Eaglecrest is 18-1 this season. The Raptors will host a Region 1 that has the defending champion, Cherokee Trail (No. 16). Also in the region are No. 32 Denver East and No. 17 Mountain Vista.
Eaglecrest is bolstered by a powerful lineup led by senior Kailey Wilson.
Also hosting in 5A are Brighton, Arvada West, Legacy, Prairie View, Fossil Ridge, Columbine and Rock Canyon.
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Valor Christian, top-seeded in 4A, will be looking for it’s fourth-straight title. The undefeated Eagles will host No. 32 Mesa Ridge, No. 16 Mountain View and No. 17 Cheyenne Mountain in Region 1.
Valor Christian’s undefeated run has come behind a special season in the circle by senior Ali Kilponen. In 112 innings, Kilponen has a 0.38 earned run average. She has allowed just six earned runs all season.
Other hosts in 4A include Pueblo West, Golden, Discovery Canyon, Erie, Pueblo Central, Thomas Jefferson and Frederick.
In 3A, Brush sits at the top. The Beetdiggers will host in Region 1.
Brush’s Kamryn Leoffler is hitting .515 with 11 doubles and 14 RBIs.
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.
Silver Creek (4A) and La Junta (3A) have joined their respective softball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaglecrest (6)
16-1-0
86
1
2-0-0
2
Arvada West
13-3-0
73
2
2-0-0
3
Brighton (1)
16-1-0
66
3
2-0-0
4
Fossil Ridge
15-2-0
62
5
2-0-0
5
Legacy (1)
13-3-0
48
4
2-1-0
6
Mountain Vista (1)
15-2-0
42
6
2-0-0
7
Columbine
12-5-0
30
8
2-0-0
8
Legend
10-7-0
25
7
1-1-0
9
Prairie View
14-2-0
20
9
1-0-0
10
ThunderRidge
13-4-0
15
10
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Pomona 11, Hinkley 6, Broomfield 4, Rock Canyon 3, Mountain Range 2, Fort Collins 1, Grand Junction Central 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (10)
16-0-0
100
1
2-0-0
2
Holy Family
13-2-0
74
2
2-0-0
3
Erie
12-5-0
62
3
2-0-0
4
Mountain View
13-1-1
55
5
1-0-0
5
Thomas Jefferson
15-2-0
53
4
1-1-0
6
Golden
13-3-0
52
6
2-0-0
7
Pueblo West
11-3-0
39
7
2-0-0
8
Discovery Canyon
12-3-1
35
8
1-0-0
9
Pueblo South
12-3-0
19
9
1-1-0
10
Silver Creek
11-4-1
14
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 12, Conifer 10, Air Academy 6, Frederick 6, Evergreen 5, Pueblo Central 5, Cheyenne Mountain 3.
Dropped out
Mullen (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (8)
12-4-0
123
1
2-1-0
2
Eaton (3)
15-2-0
116
2
3-0-0
3
Brush (2)
14-3-0
94
3
2-1-0
4
Rocky Ford
12-5-0
81
4
2-0-0
5
Lamar
10-5-0
63
7
0-0-0
6
Meeker
15-3-0
59
6
3-0-0
7
University
11-5-0
55
5
1-2-0
8
Faith Christian
10-6-0
32
9
3-0-0
9
Weld Central
13-4-0
30
8
2-0-0
10
La Junta
10-7-0
14
–
3-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Limon 11, St. Mary’s 10, Sterling 7, Valley 7, Basalt 6, Delta 6, Fort Lupton 1.
