Local Sports

The 5-1 Falcons have to wait until Sunday afternoon to find out if they can squeak into the eight-team Class 4A playoffs.

Skyline holds onto their undefeated season.

Silver Creek (0-5) has weathered a winless football season this fall. But the Raptors stood tall against Brighton (4-1) Thursday in a 35-28 defeat on Senior Night at Everly-Montgomery Field.

Combined, Niwot and Lyons had 13 runners named to all-state teams and Niwot coach Kelly Christensen was named coach of the year.

In other action, Skyline scores win over Greeley Central, Silver Creek falls to Windsor.

After a short but successful season, key players from SVVSD extend their time on the field.

Both teams exchanged long touchdown runs early in the ballgame before the Falcons took off.

For the third year in a row for the girls and second for the boys, the Niwot cross country team finished its season with the state Class 4A titles.

Under a sky choked with smoke and ash from the Cameron Peak fire in Larimer County, Erie came out strong and never looked back.

Longmont beat Monarch 47-30 while Skyline rolled past Greeley West 61-20.