On fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line, Jeremy Claycamp kicked a 19-yard field to give the Eagles a two-score lead with 3:12 left to play. Still tied 7-7 late in the third quarter, Jordan Norwood punched in a score from two yards out to put Valor ahead for the first time with 30 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Eagles, however, tied the game with a 59-yard pass of their own from Colton Allen to Gavin Sawchuk with 39 seconds before halftime. 'We did that tonight and we did that against a great opponent.”Ĭolumbine controlled the time of possession – 17 minutes to Valor Christian’s seven – in the first half and scored first on a 59-yard pass from Brock Zanetell to Wesley Jones. But the playoff, this was exactly the same game as two years ago and taking care of our home field was exactly what we wanted to do. So, it was a big deal when we got these guys on the schedule the first time during the season.

“When I got here, that was the last game they had played as sophomores. “I wasn’t here but they were, and that senior class has been talking about that loss since I got here,” Valor Christian head coach Donnie Yantis said. With the win, the Eagles also avenged a quarterfinals loss at home to Columbine from two years ago that had been weighing on them since. In the game, University of Oklahoma-bound running back Gavin Sawchuk took over as the all-time rushing leader at Valor Christian, passing Christian McCaffrey. 9 Columbine, the Eagles overcame an early deficit to win 17-7 and advance to the semifinals for a matchup with Grandview next week. HIGHLANDS RANCH – The top-seeded Valor Christian football team got a bit of a scare in the Class 5A quarterfinals on Friday night, but the evening turned out to include a come-from-behind victory, a record-setting performance and a revenge-game win all in one for the Eagles.

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