ORDWAY — Keegan Wentz and Keenan Barr each had two rushing touchdowns as Buena Vista beat Crowley County 42-0 in the Class 1A football semifinals on Saturday.
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Playoff football roundup: Windsor holds off Palmer Ridge in OT
4A quarterfinals
Video of the game-winning TD run from @jakeshields20 #copreps pic.twitter.com/yD35ZJ3g2c
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Video courtesy of Quentin Sickafoose/The Coloradoan(3) Windsor 20, (11) Palmer Ridge 14 (OT)
For much of the afternoon, Palmer Ridge looked like it might pull off the upset. But Windsor quarterback Brad Peeples had a 52-yard run in the fourth quarter to tie the game.
The two teams went to overtime, where the Windsor defense forced a turnover and the offense secured the win on Jake Shields’ touchdown.
“After last year’s second-round loss, I told the boys, ‘The sun will come up tomorrow,’” Windsor coach Chris Jones told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “And today’s speech was, ‘The sun came up. It’s tomorrow. It’s our moment.’ They just had faith that they were going to get it done no matter what.”
After Shields scored, “It was a great moment of euphoria for all of our fans, our players, our coaches,” Jones said.
Palmer Ridge led 14-7 at halftime, and it stayed that way until Peeples’ touchdown.
“We had a lot of ups and downs to overcome early in the game and in the third quarter,” Jones said. “It was a very gut-wrenching game there at the end there.”
The Wizards get a rematch with Longmont. The two teams played a tight defensive battle during the regular season, which ended in a Hail Mary score to give Longmont a win.
Longmont beat Denver South. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) (2) Longmont 48, (10) Denver South 14
The Trojans absolutely rolled in the quarterfinals, to the tune of a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and 35-7 at the half.
Longmont’s Conlan Berger rushed for two touchdowns and also had a receiving score, while Eli Sullivan returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and also added a four-yard rushing score.
In addition, Ethan Gabrielle had a rushing TD, and David Speidel threw a touchdown.
View a photo gallery of the game here.
(13) Loveland 49, (5) Durango 21
The Cinderella of the 4A playoffs continued its run with a stunning upset of Durango.
Loveland went up 28-7 at halftime, and led 42-14 after three quarters.
Read a complete recap of the game here. View a photo gallery here.
(1) Pine Creek 43, (8) Wheat Ridge 8
Pine Creek cruised to its 37th-straight win, this one coming after yet another fast start. It was 36-0 at halftime.
Brock Domann passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, while his brother JoJo had a rushing TD, and was on the receiving end of one of the passing score.
Joey Long scores two rushing touchdowns, and Kacin Nowlin had a receiving touchdown.
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3A quarterfinals
(4) Fort Morgan 21, (5) Palisade 0
Anthony Arroyo, Toby McBride and Tate Kembel each had rushing touchdowns as the Mustangs moved to the semifinals. It was 14-0 at halftime.
Fort Morgan is now 12-0 this season.
“We just didn’t give up the big plays,” Fort Morgan coach Harrison Chisum told the Scoreboard Show. “We were able to be aggressive yet disciplined on their counters. A lot of the end-arounds, we were able to set the edge.”
The Mustangs will play at defending champion Pueblo East in the semifinals.
Roosevelt advanced to the semifinals. More photos. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com) (2) Roosevelt 42, (7) Evergreen 19
Roosevelt built a big lead early in cruising to the semifinals. The Roughriders led 14-0 after the first quarter and 28-6 at half. It was 42-6 after three.
Carlos Ortega had two rushing touchdowns, and a receiving score for Roosevelt. Cameron Hurtado added two passing touchdowns, and also rushed for one.
“Our guys showed up to play today, and I think the scoreboard shows it,” Roosevely coach Noland Eastin told the Scoreboard Show. “It doesn’t get any easier, but it’s a good way to end a good week of practice.”
Roosevelt will face Delta in the semifinals at home.
View a photo gallery of the game here.
(1) Pueblo East 28, (8) Discovery Canyon 10
Quarterback Daniel Martin had three rushing touchdowns, Bryson Torres also scored, and the defending champions returned to the semifinals.
The game was a rematch of a regular season game, also won by Pueblo East.
Pueblo East will be home in the semifinals.
(3) Delta 27, (6) The Classical Academy 14
Delta trailed 14-13 at halftime, but rallied to secure a spot in the semifinals.
Kole Roberts gave his team the lead for good with a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and then the quarterback found Tristan Brown for an insurance score in the fourth quarter.
Brown also had a rushing touchdown, while Jayce Hall returned a fumble for a score for Delta.
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2A semifinals
(1) Bayfield 47, (4) La Junta 7
This game was close at halftime — Bayfield led just 13-7 — but the Wolverines pulled away to move to the championship game.
Bayfield scored 34 unanswered points in the second half in winning.
“We knew that it was going to be a battle. It was 13-7 at the half. So we knew they were a tough team, that we just had to put our hats on,” coach Gary Heide told the Scoreboard Show.
Of the second half, Heide said, “We came out on defense, played well … and then we drove the ball down and scored. … When we scored, I knew that we were here to play the second half.”
Kelton McCoy threw four touchdowns and rushed for two more in leading Bayfield to the win. Brody McGhehey was on the receiving end of two of those scores.
Wyatt Freier and Taed Heydinger each had a receiving touchdown, while Zane Phelps scored on the ground.
Bayfield was last in a championship game in 2011, when it lost to Florence.
(3) Platte Valley 29, (2) Kent Denver 23
Platte Valley, down 17-0 in the second quarter and 23-7 at halftime, had a furious rally to reach the title game.
Read a complete roundup of the game here.
