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  • 5A volleyball ranking adds three new teams

    The Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball poll has three new faces this week.

    Regis Jesuit (No. 6), Pine Creek (No. 9) and Fossil Ridge (No. 10) all joined the 5A ranking.

    All five No. 1 teams stayed put this week: Doherty in 5A, as well as Lewis-Palmer (4A), Valley (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Doherty (8) 1-0 98 1 1-0
    2 Grandview (2) 0-1 97 2 0-1
    3 Cherry Creek 1-0 77 3 1-0
    4 Arapahoe (1) 5-0 76 9 5-0
    5 Eaglecrest 0-0 62 5 0-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1 36 – 3-1
    7 Mountain Vista 0-1 32 6 0-1
    8 Cherokee Trail 4-1 28 7 4-1
    9 Pine Creek 1-0 25 – 1-0
    10 Fossil Ridge 0-0 23 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 20, Rampart 8, Fruita Monument 7, Lakewood 6, Rocky Mountain 4, Legend 3, Chatfield 2, Littleton 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (9) 1-0 112 1 1-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (3) 1-0 109 2 1-0
    3 Valor Christian 1-0 84 3 1-0
    4 Longmont 0-0 83 4 0-0
    5 Ponderosa 0-0 46 7 0-0
    6 Coronado 0-0 42 5 0-0
    7 Thomas Jefferson 1-0 34 8 1-0
    8 Windsor 0-1 33 6 0-1
    9 Air Academy 3-1 29 – 3-1
    10 Durango 0-0 20 9 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Mountain View 14, Pueblo West 14, Montrose 8, Thompson Valley 7, Elizabeth 5, Mead 5, Silver Creek 5, Broomfield 3, Mullen 3, Pueblo East 2, Frederick 1, Glenwood Springs 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valley (5) 1-0 61 1 1-0
    2 Gunnison 3-0 52 2 3-0
    3 Eaton 1-0 46 6 1-0
    4 Bayfield (1) 1-0 41 5 1-0
    5 Manitou Springs 1-0 37 9 1-0
    6 University 1-0 34 8 1-0
    7 Platte Valley 0-0 30 3 0-0
    8 Holy Family (1) 2-2 26 – 2-2
    9 St. Mary’s 0-1 16 4 0-1
    10 Sterling 1-0 12 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coal Ridge 10, Roaring Fork 6, C.S. Christian 4, Lamar 4, Brush 2, Colorado Academy 2, Rifle 2.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (6) 4-0 71 1 4-0
    2 Fowler (1) 1-0 50 9 1-0
    3 Swink 0-0 49 2 0-0
    4 Simla 2-0 47 4 2-0
    5 Yuma 1-1 46 5 1-1
    6 Resurrection Christian (1) 1-0 43 6 1-0
    7 Akron 0-1 37 3 0-1
    8 Paonia 1-0 31 8 1-0
    9 Rye 1-0 25 7 1-0
    10 Sangre de Cristo 3-0 9 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 7, Vail Mountain 5, Dayspring Christian 4, Meeker 4, Telluride 4, Byers 3, Hoehne 2, C.S. School 1, Lyons 1, Rangely 1, Sargent 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 1-0 66 1 1-0
    2 Fleming 0-0 58 2 0-0
    3 Otis (1) 1-0 44 3 1-0
    4 Hi-Plains 1-0 36 4 1-0
    5 Stratton 1-0 29 6 1-0
    6 Eads 2-0 28 8 2-0
    7 Flagler 1-0 27 9 1-0
    8 Idalia 1-0 17 10 1-0
    9 Kit Carson 0-2 11 5 0-2
    10 Dove Creek 0-0 10 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    McClave 9, Prairie 8, Ouray 7, Wiley 6, Cheraw 5, Holly 5, Weldon Valley 5, Cheyenne Wells 4, Briggsdale 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Vail Christian 3, Edison 2, Pawnee 2.

  • Wheat Ridge new No. 1 team in 4A softball ranking

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Wheat Ridge has overtaken Pueblo East atop the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball poll.

    The Farmers, off to an 8-0-0 start, were No. 2 last week but moved up to No. 1 by virtue of a 6-0-0 week which included a 7-2 victory over Pueblo East, last week’s top-ranked team.

    Elsewhere, Douglas County went from unranked to No. 3 in the 5A poll, which also added Ralston Valley (No. 8) and Fossil Ridge (No. 9).

