Each of the three classes begin the playoffs this coming weekend. The quarterfinals are Nov. 10-12, the semifinals are Nov. 17-19, and the championship game will be Nov. 26. All games will be at home sites.
The fields were set with help from the final RPI standings. Committees then seeded the fields.
La Junta heads the 2A field. The Tigers are unbeaten at 9-0, including wins over five 2A playoff teams. They will open by hosting No. 16 University.
Also seeded highly are No. 2 Resurrection Christian, No. 3 The Classical Academy, No. 4 Sterling, No. 5 Bayfield, No. 6 Kent Denver, No. 7 Faith Christian and No. 8 Basalt.
Bayfield is the defending 2A champion.
In 1A, Meeker (9-0) is also unbeaten as the No. 1 seed. The Cowboys will host No. 16 Ellicott in the first round.
Other top seeds in 1A include, No. 2 Strasburg, No. 3 Paonia, No. 4 Bennett, No. 5 Peyton, No. 6 Burlington, No. 7 Crowley County, No. 8 Monte Vista.
Defending champion Buena Vista is seeded 14th.
Sedgwick County is the No. 1 seed in 8-man. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Sedgwick County (8-1) leads the 8-man field. The defending champion Cougars’ lone loss came to Perkins County (Neb.), and they will host No. 16 McClave in the first round.
Also seedly highly are No. 2 Sargent, No. 3 Akron, No. 4 Hoehne, No. 5 Norwood, No. 6 Pikes Peak Christian, No. 7 West Grand and No. 8 Granada.
Chatfield, the second-ranked team in Class 4A football, pulled off a late rally to avoid an upset at the hands of Dakota Ridge on Friday.
The Chargers — who trailed 12-10 at halftime, and 29-24 after the third quarter — got a big 10-point swing early in the fourth quarter to change the game.
“We had to kick a field goal where we wanted to score a touchdown, and the ensuing kickoff, they fumbled it,” Chatfield coach Bret McGatlin told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We were able to put it in the end zone. Those 10 points right there just changed the complexion for us. After that, it just got us going.”
“It was a little scary there for a while,” McGatlin said. “Dakota Ridge came out and played really well. I have a lot of respect for that team.”
“We were shell-shocked in the first, second and most of the third quarter, because they came out and they smashed us in the mouth early,” the coach added later. “All of a sudden, we started playing our game. It was fun.”
No. 2 Fleming beat No. 15 Otis 62-14 on Thursday. The remaining six games are all on Saturday.
Arickaree/Woodlin has reached the championship game each of the past two seasons, winning the title in 2014.
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1A: (8) Burlington 7, (10) Limon 6
Burlington scored the winning touchdown with six minutes to play to seal a league title.
“It was definitely defensive-minded,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told the Scoreboard Show. “I think when you play eachother as long as we have, and we’ve both had some pretty good teams in the past, you kind of know each other. And it was a very physical game, as we expected.
“We made one more play,” Higgs added. “We kicked our extra point, and they weren’t able to” convert a two-point conversion.
The win clinched the 1A North Central for the Cougars (7-2, 5-0 in league).
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2A: (9) Weld Central 17, Platte Valley 14
Weld Central got a late touchdown to secure a huge win and improved to 8-1 this season.
“Our kids played absolutely phenomenal tonight,” coach James Canaday told the Scoreboard Show. “They were very composed.”
The Rebels called a timeout just prior to the winning score.
“It was do-or-die, so we started talking about what we needed to call,” Canaday said. “Our offensive coordinator came up with a great play, and one of our better players, Alex Ries, was wide open and he caught it. … It was absolutely incredible. It was one of the neatest things I’ve ever been through.”
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Notables
In 8-man, No. 5 Merino and No. 10 Haxtun had about an half-hour delay because a power outage took out the lights at the field. Merino went on to win 41-13.
Basalt won its first league championship since 1984 with a 46-22 win over Roaring Fork. The Longhorns finished 5-0 in the 2A Western Slope League, and is 7-2 overall. “They knew it was a way to keep playing next week,” coach Carl Frerichs told the Scoreboard Show, acknowledging the automatic postseason berth that comes along with the title.
