Lewis-Palmer is making the right moves at the right time when it comes to the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
After beating Sand Creek just over a week ago, the Rangers put on another impressive showing with a 65-56 win over PPAC front-runner Vista Ridge. With everyone now paying attention, Lewis-Palmer jumps four spots to land at No. 4 this week.
Pueblo West, Valor Christian and D’Evelyn all stood their ground at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Sierra also made a significant move as the Stallions are at No. 6, three spots better than last week’s poll. Mead broke into the poll this week at No. 8.
ThunderRidge remains the top team in the 5A poll and rightfully so considering the Grizzlies haven’t lost since Dec. 20 and are undefeated against Colorado teams.
Eaglecrest received two first-place votes and jumped one spot to No. 4 as a result.
Fort Collins is the lone newcomer to the poll, rounding it out at No. 4.
Resurrection Christian remains No. 1 in 3A after edging No. 4 Sterling on Friday. Colorado Springs Christian remains at No. 2 while Manitou Springs jumps one spot to No. 3.
There were no new teams in the 3A rankings.
Undefeated Highland still has a firm hold on the top spot in the 2A poll. Fowler jumped three spots from a week ago, coming in at No. 7. Haxtun joins the 2A rankings at No. 8.
Holly is still the top team in 1A. The top four teams from last week’s ranking went unchanged this week.
There were some big moves however as Rocky Mountain Lutheran made a three-spot jump to No. 5 and at No. 6, Longmont Christian is four spots better than they were last week.
Kit Carson joins the 1A poll at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
The Eagles, now 11-9, are ranked No. 10 this week.
The top three teams in 4A remained the same with No. 1 Pueblo South leading the pack. No. 2 Evergreen avoided an upset against Green Mountain to stay in the hunt.
The biggest mover of the rankings goes to Heritage Christian (16-0) in 1A. The school is up three spots in this week’s poll at No. 2. The Eagles defeated No. 8 Briggsdale to leap in the rankings behind No. 1 Kit Carson.
In 5A, Ralston Valley continued its 17 game win streak to keep pace at No. 3 in the rankings.
5A’s lone shakeup comes with Fossil Ridge and Fairview. Fossil Ridge, ranked No. 10 in last week’s poll, switched spots with Fairview at No. 7.
3A added Faith Christian at No. 10, and Eaton moved up two spots to No. 8.
Paonia stayed at No. 1 in 2A with minor shakeup beneath them.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
George Washington is getting some well-deserved recognition in the Class 4A girls basketball rankings.
The Patriots have broken into the poll, landing at No. 10 this week. They are winners of nine of their last 10 games and sit at 14-2 this season.
Pueblo South (No. 1) and Evergreen (No. 2) remain in their spots from last week, but Pueblo West made a three-spot jump to No. 3 after beating No. 7 Pueblo East in overtime.
Grandview stays put at No. 1 in the 5A, along with the overall top six teams from last week.
No new teams broke into the 5A poll.
St. Mary’s is still firmly entrenched in the No. 1 spot in 3A. Sterling (No. 2), Liberty Common (No. 3) and Lamar (No. 4) also hold on to their positions from a week ago.
Olathe was the lone newcomer to the 3A rankings at No. 8.
Paonia is still No. 1 in 2A, but Yuma made a two-spot jump to come into the week as the new No. 2 team.
Simla breaks in this week, coming in at No. 8.
Jim Elliot is the only new team to make the 1A poll this week, coming in at No. 10. Kit Carson is still the top-ranked team and the top seven spots overall are unchanged from a week ago.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Grandview (15)
15-1
167
1
2-0
2
Highlands Ranch (2)
16-2
149
2
2-0
3
Ralston Valley
15-1
138
3
2-0
4
Horizon
14-2
123
4
2-0
5
Doherty
16-1
88
5
3-0
6
Fruita Monument
16-1
67
6
2-0
7
Fairview
15-3
53
8
2-0
8
Cherry Creek
11-5
48
7
2-0
9
Lakewood
11-5
31
10
1-1
10
Fossil Ridge
13-5
29
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Mountain 19, Regis Jesuit 12, Pine Creek 6, Monarch 3, Arapahoe 1, Loveland 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo South (21)
15-1
219
1
2-0
2
Evergreen (1)
14-1
184
2
2-0
3
Pueblo West
13-3
144
6
1-1
4
Mesa Ridge
13-2
132
4
3-0
5
Golden
15-2
116
7
2-0
6
Air Academy
15-2
114
5
3-0
7
Pueblo East
13-3
111
3
2-1
8
Holy Family
11-5
48
10
2-0
9
D’Evelyn
12-5
47
8
0-2
10
George Washington
14-2
25
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 24, Windsor 15, Mullen 7, Valor Christian 6, Rifle 5, Mead 4, Green Mountain 3, Discovery Canyon 2, The Classical Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Littleton 1.
