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LAKEWOOD — Picture this: A workhorse running back.

The kid has got to be fast, right? Durable. Tough. Have a real nose for the end zone. Get you those tough yards between the tackles. When times are rough – and they always are at some point in the playoffs – you have to be able to hitch your offense to him and ride his legs to victory.

That describes Eagles running back Andrew Melton perfectly, even if the senior doesn’t always look the part.

LAKEWOOD — Columbine and Arvada West each learned an important lesson Nov. 8.

The Rebels learned that they must always take responsibility for their actions – both on and off the field – following the suspension of eight players who were cited for underage possession of alcohol while attending a party last weekend.

Arvada West learned that Columbine is still Columbine, regardless of who is – and isn’t – in uniform.

LAKEWOOD — The 2008 football season for Chatfield had been littered with close games.

It ended with a blowout.

Unable to contain Pomona’s Donovan Bowens, who rushed for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns, the No. 20 Chargers wound up on the short side of a 28-3 score Nov. 8 in a Class 5A state playoff second round game at Jefferson County Stadium.

Pomona, the No. 4 seed in the 32-team field, advances to the quarterfinals where they will take on No. 5 Columbine. The Chargers end the season with a 6-5 record.

LAKEWOOD — Zane Norris.

Perhaps no one else on the current Columbine roster reflects why the Rebels have been the state’s elite football program over the past decade better than he.

After all, how many other teams can throw a linebacker into its starting backfield and have him rush for over 100 yards and score three touchdowns?

For Columbine, the shuffling of players has always been an Andy Lowry tradition, but this year it’s become a necessity.