Mancos High School wins the CHSAA State A8 Championship against Haxtun High School on Friday in the Colorado High School Athletics and Activities Association 8-man State Finals at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl Stadium. (Laura Domingue/Special to The Journal)
Mancos High School wins the CHSAA State A8 Championship against Haxtun High School on Friday in the Colorado High School Athletics and Activities Association 8-man State Finals at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl Stadium. (Laura Domingue/Special to The Journal)Laura Domingue

The Mancos High School Bluejays scored on the opening possession to set the tone, then added three more scores before halftime to put the game out of reach for the Haxtun Bulldogs.

At the end, Mancos walked off the field with its first state title in eight-man football.