Dropped out
Palisade (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (8)
13-0
134
1
3-0
2
Sterling (4)
14-0
121
2
2-0
3
Liberty Common (2)
12-0
111
3
2-0
4
Lamar
13-1
92
4
2-0
5
Centauri
14-1
89
6
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
13-2
62
7
2-1
7
Pagosa Springs
11-2
46
5
2-1
8
Olathe
8-5
24
–
2-0
9
Manitou Springs
7-7
19
8
1-2
10
Eaton
11-3
12
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 11, Moffat County 11, The Academy 6, Colorado Academy 5, Lutheran 3, Grand Valley 2, Resurrection Christian 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1.
Dropped out
Faith Christian (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (14)
14-0
149
1
3-0
2
Yuma (1)
11-2
108
4
2-0
3
Del Norte
11-2
107
3
2-0
4
Wray
10-3
103
2
1-1
5
Swink
12-2
72
6
2-0
6
Soroco
12-2
56
7
3-0
7
Lyons
12-2
45
5
1-1
8
Simla
9-2
32
–
2-0
9
Highland
11-3
29
9
2-0
10
Haxtun
10-3
28
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Holyoke 21, West Grand 15, Evangelical Christian 12, Clear Creek 10, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Sanford 6, Rangley 4, Meeker 3, Limon 2, Vail Christian 2, Akron 1, Ignacio 1, Peyton 1.
Dropped out
Holyoke (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (9)
13-0
130
1
3-0
2
Fleming (2)
12-0
108
2
2-0
3
Antonito (2)
12-0
107
3
2-0
4
Kim/Branson
13-0
101
4
2-0
5
Heritage Christian (1)
13-0
93
5
2-0
6
Kiowa
11-2
55
6
1-0
7
South Baca
11-2
54
7
3-0
8
La Veta
11-3
29
9
2-0
9
Briggsdale
10-3
25
8
0-1
10
Jim Elliot
12-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Wells 11, Holly 8, Primero 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Sierra Grande 7, Springfield 7, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Idalia 3, Ouray 2, Wiley 2.
Holy Family has played its way back into the Class 4A CHSAANow.com girls basketball rankings.
The Tigers grabbed wins over Erie and Mead last week, earning them enough votes to be the only new team in the 4A poll. They’re ranked No. 10 this week.
Pueblo South remains the top team in 4A and are still undefeated against Colorado teams this season.
Air Academy (No. 5) and Pueblo West (No. 6) each gained two spots from their position last week.
The 5A poll also had only one new team with Fossil Ridge breaking in at No. 9.
(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Grandview remains the top team in the class, perhaps even solidifying their position even more after a 70-55 win over No. 7 Cherry Creek.
Fruita Monument comes in at No. 6, two spots better than last week’s rankings.
St. Mary’s took 10 first-place votes to remain the No. 1 team in 3A, with Sterling still right behind the Pirates at No. 2.
Manitou Springs jumped two spots from last week, coming in at No. 10.
Faith Christian (No. 9) and Eaton (No. 10) are the two new teams to the 3A poll.
Paonia still stands as the No. 1 team in 2A thanks to an undefeated record.
Del Norte broke into the top-three, landing at No. 3, two spots better than their position last week. At No. 6, Swink also jumped two places.
At No. 10, Holyoke is the only new team in the 2A poll.
In 1A, Kit Carson is still at No. 1, but Fleming jumps a spot to come in at No. 2. Both teams are still undefeated.
