Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing bcochi@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing bcochi@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mountain Vista (12)
10-0
194
1
0-0
2
Cherokee Trail
11-1
158
4
3-0
3
Rampart (1)
6-1
154
7
3-0
4
Cherry Creek
11-1
142
2
2-0
5
Chaparral
6-2
119
3
1-1
6
Columbine
7-0
108
10
3-0
7
Ralston Valley
10-0
95
5
1-0
8
Grandview
9-3
81
6
3-0
9
Legend
5-3
64
8
1-0
10
Valor Christian
4-2
63
8
0-0
11
Chatfield
6-2
57
14
3-0
12
Fossil Ridge
8-1
56
–
4-0
13
Fort Collins
7-4
46
13
4-1
14
Liberty
8-3
40
11
1-2
15
Pueblo West
10-1
39
12
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver East 30, Pine Creek 18, Loveland 12, Heritage 10, Eaglecrest 10, Regis Jesuit 9, Ponderosa 9, Highlands Ranch 7, Brighton 7, Rocky Mountain 6, Castle View 6, Fruita Monument 6, Douglas County 5, Broomfield 5, Denver South 3, Horizon 1
Dropped out
Denver East (15)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cheyenne Mountain (10)
7-2
285
2
1-2
2
Palmer Ridge (3)
8-3
249
1
0-2
3
Windsor (4)
11-0
213
3
5-0
4
Coronado (1)
9-0
192
4
2-0
5
Mead (1)
7-1
178
8
5-1
6
Niwot
11-2
159
5
2-1
7
Discovery Canyon
7-2
148
11
3-0
8
Eagle Valley
8-1
145
7
0-0
9
Palisade
8-2
124
10
1-1
10
Durango
9-2
110
8
1-2
11
Frederick
11-2
85
–
5-0
12
Woodland Park
8-1
84
12
1-0
13
Holy Family
7-3
79
13
3-2
14
Thompson Valley
9-2
71
6
4-2
15
Thomas Jefferson
8-1
50
14
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Skyview 47, Erie 38, Montrose 30, Lewis-Palmer 20, D’Evelyn 17, Berthoud 16, Lincoln 16, Fort Morgan 15, Falcon 15, Northfield 15, Denver West 15, Denver North 14, The Classical Academy 13, George Washington 13, Evergreen 11, Aurora Central 9, Steamboat Springs 8, Alameda 8, Battle Mountain 7, Canon City 5, Centaurus 4, Mullen 4, Golden 3, Conifer 2, Roosevelt 2, Longmont 1
Dropped out
Erie (15)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (14)
10-0
298
1
4-0
2
Sterling (2)
9-2
227
4
3-0
3
Lamar (2)
11-0
216
3
2-0
4
Lutheran
8-2
175
2
1-2
5
Montezuma-Cortez
11-0
169
7
2-0
6
DSST: Montview (1)
9-1
151
5
2-1
7
Bayfield
8-3
135
12
2-0
7
University
9-2
135
6
3-0
9
Resurrection Christian
7-3
130
8
2-0
10
Alamosa
8-3
115
8
2-0
11
Prospect Ridge Academy
11-1
105
11
2-0
12
Platte Valley
6-5
83
14
3-0
13
Middle Park
9-2
69
–
2-0
14
Manitou Springs
6-2
56
13
2-1
15
Faith Christian
6-4
49
15
2-2
Others receiving votes:
The Vanguard School 47, Colorado Springs Christian 40, Liberty Common 34, Coal Ridge 29, Fort Lupton 24, Bennett 22, DSST: Byers 20, The Academy 20, Bishop Machebeuf 20, Lake County 18, The Pinnacle 17, Frontier Academy 17, James Irwin 15, SkyView Academy 15, Centauri 14, Valley 14, Cedaredge 14, Eagle Ridge Academy 13, St. Mary’s 13, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Basalt 11, KIPP Denver Collegiate 11, Moffat County 10, Estes Park 10, Delta 10, DSST: College View 9, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 8, Kent Denver 8, Colorado Academy 7, Peak to Peak 5, Strasburg 5, Buena Vista 4, Pagosa Springs 3, Highland 3, Brush 2, Ellicott 2, Sheridan 1
Dropped out
Colorado Springs Christian (10)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wiggins (8)
11-2
219
2
3-0
2
Denver Christian (5)
6-0
208
3
3-0
3
Meeker (2)
9-0
206
1
1-0
4
Sedgwick County
10-2
177
4
2-1
5
Fowler
8-2
162
5
1-0
6
Vail Christian
7-0
135
7
2-0
7
Dayspring Christian Academy
9-1
107
6
1-1
8
Limon
5-6
100
8
1-1
9
Vail Mountain
8-2
89
12
2-0
10
Del Norte
9-3
72
8
3-0
11
Soroco
9-1
71
14
2-0
12
Heritage Christian
8-3
63
11
2-1
13
Union Colony Prep
9-2
46
–
1-1
14
Rye
4-1
38
10
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Ford 30, Monte Vista 20, Sargent 20, Addenbrooke Classical Academy 18, Holyoke 16, Dolores 16, Hoehne 16, Wray 10, Yuma 9, West Grand 9, Swink 7, Ignacio 7, Telluride 6, Byers 6, Gilpin County 2, Colorado Springs School 1, Platte Canyon 1
Dropped out
Monte Vista (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (13)
11-0
275
1
3-0
2
Simla (4)
11-0
264
2
3-0
3
Wiley
9-1
227
4
3-0
4
Stratton/Liberty
11-0
216
3
3-0
5
Merino (1)
9-2
192
5
3-0
6
Springfield
10-1
180
7
2-0
7
Sangre de Cristo
9-3
161
6
1-1
8
Briggsdale
9-3
142
8
4-0
9
Kit Carson
8-4
124
8
2-1
10
Dove Creek
8-1
100
10
1-0
11
Belleview Christian (1)
7-0
87
15
2-0
12
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
7-3
75
14
2-1
13
Elbert (1)
7-2
66
12
1-1
14
McClave
9-4
65
11
1-2
15
Otis
7-3
49
13
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Weldon Valley 32, Flatirons Academy 18, Cotopaxi 17, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 14, Kiowa 14, De Beque 13, Antonito 11, Hanover 9, Cripple Creek-Victor 7, Evangelical Christian 7, Pikes Peak Christian 6, Kim/Branson 6, Idalia 5, Haxtun 5, Deer Trail 4, Flagler 4, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 4, La Veta 1
