The boys soccer teams at Centaurus and Silver Creek are on a crash-course yet again.
In each of the past three years, the Warriors and Raptors have played each other on the final day of the regular season to decide the league champion. Last year, they played to a scoreless draw and tied atop the 4A/3A Granite Peaks standings with identical 5-0-2 records.
This past week, Centaurus (8-4) improved to 4-0 in league play and Silver Creek (8-1-1) to 3-0 after both had wins over Niwot and Frederick. The Warriors host Longmont on Thursday, while the Raptors faced Skyline late Wednesday night and then travel to 3A defending champ Holy Family on Saturday. Centaurus is at SC on Oct. 23.
Below are the five preps events to watch this week.
Our game of the week is Erie-Mullen football.
Monarch at Frederick volleyball; Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
In this 5A/4A Granite Peaks League bout, 5A No. 17 Monarch (14-4, 6-2) is looking to tip-toe closer to one of the state’s 12 regional hosting seeds, while No. 34 Frederick is looking to stay inside 5A’s 36-team regional field.
The Coyotes have lost all three meetings against the Golden Eagles over the past four years, including last season when Ava Reed had 18 kills in Frederick’s four-set win. But Monarch has already tied for its most wins in a season over the past 13 seasons (also won 14 matches in 2021) and is confident, fresh off a three-set sweep of defending GPL champ Niwot on Tuesday.
Frederick is looking to snap a three-match skid.
Boys individual state tennis tournaments; Thursday-Saturday with 5A at Denver Tennis Park and 4A at Pueblo City Park.
Thirty-four local players qualified to the state tournament from regionals.
Fairview and Monarch each qualified its entire singles line, led by Knights ace Luke Treleaven and Monarch No. 1 Isaac Anderson.
Peak to Peak, which fell in the 4A team dual semifinals Tuesday, is sending players at every position except No. 4 doubles. The Pumas’ Vivaan Bhardwaj will play at No. 1 singles alongside other area players in Dawson’s Cole Cohen and Frederick’s Josiah Brittenham.
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Softball regional tournaments; Friday-Saturday.
Each of the sport’s three classifications are made up of eight regional tournaments. Of the four teams in each region, two will advance to next week’s state tournament at Aurora Sports Park.
From the area, 5A No. 1 Broomfield, No. 4 Erie, 4A No. 3 Holy Family and 3A No. 7 Lyons are hosting this weekend. 5A No. 24 Legacy, 4A No. 9 Frederick, No. 20 Centaurus, No. 21 Mead, No. 25 Silver Creek and 3A No. 20 Peak to Peak are on the road.
Grand Junction at Centaurus football; Friday at 7 p.m.
The Warriors (5-2, 1-1) can jump right back into the thick of 4A I-25 League race with a win.
They opened league play with a loss to Cheyenne Mountain before routing Gateway 51-0 last week. But they control their own destiny once again after the Red-Tailed Hawks (6-1, 1-1) lost to Sand Creek (7-0, 2-0) last week.
After GJ, the Warriors host the Scorpions in Week 9.
Silver Creek at Holy Family; Saturday at 4 p.m.
Silver Creek hadn’t allowed a goal through its first three games in league, outscoring Mead, Niwot and Frederick a combined 7-0.
Coming into its game against Skyline on Wednesday night, Rien Pacaro led the team with eight goals and five assists.
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Holy Family (5-5-1, 1-2) is looking to snap a three-game skid. A good result against the Raptors would give the Tigers strong momentum heading into the postseason, which starts Oct. 29.
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