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  • 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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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 7 games

    Windsor and Longmont face off in a huge showdown of 4A unbeatens on Thursday. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Windsor and Longmont played an epic game in their 4A clash on Thursday. Game recap / Photo gallery. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7 in the 2015 season.

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

    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

  • Football rankings: Fairview returns to 5A poll at No. 10

    With few upsets happening over the weekend, the CHSAANow.com football rankings didn’t see too much movement, although a few new teams did manage to break in.

    Cherry Creek remained atop the Class 5A rankings after taking care of business against Overland Friday night. Pine Creek received all 16 first place votes in 4A after cruising to another victory, this one over Air Academy.

    The story remained the same for the other classes with Pueblo East (3A), Kent Denver (2A), Buena Vista (1A), Sedgwick County (8-man) and Felming (6-man) all hanging on to their places at No. 1.

    Fairview football practice Carlo Kemp
    Fairview football is No. 10 in Class 5A this week. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    In 5A, Fairview returned to the top-10 for the first time since falling out back on Sept. 21. A 47-46 double-overtime victory against Rocky Mountain helped get the Knights back into the polls.

    No new teams entered the 4A ranking, but Dakota Ridge did leap two spots to No. 5 after a last-second field goal got them a win over this week’s No. 10-ranked Ponderosa Mustangs. Greeley West fell three spots to No. 8 after a tough loss to No. 3 Windsor.

    The Classical Academy joins the 3A ranking at No. 9. This is the first time the Titans, winners of five-straight games, have been ranked in the top-10 this season.

    After falling out of the rankings three weeks ago, Faith Christian rejoins the 2A poll at No. 10. The Eagles looked impressive in their 44-0 win over Bishop Machebeuf Friday night.

    Wiggins and Crowley County join the 1A polls at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively. It’s the second time this season that each team has made into the top-10.

    Akron made the biggest jump in the 8-man rankings, going from No. 4 to No. 2. The Rams beat Dayspring Christian 30-7 Saturday to earn the boost.

    No new teams joined the 6-man poll and the order of the team remained unchanged for the most part.

    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 Cherry Creek (17) 6-0 179 1 W
    2 Columbine (1) 6-0 159 2 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 5-1 133 3 W
    4 Valor Christian 4-2 112 4 W
    5 Pomona 4-2 92 5 W
    6 Ralston Valley 5-1 85 6 W
    7 Arapahoe 6-0 72 7 W
    8 Mullen 4-2 51 8 W
    9 Grandview 5-1 48 9 W
    10 Fairview 5-1 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Westminster 14, Horizon 13, Cherokee Trail 8, Grand Junction 3, Chaparral 2, Mountain Vista 2, Doherty 1, Overland 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 6-0 160 1 W
    2 Longmont 6-0 137 2 W
    3 Windsor 6-0 125 3 W
    4 Vista Ridge 5-1 113 4 W
    5 Dakota Ridge 5-1 84 7 W
    6 Durango 6-0 82 6 W
    7 Palmer Ridge 5-1 55 8 W
    8 Greeley West 5-1 54 5 L
    9 Aurora Central 6-0 26 10 W
    10 Ponderosa 4-2 15 9 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 11, Thompson Valley 7, Montrose 4, Pueblo West 4, Fort Collins 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (9) 6-1 131 1 W
    2 Palisade (1) 6-0 116 2 W
    3 Fort Morgan (4) 6-0 111 3 W
    4 Roosevelt 5-1 92 4 W
    5 Delta 5-1 77 5 W
    6 Holy Family 5-1 68 6 W
    7 Rifle 5-1 51 8 W
    8 Lewis-Palmer 5-1 37 9 W
    9 The Classical Academy 5-2 28 – W
    10 Mead 5-1 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    D’Evelyn 16, Berthoud 11, Harrison 3, Pueblo Central 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Centaurus 1, Evergreen 1.
    Dropped out
    Berthoud (7).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (5) 6-0 99 1 W
    2 Bayfield (4) 5-0 98 2 W
    3 Platte Valley 5-1 86 4 W
    4 La Junta (2) 6-0 82 3 W
    5 Alameda 6-0 66 6 W
    6 Sterling 5-1 46 7 W
    7 Eaton 4-2 43 8 W
    8 Brush 4-2 32 5 L
    9 The Academy 5-1 18 10 W
    10 Faith Christian 4-2 17 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 15, Moffat County 5, Bennett 4, Lamar 2, Roaring Fork 1.
    Dropped out
    Gunnison (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 6-0 123 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (5) 7-0 122 2 W
    3 Paonia 5-1 97 3 W
    4 Cedaredge 6-0 68 4 W
    5 Monte Vista 5-1 66 5 W
    6 Rye 5-1 65 7 W
    7 Platte Canyon 5-1 64 8 W
    8 Wiggins 5-1 29 – W
    9 Crowley County 5-1 26 – W
    10 Burlington 6-1 25 10 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Meeker 25, Limon 3, Colorado Springs Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (6), Meeker (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (8) 6-0 98 1 W
    2 Akron (2) 5-1 85 4 W
    3 Norwood 6-1 74 3 W
    4 Sargent 5-1 63 5 W
    5 Granada 5-1 50 6 W
    6 Dayspring Christian 5-1 47 2 L
    7 Dove Creek 4-1 36 8 Bye
    8 Haxtun 5-1 29 10 W
    9 Holly 4-2 21 7 L
    10 Merino 4-2 13 9 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 12, Kiowa 9, Plateau Valley 5, Springfield 4, Gilpin County 3, Hoehne 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 6-0 67 1 W
    2 Eads 6-0 60 2 W
    3 Kit Carson (1) 6-0 56 3 W
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1 52 4 W
    5 Pawnee 5-1 45 5 W
    6 Hanover 5-1 26 7 W
    7 La Veta 5-0 24 6 Bye
    8 Peetz 3-3 17 8 W
    9 Cheraw 4-2 13 9 W
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-2 11 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, North Park 4, Cotopaxi 3, Otis 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Football roundup: No. 5 Palisade knocks off No. 3 Holy Family in 3A

    Palisade had a key fourth-down stop near the goal-line in the fourth quarter as the fifth-ranked Bulldogs upset No. 3 Holy Family 42-34 in a huge Class 3A football game on Friday evening.

    PD Riddle ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, while Prescott Price and Isaac Maestas each had two touchdowns.

    “It was like an arena football game,” Palisade coach Joe Ramunno told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show on Friday. “We had to take away possessions, and we were able to do that.”

    The game tilted back-and-forth throughout, though Palisade never trailed. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, and that proved to be the difference.

    “That’s what we knew we had to do, because they are so potent offensively,” Ramunno said. “They came back, though. They brought it back to 28-21 at the half. … We just knew we had to keep a possession ahead as much as we could, but they made a run for it there at the end.”

    Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig, who set the state passing record two weeks ago, continued his torrid early-season pace. He threw for three more touchdowns on Friday night, giving him 16 over three consecutive games. That breaks the previous record of 15 set by Grand Junction’s Doug Musgrave in 1988.

    Trailing 35-28 late in the fourth quarter, Holy Family marched down to the Palisade 5-yard-line, but the Bulldogs turned away the high-powered offense. Palisade scored on Maestas’ 87-yard touchdown on its next drive.

    “They had a great drive going on, and our defense really stepped up to get a great finish on it,” Ramunno said. “We were able to stop that fourth-down conversion, and then just a just a few plays later, Isaac was able to get into the end zone.

    “It was a big turnaround for us. They were going in to tie it up, and we ended up getting it back to (a 14-point lead).”

    Holy Family again cut into the lead to make it 45-34 with 55 seconds to play, but couldn’t recover an onside kick and Palisade was able to hang on.

    Maestas rushed for more than 200 yards for Palisade.

