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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).

  • 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. 7 Arapahoe escapes Gateway’s upset bid with goal-line stand

    Arapahoe made a stop at the goal-line on the final play of the game to hold off an upset bid from Gateway and win 28-24.

    The Warriors, ranked No. 7 in Class 5A, trailed nearly the whole game but rallied to take the lead late in the fourth quarter and then held on to keep their perfect record intact. They are now 6-0 for the first time since 2005.

    Nick Thompson scored what proved to be the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run with 2:52 to play.

    Gateway jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half, and was up 24-14 at the break.

    But Arapahoe’s defense pitched a shutout in the second half, and the offense slowly chipped away.

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    4A: (7) Dakota Ridge 30, (9) Ponderosa 27

    Harper Silliman kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to lift the seventh-ranked Eagles (5-1) to their best win of the season so far.

    It turns out Silliman is Dakota Ridge’s backup kicker. The starter was out with a concussion.

    “Harper had made two extra points earlier in the game, and missed a field goal earlier in the game. And I told him, ‘You’re going to be a hero tonight. Keep your head in there. You’re going to have a chance to win it,’” Dakota Ridge coach Ron Woitalewicz told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “It was a 44-yard field goal, and it probably went 44-and-a-quarter yards.

    “We really felt at that point (of the final attempt) that we were either going to win it or we were going to go to overtime, and so we let him give it a shot. He came through. Big-time, clutch kick for us.”

    After a back-and-forth first quarter, Ponderosa grabbed a 24-19 lead at halftime. The lead grew to 27-17, but Dakota Ridge answered with a rushing touchdown from Jeremy Lujan to make it 27-24 with 4:38 to go in the third quarter. A field goal late in the third quarter tied the game.

    The teams were scoreless until the fourth quarter — until Silliman’s kick.

    Lujan had four touchdowns for Dakota Ridge.

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    3A: (9) Lewis-Palmer 63, Canon City 48

    The Rangers won a wild one with all kinds of offense.

    The two teams combined for 1,184 yards of total offense — the 11th-highest combined total in a single game — and dotted the record book with new entries. Ultimately, Lewis-Palmer’s ground attack won out over Canon City’s passing offense.

    Lewis-Palmer rushed for 547 yards and nine touchdowns as a team. Of that, Nick Pavlik had 404 yards and seven touchdowns. The seven TDs are tied for the fifth-most in state history, while the 404 yards are No. 14 all-time.

    There’s more: Canon City quarterback Luke Nethercot tied the state record, set just last week against Lewis-Palmer, with 41 completions on 50 attempts. He threw for 461 yards and six touchdowns.

    Lewis-Palmer is now 5-1.

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    4A: Pueblo West 66, Palmer 21

    Pueblo West’s Devyn Morgan had seven rushing touchdowns and 401 yards in Pueblo West’s win. Again, the seven touchdowns are tied for the fifth-most in state history.

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    1A: (3) Paonia 34, (9) Meeker 30

    Panoia pulled out the close win to move to 5-1.

    “It was a fun night here in Paonia. They had a great gameplan ready for us, and it worked,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard Show. “It was back-and-forth, and you just kind of had to hold your breath there are the end.”

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    2A: (4) Platte Valley 37, (5) Brush 0

    Platte Valley jumped out to a 29-0 halftime lead, and cruised from there. The Broncos are now 5-1, and have won five in a row.

    “When you lose some of the skill kids we did in the past, some explosive ones, we had to replace them,” Platte Valley coach Troy Hoffman told the Scoreboard Show. “Tanner Schwindt coming in as a quarterback, being a senior, a lot of his time was in the backup role or in some other spot duty, so we had to find a way for him to gain some experience early on, and really just gain some confidence. That’s really, truly, what he’s done.

    “Where we are right now, and what we’re doing, I’m very proud of where Platte Valley football is.”

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    2A: (2) Bayfield 27, (9) Gunnison 7

    Bayfield led 19-7 at halftime, then added to that in the second half to pull out the important top-10 win.

    The lead was actually 19-0 in the second quarter before Gunnison got a late score just before the half.

