Class 5A
No. 17 Grandview (6-5) at No. 1 Cherry Creek (9-1), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Winner vs. Erie-Pine Creek winner, TBA
No. 9 Erie (9-2) at No. 8 Pine Creek (7-3), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Winner vs. Grandview-Cherry Creek winner, TBA
No. 20 Cherokee Trail (5-6) at No. 4 Columbine (9-1), 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Regis Jesuit-Valor Christian winner, TBA
No. 12 Regis Jesuit (6-5) at No. 5 Valor Christian (9-1), 11 a.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Cherokee Trail-Columbine winner, TBA
No. 15 Fossil Ridge (7-4) at No. 2 Mountain Vista (10-0), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Winner vs. Chatfield-Fairview winner, TBA
No. 10 Chatfield (8-3) at No. 7 Fairview (10-0), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Winner vs. Fossil Ridge-Mountain Vista winner, TBA
No. 14 Arvada West (7-4) at No. 3 Ralston Valley (9-1), noon Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Arapahoe-Legend winner, TBA
No. 11 Arapahoe (8-3) at No. 6 Legend (9-1), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: Winner vs. Arvada West-Ralston Valley winner, TBA
Class 4A
No. 17 Loveland (5-6) at No. 1 Dakota Ridge (9-1), noon Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Grand Junction-Ponderosa winner, TBA
No. 9 Grand Junction (10-1) at No. 8 Ponderosa (7-3), 1 p.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Loveland-Dakota Ridge winner, TBA
No. 13 Rampart (7-4) at No. 4 Palmer Ridge (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Vista Ridge-Broomfield winner, TBA
No. 12 Vista Ridge (7-4) at No. 5 Broomfield (9-1), 10 a.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Rampart-Palmer Ridge winner, TBA
No. 15 Frederick (8-3) at No. 2 Montrose (10-0), 1 p.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Monarch-Mesa Ridge winner, TBA
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No. 7 Mesa Ridge beat No. 10 Monarch, 34-31: The Grizzlies scored on a pair of TD passes late in the fourth quarter, the last a 70-yard catch-and-run from Bryce Riehl to Kobe Dooley with less than a minute left, to narrowly survive Monarch’s upset bid and advance to the 4A quarterfinals for the second straight year. Monarch (9-3) twice led by as many as 10 points in the second half, but Mesa Ridge (8-3) ended the Coyotes’ season in the playoffs for the second time in three years — this time one win away from the program’s first state quarterfinal trip in 11 years. Next week: Mesa Ridge vs. Frederick-Montrose winner, TBA
No. 19 Golden (6-5) at No. 3 Pueblo West (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Heritage-Durango winner, TBA
No. 11 Heritage (6-5) at No. 6 Durango (7-3), 1 p.m. Saturday. Next week: Winner vs. Golden-Pueblo West winner, TBA
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