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    5A: Mullen 38, (2) Pomona 31 (OT)

    Mullen rallied from down 24-13 in the third quarter to eventually take a 28-24 lead over the second-ranked Panthers with seven minutes remaining.

    Pomona went up 31-28 with a minute remaining, and then Mullen hit a field goal to send it to overtime.

    Once there, the Mustangs pulled off the biggest upset of the young season.

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    5A: Arapahoe 17, (5) Grandview 14

    Arapahoe pulled off the upset thanks to the above field goal with a little over a minute to play.

    The Warriors led 7-0 at the half after Mitch Pennetta’s fumble recovery for a score. Grandview tied it up, but then Pete Mitchell hit Connor Williams for a 69-yard passing touchdown to give Arapahoe another lead.

    Arapahoe is now 3-0, including two wins over ranked teams.

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    6-man: (1) Fleming 66, (3) Pawnee 22

    Fleming was up 24-6 at the half, then exploded in the second half to take the important 6-man matchup.

    “We came out aggressively,” Wildcats coach John King told the Scoreboard Show. “We just executed really well. We kind of went right at them and actually probably ran the ball more tonight than we have been lately.”

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    5A: (7) Regis Jesuit 19, (9) Cherokee Trail  14

    The Raiders jumped out to a 13-0 lead at halftime, and held on for the important top-10 win.

    Cherokee Trail cut it to 13-7 in the third quarter, but Regis Jesuit pushed it back to 19-7 midway through the fourth quarter.

    The Cougars did score again in the final minutes, but Regis Jesuit got a game-ending interception.

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    5A: Horizon 18, (8) Fairview 14

    Horizon rallied from a 14-0 hole to score the game’s final 18 points and pull the upset.

    The Hawks cut into that lead to make it 14-12 at half, then took the lead on Jared Jiron’s 1-yard touchdown with 2:15 to go in the third quarter.

    Horizon made a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter, and then recovered a muffed punt with two minutes left to hold on and win.

    The Knights had won 20 consecutive games in the regular season prior to Friday’s loss.

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    4A/3A: (9) Palmer Ridge 48, (9) Lewis Palmer 14

    Isaiah Sanders threw for 440 yards and four touchdowns as Palmer Ridge won General Palmer’s Cup over its rival.

    Palmer Ridge (3-0) stretched its lead to 28-0 before Lewis-Palmer finally got on the board, and then cruised from there.

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    Notables

    • A total of five top-10 teams in Class 5A have lost (so far) this week, including four to unranked opponents.
    • Mountain View beat rival Loveland for the first time ever, 38-28. It was the team’s ninth meeting.
    • No. 4 Windsor easily handled Fort Collins in a good 4A matchup, 30-6.
    • 1A No. 8 Rye shutout 2A No. 10 Trinidad 45-0.
    • Pueblo South upset No. 8 Wheat Ridge in 4A, 42-35.
    • Another upset, this one in 2A: Pueblo County over No. 8 Florence 14-0.
    • No. 2 Eads handled No. 9 Cheyenne Wells in 6-man, 60-12.
    • In coach Todd Casebier’s return to Montrose, his former team beat Fruita Monument 31-7.
    • 5A No. 4 Valor Christian went to Utah and beat East 26-10.
    • Nate Renfrew had the game-winning extra point in overtime as Air Academy beat Widefield 40-39 in 4A.
    • West Grand football coach Chris Brown won his 300th career game last week. Friday, he got No. 301 in a 46-32 win over Gilpin County.
    • Pueblo West beat Falcon 34-26 in 4A.
    • Wiggins took down 1A No. 10 Crowley County, 27-20.

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  • Week 3 football preview: Colorado Preps on the big matchups

    Holy Family Fort Morgan football
    Chris Helbig and Holy Family play Palisade on Friday. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    Colorado Preps‘ Kevin Shaffer looks at Week 3’s big football matchups around the state.

