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  • Fairview grabs 5A’s top seed as football brackets are released

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    Fairview is the No. 1 seed in 5A. (Courtesy photo)

    The groundwork, as is so often the case, was laid four years ago. Tom McCartney saw it in his freshmen then. Those freshmen are now seniors, and that group has Fairview seeded No. 1 overall in the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We knew that it was a special group,” McCartney, Fairview’s coach, said Sunday morning. “We also knew that for them to do the things and reach some of the goals they’ve set, you’ve got to have junior compliments. You want to know that your juniors are also part of that.

    “We’ve been kind of waiting on this group of seniors for a while, and a lot of them have gotten a lot of playing time as sophomores and juniors,” he continued. “When you get in those kinds of battles against teams like Pomona and Ralston Valley, and Legacy and Arvada West and Boulder — and Grandview in the playoffs last year, and Regis the year before — all of those experiences help. So, yes, to be honest with you, we’ve seen this coming from this particular group. We knew this was a talented group.”

    The Knights were the lone 5A team to finish the regular season unbeaten (9-0). They were ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com football poll in recent weeks, but were No. 1 in Wild Card points during that stretch, and finished atop the final Wild Card standings released Sunday morning.

    And so, when the 5A bracket was unveiled, it was Fairview in the No. 1 spot. (See the full bracket.)

    “It feels awesome,” McCartney said. “It’s playoff football. We’re just going to prepare. We understand that if you win you move on, and if you don’t you’re done. We want to keep playing. The best way to keep playing is to be prepared and to improve.”

    Fairview draws No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) in the first round. The two teams played in 2010 and 2011, both Mountain Vista wins.

    “Our seniors, when they were freshmen, played them. And so we know a little bit about them,” McCartney said. “We’ve got a ton of respect for coach (Ric) Cash. His teams are always prepared. They’re always hard-nosed.”

    Rounding out the top-5 seeds in 5A were No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    The top 16 seeds host in the first round, meaning No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 7 Columbine, No. 8 Pomona, No. 9 Chatfield, No. 10 Grand Junction, No. 11 Mountain Range, No. 12 Doherty, No. 13 Prairie View, No. 14 Rangeview, No. 15 Ralston Valley and No. 16 Douglas County will get home games.

    Other qualifiers were No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 19 Overland, No. 20 Grandview, No. 21 Gateway, No. 22 Heritage, No. 23 Westminster, No. 24 Rocky Mountain, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson, No. 26 Hinkley, No. 27 Arvada West, No. 28 Castle View, No. 29 Fort Collins, No. 30 Lakewood and No. 31 Eaglecrest.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets were also released on Sunday.

    Brush is 2A’s top seed. As the top-8 host in the first round, No. 2 Manitou Springs, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 Faith Christian, No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Bennett, No. 7 Kent Denver and No. 8 Florence will all get home games.

    Also qualifying in 2A were No. 9 Strasburg, No. 10 Lamar, No. 11 Olathe, No. 12 Fort Lupton, No. 13 Aspen, No. 14 Ridge View Academy, No. 15 Jefferson and No. 16 The Academy.

    In 1A, Buena Vista got the top seed. No. 2 Limon, No. 3 Centauri, No. 4 Paonia, No. 5 Monte Vista, No. 6 Hotchkiss, No. 7 Yuma and No. 8 Platte Canyon will also host first-round games.

    Additional 1A qualifiers were No. 9 Resurrection Christian, No. 10 Rye, No. 11 Burlington, No. 12 Cedaredge, No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 14 Wray, No. 15 Lyons and No. 16 Front Range Christian.

    Hoehne is 8-man’s top seed. Also hosting in the first round will be No. 2 Dayspring Christian, No. 3 Norwood, No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche, No. 6 Kiowa, No. 7 Sargent and No. 8 Dove Creek. Also qualifying were No. 9 Sanford, No. 10 Vail Christian, No. 11 Merino, No. 12 Walsh, No. 13 Akron, No. 14 West Grand, No. 15 Fowler and No. 16 Granada.

    Liberty/Stratton grabbed 6-man’s top seed. Also qualifying were No. 2 Hi-Plains, No. 3 Eads, No. 4 Prairie, No. 5 Otis, No. 6 Peetz, No. 7 Hanover and No. 8 Flagler

  • Widespread changes as Valor Christian takes over atop 5A football poll

    The weekend’s turmoil has bled over into CHSAANow.com’s football polls.

    Though, when a total of 17 ranked teams lose in a week — including the No. 1s in classes 5A, 4A and 3A — it’s not hard to see change coming. So, yes, there are new teams atop 5A (Valor Christian), 4A (Montrose) and 3A (Rifle).

