Aurora prep football teams prepared for upcoming conference play with Week 5 contests that saw local programs post a combined 5-6 mark.
Eaglecrest extended the best start of any area program to 4-1 with a 26-8 victory over ThunderRidge Sept. 26 at Halftime Help Stadium. Senior quarterback Joe Steiner threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, while seniors Burke Withycombe (118 yards receiving, 154 yards total offense) and Kota Becker (75 yards total offense) each scored via reception and rush for coach Jesse German’s Raptors, who got 2 1/2 sacks from senior T’Mario Walter.
Now over .500 is Rangeview, which moved to 3-2 with a 17-10 win over Liberty Sept. 25 at Aurora Public Schools Stadium. Coach Chris Dixon’s Raiders got two rushing touchdowns from junior quarterback Tyson Tuck plus Caleb Granger’s 25-yard field goal.
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Grandview enters Centennial League play on two-game winning streak (which followed an 0-3 start) thanks to a 42-7 victory in a local matchup with Vista PEAK Prep Sept. 26 at Legacy Stadium. Coach Tom Doherty’s Wolves had two rushers surpass 100 yards as junior Chris Blanks went for 169 yards (and scored three touchdowns), while senior Caleb Llamas ran for 125 with a score. Junior Blitz McCarty threw touchdown passes to seniors Xay Neto and Kyler Vaughn to lead Grandview over Mike Campbell’s Bison (3-2), whose score came late when junior Canaan Barthlow found junior Quay Davis in the end zone.
Also now 2-3 is Regis Jesuit, which celebrated Homecoming with a 23-12 victory over parochial school rival Sept. 26 at Lou Kellogg Stadium. Coach Danny Filleman’s Raiders got 124 yards of total offense and a touchdown from senior Joe Pron, while senior Garrett Reece also got into the end zone. Junior Jack Manthey knocked through three field goals and two extra points.
Aurora Central improved to 2-3 with a 47-8 Homecoming victory over rival Hinkley Sept. 27 at APS Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Markell Perkins had 149 yards passing and threw touchdowns to junior Darian Fitzgerald and senior Jeremiah Briscoe, who had a three-score night with a pair of rushing scores. Coach Dennis York’s Thunder dropped to 0-4.
Cherokee Trail dropped to 2-3 with a 31-13 loss to Dakota Ridge Sept. 26 at Jeffco Stadium. Tyson Smith found with Cade Brook for a touchdown passing, while Noah Collins scored on the ground for coach Justin Jajczyk’s Cougars.
Coach Rashad Mason’s Gateway team and coach Tony Lindsay Sr.’s Overland squad both sit 1-4 after losses to Mountain View (52-20) and Mountain Vista (55-6), respectively, Sept. 26. Sophomore quarterback Westin Rayburn threw touchdown passes to Jeramiah Stark and Forrest Clemmons for the Olys, while senior Jarrius Ward rushed for the Trailblazers’ touchdown.
Smoky Hill fell to 0-5 Sept. 26, as coach Brandon Alconcel’s team dropped a 56-0 contest to undefeated Fairview at Recht Field in Boulder.
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