Antonito (No. 3), Kit/Branson (No. 4) and Heritage Christian (No. 5) round out the top half of the rankings. Each of the top five teams received at least one first-place vote.
Cheyenne Wells is the only new team in 1A, coming in at No. 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Grandview (16)
13-1
185
1
2-0
2
Highlands Ranch (3)
14-2
166
2
2-0
3
Ralston Valley
13-1
153
3
2-0
4
Horizon
12-2
138
4
2-0
5
Doherty
13-1
91
5
2-0
6
Fruita Monument
14-1
58
8
2-0
7
Cherry Creek
9-5
55
6
1-1
8
Fairview
13-3
51
7
2-0
9
Fossil Ridge
11-5
45
–
1-1
10
Lakewood
10-4
41
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Mountain 24, Regis Jesuit 20, Pine Creek 9, Monarch 6, Prairie View 2, Arapahoe 1.
Dropped out
Rocky Mountain (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo South (20)
13-1
209
1
2-0
2
Evergreen (1)
12-1
157
2
1-1
3
Pueblo East
11-2
143
3
3-1
4
Mesa Ridge
10-2
132
4
2-0
5
Air Academy
12-2
110
7
2-0
6
Pueblo West
12-2
104
8
3-0
7
Golden
13-2
103
5
1-1
8
D’Evelyn
12-3
66
6
1-1
9
Palisade
13-2
32
9
1-1
10
Holy Family
9-5
29
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
George Washington 13, Windsor 12, Falcon 11, Mullen 10, Valor Christian 9, Green Mountain 8, Sierra 3, Rifle 2, Discovery Canyon 1, Durango 1.
Dropped out
Windsor (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (10)
10-0
162
1
1-0
2
Sterling (6)
12-0
151
2
3-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
10-0
133
3
1-0
4
Lamar
11-1
105
4
2-0
5
Pagosa Springs
9-1
99
6
2-0
6
Centauri
12-1
88
5
2-0
7
Colorado Springs Christian
11-1
84
7
2-0
8
Manitou Springs
6-5
30
10
1-0
9
Faith Christian
9-4
20
–
2-0
10
Eaton
10-2
19
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Olathe 15, Moffat County 10, Lutheran 9, Cedaredge 4, The Academy 3, Colorado Academy 2, Grand Valley 1.
Dropped out
Olathe (8), Moffat County (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (15)
11-0
158
1
1-0
2
Wray
9-2
119
2
3-0
3
Del Norte
9-2
106
5
1-0
4
Yuma
9-2
94
3
2-0
5
Lyons (1)
11-1
92
6
1-0
6
Swink
10-2
56
8
2-0
7
Soroco
9-2
54
7
2-0
8
Haxtun
9-2
51
4
0-1
9
Highland
9-3
28
9
1-1
10
Holyoke
8-3
23
–
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Limon 16, Evangelical Christian 15, Clear Creek 13, West Grand 13, Sanford 7, Sargent 7, Center 6, Dawson 6, Akron 4, Peyton 3, Simla 3, Calhan 2, Ellicott 2, Fowler 2.
Dropped out
Evangelical Christian (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (9)
10-0
131
1
2-0
2
Fleming (2)
10-0
107
3
2-0
3
Antonito (1)
10-0
102
2
3-0
4
Kim/Branson (1)
11-0
101
4
3-0
5
Heritage Christian (1)
11-0
94
5
3-0
6
Kiowa
10-2
55
7
3-0
7
South Baca
8-2
47
6
2-0
8
Briggsdale
10-2
35
9
3-0
9
La Veta
9-3
24
8
1-1
10
Cheyenne Wells
5-4
13
–
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 10, Primero 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Eads 7, Holly 7, Sierra Grande 7, Jim Elliot 6, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Idalia 2, Wiley 1.
They take the spot from Sterling who falls to No. 2.
Only one new team broke into the 3A poll as Olathe comes in at No. 8.
In 5A, Grandview hangs on to the top spot while receiving the news that Michaela Onyenwere was named a McDonald’s All-American.
Highlands Ranch jumps one spot to land at No. 2.