    But the change didn’t only affect the top. In 5A, where three of the top four teams lost last week, that meant Chatfield, Fairview, Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit all made big jumps.

    Valor Christian leads the 5A poll for the second time this season. The Eagles are 4-1, but unbeaten against Colorado competition this season, and received 21 of the 24 first-place votes.

    Chatfield moved up to No. 2 from No. 5, Fairview went from No. 7 to No. 3 and Cherokee Trail moved into fourth from sixth. Regis Jesuit, which last week knocked off then-No. 1 ThunderRidge, went from No. 9 to No. 5.

    ThunderRidge dropped to sixth, and is followed by Grandview and Cherry Creek.

    The 5A poll added two new teams this week: No. 9 Pomona and No. 10 Arapahoe.

    In 4A, Montrose takes over following its come-from-behind win over then-No. 1 Monarch. The Indians were a unanimous No. 1 pick, getting all 21 first-place votes.

    Falcon is No. 2 this week, and Monarch dropped to No. 3. Loveland stayed at No. 4, Montbello moved up one place to round out the top-5.

    Pueblo Centennial (No. 9) and Longmont (No. 10) are 4A’s newcomers this week.

    Rifle takes over atop the 3A ranking following Silver Creek’s loss to Frederick. New to 3A this week are Mead (No. 7) and D’Evelyn (No. 10).

    Brush continued to lead 2A’s poll, which added Bennett at No. 10.

    Likewise, Buena Vista remained atop in 1A. That poll added Paonia (No. 8) and Jefferson (No. 9). Jefferson’s addition is especially noteworthy because the Saints were a combined 3-85 from 2004-12.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (21) 4-1 238 2 W
    2 Chatfield (2) 5-0 189 5 W
    3 Fairview 4-0 181 7 W
    4 Cherokee Trail (1) 4-1 170 6 W
    5 Regis Jesuit 4-1 159 9 W
    6 ThunderRidge 4-1 142 1 L
    7 Grandview 4-1 87 8 W
    8 Cherry Creek 4-1 79 10 W
    9 Pomona 4-1 38 – W
    10 Arapahoe 4-1 35 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 31, Ralston Valley 25, Grand Junction 23, Douglas County 16, Legend 6, Mountain Range 6, Doherty 5.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (3), Ralston Valley (4).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (21) 6-0 210 2 W
    2 Falcon 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Monarch 3-1 149 1 L
    4 Loveland 4-0 134 4 W
    5 Montbello 5-0 132 6 W
    6 Standley Lake 5-0 102 7 W
    7 Pueblo West 4-1 88 9 W
    8 Pine Creek 3-2 48 10 W
    9 Pueblo Centennial 5-0 35 – W
    10 Longmont 3-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 26, Durango 18, Wheat Ridge 12, Broomfield 11, Windsor 5, Denver South 3, Sand Creek 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (5), Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rifle (8) 5-0 154 2 W
    2 Palisade (6) 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Coronado (1) 6-0 121 5 W
    4 Silver Creek (1) 3-1 96 1 L
    5 Discovery Canyon 5-1 92 8 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 89 7 W
    7 Mead 4-0 51 – W
    8 Evergreen 4-1 45 10 W
    9 Elizabeth 3-2 33 4 L
    10 D’Evelyn (1) 5-1 26 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lutheran 23, Roosevelt 15, Frederick 14, Erie 7, Eagle Valley 6, Delta 5, Conifer 3, The Classical Academy 2.
    Dropped out
    Lutheran (6), Delta (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 4-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-1 92 2 W
    3 Manitou Springs 5-0 88 5 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-1 85 3 W
    5 Lamar 5-0 78 7 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-2 53 8 W
    7 Strasburg 4-1 46 6 L
    8 Florence 3-2 42 4 L
    9 Denver West 4-1 12 9 L
    10 Bennett 3-2 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 9, Olathe 7, University 7, Aspen 5, Gunnison 2, Bayfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Aspen (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (12) 5-0 161 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 5-0 142 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 4-1 123 4 W
    4 Centauri 4-1 113 5 W
    5 Wiggins 4-0 80 7 W
    6 Monte Vista 4-1 75 8 W
    7 Cedaredge 3-2 61 3 L
    8 Paonia 4-1 37 – W
    9 Jefferson (1) 6-0 31 – W
    10 Meeker 5-0 30 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Holyoke 27, Lyons 20, Crowley County 16, Wray 6, Cornerstone Christian 5, Resurrection Christian 5, Rye 3, Center 1.
    Dropped out
    Holyoke (6), Wray (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 5-0 78 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 5-0 73 2 W
    3 Caliche 5-0 53 3 W
    4 Akron 4-1 51 5 W
    5 Simla 5-0 50 6 W
    6 Norwood 4-1 45 4 W
    7 Kiowa 5-1 27 7 W
    8 Granada 4-1 21 8 W
    9 McClave 4-1 19 9 W
    10 Dove Creek 4-1 11 10 Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Fowler 8, Sargent 4, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 5-0 44 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 5-0 31 2 W
    3 Arickaree 5-0 25 3 W
    4 Briggsdale 4-0 20 4 W
    5 Eads 4-1 15 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    None.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Cherry Creek claims top spot in 5A soccer poll

