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  • Football rankings: Sedgwick County now No. 1 in 8-man

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    Sedgwick County is now No. 1 in 8-man football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Heading into the final week of regular season play at the 8-man level, there is a new No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com football rankings.

    Sedgwick County has taken over the top spot in the 8-man poll ahead of its showdown with No. 7 Dayspring Christian on Saturday.

    Sargent, which stood tall in last week’s rankings, dropped only one spot to No. 2 and remains undefeated on the year.

    Fresh off a win over Justice, Pikes Peak Christian jumped two spots to land at No. 8 this week.

    There were no new teams in the 8-man rankings.

    Pomona continues to hold a strong grip on the No. 1 spot in the 5A rankings and is continuing to beat every team that the state of Colorado can throw its way.

    Chaparral football team
    Chaparral has joined the 5A football rankings. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    The majority of the 5A poll did remain consistent from last week’s rankings except that Chaparral joins the poll at No. 10.

    In 4A, Denver South is still the top team while Chatfield (No. 2), Pine Creek (No. 3) and Ponderosa (No. 4) all held their spots from last week’s rankings.

    Greeley West jumped two spots to No. 7 while two Pueblo-area teams climbed back into the poll as Pueblo South comes in at No. 9 and Pueblo West lands at No. 10.

    Thanks to a thrilling win over Canon City on Friday, Discovery Canyon is still the top team in the 3A poll with Pueblo East jumping one spot to land at No. 2.

    At No. 10, Conifer is the only new team in the 3A poll.

    As La Junta continues to win, it continues to hold its spot as the unanimous No. 1 team in 2A.

    Defending 2A champ, Bayfield, jumps two spots to No. 5 and Sterling makes a three-spot jump to come in at No. 6.

    There were no new teams in the 2A rankings.

    With a win over Cornerstone Christian, Strasburg still sits atop the 1A poll, but has a new team on its heels as Meeker jumps one spot to No. 2.

    Bennett (No. 3) and Cedaredge (No. 7) each jumped two spots this week.

    No new teams broke into the 1A rankings.

    There were no 6-man rankings this week as regular season play concluded over the weekend and the state playoff bracket was released on Sunday.

    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 | 8-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pomona (19) 7-1 216 1 W
    2 Mullen (1) 6-2 193 2 W
    3 Eaglecrest (2) 8-0 157 3 W
    4 Grandview 7-1 137 4 W
    5 Regis Jesuit 7-1 129 6 W
    6 Columbine 6-2 123 5 W
    7 Valor Christian 5-3 104 7 W
    8 Cherry Creek 5-3 61 9 W
    9 Fairview 6-2 30 8 L
    10 Chaparral 6-2 28 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Legacy 12, Doherty 9, Highlands Ranch 7, Ralston Valley 4.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver South (18) 8-0 189 1 W
    2 Chatfield (1) 7-1 159 2 W
    3 Pine Creek 6-2 150 3 W
    4 Ponderosa 7-1 133 4 W
    5 Broomfield 6-2 94 6 W
    6 Loveland 7-1 74 7 W
    7 Greeley West 6-2 48 9 W
    8 Monarch 5-3 42 10 W
    9 Pueblo South 6-2 31 – W
    10 Pueblo West 5-3 30 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 25, Dakota Ridge 18, Windsor 18, Heritage 15, Skyline 7, Mesa Ridge 5, Fruita Monument 1.
    Dropped out
    Heritage (5), Mesa Ridge (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (13) 8-0 130 1 W
    2 Pueblo East 7-1 111 3 W
    3 Silver Creek 8-0 104 2 W
    4 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 91 4 W
    5 Palisade 7-1 72 6 W
    6 Fort Morgan 7-1 67 5 W
    7 Longmont 6-2 50 7 W
    8 Holy Family 6-2 41 9 W
    9 Rifle 7-1 26 10 W
    10 Conifer 7-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Mead 8, Palmer Ridge 4, Erie 2, Harrison 1.
    Dropped out
    Mead (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 La Junta (14) 8-0 140 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian 8-0 118 2 W
    3 The Classical Academy 7-1 106 3 W
    4 Kent Denver 7-1 89 4 W
    5 Bayfield 6-2 79 7 W
    6 Sterling 5-3 54 9 W
    7 Delta 5-3 44 5 L
    8 D’Evelyn 6-2 39 10 W
    9 Weld Central 7-1 25 6 L
    10 Manitou Springs 6-2 18 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Valley 17, Faith Christian 11, Basalt 9, Florence 7, Eaton 5, University 4, Bishop Machbeuf 3, Alamosa 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (7) 8-0 124 1 W
    2 Meeker (5) 8-0 120 3 W
    3 Bennett 7-1 94 5 W
    4 Paonia 7-1 89 2 L
    5 Platte Canyon (1) 8-0 81 4 W
    6 Peyton 8-0 68 6 W
    7 Cedaredge 6-2 42 9 W
    8 Burlington 6-2 35 7 W
    9 Crowley County 6-1 29 8 W
    10 Limon 6-2 19 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 5, Center 3, Grand Valley 2, Rocky Ford 2, Clear Creek 1, Monte Vista 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (6) 7-1 110 2 W
    2 Sargent (5) 8-0 102 1 W
    3 Akron (1) 6-2 92 3 W
    4 Norwood 6-1 64 5 Bye
    5 Merino 6-2 62 7 W
    6 Hoehne 6-2 60 6 W
    7 Dayspring Christian 6-2 59 4 L
    8 Pikes Peak Christian 7-1 32 10 W
    9 West Grand 7-1 31 9 W
    10 Haxtun 5-3 30 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Soroco 22, Granada 12, Holly 3, Mancos 1, Plateau Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Football rankings: Silver Creek bumps up to No. 2 in 3A

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    Silver Creek moved up to No. 2 in 3A football. (@SilverCreekAD/Twitter)

    Silver Creek is playing its best football at the right time.

