Registration for the annual fall student leadership conference, set to be hosted by Grand Junction Central, is now open.
The conference runs Oct. 27-28 in Grand Junction. Former NCAA basketball player Melvin Adams, who also played for the Harlem Globetrotters, is this year’s keynote speaker.
A packet of complete information about the conference is available here.
Student leadership advisors have been sent an email with a link to the registration. To have it sent again, email Theresa Muniz (tmuniz@chsaa.org).
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (8)
3-0
143
1
W
2
Pomona (7)
2-0
142
2
W
3
Eaglecrest
2-0
100
5
W
4
Columbine
2-0
82
4
Bye
5
Grandview
2-0
77
6
W
6
Mullen
1-2
72
9
W
7
Regis Jesuit
1-1
69
3
L
8
Cherry Creek
1-1
54
7
W
9
Highlands Ranch
2-0
45
8
Bye
10
Fairview
2-0
17
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Doherty 15, Poudre 4, Rock Canyon 3, Legacy 2.
Dropped out
Doherty (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (15)
2-0
186
1
W
2
Ponderosa (3)
2-0
166
2
W
3
Pueblo South (1)
2-0
117
4
Bye
4
Windsor
1-1
110
3
L
5
Chatfield
1-1
105
5
W
6
Loveland
2-0
91
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
3-0
84
8
W
8
Broomfield
1-1
57
7
W
9
Monarch
2-0
47
–
W
10
Pueblo West
2-0
43
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Greeley West 22, Rampart 9, Vista Ridge 6, Brighton 1, Grand Junction 1.
Dropped out
Rampart (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (7)
2-0
131
2
Bye
2
Mead (2)
2-0
121
3
W
3
Longmont (2)
1-1
98
1
L
4
Silver Creek
2-0
97
4
W
5
Fort Morgan
2-0
90
6
W
6
Palmer Ridge (3)
2-0
82
7
W
7
Erie
3-0
51
9
–
8
Durango
3-0
45
10
W
9
Discovery Canyon
1-1
33
8
W
10
Pueblo East
0-2
24
5
L
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 15, Berthoud 10, Evergreen 6, Palisade 4, Skyview 4, Frederick 3, Harrison 3, Roosevelt 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Summit 2, Lewis-Palmer 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (9)
3-0
140
1
W
2
Bayfield (3)
3-0
129
2
W
3
La Junta (3)
2-0
111
3
W
4
The Classical Academy
2-0
98
4
W
5
Platte Valley
2-0
76
8
W
6
Delta
1-1
74
6
W
7
Sterling
2-1
67
5
L
8
Faith Christian
1-1
34
7
L
9
Alamosa
2-1
24
9
L
10
D’Evelyn
1-1
19
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Salida 12, Eaton 10, Aspen 7, Basalt 7, Elizabeth 5, Manitou Springs 4, Valley 3, Bishop Machbeuf 2, Resurrection Christian 2, University 1.
Dropped out
Eaton (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (9)
2-0
108
2
W
2
Meeker (2)
3-0
99
3
Bye
3
Strasburg
1-1
84
1
L
4
Limon
2-0
71
6
W
5
Centauri
3-0
61
5
W
6
Monte Vista
2-0
43
8
W
7
Paonia
1-1
33
9
W
8
Platte Canyon
2-0
31
–
W
9
Peyton
2-1
24
4
L
10
Olathe
2-0
15
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 10, Crowley County 8, Wray 8, Highland 4, Clear Creek 3, Grand Valley 3.
Dropped out
Crowley County (7), Grand Valley (10).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (9)
2-0
99
1
Bye
2
Hoehne (1)
2-0
87
2
W
3
Dayspring Christian
2-0
80
3
W
4
West Grand
2-0
56
5
W
5
Norwood
1-0
48
7
Bye
6
Holly
2-0
47
6
W
7
Haxtun
2-0
38
8
W
8
Fowler
2-0
29
–
W
9
Merino
2-0
26
10
Bye
10
Caliche
2-1
18
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Soroco 9, Akron 4, Del Norte 2, McClave 2, Sargent 2, Swink 2, Springfield 1.
Dropped out
Sargent (4), Akron (9).
