6. Vista Ridge (3-1) lost at 5A No. 3 Columbine, 42-7: The Wolves ran into a 5A buzzsaw in their first loss of the season. The defending 5A champions kept Vista Ridge out of the end zone until the fourth quarter, long after Columbine’s ground-and-pound attack put the game away. Next week: vs. No. 4 Pueblo West, 7 p.m. Sept. 27.

Colorado high school football season pushes on this week with several big matchups across the state, including a big Friday night test between Fairview vs Monarch. Another game to note that you can follow is Cherry Creek vs Highland Park.

Ready at Fortress Obetz and Gahanna Lincoln at Dublin Coffman. Academy remained unbeaten with a 27-20 win, DeSales avenged a loss to Ready last year with a 35-21 victory and Gahanna cruised 41-21.