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HIGHLANDS RANCH — Mountain Vista, an unstoppable football machine, has put Class 5A on championship notice. In front of a sellout, standing-room-only crowd at Halftime Help Stadium on Friday, with fans spilling into the aisles and peering over the fences, Mountain Vista met the moment — and more — in its highly anticipated homecoming game against Valor Christian. The Golden Eagles raced to a 27-0 lead early in the second quarter, and Mountain Vista’s explosive offense didn’t let up en route to a 62-21 boat racing that is a record for points scored against Valor Christian.

The chief of the Center Police Department and a sergeant, twin brothers, have been charged with theft and placed on administrative leave. Aaron Fresquez, the police chief, and Sgt. Adam Fresquez are accused of operating a private K-9 training business while on duty at the department in the San Luis Valley and using city resources.

Class 5A 1. Cherry Creek (4-1) at Cherokee Trail, 6 p.m. Saturday: Junior RB Jayden Fox has topped 200 yards rushing in consecutive games. A Cherokee Trail defense that’s giving up 28.4 points per game has its work cut out for it. Next week: vs. Arapahoe, 7 p.m. Oct. 10. 2. Mountain Vista (6-0) won vs.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — He isn’t the main event anymore, but Russell Westbrook might be the NBA star player you’d most want to see play in a preseason game, even at 35. His attacks on the rim are so fully committed, even when they fail, that he crash-landed behind the baseline after one of them Friday and stood up with a limp. Oh, boy.

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