    Strasburg continued to lead the 3A poll.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaglecrest (9) 5-0-0 106 1 2-0-0
    2 Legacy (1) 4-1-0 93 2 3-1-0
    3 Douglas County 7-0-0 48 – 5-0-0
    4 Dakota Ridge 4-1-0 46 3 2-1-0
    5 Brighton 2-0-0 45 9 1-0-0
    6 Legend 6-3-0 42 8 6-2-0
    7 Grandview (1) 6-2-0 38 10 5-1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 5-2-0 36 – 4-2-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 5-0-0 34 – 5-0-0
    10 Rock Canyon 3-3-0 29 4 3-3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Loveland 24, Arvada West 14, Chatfield 14, Grand Junction 12, Cherokee Trail 7, Bear Creek 4, Rampart 4, Castle View 2, Denver East 2, Mountain Vista 2, Prairie View 2, Standley Lake 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wheat Ridge (6) 8-0-0 84 2 6-0-0
    2 Pueblo East (3) 5-2-1 79 1 2-2-1
    3 Erie 5-2-1 75 3 3-2-1
    4 Ponderosa 6-1-0 60 4 4-1-0
    5 Frederick 4-2-0 42 5 1-2-0
    6 Silver Creek 6-2-0 32 8 4-2-0
    7 Broomfield 4-4-0 25 – 3-3-0
    8 Berthoud 4-1-0 24 7 2-1-0
    9 D’Evelyn 3-0-0 16 10 1-0-0
    10 Niwot 1-2-0 12 6 0-2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Discovery Canyon 10, Mullen 9, Pueblo South 7, Montrose 6, Valor Christian 5, Mountain View 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Pueblo West 2, Roosevelt 1, Sand Creek 1, Weld Central 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (5) 5-0-0 65 1 2-0-0
    2 Holy Family (2) 6-0-0 63 2 4-0-0
    3 Valley 2-1-0 52 3 2-0-0
    4 Sterling 6-1-0 50 5 2-0-0
    5 Lamar 8-0-1 32 – 7-0-1
    6 La Junta 3-3-0 31 7 1-3-0
    7 Eaton 3-2-0 27 6 1-1-0
    8 Rocky Ford 5-2-0 26 4 4-2-0
    9 Burlington 2-2-0 12 – 2-1-0
    10 Cedaredge 3-1-0 9 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Florence 5, Platte Valley 4, Basalt 3, Dolores Huerta 3, Gunnison 2, Akron 1, Brush 1.

  • Heritage, Arapahoe join latest 5A boys soccer poll

    Though the top four teams remained the same, the Class 5A boys soccer rankings added two new squads this week.

    Heritage (No. 8) and Arapahoe (No. 9) joined the CHSAANow.com boys soccer polls after being unranked in the preaseason.

    All three No. 1 teams stayed put this week: Smoky Hill (5A), Battle Mountain (4A) and Colorado Academy (3A).

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Smoky Hill (7) 2-0-0 114 1 2-0-0
    2 Boulder (5) 1-0-0 111 2 1-0-0
    3 Fairview 1-0-0 85 3 1-0-0
    4 Cherry Creek 0-0-0 64 4 0-0-0
    5 Denver East 1-0-0 56 6 1-0-0
    6 Rock Canyon 1-0-0 55 7 1-0-0
    7 Fossil Ridge 0-0-0 49 5 0-0-0
    8 Heritage 0-1-0 27 – 0-1-0
    9 Arapahoe 1-0-0 21 – 1-0-0
    10 Eaglecrest 0-0-0 19 8 0-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 14, Pine Creek 10, Arvada West 6, Legend 6, Abraham Lincoln 5, Highlands Ranch 5, Mountain Vista 4, Adams City 3, Chatfield 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Liberty 1, Rangeview 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Battle Mountain (7) 1-0-0 88 1 1-0-0
    2 Broomfield (2) 0-0-1 80 3 0-0-1
    3 Niwot 1-0-0 55 7 1-0-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 0-0-0 49 8 0-0-0
    5 Air Academy 1-0-0 43 – 1-0-0
    6 Denver South 1-0-0 42 5 1-0-0
    7 Evergreen 0-1-0 32 6 0-1-0
    8 Ponderosa 1-0-0 29 9 1-0-0
    9 Sand Creek 1-0-0 20 10 1-0-0
    10 Valor Christian 2-0-0 19 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo West 12, Palmer Ridge 6, Silver Creek 4, Windsor 4, Denver North 3, Wheat Ridge 3, Longmont 2, Mullen 2, Golden 1, Lewis-Palmer 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (6) 1-0-0 73 1 1-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy (2) 3-0-0 72 3 3-0-0
    3 Basalt 2-0-0 55 9 2-0-0
    4 Holy Family 1-0-0 45 6 1-0-0
    5 Kent Denver 1-1-0 39 2 1-1-0
    6 Coal Ridge 0-0-0 38 5 0-0-0
    7 Faith Christian 1-1-0 34 4 1-1-0
    8 Jefferson 1-0-0 20 8 1-0-0
    9 Salida 2-0-0 14 – 2-0-0
    10 Peak to Peak 2-1-0 13 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Manitou Springs 9, Lake County 8, Frontier Academy 7, St. Mary’s 6, Denver Christian 2, Heritage Christian 2, Roaring Fork 2, Machebeuf 1.

