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Cherry Creek Beats Columbine In Tough Football Semifinals
The Bruins are headed to Mile High after a rough game Friday night.
LAKEWOOD, CO — By Dennis Pleuss for CHSAANow.com/JeffCo. Cherry Creek is headed to Mile High following a close win over Columbine in a tough Class 5A football semifinal on Friday night.
The Bruins got a key fumble recovery from Gus Zilinskas late in the fourth quarter, and Seamus Henderson picked up a crucial first down that allowed them to run out the clock and beat Columbine 10-7.
“I knew we needed one first down," said Henderson, who had 25 carries for 109 yards. "I was thinking I can get this.”
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On the final drive of the game, Cherry Creek faced a third down and 13 from their own 47. Henderson took a pitch around the left side for a 28-yard gain. With Columbine out of timeouts, Cherry Creek took a knee twice to seal the win at Jeffco Stadium.
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Images: 1) Cherry Creek junior Seamus Henderson (25) works through an arm tackle Friday night at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 2) Cherry Creek quarterback Alex Padilla (8) gets pressure from Columbine senior Ben Earnest (94) during the first quarter Friday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 3) Cherry Creek senior Cormier Euell (7) puts pressure on Columbine quarterback Logan DeArment during the first half Friday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)