Home1gridPREPSFootball: Gallery — Aurora’s Week 1 of 2021 football season
Senior Marvin Jones Jr. (5) and Smoky Hill running backs pose with the Wagon Wheel traveling trophy the Buffaloes earned with a 47-8 win over Overland on Aug. 27, 2021, at Stutler Bowl. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
AURORA | Select images from each of the 10 Aurora football teams that played in Week 1 of the 2021 prep football season over a three-day span, between Aug. 26-Aug. 28, 2021. The football season returned with a pre-pandemic look that included stands full of fans. (Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
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Vista PEAK’s Ezekiel Taylor (20) flexes after a sack during Vista PEAK’s 32-14 win over Rangeview on Aug. 26, 2021, at APS Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Rangeview football players — including Varney Clarke carrying the Raiders’ flag and Kiaorie Stewart-Ricks with the Colorado flag — head to the sideline before Rangeview’s 32-14 loss to Vista PEAk on Aug. 26, 2021, at APS Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Sophomore quarterback Liam Szarka (12) calls a play in the Grandview offensive huddle during the first half of the Wolves’ 30-29 win over Pomona on Aug. 26, 2021, at the North Area Athletic Complex. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Eaglecrest senior Hunter Baird raises four fingers ahead of the start of the fourth quarter of the Raptors’ 35-21 loss to Chaparral on Aug. 26, 2021, at EchoPark Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Hinkley sophomore quarterback Wondame Davis Jr. fakes a handoff and rolls out during the Thunderbirds’ 64-14 loss to Erie on Aug. 27, 2021, at APS Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Cherokee Trail’s Gage Gordon signals to the referee as he lines up before a play during the third quarter of the Cougars’ 35-24 win over Mullen on Aug. 27, 2021, at Legacy Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Regis Jesuit senior Nunie Tuitele leaps over the line as he attempts to block a field goal attempt in the second quarter of the Raiders’ 24-6 loss to Valor Christian on Aug. 27, 2021, at Lou Kellogg Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Overland junior quarterback Komari Owens fires a pass during the fourth quarter of the Trailblazers’ 47-8 loss to Smoky Hill on Aug. 27, 2021, at Stutler Bowl. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Senior Marvin Jones Jr. (5) and Smoky Hill running backs pose with the Wagon Wheel traveling trophy the Buffaloes earned with a 47-8 win over Overland on Aug. 27, 2021, at Stutler Bowl. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Aurora Central senior Marcus Howard (3) out jumps a pair of Falcon defenders to make a spectacular catch during the second half of the Trojans’ 14-6 loss on Aug. 28, 2021, at APS Stadium. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
