Football fans in the Pine River Valley won't have to choose between the Ignacio and Bayfield games on Saturday after all.
Kickoff for the Bayfield-Alamosa game will now be at 5 p.m. on Saturday night at Wolverine Country Stadium.
The Ignacio Bobcats play Center at 1 p.m. at the Ignacio High School Field.
The change is Bayfield's game time is due to a scheduling error with officials, according to BHS Principal Leon Hanhardt.
Here are comments from BHS players regarding Saturday's game, courtesy of Joel Priest:
In the post-game victory huddle against Delta on Oct. 21, there were congratulations aplenty from the bosses, but also reminders that with Alamosa coming to town for the Oct. 29 regular-season finale, there was still work to be done.
"It's a chapter," Defensive Coordinator Mike Wnorowski said, echoing part of Coach Gary Heide's address, "but it's not the book."
"It's definitely a different story," junior Carl Heide quipped, reflecting on the fact that the 2016 Wolverines-bumped up on Monday to #5 in the rankings while Delta dipped to #7-are thriving on their own unique merit, and not that of last year's state championship-winning roster (though a great many starred on it).
"We've had some bumps," Heide said, referring to two losses earlier in the season. "But I think we can go far this season, so it's good!"
And to whatever postseason destination they may be sent, they know they'll have to get through the Mean Moose (5-3, 3-1) first to receive the smoothest possible road.
"Go get that league championship! That's all we can do," stated Ryan Phelps.
"Work our butts off," Jesse Westbrook declared, "and finish with a bang!"
CHSAANOW.COM CLASS 2A FOOTBALL POLL (issued 10/24): 1.La Junta, 2.Loveland Resurrection Christian, 3.Colorado Springs The Classical Academy, 4.Englewood Kent Denver, 5.BAYFIELD, 6.Sterling, 7.Delta, 8.Denver D'Evelyn, 9.Keenesburg Weld Central, 10.Manitou Springs.
Full coverage of the Oct. 21 defeat of Delta is in this week's Sports section of the Times.
