Cherry Creek field hockey is up to No. 3 this week. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
While the teams that occupy this week’s CHSAANow.com field rankings might look the same, the poll saw plenty of shifting from only a week ago.
Like it has most of the year, Colorado Academy remains strong as the No. 1 team in the state.
After breaking into the rankings at No. 3 last week, Golden climbs to the No. 2 spot after beating St. Mary’s Academy 2-0 and battling to a 0-0 tie with Cherry Creek.
That same tie also helped the Bruins jump from No. 5 to No. 3.
After falling to Colorado Academy for the second time this season, Palmer Ridge fell to the No. 4 spot this week.
Regis Jesuit fell one spot this week to come in at No. 5.
The ranking, voted upon by coaches, is the official poll of the Association. This will serve as the final poll of the regular season with the season due to end on Thursday.
Golden is No. 3 in field hockey’s ranking this week. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)
Colorado Academy remains the No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com field hockey rankings, but for the first time this season, the Mustangs walked away from a game without a victory in hand.
But they remain undefeated.
Golden battled Colorado Academy to a 1-1 tie, which helped the Demons climb back into the rankings at No. 3.
Palmer Ridge remains in the No. 2 spot and Regis Jesuit and Cherry Creek finished at No. 4 and No. 5 to round out this week’s poll.
The ranking, voted upon by coaches, is the official poll of the Association. Rankings are released each Monday during the season.
Regis Jesuit is No. 4 in this week’s field hockey poll. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
Regis Jesuit and Kent Denver have both rejoined field hockey’s poll this week.
The Raiders joined at No. 4 following a 2-0 win over then-No. 2 Palmer Ridge, while Kent Denver jumped back in at No. 5 after going 2-0 last week, including a win over then-No. 4 Golden.
Colorado Academy (10-0-0) continues to lead the poll, and has now won 51 consecutive games, and is unbeaten in its past 62.
Cherry Creek moved up one spot to No. 2, and Palmer Ridge is No. 3 this week.
The ranking, voted upon by coaches, is the official poll of the Association. Rankings are released each Monday during the season.
DENVER — In a tough, Saturday morning battle, Colorado Academy once again found a way to pull out a close win over another highly ranked opponent. The Mustangs improved to 49-game winning steak with their 2-0 victory over Kent Denver.
The two teams seem evenly matched as both rank in the top three of the CHSAANow.com field hockey poll. The No. 3 Sun Devils (2-3-3 overall, 1-2-2 in league) dominated throughout the whole game but couldn’t turn anything into goals.
The top-ranked Mustangs (8-0, 5-0) were able to find a way to score two goals in the second half within a four-minute span, helping them remain unbeaten on the season.
It was senior captain Maddie Webster who scored the first goal of the game to give the Mustangs a much-needed lead.
“I think we played really well considering we changed a lot things in the last practice after we played them last Friday,” Webster said. “We adjusted really well on to how Kent plays.”
After the first half the Mustangs looked to try and gain some type of momentum. The Sun Devils continued to control the ball for most of the second half, but still couldn’t score. Kent Denver looked like they were on the verge of scoring as they had more opportunities and shot attempts than Colorado Academy.
“We dominated until 25 minutes into the second half. I think we just had a 2 minute lull and it just so happened Colorado Academy was able to capitalize on that,” said Sun Devils coach Kathy James.
Shortly after the first goal, junior captain Nellie Turnage scored with an impressive shot down the middle giving the Mustangs 2-0 lead. Kent Denver immediately picked up intensity after the score and continued to control the game.
“I think the girls did a really good job after our timeout. Coming back out we reevaluated and were able to come out strong. It’s just unfortunate we weren’t able to get anything in the net,” said James.
Colorado Academy goalkeeper Bridget Sutter was a big factor in preventing Kent Denver from scoring. Sutter was kept busy mostly in the first half blocking numerous shots.
“They had so many opportunities to score and thanks to Bridget and the defense we narrowly avoided that,” she said.
With the win, the Mustangs have now rattled off 49 consecutive victories. Colorado Academy coach Veronica Scott doesn’t let the huge milestone affect her teams’ mentality.
“Every game is so different and we have to play every game. At the end of the day you need to what you need to do to get to the playoffs and then that’s when it all counts,” said Scott. “The fact that we have a winning streak is lovely but it doesn’t give us anything extra.
Cherry Creek joined this week’s field hockey ranking at No. 4. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
Cherry Creek and Golden have joined this week’s CHSAANow.com field hockey ranking.
The Bruins are No. 4, while Golden debuted at No. 5.
Colorado Academy is still proving to be the team in to beat in field hockey. The Mustangs — winners of 47 games in a row, and unbeaten over their past 58 — held firm to the top spot.
Palmer Ridge and Kent Denver also held on to their respective spots at No. 2 and No. 3.
The ranking, voted upon by coaches, is the official poll of the Association. Rankings are released each Monday during the season.
Denver East field hockey is ranked No. 4 this week. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)
While the five teams in this week’s CHSAANow.com field hockey rankings remain the same, there was some shake-up in the order.
Colorado Academy and Palmer Ridge remain the top two teams on the heels of their intense game over the weekend which saw the Mustangs come away with the 1-0 win over the Bears.
Kent Denver also held its spot, remaining at third in the polls. Regis Jesuit and Denver East traded positions at fourth and fifth.
The ranking, voted upon by coaches, is the official poll of the Association. Rankings are released each Monday during the season.