Wiggins (in Class 2A), Dolores (2A), Bennett (3A), Evergreen (4A) and Rocky Mountain (5A) have each joined their respective volleyball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Castle View (9)
10-1
99
1
2-0
2
Mountain Vista
8-2
85
3
0-1
3
Rock Canyon
8-3
59
4
1-1
4
Chatfield
9-2
49
6
5-0
5
Fossil Ridge (1)
7-3
48
2
1-1
6
Highlands Ranch
10-1
47
5
2-0
7
Rocky Mountain (1)
10-1
45
–
1-1
8
Fort Collins
7-1
42
7
2-0
9
Fruita Monument
10-1
36
9
2-0
10
Cherry Creek
9-2
31
8
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Chaparral 21, Coronado 13, Denver East 11, Eaglecrest 6, Legacy 5, Dakota Ridge 3, Legend 2, Regis Jesuit 2, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
Chaparral (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
11-0
109
1
3-0
2
Niwot
9-1
83
4
2-0
3
Valor Christian
6-3
78
5
2-1
4
Pueblo West (1)
7-1
71
3
2-0
5
Holy Family
11-2
60
2
2-0
6
Palmer Ridge
10-1
48
9
1-0
7
Longmont
9-2
33
8
1-1
8
Thomas Jefferson
8-3
30
7
0-1
9
D’Evelyn
9-0
19
10
5-0
10
Evergreen
7-3
18
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Durango 14, Ponderosa 9, Windsor 9, Silver Creek 6, Eagle Valley 4, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Mountain View 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Mullen 2, Palisade 2, Pueblo County 2.
Dropped out
Cheyenne Mountain (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (13)
10-1
130
1
2-1
2
University
9-2
103
2
2-0
3
Resurrection Christian
10-2
96
3
2-0
4
Lutheran (1)
10-2
60
7
1-0
5
Faith Christian
7-3
58
4
1-1
6
Lamar
11-1
56
8
2-0
7
Bayfield
7-3
54
6
1-1
8
Valley
8-4
40
5
1-1
9
Bishop Machebeuf
10-2
35
10
2-1
10
Bennett
9-1
27
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 21, Coal Ridge 18, Centauri 11, Platte Valley 9, The Academy 8, Sterling 7, Colorado Springs Christian 6, Frontier Academy 6, Aspen 5, Colorado Academy 5, Pagosa Springs 5, Weld Central 5, Jefferson Academy 4, The Vanguard 4, Manitou Springs 1.
Dropped out
Middle Park (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
8-1
88
1
2-0
2
Lyons
9-4
55
2
1-2
3
Dayspring Christian
9-1
53
3
4-0
4
Simla
10-2
47
5
4-0
5
Swink
7-1
45
6
1-0
6
Paonia (2)
8-1
42
4
1-0
7
Denver Christian
9-1
37
7
2-0
8
Dolores
8-1
30
–
2-0
9
Hoehne
8-3
28
8
4-1
10
Wiggins
12-1
21
–
5-0
Others receiving votes:
Meeker 10, Dawson School 7, Fowler 6, Ignacio 6, John Mall 6, Union Colony 6, Rocky Ford 5, Wray 2, Telluride 1.
Dropped out
Meeker (9), Fowler (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (7)
11-0
95
1
3-0
2
Fleming (1)
10-1
78
2
1-0
3
Holly (2)
9-1
76
4
0-0
4
McClave
8-1
65
5
4-1
5
La Veta
9-0
61
3
1-0
6
Otis
8-3
48
6
0-2
7
Flagler/Hi-Plains
6-2
38
9
4-0
8
Briggsdale
10-2
30
8
3-0
9
Wiley
7-2
22
7
0-1
10
Belleview Christian
9-0
10
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Eads 8, Cheyenne Wells 6, Kim/Branson 4, Pikes Peak Christian 4, Weldon Valley 4, Dove Creek 1.