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing bcochi@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver South (7)
5-0
63
3
2-0
2
Fort Collins (1)
4-0
52
2
1-0
3
Vista PEAK Prep
4-1
50
1
1-1
4
Boulder
3-0
38
4
1-0
5
Rangeview
2-2
28
5
0-1
6
Far Northeast
2-2
26
6
1-1
7
Westminster
3-2
18
7
2-0
8
Denver East
1-4
5
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 4, Adams City 2, Northglenn 2
Dropped out
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Thomas Jefferson (4)
4-0
39
1
1-0
2
Harrison
5-0
32
2
2-0
3
Falcon
4-1
30
3
2-0
4
George Washington (1)
4-0
28
4
2-0
5
Kennedy
3-2
17
5
1-1
6
Centaurus
3-2
13
6
1-1
7
Aurora Central
3-2
11
7
2-0
8
Gateway
2-3
10
8
0-2
Others receiving votes:
None
Dropped out
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Glenwood Springs (7)
5-0
77
2
2-0
2
The Classical Academy (3)
4-0
63
1
2-0
3
Basalt
4-1
62
3
1-1
4
Rifle
3-2
49
4
1-1
5
The Academy
4-1
40
5
1-1
6
Sand Creek
4-1
30
6
2-0
7
Northfield
3-2
11
–
2-0
8
Aspen
2-3
10
7
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Coal Ridge 7, Montezuma-Cortez 4, Denver West 4, Faith Christian 3
The state gymnastics meet is April 22-24 at Thornton High School.
A full rotation schedule is below.
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AURORA — Twice in the course of four quarters, Denver South quarterback Julian Buerk limped off the field in obvious pain. The first time, the Ravens were still losing so after taking a series off he went back out there.
The second time, the Ravens had just taken the lead in the fourth quarter and he turned the burden over to the defense. His two touchdown passes and the defense’s ability to shut down the run game was the perfect formula for Class 5A No. 3 Denver South to come away with an 18-15 win over No. 1 Vista PEAK Prep on Saturday.
Sacrificing body and all was worth it for the senior quarterback after he had commanded the team to two 4-6 seasons in the years prior.
“You have to do what you have to do to win,” Buerk said. “I came out to play and this was all for the team.”
The team had to battle from behind early. The Bison (4-1 overall, 3-1 5A South) got on the board early thanks to a long touchdown run from Ja’derris Carr. A swinging gate formation on the point after allowed for an easy 2-point conversion to give them an 8-0 lead.
The Ravens (5-0, 4-0) knew they had to adjust their defense to focus on the run game and Buerk knew he had to get his team down the field. He wasn’t afraid to air the ball out and chipped away yardage to get into the red zone in the second quarter.
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Buerk found Jake Perruccio over the middle and the sophomore stretched his way into the end zone. Buerk was then stopped less than a yard shy of the goal line on the 2-point conversion, allowing the Bison to maintain a two-point lead at halftime.
The defenses clamped down and neither team scored in the third quarter. With time running out and his ankle obviously causing him discomfort, Buerk mustered up another drive into the Vista PEAK red zone. This time it was Rashad Caldwell on the catch and he kept his legs churning until he could reach the ball over the goal line to put the Ravens up 12-8.
“We know we have one of the best passing games in the state, fall or spring,” South coach Ryan Marini said. “If we can protect him, we know that Julian will take over a game the way he did. Our receivers know to get open because he’ll find them.”
A pick-six from Yohannes Antonio put the game out of reach, although the Bison did score a late touchdown to pull to within a field goal. An injury to Carr late in the game just added to Vista PEAK’s troubles throughout the day. Turnovers and costly penalties stalled drives at the most inopportune times. It’s a lesson the Bison are sure to hang on to moving forward.
“We’ve had similar penalties but those didn’t cost us a game,” Bison coach John Sullivan said. “It finally did. But Denver South played a great game today. They came in with a plan for stopping our run and we’ll get better. We’ll learn from it.”
For at least the weekend, Denver South with ride the wave of energy with the win. Marini was quick to point out that this senior class won a futures championship as eighth graders and a win over a team like Vista PEAK is something that players and coaches alike know can add energy to a program.
“It’s the biggest win we could’ve gotten,” Buerk said.
Now they want to aim for a bigger one as they look to make a championship run in the next month.
