Pine Creek took another step towards establishing a dynasty of its own, beating the Longmont Trojans 45-20 to wrap up an undefeated season and a second-straight 4A state championship.
Even after executing its gameplan to near-perfection Saturday afternoon, Paonia's football team still had to hold its collective breath in the final minutes of the Class 1A state championship game.
Brush two-way senior lineman Joe Carwin and his teammates simply refused to be denied the Class 2A football state championship on their home field Saturday against Kent Denver.
Kyle Leoffler had a game-changing interception return for a touchdown just as the third quarter ended, and Arickaree/Woodlin used to momentum to seal a championship.
