CLASS 1A FOOTBALL REPORT – SEMIFINALS
BY: KERRY SHERMAN
Familiarity is the theme of this week’s semifinal round in Class 1A, as each contest is a rematch from earlier in the season. Three of the top four teams are still in contention for the title. The other team, Wray, won the championship last season. The winners of Saturday’s contests, both scheduled for 1pm kicks, will play next Saturday in Pueblo for the crown. That game is currently slated to be played at CSU-Pueblo.
#1 BUENA VISTA (11-0) AT #4 CENTAURI (10-1)
Last week… One quarter of the way through last week’s contest with #8 Meeker, Buena Vista held a 13-8 lead. The Demons would go on to score 27 unanswered points over the next two frames and roll to their 11th straight victory, 40-14.
Hudson Wingo hit on six of eight passes for 132 yards and two scores, both going to Caleb Pierce, who caught three passes for 38 yards. Eli Schuknecht led the way on the ground with 161 yards and two touchdowns, and Abel Flowers added 95 yards and two TD. Casen Pridemore had a game-high 10 tackles, and Flowers added nine. Elio Ynfantes-Perez and Carter Stromer each tallied six.
Centauri used a stifling defense to get a 26-0 win on the road at #12 Highland. The Falcons picked off five passes, returning one for a touchdown, and held the Huskies to just 130 yards from scrimmage.
Sean Jarvies threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns, one apiece to Donovan Jarvies and Shandon Gilleland. Marcos Atencio (82) and Leland Chacon (60) combined for 142 yards on the ground, and Spencer Smith score on a three-yard run. The Falcons were busy on defense, with five players recording double figure tackles. Smith led that unit with 13 tackles, followed by Blake Johnson with a dozen. Atencio, Chacon, and Carson Shawcroft added 11 apiece. Shawcroft picked off two passes, and returned one for a score. Centauri also got interceptions from Chacon, Smith, and Caden Casias.
Series history… Buena Vista owns a 10-8 lead, including taking a 37-27 win earlier this season. The Demons led 22-21 at the half in that road victory. Wingo threw for three touchdowns, including one to Schuknecht, who also ran for 126 yards and a TD. S. Jarvies also had three touchdown passes for Centauri, two going to Shawcroft.
#2 LIMON (10-1) VS #6 WRAY (8-3)
Last week… Limon went on the road and scored 29 first quarter points against Monte Vista. The Badgers built their advantage out to 43-7 at the half, and they went on to claim a 50-14 victory. Limon’s defense got four takeaways, three of them on interceptions.
Brooks Scherer had two of those interceptions and Brody Scherrer had the other. Carlos Nunez earned the fumble recovery for the Badgers. Brooks Scherrer also completed both of his passes for 41 yards and a TD, which was caught by Camdyn Tacha. Tacha and Jacob Jaklich both scored twice on the ground, and Drey Tacha and Nelson Sontay added a rushing TD apiece.
Wray was also on the road last week, and the Eagles also got a 50-14 victory, as they defeated #3 Burlington. The game was tied at 14-all one play into the second quarter, but the Eagles turned a pair of takeaways into touchdowns in the frame and went into the half leading 36-14. They would add two long touchdown passes from Austin Collins in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.
Collins finished with 234 yards through the air, with Wyatt Fonte hauling in five passes for 140 yards and a TD. Brody Stults added a 56-yard touchdown catch. Collins powered the ground game with 89 yards and four touchdowns, and Aaron Tena added another 89 yards and one TD. Bryson Lewis led the defense with 11 tackles, while Eric Lords and Brody Richards tallied nine and eight, respectively. Diego DeLeon hit on all six PAT kicks.
Series history… Limon leads 15-3 in the MaxPreps era, including a 28-7 win earlier this season. Brooks Scherrer threw two touchdowns, one to D. Tacha and the other to C. Tacha, and Jaklich scored twice on the ground for the Badgers. Collins threw for 89 yards and a TD to Tena, and also rushed for a team-leading 82 yards.
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