    And thanks to a 28-14 win over Fort Morgan on Friday, the Raptors jumped to No. 2 in the Class 3A CHSAANow.com football rankings.

    They are now firmly entrenched behind Discovery Canyon, which held on to its No. 1 spot thanks to a thrilling win over Lewis-Palmer.

    Rifle was the only new team to break into the 3A poll, coming in at No. 10.

    Pomona hung on to the top spot in the 5A rankings and Mullen was able to stay at No. 2 thanks a blocked extra point in overtime that gave the Mustangs a 28-27 win over No. 5 Columbine.

    The rest of the 5A rankings remained fairly consistent as no new teams broke into the poll.

    In 4A, Denver South, Chatfield and Pine Creek all held their spots at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.

    Mesa Ridge made the biggest jump of the week, gaining two spots to come in at No. 8. Greeley West (No. 9) and Monarch (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A poll.

    La Junta remains the undisputed No. 1 team in 2A, receiving every first-place vote in the process.

    There were no new teams in the 2A rankings this week.

    Strasburg hangs to the No. 1 spot in 1A with Paonia still hanging right behind them at No. 2.

    Meeker was able to overtake Platte Canyon as the No. 3 team in the rankings with both teams still undefeated on the year.

    The 1A poll also had no new teams this week.

    Thanks to receiving eight of 12 first-place votes, Sargent is still the No. 1 team in the 8-man rankings.

    Akron jumped one spot to come in at No. 3 and at No. 9, West Grand is the only new addition to the 8-man poll.

    Fleming edged out Kit Carson by one vote to hang on to the top spot in the 6-man rankings.

    Stratton/Liberty still hangs tight at No. 3 as each of the top three teams in the poll remain undefeated.

    There were no new teams in the 6-man poll.

    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 Pomona (14) 6-1 159 1 W
    2 Mullen (2) 5-2 150 2 W
    3 Eaglecrest (1) 7-0 122 4 W
    4 Grandview 6-1 104 5 W
    5 Columbine 5-2 99 3 L
    6 Regis Jesuit 6-1 93 6 W
    7 Valor Christian 4-3 72 7 W
    8 Fairview 6-1 34 9 W
    9 Cherry Creek 4-3 32 8 W
    10 Doherty 6-1 25 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 22, Highlands Ranch 21, Fossil Ridge 3, Legacy 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver South (13) 7-0 162 1 W
    2 Chatfield (3) 6-1 150 2 W
    3 Pine Creek 5-2 126 3 W
    4 Ponderosa 6-1 104 5 W
    5 Heritage (1) 5-2 85 6 W
    6 Broomfield 5-2 73 4 L
    7 Loveland 6-1 55 8 W
    8 Mesa Ridge 5-2 45 10 W
    9 Greeley West 5-2 25 – W
    10 Monarch 4-3 24 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 22, Pueblo South 20, Windsor 20, Pueblo West 10, Dakota Ridge 8, Vista Ridge 5, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (7), Pueblo West (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (12) 7-0 137 1 W
    2 Silver Creek (1) 7-0 117 5 W
    3 Pueblo East 6-1 105 4 W
    4 Lewis-Palmer (1) 6-1 97 3 L
    5 Fort Morgan 6-1 77 2 L
    6 Palisade 6-1 66 6 W
    7 Longmont 5-2 46 7 W
    8 Mead 5-2 40 8 W
    9 Holy Family 5-2 38 10 W
    10 Rifle 6-1 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Erie 16, Conifer 5, Vista Peak 4, Durango 1, Palmer Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Erie (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 La Junta (14) 7-0 140 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian 7-0 117 2 W
    3 The Classical Academy 6-1 109 3 W
    4 Kent Denver 6-1 81 5 –
    5 Delta 5-2 73 6 W
    6 Weld Central 7-0 67 7 W
    7 Bayfield 5-2 56 8 W
    8 Manitou Springs 6-1 46 9 W
    9 Sterling 4-3 25 10 W
    10 D’Evelyn 5-2 24 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machbeuf 8, Platte Valley 8, Basalt 5, University 4, Faith Christian 3, Alamosa 2, Eaton 2, Florence 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Strasburg (12) 7-0 138 1 W
    2 Paonia (1) 7-0 113 2 W
    3 Meeker 7-0 109 4 W
    4 Platte Canyon (1) 7-0 100 3 W
    5 Bennett 6-1 98 5 W
    6 Peyton 7-0 57 7 W
    7 Burlington 5-2 43 8 W
    8 Crowley County 5-1 35 9 W
    9 Cedaredge 5-2 30 6 L
    10 Limon 5-2 17 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Center 8, Clear Creek 8, Highland 6, Holyoke 4, Grand Valley 3, Buena Vista 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sargent (8) 7-0 114 1 W
    2 Sedgwick County (4) 6-1 109 2 W
    3 Akron 5-2 85 4 W
    4 Dayspring Christian 6-1 73 3 L
    5 Norwood 6-1 71 5 W
    6 Hoehne 5-2 63 6 W
    7 Merino 5-2 42 7 L
    8 Haxtun 5-2 27 8 W
    9 West Grand 6-1 25 – W
    10 Pikes Peak Christian 6-1 24 9 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Granada 13, Soroco 7, Justice 3, Holly 2, McClave 1, Wiley 1.
    Dropped out
    Soroco (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (7) 7-0 111 1 W
    2 Kit Carson (2) 7-0 110 2 W
    3 Stratton/Liberty (3) 7-0 101 3 W
    4 Cheyenne Wells 5-2 70 5 W
    5 Peetz 5-2 50 6 L
    6 Cotopaxi 6-0 49 4 Bye
    7 Hi-Plains/Flagler 5-2 47 9 W
    8 Genoa-Hugo 5-2 30 10 W
    9 La Veta 5-1 29 8 W
    10 Eads 5-2 28 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    North Park 23, Pawnee 8, Sierra Grande 6.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Final results from the 4A boys golf state tournament

    CARBONDALE — Complete results after the final round of the 2016 Class 4A state boys golf tournament at River Valley Ranch.

