Conference play arrived with Week 6 of the 2025 prep football season and it proved difficult for Aurora area teams.
Only Eaglecrest and Regis Jesuit managed to emerge with victories, while the other nine area programs suffered a variety of defeats from close to lopsided.
Eaglecrest became the first area team to reach the five-win mark and did so with a 48-7 victory over Smoky Hill Oct. 3 at Legacy Stadium to begin Centennial League play. Coach Jesse German’s Raptors (5-1, 1-0) celebrated Homecoming with a significant win that included two defensive touchdowns (a fumble return score from Sam Johnson and pick-six from Braydon Turner), a punt return score from Cameron Bell and two rushing touchdowns apiece for William Brinkman and Josiah Assibey. Jayden Hopkins rushed for the lone touchdown for coach Brandon Alconcel’s Buffs, who fell to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in league play.
Regis Jesuit upped its winning streak to three games with and evened its record at 3-3 on the season with a 41-9 5A Southern League opening win over Chaparral Oct. 3 at Lou Kellogg Stadium. Luke Rubley threw touchdown passes to Colt Jones, Logan Singer and Cade Filleman for coach Danny Filleman’s Raiders, who also got a rushing score from Joe Pron to go with a pair of Jack Manthey field goals.
Grandview fell behind Arapahoe 14-0 in its Centennial League opener Oct. 3 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium, but scored 17 straight points to take a 4th quarter lead. After Noah Galvez’s 37 yard field goal gave coach Tom Doherty’s Wolves (3-3, 0-1) the lead, the Warriors returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards and held on to win 21-17. Chris Blanks rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown and Blitz McCarty threw a scoring pass to Jaxson Flores to round out Grandview’s scoring.
On Oct. 3 at Aurora Public Schools Stadium, Rangeview had a four-game winning streak come to an end with a 35-23 loss to Erie to open 5A Front Range South League play. Tyson Tuck found Donte Allison with a touchdown pass, while Kemariahe Brown rushed for a pair of scores for the Raiders (4-2, 0-1).
Aurora Central also dropped to 4-2 with a 49-18 road loss to Montbello in a 4A Denver Metro League contest Oct. 3 at the Evie Dennis Campus. Coach Chris Kelly’s Trojans had a three-game winning streak come to an end.
Vista PEAK Prep came off a bye week with a visit to Mullen Oct. 3 to kick off 5A Front Range South League play. Coach Kyle Reese’s Bison got two second-half touchdown pass from Canaan Barthlow to Isaiah Watson (who had 148 yards receiving), but dropped to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in league play.
Cherokee Trail is now 2-4 after a 49-12 loss to Cherry Creek Oct. 3 at Stutler Bowl in the Centennial League opener. Coach Justin Jajczyk’s Cougars got 200 yards passing from sophomore quarterback Bryson Peterson, with 123 of those going to sophomore Evan Smith, who also caught both of Peterson’s touchdown passes.
Gateway dropped to 2-4 with a 51-7 loss to Grand Junction in an Oct. 2 4A I-25 League contest at APS Stadium. Lyric Wynn had an 84-yard touchdown run as part of a 111-yard rushing effort for coach Rashad Mason’s Olys.
Still looking for their first wins of the season are Overland (0-6) — which lost a 14-0 5A Metro North League tilt to Mountain Range at 5-Star Stadium — plus Hinkley (0-5), which fell 60-0 at Kent Denver.
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@sentinelcolorado.com. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports