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    Notables

    • Aurora Central improved to 6-0 with a 45-7 win over Golden. It the most wins the Trojans have had since going 7-3. That year, Aurora Central started 2-3 before running off five in a row.
    • Another surprise 6-0 team: Westminster, which beat Prairie View 14-6.
    • In 3A, No. 3 Fort Morgan handled Lutheran 55-7. “Our kids came out and they were fired up,” Fort Morgan coach Harrison Chisum told the Scoreboard Show. “They’ve been looking for this game since we went there last year and let it slip away.”
    • In an I-25 rivalry game, Northglenn beat Thornton 29-27.
    • Sedgwick County, newly-minted as the No. 1 team in 8-man, beat No. 9 Merino 52-8.
    • A dandy in 8-man: No. 6 Granada beat No. 7 Holly 28-26 in two overtimes.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 6 games

    Cherokee Trail football team
    No. 10 Cherokee Trail faced No. 9 Grandview in a big 5A matchup on Friday. (Matt Minton/JacksActionShots.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 6 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 6-0
    Fri: W 38-9 vs. Overland
    2 Columbine 6-0
    Fri: W 42-14 vs. Arvada West
    3 Regis Jesuit 5-1
    Fri: W 33-0 at Highlands Ranch
    4 Valor Christian 4-2
    Thurs: W 23-12 at Eaglecrest
    5 Pomona 4-2
    Fri: W 35-7 vs. Bear Creek
    6 Ralston Valley 5-1
    Thurs: W 41-0 at Lakewood
    7 Arapahoe 6-0
    Fri: W 28-24 vs. Gateway
    8 Mullen 4-2
    Thurs: W 53-7 at Chatfield
    9 Grandview 5-1
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. (10) Cherokee Trail
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-3
    Fri: L 7-42 at (9) Grandview

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 6-0
    Fri: W 54-8 at Air Academy
    2 Longmont 6-0
    Fri: W 42-6 vs. Loveland
    3 Windsor 6-0
    Fri: W 21-7 vs. (5) Greeley West
    4 Vista Ridge 5-1
    Fri: W 33-14 at Montrose
    5 Greeley West 5-1
    Fri: L 7-21 at (3) Windsor
    6 Durango 6-0
    Fri: W 49-17 at Liberty
    7 Dakota Ridge 5-1
    Fri: W 30-27 vs. (9) Ponderosa
    8 Palmer Ridge 5-1
    Fri: W 45-21 vs. Rampart
    9 Ponderosa 4-2
    Fri: L 27-30 at (7) Dakota Ridge
    10 Aurora Central 6-0
    Fri: W 45-7 at Golden

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 6-1
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Pueblo Central
    2 Palisade 6-0
    Fri: W 63-3 at Steamboat Springs
    3 Fort Morgan 6-0
    Fri: W 55-7 vs. Lutheran
    4 Roosevelt 5-1
    Fri: W 42-7 at Frederick
    5 Delta 5-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Summit
    6 Holy Family 5-1
    Fri: W 56-14 vs. (7) Berthoud
    7 Berthoud 5-1
    Fri: L 14-56 at (6) Holy Family
    8 Rifle 5-1
    Fri: W 52-26 vs. Grand Junction Central
    9 Lewis-Palmer 5-1
    Fri: W 63-48 at Canon City
    10 Mead 5-1
    Fri: W 14-0 vs. Niwot

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 6-0
    Sat: W 40-11 at Denver North
    2 Bayfield 5-0
    Fri: W 27-7 at (9) Gunnison
    3 La Junta 6-0
    Fri: W 42-20 at St. Mary’s
    4 Platte Valley 5-1
    Fri: W 37-0 vs. (5) Brush
    5 Brush 4-2
    Fri: L 0-37 at (4) Platte Valley
    6 Alameda 6-0
    Sat: W 24-13 at Denver West
    7 Sterling 5-1
    Fri: W 21-13 at Valley
    8 Eaton 4-2
    Fri: W 42-0 at University
    9 Gunnison 3-3
    Fri: L 7-27 vs. (2) Bayfield
    10 The Academy 5-1
    Fri: W 33-16 at Sheridan

