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  • Playoff football roundup: Windsor holds off Palmer Ridge in OT

    4A quarterfinals


    Video courtesy of Quentin Sickafoose/The Coloradoan

    (3) Windsor 20, (11) Palmer Ridge 14 (OT)

    For much of the afternoon, Palmer Ridge looked like it might pull off the upset. But Windsor quarterback Brad Peeples had a 52-yard run in the fourth quarter to tie the game.

    The two teams went to overtime, where the Windsor defense forced a turnover and the offense secured the win on Jake Shields’ touchdown.

    “After last year’s second-round loss, I told the boys, ‘The sun will come up tomorrow,’” Windsor coach Chris Jones told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “And today’s speech was, ‘The sun came up. It’s tomorrow. It’s our moment.’ They just had faith that they were going to get it done no matter what.”

    After Shields scored, “It was a great moment of euphoria for all of our fans, our players, our coaches,” Jones said.

    Palmer Ridge led 14-7 at halftime, and it stayed that way until Peeples’ touchdown.

    “We had a lot of ups and downs to overcome early in the game and in the third quarter,” Jones said. “It was a very gut-wrenching game there at the end there.”

    The Wizards get a rematch with Longmont. The two teams played a tight defensive battle during the regular season, which ended in a Hail Mary score to give Longmont a win.

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    Longmont beat Denver South. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    (2) Longmont 48, (10) Denver South 14

    The Trojans absolutely rolled in the quarterfinals, to the tune of a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and 35-7 at the half.

    Longmont’s Conlan Berger rushed for two touchdowns and also had a receiving score, while Eli Sullivan returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and also added a four-yard rushing score.

    In addition, Ethan Gabrielle had a rushing TD, and David Speidel threw a touchdown.

    View a photo gallery of the game here.

    (13) Loveland 49, (5) Durango 21

    The Cinderella of the 4A playoffs continued its run with a stunning upset of Durango.

    Loveland went up 28-7 at halftime, and led 42-14 after three quarters.

    Read a complete recap of the game here. View a photo gallery here.

    (1) Pine Creek 43, (8) Wheat Ridge 8

    Pine Creek cruised to its 37th-straight win, this one coming after yet another fast start. It was 36-0 at halftime.

    Brock Domann passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, while his brother JoJo had a rushing TD, and was on the receiving end of one of the passing score.

    Joey Long scores two rushing touchdowns, and Kacin Nowlin had a receiving touchdown.

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    3A quarterfinals

    (4) Fort Morgan 21, (5) Palisade 0

    Anthony Arroyo, Toby McBride and Tate Kembel each had rushing touchdowns as the Mustangs moved to the semifinals. It was 14-0 at halftime.

    Fort Morgan is now 12-0 this season.

    “We just didn’t give up the big plays,” Fort Morgan coach Harrison Chisum told the Scoreboard Show. “We were able to be aggressive yet disciplined on their counters. A lot of the end-arounds, we were able to set the edge.”

    The Mustangs will play at defending champion Pueblo East in the semifinals.

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    Roosevelt advanced to the semifinals. More photos. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    (2) Roosevelt 42, (7) Evergreen 19

    Roosevelt built a big lead early in cruising to the semifinals. The Roughriders led 14-0 after the first quarter and 28-6 at half. It was 42-6 after three.

    Carlos Ortega had two rushing touchdowns, and a receiving score for Roosevelt. Cameron Hurtado added two passing touchdowns, and also rushed for one.

    “Our guys showed up to play today, and I think the scoreboard shows it,” Roosevely coach Noland Eastin told the Scoreboard Show. “It doesn’t get any easier, but it’s a good way to end a good week of practice.”

    Roosevelt will face Delta in the semifinals at home.

    View a photo gallery of the game here.

    (1) Pueblo East 28, (8) Discovery Canyon 10

    Quarterback Daniel Martin had three rushing touchdowns, Bryson Torres also scored, and the defending champions returned to the semifinals.

    The game was a rematch of a regular season game, also won by Pueblo East.

    Pueblo East will be home in the semifinals.

    (3) Delta 27, (6) The Classical Academy 14

    Delta trailed 14-13 at halftime, but rallied to secure a spot in the semifinals.

    Kole Roberts gave his team the lead for good with a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and then the quarterback found Tristan Brown for an insurance score in the fourth quarter.

    Brown also had a rushing touchdown, while Jayce Hall returned a fumble for a score for Delta.

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    2A semifinals

    (1) Bayfield 47, (4) La Junta 7

    This game was close at halftime — Bayfield led just 13-7 — but the Wolverines pulled away to move to the championship game.

    Bayfield scored 34 unanswered points in the second half in winning.

    “We knew that it was going to be a battle. It was 13-7 at the half. So we knew they were a tough team, that we just had to put our hats on,” coach Gary Heide told the Scoreboard Show.

    Of the second half, Heide said, “We came out on defense, played well … and then we drove the ball down and scored. … When we scored, I knew that we were here to play the second half.”

    Kelton McCoy threw four touchdowns and rushed for two more in leading Bayfield to the win. Brody McGhehey was on the receiving end of two of those scores.

    Wyatt Freier and Taed Heydinger each had a receiving touchdown, while Zane Phelps scored on the ground.

    Bayfield was last in a championship game in 2011, when it lost to Florence.

    (3) Platte Valley 29, (2) Kent Denver 23

    Platte Valley, down 17-0 in the second quarter and 23-7 at halftime, had a furious rally to reach the title game.

    Read a complete roundup of the game here.

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    1A semifinals

    (3) Paonia 21, (2) Resurrection Christian 15

    The Eagles rallied late to earn a chance at defending their championship yet again.

    Paonia, which is a two-time defending champion, got a touchdown from Jeremiah Hillman with 3:06 to play, then got a late interception to seal the win.

    “It was third down, and we just ran a little off-tackle play, and Jeremiah Hillman just buried it in,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard Show.

    The win sets up a rematch with Buena Vista for the 1A title. The championship game will be in Buena Vista.

    “We’re pretty familiar with each other in the postseason,” McRae said. “It’s going to be very interesting, a very competitive ballgame.”

    (1) Buena Vista 42, (5) Crowley County 0

    The top seed rolled into the championship game, which it will host next weekend.

    “The score doesn’t do the game justice. It was a pretty hard-fought battle. It was 14-0 at half,” Buena Vista coach Matt Flavin told the Scoreboard Show. “But we got the win, and at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.”

    Keenan Barr had two rushing touchdowns and a defensive score, and Keegan Wentz also scored twice on the ground.

    Of the rematch with Paonia, Flavin said, “Those guys, the last few years, have just been the dominant team. … I hope we can rise to that occasion.”

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    8-man semifinals

    (1) Sedgwick County 50, (4) Sargent 8
    The Cougars led 20-0 after the first quarter and 42-0 at halftime in rolling to the championship game.

    “We got a couple of quick scores, and that always helps,” Sedgwick County coach Chris Michel told the Scoreboard Show.