    More coverage:

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    Team

    Teams
    Place School R1 R2 Total To Par
    1 Discovery Canyon 212 226 438 +6
    2 Montrose 225 228 453 +21
    3 Valor Christian 232 225 457 +25
    4 Silver Creek 233 225 458 +26
    5 Evergreen 231 242 473 +41
    6 Palmer Ridge 237 237 474 +42
    T7 Golden 245 243 488 +56
    T7 Niwot 243 245 488 +56
    T9 Steamboat Springs 253 246 499 +67
    T9 Falcon 248 251 499 +67
    11 Mullen 253 251 504 +72
    12 Pueblo County 251 256 507 +75
    13 Pueblo West 260 267 527 +95

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    Individual

    Note: * indicates winner of a playoff

    Individuals
    Place Name School R1 R2 Total To Par
    T1 Luke Trujillo Discovery Canyon 67 73 140 -4*
    T1 Jackson Solem Silver Creek 71 69 140 -4
    3 Cole Krantz Windsor 70 71 141 -3
    T4 Darren Edwards Thompson Valley 74 71 145 +1
    T4 Glen-Michael Mihavetz Montrose 73 72 145 +1
    6 Tyler Severin Roosevelt 72 75 147 +3
    T7 Barrett Jones Eagle Valley 74 74 148 +4
    T7 Mathew Casias Pueblo South 74 74 148 +4
    T7 Micah Stangebye Montrose 71 77 148 +4
    T10 Caleb Blackburn Discovery Canyon 74 75 149 +5
    T10 Owen Pasvogel Discovery Canyon 71 78 149 +5
    12 Josh Howe Palmer Ridge 77 73 150 +6
    T13 Jack Schoenborn Valor Christian 80 72 152 +8
    T13 Aiden Detlof Cheyenne Mountain 79 73 152 +8
    T13 Lenny Urbas Evergreen 76 76 152 +8
    16 Gabe Goodman Green Mountain 80 73 153 +9
    T17 Zach Zurcher Valor Christian 79 75 154 +10
    T17 Parker Skiles Golden 77 77 154 +10
    T19 Nathan Dwyer Thompson Valley 79 76 155 +11
    T19 Michael Phenicie Mullen 78 77 155 +11
    T19 Ty Findlow Valor Christian 77 78 155 +11
    T19 Brady Henderson Ft. Morgan 77 78 155 +11
    T19 Jake Welch Valor Christian 76 79 155 +11
    T24 TJ Shehee Silver Creek 82 74 156 +12
    T24 Everett Dwyer Cheyenne Mountain 79 77 156 +12
    T24 Bridger Tenney Evergreen 78 78 156 +12
    T24 Travis Menke Jr. Denver North 75 81 156 +12
    28 Max Kuesel Niwot 80 77 157 +13
    29 Reice Henricks Air Academy 71 87 158 +14
    T30 Robert Heiny Greeley Central 80 79 159 +15
    T30 Trey Jones Palmer Ridge 79 80 159 +15
    T30 Jake Butler Niwot 78 81 159 +15
    T33 Dawson Hussong Montrose 81 79 160 +16
    T33 Wes Weber Mountain View 81 79 160 +16
    T35 Drew Egan Pueblo County 81 80 161 +17
    T35 Ryan Welsh Falcon 80 81 161 +17
    T35 Jacob Smith Rifle 77 84 161 +17
    T38 Willy O’Brien Golden 81 81 162 +18
    T38 Garrett Stansel Silver Creek 80 82 162 +18
    T40 Tommy Henninger Steamboat Springs 84 80 164 +20
    T40 Brock Rodrigues Pueblo County 81 83 164 +20
    T42 Hayden Fry Discovery Canyon 85 80 165 +21
    T42 Nolan Sankey Steamboat Springs 83 82 165 +21
    T42 Graham Gaspard Summit 81 84 165 +21
    T42 Elijah Harp Palmer Ridge 81 84 165 +21
    T42 Blake Kuzava Evergreen 77 88 165 +21
    T47 Cesar Shinall Falcon 87 80 167 +23
    T47 Michael Denardo Pueblo West 81 86 167 +23
    T47 Skeet Ericson Elizabeth 81 86 167 +23
    T50 Nic Mayhan Mullen 85 83 168 +24
    T50 Bryson Courrejou Roosevelt 82 86 168 +24
    52 Drew Mettler Mountain View 81 88 169 +25
    T53 Mac Konrad Ponderosa 92 78 170 +26
    T53 Jack Rotermund Steamboat Springs 86 84 170 +26
    T53 Tanner Caldarola Eagle Valley 84 86 170 +26
    T53 Mitchell Rasmuson Windsor 83 87 170 +26
    T53 Miles Joersz Battle Mountain 82 88 170 +26
    T58 Ryan Lords Montrose 89 83 172 +28
    T58 Chance Sundarapura Golden 87 85 172 +28
    T58 Andy Schleich Pueblo West 85 87 172 +28
    T58 Jack Hoover Niwot 85 87 172 +28
    T62 Jake Johnson Golden 88 86 174 +30
    T62 Andrew Elliott Niwot 86 88 174 +30
    T64 Sam Spiers D’Evelyn 93 82 175 +31
    T64 Sam Levy Woodland Park 91 84 175 +31
    T64 Drew Sedinger Greeley Central 87 88 175 +31
    T64 Connor Lattimer Northridge 84 91 175 +31
    T68 Dietrich Berning Silver Creek 84 93 177 +33
    T68 Lucas Robbins Durango 84 93 177 +33
    T70 Travis Woolsey Canon City 89 90 179 +35
    T70 Caleb Humble Erie 82 97 179 +35
    T72 Matt Rolen Littleton 91 90 181 +37
    T72 Nate Bruntz Falcon 91 90 181 +37
    T72 Josh Rymkiewicz Mullen 90 91 181 +37
    T72 Robert Loughman Falcon 81 100 181 +37
    76 Jack Marvel WheatRidge 91 92 183 +39
    T77 Cam Morgan Green Mountain 91 93 184 +40
    T77 Ethan Vanbuskirk Pueblo Centennial 86 98 184 +40
    T79 Justice Rosales Pueblo East 98 87 185 +41
    T79 Colton McCabe Pueblo County 89 96 185 +41
    81 AJ Arguello Pueblo West 94 94 188 +44
    82 Andrew Manney Lewis Palmer 92 100 192 +48
    83 Anthony Romero Pueblo County 105 93 198 +54
    84 Sean Wallace Mullen 162 91 253 +109

  • List of boys golf’s 2016 state qualifiers

    Below is an interactive database of boys golf’s state qualifiers in classes 5A, 4A and 3A during the 2016 season. These golfers qualified out of their respective regionals.

