FOOTBALL

Woodland Park 34, Sierra 12

At Memorial Stadium: Matt Cox threw three touchdown passes, and Woodland Park recovered after a sloppy start to pull away from Sierra for its third straight win.

The Panthers (3-1) led only 14-6 at halftime but dominated in the second half.

“The offense started clicking in the second half,” coach Joe Roskam said. “We overcame a bunch of penalties in the first half. It was one of those ugly wins, but we’ll take it.”

David Barrow caught a pair of touchdown passes from Andre Clemons to account for the scoring for Sierra (1-4).

Pine Creek 47, Pueblo West 7

At District 20 Stadium: Brock Domann threw two touchdown passes, D’Andre Tolliver ran for two more, and Pine Creek won its 29th game in a row dating back to the 2013 season.

The Eagles (4-0) dominated from the beginning, scoring a touchdown on their third play from scrimmage on a 67-yard strike from Domann to Damario Portillos.

Domann added another TD pass to his older brother, JoJo, and the Eagles also got a long touchdown run from Kacin Nowlin.

Both Domann brothers rushed for scores as well.

Highland 57, Calhan 21

At Calhan: Leo Prosser threw a touchdown pass and ran for another, but Calhan couldn’t hold an early lead and instead suffered a blowout loss on homecoming.

Prosser’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Charles Sparks put the Bulldogs (1-3) ahead 10-0 late in the first quarter.

Highland (3-1) then scored 43 unanswered points. Prosser’s 62-yard run cut the deficit to 43-18 in the third quarter.

Seth Fanning added a pair of field goals for Calhan.

BOYS’ TENNIS

Palmer Ridge wins GW Tourney

At Denver: Palmer Ridge rolled to three team victories to emerge victorious at the George Washington Tournament.

Included in the weekend were a pair of firsts.

“It’s the first time we’ve beaten Pine Creek, and I think it’s the first time we’ve beaten George Washington, too,” said Bears coach Skip Wells, who noted that both results were by a 5-2 margin. “It was a good day for the guys. They all played very well.”

Earlier, Palmer Ridge swept Highlands Ranch, 7-0, in the two-day tournament.

CROSS COUNTRY

Roberds, Toland win at FFC Invitational

At Fountain-Fort Carson: Matthew Roberds of Mesa Ridge and Ariana Toland of Fountain-Fort Carson crossed the finish line first in the boys’ and girls’ races, respectively, at the Fountain-Fort Carson Invitational cross country meet.

Mesa Ridge, which also got a third-finish from Richie Roberds, won the team title. The Classical Academy, led by third-place finisher Casey Griggs, captured the girls’ crown.

Local runners fare well in Kansas

At Lawrence, Kan.: Liberty sophomore Ryan Flood finished 19th overall in the boys’ gold varsity race at the Rim Rock Farm High School Cross Country Classic.

In the gold varsity girls’ race, Pine Creek junior Devon Kroeker placed 11th.

FIELD HOCKEY

Palmer Ridge 1, Denver East 1

At Palmer Ridge: Palmer Ridge (6-1-1) managed a goal in the second half and settled for a tie against the Angels (1-3-3) in a home nonconference match.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Fountain Valley 4, Salida 0

At Salida: Ian Strine scored twice, and William Graney added a goal and an assist as Fountain Valley bounced back from its only loss of the season with a convincing road victory against previously undefeated Salida.

Phillip Huxel saved all five shots to record the shutout for the Danes (5-1-2), who lost at home to Pueblo Centennial on Tuesday.

Steamboat Springs 3, Palmer Ridge 2 (OT)

At Steamboat Springs: Palmer Ridge (3-4) led early and tied the game late, only to fall on a Steamboat Springs goal in the second minute of overtime.

Matt Grant gave Palmer Ridge a 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the game. Nick Boldvich tied the game in the 68th minute. Griff Lloyd assisted on both goals.

Coronado 5, Greeley Central 2

At Coronado: Angelo Salazar scored three times, Eli Stauffer added two goals and an assist, and Coronado stayed undefeated with a nonconference victory.

Chase McElhany had 12 saves for the Cougars (6-0).

James Irwin 7, ECA 1

At El Pomar: Brayden Hekkers scored the lone goal for ECA (3-3-1). No information was available for James Irwin (3-5).

Douglas County 4, Liberty 1

At Douglas County: Liberty (2-7) trailed by two goals early and never recovered in a loss against the Huskies (6-3).

Elizabeth 10, Woodland Park 2

At Elizabeth: Seven players scored for Elizabeth (5-3), which led 7-2 at halftime.

Stats were not available for Woodland Park (0-7).

Pueblo East 4, Widefield 4

At Widefield: Widefield (2-4-1) rallied for three goals in the second half to salvage a tie with Pueblo East (3-7-1) in nonconference action.

VOLLEYBALL

Vanguard 3, Florence 2

At Vanguard: Kaylee Frear had a team-high 30 kills, and Vanguard downed Florence 15-12 in the decisive fifth game to nab a 3A Tri-Peaks victory.

Vanguard (8-6, 4-2) also got 38 assists from Nicole DeFosses and 18 digs from Cassidy Woods.

Florence fell to 6-9, 1-4.

Colorado Springs School 3, Ellicott 0

At Colorado Springs School: Behind 18 kills and 18 digs from Laney Swan, Colorado Springs School stayed undefeated in 2A Tri Peaks play with a sweep of Ellicott.

Kaela Gaylord added 23 assists for the Kodiaks (10-1, 5-0).

No stats were available for Ellicott (3-8, 1-4).

SOFTBALL

Rock Canyon 3, Discovery Canyon 0

At Rock Canyon: Corah Price tossed a complete-game five-hitter for Discovery Canyon (9-5), but the defense behind her committed four errors that led to two unearned runs.

Discovery Canyon managed only three hits.

St. Mary’s 11, TCA 9, 8 innings

At El Pomar: Shelby Albers and Natalie Godec each knocked in two runs, leading St. Mary’s in a game previously suspended by lightning after one inning on Sept. 1.

TCA (6-6) tied the game 9-9 in the seventh, but the Pirates rallied for four runs in the eighth. Albers and Peyton Richter had three hits apiece for St. Mary’s (9-5).

Columbine 14, Pine Creek 6

At Pine Creek: Caroline Justice went 4 for 4 with two runs scored, but Pine Creek (7-6) couldn’t overcome a 10-run fourth-inning explosion as Columbine rolled.

Coronado 19, Mitchell 4

At Mitchell: Kelly Weil paced a 16-hit attack with a 4-for-4 performance, and Coronado scored 16 runs in the first two innings in a run-rule-shortened victory.

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