    This week, the show includes comments on Holy Family vs. Palisade, Montrose vs. Fruita Monument, Platte Canyon vs. Resurrection Christian, Crowley County vs. Wiggins, and previews of many others in all classes.

    We’ll be following Week 3 action on Friday night, including our live coverage.

  • Football roundup: Fruita Monument beats rival Grand Junction, moves to 2-0

    For the first time since the 2012, Fruita Monument has won consecutive games. The Wildcats are 2-0 under new coach Todd Casebier following a 23-0 win over Grand Junction on Friday.

    “I’m just proud for our kids,” Casebier told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show on Friday night. “They’ve had sand kicked in their face around here for a while, and our coaching staff has been great. I’m happy for Fruita.”

    Fruita finished 1-9 in Class 5A last season.

    “Any ‘W’ is important for Fruita right now,” Casebier said. “The fact that we’re 2-0 really is the most important thing, because the kids even buy in more, they work harder, and you just can kind of feel the wave going our direction.

    “I was part of a similar thing in Montrose, and some of the same things are happening for us here at Fruita. So I’m excited about that, and just happy to be a part of it. It’s just a neat deal for everybody.”

    This is also the first time Fruita Monument has beat Grand Junction since the 2012 season, when the Wildcats went 5-5 — their largest win total over the past decade.

    “I’ve just seen potential from the get-go since I’ve been here, and I really feel like it’s coming together,” Casebier said. “We’ll enjoy it this weekend and go back to work. We’ve got a big one coming up next week in Montrose.”

    Casebier was the coach at Montrose for 10 seasons prior to joining Fruita Monument, leading them to the 4A title game in 2013.

    “It’s going to be strange, for sure, being in a different locker room and looking across that field,” Casebier said. “Montrose was great to me, and I’ve got a lot of friends on the staff, all those kids I coached. So it’ll be hard that way, but at the same time, they’re competitors and of course, our guys at Fruita, we need to win. And I know Montrose wants this.

    “It’ll be a good football game. We’ll hug afterwards either way. Again, I’m not looking forward to playing those guys, but, as you said, I don’t do the schedule.”

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    5A: (7) Regis Jesuit 23, (10) Mullen 17

    Michael Pavlakovich passed for a touchdown and rushed for another as No. 7 Regis Jesuit beat longtime rival Mullen, ranked No. 10, on Friday.

    The Raiders also got a rushing touchdown from Alec Barnes and solid defense all night in beating Mullen for the third season in a row.

    The win was the first for new head coach Danny Filleman, who moved from Arizona this offseason. Regis Jesuit had a tough loss against Cherry Creek in Week 1.

    The Raiders (1-1) will play Cherokee Trail next week. The Cougars beat Denver East 35-7 on Friday to move to 2-0.

    Mullen (1-1) got rushing touchdowns from Marcus McElroy Jr. and Shamond Hamilton in the loss. The Mustangs have a tough opponent in Pomona next week.

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    1A: (5) Platte Canyon 36, (10) Wiggins 20

    Platte Canyon got an important early-season with thanks to a big second half that allowed the Huskies to pull away.

    Platte Canyon led just 14-8 at halftime, but extended that to 22-14 after three then scored twice in the fourth quarter to put this one out of reach.

    The game was originally scheduled for Saturday but was moved up to Friday so a few Wiggins players could attend ACT testing.

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    4A: (2) Longmont 45, (5) Falcon 26

    Longmont jumped out to a 10-0 lead at halftime, then pushed it to 24-7 in the third quarter. The Trojans, last season’s 4A runner-up, would roll from there.

    No. 2 Longmont is now 2-0 this season.

    Falcon, meanwhile, opened the season against the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the classification. The Falcons lost to Pine Creek in Week 1.

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    3A/4A: (9) Greeley West 28, (8) D’Evelyn 20

    Greeley West led 14-0 at halftime, and 21-7 after three quarters, then held on for the win.

    The Spartans, who were 1-9 in 2013, have now started 2-0 in consecutive seasons.