1A No. 9 Crowley County beat Rocky Ford 47-26 to win the Santa Fe League at 4-0. It is the Chargers’ third-straight league title. “We were able to come through again this year,” coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show.
Boulder got its first win under new coach Vincent Smith, beating Smoky Hill 45-26.
3A No. 10 Conifer got a good win over Lutheran, 34-27. “Our defense came through for us against a really good team,” coach Larry Fitzmaurice told the Scoreboard Show. With the win, Conifer seized control of the West Metro League at 4-0.
2A No. 2 Resurrection Christian beat Eaton 38-6 to secure the Patriot West League championship. The Cougars are now 9-0 and will turn their attention to the playoffs, which begin next week. “At this point of the season, anybody we play is going to be a good football team,” coach Mark Roggy told the Scoreboard Show.
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 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.
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.
Resurrection Christian climbed a spot to No. 2 and Delta made the biggest jump on the week, gaining two spots to land at No. 6.
Strasburg remains the No. 1 team in 1A with Paonia hanging on to the No. 2 spot.
Cedaredge gained the most ground with a three-spot jump to come in at No. 6 this week.
By a one-point margin, Sargent is still the top team in 8-man. Sedgwick County comes in at No. 2 with an equal number of first-place votes as the Farmers.
Akron jumped two spots to land at No. 4 while Hoehne (No. 6) and Pikes Peak Christian (No. 9) each moved up one spot from the last set of rankings.
Fleming keeps a firm hold on 6-man’s No. 1 spot with Kit Carson and Stratton/Liberty coming in at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Newcomer Hi-Plains joins the 6-man poll at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Pueblo West is ranked No. 9 in 4A this week. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
The Class 4A CHSAANow.com football rankings has some fresh faces with the release of this week’s rankings, and it’s happening at the right time.
Pueblo West comes into the poll at No. 9 and Skyline is right behind them at No. 10.
With a 28-0 win over Niwot on Friday, the Falcons remain undefeated on the year and received enough support from the voters to be regarded as a top-10 team.
The Cyclones have won three-straight games after surrendering their first two of the season. Wins against Pueblo South and Dakota Ridge got them votes, but it was the  57-20 win over Coronado on Saturday that pushed them into the poll.
Denver South hung on to the top spot in 4A, taking 16 of 17 first-place votes.
Coming off a bye, Pomona hung on to the No. 1 position in 5A, but Mullen was able to jump one spot to No. 2.
Fairview (No. 6) and Doherty (No. 9) also jumped one spot from a week ago. Despite coming up short against No. 8 Valor Christian last Thursday, Cherry Creek stayed in the rankings at No. 10 meaning no new teams broke into the 5A rankings.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Discovery Canyon made a statement against Vista Ridge Friday night and as a result, hang on to the No. 1 spot in 3A.
After snagging a couple of first-place votes, Lewis-Palmer jumped to No. 3, one spot above where they were a week ago.
Longmont made the big 3A jump of the week, leaping three spots to come in at No. 7.
There were no new teams in the 3A rankings this week.
In 2A, both La Junta (No. 1) and The Classical Academy (No. 2) maintained their spots after a thrilling showdown Friday night that saw the Tigers come away with the late win.
La Junta’s schedule does not get any easier this week as they host Manitou Springs, which jumped to No. 4 after a homecoming win over Lamar.
At No. 10, sterling is the only new team to break into the 2A poll.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 1A as all 10 teams from last week’s rankings remained in the this week’s poll.
Peyton made the big jump of the week to come in at No. 7, two spots better than they were previously ranked.
In 8-man, Sargent took five of 13 first-place votes to hang on to the top spot.
Merino made a three-spot leap to come in at No. 4.
There were no new teams in the 8-man rankings.
Still undefeated, Fleming holds strong as the No. 1 team in 6-man with Kit Carson hanging tight at No. 2.
Cotopaxi (No. 5) and Peetz (No. 6) each jumped three spots from last week’s rankings.
At No. 10, Genoa-Hugo is the only new team in the 6-man rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Denver South is the new No. 1 team in 4A football. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
To the victors go the spoils.