  • Pueblo South takes over atop 4A boys golf poll

    Pueblo South is the new No. 1 team in this week’s Class 4A boys golf poll.

    Elsewhere, in the CHSAANow.com rankings, Regis Jesuit (5A) and Alexander Dawson (3A) remained on top of their respective polls.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Golf Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Regis Jesuit (5) 50 1
    2 Cherry Creek 41 3
    3 Boulder 37 2
    4 Fairview 33 8
    5 Heritage 28 9
    6 Fossil Ridge 24 4
    7 Arapahoe 20 10
    8 Ralston Valley 18 6
    9 Douglas County 11 7
    10 Highlands Ranch 6 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 5, Cherokee Trail 2.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Pueblo South (3) 39 2
    2 Valor Christian (1) 37 1
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 30 3
    4 Montezuma-Cortez 23 4
    5 Silver Creek 19 5
    6 Mullen 17 6
    7 Windsor 15 7
    8 Rifle 12 9
    9 Durango 8 –
    10 Evergreen 7 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Steamboat Springs 4, Battle Mountain 3, D’Evelyn 3, Montrose 2, Vista Ridge 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Alexander Dawson (5) 54 1
    2 Lutheran 45 5
    3 Holy Family 43 4
    4 Kent Denver (1) 38 3
    5 Peak to Peak 36 2
    6 Estes Park 27 6
    7 Vail Christian 26 8
    8 Resurrection Christian 15 –
    9 Sterling 12 9
    10 Trinidad 9 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Strasburg 8, Aspen 5, Basalt 5, Colorado Academy 4, Florence 3, Manitou Springs 2.

  • Photo gallery: Castle View and Mountain Range tie in boys soccer

    Castle View and Mountain Range both scored second-half goals en route to a 1-1 tie on Saturday.

    Junior Kiley O’Connor had Castle View’s goal, while Tyler Vos scored for Mountain Range.

  • Photo gallery: Mountain Range beats Northglenn to open its football season

    Gabe Gillespie had three rushing touchdowns, Andrew Wamsley threw for two scores, and Mountain Range beat Northglenn 48-3 in a Week 1 football game.

  • Gateway holds off Smoky Hill, former coach Hoffman

    (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)
    (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)

    AURORA — Emotions tend to run high before the first game of the season. For players and fans alike, the start of a season holds untold promises, dreams and hopes. It is a time unlike no other in a high school athlete’s life. It’s the same for coaches, too.

    For Smoky Hill’s first-year head coach Justin Hoffman, the gamut of feelings had to be extreme Friday as his young Buffs took the field to play Gateway, a team that Hoffman coached for the past six years, and a school where he was also the athletic director.

    Hoffman was standing across the field from his former team. Prior to the game, Hoffman greeted new GHS head coach Ashour Peera and a few of his former players. But, once the game started, any reminiscing took a backseat.

    Gateway set out to establish the run and it piled up the yards in the game. But it took late defensive stand to hold off the Buffs 28-25 in the season opener for both teams.

    After the teams traded fumbles to start the game, Gateway started on a sustained drive that was interrupted for 30 minutes by a lightning delay. The Olys’ quarterback Lance Savage capped off a 50-yard drive with a one-yard plunge and John Oquendo added the kick to put GHS up 7-0. Gateway would never trail.

    Smoky Hill got on the board in the first as quarterback Trent Clay ran in from six yards out. The extra point missed and the Buffs trailed 7-6 after one.

    (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)
    (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)

    At 8:48 in the second Calvin Weber took the ball off the left side for 27 yards and another Oquendo PAT made the score 14-6 Gateway. With just 16 seconds left, Isaac Fuqua capped a long Olympians’ drive and Oquendo’s third PAT of the game gave GHS a 21-6 lead at halftime.

    Not to be outdone, Smoky Hill took the opening kickoff to near midfield. On the third play of the quarter, Isaiah Alexander took a pitch from Clay around the right side for 49 yards and a score. A two-point attempt failed, but Smoky Hill had cut into the Gateway lead 28-12.