    This marks the first appearance in a title game for the Sedgwick County football co-op, which is comprised of Julesburg and Revere. Julesburg has won four titles in school history, and Revere has won nine. That program was last in a title game in 2004, when it lost to Hi-Plains for the 6-man championship.

    “The boys are excited, the community is excited,” Michel said. “It should be a fun week.”

    The championship against Akron will be a rematch of a 22-3 Sedgwick County win on Oct. 30.

    “They say it’s always hard to beat a good team twice, and Akron’s a very good program,” Michel said. “They’ve got a good defense. We’re going to have our work cut out for us.”

    (3) Akron 16, (2) Norwood 0

    Akron’s defense pitched a shutout as the Rams advanced to a title game for the first time since 2009. That was the last appearance in a stretch of five-straight for the program.

    “Our kids just showed up to play today and did a really good job,” Akron coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show. “Our kids definitely have a very good defensive mindset, and they like playing it. They’re going to have to play good next week against SedgCo.”

    Akron will host the 8-man title game.

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    6-man championship

    (3) Eads 34, (4) Arickaree/Woodlin 12

    Eads won the rematch of last season’s game.

    Read a complete recap here. Find a photo gallery here.

  • ThunderRidge, Sand Creek among No. 1 teams in preseason girls basketball rankings

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    ThunderRidge girls basketball opens the 2015-16 season as No. 1 in 5A. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Three teams which finished second last season now open this season as No. 1 in their respective classification.

    ThunderRidge, Sand Creek, Manitou Springs, Yuma and Idalia are the preseason No. 1 teams in CHSAANow.com’s girls basketball rankings, which were released on Friday. Of those, ThunderRidge, Sand Creek and Yuma finished as runner-up in 2014-15. Idalia is the lone defending champion of the bunch.

    ThunderRidge, led by new coach Matt Asik and Wyoming commit Taylor Rusk, received 13 of the 17 first-place votes to lead the Class 5A poll. The Grizzlies return four of their five leading scorers, including Rusk, a first-team all-state pick in 5A last season.

    Grandview and super junior Michaela Onyenwere, also a first-team all-state pick, are No. 2 in the preseason. The Wolves received two first-place votes.

    Highlands Ranch and its trio of Division I commits are third, while defending champion Broomfield is fourth. Lakewood rounds out the top-5.

    Also ranked in 5A’s preseason top-10 are No. 6 Cherry Creek, No. 7 Ralston Valley, No. 8 Monarch, No. 9 Fossil Ridge and No. 10 Regis Jesuit.

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    Sand Creek is No. 1 in Class 4A. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    In 4A, Sand Creek leads the way with 13 of the 19 first-place votes. The Scorpions, who lost to Valor Christian in last season’s 4A title game, return their top five leading scorers. That includes Division I commits Liah Davis and Oliana Squires. Both girls earned all-state recognition last season, with Squires making the first team.

    Defending champion Valor Christian is second, with three first-place votes, and D’Evelyn is No. 3. Longmont and Holy Family round out the top-5.

    Manitou Springs was a Final 4 team a season ago. On Friday, the Mustangs received five of the 11 first-place votes to lead 3A’s preseason rankings. All nine girls return from last season’s varsity roster, including first-team all-state pick Shelby Megyeri.

    Sterling, last season’s 3A runner-up, is second, and defending champion Pagosa Springs is No. 3. Eaton and Lutheran round out the top 5.

    Yuma heads the preseason 2A poll with eight of the 10 first-place votes. The team graduated just two seniors and returns more than 80 percent of its offense. Logan Hixon was a first-team all-state pick in 2014-15.

    Defending champion Akron is No. 3 to begin the year, just behind No. 2 Paonia.

    In 1A, the reigning champ Idalia received nine of 10 first-place votes to lead the preseason ranking. The Wolves are led by returning first-team all-state pick Reagan Shaffer. Their top three scorers are back.

    Kit Carson is No. 2, and last season’s runner-up, Sangre de Cristo, is No. 3.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 ThunderRidge (13) 0-0 162
    2 Grandview (2) 0-0 112
    3 Highlands Ranch (1) 0-0 112
    4 Broomfield (1) 0-0 100
    5 Lakewood 0-0 96
    6 Cherry Creek 0-0 65
    7 Ralston Valley 0-0 64
    8 Monarch 0-0 60
    9 Fossil Ridge 0-0 28
    10 Regis Jesuit 0-0 26
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 22, Rampart 17, Denver East 15, Pine Creek 15, Mountain Vista 14, Rock Canyon 6, Fairview 4, Fruita Monument 4, Grand Junction 4, Loveland 3, Mullen 2, Rocky Mountain 2, Grand Junction Central 1, Gateway 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sand Creek (13) 0-0 184
    2 Valor Christian (3) 0-0 154
    3 D’Evelyn (1) 0-0 113
    4 Longmont 0-0 94
    5 Holy Family 0-0 88
    6 Pueblo East (2) 0-0 85
    7 Pueblo West 0-0 64
    8 Mesa Ridge 0-0 44
    9 Evergreen 0-0 33
    10 Montrose 0-0 31
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 27, Palisade 19, Air Academy 17, Silver Creek 17, Falcon 15, Green Mountain 13, Golden 10, Canon City 6, Littleton 6, Mullen 6, Thompson Valley 5, Berthoud 4, Windsor 4, Durango 2, Sierra 2, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Manitou Springs (5) 0-0 98
    2 Sterling (3) 0-0 89
    3 Pagosa Springs (3) 0-0 84
    4 Eaton 0-0 60
    5 Lutheran 0-0 59
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 40
    7 Centauri 0-0 35
    8 Moffat County 0-0 30
    9 Liberty Common 0-0 22
    10 Faith Christian 0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Trinidad 16, Kent Denver 11, Colorado Springs Christian 10, Lamar 7, Machebeuf 7, Olathe 6, Platte Valley 6, Strasburg 4, La Junta 2, Sky View Academy 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (8) 0-0 98
    2 Paonia 0-0 83
    3 Akron (2) 0-0 69
    4 Cedaredge 0-0 64
    5 Del Norte 0-0 31
    6 Peyton 0-0 25
    7 Hoehne 0-0 23
    8 Ignacio 0-0 21
    9 Ellicott 0-0 20
    10 Simla 0-0 19
    Others receiving votes:
    Caliche 16, Soroco 14, Rye 13, Wray 12, Burlington 10, Calhan 7, Kiowa 7, Resurrection Christian 4, Haxtun 3, Sanford 3, Fowler 2, Highland 2, Sargent 2, Swink 2, Ridgway 1, Union Colony 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Idalia (9) 0-0 99
    2 Kit Carson (1) 0-0 80
    3 Sangre De Cristo 0-0 70
    4 South Baca 0-0 51
    5 Norwood 0-0 38
    6 Genoa-Hugo 0-0 32
    7 Eads 0-0 29
    8 Flagler 0-0 27
    9 Briggsdale 0-0 22
    10 Fleming 0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 15, Springfield 14, La Veta 12, Plateau Valley 10, Heritage Christian 6, Antonito 5, Cheraw 4, Dove Creek 4, Aguilar 3, McClave 3, Otis 3, Kim 2, Hanover 1, Holly 1, Walsh 1.

