Fantastic five: Looking ahead to state football quarterfinals

As the football state playoffs enters its third week for Classes 5A and 4A and its second week for Class 3A, only five teams remain from the BoCoPreps.com coverage area. Ten in all qualified for the postseason.

Last week, 5A No. 8 Fairview eviscerated No. 9 Arapahoe 78-28, while 4A No. 6 Broomfield and No. 7 Monarch picked up wins over No. 11 Vista Ridge (49-3) and No. 10 Riverdale Ridge (14-7), respectively. 3A’s No. 4 Mead blasted past No. 13 Lewis-Palmer 52-10, while No. 5 Holy Family escaped No. 12 Thompson Valley with a 28-21 victory.

4A’s No. 15 Frederick fell to No. 2 Montrose 55-6, while 5A’s No. 12 Erie likewise fell hard against No. 5 Valor Christian with a 70-28 decision.

Class 5A

No. 8 Fairview at No. 1 Cherry C

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