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PHOTOS: Erie beats Palmer Ridge in 2023 4A State Football Championship

Erie Tigers QB Blake Barnett (3) hoists the 4A Colorado State Championship trophy in celebration after his team defeated the Palmer Ridge Bears 20-6 at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers QB Blake Barnett, center, (3) holds the 4A Colorado State Championship trophy in celebration after his team defeated the Palmer Ridge Bears 20-6 at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers QB Blake Barnett (3), right, hugs teammate Jackson Cowgill (54) in celebration after defeating the Palmer Ridge Bears 20-6 too win the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers Dominique Sema (76) and Jackson Cowgill (54) on the runout before the in the the 4A Colorado State Championship football game against the Palmer Ridge Bears at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Palmer Ridge Bears RB Holden Wright (3) busts the the school banner on the runout to play the Erie Tigers in the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Palmer Ridge Bears QB Derek Hester (4) finds running room up the middle against Erie Tigers DB Ronin Ward (0), left, safety Blake Barnett (3) in the first quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers QB Blake Barnett (3), left, scrambles out of the pocket against Palmer Ridge Bears LB Owen Miranowski (58) in the first quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers WR Josh Levine (12), left, gets lifted in the air in celebration by teammate Cash Rhodes (51) after Levine scored a touchdown against the Palmer Ridge Bears in the second quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers RB Gavin Lusk (10) gains yards along the sidelines against Palmer Ridge Bears defender James Weir (6) in the second quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Palmer Ridge Bears QB Derek Hester (4) scrambles on a keeper against the Erie Tigers in the second quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers QB Blake Barnett stretches out over the goal line and scores a touchdown against Palmer Ridge Bears LB Cooper Haven (44) and DB Cam Leiker (25) in the first quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers students get fired up before the 4A Colorado State Championship football game against the Palmer Ridge Bears at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Palmer Ridge Bears WR Zeki Wacker (19) makes catch on a long pass against Palmer Ridge Bears defender Noah Leighty (24)in the fourth quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers RB Braylon Toliver (7) scores a touchdown against Palmer Ridge Bears Jett Ziegler DB (5), left, and DB Cam Leiker (25) in the fourth quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. Tigers won 20-6. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers RB Braylon Toliver (7), left, celebrates his touchdown against Palmer Ridge Bears with teammate Josh Levine (12) in the fourth quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. Tigers won 20-6. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers defender Noah Garcia (14) intercepts a pass intended for Palmer Ridge Bears WR James Weir (6) in fourth the quarter of the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins on Saturday Dec. 2, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers Cash Rhodes, (51) and teammates Preston Terranova (24), Mason Cowgill (6) and Tyler Hoffman (20) celebrate with students in the stands after defeating the Palmer Ridge Bears 20-6 winning the 4A Colorado State Championship football game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Erie Tigers WR Josh Levine (12) hoists the 4A Colorado State Championship trophy in celebration after the Tigers defeated the Palmer Ridge Bears 20-6 at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado on Saturday December 02, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)