The Best Colorado High School Football Teams

As a part of our relationship with High School Play Football, we talk with former High School Football players who are Colorado high school football. Current Cherry Creek head coach Dave Logan is one of the best to ever make that transition.

At the end of last year, Logan spoke with High School Football America co-founder Jeff Fisher after leading the Bruins to a third straight Colorado 5A state championship. That led to CC finishing No. 70 in the High School Football America 100, powered by High School Play Football.

Since taking over at Cherry Creek in 2012, Logan has won state titles in 2014, 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2021, Logan was inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame.

Logan began his coaching career in 1993 at Arvada West High School. He won his first state title there in 1997. He then moved on to Chat field in 2000, winning the state championship in 2001. From 2003 through 2011, Logan coached Mullen to four titles, including a three-peat from 2008-to 2010. He is pictured above during the last of those three 5A championship games. 

Logan is now tied to Limón High School’s Lloyd Gaskill for most state titles in Colorado’s history. Logan is also the only coach in the United States to win titles at four different high schools.

2021 Colorado high school football playoff scores

5A
Championship

Cherry Creek 21 Valor Christian 0
Semifinals
Valor Christian 37 Grandview 6
Cherry Creek 48 Legend 14

Quarterfinals

Valor Christian 17 Columbine 7

Grandview 20 Alston Valley 16

Cherry Creek 28 Redis Jesuit 7

Legend 35 Arapahoe, 14

2nd Round

Valor Christian 52 Fort Collins 2

Columbine 38 Arvada West 21

Grandview 42 Mullen 21

Alston Valley 42 Cherokee Trail 20

Cherry Creek 34 Mountain Vista 0

Aegis Jesuit 28 Pomona 21

Legend 28 Rock Canyon 14

Arapahoe 23 Thunder Ridge 16

1st Round

Fort Collins, 34 Chaparral 20

Columbine 56 Far Northeast Warriors 0

Mullen, 34 Douglas County 7

Cherokee Trail 41 Fossil Ridge 29

Mountain Vista 42 Legacy 17

Pomona 14 Castle View 7

Rock Canyon, 52 Smoky Hill 49

Thunder Ridge wins by forfeit over Fairview

4A
Championship

Hatfield 41 Erie 34

Semifinals

Erie 29 Montrose 28

Hatfield 28 Pine Creek 21

Quarterfinals

Montrose 48 Fountain-Fort Collins 14

Erie 28 Palmer Ridge 18

Hatfield 42 Dakota Ridge 31

Pine Creek 10 Loveland 7

2nd Round

Montrose 56 Denver South 19

Fountain-Fort Carson 41 Golden 0

Palmer Ridge 28 Pueblo West 27

Erie 50 Fruit Monument 26

Dakota Ridge 56 Longmont 35

Chat field 31 Ponderosa 9

Pine Creek 41 Bear Creek 7

Loveland 48 Vista Ridge 24

Opening Round

Denver South 24 Mesa Ridge 21

Golden 47 Cheyenne Mountain 6

Pueblo West 52 Visa PEAK Prep 0

Fruit a Monument 63 Brighton 26

Longmont 25 Broomfield 22

Ponderosa 29 Aurora Central 14

Bear Creek 24 Windsor 7

Vista Ridge 43 Skyline 14
3A
Championship

Fort Morgan 21 Mead 17

Semifinals

Mead 38 Roosevelt 21

Fort Morgan 23 Lutheran 21

Quarterfinals

Roosevelt 51 Holy Family 33

Mead 14 Durango 13

Fort Morgan, 21 Frederick 14

Lutheran 49 Palisade 7

1st Round

Roosevelt 56 Thomas Jefferson 15

Holy Family 34 Pueblo South 18

Durango 56 Evergreen 3

Mead 21 Northridge 20

Fort Morgan 14 Green Mountain 0

Frederick 42 Pueblo County 7

Palisade 35 Pueblo East 21

Lutheran 49 Discovery Canyon 7

2A

Championship

Eaton, 26 Brush 14

Semifinals

Eaton 39 University 24

Brush 35 Severance, 18

Quarterfinals

Eaton 31 Elizabeth 7

University 28 Delta 14

Brush 21 Resurrection Christian 17

Severance 37 The Classical Academy 21

1st Round

Eaton 46 Kent, Denver 6

Elizabeth 17 Bay field 0

Delta 45 Almost 14

University 28 Nonfat County 14

Resurrection 56 La Junta 15

Brush 43 Basalt 23

Severance, 35 Platte Valley 7

The Classical Academy, 42 Northfield 6

1A
Championship

Limón 28 Strasbourg 0

Semifinals

Limón 24 Wrap 14

Strasbourg 27 Centauri 14

Quarterfinals

Limón 41 Holyoke 15

Ray 38 North Fork 13

Strasbourg 36 Meeker 34

Centauri 20 Florence 17

Class A 8-Man
Championship

Sedgwick County, 72 Sanford, 32

Semifinals

Sedgwick County, 46 Dove Creek 6

Sanford 16 Merino 14

Quarterfinals

Sedgwick County, 45 Crowley County, 12

Dove Creek 30 Range 12

Sanford 36 Marcos 28

Merino 22 Fowler 6

Class A 6-Man
Championship

Fleming 60 Stratton/Liberty 28

Semifinals

Fleming 52 Granada 46

Stratton/Liberty 36 Cheyenne Wells 15

Quarterfinals

Fleming 58 Kit Carson 14

Granada 44 EADS 35

Stratton/Liberty 58 Briggs dale 39

Cheyenne Wells 43 Prairie 22