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Stratton/Liberty (4)
2-0
82
2
W
2
Peetz (3)
2-0
80
3
W
3
Cheyenne Wells (2)
2-0
76
1
W
4
Otis
2-0
55
5
W
5
Kit Carson
2-0
54
4
W
6
North Park
1-1
36
7
Bye
7
Fleming
1-1
34
8
W
8
Prairie
2-0
30
–
W
9
Cotopaxi
2-0
15
9
W
10
La Veta
2-0
13
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Genoa-Hugo 12, Arickaree/Woodlin 5, Sierra Grande 2, Idalia 1.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fossil Ridge (7)
2-0
87
1
0-0
2
Rock Canyon
6-1
67
3
1-0
3
Castle View
6-1
56
4
2-0
4
Chatfield (1)
4-1
53
2
1-1
5
Mountain Vista
3-0
52
5
1-0
6
Cherry Creek (1)
2-1
44
7
1-0
7
Fort Collins
4-1
43
6
1-0
8
Chaparral
4-3
38
8
2-0
9
Highlands Ranch (1)
7-0
30
9
1-0
10
Fruita Monument
7-1
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Grandview 9, Coronado 8, Columbine 7, Pine Creek 7, Rampart 6, Adams City 5, Denver East 5, Rocky Mountain 5, Ralston Valley 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Legend 1.
Dropped out
Denver East (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
7-0
106
1
6-0
2
Holy Family (1)
6-2
83
2
2-0
3
Pueblo West (1)
4-1
61
4
4-1
4
Niwot
5-1
56
6
5-1
5
Valor Christian
2-2
54
5
1-1
6
Thomas Jefferson
6-2
41
10
2-0
7
Cheyenne Mountain
0-2
40
3
0-2
8
Air Academy
4-2
29
–
1-1
9
Glenwood Springs
7-0
28
–
3-0
10
Ponderosa
4-4
27
–
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Palmer Ridge 21, D’Evelyn 19, Longmont 17, Mountain View 12, Silver Creek 11, Frederick 10, Steamboat Springs 10, Windsor 10, Eagle Valley 5, Roosevelt 4, Berthoud 3, Fort Morgan 3, Montrose 3, Mullen 3, Pueblo County 2, Evergreen 1, George Washington 1.
Dropped out
Berthoud (7), Silver Creek (8), Eagle Valley (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (10)
3-0
100
1
2-0
2
Resurrection Christian
7-2
73
6
6-1
3
Valley
5-3
68
2
4-2
4
University
4-2
67
5
4-2
5
Faith Christian (1)
6-2
66
3
4-2
6
Bayfield
3-2
48
9
3-2
7
Lutheran
7-2
34
10
2-0
8
Sterling
5-2
33
4
4-2
9
Middle Park
3-1
31
8
3-0
10
Lamar
8-1
26
–
4-1
Others receiving votes:
Platte Valley 15, Bishop Machebeuf 13, Frontier Academy 10, Rye 10, Colorado Springs Christian 8, Bennett 7, Florence 7, Weld Central 6, Alamosa 5, Centauri 5, The Academy 5, Coal Ridge 4, Colorado Academy 4, Delta 4, Jefferson Academy 4, Peak to Peak 3, The Vanguard 3, Gunnison 2, Manitou Springs 1, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Springs Christian (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Dayspring Christian (5)
5-0
77
1
5-0
2
Yuma (3)
5-0
75
2
2-0
3
Lyons
6-2
61
5
1-0
4
Paonia
4-1
47
3
2-1
5
Simla
5-1
30
6
3-1
6
Swink
4-0
28
–
2-0
7
Denver Christian
4-1
26
10
1-0
8
Hoehne
3-2
24
4
0-2
9
Meeker
5-1
19
–
1-0
10
Fowler
3-1
13
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
West Grand 10, Union Colony 9, Ignacio 6, Wiggins 5, Dolores 3, Vail Mountain 3, Rocky Ford 2, Telluride 1, Wray 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Springs School (7), West Grand (8), Union Colony (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (6)
7-0
69
1
2-0
2
Fleming (1)
7-1
62
2
5-1
3
La Veta
6-0
57
6
2-0
4
McClave
4-0
47
3
1-0
5
Otis
3-1
38
5
1-1
6
Holly
7-1
33
10
2-0
7
Briggsdale
5-1
30
–
1-0
8
Flagler/Hi-Plains
2-0
15
4
1-0
9
Weldon Valley
2-3
13
–
1-0
10
Eads
1-1
10
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 6, Arickaree 2, Caliche 1, Pikes Peak Christian 1, Wiley 1.
