Arvada West is up to No. 2 in 5A softball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Arvada West is making a run at the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Wildcats went 3-0 last week and jumped three spots to come in at No. 2 in this week’s poll. They now sit behind Broomfield who held on to the No. 1 this week.
Fossil Ridge is also making its way back up the rankings with a three-spot jump to come in at No. 5.
Eaglecrest (No. 7), ThunderRidge (No. 9) and Brighton (No. 10) are all new to the 5A poll this week.
Valor Christian remains the No. 1 team in the 4A rankings with Erie and Mullen also holding firm at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Pueblo West (No. 4) and Silver Creek (No. 7) each jumped two spots from last week’s rankings.
There were no new teams in the 4A rankings.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in the 3A poll. In fact, the 3A rankings went unchanged as a whole 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 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.
Legacy 21, Loveland 20, Fort Collins 18, Rocky Mountain 18, Castle View 7, Hinkley 7, Mountain Range 7, Rock Canyon 7, Bear Creek 5, Grandview 5, Ralston Valley 5, Denver East 3, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
Legacy (6), Rocky Mountain (9), Fort Collins (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (5)
17-0-0
104
1
3-0-0
2
Erie (6)
17-0-0
103
2
2-0-0
3
Mullen
11-3-1
75
3
3-1-0
4
Pueblo West
14-2-0
66
6
4-0-0
5
Wheat Ridge
13-5-0
62
4
2-0-0
6
Mountain View
15-2-0
55
5
2-0-0
7
Silver Creek
14-3-0
28
9
2-0-0
8
Air Academy
13-4-0
23
7
2-0-0
9
Elizabeth
14-3-0
18
8
3-1-0
10
Golden
13-5-0
14
10
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Frederick 13, Discovery Canyon 10, Pueblo County 9, Thomas Jefferson 9, Rifle 7, Conifer 4, Windsor 3, D’Evelyn 1, Evergreen 1.
La Junta, newly-minted as the No. 1 team in Class 2A, beat No. 2 The Classical Academy 26-21 on a Hail Mary to end the game.
La Junta grabbed a 6-0 lead with 5 minutes left in the first quarter, and things that way until midway through the third quarter.
TCA went up 7-6 with 6:36 remaining in the third, and expanded the lead to 14-6 early in the fourth quarter after recovering a bad snap on a punt.
That’s when things got wild.
La Junta made it 14-12 in with six minutes to play, but had a two-point conversion called back because of a penalty. The Tigers took an 18-14 lead with 1:20 play, and that lead turned out to be brief. That’s because TCA drove down the field to go up 21-18 with 37 seconds to play.
All of this, of course, just served to set the stage for La Junta’s game-winning Hail Mary.
This was the Tigers’ second huge win in a week. La Junta beat then-No. 1 Kent Denver last week in another top-2 showdown.
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3A: (10) Longmont 46, (7) Holy Family 35
Longmont scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to put this back-and-forth game away.
The team teams were tied at 8 after the opening frame, and Longmont held just a 23-21 lead at halftime. After a Trojans’ field goal, Holy Family went up on a passing score from Stone Samaras to Kyle Helbig.
The Tigers pushed it to 35-26 on the first play of the fourth quarter, but that’s when Longmont turned it on and scored the game’s final 20 points.
“We knew that if it came down to the fourth quarter, we were going to do the right things this time that we needed to do to get the win,” Longmont linebacker Austin Hassler told BoCoPreps.com after the win.
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3A: Skyview 11, Lincoln 5 (OT)
This was a weird one.
Skyview grabbed an early 2-0 lead on a first-half safety. Lincoln then went up 3-2 on a field goal with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter.
The Lancers expanded that lead to 5-2 with a safety of their own with 1:57 remaining in the third, only to see Skyview tie it on this field goal with 44 seconds left:
Skyline is now 5-0, and off to its best start in more than a decade after a 28-0 win over Niwot.
The Falcons were already receiving votes in this week’s 4A rankings, and could slide into the poll on Monday.
It’s quite the turnaround for the program: Skyline has won five games in a season just once since 2014.
“We’ve got great kids, and they’re coachable, and they buy into the mentality and the scheme and the system, and once you get buy-in, good things happen,” Skyline coach Michael Silva told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “That’s what they’ve done and they’ve showed that they have the mentality, regardless of the situation, that they’re going to find a way to win. That’s tough to do, because of our history.
“These guys have managed to find a way, and trust in me and my staff, and it’s been a fun ride so far. And we don’t want it to stop.”
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Notables
Sand Creek broke a 20-game losing streak with a 14-8 win over Air Academy. That had been the longest drought in the state. It was the Scorpions’ first win since Sept. 19, 2014, which also came over Air Academy. That was a wild 68-62 win which set all kinds of records.
On the other side of the coin, 2A No. 8 Weld Central has now won 10 consecutive games, the longest such streak in the state. The Rebels, now 5-0 this season, beat Valley 28-21.