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 6-0
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. Peyton
    2 Resurrection Christian 7-0
    Fri: W 68-0 vs. Clear Creek
    3 Paonia 5-1
    Fri: W 34-30 vs. (9) Meeker
    4 Cedaredge 6-0
    Fri: W 30-7 vs. Grand Valley
    5 Monte Vista 5-1
    Fri: W 41-0 at Ignacio
    6 Limon 5-1
    Sat: L 14-38 at Colorado Springs Christian
    7 Rye 5-1
    Fri: W 35-14 vs. Ellicott
    8 Platte Canyon 5-1
    Sat: W 56-6 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    9 Meeker 3-3
    Fri: L 30-34 at (3) Paonia
    10 Burlington 6-1
    Fri: W 27-14 vs. Wray

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 6-0
    Fri: W 52-8 vs. (9) Merino
    2 Dayspring Christian 5-1
    Sat: L 7-30 vs. (4) Akron
    3 Norwood 6-1
    Sat: W 46-0 at Plateau Valley
    4 Akron 5-1
    Sat: W 30-7 at (2) Dayspring Christian
    5 Sargent 5-1
    Sat: W 60-12 at Sangre de Cristo
    6 Granada 5-1
    Fri: W 28-26 at (7) Holly
    7 Holly 4-2
    Fri: L 26-28 vs. (6) Granada
    8 Dove Creek 5-1
    Sat: W via forfeit at Del Norte
    9 Merino 4-2
    Fri: L 8-52 at (1) Sedgwick County
    10 Haxtun 5-1
    Fri: W 16-14 vs. Caliche

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 6-0
    Fri: W 70-0 vs. Miami-Yoder
    2 Eads 6-0
    Fri: W 74-26 vs. Walsh
    3 Kit Carson 7-0
    Fri: W 50-14 at Manzanola
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1
    Fri: W 50-16 vs. Hi-Plains
    5 Pawnee 5-1
    Fri: W 68-52 vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    6 La Veta 5-0
    Sat: at Aguilar
    7 Hanover 5-1
    Sat: W 48-13 at South Park
    8 Peetz 3-3
    Sat: W 64-8 vs. Briggsdale
    9 Cheraw 4-2
    Fri: W 67-12 at Primero
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-2
    Fri: W 44-38 vs. Stratton/Liberty

  • Football rankings: Aurora Central, Ponderosa join 4A

    Falcon Ponderosa football
    Ponderosa has rejoined the 4A football poll this week at No. 9. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)

    There was some shakeup to the Class 4A football rankings on Monday, with Ponderosa and Aurora Central joining the poll.

    The Mustangs (4-1) are back in CHSAANow.com’s 4A ranking at No. 9, while Aurora Central (5-0) joined for the first time at No. 10.

    Pine Creek continued to lead the 4A poll following its big win over then-No. 2 Vista Ridge, and is now a unanimous pick with all 17 first-place votes. The Eagles, two-time defending champions, have won 30 games in a row.

    Longmont returned to its No. 2 spot after dropping to No. 3 last week, and Windsor is up to third. Vista Ridge fell to fourth, and Greeley West remained in the top 5.

    Also this week, there is a new No. 1 team in 8-man, where Sedgwick County has ascended to the top despite having fewer first-place votes than former No. 1 Dayspring Christian. Both teams are 5-0.

    The 8-man ranking added Holly (No. 7) and Dove Creek (No. 8) this week.

    The other top-ranked teams around the classes include Cherry Creek (5A), Pueblo East (3A), Kent Denver (2A), Buena Vista (1A) and Fleming (6-man).

    There were no new teams added to the 5A poll, though Pomona did return to the top 5 at No. 5. Regis Jesuit also jumped Valor Christian for the No. 3 spot.

    In 3A, Lewis Palmer (No. 9) was the lone newcomer, but the 2A and 1A polls did not add any new teams. The 6-man ranking added Cheyenne Wells (No. 10).