Golden (4A), Meeker (3A) and Faith Christian (3A) have all joined this week’s softball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaglecrest (7)
14-1-0
96
1
3-0-0
2
Arvada West
11-3-0
76
5
2-0-0
3
Brighton (2)
14-1-0
71
3
2-0-0
4
Legacy (1)
11-2-0
64
4
3-0-0
5
Fossil Ridge
13-2-0
58
2
2-1-0
6
Mountain Vista
13-2-0
45
6
3-0-0
7
Legend
9-6-0
32
8
3-0-0
8
Columbine
10-5-0
30
7
2-1-0
9
Prairie View
13-2-0
26
10
2-1-0
10
ThunderRidge
10-4-0
10
9
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Broomfield 8, Grand Junction Central 8, Pomona 7, Hinkley 6, Dakota Ridge 5, Rock Canyon 3, Douglas County 2, Mountain Range 2, Cherokee Trail 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (10)
14-0-0
107
1
3-0-0
2
Holy Family
11-2-0
72
8
2-0-0
3
Erie
10-5-0
59
3
1-1-0
4
Thomas Jefferson
14-1-0
56
9
4-0-0
5
Mountain View
12-1-1
49
4
3-0-0
6
Golden (1)
11-3-0
47
–
1-1-0
7
Pueblo West
9-3-0
44
5
2-1-0
8
Discovery Canyon
11-3-1
37
10
3-0-0
9
Pueblo South
11-2-0
35
2
1-2-0
10
Mullen
7-6-0
31
7
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Silver Creek 28, Conifer 12, Pueblo Central 8, Air Academy 7, Frederick 7, Rifle 5, Cheyenne Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Silver Creek (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (5)
10-3-0
91
1
3-0-0
2
Eaton (2)
12-2-0
89
3
3-0-0
3
Brush (3)
12-2-0
87
2
3-1-0
4
Rocky Ford
10-5-0
58
4
0-2-0
5
University
10-3-0
55
5
1-1-0
6
Meeker
12-3-0
44
–
3-0-0
7
Lamar
10-5-0
41
6
2-0-0
8
Weld Central
11-4-0
20
7
2-1-0
9
Faith Christian
7-6-0
14
–
2-0-0
10
Limon
11-3-0
12
10
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Delta 10, Basalt 9, Valley 8, Cedaredge 5, La Junta 4, Sterling 2, St. Mary’s 1.
Keys threw a passing touchdown and rushed for another for the Mavericks. Evan Hansen, Jake Wachter and Nathan Mackey also had rushing touchdowns. Dom Esters caught the touchdown from Keys.
Longmont quarterback Oakley Dehning rushed for a touchdown.
This was just the second-ever meeting between the two schools which are just 15 minutes apart. Mead won last season, 49-35, during its march to the semifinals.
Bayfield senior Hunter Killough had a game-sealing interception in the game’s final moments, according to the Durango Herald.
“I wanted it bad,” he told the paper after the game. “Since last year, I had been stewing on this game. It’s good to get that victory.”
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Notables:
5A No. 8 Mullen went out-of-state to play Bothell (Wash.), and had a big rally and a chance to win late, but fell 31-28. Bothell reached Washington’s 4A quarterfinals last season.
In 1A, No. 2 Meeker got a top-10 win over No. 8 Monte Vista, 30-7. “Our defense did a good job of flying around the football tonight,” coach Shane Phelan told the Scoreboard Show. The Cowboys are 4-0.
Skyview knocked off No. 10 Thomas Jefferson 27-16 in 3A. The Wolverines have started 4-0, their best start since 2011.
Harrison beat Glenwood Springs 36-22, and is now 4-0 in 3A. “This is just another step forward for us,” coach Al Melo told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a good win for our kids tonight, and I’m really proud of them.
Check out Widefield, which is 4-0 in 4A following a 42-0 win over Palmer. The Gladiators haven’t started 4-0 since 2010. TJ Davis rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on Friday. He also threw two touchdown passes.
5A No. 3 Eaglecrest is now 4-0 after beating Cherokee Trail 28-14.
Berthoud upset 3A No. 5 Fort Morgan, 22-10.
Grand Valley and Aspen had lightning delay their game, which the Skiers ultimately won 30-26. Aspen, which won a combined four games the past two seasons, is 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
Sierra Grande beat Cheraw 61-6 in 6-man action, including this touchdown. The Panthers are now 4-0, something they haven’t done since 2005.
6-man No. 1 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 68-8 win over Idalia. Tyson Lichty completed four passes — all four went for touchdowns. Jacob McCormick rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Levi Mair had four total touchdowns in Arvada’s 30-6 win over The Pinnacle.
Jaion Colbert rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as Overland beat Rangeview 42-20.
Zac Hanenberg had two rushing touchdowns as Canon City beat Pueblo East 29-16. The Tigers are now 4-0, matching their win total from each of the past two seasons.
Peyton beat Ellicott 41-0 in 1A. Gunner Saarela rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Trevor Reuss threw for 241 yards in 2A Basalt’s 41-33 win over 3A Battle Mountain.
Garrett Anderson rushed for 157 yards and a score as Lewis-Palmer topped Pueblo County 20-10 in a 3A matchup.