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  • Football roundup: Cripple Creek-Victor snaps 35-game losing streak

    Cripple Creek-Victor snapped a 35-game losing streak on Friday with a 65-31 win over Colorado Deaf & Blind.

    It was the program’s first win since the 2011 season — and first on-field win since 2010, a span of 42 games.

    The Pioneers went 0-9 each of the past two seasons, 0-7 in 2013, and 0-8 in 2012. They were 1-8 in 2011, losing their final game after getting a forfeit win against Limon on Oct. 21, 2011.

    Their last on-field win came against Ellicott in the final game of the 2010 season, with a 20-6 victory on Oct. 30, 2010.

    The Pioneers nearly snapped the losing streak last week. They led Hanover 25-14 heading into the fourth quarter, but gave up 14 points in the final frame to lose 28-25.

    Friday night, there would be no such letdown with the 34-point win.

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    3A/4A: (1) Pueblo East 23, Pueblo West 21

    (Via @flammowl17 on Twitter)
    Pueblo East came back to beat Pueblo West. (Via @flammowl17 on Twitter)

    Pueblo West nearly pulled off the upset, leading much of the second half, but Pueblo East got a touchdown from Bryson Torres with a minute to play to secure its 15th in a row.

    Pueblo West held leads of 8-3, 14-11, 21-11 and 21-17 before East’s comeback.

    Pueblo East’s winning streak is tied for the longest current active steak in the state.

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    4A/3A: Niwot 17, Summit 14

    Niwot is 2-0 following its win over Summit.

    The Cougars, who snapped a 24-game losing streak last October, haven’t started a season 2-0 since 2005, when they finished 9-2.

    In fact, Niwot hasn’t won two games in a season since 2013. And both wins this year have been of the come-from-behind variety.

    “I’m really proud of the kids’ fortitude,” Niwot coach Dylan Hollingsworth told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “Anytime we were down last year, you knew it was over. We never responded well to it. And they have really played hard through the adversity this year.”

    The game marked a return for Hollingsworth, who left Summit after 10 seasons to take over Niwot in 2015.

    “It was interesting being on the opposite sideline, looking at everything that I’ve always had my back to, and having my back to everything that I’ve always looked at,” Hollingsworth said.

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    Notables

    • West Grand football coach Chris Brown extended his career wins record with a 42-12 decision over South Park. That’s No. 308 in his career.
    • … and Kent Denver’s Scott Yates stayed right behind Brown with win No. 307 as his Sun Devils beat Faith Christian 27-12.
    • Grandview, the No. 3 team in 5A, converted a late two-point attempt to beat Murrieta Valley (Calif.) 50-49.
    • Another dramatic win: Canon City beat Pueblo County 33-28 with a last-second touchdown.
    • 1A No. 1 Buena Vista ran its winning streak to 15 games with a 36-23 win over Salida.
    • Florence, an unranked 2A team, stunned 3A No. 7 Rifle with a 35-26 upset win.
    • Tyler Williams had a 98-yard interception return in Standley Lake’s 34-0 win over Adams City.
    • 4A No. 10 Broomfield got its first win under new coach Blair Hubbard, 21-14 over Wheat Ridge. “The transition’s really been very smooth, and the kids are excited and really believe in what we want to do here,” Hubbard told the Scoreboard Show. “The community’s been really supportive. It’s been a great place to be through the summer and here in the fall now.”
    • Fruita Monument got its first win of 2016 by beating rival Grand Junction 38-14. “I do think we’ve got a good team. I keep saying that, because I believe it having been around this for a while,” Wildcats coach Todd Casebier told the Scoreboard Show. “Our season hasn’t gone as well as we’d hoped so far, but it was a big win for us tonight.”
    • Fairview, ranked No. 10 in 5A, handled rival Boulder 50-9.
    • In 2A, No. 8 Platte Valley edged No. 9 Eaton 26-12. “It was a good early test for us,” coach Troy Hoffman told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Lewis-Palmer made its claim for a spot in the 3A ranking by beating No. 9 Evergreen 42-0.
    • 2A No. 7 Delta beat No. 10 Moffat County 50-13.
    • Big 1A matchup: No. 3 Strasburg beat No. 5 Bennet 55-44.
    • Another big one in 1A: No. 6 Limon topped No. 4 Crowley County 14-7. “We gave up one big play, and … I thought we did a great job other than that one play,” coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show.
    • A good old-fashioned 6-man shootout: No. 3 La Veta beat Walsh 79-64.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 2 games in 2016

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 2 of the 2016 season.

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    Class 5A
    1 Pomona 2-1
    Sat: W 42-0 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson
    2 Mullen 2-1
    Fri: W 17-0 vs. (4) Regis Jesuit
    3 Grandview 2-0
    Fri: W 50-49 at Murrieta Valley (Calif.)
    4 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Fri: L 0-17 at (2) Mullen
    5 Columbine 1-1
    Off this week.
    6 Valor Christian 1-2
    Fri: W 21-17 vs. Greater Atlanta Christian
    7 Cherry Creek 1-1
    Fri: W 27-13 at Doherty
    8 Ralston Valley 2-1
    Fri: W 34-14 vs. Ferris (Wash.)
    9 Eaglecrest 2-0
    Fri: W 12-8 at ThunderRidge
    10 Fairview 2-0
    Fri: W 50-9 at Boulder
    Class 4A
    1 Windsor 1-1
    Sat: L 7-19 at (7) Pine Creek
    2 Denver South 2-0
    Fri: W 28-21 vs. Mesa Ridge
    3 Chatfield 2-0
    Fri: W 53-7 vs. Palmer
    4 Heritage 1-1
    Fri: L 3-17 at Arapahoe
    5 Loveland 2-0
    Fri: W 27-18 at Thompson Valley
    6 Pueblo South 2-0
    Off this week.
    7 Pine Creek 1-1
    Sat: W 19-7 vs. (1) Windsor
    8 Monarch 2-1
    Thurs: L 18-21 at Rampart
    9 Vista Ridge 1-1
    Fri: W 49-0 vs. Sand Creek
    10 Broomfield 1-1
    Fri: W 21-14 at Wheat Ridge
    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 2-0
    Fri: W 23-21 at Pueblo West
    2 Fort Morgan 2-0
    Fri: W 28-8 vs. Falcon
    3 Discovery Canyon 2-0
    Fri: W 42-14 at Brighton
    4 Longmont 1-1
    Thurs: W 30-3 vs. Greeley West
    5 Roosevelt 1-1
    Off this week.
    6 Holy Family 2-0
    Off this week.
    7 Rifle 2-1
    Fri: L 26-35 at Florence
    8 Palisade 2-1
    Fri: W 15-13 at Montrose
    9 Evergreen 1-1
    Fri: L 0-42 at Lewis-Palmer
    10 Durango 1-2
    Fri: L 12-24 at Piedra Vista (N.M.)
    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 3-0
    Fri: W 27-12 at Faith Christian
    2 Resurrection Christian 2-0
    Off this week.
    3 La Junta 2-0
    Fri: W 32-7 at Alamosa
    4 D’Evelyn 2-0
    Fri: W 16-15 vs. Green Mountain
    5 The Classical Academy 2-0
    Fri: W 44-21 at Sterling
    6 Bayfield 2-1
    Fri: W 34-21 vs. Aztec (N.M.)
    7 Delta 1-1
    Fri: W 50-13 at (10) Moffat County
    8 Platte Valley 1-1
    Fri: W 26-12 at (9) Eaton
    9 Eaton 1-1
    Fri: L 12-26 vs. (8) Platte Valley
    10 Moffat County 1-2
    Fri: L 13-50 vs. (7) Delta
    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 2-0
    Fri: W 36-23 at Salida
    2 Paonia 1-0
    Sat: W 28-13 vs. (9) Rye
    3 Strasburg 2-0
    Fri: W 55-44 at (5) Bennett
    4 Crowley County 2-1
    Fri: L 7-14 vs. (6) Limon
    5 Bennett 1-1
    Fri: L 44-55 vs. (3) Strasburg
    6 Limon 2-0
    Fri: W 14-7 at (4) Crowley County
    7 Meeker 3-0
    Sat: W 36-20 vs. Holyoke
    8 Platte Canyon 2-0
    Fri: W 32-8 at Wiggins
    9 Rye 1-0
    Sat: L 13-28 at (2) Paonia
    10 Burlington 1-1
    Fri: W 49-14 at St. Mary’s
    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 2-0
    Sat: W 60-14 vs. Granada
    2 Sargent 2-0
    Sat: W 50-6 vs. Caliche
    3 Sedgwick County 2-0
    Fri: vs. Perkins County (Neb.)
    4 Norwood 2-0
    Fri: W 61-0 vs. Northwest (N.M.)
    5 Akron 2-1
    Fri: W 48-6 at Fowler
    6 Hoehne 1-1
    Fri: W 24-8 at Springfield
    7 Merino 2-0
    Off this week.
    8 West Grand 2-0
    Fri: W 42-14 vs. South Park
    9 Haxtun 2-0
    Sat: W 69-20 vs. Rocky Mountain Lutheran
    10 Holly 2-0
    Fri: W 29-0 at Swink
    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 2-0
    Off this week.
    2 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 42-26 at Cheraw
    3 La Veta 2-0
    Fri: W 79-64 at Walsh
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 2-0
    Fri: W 46-22 at Pawnee
    5 Eads 1-1
    Fri: L 28-49 at Genoa-Hugo
    6 Sierra Grande 2-0
    Sat: W 46-6 vs. Mountain Valley
    7 Cotopaxi 2-0
    Sat: W 58-14 vs. Hanover
    8 Stratton/Liberty 2-0
    Fri: W 44-13 at Elbert
    9 Briggsdale 2-0
    Fri: W 65-53 vs. Prairie
    10 Cheyenne Wells 1-0
    Sat: W 60-0 at Branson/Kim

  • Football rankings: Three new No. 1 teams atop polls

    (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
    Pomona is the new No. 1 team in 5A football. (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)

    Three new schools are staking their claim as the No. 1 teams in their respective classes of this week’s CHSAANow.com football rankings.

    Pomona (Class 5A), Kent Denver (2A) and Dayspring Christian (8-man) all come in as the top teams in the polls after sitting lower in the preseason rankings.

    Pomona moves into the top spot after beating Mullen 28-21 in Zero Week. The Panthers lost at Glynn Academy (Ga.) Friday, but that did not affect their standing to Colorado voters.

    Mullen jumps one spot to No. 2 after an impressive win over Valor Christian and Grandview lands at No. 3 after a 30-7 win over Chaparral.

    After a 0-2 start, defending 5A champion Valor Christian slipped to No. 6.

    Windsor remains atop the 4A rankings after a 33-21 win over Vista Ridge to start the season. The Wizards will have a top-10 match-up this week against No. 7 Pine Creek, who lost to No. 3 Chatfield on Friday.

    The Chargers are new to the rankings this week along with Pueblo South (No. 6) and Monarch (No. 8).