    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) 5-0 179 1 W
    2 Columbine (1) 5-0 160 2 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 4-1 126 4 W
    4 Valor Christian 3-2 118 3 W
    5 Pomona 3-2 90 6 W
    6 Ralston Valley 4-1 83 7 W
    7 Arapahoe 5-0 69 8 W
    8 Mullen 3-2 52 5 L
    9 Grandview 4-1 42 9 W
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-2 21 10 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 15, Westminster 12, Fairview 11, Doherty 5, Chaparral 3, Grand Junction 3, Rock Canyon 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (17) 5-0 170 1 W
    2 Longmont 5-0 142 3 W
    3 Windsor 5-0 129 4 W
    4 Vista Ridge 4-1 118 2 L
    5 Greeley West 5-0 96 5 W
    6 Durango 5-0 72 8 W
    7 Dakota Ridge 4-1 71 6 W
    8 Palmer Ridge 4-1 37 10 W
    9 Ponderosa 4-1 26 – W
    10 Aurora Central 5-0 22 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    George Washington 17, Montrose 10, Rampart 10, Thompson Valley 6, Wheat Ridge 4, Denver South 2, Skyline 2, Fort Collins 1.
    Dropped out
    Rampart (7), Montrose (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (7) 5-1 122 1 W
    2 Palisade (1) 5-0 111 2 W
    3 Fort Morgan (3) 5-0 107 3 W
    4 Roosevelt (3) 4-1 98 5 W
    5 Delta 4-1 80 9 W
    6 Holy Family 4-1 62 6 W
    7 Berthoud 5-0 52 8 W
    8 Rifle 4-1 37 4 L
    9 Lewis-Palmer 4-1 32 – W
    10 Mead 4-1 24 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    The Classical Academy 17, D’Evelyn 15, Pueblo Central 3, Conifer 2, Discovery Canyon 2, Mitchell 2, Evergreen 1, Harrison 1.
    Dropped out
    D’Evelyn (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (5) 5-0 100 1 W
    2 Bayfield (4) 4-0 99 2 W
    3 La Junta (2) 5-0 73 3 W
    4 Platte Valley 4-1 72 4 W
    5 Brush 4-1 57 5 W
    6 Alameda 5-0 45 9 W
    7 Sterling 4-1 39 7 W
    8 Eaton 3-2 38 6 L
    9 Gunnison 3-2 28 10 W
    10 The Academy 4-1 12 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 10, Lamar 9, Olathe 8, Florence 6, Bennett 5, Strasburg 5, Moffat County 2, Roaring Fork 1, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 5-0 122 1 Bye
    2 Resurrection Christian (5) 6-0 119 2 W
    3 Paonia 4-1 90 3 W
    4 Cedaredge 5-0 79 4 W
    5 Monte Vista 4-1 77 6 W
    6 Limon 5-0 54 7 W
    7 Rye 4-1 51 5 W
    8 Platte Canyon 4-1 43 8 W
    9 Meeker 3-2 32 9 W
    10 Burlington 4-1 26 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Crowley County 14, Wiggins 8, Yuma 3, Ellicott 2, Holyoke 2, Center 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (2) 5-0 86 2 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (4) 5-0 80 1 W
    3 Norwood (1) 5-1 78 4 W
    4 Akron (2) 4-1 72 5 W
    5 Sargent (1) 4-1 58 6 W
    6 Granada 4-1 44 8 W
    7 Holly 4-1 31 – W
    8 Dove Creek 4-1 26 – W
    9 Merino 4-1 26 3 L
    10 Haxtun 4-1 18 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 9, Kiowa 7, Caliche 6, Sangre de Cristo 5, Plateau Valley 3, Springfield 3, West Grand 2, Hoehne 1.
    Dropped out
    Springfield (9), Hoehne (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (7) 5-0 88 1 W
    2 Eads (1) 5-0 76 2 W
    3 Kit Carson (1) 5-0 73 3 W
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 4-1 63 4 W
    5 Pawnee 4-1 58 5 W
    6 La Veta 5-0 31 10 W
    7 Hanover 4-1 29 6 L
    8 Peetz 2-3 14 7 L
    9 Cheraw 3-2 13 9 L
    10 Cheyenne Wells 3-2 12 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Idalia 11, Briggsdale 9, Cotopaxi 6, North Park 4, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 3, Hi-Plains 3, Walsh 3.
    Dropped out
    Otis (8).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 5 games