There are two new teams in each classification of the boys soccer rankings this week.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Boulder (8)
4-0-1
115
1
0-0-1
2
Denver East (2)
5-0-0
100
2
2-0-0
3
Broomfield (1)
3-1-0
93
3
1-0-0
4
Fort Collins
3-0-1
68
5
0-0-1
5
Fossil Ridge
2-0-1
50
6
2-0-1
6
Fairview
3-1-0
49
4
1-0-0
7
Grandview
3-1-0
36
10
2-0-0
8
Cherry Creek
3-1-0
24
–
2-0-0
9
Douglas County
6-0-0
19
–
2-0-0
10
Arapahoe
3-1-1
17
7
1-1-1
Others receiving votes:
Rangeview 12, FNE Warriors 10, Monarch 10, Regis Jesuit 10, Arvada West 9, Gateway 8, Hinkley 8, Adams City 6, Rock Canyon 6, Eaglecrest 4, Ralston Valley 3, Greeley West 2, Castle View 1.
Dropped out
Arvada West (8), Hinkley (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (6)
5-0-0
78
1
4-0-0
2
Durango (2)
5-0-0
73
2
3-0-0
3
The Classical Academy
2-1-0
62
3
0-0-0
4
Niwot
4-0-1
52
4
1-0-1
5
Windsor
5-0-0
45
5
1-0-0
6
Battle Mountain
4-1-0
36
7
2-0-0
7
Cheyenne Mountain
2-3-0
18
6
1-1-0
8
Montrose
4-1-0
16
–
2-1-0
9
Silver Creek
3-0-1
14
–
2-0-0
10
Kennedy
5-0-0
11
10
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Littleton 8, Sand Creek 8, Vista PEAK Prep 6, Wheat Ridge 5, Pueblo Centennial 3, Denver North 2, D’Evelyn 2, Golden 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo West (8), D’Evelyn (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (7)
3-0-0
88
1
1-0-0
2
Jefferson Academy (2)
4-0-0
86
3
3-0-0
3
Colorado Academy (1)
2-1-0
72
2
0-1-0
4
DSST-Stapleton
3-0-0
49
6
1-0-0
5
KIPP Denver Collegiate
3-2-0
47
–
1-1-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
3-1-0
42
8
0-1-0
7
The Academy
3-0-2
40
7
0-0-2
8
Liberty Common
2-0-0
36
9
1-0-0
9
Peak to Peak
2-2-0
28
4
0-2-0
10
The Pinnacle
4-1-0
12
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
St. Mary’s 9, Alamosa 6, Faith Christian 5, Manitou Springs 5, Salida 5, Aurora West 4, James Irwin 4, Machebeuf 4, Manual 3, Bruce Randolph 2, Vail Mountain 2, Eagle Ridge Academy 1.