(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
At No. 10, Rocky Mountain is the only newcomer to the 5A poll.
Pueblo South keeps the No. 1 spot in 4A with Evergreen also holding firm at No. 2.
Mesa Ridge made a three-spot jump to land at No. 4 this week.
Palisade (No. 9) and Windsor (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A rankings.
Paonia received 16 of 17 first-place votes to keep the top spot in the 2A rankings. At No. 6 and No. 8, respectively, Lyons and Swink each jumped two spots from a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 2A poll.
The same situation applies to the 1A poll as all 10 teams from a week ago remain in the top 10, with just a tweak here and there.
Kit Carson remains at No. 1, but Antonito takes the No. 2 spot from Fleming who falls one spot to No. 3.
South Baca (No. 6) and Kiowa (No. 7) also traded spots from last weeks rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Grandview (13)
11-1
157
1
2-0
2
Highlands Ranch (3)
12-2
134
3
1-0
3
Ralston Valley
11-1
134
2
2-0
4
Horizon
10-2
115
4
2-0
5
Doherty
11-1
74
5
2-0
6
Cherry Creek
8-4
53
7
2-0
7
Fairview
11-3
42
6
1-1
8
Fruita Monument
12-1
40
9
0-0
9
Lakewood
8-4
32
8
2-0
10
Rocky Mountain
11-1
21
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Regis Jesuit 20, Fort Collins 17, Fossil Ridge 16, Pine Creek 10, Monarch 9, Arapahoe 4, Bear Creek 1, Castle View 1.
Dropped out
Fossil Ridge (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo South (12)
11-1
172
1
1-0
2
Evergreen (6)
11-0
165
2
1-0
3
Pueblo East
8-1
102
4
1-1
4
Mesa Ridge
8-2
98
7
3-0
5
Golden
12-1
96
3
3-0
6
D’Evelyn
11-2
86
5
2-0
7
Air Academy
10-2
76
8
2-0
8
Pueblo West
9-2
72
6
0-1
9
Palisade
12-1
39
–
2-0
10
Windsor
7-4
22
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valor Christian 14, Holy Family 13, Falcon 9, George Washington 8, Mullen 8, Thomas Jefferson 4, Littleton 3, The Classical Academy 3, Discovery Canyon 1, Durango 1, Kennedy 1.
Dropped out
Valor Christian (9), Holy Family (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (9)
9-0
135
2
2-0
2
Sterling (4)
9-0
125
1
2-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
9-0
104
3
2-0
4
Lamar
9-1
89
4
3-0
5
Centauri
10-1
77
5
2-0
6
Pagosa Springs
7-1
73
6
2-0
7
Colorado Springs Christian
9-1
70
7
3-0
8
Olathe
5-4
21
–
1-0
9
Moffat County
9-2
17
8
1-1
10
Manitou Springs
5-5
16
10
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Eaton 15, Delta 13, Faith Christian 5, Buena Vista 3, Alamosa 2, Florence 2, Grand Valley 1, Lutheran 1, St. Mary’s Academy 1.
Cheyenne Wells 12, Primero 8, Springfield 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Jim Elliot 6, Sierra Grande 6, Eads 4, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Idalia 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Wiley 1.
Pueblo South is the team to beat in the Class 4A girls basketball rankings. At least for this week.
The Colts are the new No. 1 team in the 4A poll, uprooting Evergreen, which fell one spot to No. 2.
Other Pueblo-area schools shot up the rankings as well with Pueblo East coming in at No. 4 and Pueblo West going from unranked to No. 6.
Grandview holds its spot at No. 1 in the 5A poll, taking all 15 first-place votes.
Doherty made a significant climb, land three spots better at No. 5.
Fossil Ridge rounds out the rankings at No. 10 and is the only new team in the 5A poll.
Sterling and St. Mary’s each remain undefeated and have yet to relinquish their spots at No. 1 and No. 2 in 3A.
The Pirates looked strong in a win over Lamar on Friday and Sterling was able to edge out No. 10 Manitou Springs on Saturday.
Liberty Common made a four-spot jump to land at No. 3 this week. There are no new teams in the 3A poll.