    Cherry Creek has jumped to the top of the CHSAANow.com boys soccer poll in Class 5A.

    That ranking added three new teams this week: Grandview, Rocky Mountain and Ralston Valley

    There is also a new No. 1 team in 3A: The Classical Academy.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Cherry Creek (9) 3-0-0 133 4 3-0-0
    2 Arapahoe (1) 4-0-0 94 9 3-0-0
    3 Rock Canyon (1) 3-0-0 88 6 2-0-0
    4 Smoky Hill (1) 3-1-0 67 1 1-1-0
    5 Grandview 2-0-0 46 – 1-0-0
    6 Fairview (1) 1-1-1 40 3 0-1-1
    7 Eaglecrest 2-0-0 34 10 2-0-0
    8 Boulder 1-2-0 33 2 0-2-0
    9 Rocky Mountain 3-0-0 32 – 3-0-0
    10 Ralston Valley 2-0-1 26 – 2-0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rangeview 25, Denver East 24, Standley Lake 20, Poudre 18, Fossil Ridge 16, Montbello 14, Arvada West 11, Aurora Central 8, Abraham Lincoln 7, Adams City 6, Heritage 4, Palmer 4, Brighton 2, Fort Collins 2.
    Dropped out
    Denver East (5), Fossil Ridge (7), Heritage (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Battle Mountain (8) 3-0-0 121 1 2-0-0
    2 Broomfield (3) 2-1-1 107 2 2-1-0
    3 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 2-0-0 104 4 2-0-0
    4 Air Academy (1) 4-0-0 93 5 3-0-0
    5 Niwot 2-1-1 65 3 1-1-1
    6 Evergreen 3-1-0 57 7 3-0-0
    7 Ponderosa 2-1-0 41 8 1-1-0
    8 Pueblo West 2-0-0 21 – 1-0-0
    9 Denver South 1-1-0 17 6 0-1-0
    10 Silver Creek 3-1-0 14 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 11, Denver North 10, Valor Christian 10, Lewis-Palmer 9, Windsor 9, Golden 6, Sand Creek 3, Denver West 2, Mullen 2, Summit 2, Wheat Ridge 2, Montrose 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
    Dropped out
    Sand Creek (9), Valor Christian (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 The Classical Academy (6) 4-0-0 111 2 1-0-0
    2 Colorado Academy (4) 3-0-0 104 1 2-0-0
    3 Holy Family 3-0-0 77 4 2-0-0
    4 Coal Ridge (1) 3-0-0 72 6 3-0-0
    5 Basalt 3-1-0 63 3 1-1-0
    6 Manitou Springs 4-0-0 40 – 2-0-0
    7 Kent Denver (1) 1-2-0 37 5 0-1-0
    8 Faith Christian 2-2-1 35 7 1-1-1
    9 Salida 3-0-0 33 9 1-0-0
    10 Jefferson Academy 3-1-0 16 – 3-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peak to Peak 10, Bruce Randolph 9, Fountain Valley 7, Machebeuf 7, Denver Christian 6, Jefferson 6, Lake County 6, Frontier Academy 5, Roaring Fork 5, Liberty Common 4, C.S. Christian 3, Aurora West 2, Lutheran 2.
    Dropped out
    Jefferson (8), Peak to Peak (10).

  • Heritage, Arapahoe join latest 5A boys soccer poll

    Though the top four teams remained the same, the Class 5A boys soccer rankings added two new squads this week.

    Heritage (No. 8) and Arapahoe (No. 9) joined the CHSAANow.com boys soccer polls after being unranked in the preaseason.

    All three No. 1 teams stayed put this week: Smoky Hill (5A), Battle Mountain (4A) and Colorado Academy (3A).