    Gateway’s Fuqua answered for the Olympians on the next drive scoring from 15 yards out. Oquendo’s PAT made it 28-12 Gateway with 5:29 left in the third.

    After the kick and on the first play of the next possession, Alexander took another pitch, this time on the left side, for 75 yards and another score. After another failed two-point conversion, Gateway still led 28-18 with 5:08 remaining in the third quarter.

    The teams traded scoring chances in the fourth quarter, but until the 39-second mark, neither team could capitalize on its opponent’s mistakes. Finally, Alexander took a pass from Clay through the Oly defense for 27 yards and Annika Edginton added the PAT to bring the Buffs to within 28-25.

    Two attempts at an onside kick failed and Gateway left the field 1-0. Fuqua had 162 yards on 19 carries and the two TDs, while Savage was 16-93 with a score, Weber 19-61 and a touchdown, and Quintavis Styles 8-81. Savage was 1 of 5 passing for 22 yards.

    For Smoky Hill, Alexander had 147 yards on six carries and the two TDs, while Clay added 23 yards on 9 carries and a score, and Tylor Brown added 12 yards on six carries. Clay was 15 of 22 for 190 yards, a score and an interception. Frank Thomas had 5 catches for 70 yards to lead all receivers.

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  • Hopper, Westmoreland lead ThunderRidge over Dakota Ridge in opener

    HIGHLANDS RANCH — This Hopper kid, he’s a weapon. Combine him with a quarterback like Brody Westmoreland, and back the two up with a defense like that? Yeah, this team could go far.

    Wide receiver Mark Hopper had two touchdowns and 153 yards as ThunderRidge easily handled Dakota Ridge, 30-7, in the opener for both teams on Thursday night at Shea Stadium.

    “I knew he would be a good threat for us,” said Grizzlies coach Joe Johnson.

    Hopper, a senior, is coming off a season in which he had 568 yards receiving and five touchdowns. But Thursday night was easily the best game of his career. The seven catches, 153 yards and two scores were all career highs.

    “I felt really good today,” Hopper said after the game.

    His best catch of the night was the back-breaker, and came late in the second quarter after Westmoreland rolled to his right and lofted a pass toward the end zone. A Dakota Ridge defender tipped the ball at the goal line, but Hopper, while falling backwards near the end line, was able to haul it in.

    Dakota Ridge had been hanging around up to that point, but that score gave ThunderRidge a 21-0 lead just before the half.

    “Me and Hopper have had a connection since we were 7 years old. We’ve known each other forever,” Westmoreland said. “We’ve been best friends ever since, and we’ve just always been on the same ball field — either baseball or football — and just tearing it up together.”

    Said Hopper: “We have the best chemistry. We’re best friends in school, always go to lunch together. He just always knows where I’m at, and that really helps.”

    ThunderRidge beat Dakota Ridge on Thursday night at Shea Stadium. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    ThunderRidge beat Dakota Ridge on Thursday night at Shea Stadium. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Westmoreland, the Grizzlies’ longtime starter, finished the game 10-for-10 with 204 yards and two touchdowns through the air. He also had 84 yards and another score on the ground.

    “He’s a big-timer for us,” Johnson said of Westmoreland. “He’s very confident. Sometimes, he corrects me when I get us in the wrong formation: ‘No, we’ve got to do this, coach.’ ‘Yeah, you’re right. Call that.’ He’s just a great kid, and a great leader for us, too. And has been for a long time, not just this year.”

    Running back Matt Stanley, a junior, finished with 118 yards and two touchdowns while rushing behind a solid offensive line that includes top recruit Sam Jones.

    ThunderRidge’s defense was tested, especially because the offense lost four fumbles. But the unit more than did its part, allowing just 68 yards on the ground — though Dakota Ridge quarterback Braxton Thais did have a good night with 201 yards and a touchdown pass.

    “I was very pleased,” Johnson said. “I was more happy with our defense than our offense, to be honest. I thought we played real well. I think they’re a good offensive football team. They do some things well, that kid throws the ball well.”

    Linebacker Tyler Seno had two interception for the Grizzlies.

    ThunderRidge, ranked third in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football poll, ended last season with a defeat to eventual champion Valor Christian in the semifinals. Many are expecting this team to reach at least that point again in 2013.

    “They are pretty high, the expectations, but I think we’ve got good leaders who keep us under control,” Hopper said.

  • Photo gallery: Legacy, Liberty tie 1-1 in boys soccer

    Legacy and Liberty battled to a 1-1 tie in boys soccer on Thursday.

    Ryan Kenyon scored for Liberty, while Adam Leash had Legacy’s goal.