An update on the all-time wins list: Kent Denver beat Elizabeth 39-20 in an afternoon game. That gave coach Scott Yates his 308th career win. West Grand and coach Chris Brown beat Hayden 53-18. That’s Brown’s 310th career win.
Berthoud connected on a Hail Mary at halftime of its game with Thompson Valley. But TV won, 28-13, to notch its first win this season (1-4).
There was also a first-half Hail Mary in Rangeview/Gateway. Rangeview’s Jaelin Odegard hit Josh Hollins from near midfield (video here). Rangeview went on to win 52-7.
Dayspring Christian had another wild game. This time, 8-man’s No. 2 team beat No. 8 Haxtun 55-53.
A big game in 8-man: No. 3 Sedgwick County took care of No. 4 Akron 46-8.
In 6-man, No. 3 Stratton/Liberty beat No. 5 Arickaree/Woodlin 54-28.
Another top-10 6-man game: No. 8 Cotopaxi upset No. 6 La Veta.
Eaglecrest is now 5-0 after a 42-20 win over Bear Creek. The Raptors, No. 4 in 5A, are off to their best start in more than a decade.
Fairview, ranked No. 7 in 5A, is also 5-0 after beating Arapahoe 48-7.
In 1A, No. 2 Paonia beat No. 7 Cedaredge 35-21.
Florence upset 2A No. 10 Salida 22-13. That is actually the lone upset of an unranked team over a ranked team so far in Week 5. Ranked teams are a combined 34-1 against unranked opponents through Friday’s games this week.
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.
Valor Christian has regained the top spot in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
Erie had been able to snag the top spot, but with both teams undefeated, it was the Eagles who came away with the votes this week.
Mullen jumped one spot to come in at No. 3 in the 4A poll this week while Air Academy was the only new addition at No. 7.
In 5A, Broomfield held the top spot after beating Fossil Ridge last week. The Sabercats take the No. 8 spot in the latest rankings.
Douglas County jumped from No. 10 to No. 3 thanks to getting three first-place votes.
At No. 9 and No. 10 respectively, Rocky Mountain and Fort Collins are the two newcomers to this week’s rankings.
Strasburg held firm in the top spot of the 3A poll this week as Rocky Ford hangs on to the No. 2 spot.
Valley jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
There were no new teams in the 3A 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.
Below is an interactive database of boys golf’s state qualifiers in classes 5A, 4A and 3A during the 2016 season. These golfers qualified out of their respective regionals.
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.
Broomfield has taken over as the new No. 1 team in 5A softball. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Broomfield has seized the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Eagles notched wins over Greeley West and Fairview to assume this week’s top spot.
A 5-2 loss to Rocky Mountain dropped former No. 1 Fossil Ridge one spot to No. 2. The Eagles and Sabercats will take the field against each other on Tuesday.
Cherokee Trail made a two spot jump to land at No. 5 and received a couple of first-place votes along the way.
At No. 10, Douglas County is the only new team in the 5A rankings.
Erie edged Valor Christian to hang on to the No. 1 in 4A after taking it from the Eagles a week ago.
Pueblo West jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
A trio of new teams broke into the 4A poll as Elizabeth lands at No. 8, Golden comes in at No. 9 and Ferderick rounds out the rankings at No. 10.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 3A this week, but Rocky Ford made a two-spot jump to land at No. 2.
Lamar had the biggest climb in 3A, coming in at No. 6, up three spots from a week ago.
At No. 9, Valley is the only new team to the 3A 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.
Castle View 26, Eaglecrest 19, Pomona 10, Bear Creek 9, Loveland 9, Rocky Mountain 9, Boulder 8, Mountain Range 8, Grandview 7, Chaparral 6, Prairie View 6, Liberty 4, Mountain Vista 4, Rock Canyon 4, Vista Ridge 3, Rampart 2, Fort Collins 1, Hinkley 1, Pine Creek 1, Ralston Valley 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (5)
13-0-0
86
1
3-0-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
11-0-0
85
2
3-0-0
3
Wheat Ridge
9-4-0
62
4
1-1-0
4
Mullen
5-2-1
57
5
1-0-0
5
Mountain View
11-2-0
47
3
3-1-0
6
Silver Creek
11-2-0
42
6
2-1-0
7
Pueblo West
7-2-0
36
9
2-0-0
8
Elizabeth
9-2-0
19
–
2-0-0
9
Golden
10-3-0
17
–
1-0-0
10
Frederick
6-7-0
12
–
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Rifle 10, Thomas Jefferson 9, Air Academy 4, Pueblo County 4, Falcon 2, Ponderosa 2, Evergreen 1.
Dropped out
Air Academy (7), Thomas Jefferson (8), Windsor (10).
If no one was paying attention to Chatfield before, they are now.
Following a 50-39 win over Pine Creek in Week 1 and a 53-7 win over Palmer in Week 2, the Chargers have earned the right to be the No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Chatfield is one of two new No. 1 teams this week.