5A Ralston Valley also went out-of-state, and beat East Bakersfield (Calif.) 35-14.
No. 9 Thomas Jefferson softball upset No. 5 Pueblo West 13-2 in five innings Saturday.
“We’ve lost to them by run-rule the last three years,” Thomas Jefferson coach Kyler Jackson said. “It’s been due to nerves, and I think this year we really understood how good we were. It was just a matter of playing and not letting the moment get to us.”
Thomas Jefferson scored a total of nine runs in the third and fourth innings to take down the Cyclones. The offense hit four homeruns, bringing the season total to 31.
“It’s what we’ve been doing all year,” Jackson said. “We’ve got five girls that can hit the ball out of any park that we play in.”
Daija Robbins had five runs-batted-in to pace the Spartans.
Thomas Jefferson’s hot start was expected by Jackson and his team. But, the lone blemish — a 6-5 loss to Arapahoe — is still on Jackson’s mind.
“It was our expectation,” Jackson said. “We’ve gotten off to really good starts the last couple of years, but we haven’t been able to finish. 14-1 is a little disappointing. We expected to be 15-0, but we’ll take it for now.
“We’ve got greater goals than the regular season.”
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (10)
3-0
154
1
Bye
2
Pomona (6)
3-0
150
2
W
3
Eaglecrest
3-0
120
3
W
4
Columbine
3-0
103
4
W
5
Regis Jesuit
2-1
73
7
W
6
Grandview
2-1
68
5
L
7
Cherry Creek
2-1
62
8
W
8
Mullen
2-2
56
6
W
9
Highlands Ranch
3-0
46
9
W
10
Fairview
3-0
18
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Doherty 16, Poudre 9, Rock Canyon 3, Legacy 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (19)
3-0
208
1
W
2
Ponderosa (2)
3-0
178
2
W
3
Chatfield
2-1
125
5
W
4
Windsor
2-1
119
4
W
5
Fruita Monument
4-0
118
7
W
6
Loveland
3-0
116
6
W
7
Pueblo West
3-0
95
10
W
8
Monarch
3-0
68
9
W
9
Pueblo South
2-1
52
3
L
10
Broomfield
1-2
22
8
L
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 16, Vista Ridge 14, Skyline 7, Fort Collins 6, Brighton 3, Greeley West 3, Montrose 3, Widefield 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (5)
3-0
127
1
W
2
Mead (4)
3-0
117
2
W
3
Silver Creek (1)
3-0
98
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (3)
3-0
96
6
W
5
Fort Morgan
2-1
64
5
L
6
Erie
3-0
63
7
W
7
Discovery Canyon
2-1
43
9
W
8
Durango
3-1
35
8
L
9
Longmont
1-2
33
3
L
10
Thomas Jefferson (1)
3-0
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Skyview 15, Berthoud 13, Roosevelt 10, Evergreen 6, Frederick 6, Harrison 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Rifle 5, Canon City 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo East (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (11)
3-0
152
1
Bye
2
Bayfield (3)
3-0
139
2
Bye
3
The Classical Academy
3-0
126
4
W
4
La Junta (2)
3-0
124
3
W
5
Platte Valley
3-0
86
5
W
6
Sterling
2-1
69
7
Bye
7
Faith Christian
2-1
49
8
W
8
Alamosa
3-1
42
9
W
9
Salida
4-0
23
–
W
10
Basalt
2-1
22
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Valley 14, Aspen 11, Eaton 9, D’Evelyn 7, Delta 4, Elizabeth 3.
Dropped out
Delta (6), D’Evelyn (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (10)
3-0
118
1
W
2
Meeker (2)
3-0
108
2
Bye
3
Strasburg
2-1
84
3
W
4
Limon
3-0
82
4
W
5
Centauri
4-0
75
5
W
6
Paonia
2-1
48
7
W
7
Platte Canyon
3-0
42
8
W
8
Monte Vista
2-1
23
6
L
9
Wray
2-1
21
–
W
10
Peyton
2-1
17
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 15, Grand Valley 7, Crowley County 6, Olathe 5, Clear Creek 3, Highland 2, Manual 2, Rocky Ford 2.
