Miguel Garcia Rodriguez of Durango High School hits the Palisade High School quarterback on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Miguel Garcia Rodriguez of Durango High School hits the Palisade High School quarterback on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

The Durango High School football team scored on its first possession on Saturday against Palisade. The Demons didn’t reach the end zone again, but they kept the Bulldogs from scoring all game to win the contest, 7-0, and lock up the 3A League 3 title in the process.

“We worked for it,” said DHS senior A.J. Folk. “It was a battle all through the game.”

The league title was Durango’s third in a row and first in the 3A League 3, which Palisade had won the last five years.

“We just beat the five-time defending league champs, and they played like it,” said DHS head coach Todd Casebier. “Fortunately, we made a couple more plays today.”

Cross-country races in championship

The Durango High School cross-country teams both ran in the 4A state meet on Saturday in Colorado Springs. The girls finished third as a team while the boys finished seventh.

The top DHS finishers were Willow Lott (19th, 19:32) and Luke Swenk (21st, 16:30).

See Wednesday’s Durango Herald for the complete stories.

The Durango High School defense lines up against Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango High School defense lines up against Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Durango High School defense lines up against Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango High School defense lines up against Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Zach Haber of Durango High School breaks a tackle while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Zach Haber of Durango High School breaks a tackle while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Jeric Baruch of Durango High School breaks a tackle while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Jeric Baruch of Durango High School breaks a tackle while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Durango High School quarterback Tyler Harms throws to Zach Haber while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango High School quarterback Tyler Harms throws to Zach Haber while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Luke Wesley of Durango High School makes a tackle while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Luke Wesley of Durango High School makes a tackle while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Jeric Baruch of Durango High School looks for an opening while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Jeric Baruch of Durango High School looks for an opening while playing Palisade High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca