8 Colorado high school football games to watch in Week 7

Class 5A

No. 1 Valor Christian (6-0) vs. Castle View (5-1)

When/where: 6 p.m. Friday astatine Douglas County Stadium

Last meeting: Valor 63, vs. Castle View 21, Oct. 30, 2020

Eyeing its 2nd consecutive unbeaten regular season, Valor has 2 teams with winning records near connected the docket — Castle View and ThunderRidge (Week 10). The Sabercats rebounded from their lone nonaccomplishment of the play (16-0 to rival Douglas County successful Week 4) with back-to-back victories. The two-headed moving backmost tandem of Marc Wessbecker (83 carries, 522 yards) and Joe Ursetta (74-544) has been effectual for Castle View, but tin they find holes against a Valor defence that averages astir arsenic galore tackles for nonaccomplishment per crippled (5.2) arsenic it does points allowed (7.83)?

No. 4 Grandview (5-1) vs. No. 2 Cherry Creek (5-1)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Stutler Bowl

Last meeting: Creek 37, vs. Grandview 0, Oct. 22, 2020

The Bruins’ regular-season gauntlet continues with their 3rd ranked hostile successful arsenic galore weeks — and 5th consecutive squad presently sporting a winning record. In spite of that hard schedule, nary an in-state squad has played Creek wrong person than 20 points this fall. Junior backmost Christian Hammond has done conscionable good replacing older brother, Julian, astatine the caput of Creek’s balanced discourtesy (921 yards passing, 907 rushing). A Grandview defence that has shown a penchant for large plays (45 TFLs, 7 turnovers) volition person its hands full.

No. 5 Regis Jesuit (4-2) vs. No. 6 Legend (5-1)

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

Last meeting: Legend 31, astatine Regis 7, Oct. 23, 2020

The 5A/4A South League rubric possibly beryllium up for grabs successful this one. While the Raiders person 2 losses, those came vs. the first- and second-ranked teams successful 5A. Regis outscored its 4 different opponents 185-59, with inferior Exander Carroll (1,125 full yards, 10 TDs passing, nary interceptions) emerging arsenic an businesslike dual menace QB. Legend is coming disconnected a down-to-the-wire triumph implicit 4A No. 3 Pine Creek. The trio of QB Colton Warner (1,050 walk yards, 11 TDs), RB Bryce Vaz (791 unreserved yards, 11 TDs) and WR Jackson Brush (434 receiving yards, 7 TDs) is formidable.

No. 10 Douglas County (6-0) vs. 4A No. 3 Pine Creek (5-1)

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

Last meeting: First meeting

In different 5A/4A South showdown, unbeaten Douglas County visits the Eagles looking to clinch its champion commencement successful 15 years. The mode the defence has played the past 3 weeks — 15 points allowed, 13 TFLs, six turnovers — the Huskies committedness to beryllium a pugnacious out. Most of the attention, however, volition beryllium connected the quarterbacks. Between Pine Creek’s Josiah Roy (1,431 full yards) and Douglas County’s Antwuan Jackson Jr. (1,438), this crippled features 2 of the astir dynamic dual menace QBs successful the state.

Class 4A

No. 5 Palmer Ridge (5-1) vs. No. 8 Ponderosa (5-1)

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

Last meeting: First meeting

A week aft getting knocked disconnected its top-ranked perch by Montrose, Palmer Ridge faces a Ponderosa programme that has caught occurrence since losing its opening crippled of the season. RB Zachary Pekarek has eclipsed 100 yards rushing successful 3 of the past 4 games, freshman QB Andrew Heidel has a touchdown walk successful 5 consecutive wins and the defence has fixed up 1 TD successful its past 8 quarters. The second volition beryllium tested by sophomore QB Derek Hester (1,322 walk yards, 15 TDs) and the Bears’ array of weapons.

No. 6 Loveland (5-1) vs. Skyline (4-2)

When/where: 1 p.m. Saturday astatine Everly Montgomery Field

Last meeting: Loveland 27, vs. Skyline 26 (OT), Nov. 12, 2020

It could beryllium argued that this crippled decided the 4A champion past fall. The Red Wolves held connected successful overtime, the Falcons missed the abbreviated 4A bracket, and cipher came arsenic adjacent to beating Loveland the remainder of the way. Many of the names person changed since, but this remains a large accidental for Skyline, which was clobbered by Erie 2 weeks agone (49-0) and could usage the boost that would travel with handing Loveland its archetypal nonaccomplishment against 4A contention since 2019.

Class 3A

No. 2 Mead (4-0) vs. No. 1 Roosevelt (5-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Peterson Field

Last meeting: Roosevelt 21, vs. Mead 20 (OT), Oct. 16, 2020

A matchup of the 2 top-ranked teams successful 3A should nutrient yet different instant classic. Last year’s gathering came down to a failed two-point conversion for the Mavericks, who ne'er got a rematch owed to a COVID forfeit successful the 3A playoffs. Both teams person played thing but blowouts this fall. Roosevelt is riding a streak of 4 consecutive shutouts, portion Mead’s defence has surrendered conscionable 15 points done 4 games. Expect a white-knuckler successful Johnstown.

No. 3 Lutheran (5-0) vs. No. 7 Evergreen (5-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Evergreen High

Last meeting: Evergreen 51, astatine Lutheran 17, Oct. 13, 2017

Another matchup of 3A heavyweights pits a Lions squad that has beaten each 5 of its opponents by astatine slightest 21 points and Evergreen squad that has thing but blowouts connected its resume arsenic well. Lutheran elder QB Clayton Jacobs is connected the verge of his 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard passing season, and is simply a large portion of a Lions tally crippled that’s already piled up 1,194 yards. On the different side, Cougars QB Tommy Poholsky has thrown for 539 yards, 4 touchdowns and zero interceptions successful the past 2 games.