Photo by Wayne Crick Cedaredge head wrestling coach Ted Schanen works out with his athletes to help show various techniques he is teaching. The Bruins went 1-4 at the Mav Duals in Grand Junction with Coe (106) and Garrett Humble winning their five matches.

Photo by Tamie Meck Trent Walker (16) runs an option play with twins Carter (44) and Cade Wasser (10) in the Bruins’ 16-12 semifinal win over Hotchkiss. Walker stepped in last week for normal starting quarterback Dante Markley who was sidelined after being injured in last week’s quarterfinal win over Monte Vista.It was unlikely that two football teams from the Western Slope League would go head to head in a state semifinal playoff game, let alone two Delta County teams. Yet on Saturday, the Cedaredge Bruins and Hotchkiss Bulldogs were among the last four teams standing in the state 1A bracket.

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Photo by Randy Sunderland The cold weather and hard hitting defenses made for a lot of turnovers during the 1A playoff game between Cedaredge and Monte Vista. The Bruins were able to take advantage of a couple of these turnovers to mount short scoring drives in their 18-0 victory.For two teams that sport season averages of nearly 40 points per game, last week's 1A quarterfinal football game between Monte Vista and Cedaredge must have seemed boring. The host Cedaredge Bruins, a team that last appeared in the state football playoffs for a title game in 1993, are hoping to reach that pinnacle in 2012 after running past the Pirates 18-0 last Saturday in Cedaredge.

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