This week’s softball rankings saw Legend and Columbine (5A), as well as Discovery Canyon and Thomas Jefferson (4A) join the polls.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaglecrest (8)
9-1-0
97
1
2-0-0
2
Legacy (1)
7-1-0
78
2
0-1-0
3
Fossil Ridge
8-1-0
70
3
2-1-0
4
Brighton (1)
9-1-0
57
5
6-0-0
5
Arvada West
7-3-0
51
6
2-0-0
6
Mountain Vista
8-2-0
33
4
4-2-0
7
Legend
5-5-0
29
–
2-0-0
8
ThunderRidge
7-2-0
28
7
1-0-0
9
Cherokee Trail
7-3-0
27
9
2-0-0
10
Columbine
7-3-0
12
–
4-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Broomfield 11, Loveland 9, Prairie View 8, Horizon 7, Hinkley 5, Mountain Range 5, Castle View 4, Douglas County 4, Fort Collins 4, Fountain-Fort Carson 4, Rock Canyon 3, Bear Creek 2, Pomona 2, Dakota Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Broomfield (8), Fountain-Fort Carson (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (8)
8-0-0
95
1
2-0-0
2
Pueblo South
8-0-0
67
6
1-0-0
3
Silver Creek (1)
6-3-1
59
3
2-0-0
4
Mullen
5-4-0
55
2
1-1-0
5
Pueblo West
5-2-0
51
5
1-0-0
6
Erie
7-4-0
45
4
2-0-0
7
Mountain View
7-1-1
31
7
3-1-0
8
Discovery Canyon
7-1-1
26
–
3-0-0
9
Thomas Jefferson (1)
9-0-0
24
–
6-0-0
10
Frederick
7-3-0
22
9
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 14, Wheat Ridge 12, Air Academy 11, Golden 10, Holy Family 7, Berthoud 4, Elizabeth 4, Pueblo County 4, Pueblo Central 3, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Conifer 2, George Washington 2.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (8), Air Academy (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (7)
5-2-0
95
1
2-2-0
2
Eaton (2)
8-0-0
89
2
1-0-0
3
Brush
7-1-0
74
3
4-1-0
4
Rocky Ford (1)
8-3-0
59
5
3-2-0
5
Lamar
6-4-0
54
6
3-0-0
6
University
7-1-0
49
4
3-0-0
7
Weld Central
8-2-0
32
7
4-2-0
8
La Junta
5-5-0
19
8
0-2-0
9
Limon
7-3-0
16
10
3-2-0
10
Faith Christian
4-5-0
15
9
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
The Academy 10, Valley 10, Sterling 8, Basalt 7, Meeker 6, Cedaredge 5, Burlington 1, St. Mary’s 1.
Each week, Hinkley football coach Michael Farda preps his kids for a variety of situations that they can see on the football field.
Among them is the victory formation.
Until last Friday night, he hadn’t gotten the chance to make that call. The Thunderbirds beat Thornton 28-18 last week, giving the program its first win since Oct. 15, 2015.
To see his players finally see a reward from all their hard work over the summer and during fall camp is a sight he’ll never forget.
Previous stops: Maypearl (Tex.) assistant (2007-08); South Grand Prairie (Tex.) assistant (2009); Maypearl (Tex.) head coach (2010-11); Joshua (Tex.) defensive coordinator (2012); Venus assistant (2013-15); Hinkley head coach (2016-present).
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Question: Why did you become a coach?
Farda: How much do you got? I was fortunate enough to have my hero, who was my high school football coach. It just so happened that he was also my father.
Really, that’s where it set the stage, I guess, for my love of first of football and then the impact that I was able to feel from coaching.
I’m not trying to be a surrogate father or anything, but if that’s a role that maybe I assume for somebody, I’m okay with that.
I just know what kind of impact my daddy had on me and what kind of experience I had going through his program in high school as a player.
I want to be able to offer that to other kids.
Q: Is that why you coach the way that you coach?
Farda: It’s not an act. When I’m excited, it’s genuine enthusiasm for the kids. It’s a situation where you know what kind of work and time and effort and energy go into it.
It’s hard not to be happy when things kind of work out and you see kids get to display all the energy and tears and blood and hard work that they put into something.
A lot of times, I feel like, especially where we’re at, that a lot of our kids get looked past on occasion. They don’t have the wins necessarily that warrant people to look at their record and look at their games and how they performed.
I feel like they were due. It was a great game for them to show out in from of their fans, parents and friends.
Q: Putting yourself in their shoes, what do you think it’s like to be coached by you?
Farda: I don’t know. Most days I figure maybe they don’t like me too much.
I will say this. (If I’m them) I know that I won’t get lied to. I know that Coach Farda is going to be honest with me. I know that Coach Farda is going to coach me hard. I know that Coach Farda is going to expect excellence. It’s high expectations regardless of genetics or ability or anything like that.
I know Coach Farda is going to lift me up, even if things don’t go our way.
That’s about all I have to offer.
Q: Do you have a favorite memory or moment when it comes to your coaching career?
Farda: Recently, it’s definitely the Thornton game. The moments that I like and enjoy the most are things like getting an invitation to a wedding from a young man who was on my team at my previous head coaching spot.
A phone call from a kid who maybe can’t make film session because he as something going on at home and he trusts me enough to talk about it.