After wins last week, Denver South now sits atop the Class 4A CHSAANow.com football rankings while La Junta takes the top spot in the 2A poll.
Discovery Canyon also jumps to No. 1 in the 3A poll despite previous No. 1 Fort Morgan not losing this week. Strasburg had a similar fortune this week, taking the No. 1 spot in 1A despite Paonia winning this weekend.
The Rebels got a hard-fought win over Heritage on Saturday and with Chatfield’s loss to Columbine earlier in the week, they traded places this week in the rankings.
Pine Creek (No. 4) and Ponderosa (No. 7) each jumped two spots from last week’s poll.
At No. 10, Mesa Ridge is the only new team in the 4A rankings.
La Junta is the new No. 1 team in 2A. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
After a win over Pueblo Central, The Classical Academy jumps to No. 2 and will host No. 1 La Junta on Friday.
D’Evelyn (No. 5) and Manitou Springs (No. 6) each jumped two spots from a week ago. Florence comes in at No. 10 as the only new team in the 2A rankings.
Pomona hangs on to the top spot in 5A thanks to a comeback win over Valor Christian on Friday night.
Grandview made the biggest jump in the poll, ending up at No. 5 thanks to a big win over Cherry Creek.
Doherty comes in at No. 10 and is the only newcomer to the 5A rankings.
In 3A, the Discovery Canyon and Fort Morgan traded places at the top of the poll with the Thunder coming in as the new No. 1.
Thanks to a huge win over Longmont, Mead arrives to the 3A poll as the only newcomer, taking the No. 9 spot this week.
Despite Paonia receiving eight of 15 first-place votes, it’s Strasburg who lands at No. 1 in 1A. The Eagles fell only one spot to land at No. 2.
Meeker made a two-spot jump this week, landing at No. 5.
Peyton was the only new team to jump into the 1A poll, landing at No. 9.
A 22-20 win over Norwood keeps Sargent in the top spot of the 8-man poll.
The top seven teams overall from last week’s rankings held their position this week.
At No. 9 and 10 respectively, Pikes Peak Christian and Soroco are the two new teams in the 8-man poll.
Fleming hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 6-man with Kit Carson holding firm at No. 2.
North Park jumped three spots to land at No. 7 this week.
There is one newcomer in the 6-man poll with Peetz landing at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
University 19, Valley 9, Platte Valley 7, Gunnison 6, Bishop Machbeuf 4, Sterling 3, Eaton 2, The Academy 2, Alamosa 1, Faith Christian 1.
Dropped out
Platte Valley (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (7)
4-0
141
2
W
2
Paonia (8)
4-0
137
1
W
3
Platte Canyon
4-0
115
3
W
4
Bennett
3-1
104
5
W
5
Meeker
4-0
83
7
W
6
Limon (1)
3-1
73
4
L
7
Cedaredge
4-0
62
8
W
8
Crowley County
3-1
39
9
Bye
9
Peyton
4-0
33
–
W
10
Burlington
2-2
27
10
L
Others receiving votes:
Buena Vista 10, Dolores 9, Clear Creek 8, Holyoke 8, Hotchkiss 8, Rye 5, Colorado Springs Christian 4, Highland 4, Olathe 4, Ellicott 3, Centauri 2, Front Range Christian 1.
Dropped out
Buena Vista (6).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sargent (5)
4-0
119
1
W
2
Dayspring Christian (6)
4-0
104
2
W
3
Sedgwick County (1)
3-1
84
3
W
4
Akron (1)
3-1
79
4
W
5
Norwood
3-1
73
5
L
6
Hoehne
2-2
67
6
L
7
Merino
4-0
64
7
W
8
Haxtun
4-0
48
9
W
9
Pikes Peak Christian
3-1
15
–
W
10
Soroco
3-1
14
–
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Mancos 12, Sangre de Cristo 11, West Grand 8, Plateau Valley 6, Holly 5, Wiley 5, Justice 2.
Dropped out
Sangre de Cristo (8), West Grand (10).