    Columbine and Mullen football play in a big matchup on Friday. (Photos: Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
    Columbine and Mullen football played in a big matchup on Friday. Columbine won, thanks to a big second half. (Photos: Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 5 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 5-0
    Fri: W 16-13 at (10) Cherokee Trail
    2 Columbine 5-0
    Fri: W 35-13 at (5) Mullen
    3 Valor Christian 3-2
    Thurs: W 45-20 at Overland
    4 Regis Jesuit 4-1
    Fri: W 58-14 vs. Rock Canyon
    5 Mullen 3-2
    Fri: L 13-35 vs. (2) Columbine
    6 Pomona 3-2
    Fri: W 42-0 at Arvada West
    7 Ralston Valley 4-1
    Fri: W 37-18 at Chatfield
    8 Arapahoe 5-0
    Fri: W 34-21 at Heritage
    9 Grandview 4-1
    Thurs: W 52-31 vs. Eaglecrest
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-2
    Fri: L 13-16 vs. (1) Cherry Creek

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 5-0
    Fri: W 28-18 vs. (2) Vista Ridge
    2 Vista Ridge 4-1
    Fri: L 18-28 at (1) Pine Creek
    3 Longmont 5-0
    Fri: W 48-13 at Silver Creek
    4 Windsor 5-0
    Fri: W 44-6 vs. Skyline
    5 Greeley West 5-0
    Fri: W 43-0 at Greeley Central
    6 Dakota Ridge 4-1
    Fri: W 42-13 vs. Standley Lake
    7 Rampart 4-1
    Sat: L 36-43 vs. Discovery Canyon
    8 Durango 5-0
    Fri: W 36-35 at (9) Montrose
    9 Montrose 3-2
    Fri: L 35-36 vs. (8) Durango
    10 Palmer Ridge 4-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Cheyenne Mountain

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 5-1
    Thurs: W 42-6 vs. Pueblo West
    2 Palisade 5-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 vs. Glenwood Springs
    3 Fort Morgan 5-0
    Fri: W 56-13 at Weld Central
    4 Rifle 4-1
    Fri: L 21-35 vs. (9) Delta
    5 Roosevelt 4-1
    Fri: W 50-22 vs. (7) Mead
    6 Holy Family 4-1
    Thurs: W 47-20 at Niwot
    7 Mead 4-1
    Fri: L 22-50 at (5) Roosevelt
    8 Berthoud 5-0
    Fri: W 18-14 vs. Erie
    9 Delta 4-1
    Fri: W 35-21 at (4) Rifle
    10 D’Evelyn 3-2
    Sat: L 43-42 at Lewis-Palmer

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 5-0
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Manual
    2 Bayfield 4-0
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Olathe
    3 La Junta 5-0
    Fri: W 46-0 vs. Manitou Springs
    4 Platte Valley 4-1
    Fri: W 26-6 at (6) Eaton
    5 Brush 4-1
    Fri: W 8-0 vs. Valley
    6 Eaton 3-2
    Fri: L 6-26 vs. (4) Platte Valley
    7 Sterling 4-1
    Fri: W 47-7 vs. University
    8 The Academy 4-1
    Sat: L 6-65 vs. Bennett
    9 Alameda 5-0
    Fri: W 44-0 at Bishop Machebeuf
    10 Gunnison 3-2
    Fri: W 28-6 at Montezuma-Cortez

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 5-0
    Sat: W 63-6 vs. Salida
    2 Resurrection Christian 6-0
    Fri: W 58-0 at Lyons
    3 Paonia 4-1
    Fri: W 65-0 at Grand Valley
    4 Cedaredge 5-0
    Fri: W 19-12 vs. Hotchkiss
    5 Rye 4-1
    Fri: W 62-0 at Dolores Huerta
    6 Monte Vista 4-1
    Fri: W 36-0 vs. Center
    7 Limon 5-0
    Fri: W 40-0 at Calhan
    8 Platte Canyon 3-1
    Sat: W 43-0 vs. Front Range Christian
    9 Meeker 3-2
    Fri: W 45-14 vs. Lake County
    10 Burlington 4-1
    Fri: W 42-0 at Yuma