  • State football brackets released for five classes on Sunday

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    Columbine is one of four No. 1 seeds in the Class 5A football playoffs. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    AURORA — The state playoff brackets for five classifications — 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man — were released on Sunday. Postseason play in each class begins this week.

    The 5A bracket, a 32-team field, is the only playoff of the bunch that does not feature a No. 1 overall seed. Instead, it seeds teams Nos. 1-8 into one of four quadrants. The four No. 1 seeds are Columbine (9-0), Valor Christian (7-2), Grandview (7-2) and defending champion Cherry Creek (7-2).

    No. 2 seeds, who are also hosting first-round games, include Regis Jesuit (7-2), Arapahoe (9-0), Pomona (6-3), and Westminster (9-0).

    There were some questions as to why Arapahoe got a No. 2 seed behind Grandview, who the Warriors beat this season. Asked about that specific situation, the 5A committee said it “was due to the quality of (Grandview’s) wins late, how early Arapahoe and Grandview played, and overall strength of Arapahoe’s schedule.”

    Also hosting first round games in 5A are No. 3 seeds — Legacy, Ralston Valley, Horizon, and Fountain-Fort Carson — and No. 4 seeds — Heritage, Fairview, Mountain Vista and Mullen.

    The 32-team 5A field is set by the final Wild Card points, which were released on Saturday morning. From there, the committee has a number of criteria it can use to seed the teams, including the use of the CHSAA RPI formula.

    The 5A title game will be played on Dec. 5 at Mile High.

    Find the complete 5A bracket here.

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    Kent Denver is seeded No. 2 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    In 2A, Bayfield heads the field as the No. 1 overall seed. The Wolverines are 8-0.

    Other top seeds in the 2A field who will host games in the first round include No. 2 Kent Denver, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 La Junta, No. 5 Sterling, No. 6 Alameda, No. 7 Bennett and No. 8 Moffat County.

    Brush, the defending champion, is seeded No. 9.

    The 2A championship game is set for Nov. 28 at a home site.

    The full 2A bracket is available here.

    Leading the 1A field is top overall seed Buena Vista. Also hosting games in the first round are No. 2 Resurrection Christian, No. 3 Paonia, No. 4 Monte Vista, No. 5 Crowley County, No. 6 Burlington, No. 7 Platte Canyon and No. 8 Wiggins.

    Paonia is the defending champion.

    The 1A title game will be played No. 28, also at a home site.

    The complete bracket for 1A is here.

    8-man’s playoff field is led by No. 1 Sedgwick County. Other first-round hosts include No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Akron, No. 4 Sargent, No. 5 Springfield, No. 6 Dayspring Christian, No. 7 West Grand and No. 8 Hoehne.

    Defending champion Caliche did not make the field.

    The 8-man title game will be played No. 28 at a home site.

    Find the full 8-man bracket here.

    In 6-man, Kit Carson got the top seed. Those teams also hosting first-round games are No. 2 Fleming, No. 3 Eads and No. 4 Arickaree/Woodlin. Arickaree/Woodlin is the defending champion.

    The 6-man title tilt will kick off the championship slate with its game scheduled for Nov. 21. It will be played at a home site.

    Find the complete 6-man bracket here.

    The playoff brackets for 3A and 4A will release next Sunday on CHSAANow.com.

  • Football roundup: Niwot ends 24-game losing streak

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    Niwot’s players celebrate Friday’s win. (Photo courtesy of Walker Bounds)

    Niwot put an end to a 24-game losing streak on Friday night with a 34-7 defeat of Frederick at home.

    The Cougars hadn’t won a game since Sept. 20, 2013. They lost their final six games that season, went 0-10 in 2014, and had started 0-8 this season.

    Niwot is in its first season under new coach Dylan Hollingsworth, who came over from Summit. The Cougars are showing signs of improvement aside from Friday’s win. They’ve lost three games by 14 points or less this season, something that only happened twice during the previous two seasons of the streak.

    To make Friday’s win even better, the game was being played on senior night for the Cougars.

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    8-man: (1) Sedgwick County 22, (2) Akron 3

    Sedgwick County returned the game’s opening kickoff for a touchdown and never really looked back.

    The Cougars led 16-3 at halftime, then added a scored in the second half to secure the win.

    The kickoff return, though, proved to be the spark.

    “You know, that turned out to be a really big part of the game,” coach Chris Michel told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We went up 8-0 right off the bat. It turned into a defensive battle after that.”

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    5A: Westminster 56, Boulder 16

    Westminster football may have grabbed a little bit more of that respect it has been looking for. The Wolves beat Boulder to win the Flatirons championship.

    The Wolves are now 9-0.

    “It’s a fantastic feeling,” Westminster coach Kerry Denison told the Scoreboard Show. “The whole school was supporting us, out and about. We took it one game at a time, and the kids came through.”

    On the league title, Denison said, “It was an unbelievable celebration.”

    Looking ahead toward the postseason, “I believe we’ll probably get a 3-seed with the quadrants the way they are,” Denison said. “But you know, we’ll play anybody that they put us up against. That’s the reason we play this game.”

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    5A: (9) Ralston Valley 31, (8) Mullen 21

    Ralston Valley jumped out to a 17-0 lead at halftime before Mullen started to claw its way back it. By the end of the third quarter, it was 17-14.

    Then, as the fourth quarter opened, Ralston Valley quarterback Ethan Vowles threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to widen the lead, and RV added another score four minutes later.

    Mullen scored with three minutes to play but wasn’t able to get any closer.

    Shamond Hamilton had two touchdowns for Mullen.

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    3A: Discovery Canyon 40, (7) Lewis-Palmer 7

    The Thunder controlled the game from start to finish, and actually led 40-0 at one point in the third quarter.

    “It was a big win for us,” head coach Shawn Mitchell told the Scoreboard Show. “The defense was doing a great, great job … and containing what they wanted to do. Very impressed with the way those guys played tonight.”

    Discovery Canyon started 0-4, but has now won five consecutive games to put itself back into the playoff picture.

    “The beginning of the season was rough, absolutely. But we’ve always done that. We’ve always tried to schedule teams that we thought were going to be good football teams. … We lost late to Silver Creek, and late to Holy Family. We were in both of them. We could see flashes in there.”

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    Notables:

    • The brackets for 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man playoffs will come out on CHSAANow.com on Sunday morning.
    • Just three teams in 5A are unbeaten going into the postseason: Columbine, which wrapped up its season Thursday, Westminster — and Arapahoe, which beat Smoky Hill 42-0 on Friday night.
    • Pueblo County nearly pulled off the upset of the season, but 3A No. 1 Pueblo East held on for a 31-24 win.
    • Legacy knocked off 5A No. 10 Fairview, 36-29, in a game that came down to the final play inside the redzone.
    • In a top-10 3A game, No. 8 Holy Family beat No. 9 Mead 37-23. But the news of that game was a possible knee injury to star quarterback Chris Helbig, who was closing in on the state’s single-season passing record.
    • In a top-10 2A clash, No. 10 Brush beat No. 7 Eaton 18-13.
    • 1A No. 3 Paonia beat No. 9 Cedaredge 48-7.
    • Springfield knocked off No. 6 Granada in 8-man, 48-28. And Wiley took down No. 8 Holly, 40-20.
    • In a crossover 6-man game, No. 10 Cotopaxi beat No. 8 Pawnee 63-12. Cotopaxi moves on to the 6-man state playoffs.
    • Other 6-man crossover winners: Fleming (55-8 over Stratton/Liberty) and Arickaree/Woodlin (52-6 over Cheyenne Wells). Arickaree/Woodlin is the defending champion.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 9 games

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    No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Grandview in a big 5A game at Valor on Friday. The Eagles won the Centennial League. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9 of the 2015 season.

