AURORA | On the same field where it suffered a close loss three weeks earlier against the same opponent, the Grandview football team turned the tables Thursday night.
The fifth-seeded Wolves lost to 12th-seeded Regis Jesuit by three points at Legacy Stadium in Week 9 of the regular season and the two local programs found themselves head-to-head again with a trip to the Class 5A state quarterfinals on the line.
This time, it was coach Tom Doherty’s Grandview team that came through in the clutch, as it scored the only points of the second half on a touchdown sneak by junior quarterback Lander Wise and made it stand up defensively in a 19-13 victory.
The win moved the Wolves into the quarterfinals for the first time since 2023. They will play the winner of Friday’s 7 p.m. contest between No. 4 Fort Collins (10-0) and No. 13 Northfield (7-4).
Wise threw touchdown passes to juniors Timothy Arnold III and Blake Richmeier rushed what turned out to be the deciding score, while junior Neelein Shead Jr. helped Grandview chew up time in the fourth quarter while it protected the lead.
Regis Jesuit got a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Luke Rubley to senior Benjamin Bacon in addition to two field goals from senior Charlie Wolpert in the opening half, but were unable to get on the scoreboard again in the final two quarters.
Coach Danny Filleman’s Raiders finished the season 7-5 and fell short of the program’s first quarterfinal appearance since 2022.
Note: This was the third all-time postseason meeting between the two programs and Grandview has now won all three — which all came in the second round of the 5A postseason — as this season’s wins goes with those from 2013 and 2023.
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@sentinelcolorado.com. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports
2026 CLASS 5A STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Second round, Nov. 12 at Legacy Stadium
(5) Grandview 19, (12) Regis Jesuit 13
Score by quarters:
Regis Jesuit 10 3 0 0 — 13
Grandview 6 7 6 0 — 19
SCORING
First quarter
Regis Jesuit — Charlie Wolpert 32 yard field goal, 9:18
Grandview — Timothy Arnold III 14 yard pass from Lander Wise (pass failed), 4:59
Regis Jesuit — Benjamin Bacon 6 yard pass from Luke Rubley (Wolpert kick), 2:39
Second quarter
Grandview — Blake Richmeier 30 yard pass from Wise (kick good), 10:48
Regis Jesuit — Wolpert 27 yard field goal, 3:12
Third quarter
Grandview — Wise 1 yard run (run failed), 2:10
