8 Colorado high school football games to watch in Week 4

Class 5A

No. 4 Ralston Valley (3-0) vs. No. 5 Grandview (3-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Legacy Stadium

Last meeting: Grandview 17, vs. Ralston Valley 17-14, Nov. 18, 2011

After handing defending 4A champion Loveland its archetypal nonaccomplishment successful 11 games past week (25-6), the Mustangs volition effort to tag first-year manager Tom Doherty with his archetypal nonaccomplishment astatine Grandview. One happening that’s wide 3 weeks into the Doherty Era: The Wolves’ ground-and-pound days are successful decline. A programme that was erstwhile 3 times much apt to tally than walk (since 2015), is adjacent to adjacent organisation (62 pass/75 run) with sophomore QB Liam Szarka astatine the helm.

No. 2 Cherry Creek (2-1) vs. Arvada West (3-0)

When/where: 7:30 p.m. Friday astatine NAAC Stadium

Last meeting: Cherry Creek 45, astatine Arvada West 16, Sept. 16, 2011

Is Wildcats shot back? We should find retired Friday nighttime erstwhile A-West hosts the two-time defending 5A champion Bruins. The Wildcats person already surpassed their triumph full from the past 2 seasons combined (2-15), but present measurement up successful class. Creek’s 25-game triumph streak came to an extremity past week astatine Chandler (Ariz.), which extended its ain streak to 38 games successful a 17-7 win. It marked the archetypal clip Creek had been held nether double-digit scoring since losing 26-7 to Eaglecrest connected Nov. 18, 2017.

No. 7 ThunderRidge (3-0) vs. Arapahoe (2-1)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine LPS Stadium

Last meeting: ThunderRidge 28, vs. Arapahoe 14, Nov. 4, 2011

The Grizzlies got everyone’s attraction past week with a thorough dismantling of Eaglecrest (29-0). The ThunderRidge defence has generated 5 turnovers and 14.0 tackles for nonaccomplishment portion allowing conscionable 1 touchdown done 3 weeks. Junior DE Ethan Hill is liable for 1 of those turnovers and has 4.0 TFLs, portion QB Seth Frazier has 719 full yards (448 passing, 271 rushing) with 11 touchdown passes. Arapahoe is trying to find its mode backmost aft an upset nonaccomplishment to Mountain Vista past week (27-17).

No. 8 Castle View (3-0) vs. Douglas County (3-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Douglas County Stadium

Last meeting: Castle View 52, vs. Douglas County 10, Nov. 28, 2020

It’s been 7 years since Douglas County past bushed its cross-town rivals, 14-7, successful 2014. Since then, Castle View has go the much accordant program, posting winning seasons each of the past 3 years and coming up with a breakthrough triumph implicit Fairview (38-21) successful Week 2. After going 4-11 combined successful 2019-20, Eric Rice’s nine appears to beryllium trending successful the close absorption arsenic well. Four-year varsity backmost Antwuan Jackson Jr. (26 of 38, 445 yards, 6 TDs) and moving backmost Tyler Stonebraker (43-356, 4 TDs) are some disconnected to blazing starts for a Huskies discourtesy that’s scored 45-plus points successful 3 consecutive wins.

Class 4A

No. 3 Pine Creek (3-0) vs. 3A No. 8 Discovery Canyon (2-1)

When/where: 6 p.m. Thursday astatine District 20 Stadium

Last meeting: N/A

After starting the play unranked, each the Eagles person done is outscore opponents 96-20 to re-establish themselves arsenic 1 of the teams to bushed successful 4A. Dual menace backmost Josiah Roy has 658 full yards (319 running, 339 passing) truthful acold this play with 5 TDs apiece done the aerial and connected the ground. Now comes a first-ever gathering with Discovery Canyon, which was conscionable humbled by Mead, 50-7, successful Week 3.

Windsor (2-1) vs. No. 7 Loveland (2-1)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Ray Patterson Field

Last meeting: Loveland 29, vs. Windsor 20, Sept. 27, 2019

The Wizards person rebounded nicely since a heartbreaking 26-20 nonaccomplishment successful Week 1 to Vista Ridge, beating 5A Fossil Ridge (33-30) and 4A Longmont (56-22) successful succession. The two-headed RB tandem of Jaden Thomas and Dax Polka person combined for 801 yards and 6 TDs done 3 games. They tin expect plentifulness of absorption from a Loveland defence that’s fixed up 25 points truthful acold this play — each to 5A powerfulness Ralston Valley successful a 25-6 Week 3 decision — and is led by 6-foot-3, 205-pound linebacker Ian Loomis (37 tackles, 8.0 for loss, 2 forced fumbles).

No. 5 Chatfield (3-0) vs. No. 10 Fruita Monument (2-1)

When/where: 1 p.m. Saturday astatine Stocker Stadium

Last meeting: Fruita Monument 38, astatine Chatfield 27, Sept. 14, 2019

One of six teams successful 4A to person a first-place ballot successful this week’s CHSAANow.com poll, the Chargers person the look of a existent contender. In Week 1, they won with their discourtesy against Longmont (49-43). In Week 3, it was their defence that stepped up against No. 9 Fountain-Fort Carson (23-14). They’ll astir apt request a spot of some against a Fruita Monument squad that scored 40-plus successful its 2 wins and astir knocked disconnected No. 4 Montrose (26-22) successful a Week 2 loss.

Class 3A

Northridge (3-0) vs. No. 2 Mead (2-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Mead

Last meeting: Mead 42, astatine Northridge 0, Oct. 29, 2020

The Mavericks are erstwhile again a steamroller. Through 2 games, Jason Klatt’s squad has gobbled up 571 yards for 9 touchdowns connected 65 carries portion outscoring opponents 95-7. Next up are the Grizzlies, who are 3-0 for the archetypal clip successful 9 years and person an accidental to beryllium themselves against 1 of the bigger bullies connected the 3A block. Junior moving backmost Isaac Kness has topped 100 yards successful each 3 games and inferior backmost Cooper Rose has 7 touchdown passes.