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    1 Columbine 9-0
    Thurs: W 42-14 vs. Lakewood
    2 Grandview 7-2
    Fri: L 14-31 at (3) Valor Christian
    3 Valor Christian 7-2
    Fri: W 31-14 vs. (2) Grandview
    4 Arapahoe 9-0
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Smoky Hill
    5 Cherry Creek 7-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Eaglecrest
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-2
    Fri: W 31-7 vs. Fruita Monument
    7 Pomona 6-3
    Fri: W 35-13 at Chatfield
    8 Mullen 6-3
    Fri: L 21-31 vs. (9) Ralston Valley
    9 Ralston Valley 7-2
    Fri: W 31-21 at (8) Mullen
    10 Fairview 7-2
    Fri: L 29-36 vs. Legacy

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 9-0
    Fri: W 35-0 at Rampart
    2 Longmont 8-0
    Sat: vs. Greeley West
    3 Vista Ridge 8-1
    Fri: W 55-7 at Sand Creek
    4 Windsor 8-1
    Fri: W 7-6 vs. Thompson Valley
    5 Dakota Ridge 7-1
    Sat: at Lincoln
    6 Durango 8-1
    Fri: W 48-6 at Air Academy
    7 Palmer Ridge 7-2
    Thurs: W 49-14 vs. Liberty
    8 Ponderosa 7-2
    Thurs: W 45-0 at Littleton
    9 Denver South 7-2
    Thurs: W 42-0 at Aurora Central
    10 Wheat Ridge 7-2
    Fri: W 52-19 at Golden

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 8-1
    Fri: W 31-24 at Pueblo County
    2 Fort Morgan 9-0
    Fri: W 56-7 at Elizabeth
    3 Roosevelt 8-1
    Fri: W 24-6 vs. Erie
    4 Rifle 8-1
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Glenwood Springs
    5 Palisade 8-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Eagle Valley
    6 Delta 8-1
    Thurs: W 56-32 at Grand Junction Central
    7 Lewis-Palmer 7-2
    Fri: L 7-42 vs. Discovery Canyon
    8 Holy Family 7-2
    Fri: W 37-23 vs. (9) Mead
    9 Mead 7-2
    Fri: L 23-37 at (8) Holy Family
    10 The Classical Academy 6-3
    Off this week.

    Class 2A
    1 Bayfield 8-0
    Fri: W 47-9 at Pagosa Springs
    2 Kent Denver 9-0
    Fri: W 43-6 at (5) Alameda
    3 Platte Valley 8-1
    Fri: W 35-21 vs. (6) Sterling
    4 La Junta 9-0
    Fri: W 26-0 at Trinidad
    5 Alameda 8-1
    Fri: L 6-43 vs. (2) Kent Denver
    6 Sterling 7-2
    Fri: L 21-35 at (3) Platte Valley
    7 Eaton 5-4
    Fri: L 13-18 at (10) Brush
    8 Moffat County 7-2
    Fri: W 49-23 vs. Roaring Fork
    9 Bennett 7-2
    Fri: W 2-0 vs. KIPP
    10 Brush 6-3
    Fri: W 18-13 vs. (7) Eaton

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 9-0
    Fri: W 54-6 at Rye
    2 Resurrection Christian 9-0
    Fri: W 65-6 vs. Front Range Christian
    3 Paonia 8-1
    Fri: W 48-7 vs. (9) Cedaredge
    4 Monte Vista 8-1
    Fri: W 23-14 at Centauri
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Sat: vs. Estes Park
    6 Crowley County 8-1
    Fri: W 54-7 at Calhan
    7 Burlington 8-1
    Fri: W 20-0 vs. Holyoke
    8 Meeker 6-3
    Fri: W 36-14 vs. Hotchkiss
    9 Cedaredge 7-2
    Fri: L 7-48 at (3) Paonia
    10 Wiggins 7-2
    Fri: W 43-0 vs. Yuma

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 9-0
    Fri: W 22-3 at (2) Akron
    2 Akron 7-2
    Fri: L 3-22 vs. (1) Sedgwick County
    3 Norwood 8-1
    Off this week.
    4 Sargent 8-1
    Thurs: W 58-6 vs. Sierra Grande
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-2
    Sat: vs. Haxtun
    6 Granada 7-2
    Fri: L 28-48 vs. Springfield
    7 Vail Christian 7-1
    Fri: L 8-34 vs. West Grand
    8 Holly 6-3
    Fri: L 20-40 vs. Wiley
    9 Dove Creek 7-2
    Fri: W 80-44 at Mancos
    10 Hoehne 7-2
    Fri: W 49-14 vs. Custer County

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 9-0
    Fri: W 55-8 vs. Stratton/Liberty
    2 Kit Carson 8-0
    Sat: vs. Primero
    3 Eads 7-1
    Sat: vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-1
    Fri: W 52-6 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    5 Hanover 7-1
    Sat: vs. Idalia
    6 La Veta 8-0
    Sat: vs. Briggsdale
    7 Peetz 5-3
    Sat: at (9) Cheraw
    8 Pawnee 6-2
    Fri: W 63-12 vs. (10) Cotopaxi
    9 Cheraw 6-2
    Sat: vs. (7) Peetz
    10 Cotopaxi 6-3
    Fri: L 12-63 at (8) Pawnee

  • Football rankings: Bayfield moves to the top of 2A

    (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)
    Bayfield is the No. 1 team in 2A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    There’s a new No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com Class 2A football rankings. After a convincing 41-7 win over Alamosa, Bayfield comes in at the top spot of this week’s poll.

    The rest of the 2A rankings are relatively unchanged as no teams dropped out this week. Despite a 41-13 win over Brush, Sterling was unable to gain any spots, but look very dangerous as the No. 6 team in 2A.

    Columbine held on to the top spot in the 5A rankings with an impressive 31-7 win over Chatfield Friday. The big surprise in 5A comes with Grandview’s jump from No. 4 to No. 2, overtaking Valor Christian, which won a physical 10-0 game against Cherry Creek on Friday night.

    The Wolves and Eagles will play this coming Friday with the Centennial League title up for grabs. That game is scheduled for a 8 p.m. kick and Altitude will carry the broadcast.

    Fresh off a 41-3 win over Durango, Pine Creek comes in as the unanimous No. 1 team in 4A. The top four teams from last week were able to hold their positions.

