On Saturday, Cherry Creek captured the Class 5A Colorado High School Activities Association football title by defeating Legend 13-10 in the third of three championship games at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins.
Elijah Cromwell received the Most Outstanding Player award as selected by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
With trailing 10-0 at halftime, Cromwell rushed for touchdowns of two and nine yards to give Creek the lead. His final score came with 39 seconds left in the third quarter. For the game, Cromwell rushed 17 times for 100 yards to pace the Creek attack.
After Cromwell’s score, Legend only had two opportunities to tie or win the game in the fourth quarter but could only advance the ball to the Creek 42-yard line in the closing four minutes.
With the win, Cherry Creek has won five of the last seven Class 5A titles. For coach Dave Logan, it was his 12 championship.
CHSAA RECAP / COLORADO PREPS RECAP / STATISTICS / BRACKET
December 7 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins
- 5A – Cherry Creek 13, Legend 10 CHSAA RECAP / COLORADO PREPS RECAP / STATISTICS
- 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
Rural Colorado runs on 6-man football – PBS special on Stratton High.
https://www.pbs.org/video/rural-colorado-runs-on-6-man-football-54xbxa/