    After an impressive win over Longmont to start its season, defending 3A champion Pueblo East remains at No. 1 in the 3A rankings.

    Fort Morgan jumps one spot to No. 2 and Discovery Canyon lands at No. 3 this week.

    A 1-1 start has Durango as the lone newcomer to the 3A poll. The Demons come in at No. 10.

    Eagle Valley Kent Denver football
    Kent Denver is No. 1 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Along with win No. 306, Kent Denver coach Scott Yates is also the man behind the Sun Devils team that now resides at the top of the 2A rankings.

    Resurrection Christian is sitting right behind them at No. 2, jumping a staggering six spots this week. With four first-place votes, La Junta is sitting firmly at No. 3.

    Eaton (No. 9) and Moffat County (No. 10) are the two teams who join the rankings for the first time this season.

    In 1A, Buena Vista still holds the No. 1 spot, but Paonia continues to nip on the Demons’ heels as they sit at No. 2 and are only two points behind the defending champs.

    Strasburg (No. 3) and Meeker (No. 7) are the 1A teams that made the biggest from the preseason rankings, each improving their position by three spots.

    At No. 9, Rye is the only newcomer to the 1A poll.

    With six of the 10 first-place votes cast this week, Dayspring Christian is the new No. 1 in the 8-man rankings.

    Sargent takes over the No. 2 spot and despite starting 2-0, Sedgwick County drops two spots to No. 3.

    Fresh behind getting Chris Brown his 307th career win, West Grand breaks into the 8-man polls at No. 8. Haxtun (No. 9) and Holly (No. 10) are also new to the rankings this week.

    Kit Carson hangs on to the top spot in the 6-man rankings. The Wildcats improved to 2-0 with a 30-22 win over Pawnee this weekend.

    La Veta (No. 3) and Cotopaxi (No. 7) each jumped three spots this week.

    Sierra Grande (No. 6) and Cheyenne Wells (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 6-man poll.

    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
    1 Pomona (9) 1-1 133 2
    2 Mullen (3) 1-1 123 3
    3 Grandview (2) 1-0 104 5
    4 Regis Jesuit 1-0 97 8
    5 Columbine 1-1 83 6
    6 Valor Christian 0-2 65 1
    7 Cherry Creek 0-1 48 4
    8 Ralston Valley 1-1 38 7
    9 Eaglecrest 1-0 28 9
    10 Fairview 1-0 21 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 11, Mountain Vista 9, Arapahoe 5, Highlands Ranch 3, Doherty 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Windsor (13) 1-0 137 1
    2 Denver South 1-0 109 3
    3 Chatfield 1-0 98 –
    4 Heritage (1) 1-0 87 5
    5 Loveland 1-0 75 4
    6 Pueblo South 2-0 66 –
    7 Pine Creek 0-1 47 2
    8 Monarch 1-0 37 –
    9 Vista Ridge 0-1 35 6
    10 Broomfield 0-1 22 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley West 15, Dakota Ridge 12, Wheat Ridge 8, Ponderosa 6, Fort Collins 5, Grand Junction 4, Niwot 3, Montrose 2, Mesa Ridge 1, Sand Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (7), Ponderosa (8), Wheat Ridge (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pueblo East (11) 1-0 127 1
    2 Fort Morgan (1) 1-0 111 3
    3 Discovery Canyon 1-0 85 5
    4 Longmont (1) 0-1 77 4
    5 Roosevelt 1-1 72 2
    6 Holy Family 2-0 56 9
    7 Rifle 2-0 49 7
    8 Palisade 1-1 34 6
    9 Evergreen 1-0 31 8
    10 Durango 1-1 15 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 13, Silver Creek 12, Frederick 9, Lewis-Palmer 9, Pueblo County 6, Summit 5, Lutheran 2, Canon City 1, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    Thompson Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (4) 2-0 112 2
    2 Resurrection Christian (1) 2-0 103 8
    3 La Junta (4) 1-0 98 7
    4 D’Evelyn (1) 1-0 85 6
    5 The Classical Academy 1-0 79 5
    6 Bayfield (1) 1-1 69 1
    7 Delta (2) 0-1 68 4
    8 Platte Valley 0-1 43 3
    9 Eaton 2-0 36 –
    10 Moffat County (1) 1-1 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Alamosa 11, Aspen 8, Faith Christian 8, Valley 6, Weld Central 6, Middle Park 5, Sterling 5, The Academy 5, Manitou Springs 4, Brush 3, Englewood 3, Coal Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Sterling (9), Brush (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Buena Vista (9) 1-0 108 1
    2 Paonia (2) 1-0 106 2
    3 Strasburg (1) 1-0 84 6
    4 Crowley County 2-0 82 4
    5 Bennett 1-0 66 7
    6 Limon 1-0 52 5
    7 Meeker 2-0 40 10
    8 Platte Canyon 1-0 31 8
    9 Rye 1-0 23 –
    10 Burlington 0-1 18 3
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 12, Peyton 11, Ellicott 10, Colorado Springs Christian 8, Hotchkiss 4, Holyoke 2, Highland 1, Monte Vista 1, Olathe 1.
    Dropped out
    Monte Vista (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Dayspring Christian (6) 1-0 88 5
    2 Sargent 1-0 86 3
    3 Sedgwick County (4) 2-0 78 1
    4 Norwood 1-0 66 4
    5 Akron 1-1 62 2
    6 Hoehne 0-1 58 6
    7 Merino 2-0 32 7
    8 West Grand 1-0 27 –
    9 Haxtun 1-0 14 –
    10 Holly 1-0 11 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 8, Wiley 6, Kiowa 5, McClave 4, Soroco 3, Fowler 2.
    Dropped out
    Granada (8), Caliche (9), Dove Creek (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Fleming (4) 2-0 62 1
    2 Kit Carson (1) 1-0 60 3
    3 La Veta (2) 1-0 52 6
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-0 43 4
    5 Eads 1-0 34 2
    6 Sierra Grande 1-0 26 –
    7 Cotopaxi 1-0 23 10
    8 Stratton/Liberty 1-0 17 9
    9 Briggsdale 1-0 14 8
    10 Cheyenne Wells 1-0 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Hanover 8, Primero 6, Otis 5, Branson/Kim 2, Longmont Christian 2, Walsh 2, North Park 1.
    Dropped out
    Pawnee (5), Peetz (7).