    Denver South and Wheat Ridge both made their way into this week’s top 10 with the Rebels coming in at No. 9 and the Farmers taking the No. 10 spot. Wheat Ridge topped Aurora Central 37-14 Friday.

    There were very few changes to the 3A poll this week. Pueblo East remains in the top spot after a 36-21 win over The Classical Academy.

    TCA fell one spot as a result of the loss and Mean moved up to No. 9.

    Buena Vista holds on to the No. 1 in 1A this week and the rankings overall went unchanged from a week ago.

    In 8-man, Sedgwick County remains at No. 1 after a 44-18 win over No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy. Vail Christian jumped two spots to No. 7 and Hohne is the lone newcomer to this week’s poll.

    Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man. No newcomers were added to this week’s rankings, but Peetz did fall two spots to No. 7 despite a 55-13 win over Weldon Valley.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Columbine (16) 9-0 176 1 –
    2 Grandview (1) 7-1 150 4 W
    3 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 147 3 W
    4 Arapahoe 8-0 113 6 W
    5 Cherry Creek 6-2 112 2 L
    6 Regis Jesuit 6-2 72 7 W
    7 Pomona 5-3 70 8 W
    8 Mullen 6-2 48 9 W
    9 Ralston Valley 6-2 47 5 L
    10 Fairview 7-1 31 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Westminster 19, Horizon 11, Cherokee Trail 4, Legacy 4, Chaparral 2, Doherty 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 8-0 160 1 W
    2 Longmont 8-0 144 2 W
    3 Vista Ridge 7-1 116 3 W
    4 Windsor 7-1 115 4 W
    5 Dakota Ridge 7-1 85 6 W
    6 Durango 7-1 77 5 L
    7 Palmer Ridge 6-2 50 9 W
    8 Ponderosa 6-2 38 10 W
    9 Denver South 6-2 35 – W
    10 Wheat Ridge 6-2 18 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 15, Greeley West 13, Aurora Central 10, Fort Collins 3, Pueblo South 1.
    Dropped out
    Greeley West (7), Aurora Central (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (8) 7-1 134 1 W
    2 Fort Morgan (4) 8-0 110 2 W
    3 Roosevelt (1) 7-1 108 3 W
    4 Rifle 7-1 79 4 W
    5 Palisade (1) 7-1 77 5 W
    6 Delta 7-1 76 6 W
    7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 58 7 W
    8 Holy Family 6-2 41 8 W
    9 Mead 7-1 31 10 W
    10 The Classical Academy 6-3 23 9 L
    Others receiving votes:
    D’Evelyn 13, Centaurus 9, Evergreen 6, Discovery Canyon 5.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Bayfield (4) 7-0 100 2 W
    2 Kent Denver (3) 8-0 93 1 W
    3 Platte Valley (2) 7-1 89 3 W
    4 La Junta (2) 8-0 71 4 W
    5 Alameda 8-0 70 5 W
    6 Sterling 7-1 63 6 W
    7 Eaton 5-3 35 8 W
    8 Moffat County 6-2 34 9 W
    9 Bennett 6-2 22 10 W
    10 Brush 5-3 14 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 6, The Academy 4, Gunnison 2, Strasburg 2, Olathe 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 8-0 124 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (4) 8-0 119 2 W
    3 Paonia 7-1 105 3 W
    4 Monte Vista (1) 7-1 83 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 67 5 Bye
    6 Crowley County 7-1 65 6 W
    7 Burlington 7-1 51 7 Bye
    8 Meeker 5-3 41 8 W
    9 Cedaredge 7-1 27 9 W
    10 Wiggins 6-2 21 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 11, Colorado Springs Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (9) 8-0 106 1 W
    2 Akron (1) 7-1 97 2 W
    3 Norwood (1) 8-1 88 3 W
    4 Sargent 7-1 75 4 W
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 56 5 L
    6 Granada 7-1 49 7 W
    7 Vail Christian 6-0 30 9 Bye
    8 Holly 6-2 27 8 W
    9 Dove Creek 6-2 21 6 L
    10 Hoehne 6-2 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Merino 12, Springfield 11, Haxtun 10, West Grand 4.
    Dropped out
    Haxtun (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 8-0 77 1 W
    2 Kit Carson (1) 8-0 71 2 W
    3 Eads (1) 7-1 64 3 W
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1 50 4 –
    5 Hanover 7-1 39 6 W
    6 La Veta 8-0 36 7 W
    7 Peetz 5-3 33 5 W
    8 Pawnee 5-2 26 8 Bye
    9 Cheraw 6-2 23 9 W
    10 Cotopaxi 6-2 8 10 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 5, Mountain Valley 5, Idalia 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 8 games

    No. 2 Cherry Creek and No. 3 Valor Christian face off on Friday. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; JackEberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Cherry Creek in a big 5A game on Friday. Complete recap. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; JackEberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8 in the 2015 season.

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    1 Columbine 9-0
    Fri: W 31-7 at Chatfield
    2 Cherry Creek 6-2
    Fri: L 0-10 at (3) Valor Christian
    3 Valor Christian 6-2
    Fri: W 10-0 vs. (2) Cherry Creek
    4 Grandview 7-1
    Fri: W 42-14 at Overland
    5 Ralston Valley 6-2
    Fri: L 6-13 at (8) Pomona
    6 Arapahoe 8-0
    Fri: W 14-7 vs. Rangeview
    7 Regis Jesuit 6-2
    Thurs: W 35-0 at Mountain Vista
    8 Pomona 5-3
    Fri: W 13-6 vs. (5) Ralston Valley
    9 Mullen 6-2
    Thurs: W 35-23 at Bear Creek
    10 Fairview 7-1
    Fri: W 30-16 vs. Fossil Ridge

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 8-0
    Fri: W 41-3 vs. (5) Durango
    2 Longmont 8-0
    Fri: W 41-14 at Adams City
    3 Vista Ridge 7-1
    Fri: W 55-9 vs. Widefield
    4 Windsor 7-1
    Thurs: W 6-0 at Loveland
    5 Durango 7-1
    Fri: L 3-41 at (1) Pine Creek
    6 Dakota Ridge 7-1
    Sat: W 56-22 at Kennedy
    7 Greeley West 6-2
    Fri: L 0-8 at Thompson Valley
    8 Aurora Central 7-1
    Fri: L 14-37 at Wheat Ridge
    9 Palmer Ridge 6-2
    Fri: W 72-20 at Air Academy
    10 Ponderosa 6-2
    Fri: W 45-0 at Green Mountain

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 7-1
    Fri: W 36-21 at (9) The Classical Academy
    2 Fort Morgan 8-0
    Fri: W 50-0 vs. Englewood
    3 Roosevelt 7-1
    Fri: W 56-0 at Niwot
    4 Rifle 7-1
    Fri: W 41-0 at Steamboat Springs
    5 Palisade 7-1
    Fri: W 62-18 at Grand Junction Central
    6 Delta 7-1
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Eagle Valley
    7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1
    Fri: W 50-6 at Woodland Park
    8 Holy Family 6-2
    Fri: W 52-7 at Erie
    9 The Classical Academy 6-3
    Fri: L 21-36 vs. (1) Pueblo East
    10 Mead 7-1
    Fri: W 23-8 vs. Northridge