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (9)
4-0
112
1
W
2
Kit Carson (2)
4-0
106
2
W
3
Stratton/Liberty
4-0
81
4
W
4
Cheyenne Wells
3-1
60
5
L
5
Arickaree/Woodlin
2-1
55
6
Bye
6
La Veta
3-0
54
3
Bye
7
North Park
3-1
41
10
W
8
Cotopaxi
4-0
40
8
W
9
Peetz
3-1
32
–
W
10
Eads
3-1
31
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Hi-Plains 14, Sierra Grande 12, Cheraw 8, Genoa-Hugo 8, Otis 5, Pawnee 2.
Fort Morgan is the new No. 1 team in 3A football. (Brandon Boles/Fort Morgan Times)
There is a new top dog in the Class 3A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Following a loss to Discovery Canyon — which lands at No. 2 this week — Pueblo East fell out of the No. 1 spot and Fort Morgan took its place.
No new teams made their way into the 3A rankings, but there was plenty of movement as Lewis-Palmer (No. 5), Palisade (No. 6) and Silver Creek (No. 7) all climbed two spots.
The 1A rankings also saw a new team land in the No. 1 spot as Paonia now sits atop the poll. The Eagles topped Ridge View Academy to move to 3-0 and Buena Vista fell out of the top spot with a 16-8 loss to Platte Canyon.
The Demons come in at No. 6 this week.
Burlington is the only newcomer to the 1A poll, coming in at No. 10 this week.
A 57-0 win over Fowler helped Sargent move into the top spot in the 8-man poll with former No. 1 Sedgwick County falling to No. 3.
That was the only big change in 8-man as there were no newcomer to those rankings.
In 5A, Pomona remains and No. 1 with Mullen still on its heels at No. 2.
Columbine is up to No. 3 in Class 5A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Columbine jumped one spot to No. 3 after beating Bear Creek, but the big jump went to No. 4 Eaglecrest. The Raptors jumped six spots after beating Grandview on Friday night.
Only one new team jumped into the 5A rankings this week as Legend breaks in at No. 10.
Chatfield holds a firm grip on the No. 1 spot in 4A, taking 14 of 17 first-place votes.
With a win over Greeley Central on Saturday, Loveland jumped three spots to land at No. 3. Vista Ridge also climbed three spots after an impressive 24-22 win over Dakota Ridge.
With a showdown looming with No. 9 Ponderosa, Rampart is new to the 4A rankings this week. The Rams round out the rankings at No. 10.
Kent Denver holds on to the No. 1 ranking in 2A this week as La Junta makes the one-spot jump to No. 2. The Sun Devils and Tigers play each other on Friday night.
The Classical Academy jumps two spots to land at No. 3, just two weeks ahead of their league-opener against La Junta.
Manitou Springs jumps into the 2A rankings at No. 8. Through three games, the undefeated Mustangs have already matched their win total from a year ago.
Fleming got eight of 12 first-place votes to hang on to the top spot in the 6-man poll.
Cheyenne Wells made the big jump of the week, moving up two spots to land at No. 5.
At No. 10, North Park is the only new team to the 6-man rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Greeley West 20, Mesa Ridge 13, Niwot 11, Skyline 11, Pueblo South 9, Pueblo West 7, George Washington 6, Dakota Ridge 5, Brighton 1, Monarch 1, Widefield 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo South (7).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fort Morgan (5)
3-0
124
2
W
2
Discovery Canyon (4)
3-0
107
4
W
3
Longmont (2)
2-1
101
3
W
4
Pueblo East
2-1
94
1
L
5
Lewis-Palmer (2)
3-0
84
7
W
6
Palisade
3-1
59
8
W
7
Silver Creek
3-0
46
9
W
8
Holy Family
2-1
38
6
L
9
Erie (1)
3-0
36
10
W
10
Roosevelt
1-2
27
5
L
Others receiving votes:
Conifer 14, Mead 12, Rifle 7, Skyview 6, Pueblo County 5, Thompson Valley 4, Evergreen 2, Battle Mountain 1, Denver North 1, Eagle Valley 1, Palmer Ridge 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (7)
3-0
122
1
Bye
2
La Junta (5)
3-0
120
3
W
3
The Classical Academy (2)
3-0
119
5
W
4
Resurrection Christian
3-0
100
2
W
5
Delta (1)
2-1
82
6
L
6
Bayfield
2-1
67
7
Bye
7
D’Evelyn
2-1
47
4
L
8
Manitou Springs
3-0
36
–
W
9
Weld Central
3-0
35
9
W
10
Platte Valley
1-2
22
8
L
Others receiving votes:
Eaton 21, Alamosa 16, Florence 15, University 8, Cortez 7, Brush 4, Gunnison 2, Sterling 1, Valley 1.
