Limon pads Colorado record with 23rd state championship and results from Saturday’s high school football playoffs

The Badgers remain Colorado s ultimate behemoth Limon won its state-best rd football championship on Saturday at the ThunderBowl in Pueblo rallying to beat Buena Vista - The Demons topped the Badgers earlier in the season but Limon avenged the loss by overcoming an early - deficit in the Class A title Badgers senior running back Jacob Jaklich got Limon on the board with a -yard rushing TD late in the first half Then midway through the third quarter sophomore quarterback Brooks Scherrer heaved a -yard TD pass to sophomore running back Camdyn Tacha for the go-ahead game-winning amount The Limon defense did the rest by shutting out Buena Vista in the second half Saturday s triumph marked the ninth state title for Badgers boss Mike O Dwyer who in the win tied legendary Limon coach Lloyd Gaskill with his st tournament coached for the project Class A In the Class A title at the ThunderBowl that followed Limon s triumph Wellington left no doubt as the Eagles steamrolled to the championship The runner-up knocked off defending champion The Classical Academy in the semifinals last week then trounced Elizabeth on Saturday - The Eagles were up five touchdowns by halftime as the Cardinals never stood a chance Brayton Meglen got things started with a -yard rushing TD about a minute into the championship About five minutes later Tanner Gray added a -yard rushing TD and Wellington was off to the races While the Wellington defense pitched a shutout Owen Gabbert Cyle Kisner and Cyle Kisner also had touchdowns to propel the Eagles to their third title Wellington - with of those wins coming by at least three touchdowns hadn t won a championship since claiming back-to-back six-man titles in and The original Wellington High School closed in and the school re-opened in Class A Windsor Holy Family The Wizards were down - entering the final frame but outscored the Tigers - in the fourth Mason Moore s -yard rushing TD tied the contest with minutes to go then Grayson Jacobs -yard rushing TD swung the momentum permanently in Windsor s favor The Wizards are back in the championship for the first time since winning the Class A title Pomona Palisade As Panthers head coach Nate Johnson likes to say the Pomona train don t stop The event was tied - after one quarter but the Bulldogs offense couldn t slow the Pomona offense A Pomona scoop-and-score by Luis Santana midway through the second quarter shifted the momentum and the Panthers didn t look back after Tucker Ingersoll s TD pass just before half Class A title championship Windsor - vs Pomona - Dec a m Canvas Stadium Class A Dakota Ridge Heritage Dakota Ridge raced out to a - lead at halftime in a tournament that was never in doubt Landon Kalsbeck s -yard rushing TD got Dakota Ridge going early in the first quarter and by the time Kalsbeck added another TD on the ground and Kellen Behrendsen tossed a -yard TD the rout was on Dakota Ridge advances to its second championship lost the A title Palmer Ridge Montrose The Bears ended the Red Hawks undefeated season and bid for a return trip to the title in a dramatic contest on the Western Slope The difference was the Palmer Ridge defense s ability to bow up against the run in the second half when Montrose was limited to just seven points A Bears field goal midway through the fourth quarter ended up being the game-winner Class A title meeting Dakota Ridge - vs Palmer Ridge - Dec p m Canvas Stadium Class A Cherry Creek Valor Christian The defending champion Bruins were on the ropes at the Stutler Bowl Cherry Creek turned the ball over a season-high four times including two red-zone fumbles that ended promising drives But Dave Logan s squad owned the final minutes and running back Jayden Fox had two rushing TDs to swing the number Cherry Creek advances to its eighth straight title championship Ralston Valley Mountain Vista The Mustangs broke through to the first title appearance in initiative history by edging the Golden Eagles in a see-saw battle at the North Area Athletic Complex Landon Plichta s -yard field goal with less than a minute left was the difference Levi Rillos also broke loose for a -yard rushing TD in the fourth his second of the championship as RV erased an early - deficit Class A title competition Cherry Creek - vs Ralston Valley - Dec p m Canvas Stadium Related Articles No Dakota Ridge dominates Heritage heads to A championship Cherry Creek overcomes gaffes rallies to beat Valor Christian as Bruins advance to th straight title championship How Limon Colorado s football titles leader built one of America s preeminent small-town dynasties Cherry Creek-Valor Christian putting it all on offensive lines in Class A semifinals Scouting the Colorado high school football semifinals in Class A A and A