The ever-shifting Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings has another new(ish) No. 1 team.
Rock Canyon regains the top spot after falling off the perch in the Week 1 rankings. The Jaguars came in as the top team in the preseason rankings.
Fossil Ridge and Denver East are also making noise this week, landing at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
The Sabercats were able to knock off defending 4A champion Cheyenne Mountain on Friday, giving them the credential to come in right behind Rock Canyon.
The Angels got a huge win over Chatfield last Wednesday, which proved to be a huge factor in their jump.
Coronado is the only new team to break into the 5A rankings, coming in at No. 9.
Lewis-Palmer is still the No. 1 team in 4A, getting every first-place vote in the process.
Montrose (No. 4) and Valor Christian (No. 7) each jumped three spots this week and Niwot and Silver Creek each broke into the rankings at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.
Like Lewis-Palmer in 4A, Eaton is still the top team in the 3A rankings by a unanimous vote.
Three different teams jumped a couple of spots this week as Valley climbs to No. 2, Sterling lands at No. 3 and Pagosa Springs comes in at No. 5.
At No. 8, Coal Ridge is the only new team in the 3A poll.
The most turnover of the week came in the 2A poll as a staggering five teams broke into the rankings.
While Paonia holds on to the No. 1 spot, Hoehne (No 5), Ridgway (No. 6), Sargent (No. 7), Wray (No. 9) and West Grand (No. 10) are all newly ranked teams this week.
Fleming hangs on to the No. 1 ranking in 1A, as do the other top five teams from last week.
Kiowa jumped two spots to land at No. 8 while Nucla (No. 6) and McClave (No. 10) are new to the 1A poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Ralston Valley 14, Castle View 11, Eaglecrest 7, Cherokee Trail 5, Fairview 4, Loveland 4, Fort Collins 3, Smoky Hill 2, Legend 1.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (12)
9-0
120
1
1-0
2
Holy Family
9-2
90
3
3-0
3
Cheyenne Mountain
3-3
65
2
2-2
4
Montrose
6-2
53
7
1-0
5
Longmont
8-1
44
4
1-1
6
Berthoud
6-3
43
6
1-1
7
Valor Christian
4-2
42
10
2-0
8
Thomas Jefferson
9-1
37
9
2-0
9
Niwot
5-3
34
–
2-0
10
Silver Creek
8-1
29
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mead 24, Eagle Valley 21, Pueblo West 17, Ponderosa 13, D’Evelyn 10, Littleton 5, Mullen 5, Pueblo Central 5, Windsor 3.
Dropped out
Ponderosa (5), Pueblo West (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (12)
9-1
120
1
5-0
2
Valley
7-3
67
4
2-0
3
Sterling
8-2
62
5
2-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian
7-3
57
3
4-1
5
Pagosa Springs
7-1
50
7
3-0
6
Resurrection Christian
7-2
46
2
0-1
7
University
6-4
38
6
3-0
8
Coal Ridge
3-1
36
–
1-0
9
Middle Park
6-0
34
8
2-0
10
Delta
8-3
28
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Salida 27, Bennett 19, Centauri 16, Prospect Ridge Academy 14, The Vanguard 13, Alamosa 12, Platte Valley 12, Jefferson Academy 10, Kent Denver 3, St. Mary’s 3, Bayfield 2, Colorado Academy 2, Lutheran 1, Peak to Peak 1.
Dropped out
St. Mary’s (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (7)
7-0
114
1
3-0
2
Dayspring Christian (4)
7-0
107
3
2-0
3
Lyons (1)
7-1
92
2
1-1
4
Colorado Springs School
7-1
57
5
1-0
5
Hoehne
7-1
48
–
2-0
6
Ridgway
6-1
38
–
3-0
7
Sargent
5-0
37
–
3-0
8
Yuma
4-3
34
4
2-1
9
Wray
3-1
27
–
2-0
10
West Grand
6-3
26
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Telluride 18, Simla 17, Custer County 16, Vail Mountain 14, Fowler 10, Ignacio 9, Norwood 8, Union Colony 8, Akron 7, Denver Christian 7, Highland 5, Dolores 4, John Mall 4, Byers 2, Haxtun 2, Limon 2, Meeker 1, Rangely 1.
Dropped out
Highland (6), John Mall (7), Simla (8), Union Colony (9), Telluride (10).
Broomfield has taken over as the new No. 1 team in 5A softball. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Broomfield has seized the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Eagles notched wins over Greeley West and Fairview to assume this week’s top spot.
A 5-2 loss to Rocky Mountain dropped former No. 1 Fossil Ridge one spot to No. 2. The Eagles and Sabercats will take the field against each other on Tuesday.
Cherokee Trail made a two spot jump to land at No. 5 and received a couple of first-place votes along the way.
At No. 10, Douglas County is the only new team in the 5A rankings.
Erie edged Valor Christian to hang on to the No. 1 in 4A after taking it from the Eagles a week ago.