Those are the things that I enjoy most. That confidence, that security. I guess being important enough to a kid that they trust me enough or maybe that I’ve made enough of an impact on their life that they want me around.
That’s pretty rewarding.
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Q: Going back to Friday night, how special was that moment when the clock ran out and you guys had the win?
Farda: The kids and I are all looking around at each other wondering what now?
What do we do now?
It was elation on the sideline.
Every week, when we’re going through Thursday walk-through and we’re going through various situations and scenarios with the kids, one of the things we have on the Thursday walk-though script is the victory formation.
You get to kneel and that time is going to run out and you’re going to win the football game.
Ever since I’ve been here, we’ve never had to call victory formation. The kids were fired up. We had just got the onside kick and we told them, “Guys, we get to run victory. Go. Get the win. Ready, break.”
That was fun.
Oh my gosh, I looked around at the smiles and tears start welling up in your eyes a little bit. They got to run victory. That was cool.
Q: What are you feeling in that moment when you see your quarterback take the knee and you guys have done something in your second game this year that you didn’t get to do last year?
Farda: Pure, unadulterated pride.
Not a pride in terms of success or failure, or wins or losses. But to be able to look at kids, because you’ve been preaching to them for so long to stay the course and keep the faith and grind, and see them jump around and high-fiving each other and just collapse and go to all fours with their helmets off because they’re completely exhausted, and it works out this time.
BOULDER — Hayden football took control from the start on Saturday night.
The Tigers recovered the opening kick and took over on the Justice 21-yard-line. Patrick Hunter capped the drive with a 20-yard touchdown run in Hayden’s 56-12 win over Justice.
“Recovering that was huge,” Hayden coach Ryan Wilkie said. “We haven’t played yet, so that month off, we didn’t know what we were going to get. The kids stayed focused through that break and you’ve got to give them a lot of credit.”
The Hayden defense came up huge, while the offense put in a steady scoring dose led by quarterback Garrett St. Clair. Hayden kept Justice from crossing the 50-yard-line until under a minute left in the first quarter.
“I thought we were physical,” Wilkie said on what stood out to him. “It’s been a long time since we were that physical.”
After the defense forced a three-and-out, St. Clair rolled out right and found an open receiver in the endzone to give Hayden a 12-0 lead with 5:30 in the first quarter.
St. Clair had five total touchdowns and two interceptions for Hayden.
“(St. Clair) had a big day for us,” Wilkie said. “He’s been playing since he was a sophomore at quarterback and at corner since he was a freshman. He’s earned where he’s getting to.”
Another Justice punt put the ball in St. Clair’s hands and he took advantage again.
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“I have to go back to my offensive line,” St. Clair said. “I gotta worship those guys, man. They were outstanding tonight. I’ve got to give it to my two backs, (Hunter) and Frentress, they stood out tonight. They rushed the ball as best they could.”
St. Clair converted a big 4th and nine by scrambling to his left, then he connected with Hunter on a 14-yard touchdown to put the Tigers up 20-0.
With Justice facing a 4th and one from the 44, the Hayden defense held, and the Tigers took over the ball. And again, St. Clair padded Hayden’s lead. The Tigers quarterback took a designed run for a four yard touchdown run.
“We had great blocks up front,” St. Clair said. “Our offensive line kicked some butt and our backs were speedy. We stayed up, drove our feet and did what we were supposed to.”
The next drive, Hayden ripped off two big runs to push the lead to 36-0. Daylon Frentress broke off a 37-yard run, then Hayden ran it in from the 41.
A 65-yard touchdown pass from Enrique Romero to Justin Hunyadi drew Justice closer before halftime, then Mario Diaz intercepted a St. Clair pass, and Justice started grabbing momentum.
St. Clair rose to the occasion, this time on defense. On fourth down and goal from the three, St. Clair intercepted the pass in the endzone and Hayden took a 36-6 lead into the break.
“We knew we had a gameplan coming in,” St. Clair said. “We figured that we were ready to go, and we did what we needed to do.”
And again, the Hayden quarterback intercepted a pass. This time, St. Clair returned the ball 45 yards to the five. St. Clair took the snap at quarterback and finished the job with a five-yard touchdown run to cement the score at 50-12 before the backups took over.
