The football programs at Fairview and Erie threw down 50-pieces in their Week 10 wins on Friday night.

They’ll wait to see if that’s enough to clinch a first-round bye in next week’s start to the Class 5A postseason.

For everyone but 3A, the football playoffs start on Thursday. Coming into their final game of the regular season, the CHSAA 5A No. 7 Knights and No. 8 Tigers were slotted as the final two teams to get a first-round bye in 5A’s 24-team playoff projection.

Fairview (10-0) followed it up with a 52-0 win over No. 28 Rocky Mountain, finishing a full regular season undefeated for the first time since 2014. Erie (8-2), the reigning 4A champs, beat No. 33 Horizon, 50-18.

In Week 10, teams from Broomfield and the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts finished 11-4 ahead of Saturday.

Friday

Fairview 52, Rocky Mountain 0: The Knights (10-0) got two more rushing touchdowns from Jordan Rechel, who now has 21 on the season. He had a 5A-best 30 in 2023.

Ki Ellison added two touchdowns through the air, and Brock Kolstad ran in two scores as Fairview scored more than 50 points for a fifth time this season.

Erie 50, Horizon 18: The Tigers (8-2) mowed through their last seven games of the regular season, winning by an average of 31.3 points.

Their lone two losses in 2024 came to 5A No. 2 Mountain Vista and No. 4 Ralston Valley.

Broomfield 53, Skyline 16: Star defensive back Mikhail Benner returned a punt for a score as the Eagles (9-1) took a 53-0 lead into halftime.

Skyline’s Servando Morales had a 75-yard TD rush in the loss for Skyline (1-9).

Broomfield came into Week 10 ranked fifth in CHSAA’s 4A standings. The top eight teams will receive a first-round bye.

Longmont 62, Adams City 14: The Trojans (3-7) scored 56 points by halftime as they finished the regular season with two blowout wins in their last three games.

Longmont is on the 4A postseason bubble. With 24 teams making the field, it came into the week ranked No. 27.

Lyons 53, Belleview Christian 6: Aiden Fitzgerald’s 2-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter kicked in the state’s mercy-rule running clock.

The Lions (3-6) won three of their last four games of the regular season. They likely won’t make the 16-team, 8-man postseason, though, as they were ranked No. 34 coming into the week.

Windsor 13, Mead 7: The Mavericks (8-1) lost for the first time this season.

After their defense held the Wizards to field goals on a pair of second-half drives that started inside their own 30, the Mavericks failed to capitalize. Their last drive ended on downs at the 12-yard line with 31 seconds remaining.

Mead, which came into the night ranked second in 3A, is home against winless Niwot next Friday. The 3A playoffs begin Nov. 14.

Westminster 56, Boulder 14: In the loss, the Panthers (4-6) got a 55-yard touchdown run from Myles Robbins in the first quarter.

Boulder plays in the 5A Metro North League, which can only qualify its league champ into the postseason, per the CHSAA bulletin. Overland won the league.

Its four wins in 2024, however, is its most since 2021.

Monarch 33, Silver Creek 31: The Coyotes (8-2) are headed to the 4A postseason after winning their most games in a season since 2017.

After beating Frederick by a point in Week 9, 21-20, they trumped the Raptors by two.

Silver Creek (4-6) came into the week on the outside of 4A’s projected 24-team field, ranked 30th.

Thursday

Frederick 59, Greeley West 0: Quarterback Gavin Ishmael totaled five more touchdowns as Frederick (7-3) likely locked up a postseason berth.

The senior threw for four scores and ran for another, giving him 29 passing TDs and 10 rushing scores on the year.

After the win, the Golden Eagles sat at 15th in 4A’s 24-team playoff projection.

Legacy 55, Vista PEAK Prep 22: Tyler Anderson ran for 195 yards and four touchdowns as Legacy will now have to nervously wait for its postseason fate.

The Lightning (4-6) sat 24th in 5A’s projected 24-team playoffs projection late Friday night.

Holy Family 68, Hinkley 0: The Tigers (5-4) will likely need a win over Standley Lake next week to have a chance at qualifying for 3A’s 16-team playoffs.

Holy Family sat just outside of the projected field on Friday night, ranked No. 17. Last year, the Tigers won the 3A title.

Centaurus 62, Thornton 6: Halas Wise threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns as the Warriors (5-5) ended their season with a win. Tysen Burton added 106 receiving yards and two scores.

Centaurus plays in the 4A I-25 League, which can only qualify its league champ into the postseason, per the CHSAA bulletin. Grand Junction won the league.

Northridge 58, Niwot 14: The Cougars (0-9) are on the road at Mead next week.

Over their previous two weeks, they combined to score 41 points. Before that, they were shut out in four straight games.

— Brent W. New