Windsor is ranked No. 9 in 4A football this week. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)
Heading into the last week of the regular season, Windsor is back in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
The Wizards found themselves trailing Skyline 13-0 after the first quarter on Friday, but scored 28 points in the second and went on to win the game 35-27.
They reenter the rankings at No. 9 this week and are the only new team to break into the 4A top 10.
Denver South held on to the No. 1 spot this week thanks to a 49-0 win over Standley Lake.
In fact, the top eight teams from last week’s rankings all held their ground going into the final week of the regular season.
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.
Pine Creek made an absolute statement on the road on Friday, shutting out Pueblo West in a big top-10 football matchup in Class 4A.
The Eagles, ranked No. 3, beat the No. 9 Cyclones 35-0. It is Pine Creek’s fourth win in a row since starting 1-2.
“I thought our kids just came out and played well hard,” Pine Creek coach Todd Miller told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “We’ve made some changes since the beginning of the season, and our kids are kind of buying into it. They’re flying around, and we’re playing kind of old school Pine Creek football and getting real physical. We had some fun.”
The two teams were scoreless after the first quarter, but Pine Creek’s Xavier Hill scoredtwice in the second quarter to give his team a 14-0 lead at halftime.
It was yet another solid defensive outing for the Eagles after giving up 50 points in a season-opening loss to Chatfield.
“There’s no superstars on that defense, just a bunch of guys that run to the ball, hustle and they play every play,” Miller said.
Miller added that he thinks his team still has more improving to do.
“We’ve got a lot to do,” he said. “We can get a lot better. I think we haven’t played our best football. We’re playing pretty good, but there’s a lot of steps we need to take to play that championship-caliber football that I think a lot of teams in the state are capable of. We’re on our way. It’s just one step at a time.”
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4A: Greeley West 30, (4) Broomfield 29
Greeley West led 23-8 as the fourth quarter opened, then held on for dear life to secure the upset win.
“It ended up going our way tonight,” Spartans coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a close game.”
“It was a wild finish,” Renouf said. “Broomfield’s a good team. They don’t quit. They have a solid passing attack, and they unleashed it there in the fourth quarter.”
“We just held them when we needed to,” Renouf added.
This game was back-and-forth all night, but Silver Creek ultimately pulled it out.
Silver Creek got a crucial fumble recovery in the second half which led to the go-ahead touchdown.
“That was a huge play,” Raptors coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “They had scored to go up, our offense did a good job of answering — we tied it up — and on the ensuing kickoff, we forced a fumble and got a short field and were able to do something with it.
“That was probably a turning point in the game,” he added.
After the break, Fort Morgan went up 14-7, but Silver Creek tied it up at 14 when Dylan Ordway hit Thomas Blazon for a score.
On the ensuing kickoff, Silver Creek forced that crucial fumble, and the Ordway found Joseph Roth-Bogrett to go up 21-14. Ramirez added a rushing score to give his team the final two-score cushion.
“It was one of those wins we had to have in order to stay in a place where we can get into the playoffs,” Faith Christian coach Ralph Nance told the Scoreboard Show.
It was Faith Christian’s fourth-straight game following an 0-3 start.
“The young kids are starting to figure it out, and we just hope that as we go down the road, they’ll continue to improve,” Nance said.
Bishop Machebeuf played the first home game in the history of its program on Friday. The Buffaloes beat Sheridan.
Machebeuf is now 6-1, which is its highest win total since the 2010 season when it went 7-4.
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Notables
Briggsdale beat Longmont Christian 83-75 in 6-man. The 158 combined points are the third-most in state history.
Akron, No. 4 in 8-man, avenged a earlier loss to No. 3 Daypsring Christian with a 37-27 win. “Our linemen played phenomenal tonight,” coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show.
6-man No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 7 Eads 48-8. “It was a big game, and our kids responded really well to the challenge,” coach Jim Trahern told the Scoreboard Show.
Another big one in 6-man: No. 1 Fleming outscored No. 6 Peetz 58-41.
In 3A: No. 10 Holy Family made a statement with a 43-20 win over No. 9 Erie.
1A No. 4 Meeker took care of No. 6 Cedaredge, 42-14.
8-man’s No. 2 team, Sedgwick County, won on the road at No. 7 Merino.
2A No. 9 Manitou Springs narrowly escaped an upset by Salida with a 35-34 win. The Mustangs faked a punt in their own territory in the fourth quarter to keep a drive alive, went down and scored, then faked the extra point to get the win.
Castle View beat Rocky Mountain in overtime, 28-27.
Our weekly check of the all-time wins list: West Grand and coach Chris Brown beat Rangely 46-8, giving him his 312th career win. And Kent Denver and coach Scott Yates beat Englewood 41-13, giving him win No. 310.
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.
LONGMONT — Fort Morgan was up by six points with less than three minutes left in regulation when running back Tate Kembel fumbled the football and Mead’s Trace Lindemann recovered it. The unbeaten Mustangs had a tough time with the Mavericks defense all night, but this was a critical play at a dangerous time.
But Fort Morgan junior stud Trey McBride wasn’t having it, and made a huge stop on defense, forcing Mead to give the ball up after fourth down.
There were three lead changes and plenty of physical and clutch plays in the monster top-10 Class 3A matchup between No. 2-ranked Fort Morgan and No. 9 Mead. But the Mustangs held strong and came out on top 20-14 Friday night and remain undefeated at 5-0.
“Hats off to Mead,” Fort Morgan football head coach Harrison Chisum said. “Coach Klatt and his staff do an outstanding job with their program and it’s a very well coached program. We had to dig deep and we came out on top and made big plays when we needed to. That was a very good football team that we beat, with tough, physical defense.”