Paonia is still the unanimous No. 1 team in 2A. There were no significant jumps this week, but Del Norte (No. 4), Haxtun (No. 5), Evangelical Christian (No. 7) and Highland (No. 9) are all one position better than the previous rankings.
There are no new teams in the 2A poll.
Kit Carson remains the No. 1 team in 1A with Fleming and Antonio also holding strong at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
South Baca improved by two spots to land at No. 7.
La Veta (No. 8), Briggsdale (No. 9) and Holly (No. 10) are the three new teams to crack the 1A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Pine Creek 23, Regis Jesuit 21, Rocky Mountain 13, Monarch 11, Arapahoe 7, Castle View 6.
Dropped out
Pine Creek (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo South (12)
10-1
192
2
3-0
2
Evergreen (8)
10-0
186
1
5-0
3
Golden
9-1
104
5
2-0
4
Pueblo East
7-0
102
8
2-0
5
D’Evelyn
9-2
99
3
1-1
6
Pueblo West
9-1
98
–
5-0
7
Mesa Ridge
5-2
83
6
1-0
8
Air Academy
8-2
69
10
2-0
9
Valor Christian
6-5
53
4
3-2
10
Holy Family
6-4
29
7
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 27, Mullen 20, Falcon 9, Windsor 8, George Washington 6, Sand Creek 4, Thomas Jefferson 4, Littleton 3, Silver Creek 3, Sierra 1.
Dropped out
Mullen (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (7)
7-0
115
1
1-0
2
St. Mary’s (5)
7-0
104
2
2-0
3
Liberty Common
7-0
84
7
2-0
4
Lamar
6-1
74
3
1-1
5
Centauri
8-1
69
5
2-0
6
Pagosa Springs
5-1
66
4
1-0
7
Colorado Springs Christian
6-1
50
6
1-1
8
Moffat County
8-1
30
9
2-0
9
Eaton
6-2
12
8
0-1
10
Manitou Springs
2-4
9
10
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Delta 8, St. Mary’s Academy 8, Trinidad 8, Olathe 7, Faith Christian 6, Kent Denver 5, Colorado Academy 3, Brush 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (13)
8-0
130
1
2-0
2
Wray
5-1
114
2
0-1
3
Yuma
6-2
76
3
1-0
4
Del Norte
6-2
68
5
1-0
5
Haxtun
7-1
63
6
2-0
6
Soroco
7-1
55
4
2-0
7
Evangelical Christian
6-0
41
8
1-0
8
Lyons
7-1
37
7
1-0
9
Highland
6-2
36
10
1-0
10
Swink
6-2
24
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Akron 20, Peyton 10, Sargent 10, Center 8, Calhan 6, Dawson 5, Simla 4, West Grand 4, Sanford 3, Clear Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (8)
6-0
102
1
1-0
2
Fleming (2)
6-0
91
2
2-0
3
Antonito (1)
5-0
83
3
0-0
4
Kim/Branson
6-0
71
4
1-0
5
Heritage Christian
5-0
70
5
1-0
6
Kiowa
5-1
36
6
1-0
7
South Baca
4-2
27
9
0-0
8
La Veta
6-2
25
–
2-0
9
Briggsdale
6-2
20
–
2-0
10
Holly
6-2
14
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Wells 11, Idalia 9, Primero 8, Springfield 8, Creede/Lake City 7, Cheraw 5, Jim Elliot 5, Sangre de Cristo 4, Sierra Grande 3, Wiley 3, Pikes Peak Christian 2, Caliche 1.
The 2016 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.
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Class 5A
(Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Player of the year: Dylan McCaffrey, Valor Christian
It appears that defending girls basketball state champions are going to have their work cut out for them in 2016-17.
Only Valor Christian comes in as a No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com preseason girls basketball rankings as a team who also finished the season hoisting a state championship trophy.
Led by Michaela Onyenwere, Grandview comes in as the top team in 5A. The Wolves advanced to the Final 4 last season, but lost a heartbreaker to eventual state champion ThunderRidge.
The Grizzlies did not break into the top 10 to start the season.
In 3A, it’s the 2016 state runner-up Manitou Springs who comes in as the No.1 team to start the year.