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 5-0
    Fri: W 26-0 at Caliche
    2 Sedgwick County 5-0
    Fri: W 52-14 vs. (7) Haxtun
    3 Merino 4-1
    Fri: L 0-42 vs. (5) Akron
    4 Norwood 5-1
    Fri: W 51-13 at Soroco
    5 Akron 4-1
    Fri: W 42-0 at (3) Merino
    6 Sargent 4-1
    Fri: W 68-12 vs. Mancos
    7 Haxtun 4-1
    Fri: L 14-52 at (2) Sedgwick County
    8 Granada 4-1
    Fri: W 50-22 at McClave
    9 Springfield 3-2
    Fri: L 30-31 vs. Holly
    10 Hoehne 3-2
    Fri: L 24-28 at Dove Creek

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 5-0
    Fri: W 64-24 vs. (7) Peetz
    2 Eads 5-0
    Fri: W 66-14 at (9) Cheraw
    3 Kit Carson 5-0
    Fri: W 36-30 at (6) Hanover
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 4-1
    Fri: W 45-14 at Idalia
    5 Pawnee 4-1
    Fri: W 64-6 vs. Weldon Valley
    6 Hanover 4-1
    Fri: L 30-36 vs. (3) Kit Carson
    7 Peetz 2-3
    Fri: L 24-64 at (1) Fleming
    8 Otis 3-2
    Fri: L 35-40 vs. Hi-Plains
    9 Cheraw 3-2
    Fri: L 14-66 vs. (2) Eads
    10 La Veta 5-0
    Fri: W 58-25 vs. Primero

  • Football rankings: Buena Vista moves to top of 1A

    Buena Vista has taken over the top spot of the CHSAANow.com Class 1A football rankings following their 53-12 win over Centauri and former No. 1 Paonia’s 35-0 loss against Bayfield.

    The Demons are the only new No. 1 seed after a week filled with few upsets.

    Cherry Creek remains in the top spot of 5A as the Bruins had a bye this week. They traveled to Utah two weeks ago where they beat Jordan 38-35. They return to the field Friday night to take on Cherokee Trail.

    After dropping out of the 5A rankings last week, Grandview is back in the poll at No. 9. Columbine remains at No. 2 after beating Ralston Valley 21-7 Thursday night. The Mustangs, ranked No. 3 last week, fell four slots following their loss.

    In 4A, Pine Creek remains No. 1 after drubbing Pueblo West 47-7 Saturday. But the first time this season, they were not voted there unanimously.

    Vista Ridge Palmer Ridge football
    Vista Ridge is up to No. 2 in 4A football. Photos from their win over Palmer Ridge. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)

    The Vista Ridge Wolves gained two first-place votes after an impressive 40-28 win over Palmer Ridge, who stays in this week’s poll at No. 10. Vista Ridge is now No. 2, and faces Pine Creek on Friday.

    There were no new teams that joined the 4A rankings.

    Pueblo East is still the top team in 3A, although half the first-place votes went to other teams. The Eagles needed plenty of offense to get by Discovery Canyon Friday night. They took the game 47-36.

    D’Evelyn returned to the 3A poll after falling out two weeks ago. They got a much-needed 49-30 win over Pueblo County Friday night.

    Kent Denver remains the team to beat in 2A after they shut out Ridgeview Academy 40-0. Bayfield leapt over La Junta for the No. 2 slot after its big win over Paonia.

    A 28-7 win over Roaring Fork got Gunnison back in the rankings at No. 10. The Cowboys are the only 2A newcomers this week.

    In 1A, Buena Vista takes over the top spot with Resurrection Christian coming in at No. 2 and only trail the Demons by a single point in the voting.

    Previously unranked Limon made the biggest jump this week as they land at No. 7.

    There wasn’t a lot of movement in the 8-man rankings, but Hoehne does join the poll this week at No. 10.

    There were no newcomers to 6-man, although Hanover (No. 6) and Peetz (No. 7) each moved up one slot from last week.

