

PICK:  Last 8 meetings have gone to the Rams. This year marks the 9th. All CSU in this one, 45-14.

 

CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves @ Colorado Mesa Mavericks (RMAC)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 2pm
  • Location: Ralph Stocker Stadium (Grand Junction, CO)
  • Record: CSU-Pueblo (5-1, 4-1)     Colorado Mesa (4-2, 3-2)
  • Last Week: CSU-Pueblo (W 48-3 vs. NM Highlands)     Colorado Mesa (W 31-24 @ Fort Lewis)
  • Series: CSU-Pueblo leads 7-3

PICK:  Pack. Mavs. It doesn’t get any better than this in the RMAC. CSU wins a not so close one 28-7.

 

National Football League:

Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Rams

  • Date & TIme: Sunday 2:05pm
  • Location: Broncos Stadium @ Mile High (Denver, CO)
  • Record: Denver (2-3)      Los Angeles (5-0)
  • Last Week: Denver (L 34-16 @ New York)     Los Angeles (W 33-31 @ Seattle)
  • Series: Los Angeles leads 8-5.    Los Angeles has won last 3 meetings

PICK:  Vance Joseph is still playing for his job. After last week he is lucky to have one. Broncos win, it’s in Denver so of course they do. Rams get 1st loss of the year. All Denver 35-10.

Friday Pick ‘Em (October 5th, 2018)

Let’s begin to have a little fun here. We’re going to start a new segment  with Ark Valley Sports, the Friday Pick ‘Em. Here’s how it will work:

  • Every Friday i will pick the winners of some football games across the Arkansas Valley, Colorado College Football, and the Denver Broncos
    • Every week I will pick the winners in:
      • (4) High School football games *1 from each classification (A-6, A-8, 1A, 2A)
      • All the College Football games featuring Colorado, Colorado State-Fort Collins, Air Force and Colorado State-Pueblo
      • Denver Bronco Game
    • Every week I will update you on the outcome of the weekend and give you my overall record

If you want to play along just leave your picks in the comments.

Here is this week’s installment of Arkansas Valley Sports Friday Pick ‘Em:

High School Football:

Cheraw Wolverines vs. Edison Eagles (A-6 Non-Conference)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 7pm
  • Location: Cheraw High School
  • Record: Cheraw (1-3, 0-3)     Edison (2-2, 1-1)
  • Last Week: Cheraw (L 61-20 vs. #9 Granada)     Edison (W 33-14 @ Hanover)
  • Series (since 2004): Edison leads 3-2     Cheraw’s last win in series was in 2007

PICK:  Cheraw has had a rough start to the season. Edison has had an average season. Eagles tame the Wolverines tonight 61-30.

 

Swink Lions @ Calhan Bulldogs (A-8 Southern)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 1pm
  • Location: Calhan High School
  • Record: Swink (2-3, 1-1)     Calhan (1-4, 0-2)
  • Last Week: Swink (W 38-0 vs. Miami-Yoder)     Calhan had a BYE
  • Series (since 2004): 1st Meeting

PICK:  Swink picked up the win last week. Calhan has had two weeks to prepare. Get ready for a classic in Calhan. Lions come out on top 35-30.

 

Rocky Ford Meloneers @ Ellicott Thunderhawks (1A Santa Fe)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 1:30pm
  • Location: Ellicott High School
  • Record: Rocky Ford (1-4, 0-1)     Ellicott (0-5, 0-1)
  • Last Week: Rocky Ford (L 42-8 vs. #9 Crowley County)     Ellicott (L 42-0 vs. #3 Peyton)
  • Series (since 2004): Tied 3-3

PICK:  Rocky Ford has struggled this year. Ellicott has struggled a little more. The series is tied, the game won’t be. Meloneers take down Thunderhawks 34-6.

 

#1 La Junta Tigers @ ELizabeth Cardinals (2A Tri-Peaks)

  • Date & TIme: Friday 7pm
  • Location: Elizabeth High School
  • Record: La Junta (5-0, 1-0)     Elizabeth (3-2, 1-0)
  • Last Week: La Junta (W 40-0 @ Woodland Park)     Elizabeth (W 41-0 vs. Manitou Springs)
  • Series (since 2004): La Junta leads 2-0

PICK:  Tigers are #1. Elizabeth is 3-2. Cardinals are having a good year. Tigers are having a better one. Its all La Junta tonight 42-0.

 

College Football:

Air Force Falcons vs. Navy Midshipmen (Commander-In-Chief Trophy)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 1:30pm
  • Location: Falcon Stadium (Colorado Springs, CO)
  • Record: Air Force (1-3, 0-2)     Navy (2-2, 1-1)
  • Last Week: Air Force (L 28-25 vs. Nevada)     Navy had an OPEN WEEK
  • Series  Air Force leads 29-21     Each team has 2 wins in last 4 meetings

PICK:  The Commander-In-Chief’s trophy. Air Force. Navy. Falcons take down Midshipmen in a close one 21-20

 

#21 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac 12 South)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 2pm
  • Location: Folsom Field (Boulder, CO)
  • Record: Colorado (4-0, 1-0)     Arizona State (3-2, 1-1)
  • Last Week: Colorado (W 38-16 vs. UCLA)     Arizona State (W 52-24 vs. Oregon State)
  • Series: Arizona State leads 8-1     Teams have split last two meetings

PICK:  Colorado is looking to get off to their best start in school history. Not even if Herm Edwards was playing do the Sun Devils stand a chance. Buffs 28-7

 

CSU-Fort Collins Rams @ San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 8:30pm
  • Location: CEFCU Stadium (San Jose, CA)
  • Record: CSU-Fort Collins (1-4, 0-1)     San Jose State (0-4, 1-1)
  • Last Week: CSU-Fort Collins (L 35-19 vs. Illinois State)     San Jose State (L 44-41 vs. Hawaii)
  • Series: CSU-Fort Collins leads 5-4     CSU-Fort Collins has won last 2 meetings

PICK:  A game of struggling Mountian West teams. Neither of these teams will win their division or the confernece. It’s about pride now. Rams take down the Spartan 35-28.

 

CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves vs. New Mexico Highlands Cowboys (RMAC)

  • Date & TIme: Saturday 6pm
  • Location: Neta & Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl (Pueblo, CO)
  • Record: CSU-Pueblo (4-,1, 3-1)     New Mexico Highlands (2-2, 2-2)
  • Last Week: CSU-Pueblo (W 41-14 vs, SD Mines)     New Mexico Highlands had an OPEN WEEK
  • Series: CSU-Pueblo leads 10-0

PICK:  It’s simple in this one. New Mexico Highlands has yet to win a game in the series. After this game they still won’t have. Pack wins big 60-7.

 

National Football League:

Denver Broncos @ New York Jets

  • Date & TIme: Sunday 11am
  • Location: Metlife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
  • Record: Denver (2-2, 1-1)     New York (1-3, 0-2)
  • Last Week: Denver (L 27-23 vs. Kansas City     New York (L 31-12 @ Jacksonville)
  • Series  Denver lead 20-15-1    Denver has won last 3 meetings

PICK:  Vance Joseph is possibly playing for his job. Broncos help him keep it, Broncos win 35-14.