Pueblo West jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
A trio of new teams broke into the 4A poll as Elizabeth lands at No. 8, Golden comes in at No. 9 and Ferderick rounds out the rankings at No. 10.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 3A this week, but Rocky Ford made a two-spot jump to land at No. 2.
Lamar had the biggest climb in 3A, coming in at No. 6, up three spots from a week ago.
At No. 9, Valley is the only new team to the 3A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Castle View 26, Eaglecrest 19, Pomona 10, Bear Creek 9, Loveland 9, Rocky Mountain 9, Boulder 8, Mountain Range 8, Grandview 7, Chaparral 6, Prairie View 6, Liberty 4, Mountain Vista 4, Rock Canyon 4, Vista Ridge 3, Rampart 2, Fort Collins 1, Hinkley 1, Pine Creek 1, Ralston Valley 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (5)
13-0-0
86
1
3-0-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
11-0-0
85
2
3-0-0
3
Wheat Ridge
9-4-0
62
4
1-1-0
4
Mullen
5-2-1
57
5
1-0-0
5
Mountain View
11-2-0
47
3
3-1-0
6
Silver Creek
11-2-0
42
6
2-1-0
7
Pueblo West
7-2-0
36
9
2-0-0
8
Elizabeth
9-2-0
19
–
2-0-0
9
Golden
10-3-0
17
–
1-0-0
10
Frederick
6-7-0
12
–
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Rifle 10, Thomas Jefferson 9, Air Academy 4, Pueblo County 4, Falcon 2, Ponderosa 2, Evergreen 1.
Dropped out
Air Academy (7), Thomas Jefferson (8), Windsor (10).
Boulder is newly-minted as the No. 1 team in 5A boys soccer. (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
The top of the Class 5A and 4A CHSAANow.com boys soccer rankings have a new look to them this week.
With wins over Legacy and Salesianum (Del.) last week, Boulder is now firmly planted in the No. 1 spot of the 5A rankings, taking the spot of rival Fairview.
It was a 3-1 loss to the same Saleianum team that knocked Fairview out of the top spot and down to No. .3.
The No. 2 spot also has a new occupant as Cherry Creek climbs three spots to land right behind Boulder.
Grandview also climbed this week landing at No. 7 which is two spots better than a week ago.
Mountain Vista is the only new team in the 5A poll at No. 8.
Despite going 0-1 last week, Air Academy takes the top in 4A, unseating Pikes Peak Athletic Conference rival Cheyenne Mountain.
The Kadets lost to Pine Creek while the Indians were beaten by D’Evelyn.
Lewis-Palmer climbed two spots to land at No. 5, making three of the top five spots occupied by PPAC teams.
Niwot (No. 7) and D’Evelyn (No. 9) are the two new teams to this week’s 4A rankings.
The only team to hold on to its No. 1 spot this week is 3A’s Kent Denver. The top three spots in the 3A poll remained intact from a week ago.
Jefferson Academy is the only new team in the 3A poll, rounding things out at No. 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Regis Jesuit 18, Pine Creek 11, Arapahoe 6, Eaglecrest 2, Horizon 1, Legend 1.
Dropped out
Horizon (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (9)
5-1-0
116
2
0-1-0
2
Mullen (1)
6-1-0
102
3
1-1-0
3
Cheyenne Mountain (2)
6-1-0
94
1
1-1-0
4
The Classical Academy
3-2-0
71
5
2-0-0
5
Lewis-Palmer
6-1-0
45
7
2-0-0
6
Durango
5-1-0
34
6
1-0-0
7
Niwot
5-1-0
34
–
2-0-0
8
Palmer Ridge
5-0-0
31
8
2-0-0
9
D’Evelyn
4-3-0
30
–
2-0-0
10
Ponderosa
4-3-0
28
4
0-3-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver West 24, Silver Creek 12, Centaurus 10, Steamboat Springs 9, Evergreen 5, Pueblo West 5, Pueblo Centennial 4, Denver North 2, Fort Morgan 2, Littleton 2.
Dropped out
Centaurus (9), Valor Christian (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (10)
5-0-1
102
1
1-0-1
2
Peak to Peak
4-1-1
61
2
1-1-0
3
Coal Ridge
6-0-0
55
3
2-0-0
4
Colorado Academy
4-1-0
54
6
3-0-0
5
Vail Mountain (1)
3-1-0
47
7
1-0-0
6
KIPP
4-2-1
46
4
1-1-0
7
The Academy
7-0-0
34
9
2-0-0
8
Bruce Randolph
5-1-0
27
10
2-1-0
9
Colorado Springs Christian
3-2-0
25
5
0-1-0
10
Jefferson Academy
4-1-0
23
–
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Pinnacle 16, Beth Eden 12, Basalt 11, Englewood 9, Estes Park 8, Fountain Valley 8, Frontier Academy 8, Skyview Academy 8, Jefferson 7, Moffat County 7, Crested Butte 6, Faith Christian 6, Lamar 6, Aspen 5, Manitou Springs 4, Denver Christian 3, Salida 2, Sheridan 2, Arrupe Jesuit 1, DSST-Stapleton 1.
