Dakota Ridge 7-on-7 tournament first sign of football season

Several Je co football teams compete in annual competition

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For football rans, rest easy. e season is right around the corner.

e annual 7-on-7 football tournament at Dakota Ridge High School featured several teams battling it out to ramp up for the impending season. e competition revolves around drills and plays between both teams on o ense and defense. ere are no pads and contact is limited to two-hand-touch.

Ralston Valley, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Golden, Evergreen, Fairview, Pomona and Green Mountain all participated.

Fairview beat Ralston Valley 19-17 in the championship game on June 29. ough it’s not a real game on the scorecard, it’s a sure sign that football is rcloser than fans might think along the Front Range.

Colorado Community Media thanks Je co Public Schools Sports Information Director Dennis Pleuss for his annual coverage of this event.