The Mustangs return senior Shelby Megyeri, who is regarded as one of the top guards in the state.
Like the 3A poll, it’s the runner-up that will start the season at No. 1 in 2A. After falling to Yuma 55-46 in the 2A title game, Paonia will start the 2016-17 season as the top team in the class.
Yuma isn’t far behind though as the defending champ sit at No. 2.
A stunning upset in the first round of the 1A state tournament ended Kit Carson’s bid at a state title, but the Wildcats find themselves as the team to beat to start this season.
They take the No. 1 spot in the preseason 1A rankings.
The girls basketball regular season will begin Nov. 30.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Longmont 33, Windsor 32, Durango 17, Falcon 16, Air Academy 12, Green Mountain 8, Pueblo East 8, Palisade 6, Berthoud 5, Montrose 5, Discovery Canyon 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Rifle 2, Centaurus 1, Elizabeth 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Manitou Springs (5)
0-0
87
2
Sterling (2)
0-0
84
3
Pagosa Springs
0-0
76
4
Lutheran (1)
0-0
62
5
Centauri
0-0
58
6
St. Mary’s (1)
0-0
52
7
Eaton (1)
0-0
38
8
Faith Christian
0-0
27
9
Lamar
0-0
19
10
Liberty Common
0-0
11
Others receiving votes:
Moffat County 7, Coal Ridge 5, Grand Valley 5, Bennett 4, Olathe 3, Resurrection Christian 3, Alamosa 2, Cedaredge 2, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Kent Denver 1, Strasburg 1, Trinidad 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Paonia (9)
0-0
99
2
Yuma (1)
0-0
70
3
Swink
0-0
67
4
Wray
0-0
64
5
Akron
0-0
28
6
Soroco
0-0
26
7
Haxtun
0-0
20
8
Del Norte
0-0
19
9
Lyons
0-0
17
10
Highland
0-0
16
Others receiving votes:
Ignacio 15, Clear Creek 14, Evangelical Christian 14, Sanford 13, West Grand 12, Hoehne 10, Sargent 7, Simla 7, Ellicott 6, Limon 5, Meeker 5, Calhan 4, Ridgway 4, Burlington 2, Fowler 2, Center 1, Custer County 1, Denver Christian 1, Norwood 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Kit Carson (7)
0-0
88
2
Fleming (1)
0-0
55
3
Heritage Christian
0-0
53
4
Idalia (1)
0-0
49
5
Briggsdale
0-0
47
6
South Baca
0-0
35
7
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
25
8
Antonito
0-0
23
9
Kiowa
0-0
21
10
Branson/Kim
0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Wells 15, McClave 13, Jim Elliot 11, La Veta 10, Sangre de Cristo 10, Hi-Plains 5, Springfield 5, Eads 4, Holly 4, Otis 3, Stratton/Liberty 1.
Chatfield, the second-ranked team in Class 4A football, pulled off a late rally to avoid an upset at the hands of Dakota Ridge on Friday.
The Chargers — who trailed 12-10 at halftime, and 29-24 after the third quarter — got a big 10-point swing early in the fourth quarter to change the game.
“We had to kick a field goal where we wanted to score a touchdown, and the ensuing kickoff, they fumbled it,” Chatfield coach Bret McGatlin told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We were able to put it in the end zone. Those 10 points right there just changed the complexion for us. After that, it just got us going.”
“It was a little scary there for a while,” McGatlin said. “Dakota Ridge came out and played really well. I have a lot of respect for that team.”
“We were shell-shocked in the first, second and most of the third quarter, because they came out and they smashed us in the mouth early,” the coach added later. “All of a sudden, we started playing our game. It was fun.”
No. 2 Fleming beat No. 15 Otis 62-14 on Thursday. The remaining six games are all on Saturday.
Arickaree/Woodlin has reached the championship game each of the past two seasons, winning the title in 2014.
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1A: (8) Burlington 7, (10) Limon 6
Burlington scored the winning touchdown with six minutes to play to seal a league title.
“It was definitely defensive-minded,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told the Scoreboard Show. “I think when you play eachother as long as we have, and we’ve both had some pretty good teams in the past, you kind of know each other. And it was a very physical game, as we expected.