Mead started out the game with a fumble on the first possession, and Fort Morgan recovered on the Mavericks’ 39-yard-line, but didn’t capitalize on anything. But the Mavericks’ offense shined on the second possession, after Mead ran it 44-yards and then senior quarterback Riley Glynn fired off a 43-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Derek Edwards.
Ultimately, Mead defense held the Mustangs’ offense back a lot of the game, and shut down two of Fort Morgan’s three 2-point conversion attempts. On the final attempt after a go-ahead TD off a Daylin Knapp QB keeper, McBride caught the 2-pt conversion reception in the end zone.
“Coming into this week, we knew Mead just beat a really tough team in Longmont,” McBride said. “Rankings don’t mean anything. We practiced hard all week running and being physical.”
The Mustangs also had a second quarter 30-yard Austin Breidenbach TD run. After an illegal chop block was called during a 2-point conversion attempt, Fort Morgan failed on the next attempted 18-yard 2-point conversion, but were only down 7-6 at the half.
Aside from Mead’s aggressive defense, junior running back Nathan Mackey gave the Mustangs’ defense a rough time all night, dodging defender after defender and making guys miss tackles all night. He was impossible to bring down.
“We’ve never seen a running back like that who’s so shifty and able to cut off,” McBride said. “He made us miss a lot of tackles and made us look foolish a lot of times, and that was our toughest thing coming in.”
Mackey had a vicious 41-yard run to the end zone, powering through Mustang defenders grabbing at his heels. But a Mead holding penalty prevented the TD from counting.
“Nathan started five or six games last year as a sophomore, and now he’s carrying our workload on offense,” Mead head coach Jason Klatt said. “We lean on him.”
Fort Morgan’s senior running back Kembel was also a very tough player to stop, and ran wild against Mead’s defense all night. He gave Fort Morgan its first lead of the game on a third quarter 4-yard TD run, and dropped the 2-point conversion pass in the end zone for the Mustangs’ second failed attempt.
McBride, younger brother of All-State player Toby McBride, who is playing at Colorado State University, was solid on both sides of the ball and made huge plays for the Mustangs.
“Tate runs the ball extremely hard and he’s not very big, but he holds his own,” Chisum said. “Trey is a very gifted football player as well, but tonight started with our offensive line, and Knapp also managed the game very well.”
Junior wide receiver Ryan Lavanchy caught a 34-yard TD pass for the Mavericks in the fourth quarter that put them up 14-12, but Fort Morgan came storming back for the last Knapp TD and McBride 2-pt conversion reception to seal the game.
“Our defense has gotten so much better, and we needed to stand up toe-to-toe with this team, and we did that,” Klatt said. “But our defense played lights out tonight and it’s going to serve us well down the road.”
He added: “Our conference is not shaken with this. We gave Fort Morgan everything they wanted, and that’s one of the top teams in 3A. This is a building block to get even better.”
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.
Eaglecrest’s Victor Garnes (12). (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
Eaglecrest knocked off third-ranked Grandview on Friday night, giving the No. 10 Raptors a key early win.
The Raptors got what proved to be the winning touchdown from Jalen Mergerson with 5:34 remaining. Quetin Bowen then had a huge interception with 2:12 left to seal things.
This marks the first time Eaglecrest has started 3-0 since the 2006 season.
Grandview had tied the game at 29 on a touchdown pass on fourth-and-18 early in the fourth quarter.
Victor Garnes had two rushing touchdown, a receiving score, and an interception to lead Eaglecrest.
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4A: (9) Broomfield 37, (4) Windsor 25
(Courtesy of @Eagle_athletics on Twitter)
The Eagles got a big early win for first-year coach Blair Hubbard.
Broomfield’s Steven Croell threw twotouchdowns to Garrett Betty, and the Eagles took advantage of key Windsor mistakes to win.
Discovery Canyon handled the defending champs, and handed the Eagles their first loss in 15 games. That streak was tied for the longest in the state.
“I was really happy with the way the guys played, and I thought they really stepped up to the challenge,” Thunder coach Shawn Mitchell told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show.
“He is a weapon, and last year we had four (field goals) over 50 (yards) in key games, so I’m not worried about kicking a 60-yarder,” Bervig said. “At 60, I think he can make those. … He’s a great weapon to have. He’s a stud.”
No. 3 Longmont exploded for 21 second-quarter points to take a halftime lead, then held on to beat No. 5 Roosevelt 34-14 in a big 3A game. “They drove right down the field and scored on us on the first drive, and I was really proud of our kids and the way they bounced back,” coach Doug Johnson told the Scoreboard Show. Find more photos from the game here.
In a monster 6-man game, No. 1 Fleming beat No. 3 Arickaree/Woodlin 40-14. “We knew it would be tough in the beginning, we have a lot of new starters,” coach John King told the Scoreboard Show. “This was a nice win for us because we really made some strides from the first couple of weeks.”
Fossil Ridge beat city rival Poudre 35-28 in overtime.
Perkins County (Neb.) snapped 8-man No. 1 Sedgwick County’s winning streak at 15 games with a 34-28 win.
1A No. 5 Bennett beat No. 9 Ellicott 22-14. “We absorbed their blows early in the game and were able to get some things established and move on down the road,” coach Rick Jacoby told the Scoreboard Show.
4A No. 4 Vista Ridge snuck past Dakota Ridge 24-22. “We got away with this one, but we played a good football team,” Vista Ridge coach Jerimi Calip told the Scoreboard Show. A photo gallery is available here.
3A No. 7 Lewis-Palmer took care of rival Palmer Ridge, 51-9.
3A No. 10 Erie won a shootout with Northridge and avoided the upset with a 45-41 victory.
An upset in 6-man: Weldon Valley beat No. 10 Briggsdale 39-36.
