They gave up a touchdown on the opening drive, but that was it. The Elizabeth Cardinals scored 21 unanswered points in beating Sterling 21-7 on Friday night.
Pueblo East trailed Longmont 11-0 after the first quarter. The Eagles, a Class 3A program, went on to storm back and upset Longmont 41-25, ranked No. 4 in the preseason 4A poll.
Fountain-Fort Carson senior Charles Tigner made a good case Friday night at Jeffco Stadium for getting his hands on the ball a few more times in games down the road.
Football's opening weekend continues with select games across the state on Friday. We'll have live scores, updates and information throughout the night.
In Dan Reardon's coaching debut for Wheat Ridge football, his squad was dominating in all phases, cruising to a 42-0 win over Class 3A Pueblo Central Thursday night at Dutch Clark Stadium.