Dropped out
Eaton (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (11)
3-0
176
2
W
2
Strasburg (7)
3-0
167
3
W
3
Platte Canyon
3-0
123
8
W
4
Limon
3-0
108
4
W
5
Bennett
2-1
96
5
W
6
Buena Vista (1)
2-1
91
1
L
7
Meeker
3-0
82
6
Bye
8
Cedaredge
3-0
50
10
W
9
Crowley County
3-1
49
7
W
10
Burlington
2-1
31
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Peyton 20, Rye 10, Center 9, Dolores 8, Hotchkiss 8, Clear Creek 5, Ellicott 5, Colorado Springs Christian 4, Holyoke 2, Highland 1.
Dropped out
Ellicott (9).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sargent (3)
3-0
105
3
W
2
Dayspring Christian (8)
3-0
103
2
W
3
Sedgwick County (1)
2-1
78
1
L
4
Akron
2-1
67
5
Bye
5
Norwood
3-0
64
4
W
6
Hoehne
2-1
60
6
W
7
Merino
3-0
54
7
W
8
Sangre de Cristo
4-0
45
8
W
9
Haxtun
3-0
34
10
W
10
West Grand
3-0
19
9
W
Others receiving votes:
McClave 10, Soroco 6, Wiley 6, Plateau Valley 5, Pikes Peak Christian 3, South Park 1.
If no one was paying attention to Chatfield before, they are now.
Following a 50-39 win over Pine Creek in Week 1 and a 53-7 win over Palmer in Week 2, the Chargers have earned the right to be the No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Chatfield is one of two new No. 1 teams this week.
The 4A rankings received a little bit of a shakeup as a Pine Creek win over Windsor lifted the Eagles to No. 3 this week.
The Wizards fell to No. 4 as a result of their Saturday loss.
Ponderosa is the only new team to break into the 4A rankings this week.
Sedgwick County is the other new No. 1 this week, taking the top spot in the 8-man rankings for the second time this year.
Sangre de Cristo comes in at No. 8 and is the only new team to the 8-man poll this week.
Pomona hangs on to the top spot in the 5A rankings thanks a weekend win over Fountain-Fort Carson.
Fairview made the biggest 5A jump of the week to land at No. 7. That’s three spots better from where the Knights were a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 5A rankings this week.
After a thrilling win over Pueblo West, Pueblo East remains the No. 1 team in the 3A rankings by taking 12 of 13 first-place votes.
The most turnover of the week belongs to the 3A class as it saw three new teams break into the top 10.
Lewis-Palmer lands at No. 7, Silver Creek comes in at No. 9 and Erie rounds out the 3A top 10 at No. 10.
Kent Denver remains the No. 1 team in 2A after getting Scott Yates win No. 307 of his career.
The entire top five from last week’s rankings remained intact as everyone except for No. 2 Resurrection Christian (bye) notched wins.
Weld Central is the lone team to break into the 2A top 10, coming in at No. 9.
Buena Vista hangs on to the No. 1 spot in the 1A rankings. No. 2 Paonia and No. 3 Strasburg also held firm in their positions.
Limon jumped from No. 6 to No. 4 this week.
Ellicott (No. 9) and Cedaredge (No. 10) are the two newcomers to the 1A rankings.
A bye week resulted in Fleming hanging on to the top spot in the 6-man rankings.
Stratton/Liberty (No. 5) and Cheyenne Wells (No. 7) each jumped three spots from their rankings last week.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
