| WEATHER | TEAM | LINE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F | TOP | TOV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19th, 1997 | Castle Rock Cougars | 33 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 32:30 | 3 | |
| Cloudy | Thornton Thunder | +7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27:30 | 0 |
| QTR | TEAM | TIME | RESULT | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornton | 12:30 | Field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Castle Rock | 12:30 | Kickoff return touchdown (XP kick) | 7 | 3 | |
| Castle Rock | 7:30 | Rushing touchdown (XP kick) | 14 | 3 | |
| Thornton | 5:00 | Field goal | 14 | 6 | |
| Castle Rock | 2:30 | Passing touchdown (XP kick) | 21 | 6 | |
| Thornton | 0:00 | Passing touchdown (XP kick) | 21 | 13 | |
| 2 | Thornton | 3:45 | Field goal | 21 | 16 |
| Castle Rock | 0:00 | Field goal | 24 | 16 | |
| 3 | Castle Rock | 12:30 | Field goal | 27 | 16 |
| Thornton | 10:00 | Field goal | 27 | 19 | |
| Castle Rock | 3:45 | Passing touchdown (kick missed) | 33 | 19 | |
| 4 | Thornton | 8:45 | Fumble return touchdown (XP kick) | 33 | 26 |
| QTR | TEAM | START | RECEIVED | FIELD POS | RESULT | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornton | 15:00 | kickoff | Average | fg good | 2:30 |
| Castle Rock | 12:30 | kickoff | td kick return+ | 0:00 | ||
| Thornton | 12:30 | kickoff | Average | punt | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 10:00 | punt | Great | td run+ | 2:30 | |
| Thornton | 7:30 | kickoff | Average | fg good | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 5:00 | kickoff | Average | td pass+ | 2:30 | |
| Thornton | 2:30 | kickoff | Average | td pass+ | 2:30 | |
| 2 | Castle Rock | 15:00 | kickoff | Poor | fumble | 3:45 |
| Thornton | 11:15 | turnover | Great | punt-co | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 8:45 | punt | Poor | punt-co | 2:30 | |
| Thornton | 6:15 | punt | Poor | fg good | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 3:45 | kickoff | Poor | fg good | 3:45 | |
| 3 | Castle Rock | 15:00 | kickoff | Great | fg good | 2:30 |
| Thornton | 12:30 | kickoff | Average | fg good | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 10:00 | kickoff | Average | fumble | 1:15 | |
| Thornton | 8:45 | turnover | Average | punt | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 6:15 | punt | Average | td pass- | 2:30 | |
| Thornton | 3:45 | kickoff | Average | punt-co | 1:15 | |
| Castle Rock | 2:30 | punt | Poor | punt-bu | 1:15 | |
| Thornton | 1:15 | punt | Average | punt | 3:45 | |
| 4 | Castle Rock | 12:30 | punt | Average | td fumble+ | 3:45 |
| Castle Rock | 8:45 | kickoff | Average | punt | 3:45 | |
| Thornton | 5:00 | punt | Average | 4th down failed | 2:30 | |
| Castle Rock | 2:30 | downs | Average | punt | 2:30 | |
| Thornton | 0:00 | punt | Great | desperation failed | 0:00 |