Filling up the trophy case

While Thompson Valley claimed its first state football title on Saturday inside Canvas Stadium, hoisting trophies has become old hat for the Cherry Creek Bruins. After winning their Class 5A showdown with Legend, the Bruins have now won 14 state championships — the most big-school crowns in CHSAA history. But the Bruins still trail one team for total football titles: the Limon Badgers. Here’s a look at the all-time leaders after Saturday’s championship games:

School

Total titles

Runner-up

Most recent*

Comment

Limon

22

9

2023 (1A)

Lloyd Gaskill (10) and Mike O’Dwyer (8) are second and third behind Dave Logan (11) on career state titles list.

Cherry Creek

14

9

2024 (5A)

With Saturday’s win, Dave Logan (6) passed Mike Woolford (5) for most state titles won at Cherry Creek.

Fort Collins

12

4

1953 (AA)

Lambkins appeared in more than half of the state championship games (17) between 1922 and 1953.

Burlington

11

6

2011 (1A)

Legendary coach Glynn Higgs led Cougars to six state titles between 1995 and 2011 with 252 total wins.

Revere

11

3

1997 (6-man)

Revere-Julesburg merger formed Sedgwick County, which won six straight 8-man titles between 2015 and 2020.

Haxtun

9

4

2024 (8-man)

The other blue blood in 8-man football has claimed two championships in last four seasons.

* Entering Saturday | Source: CHSAANow.com.