Class 1A Football 1st Round Playoff Breakdown
Playoff Football Time!! The real works begins now. Some great first round matchups and this is where teams really get tested. My top three games in the first round are #8 North Fork vs #9 Wiggins, #4 Florence vs #13 Monte Vista, #7 Strasburg vs #10 Yuma. Good Luck to all teams this weekend. My predictions will be posted next. I will also have League awards released today as well.
#1 Limon vs #16 Bennett 11/6 @1pm
Limon
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 71, 3rd Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Ky Bandy (76), Gabe Schubarth (56), Trey Hines (31)
TFL Leader: Ky Bandy (11)
Sack Leader: Eli Weisensee (3.5)
Interception Leaders: Trey Hines (1)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 387, 2nd Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Trey Hines, 616 yards passing and 7 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Jeremiah Leeper (1236 yards and 13 TDs) & Gabe Schubarth (886 yards and 19 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Brady Rockwell, 297 yards receiving and 4 TDs
Bennett
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 187, 20th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: James Newton (50), Isaak Copeland (39), Carson Hawkins (39)
TFL Leader: Austin Driggs (7)
Sack Leader: Wesley Dubois (2)
Interception Leaders: Carson Hawkins (1)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 152, 23rd Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Carson Hawkins, 242 yards passing and 1 TD
Rushing Leaders: Isaak Copeland (328 yards and 4 TDs) & Jack Faczak (288 yards and 1 TD)
Receiving Leader: Wesley Dubois, 84 yards receiving and 1 TD
#8 North Fork vs #9 Wiggins 11/6 @1pm
North Fork
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 97, 4th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Carter Neff (113), Coulson Hollembeak (77), Lane Allen (67)
TFL Leader: Coulson Hollembeak (24)
Sack Leader: Coulson Hollembeak (12.5)
Interception Leader: Drayden Taylor (3)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 347, 3rd Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Hunter Moreno, 227 yards passing and 1 TD
Rushing Leaders: Drayden Taylor (801 yards and 10 TDs) & Mordecai White (540 yards and 7 TDs)
Receiving Leaders: Blaine Peebles, 402 yards and 4 TDs
Wiggins
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 182, 18th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Pepper Rusher (95), Mohamed Ibrahim (93), Laith Ibrahim (85)
Sack Leader: Mohamed Ibrahim (9)
Interception Leader: Cole Kerr (2)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 307, 6th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Cole Kerr, 1825 yards passing and 23 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Cole Kerr (1080 yards and 15 TDs) & Julio Flores (427 yards and 2 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Omar Perez, 715 yards and 13 TDs
#4 Florence vs #13 Monte Vista 11/6 @1pm
Florence
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 42, Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Lincoln Nix (94), Ryan Howard (77), Rylan Liddell (49)
TFL Leader: Lincoln Nix (12.5)
Sack Leader: Jesiah Cornwell (8)
Interception Leader: Cage Goodall (4)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 423, Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Levi Paxton, 766 yards passing and 17 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Jian Aguilar (728 yards and 12 TDs) & Jacob Kennedy (657 yards and 7 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Xavier Martinez, 258 yards receiving and 5 TDs
Monte Vista
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 138, 12th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: DeAngelo Archuleta (105), Jack Noonan (77), Isaiah Garcia (74)
TFL Leader: Jack Noonan (8)
Sack Leader: Alejandro Felix (5)
Interception: Khegan Gunter (6)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 256, 11th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Colton Mellott, 501 yards passing and 9 TDs
Rushing Leaders: DeAngelo Archuleta (739 yards and 4 TDs) & Khegan Gunter (574 yards and 11 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Dusty Duran, 158 yards receiving and 1 TD
#5 Wray vs #12 Highland 11/6 @1pm
Wray
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 107, 7th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Brady Collins (66), Ryce Peterson (61), Tell Wade (52)
TFL Leader: Brady Collins (16)
Sack Leader: Tell Wade (5.5)
Interception Leader: Payton Wade (3)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 245, 14th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Casey Midcap, 603 yards passing and 4 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Caeden Bauer (544 yards and 6 TDs) & Casey Midcap (307 yards and 3 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Chris Arambula, 403 yards receiving and 3 TDs
Highland
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 151, 14th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Zach Tittle (85), Tristin Hetrick (73), Caleb Polk (66)
TFL Leader: Caleb Polk (16)
Sack Leader: Caleb Polk (11)
Interception Leader: Nathen Martinez (2)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 256, 10th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Sam Hzindil, 882 yards passing and 7 TDs