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 8-0
    Sat: W 35-0 at Bishop Machebeuf
    2 Bayfield 7-0
    Fri: W 41-7 vs. Alamosa
    3 Platte Valley 7-1
    Fri: W 56-6 at University
    4 La Junta 8-0
    Fri: W 35-0 at Lamar
    5 Alameda 8-0
    Sat: W 36-24 at Ridge View Academy
    6 Sterling 7-1
    Fri: W 41-13 vs. (7) Brush
    7 Brush 5-3
    Fri: L 13-41 at (6) Sterling
    8 Eaton 5-3
    Fri: W 24-0 at Valley
    9 Moffat County 6-2
    Fri: W 46-11 vs. Aspen
    10 Bennett 6-2
    Fri: W 40-39 at Strasburg

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 8-0
    Fri: W 56-13 vs. Ellicott
    2 Resurrection Christian 8-0
    Sat: W 49-0 at Cornerstone Christian
    3 Paonia 7-1
    Fri: W 49-14 at Hotchkiss
    4 Monte Vista 7-1
    Fri: W 48-0 vs. Dolores
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Off this week.
    6 Crowley County 7-1
    Fri: W 21-14 at Limon
    7 Burlington 7-1
    Fri: W 27-13 at Highland
    8 Meeker 5-3
    Fri: W 55-8 at Grand Valley
    9 Cedaredge 7-1
    Fri: W 50-6 vs. Lake County
    10 Wiggins 6-2
    Fri: W 41-14 at Holyoke

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 8-0
    Fri: W 44-18 vs. (5) Dayspring Christian
    2 Akron 7-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Caliche
    3 Norwood 8-1
    Sat: W 52-0 vs. Hayden
    4 Sargent 7-1
    Fri: W 30-18 at (6) Dove Creek
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-2
    Fri: L 18-44 at (1) Sedgwick County
    6 Dove Creek 6-2
    Fri: L 18-30 vs. (4) Sargent
    7 Granada 7-1
    Fri: W 67-34 at Wiley
    8 Holly 6-2
    Fri: W 45-12 at Las Animas
    9 Vail Christian 6-0
    Sat: at Pikes Peak Christian
    10 Haxtun 5-3
    Fri: L 21-26 at Merino

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 8-0
    Fri: W 33-20 at Cheyenne Wells
    2 Kit Carson 8-0
    Fri: W 57-40 vs. Walsh
    3 Eads 7-1
    Sat: W 1-0 at Miami-Yoder
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1
    Mon: W 71-30 at Flagler
    Sat: W 69-13 at Bethune
    5 Peetz 5-3
    Fri: W 55-13 vs. Weldon Valley
    6 Hanover 7-1
    Sat: W 53-6 vs. Antonito
    7 La Veta 8-0
    Fri: W 70-37 vs. Manzanola
    8 Pawnee 5-2
    Off this week.
    9 Cheraw 6-2
    Sat: W 77-38 at (10) Cotopaxi
    10 Cotopaxi 6-2
    Sat: L 38-77 vs. (9) Cheraw

  • Football rankings: Columbine ascends to the top of 5A

    Pomona Columbine football
    Columbine football is the new No. 1 in Class 5A football. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Following a 42-35 win over Pomona Friday night, combined with Cherry Creek’s 28-20 loss to Grandview, Columbine takes over the top spot in this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com football rankings.

    Cherry Creek falls to No. 2 as a result of their loss to the Wolves. This week, they square off against No. 3 Valor Christian in a rematch of last year’s 5A state championship game. The Bruins walked away with a 25-24 win. Cherry Creek also won last year’s regular season meeting 33-17, a game in which the Bruins didn’t allow a single point in the second half.

    No new teams were added to the 5A poll this week, but with its upset win over Cherry Creek, Grandview jumped from No. 9 to No. 4.

    Like they have all season long, the Pine Creek Eagles firmly held on to the No. 1 spot in 4A. Like the 5A poll, no new teams were added in 4A.

    Durango was able to beat Palmer Ridge 48-35, helping them jump up to No. 5 in the rankings. The Demons travel to Colorado Springs this week for a league game against the No. 1 Eagles.

    This will be the fourth time this season that Pine Creek will be facing a team also ranked in 4A’s top five. They won the three previous games by a combined score of 107-38.

    Pueblo East remains a strong favorite in 3A and is still ranked as the top team in that class. Both Roosevelt and Rifle garnered first place votes thanks to weekend wins over other top 10 teams. Roosevelt topped Holy Family in a shootout, 64-63 and Rifle edged Palisade 13-7.

    No new teams broke into the 3A poll this week.

    Kent Denver Gunnison football
    Kent Denver remains No. 1 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A great week for Kent Denver continues in this week’s 2A poll. After Scott Yates recorded his 300th win, the Sun Devils held on to the No. 1 spot in 2A.

    There were two new additions to this week’s 2A rankings as Moffat County comes in at No. 9 and Bennett breaks in at No. 10.

    Buena Vista is still holding on to the top spot of the 1A rankings, but Resurrection Christian is nipping on their heels, trailing by only two points.

    Meeker, who dropped out of the 1A poll last week, returns at No. 8.

    Sedgwick County is still the top team in the 8-man rankings. There was little movement in that poll, but undefeated Vail Christian did make it’s way into the top 10, landing at No. 9.

    Although Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man, there was movement near the top of that poll. Kit Carson topped Eads 22-8 Friday night causing those two teams to swap places.