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    5A: (8) Fairview 35, Boulder 17

    Thomas Creese, the latest in a long line of successful Fairview quarterbacks, threw three touchdowns to lead the Knights to a rivalry win over Boulder on Friday night.

    Fairview led 21-0 in the first half, but Boulder rallied to make it 21-10 and later, 28-17, but Fairview held on.

    Boulder’s TJ Jones had two touchdowns in the loss.

    The game was the 52nd in the history of the two schools. Fairview has now won eight consecutive in the series, and 11 of the past 12. The Knights lead the overall series 32-20, according to BoCoPreps.com.

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    5A: Bentonville (Ark.) 41, (3) Valor Christian 22

    Bentonville, the reigning 7A champion, took a lead in the second quarter and never looked back.

    Valor Christian had a 10-7 lead with 9:59 to go in the second, but Bentonville answered two minutes later and eventually built a 28-10 lead after three quarters. It grew to 35-10 before Valor broke the unanswered points streak.

    Eagles quarterback Dylan McCaffrey rushed for a score and threw for another in the loss.

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    Notables

    • In the annual Cannon Game down south, Pueblo East beat Pueblo South 54-21. Dutch Clark Stadium unveiled its new scoreboard, too.
    • Crowley County knocked off 1A No. 4 Rye, 21-20. The deciding moment was a blocked field goal with 1:30 left. “It was a heck of a play,” Chargers coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Monte Vista, ranked No. 8 in 1A, upset 2A No. 9 Gunnison 10-9. Monte Vista had a 60-yard touchdown pass on 3rd-and-22 late in the game. “It’s good for both programs to play top-ten teams from each other’s classification,” coach Manny Wasinger told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Florence stunned 2A No. 2 Faith Christian, 15-12.
    • No. 5 Pawnee handed defending 6-man champion Arickaree/Woodlin, ranked No. 3, its first loss of the season in a 31-26 game.
    • Another 6-man top-10 showdown: No. 4 Kit Carson beat No. 8 Cheraw 44-33.
    • 1A No. 1 Paonia shutout Ignacio 49-0, extending its winning streak to 25 games. That mark is second only to 4A’s Pine Creek, which has won 27 in a row. Pine Creek has a bye this week.
    • TJ Shelton had four touchdowns as No. 9 Meeker beat Coal Ridge 36-6 in 1A.
    • Silver Creek threw a 99-yard touchdown pass, but lost to 4A No. 3 Dakota Ridge, 44-21.
    • Sterling upset 2A No. 8 Strasburg, 26-18.
    • 8-man Springfield knocked off No. 3 Hoehne, 26-14.

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

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    No. 7 Regis Jesuit and No. 10 Mullen play on Friday night. (Mark Adams)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 2 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 3-0
    Fri: W 7-6 at (2) Pomona
    2 Pomona 1-1
    Fri: L 6-7 vs. (1) Cherry Creek
    3 Valor Christian 1-2
    Fri: L 22-41 at Bentonville (Ark.)
    4 Columbine 2-0
    Off this week.
    5 Grandview 2-0
    Thurs: W 53-7 vs. Gateway
    6 Ralston Valley 2-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 at ThunderRidge
    7 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Fri: W 23-17 vs. (10) Mullen
    8 Fairview 2-0
    Fri: W 35-17 vs. Boulder
    9 Doherty 1-1
    Thurs: L 6-7 at Arapahoe
    10 Mullen 1-1
    Fri: L 17-23 at (7) Regis Jesuit

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 2-0
    Off this week.
    2 Longmont 2-0
    Fri: W 45-26 at (5) Falcon
    3 Dakota Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 44-21 at Silver Creek
    4 Windsor 2-0
    Fri: W 36-14 at (7) Broomfield
    5 Falcon 0-2
    Fri: L 26-45 vs. (2) Longmont
    6 Vista Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 55-7 vs. Pueblo West
    7 Broomfield 0-2
    Fri: L 14-36 vs. (4) Windsor
    8 Ponderosa 2-0
    Fri: W 21-20 at Mesa Ridge
    9 Greeley West 2-0
    Fri: W 28-20 at (3A 8) D’Evelyn
    10 Wheat Ridge 2-0
    Off this week.

