Category: 8man League Breakdown

Picture by Jamie Lynn Bowker (Simla vs McClave) EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK FIVE BY: KERRY SHERMAN It's a light slate in eight-man when it comes to games involving teams ranked in the top 10 of the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index, but we still get two games where both teams are ranked. In many… Continue reading EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK FIVE by Kerry Sherman

8-Man Football Playoff Projections Week 5 This year to reach the playoffs is simple.  Either win your league title or be inside the top 16 of the CHSAA Seeding Index.  After they select the 16 teams that make the playoffs, they use the CHSAA Seeding Index to seed the playoffs.  This week I will be… Continue reading 8-Man Football Playoff Projections Week 5

Picture by Julie Thomas (Las Animas vs Walsenburg) EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK FOUR BY: KERRY SHERMAN We get one match-up of ranked opponents in week four, and three of the top-10 teams in the latest MHPR Coaches and Media poll have byes. As such, there are only six games involving ranked teams on the… Continue reading EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK FOUR by Kerry Sherman

Picture by Sue Carry (Byers vs Lyons) EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK THREE BY: KERRY SHERMAN The third full week of regular season play brings with it some incredible non-league match-ups in eight-man. We get two contests with teams ranked inside the top-10 of the latest MHPR Coaches and Media poll squaring off against each… Continue reading EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK THREE by Kerry Sherman

Pictures by Chanda Schmidt (Merino vs Crowley County) EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK TWO BY: KERRY SHERMAN Entering week two of the eight-man schedule, less than a handful of teams have yet to get a game under their respective belts. Three of them join the fray this week, a week that is loaded with top… Continue reading EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK TWO by Kerry Sherman

Picture by OTSportsChek & Skerj Photography (Haxtun vs Melrose NM) EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK ONE BY: KERRY SHERMAN The defending state champion, Haxtun, got a huge Zero Week victory over the two-time defending champion from New Mexico, beating Melrose 46-0. The Fightin' Bulldogs are off this week, but almost everyone else in the MHPR… Continue reading EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL REPORT – WEEK ONE by Kerry Sherman

SIX-MAN AND EIGHT-MAN PREVIEW – ZERO WEEK BY: KERRY SHERMAN Zero week has a light schedule, with three ranked teams in six-man and three in eight-man in action. Both classes will feature a game with two ranked teams.. Rankings come from the MHPR poll, and stats come from MaxPreps. Article is Sponsored by Price Farms.… Continue reading SIX-MAN AND EIGHT-MAN PREVIEW – ZERO WEEK by Kerry Sherman

EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW BY: KERRY SHERMAN For the second time in four years, Haxtun stood atop the eight-man world in 2024, as the Fightin' Bulldogs won the ninth title in program history, beating Akron 46-20. As they hunt championship #10, the Fightin' Bulldogs will have to navigate waters filled with tough challengers, looking to… Continue reading EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW by Kerry Sherman

8-Man Football League Predictions (Mountain, Northwest, Plains, and Six County) We move into the 8-man ranks and I will give my league predictions.  I will be doing 8-Man and 6-Man different than 1A and 2A because Kerry Sherman will have a full Season Preview out this week!  I am splitting 8-Man into two articles.  I… Continue reading 8-Man Football League Predictions (Mountain, Northwest, Plains, and Six County)

8-Man League Predictions (Ark Valley, Black Forest, Central League) We kick off our League Predictions by starting with 8-Man Football.  I will be doing 8-Man and 6-Man different than 1A and 2A because Kerry Sherman will have a full Season Preview out next week!  I am splitting 8-Man into two articles.  Good Luck to all… Continue reading 8-Man League Predictions (Ark Valley, Black Forest, Central League)