  • Softball rankings: Fossil Ridge moves to top of 5A poll

    Pomona Fossil Ridge softball
    (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Fossil Ridge has ascended to the top of the CHSAANow.com softball rankings in Class 5A this week.

    The SaberCats are a perfect 6-0-0 to start the season, and received six of the nine first-place votes in the classification to lead the poll with 77 total points.

    Legend is No. 2, having bumped up one spot from No. 3.

    ThunderRidge, unranked in the preseason, jumped all the way into the 5A poll at No. 3 this week. The Grizzlies are one of five newcomers to the ranking, which also includes No. 6 Legacy, No. 7 Arvada West, No. 9 Grand Junction Central and No. 10 Rocky Mountain.

    D'Evelyn softball team
    D’Evelyn joined this week’s 4A softball poll at No. 9. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Valor Christian remained atop the 4A ranking, though Erie sits just one point behind the Eagles at No. 2.

    The 4A poll added Mullen (No. 4), D’Evelyn (No. 9) and Rifle (No. 10) this week.

    In 3A, Strasburg continues to lead the ranking. The poll added No. 8 Fort Lupton, and also saw some major movers: Brush went from seventh to second, and The Academy jumped from eighth to third.

    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.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Fossil Ridge (6) 6-0-0 77 4
    2 Legend 5-2-1 69 3
    3 ThunderRidge (1) 8-0-0 60 –
    4 Broomfield 5-2-0 47 5
    5 Mountain Range (1) 3-2-0 43 1
    6 Legacy 5-0-0 39 –
    7 Arvada West 5-2-1 34 –
    8 Eaglecrest 7-1-0 27 5
    9 Grand Junction Central 4-1-1 22 –
    10 Rocky Mountain 6-1-0 17 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Loveland 14, Cherokee Trail 13, Smoky Hill 9, Lakewood 8, Castle View 4, Highlands Ranch 3, Pomona 3, Prairie View 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Chaparral (2), Pomona (7), Grandview (8), Ralston Valley (9), Loveland (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Valor Christian (6) 6-0-0 85 1
    2 Erie (3) 8-0-0 84 2
    3 Mountain View 5-0-0 55 3
    4 Mullen 4-2-1 44 –
    5 Wheat Ridge 6-3-0 42 4
    6 Silver Creek 7-1-0 38 6
    7 Air Academy 6-2-0 26 8
    8 Falcon 4-2-0 23 9
    9 D’Evelyn 3-1-0 14 –
    10 Rifle 6-0-0 13 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 12, Cheyenne Mountain 9, Pueblo County 9, Frederick 8, Thompson Valley 8, Thomas Jefferson 7, Golden 6, Berthoud 4, Evergreen 4, Pueblo West 3, Palmer Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Frederick (5), Berthoud (7), Thompson Valley (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Strasburg (7) 4-0-0 70 1
    2 Brush 3-1-0 55 7
    3 The Academy 4-1-0 51 8
    4 Eaton 6-1-0 43 2
    5 La Junta 5-3-0 38 4
    6 Rocky Ford 5-1-0 31 3
    7 Sterling 5-4-0 28 5
    8 Fort Lupton 7-0-0 23 –
    9 Valley 2-2-0 21 6
    10 Cedaredge 2-0-0 10 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Meeker 6, Lamar 4, Faith Christian 3, Basalt 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    Lamar (9).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 1 games in 2016

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 1 of the 2016 season.