The 4A rankings received a little bit of a shakeup as a Pine Creek win over Windsor lifted the Eagles to No. 3 this week.
The Wizards fell to No. 4 as a result of their Saturday loss.
Ponderosa is the only new team to break into the 4A rankings this week.
Sedgwick County is the other new No. 1 this week, taking the top spot in the 8-man rankings for the second time this year.
Sangre de Cristo comes in at No. 8 and is the only new team to the 8-man poll this week.
Pomona hangs on to the top spot in the 5A rankings thanks a weekend win over Fountain-Fort Carson.
Fairview made the biggest 5A jump of the week to land at No. 7. That’s three spots better from where the Knights were a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 5A rankings this week.
After a thrilling win over Pueblo West, Pueblo East remains the No. 1 team in the 3A rankings by taking 12 of 13 first-place votes.
The most turnover of the week belongs to the 3A class as it saw three new teams break into the top 10.
Lewis-Palmer lands at No. 7, Silver Creek comes in at No. 9 and Erie rounds out the 3A top 10 at No. 10.
Kent Denver remains the No. 1 team in 2A after getting Scott Yates win No. 307 of his career.
The entire top five from last week’s rankings remained intact as everyone except for No. 2 Resurrection Christian (bye) notched wins.
Weld Central is the lone team to break into the 2A top 10, coming in at No. 9.
Buena Vista hangs on to the No. 1 spot in the 1A rankings. No. 2 Paonia and No. 3 Strasburg also held firm in their positions.
Limon jumped from No. 6 to No. 4 this week.
Ellicott (No. 9) and Cedaredge (No. 10) are the two newcomers to the 1A rankings.
A bye week resulted in Fleming hanging on to the top spot in the 6-man rankings.
Stratton/Liberty (No. 5) and Cheyenne Wells (No. 7) each jumped three spots from their rankings last week.
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.
After outscoring opponents 37-1 last week, Erie was voted as the new top team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Tigers sit two points ahead of previous No. 1 and defending state champion, Valor Christian.
A 10-0 start has finally gotten Thomas Jefferson noticed as it breaks into the top 10 at No. 7 this week.
Pueblo West (No. 9) and Windsor (No. 10) are the other new teams to this week’s 4A poll.
Fossil Ridge hangs on to the top spot in the 5A rankings as the Sabercats went 2-0 last week.
ThunderRidge jumps from No. 3 to No. 2 and receives four first-place votes in the process.
Cherokee Trail, Castle View and Brighton are the three new teams in the 5A poll, coming in at No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 respectively.
Strasburg kept its grasp on the No. 1 spot in the 3A rankings despite suffering its first loss of the season.
Eaton jumps two spots to come in at No. 2 and Rocky Ford lands at No. 4 which is also two spots better than a week ago.
Basalt (No. 6) and Lamar (No. 9) are the two new teams to break into the 3A top 10.
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.
Loveland 23, Rocky Mountain 22, Eaglecrest 21, Mountain Range 20, Prairie View 20, Douglas County 12, Grandview 9, Pomona 9, Chaparral 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Cherry Creek 3, Columbine 3, Highlands Ranch 3, Rock Canyon 3, Smoky Hill 2, Denver East 1, Poudre 1.
Dropped out
Mountain Range (5), Eaglecrest (8), Rocky Mountain (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (6)
10-0-0
95
2
2-0-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
8-0-0
93
1
2-0-0
3
Mountain View
8-1-0
56
3
3-1-0
4
Wheat Ridge
8-3-0
51
5
2-0-0
5
Mullen
4-2-1
42
4
0-0-0
6
Silver Creek
9-1-0
41
6
2-0-0
7
Air Academy
7-3-0
25
7
1-1-0
8
Thomas Jefferson
10-0-0
23
–
6-0-0
9
Pueblo West
5-2-0
18
–
1-0-0
10
Windsor
6-2-0
16
–
2-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Falcon 15, Rifle 15, Cheyenne Mountain 10, Pueblo County 9, D’Evelyn 7, Elizabeth 7, Frederick 6, Golden 6, Holy Family 6, Thompson Valley 6, Evergreen 4.
Dropped out
Falcon (8), D’Evelyn (9), Rifle (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (7)
7-1-0
79
1
3-1-0
2
Eaton
7-1-0
63
4
1-0-0
3
Brush
7-2-0
60
2
4-1-0
4
Rocky Ford (1)
10-1-0
58
6
5-0-0
5
The Academy
6-3-0
52
3
2-2-0
6
Basalt
7-1-0
23
–
4-1-0
7
Sterling
5-4-0
19
7
0-0-0
8
Fort Lupton
7-2-0
17
8
0-2-0
9
Lamar
6-4-0
16
–
3-0-0
10
Cedaredge
6-3-0
14
10
4-3-0
Others receiving votes:
La Junta 13, Valley 10, Faith Christian 6, Dolores Huerta 4, Weld Central 3, University 2, Delta 1.
