PUEBLO, Colo. — No one could stop 5A No. 1 Cherry Creek football in 2020.
Not even arch-rival Valor Christian.
The Bruins proved they were by far the best team in the state this season, dominating the Eagles in a 21-0 win Saturday night at CSU-Pueblo's Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.
Creek all-everything star Myles Purchase opened the scoring early with a dazzling TD run to give the Bruins a 7-0 lead. Purchase would add another score to make it 14-0 and then QB Julian Hammond III would find one of his favorite targets in Chase Penry for a TD to pad a 21-0 lead going into halftime.
"It's super fun. I want to give all my credit to my teammates, all the people that helped me out, all the coaches that are putting me in position to be the best player I can be," Purchase told 9NEWS after the win.
The Bruins defense smothered Valor all game, forcing multiple turnovers while pitching the shutout against a normally high-powered unit.
"Back in 2018 (when we lost the state championship), we saw how it felt for our seniors and stuff, I felt like we just didn't want to go out like that again. I'd say we did it at this point," Bruins star defender Arden Walker told 9NEWS.
Cherry Creek won its 11th title in program history on Saturday night and improved to 2-1 all-time in championship games against Valor Christian.
Watch the extended highlights above and see more on the 9NEWS Prep Rally Sunday morning!