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Gallas back in charge of Northglenn football

February 11, 2009

Former Northglenn head football coach Scott Gallas again will lead the Norse program.

Orms' childhood friend enjoys the sequel

February 2, 2009

Perhaps the most enduring image Jordan Schmitz will retain of Parker Orms is his longtime buddy coming up big in big games.

Orms fully committed to Buffaloes

Orms fully committed to Buffaloes

February 2, 2009

After three seasons of coaching him, Reid Kahl knew Parker Orms' assortment of football skills put Orms a cut above. Perhaps several cuts above. But it was what Kahl witnessed when Orms' prep career officially was over that struck the Wheat Ridge High School coach maybe more powerfully than anything Orms had done in pads. Photo gallery Video

Meet the All-Colorado football defense

December 17, 2008

Here are capsules of the All-Colorado football defensive players

Meet the All-Colorado football offense

December 17, 2008

Here are capsules of the All-Colorado football offensive players

The 2008 All-Colorado football teams

December 17, 2008

Here are the Rocky's top football players for 2008, regardless of division:

The 2008 Colorado All-State football teams

December 17, 2008

Here are the players named all-state in football. The list includes the offense and defensive players of the year and the coach of the year in each classification.

Wheat Ridge's Kahl chosen state's top football coach

December 17, 2008

Wheat Ridge's Reid Kahl, the Rocky's top football coach for 2008, won his second Class 4A state championship in the past three seasons and has gone 33-5 in that time.

Kasa, Orms head 2008 All-Colorado football team

Kasa, Orms head 2008 All-Colorado football team

December 17, 2008

Nick Kasa of Legacy and Parker Orms of Wheat Ridge were two of the state's most highly regarded players when the 2008 season kicked off. Throughout the season, they only enhanced that standing.

Football all-league teams

December 9, 2008

Fall sports all-league teams as submitted to the Rocky Mountain News. Each league is responsible for the selection of the teams. If a league is not present, the teams were not submitted.

Glenwood Springs captures first title since 1980

November 29, 2008

The last time this happened, mullets were just coming into fashion. Thankfully, neither Dakota Stonehouse nor any his Glenwood Springs teammates have the business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back hairstyle. But the Demons do have the mountain school’s first state championship since 1980, which they earned Saturday by outlasting Fort Morgan 23-14 in the Class 3A title game at Legacy Stadium.

Mullen tops Cherry Creek for 5A crown

Mullen tops Cherry Creek for 5A crown

November 29, 2008

Adonis Ameen-Moore ran for 132 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns Saturday night to lead Mullen to its sixth state championship with a 20-16 victory over Cherry Creek in the Class 5A title game at Invesco Field.

CU recruit Orms scores five TDs as Wheat Ridge earns 4A crown

CU recruit Orms scores five TDs as Wheat Ridge earns 4A crown

November 29, 2008

Players and spectators at the Class 4A state championship football game at Invesco Field at Mile High had to wonder if they’d witnessed a magic trick on Saturday. Parker Orms definitely pulled something out of his helmet in the final seconds to lift Wheat Ridge to a stunning 35-31 victory against Greeley West.

Olathe beats Erie in OT for 2A title

November 29, 2008

Sergio Salazar was the unlikeliest of heroes Saturday afternoon. Salazar is the only freshman to make the Olathe varsity this season, and that youth might have showed, as he badly missed two potential game-winning kicks late in regulation during the Class 2A state championship game at Legacy Stadium. But he provided the difference in Olathe's 22-21 overtime win against Erie.

Games to decide prep football champions in four classes

November 28, 2008

The state's top big-school rivalry will take center stage today when the high school football season comes to a close, but Championship Saturday 2008 will be notable for another reason, too.

Erie, Olathe will match muscle in the trenches for 2A crown

Erie, Olathe will match muscle in the trenches for 2A crown

November 26, 2008

When the Erie Tigers and Olathe Pirates collide at 11 a.m. Saturday at Legacy Stadium for the Class 2A state football championship, it doesn't figure to be for the faint of heart.

Big stage, big players in 3A football final

Big stage, big players in 3A football final

November 26, 2008

He's the probable Class 3A football player of the year and the unquestioned marquee player entering the Class 3A state championship game.

Do-it-all Orms has Farmers confident

Do-it-all Orms has Farmers confident

November 26, 2008

Ever since Parker Orms was a sophomore, Wheat Ridge coach Reid Kahl has been telling people how good he was on defense.

Creek has abundance of incentive to beat Mullen

Creek has abundance of incentive to beat Mullen

November 26, 2008

In the mind of Cherry Creek receiver Terrance Walker and his Bruins teammates, the word "redemption" means more right now than "revenge."

Glenwood Springs cruises into 3A title game

November 22, 2008

After giving up 465 yards in total offense in last week’s 50-39 Class 3A state quarterfinals victory over Berthoud, Saturday’s state semifinal football game against Mountain View was up to Glenwood Springs’ defense.

Olathe holds on for 14-6 win

November 22, 2008

David Rhodes breaking tackles while running the football got Olathe High School into the Class 2A state semifinals, but Saturday against Faith Christian, it was a tackle that propelled the Pirates to the championship game.

Greeley West starts fast in 49-6 win over Pine Creek

November 22, 2008

Sean Blackmer got Greeley West’s offense rolling early on against Pine Creek. Little did he know the kind of snowball effect it would have for the Spartans on Saturday.

Mullen runs over Poudre to reach 5A title game

November 22, 2008

Poudre’s Josh Morton knew he was going to draw plenty of attention heading into Saturday’s Class 5A state semifinal football game against Mullen at Brother Bernard D’Lasalle Stadium. And, he certainly did.

Akron wins third Class A title in a row

November 22, 2008

Still wet from the celebratory ice-water shower, Akron coach Brian Christensen accepted congratulations from one fan after another. Along the way, Christensen shook hands with one of the few people who understood exactly what the Rams football team had just accomplished.

Cobbley leads Fort Morgan in rout of D'Evelyn

November 22, 2008

No. 2 Fort Morgan is mostly known for its stifling defense, but the Mustangs disproved the notion that they are one-dimensional in a 42-24 pasting of fourth-ranked D’Evelyn in the Class 3A semifinals. Fort Morgan will square of against Glenwood Springs next weekend in the state championship game at Legacy Stadium in Aurora in a battle of the classification’s only unbeaten teams.

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