“We made one more play,” Higgs added. “We kicked our extra point, and they weren’t able to” convert a two-point conversion.
The win clinched the 1A North Central for the Cougars (7-2, 5-0 in league).
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2A: (9) Weld Central 17, Platte Valley 14
Weld Central got a late touchdown to secure a huge win and improved to 8-1 this season.
“Our kids played absolutely phenomenal tonight,” coach James Canaday told the Scoreboard Show. “They were very composed.”
The Rebels called a timeout just prior to the winning score.
“It was do-or-die, so we started talking about what we needed to call,” Canaday said. “Our offensive coordinator came up with a great play, and one of our better players, Alex Ries, was wide open and he caught it. … It was absolutely incredible. It was one of the neatest things I’ve ever been through.”
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Notables
In 8-man, No. 5 Merino and No. 10 Haxtun had about an half-hour delay because a power outage took out the lights at the field. Merino went on to win 41-13.
Basalt won its first league championship since 1984 with a 46-22 win over Roaring Fork. The Longhorns finished 5-0 in the 2A Western Slope League, and is 7-2 overall. “They knew it was a way to keep playing next week,” coach Carl Frerichs told the Scoreboard Show, acknowledging the automatic postseason berth that comes along with the title.
1A No. 9 Crowley County beat Rocky Ford 47-26 to win the Santa Fe League at 4-0. It is the Chargers’ third-straight league title. “We were able to come through again this year,” coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show.
Boulder got its first win under new coach Vincent Smith, beating Smoky Hill 45-26.
3A No. 10 Conifer got a good win over Lutheran, 34-27. “Our defense came through for us against a really good team,” coach Larry Fitzmaurice told the Scoreboard Show. With the win, Conifer seized control of the West Metro League at 4-0.
2A No. 2 Resurrection Christian beat Eaton 38-6 to secure the Patriot West League championship. The Cougars are now 9-0 and will turn their attention to the playoffs, which begin next week. “At this point of the season, anybody we play is going to be a good football team,” coach Mark Roggy told the Scoreboard Show.
Sedgwick County is now No. 1 in 8-man football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Heading into the final week of regular season play at the 8-man level, there is a new No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Sedgwick County has taken over the top spot in the 8-man poll ahead of its showdown with No. 7 Dayspring Christian on Saturday.
Sargent, which stood tall in last week’s rankings, dropped only one spot to No. 2 and remains undefeated on the year.
Fresh off a win over Justice, Pikes Peak Christian jumped two spots to land at No. 8 this week.
There were no new teams in the 8-man rankings.
Pomona continues to hold a strong grip on the No. 1 spot in the 5A rankings and is continuing to beat every team that the state of Colorado can throw its way.
Chaparral has joined the 5A football rankings. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
The majority of the 5A poll did remain consistent from last week’s rankings except that Chaparral joins the poll at No. 10.
In 4A, Denver South is still the top team while Chatfield (No. 2), Pine Creek (No. 3) and Ponderosa (No. 4) all held their spots from last week’s rankings.
Greeley West jumped two spots to No. 7 while two Pueblo-area teams climbed back into the poll as Pueblo South comes in at No. 9 and Pueblo West lands at No. 10.
Thanks to a thrilling win over Canon City on Friday, Discovery Canyon is still the top team in the 3A poll with Pueblo East jumping one spot to land at No. 2.
At No. 10, Conifer is the only new team in the 3A poll.
As La Junta continues to win, it continues to hold its spot as the unanimous No. 1 team in 2A.
Defending 2A champ, Bayfield, jumps two spots to No. 5 and Sterling makes a three-spot jump to come in at No. 6.
There were no new teams in the 2A rankings.
With a win over Cornerstone Christian, Strasburg still sits atop the 1A poll, but has a new team on its heels as Meeker jumps one spot to No. 2.
Bennett (No. 3) and Cedaredge (No. 7) each jumped two spots this week.
No new teams broke into the 1A rankings.
There were no 6-man rankings this week as regular season play concluded over the weekend and the state playoff bracket was released on Sunday.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