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Smoky Hill (7) 2-0-0 114 1 2-0-0
    2 Boulder (5) 1-0-0 111 2 1-0-0
    3 Fairview 1-0-0 85 3 1-0-0
    4 Cherry Creek 0-0-0 64 4 0-0-0
    5 Denver East 1-0-0 56 6 1-0-0
    6 Rock Canyon 1-0-0 55 7 1-0-0
    7 Fossil Ridge 0-0-0 49 5 0-0-0
    8 Heritage 0-1-0 27 – 0-1-0
    9 Arapahoe 1-0-0 21 – 1-0-0
    10 Eaglecrest 0-0-0 19 8 0-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 14, Pine Creek 10, Arvada West 6, Legend 6, Abraham Lincoln 5, Highlands Ranch 5, Mountain Vista 4, Adams City 3, Chatfield 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Liberty 1, Rangeview 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Battle Mountain (7) 1-0-0 88 1 1-0-0
    2 Broomfield (2) 0-0-1 80 3 0-0-1
    3 Niwot 1-0-0 55 7 1-0-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 0-0-0 49 8 0-0-0
    5 Air Academy 1-0-0 43 – 1-0-0
    6 Denver South 1-0-0 42 5 1-0-0
    7 Evergreen 0-1-0 32 6 0-1-0
    8 Ponderosa 1-0-0 29 9 1-0-0
    9 Sand Creek 1-0-0 20 10 1-0-0
    10 Valor Christian 2-0-0 19 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo West 12, Palmer Ridge 6, Silver Creek 4, Windsor 4, Denver North 3, Wheat Ridge 3, Longmont 2, Mullen 2, Golden 1, Lewis-Palmer 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (6) 1-0-0 73 1 1-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy (2) 3-0-0 72 3 3-0-0
    3 Basalt 2-0-0 55 9 2-0-0
    4 Holy Family 1-0-0 45 6 1-0-0
    5 Kent Denver 1-1-0 39 2 1-1-0
    6 Coal Ridge 0-0-0 38 5 0-0-0
    7 Faith Christian 1-1-0 34 4 1-1-0
    8 Jefferson 1-0-0 20 8 1-0-0
    9 Salida 2-0-0 14 – 2-0-0
    10 Peak to Peak 2-1-0 13 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Manitou Springs 9, Lake County 8, Frontier Academy 7, St. Mary’s 6, Denver Christian 2, Heritage Christian 2, Roaring Fork 2, Machebeuf 1.

  • Smoky Hill heads 5A boys soccer’s preseason ranking

    Smoky Hill, coming off a runner-up appearance in the Class 5A final last season, is the No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com boys soccer preseason poll.

    Boulder, the defending 5A champion, is second to begin the season. The Panthers’ cross-town rival, Fairview, is third.

    Battle Mountain (4A) and Colorado Academy (3A) lead their classifications’ respective preseason rankings.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Smoky Hill (5) 0-0-0 68 –
    2 Boulder (2) 0-0-0 59 –
    3 Fairview 0-0-0 52 –
    4 Cherry Creek 0-0-0 42 –
    5 Fossil Ridge 0-0-0 29 –
    6 Denver East 0-0-0 27 –
    7 Rock Canyon 0-0-0 23 –
    8 Eaglecrest 0-0-0 20 –
    9 Pine Creek 0-0-0 19 –
    10 Adams City 0-0-0 15 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage 13, Arapahoe 12, Highlands Ranch 4, Arvada West 2.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Battle Mountain (5) 0-0-0 56 –
    2 Palmer Ridge (1) 0-0-0 55 –
    3 Broomfield 0-0-0 45 –
    4 Mullen 0-0-0 44 –
    5 Denver South 0-0-0 29 –
    6 Evergreen 0-0-0 25 –
    7 Niwot 0-0-0 21 –
    8 Cheyenne Mountain 0-0-0 20 –
    9 Ponderosa 0-0-0 13 –
    10 Sand Creek 0-0-0 9 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver North 4, Air Academy 3, Widefield 2, Windsor 2, Golden 1, Montrose 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Colorado Academy (5) 0-0-0 59 –
    2 Kent Denver 0-0-0 49 –
    3 The Classical Academy (1) 0-0-0 45 –
    4 Faith Christian 0-0-0 41 –
    5 Coal Ridge 0-0-0 35 –
    6 Holy Family 0-0-0 29 –
    7 Frontier Academy 0-0-0 19 –
    8 Jefferson 0-0-0 14 –
    9 Basalt 0-0-0 11 –
    10 St. Mary’s 0-0-0 9 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Roaring Fork 6, Denver Christian 4, Lamar 4, Aurora West 2, Peak to Peak 2, C.S. Christian 1.