Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) at Grandview (Aurora, Colo.)
Brandon Brooks, Grandview
Photo by Tim Visser
The expectation was for this to be a No. 1-versus-No. 2 matchup, but the top of Colorado's 5A rankings were rearranged after Valor Christian's 33-17 loss to Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) last week. The upset ended Valor's 28-game winning streak against Colorado opponents that started in 2012. Sophomore quarterback
Dylan McCaffrey led Valor Christian (6-2) with a career-high 283 passing yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort. Meanwhile, top-ranked Grandview improved to 8-0 with a 53-13 blowout of a solid Overland (Aurora) team. The Wolves' rushing attack steamrolled its way to 439 yards and six touchdowns. Individually, senior
Chukwuma Obinnah tied his season high with 261 rushing yards with three scores.
Follow live scoring of this game on QwixcoreJust the facts: Prior to last week's loss against Cherry Creek, the last time Valor Christian was beaten by a Colorado public school was Sept. 24, 2010 against Pomona (Arvada). … Friday will be the first time these teams will meet as members of the same conference (Centennial League). However, they did split a pair of nonleague matchups in 2010-11.
Mitch Stephens: Grandview 24, Valor Christian 21
Kevin Askeland: Valor Christian 35, Grandview 12
Jamie DeMoney: Grandview 28, Valor Christian 24
Stephen Spiewak: Grandview 28, Valor Christian 21
Leland Gordon: Valor Christian 31, Grandview 30
Colin Ward-Henninger: Grandview 24, Valor Christian 21
