Broomfield rallied from a 28-7 deficit in the first half to score the final 28 points in the contest to down Montrose 35-28 in the Class 4A Colorado High School Activities Association football title game on Saturday at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins.
Quarterback Darien Jackson, the most outstanding player in the contest as selected by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation, passed for two touchdowns before scoring the game-winner on a two-yard run with 4:30 left.
Montrose (13-1) led 28-7 with 40 seconds left in the first half on an 11-yard touchdown pass to Aidan Grijalva to cap a nine-play, 62-yard drive.
Broomfield (13-1) started its comeback 37 seconds later when Jackson hit Mikhail Benner for a 10-yard scoring streak with three seconds left in the second quarter to highlight a six-play, 80-yard drive.
CHSAA RECAP / COLORADO PREPS RECAP / STATISTICS / BRACKET / CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM
December 7 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins
- 5A – Cherry Creek 13, Legend 10
- 4A – Broomfield 35, Montrose 28 (CHSAA RECAP / COLORADO PREPS RECAP / STATISTICS)
- 3A – Thompson Valley 16, Mead 14 ( CHSAA RECAP / COLORADO PREPS RECAP / STATISTICS )
November 30 at Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo
- 2A – The Classical Academy 42, Wellington 36
- 1A – Wray 48, Forge Christian 21
November 29 at Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo
- 8-man – Haxtun 46, Akron 20
- 6-man – Cheyenne Wells 50, Stratton 27
National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter’s Most Outstanding Players:
- 5A – Elijah Cromwell, Cherry Creek
- 4A – Darien Jackson, Broomfield
- 3A – Christian Hiner, Mead
- 2A – Andrew Brown, The Classical Academy
- 1A – Sam Meisner, Wray
- 8-man – Ryland Wolff, Haxtun
- 6-man – Trey Scheler, Cheyenne Wells