    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 (18) 4-0 180 1 Bye
    2 Columbine 4-0 153 2 W
    3 Valor Christian 2-2 111 4 Bye
    4 Regis Jesuit 3-1 110 5 W
    5 Mullen 3-1 83 6 W
    6 Pomona 2-2 81 7 W
    7 Ralston Valley 3-1 78 3 L
    8 Arapahoe 4-0 53 8 W
    9 Grandview 3-1 27 – W
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-1 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 21, Rock Canyon 18, Heritage 14, Overland 10, Westminster 10, ThunderRidge 6, Chaparral 4, Doherty 4, Horizon 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Rocky Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Heritage (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (14) 4-0 149 1 W
    2 Vista Ridge (2) 4-0 128 3 W
    3 Longmont 4-0 127 2 W
    4 Windsor 4-0 120 4 W
    5 Greeley West 4-0 82 5 W
    6 Dakota Ridge 3-1 58 6 W
    7 Rampart 4-0 51 8 W
    8 Durango 4-0 41 10 Bye
    9 Montrose 3-1 40 9 Bye
    10 Palmer Ridge 3-1 25 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Ponderosa 24, Aurora Central 12, George Washington 10, Mountain View 5, Wheat Ridge 4, Skyline 2, Pueblo South 1, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (7) 4-1 118 1 W
    2 Palisade (3) 4-0 113 3 W
    3 Fort Morgan (3) 4-0 112 2 W
    4 Rifle 4-0 90 4 W
    5 Roosevelt 3-1 84 5 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 62 6 W
    7 Mead (1) 4-0 52 8 W
    8 Berthoud 4-0 44 7 W
    9 Delta 3-1 38 9 W
    10 D’Evelyn 3-1 23 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Evergreen 10, Lewis-Palmer 6, The Classical Academy 5, Erie 4, Eagle Valley 3, Harrison 3, Centaurus 2, Conifer 1.
    Dropped out
    Conifer (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (7) 4-0 103 1 W
    2 Bayfield (2) 3-0 93 3 W
    3 La Junta (2) 4-0 87 2 Bye
    4 Platte Valley 3-1 71 5 Bye
    5 Brush 3-1 66 4 W
    6 Eaton 3-1 51 6 W
    7 Sterling 3-1 37 7 Bye
    8 The Academy 4-0 30 9 W
    9 Alameda 4-0 28 10 W
    10 Gunnison 2-2 17 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 11, Olathe 11, Faith Christian 6, Machebeuf 2, Valley 2, Moffat County 1.
    Dropped out
    Lamar (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 5-0 120 2 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (4) 5-0 119 3 W
    3 Paonia 3-1 93 1 L
    4 Cedaredge (1) 4-0 85 5 W
    5 Rye 3-1 63 7 Bye
    6 Monte Vista 3-1 60 6 W
    7 Limon 4-0 49 – W
    8 Platte Canyon 3-1 47 8 W
    9 Meeker 2-2 31 9 W
    10 Burlington 3-1 18 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiggins 13, Crowley County 8, Yuma 5, Peyton 2, Center 1, Ellicott 1.
    Dropped out
    Center (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (6) 4-0 87 1 W
    2 Sedgwick County (2) 4-0 83 2 W
    3 Merino 4-0 69 5 W
    4 Norwood (1) 4-1 68 3 W
    5 Akron (1) 3-1 52 6 W
    6 Sargent 3-1 49 4 L
    7 Haxtun 4-0 42 7 W
    8 Granada 3-1 34 8 W
    9 Springfield 3-1 26 9 Bye
    10 Hoehne 3-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Holly 8, Caliche 7, Dove Creek 7, Gilpin County 3, Vail Christian 3, Kiowa 2, West Grand 1.
    Dropped out
    Holly (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 4-0 69 1 W
    2 Eads (1) 4-0 55 2 W
    3 Kit Carson 4-0 52 3 W
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 3-1 50 4 W
    5 Pawnee 3-1 43 5 W
    6 Hanover 4-0 25 7 W
    7 Peetz 2-2 22 8 Bye
    8 Otis 3-1 15 6 L
    9 Cheraw 3-1 13 9 W
    10 La Veta 4-0 11 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    North Park 8, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 7, Cotopaxi 6, Cheyenne Wells 3, Walsh 3, Idalia 2, Flagler 1.
    Dropped out
    None.