Kirk Malone, a senior lineman on the football team, proudly displays the team’s state championship trophy on Wednesday.
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The Bayfield High School boys varsity football team take part in a parade to honor them Wednesday afternoon on Mill Street in Bayfield. Bayfield (13-0) blasted defending champion La Junta 34-7. Saturday’s win gave Bayfield its third state championship in school history, adding to the trophies earned in 1996 and 2015.<br><br>Carl Heide runs down the field Saturday for Bayfield’s first touchdown of the state championship game. See more photos from Wednesday’s parade and Saturday’s game on 6A.
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Displaying an impressive three-layer banner, the Bayfield cheerleaders prepare for the team to take the field on Saturday.
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Downtown Bayfield hosts a parade on Wednesday for the Bayfield High School boys varsity football team, which won the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 2A State Championship on Saturday.
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The Bayfield High School dance team parades down Mill Street on Wednesday. The dance team won their regional competition on Nov. 18 in Grand Junction.
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The Bayfield High School cheerleaders walk in Wednesday’s parade down Mill Street. Support from the school and community was a key part of this year’s championship, according to Gary Heide, the head football coach.
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Downtown Bayfield hosts a parade on Wednesday for the Bayfield High School boys varsity football team, which won the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 2A State Championship on Saturday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Bayfield High School boys varsity football team take part in a parade to honor them Wednesday afternoon on Mill Street in Bayfield. The team won its third Class 2A state championship Saturday against La Junta. Bayfield (13-0) blasted defending champion La Junta 34-7. Saturday’s win gave Bayfield its third state championship in school history, adding to the trophies earned in 1996 and 2015. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Bayfield High School cheerleaders were part of Wednesday’s parade down Mill Street to celebrate the boys varsity football team, which won the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 2A State Championship on Saturday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Bayfield High School band parades down Mill Street on Wednesday during a parade to celebrate the boys varsity football team, which won its third Class 2A state championship title Saturday against La Junta. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Bayfield High School cheerleaders were part of Wednesday’s parade down Mill Street to celebrate the boys varsity football team, which won the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 2A State Championship on Saturday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Dance team members from Bayfield High School were part of Wednesday’s parade down Mill Street in Bayfield to celebrate the boys varsity football team’s state championship win on Saturday against La Junta. Bayfield routed their opponents to win 34-7. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Hundreds of fans of the Bayfield High School boys varsity football team showed up Wednesday afternoon for a parade to honor the newly crowned Class 2A state champs. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Downtown Bayfield was awash in purple and gold on Wednesday as fans turned out to celebrate the state championship football team.
It was a short but fun parade, featuring the Bayfield High School dance team, cheer squad, band, drill team, senior class and members of the football team, carrying their state champion trophy.
“I’m just so proud of them all,” said Robin Snooks, a retired Bayfield Elementary teacher who taught several members of the team, which includes her grandson, Dax. “I’m just happy to be a part of it, and proud they are all good kids.”
After the parade, students and community members gathered in the BHS gym.
Head Coach Gary Heide thanked students, staff and the community for their support throughout the 13-0 season.
“We appreciate it!” he said. The championship wasn’t one game, he added, but a year of work on nights and weekends and a season of hard-fought games.
Cade Killough, who hadn’t cut his hair since his sophomore year, had vowed he would get it cut when the team won another championship. Heather Miller of Salon B cut off his bun as the crowd laughed and clapped.
Then everyone in the gym watched a series of highlights and photographs of the season, featuring long passes, amazing catches, and several hits and sacks from Bayfield’s powerful defense.
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