    Kit Carson now sits at No. 2 while Eads fell only one spot to No. 3.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Columbine (17) 7-0 179 2 W
    2 Cherry Creek 6-1 140 1 L
    3 Valor Christian (1) 5-2 125 4 W
    4 Grandview 6-1 117 9 W
    5 Ralston Valley 6-1 101 6 W
    6 Arapahoe 7-0 99 7 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 5-2 58 3 L
    8 Pomona 4-3 52 5 L
    9 Mullen 5-2 48 8 W
    10 Fairview 6-1 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Westminster 18, Horizon 12, Cherokee Trail 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 6, Mountain Vista 4, Legacy 2, Doherty 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (13) 7-0 154 1 W
    2 Longmont (3) 7-0 147 2 W
    3 Vista Ridge 6-1 116 4 W
    4 Windsor 6-1 114 3 L
    5 Durango 7-0 95 6 W
    6 Dakota Ridge 6-1 77 5 W
    7 Greeley West 6-1 62 8 W
    8 Aurora Central 7-0 40 9 W
    9 Palmer Ridge 5-2 25 7 L
    10 Ponderosa 5-2 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 16, Montrose 4, Loveland 3, Fort Collins 2, Rampart 2, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (7) 6-1 130 1 Bye
    2 Fort Morgan (4) 7-0 113 3 W
    3 Roosevelt (2) 6-1 110 4 W
    4 Rifle (1) 6-1 85 7 W
    5 Palisade 6-1 76 2 L
    6 Delta 6-1 70 5 W
    7 Lewis-Palmer 6-1 55 8 W
    8 Holy Family 5-2 37 6 L
    9 The Classical Academy 6-2 35 9 W
    10 Mead 6-1 32 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    D’Evelyn 18, Discovery Canyon 5, Evergreen 4.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (6) 7-0 100 1 W
    2 Bayfield (3) 6-0 98 2 W
    3 Platte Valley 6-1 85 3 W
    4 La Junta (2) 7-0 78 4 W
    5 Alameda 7-0 61 5 W
    6 Sterling 6-1 60 6 W
    7 Brush 5-2 43 8 W
    8 Eaton 4-3 24 7 L
    9 Moffat County 5-2 20 – W
    10 Bennett 5-2 17 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Strasburg 11, Gunnison 4, Faith Christian 3, The Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    The Academy (9), Faith Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (7) 7-0 122 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (5) 7-0 120 2 Bye
    3 Paonia 6-1 96 3 W
    4 Monte Vista (1) 6-1 84 5 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 76 7 W
    6 Crowley County 6-1 53 9 W
    7 Burlington 7-1 52 10 W
    8 Meeker 4-3 36 – W
    9 Cedaredge 6-1 23 4 L
    10 Wiggins 5-2 16 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Limon 13, Rye 13, Peyton 9, Holyoke 3.
    Dropped out
    Rye (6).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (8) 7-0 106 1 W
    2 Akron (3) 6-1 100 2 W
    3 Norwood 7-1 82 3 W
    4 Sargent 6-1 66 4 W
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-1 62 6 W
    6 Dove Creek 6-1 47 7 –
    7 Granada 6-1 46 5 W
    8 Holly 5-2 19 9 W
    9 Vail Christian 6-0 17 – W
    10 Haxtun 5-2 16 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Hoehne 13, Merino 8, Plateau Valley 6, Springfield 6, Gilpin County 5, West Grand 4, Caliche 2.
    Dropped out
    Merino (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 7-0 78 1 W
    2 Kit Carson (2) 7-0 74 3 W
    3 Eads 6-1 63 2 L
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1 42 4 Bye
    5 Peetz 4-3 39 8 W
    6 Hanover 6-1 37 6 W
    7 La Veta 7-0 35 7 –
    8 Pawnee 5-2 28 5 L
    9 Cheraw 5-2 20 9 W
    10 Cotopaxi 6-1 6 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 5, Flagler 5, Mountain Valley 3, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 2, North Park 2, Idalia 1, Stratton/Liberty 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (10).

  • Football roundup: Grandview upsets No. 1 Cherry Creek in 5A

    Grandview Cherry Creek football
    More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview upset top-ranked Cherry Creek on Friday, ending the Bruins’ 13-game winning streak with a 28-20 win.

    The Wolves, ranked No. 9 in Class 5A, led 28-0 in the fourth quarter thanks in large part to a varied night from Hayden Blubaugh, who had a rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown, and passing touchdown on a trick play.

    “Hayden Blubaugh ran the ball very well, our defense set us up with some short fields, and really held Creek at bay for the first three quarters,” Grandview coach John Shultz told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show on Friday night. “It was just one of those games where everything we planned for worked. The kids executed very well and the defense played great.”

    But Cherry Creek started to rally late in the game. Grandview was attempting a short field goal with about six minutes to play when the Bruins blocked the kick and it was returned 96 yards for a score by Marquise Davis.

    “As a head coach, I probably made a really poor decision,” Shultz said of the field goal attempt. “We had the ball on the 3, and I chose to kick a field goal.”

    After a series of penalties, Cherry Creek kicked off from Grandview’s 30-yard-line, and attempted an onside kick because of it. The Bruins recovered at the 1, and scored on the next play. It was 28-12 at that point.

    “All of a sudden, it was 28-12 and we had to work real hard in the last five minutes,” Shultz said.

    Cherry Creek then got a fumble recovery, and added another score — though that one came with 2 seconds to play. Grandview held on for the big win.

    “Luckily our kids hung in there, defense hung in there and finished the game off,” Shultz said.

    The Wolves dominated the game for much of the night until the final frenzied scoring from Cherry Creek.

    “We are honestly just trying to get better every week and keep kids focused,” Shultz said. “The sky’s the limit for them. Obviously, they did some great stuff tonight, but we’re really growing as a football team since the summer.”

    Grandview was the last team to beat Cherry Creek, doing so last October. The Bruins, of course, went on to win the 5A title.

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    3A: (4) Roosevelt 64, (6) Holy Family 63

    In what was arguably the game of the night, at least from an offensive perspective, Holy Family and Roosevelt combined for 127 points and 1,243 total yards. Ultimately, Roosevelt got a late two-point conversion and game-sealing interception to get the win.

    Roosevelt rushed for 595 yards on 73 attempts as a team, and got four touchdowns each from Cameron Hurtado and Carlos Ortega. Hurtado had 234 rushing yards.

    The teams went score-for-score, and so Roosevelt went for two with 39.8 seconds to play. They got it, and then picked off Holy Family’s last possession.

    Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig, as usual, had a monster game with 475 yards passing and four touchdowns. He also had two rushing touchdowns, and a receiving score on a trick play. In total, he had 549 yards of offense.

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    5A: ThunderRidge 14, (3) Regis Jesuit 10

    The Grizzlies scored a touchdown with 38 seconds left to pull off one of the biggest upsets in 5A so far this season.

    The low-scoring game was 7-7 in the fourth quarter, and Regis went ahead on a field goal.

    But ThunderRidge got the late score to pull the upset.

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    1A: (10) Burlington 27, (8) Wiggins 20 (OT)

    Burlington rallied from down 20-7 at the half to force overtime, then won it in the extra frame.

    “It was a whale of a game, and my hat’s off to Wiggins. They played really well,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told the Scoreboard Show. “The second half was really intense, really physical. … Obviously, we’re terribly excited to get that win, whether it was in regulation or in overtime.”

    Burlington scored first in OT, then recovered a fumble to secure the win.

    “It was a real good battle,” Higgs said.

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    6-man: (3) Kit Carson 22, (2) Eads 8

    After a scoreless first quarter, Kit Carson jumped out to a 14-0 halftime lead, then held on for the win.

    “It wasn’t your typical 6-man game,” Kit Carson coach Jim Trahern told the Scoreboard Show. “In the first quarter, neither of us could get any offensive rhythm. Both defenses dominated.”

    Kit Carson junior Jaxon Crawford had a 52-yard interception return with 6 seconds left before the half.

    “That was kind of the key play of the game,” Trahern said.

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    4A: (6) Durango 48, (7) Palmer Ridge 35

    Durango quarterback Terrence Trujillo had four total touchdowns, including three passing, in the big top-10 win.

    Lawrence Mayberry added 260 yards and three rushing scores, according to the Durango Herald.

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    2A: (6) Sterling 18, (7) Eaton 17

    Sterling quarterback Michael Mitchek hit Isaac Harris for a touchdown with 30 seconds to play to give the Tigers a dramatic victory.

    Eaton had taken a 17-12 lead early in the fourth quarter, and the two teams battled for much of the fourth quarter before Sterling’s late score.

    Sterling is now 6-1.