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 2-1
    Fri: W 54-21 vs. Pueblo South
    2 Fort Morgan 2-0
    Thurs: W 49-0 at Niwot
    3 Holy Family 2-0
    Fri: W 64-60 at Discovery Canyon
    4 Rifle 3-0
    Fri: W 61-0 vs. Jefferson
    5 Palisade 2-0
    Sat: W 55-28 at Pueblo Central
    6 Roosevelt 2-1
    Thurs: W 41-8 at Loveland
    7 Berthoud 2-0
    Sat: W 53-7 at Arvada
    8 D’Evelyn 1-1
    Fri: L 20-28 vs. (4A 9) Greeley West
    9 Lewis-Palmer 2-0
    Thurs: W 49-7 vs. Sand Creek
    10 Delta 2-1
    Fri: W 48-13 vs. Pagosa Springs

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 2-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at Englewood
    2 Faith Christian 1-1
    Fri: L 12-15 at Florence
    3 Eaton 2-0
    Fri: W 48-0 vs. Holyoke
    4 Brush 1-1
    Fri: W 36-19 at Weld Central
    5 Platte Valley 2-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Bennett
    6 Bayfield 2-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. Miyamura (N.M.)
    7 La Junta 3-0
    Fri: W 27-8 vs. Alamosa
    8 Strasburg 0-2
    Fri: L 18-26 at Sterling
    9 Gunnison 0-2
    Fri: L 9-10 vs. (1A 8) Monte Vista
    10 Lamar 1-1
    Fri: W 18-13 at Centauri

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 2-0
    Fri: W 49-0 vs. Ignacio
    2 Buena Vista 2-0
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Hotchkiss
    3 Resurrection Christian 3-0
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Yuma
    4 Rye 2-1
    Fri: L 20-21 vs. Crowley County
    5 Platte Canyon 2-0
    Fri: W 36-20 vs. (10) Wiggins
    6 Burlington 2-0
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Front Range Christian
    7 Cedaredge 2-0
    Fri: W 14-12 at Olathe
    8 Monte Vista 1-1
    Fri: W 10-9 vs. (2A 9) Gunnison
    9 Meeker 1-2
    Fri: W 36-6 vs. Coal Ridge
    10 Wiggins 1-1
    Sat: L 20-36 at (5) Platte Canyon

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 2-0
    Sat: W 54-8 vs. Hayden
    2 Norwood 3-0
    Fri: W 46-0 vs. Del Norte
    3 Hoehne 1-1
    Fri: L 14-26 vs. Springfield
    4 Granada 2-0
    Fri: W 79-32 vs. Sanford
    5 Sedgwick County 3-0
    Fri: W 70-0 at Leyton (Neb.)
    6 Sargent 2-0
    Fri: W 50-6 at Wiley
    7 Caliche 2-1
    Fri: W 48-6 at Potter-Dix (Neb.)
    8 Akron 1-1
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Fowler
    9 Haxtun 2-0
    Off this week.
    10 Merino 2-0
    Fri: W 20-6 at Simla

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 2-0
    Fri: W 61-0 vs. Idalia
    2 Eads 2-0
    Fri: W 54-0 at Hi-Plains
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-1
    Fri: L 26-31 vs. (5) Pawnee
    4 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 44-33 vs. (8) Cheraw
    5 Pawnee 2-0
    Fri: W 31-26 at (3) Arickaree/Woodlin
    6 Hanover 2-0
    Thurs: W 46-0 vs. Colorado D&B
    7 Peetz 1-2
    Sat: W 63-33 at Briggsdale
    8 Cheraw 1-1
    Fri: L 33-44 at (4) Kit Carson
    9 Otis 2-0
    Fri: W 83-34 at Flagler
    10 North Park 1-1
    Off this week.