Rushing Leader: Sam Hzindil (658 yards and 7 TDs) & Zach Tittle (499 yards and 7 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Caleb Polk, 344 yards receiving and 2 TDs
#2 Centauri vs #15 Peyton 11/6 @1pm
Centauri
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 56, 2nd Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Zach Buhr (79), Mason Claunch (60), Baron Holman (50)
TFL Leader: Mason Claunch (11)
Sack Leader: Byron Shawcroft (3.5)
Interception Leader: Baron Holman (2)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 326, 4th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Byron Shawcroft, 957 yards passing and 14 TDs
Rushing Leader: Mason Claunch (570 yards and 12 TDs) & Deven Brady (328 yards and 3 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Deven Brady, 346 yards receiving and 6 TDs
Peyton
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 110, 8th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Zak Cobb (113), Robert Graham (52), Dresden Howeth (46)
TFL Leader: Zak Cobb (15)
Sack Leader: Dresden Howeth (4.5)
Interception Leader: Jedrek Howart (2)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 179, 2nd Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Noah Martin, 244 yards passing and 3 TDs
Rushing Leader: West Hart (931 yards and 11 TDs) & Dresden Howeth (749 yards and 8 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Hudson Pufpaff, 196 yards receiving and 2 TDs
#7 Strasburg vs #10 Yuma 11/6 @1pm
Strasburg
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 117, 9th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Matthias Brown (81), Wilson Ames (49), Zach Rushman (42)
TFL Leader: Wilson Ames (13)
Sack Leader: Wilson Ames (5.5)
Interception Leader: Hayden Turner (3)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 248, 13th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Kaleb Hart, 275 yards passing and 4 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Zach Marrero (997 yards and 13 TDs) & Tallin Hall (306 yards and 3 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Tallin Hall, 143 yards receiving and 1 TD
Yuma
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 157, 16th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Kallen Blach (76), John Smith (48), Kevin Hermosillo (42)
TFL Leader: Victor Perez (7)
Sack Leader: Victor Perez (3)
Interception Leader: John Smith (5)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 190, 20th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Clay Robinson, 421 yards passing and 3 TDs
Rushing Leader: Clay Robinson (1388 yards and 14 TDs) & Yahir Trejo (527 yards and 6 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Daman Thorton, 158 yards receiving and 1 TD
#3 Buena Vista vs #14 Gunnison 11/5 @7pm
Buena Vista
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 101, 6th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Elijah Evans (77), Seth Moss (65), Ethan Flavin (54)
TFL Leader: Elijah Evans (13)
Sack Leader: Elijah Evans (3.5)
Interception Leader: Orion Herrle (3)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 314, 5th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Haden Camp, 731 yards passing and 7 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Haden Camp (954 yards and 9 TDs) & Jacob Phelps (570 yards and 13 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Jacob Phelps, 286 yards and 2 TDs
Gunnison
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 131, 11th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Sam Buckhanan (33), Kaleb Vincent (31), Miles Harris (26)
TFL Leader: Royce Uhrig (4)
Sack Leader: Kaleb Vincent (6)
Interception: Michael Riser (9)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 234, 16th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Rocky Marchitelli, 238 yards passing and 1 TD
Rushing Leaders: Sam Buckhanan (468 yards and 8 TDs) & Kaleb Vincent (395 yards and 3 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Michael Riser, 90 yards receiving and 2 TDs
#6 Meeker vs #11 Holyoke 11/6 @1pm
Meeker
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 98, 5th Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Zachary Eskelson (82), Kelton Turner (73), Elijah Leblanc (72)
Sack Leader: Buzz Clatterbaugh (2)
Interception Leader: Liam Deming (2)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 284, 7th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Connor Blunt, 363 yards passing and 2 TDs
Rushing Leaders: Kelton Turner (1377 yards and 21 TDs) & Liam Deming (247 yards and 2 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Liam Deming, 181 yards receiving and 2 TDs
Holyoke
Defensive Stats
Points Against: 214, 22nd Best in Class 1A
Top Tacklers: Miles Sprague (75), Wyatt Sprague (61), Cade Killin (44)
TFL Leader: Miles Sprague (2)
Sack Leader: Kaison Kinnie (6)
Interception Leader: Wyatt Sprague (3)
Offensive Stats
Points For: 245, 15th Best in Class 1A
Passing Leader: Wyatt Sprague, 741 yards passing, 7 TDs
Rushing Leader: Miles Sprague (529 yards and 8 TDs) & Wyatt Sprague (383 yards and 5 TDs)
Receiving Leader: Miles Sprague, 278 yards receiving and 5 TDs
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