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    Notables:

    • Arapahoe, ranked No. 7 in 5A, snuck by Grand Junction 17-14. The Warriors are now 7-0 and could move up in the rankings based on Grandview’s upset. The Wolves’ lone loss this season is to Arapahoe.
    • 3A No. 10 Mead got a good win over Berthoud, 21-18. “One of the best wins that I’ve been a part of as a coach,” Mead coach Jason Klatt told the Scoreboard Show. “It was just amazing to see our kids step up and play probably our best game against a quality opponent.”
    • In 1A, Peyton upset No. 6 Rye 22-21.
    • Another 1A upset: Meeker 38, Cedaredge 12.
    • Big top-10 game in 8-man, as No. 2 Akron came away with a 43-14 win over No. 8 Haxtun. Also, it was No. 10 Merino over No. 6 Dayspring Christian, 58-14.
    • In 6-man, No. 8 Peetz beat No. 5 Pawnee 45-21. And No. 9 Cheraw beat No. 10 Cheyenne Wells 58-39.
    • In the Mountain Bowl, an annual 3A battle, Evergreen beat Conifer 30-20 behind five turnovers. “It was a great win,” Evergreen coach Rob Molholm told the Scoreboard Show. “We made some big plays on offense when we needed to.”
    • 8-man’s West Grand beat Pikes Peak Christian 40-0, giving coach Chris Brown his 304th victory. Brown is now two wins shy of tying the state record for career victories.
    • Elijah Anderson had the game-winning two-point conversion as Eaglecrest beat Overland 38-37 in overtime.

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    Windsor and Longmont face off in a huge showdown of 4A unbeatens on Thursday. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
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    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7 in the 2015 season.

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    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 6-1
    Fri: L 20-28 at (9) Grandview
    2 Columbine 7-0
    Fri: W 42-35 vs. (5) Pomona
    3 Regis Jesuit 5-2
    Fri: L 10-14 vs. ThunderRidge
    4 Valor Christian 5-2
    Thurs: W 33-14 at Cherokee Trail
    5 Pomona 4-3
    Fri: L 35-42 at (2) Columbine
    6 Ralston Valley 6-1
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Bear Creek
    7 Arapahoe 7-0
    Fri: W 17-14 vs. Grand Junction
    8 Mullen 5-2
    Fri: W 41-7 vs. Lakewood
    9 Grandview 6-1
    Fri: W 28-20 vs. (1) Cherry Creek
    10 Fairview 6-1
    Fri: W 54-13 at Mountain Range

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 7-0
    Thurs: W 47-13 vs. Liberty
    2 Longmont 7-0
    Thurs: W 8-7 vs. (3) Windsor
    3 Windsor 6-1
    Thurs: L 7-8 at (2) Longmont
    4 Vista Ridge 6-1
    Fri: W 42-6 vs. Mesa Ridge
    5 Dakota Ridge 6-1
    Fri: W 47-7 at Green Mountain
    6 Durango 7-0
    Fri: W 48-35 vs. (7) Palmer Ridge
    7 Palmer Ridge 5-2
    Fri: L 35-48 at (6) Durango
    8 Greeley West 6-1
    Thurs: W 42-16 vs. Adams City
    9 Aurora Central 7-0
    Sat: W 34-6 at George Washington
    10 Ponderosa 5-2
    Fri: W 67-7 vs. Lincoln

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 6-1
    Off this week.
    2 Palisade 6-1
    Thurs: L 7-13 vs. (7) Rifle
    3 Fort Morgan 7-0
    Sat: W 49-14 at Vista PEAK
    4 Roosevelt 6-1
    Fri: W 64-63 at (6) Holy Family
    5 Delta 6-1
    Fri: W 56-0 at Glenwood Springs
    6 Holy Family 5-2
    Fri: L 63-64 vs. (4) Roosevelt
    7 Rifle 6-1
    Thurs: W 13-7 at (2) Palisade
    8 Lewis-Palmer 6-1
    Fri: W 57-8 vs. Mitchell
    9 The Classical Academy 6-2
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Sierra
    10 Mead 6-1
    Fri: W 21-18 at Berthoud

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 7-0
    Fri: W 35-0 vs. (10) Faith Christian
    2 Bayfield 6-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Montezuma-Cortez
    3 Platte Valley 6-1
    Fri: W 47-16 vs. Valley
    4 La Junta 7-0
    Fri: W 6-0 vs. Florence
    5 Alameda 7-0
    Fri: W 16-6 vs. Manual
    6 Sterling 6-1
    Fri: W 18-17 at (7) Eaton
    7 Eaton 4-3
    Fri: L 17-18 vs. (6) Sterling
    8 Brush 5-2
    Fri: W 43-6 vs. University
    9 The Academy 5-2
    Sat: L 21-49 vs. Strasburg
    10 Faith Christian 4-3
    Fri: L 0-35 at (1) Kent Denver

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 7-0
    Fri: W 49-6 at Dolores Huerta
    2 Resurrection Christian 7-0
    Off this week.
    3 Paonia 6-1
    Fri: W 62-6 at Lake County
    4 Cedaredge 6-1
    Fri: L 12-38 at Meeker
    5 Monte Vista 6-1
    Fri: W 27-8 at John Mall
    6 Rye 5-2
    Fri: L 21-22 at Peyton
    7 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Fri: W 51-7 at Lyons
    8 Wiggins 5-2
    Fri: L 20-27 at (10) Burlington
    9 Crowley County 6-1
    Fri: W 62-0 vs. Rocky Ford
    10 Burlington 7-1
    Fri: W 27-20 vs. (8) Wiggins

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 7-0
    Fri: W 52-0 at Caliche
    2 Akron 6-1
    Fri: W 43-14 vs. (8) Haxtun
    3 Norwood 7-1
    Fri: W 58-0 vs. Rangely
    4 Sargent 6-1
    Fri: W 60-6 vs. Del Norte
    5 Granada 6-1
    Fri: W 45-6 vs. Las Animas
    6 Dayspring Christian 6-1
    Fri: W 56-14 at (10) Merino
    7 Dove Creek 6-1
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Sanford
    8 Haxtun 5-2
    Fri: L 14-43 at (2) Akron
    9 Holly 5-2
    Fri: W 38-6 vs. McClave
    10 Merino 4-3
    Fri: L 14-56 vs. (6) Dayspring Christian

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 7-0
    Fri: W 73-7 at Briggsdale
    2 Eads 6-1
    Fri: L 8-22 at (3) Kit Carson
    3 Kit Carson 7-0
    Fri: W 22-8 vs. (2) Eads
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-2
    Sat: L 24-36 at Flagler
    5 Pawnee 5-2
    Fri: L 21-45 vs. (8) Peetz
    6 Hanover 6-1
    Fri: W 53-7 at Manzanola
    7 La Veta 7-0
    Fri: W 74-26 at Walsh
    8 Peetz 4-3
    Fri: W 45-21 at (5) Pawnee
    9 Cheraw 5-2
    Fri: W 58-39 vs. (10) Cheyenne Wells
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3
    Fri: L 39-58 at (9) Cheraw