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    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 0-2
    Fri: L 10-41 at (3) Mullen
    2 Pomona 1-1
    Thurs: L 14-33 at Glynn Academy (Ga.)
    3 Mullen 1-1
    Fri: W 41-10 vs. (1) Valor Christian
    4 Cherry Creek 0-1
    Fri: L 7-19 at (8) Regis Jesuit
    5 Grandview 1-0
    Thurs: W 30-7 vs. Chaparral
    6 Columbine 1-1
    Fri: W 43-6 vs. Rocky Mountain
    7 Ralston Valley 1-1
    Fri: W 10-6 at Fountain-Fort Carson
    8 Regis Jesuit 1-0
    Fri: W 19-7 vs. (4) Cherry Creek
    9 Eaglecrest 1-0
    Thurs: W 49-7 at Smoky Hill
    10 Fairview 1-0
    Thurs: W 38-24 vs. Horizon
    Class 4A
    1 Windsor 1-0
    Fri: W 33-21 vs. (6) Vista Ridge
    2 Pine Creek 0-1
    Fri: L 39-50 vs. Chatfield
    3 Denver South 0-0
    Sat: at Boulder
    4 Loveland 1-0
    Thurs: W 26-0 vs. Westminster
    5 Heritage 1-0
    Fri: W 34-7 vs. Rampart
    6 Vista Ridge 0-1
    Fri: L 21-33 at (1) Windsor
    7 Dakota Ridge 0-1
    Fri: L 18-22 at Heritage (Fla.)
    8 Ponderosa 0-1
    Fri: L 28-31 vs. Legend
    9 Wheat Ridge 1-1
    Fri: W 36-28 vs. Palmer
    10 Broomfield 0-1
    Fri: L 9-14 vs. Legacy
    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 0-0
    Sat: vs. (4) Longmont
    2 Roosevelt 1-1
    Fri: L 11-35 vs. Greeley West
    3 Fort Morgan 1-0
    Fri: W 40-6 at (2A 10) Brush
    4 Longmont 0-0
    Sat: at (1) Pueblo East
    5 Discovery Canyon 0-0
    Sat: vs. Fruita Monument
    6 Palisade 1-1
    Fri: L 48-52 at (9) Holy Family
    7 Rifle 2-0
    Fri: W 39-27 vs. Montrose
    8 Evergreen 1-0
    Fri: W 23-21 vs. Northridge
    9 Holy Family 2-0
    Fri: W 52-48 vs. (6) Palisade
    10 Thompson Valley 0-1
    Fri: L 14-28 at Mountain View
    Class 2A
    1 Bayfield 1-1
    Fri: W 35-0 at Bloomfield (N.M.)
    2 Kent Denver 2-0
    Fri: W 18-8 vs. Eagle Valley
    3 Platte Valley 0-1
    Fri: L 19-20 at Lutheran
    4 Delta 0-1
    Off this week.
    5 The Classical Academy 1-0
    Fri: W 48-0 vs. Sierra
    6 D’Evelyn 1-0
    Fri: W 28-24 vs. (9) Sterling
    7 La Junta 1-0
    Fri: W 46-7 at Gunnison
    8 Resurrection Christian 2-0
    Fri: W 27-24 vs. Faith Christian
    9 Sterling 0-2
    Fri: L 24-28 at (6) D’Evelyn
    10 Brush 0-1
    Fri: L 6-40 vs. (3A 3) Fort Morgan
    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 1-0
    Fri: W 22-21 vs. Alamosa
    2 Paonia 1-0
    Fri: W 49-7 vs. Center
    3 Burlington 0-1
    Fri: L 14-48 at (6) Strasburg
    4 Crowley County 2-0
    Fri: W 20-6 at John Mall
    5 Limon 1-0
    Fri: W 21-6 at Rocky Ford
    6 Strasburg 1-0
    Fri: W 48-14 vs. (3) Burlington
    7 Bennett 1-0
    Fri: W 78-12 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    8 Platte Canyon 1-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at Sheridan
    9 Monte Vista 0-1
    Fri: L 10-23 at Cedaredge
    10 Meeker 2-0
    Fri: W 30-14 at Coal Ridge
    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 2-0
    Fri: W 48-0 at Yuma
    2 Akron 1-0
    Sat: at (5) Dayspring Christian
    3 Sargent 1-0
    Fri: W 26-24 at (6) Hoehne
    4 Norwood 1-0
    Fri: W 36-6 at Soroco
    5 Dayspring Christian 0-0
    Sat: vs. (2) Akron
    6 Hoehne 0-1
    Fri: L 24-26 vs. (3) Sargent
    7 Merino 1-0
    Sat: vs. Gilpin County
    8 Granada 1-1
    Fri: W 34-18 vs. Swink
    9 Caliche 0-2
    Fri: L 26-38 vs. Kiowa
    10 Dove Creek 0-0
    Fri: vs. Rangely
    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 2-0
    Fri: W 30-22 vs. (5) Pawnee
    2 Eads 1-0
    Fri: W 40-34 at Otis
    3 Kit Carson 1-0
    Fri: W 57-18 at Idalia
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-0
    Fri: W 58-44 vs. Walsh
    5 Pawnee 0-1
    Fri: L 22-30 at (1) Fleming
    6 La Veta 1-0
    Fri: W 73-24 vs. Aguilar
    7 Peetz 0-1
    Thurs: L 54-60 at North Park
    8 Briggsdale 1-0
    Fri: W 43-20 vs. Elbert
    9 Stratton/Liberty 1-0
    Fri: W 84-34 at Genoa-Hugo
    10 Cotopaxi 1-0
    Fri: W 47-6 at Mountain Valley

  • Football roundup: Durango’s Gavin Mestas has a crazy good game against Delta

    Loveland Durango football
    Durango’s Gavin Mestas. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Well, welcome to the 2016 season, Gavin Mestas.

    The Durango junior was all over the field in his team’s 21-20 win against Class 2A No. 4 Delta in Zero Week on Friday night.

    A wide receiver, defensive back and kicker, Mestas did the following on Friday night:

    That last feat earned him an entry into the state record book. Mestas is the 22nd player in the history of the sport to return a kickoff at least 99 yards, and he is now tied for the ninth-longest return ever.

    Mestas had 241 yards and three touchdowns receiving, and 48 tackles and four interceptions on defense last season as the Demons reached the Class 4A quarterfinals.

    Durango has moved down to 3A this season.

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    2A: (2) Kent Denver 44, Prospect Ridge Academy 0

    Scott Yates Kent Denver football 300th win
    Scott Yates. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Kent Denver gave coach Scott Yates his 305th career win. He is now one away from tying the all-time wins record.

    West Grand coach Chris Brown is currently tied with Pat Panek at 306 career wins. West Grand begins its season next week.

    This was the first-ever varsity game for Prospect Ridge Academy.

    Notables

    • Sedgwick County, the defending champion in 8-man, opened its season with a 58-0 win over Creek Valley (Neb.). The Cougars have now won 14 games in a row — the longest active streak in the state. Buena Vista (1A) and Pueblo East (3A) also enter the 2016 season with 13-game winning streaks, but neither team plays in Zero Week.
    • In 2A, No. 8 Resurrection Christian had 23 unanswered points as the Cougars beat No. 9 Sterling 34-6.
    • In 8-man, a top-10 matchup between No. 2 Akron and No. 8 Granada didn’t exactly live up to the hype as the Rams rolled 59-0.
    • Bayfield had its 12-game winning streak snapped with a 19-0 loss to San Juan (Utah).
    • 3A No. 2 Roosevelt, runner up a season ago, opened its season with a 39-0 win against Thornton.
    • Grand Junction Central nearly pulled off an upset, but 3A No. 6 Palisade held on with a 31-26 win.
    • 3A No. 7 Rifle beat Basalt 48-34.
    • Another top-10 team in 3A, Holy Family (No. 9), opened with a 40-19 win at Mountain View.
    • 1A No. 4 Crowley County beat Colorado Springs Christian 32-22. And No. 10 Meeker beat Highland 18-8.

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