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1A semifinals
(3) Paonia 21, (2) Resurrection Christian 15
The Eagles rallied late to earn a chance at defending their championship yet again.
Paonia, which is a two-time defending champion, got a touchdown from Jeremiah Hillman with 3:06 to play, then got a late interception to seal the win.
“It was third down, and we just ran a little off-tackle play, and Jeremiah Hillman just buried it in,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard Show.
The win sets up a rematch with Buena Vista for the 1A title. The championship game will be in Buena Vista.
“We’re pretty familiar with each other in the postseason,” McRae said. “It’s going to be very interesting, a very competitive ballgame.”
(1) Buena Vista 42, (5) Crowley County 0
The top seed rolled into the championship game, which it will host next weekend.
“The score doesn’t do the game justice. It was a pretty hard-fought battle. It was 14-0 at half,” Buena Vista coach Matt Flavin told the Scoreboard Show. “But we got the win, and at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.”
Keenan Barr had two rushing touchdowns and a defensive score, and Keegan Wentz also scored twice on the ground.
Of the rematch with Paonia, Flavin said, “Those guys, the last few years, have just been the dominant team. … I hope we can rise to that occasion.”
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8-man semifinals
(1) Sedgwick County 50, (4) Sargent 8
The Cougars led 20-0 after the first quarter and 42-0 at halftime in rolling to the championship game.“We got a couple of quick scores, and that always helps,” Sedgwick County coach Chris Michel told the Scoreboard Show.
This marks the first appearance in a title game for the Sedgwick County football co-op, which is comprised of Julesburg and Revere. Julesburg has won four titles in school history, and Revere has won nine. That program was last in a title game in 2004, when it lost to Hi-Plains for the 6-man championship.
“The boys are excited, the community is excited,” Michel said. “It should be a fun week.”
The championship against Akron will be a rematch of a 22-3 Sedgwick County win on Oct. 30.
“They say it’s always hard to beat a good team twice, and Akron’s a very good program,” Michel said. “They’ve got a good defense. We’re going to have our work cut out for us.”
(3) Akron 16, (2) Norwood 0
Akron’s defense pitched a shutout as the Rams advanced to a title game for the first time since 2009. That was the last appearance in a stretch of five-straight for the program.
“Our kids just showed up to play today and did a really good job,” Akron coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show. “Our kids definitely have a very good defensive mindset, and they like playing it. They’re going to have to play good next week against SedgCo.”
Akron will host the 8-man title game.
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6-man championship
(3) Eads 34, (4) Arickaree/Woodlin 12
Eads won the rematch of last season’s game.
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State football brackets released for five classes on Sunday
Columbine is one of four No. 1 seeds in the Class 5A football playoffs. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) AURORA — The state playoff brackets for five classifications — 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man — were released on Sunday. Postseason play in each class begins this week.
The 5A bracket, a 32-team field, is the only playoff of the bunch that does not feature a No. 1 overall seed. Instead, it seeds teams Nos. 1-8 into one of four quadrants. The four No. 1 seeds are Columbine (9-0), Valor Christian (7-2), Grandview (7-2) and defending champion Cherry Creek (7-2).
No. 2 seeds, who are also hosting first-round games, include Regis Jesuit (7-2), Arapahoe (9-0), Pomona (6-3), and Westminster (9-0).
There were some questions as to why Arapahoe got a No. 2 seed behind Grandview, who the Warriors beat this season. Asked about that specific situation, the 5A committee said it “was due to the quality of (Grandview’s) wins late, how early Arapahoe and Grandview played, and overall strength of Arapahoe’s schedule.”
Also hosting first round games in 5A are No. 3 seeds — Legacy, Ralston Valley, Horizon, and Fountain-Fort Carson — and No. 4 seeds — Heritage, Fairview, Mountain Vista and Mullen.
The 32-team 5A field is set by the final Wild Card points, which were released on Saturday morning. From there, the committee has a number of criteria it can use to seed the teams, including the use of the CHSAA RPI formula.
The 5A title game will be played on Dec. 5 at Mile High.
Find the complete 5A bracket here.
Kent Denver is seeded No. 2 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) In 2A, Bayfield heads the field as the No. 1 overall seed. The Wolverines are 8-0.
Other top seeds in the 2A field who will host games in the first round include No. 2 Kent Denver, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 La Junta, No. 5 Sterling, No. 6 Alameda, No. 7 Bennett and No. 8 Moffat County.
Brush, the defending champion, is seeded No. 9.
The 2A championship game is set for Nov. 28 at a home site.
The full 2A bracket is available here.
Leading the 1A field is top overall seed Buena Vista. Also hosting games in the first round are No. 2 Resurrection Christian, No. 3 Paonia, No. 4 Monte Vista, No. 5 Crowley County, No. 6 Burlington, No. 7 Platte Canyon and No. 8 Wiggins.
Paonia is the defending champion.
The 1A title game will be played No. 28, also at a home site.
The complete bracket for 1A is here.
8-man’s playoff field is led by No. 1 Sedgwick County. Other first-round hosts include No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Akron, No. 4 Sargent, No. 5 Springfield, No. 6 Dayspring Christian, No. 7 West Grand and No. 8 Hoehne.
Defending champion Caliche did not make the field.
The 8-man title game will be played No. 28 at a home site.
Find the full 8-man bracket here.
In 6-man, Kit Carson got the top seed. Those teams also hosting first-round games are No. 2 Fleming, No. 3 Eads and No. 4 Arickaree/Woodlin. Arickaree/Woodlin is the defending champion.
The 6-man title tilt will kick off the championship slate with its game scheduled for Nov. 21. It will be played at a home site.
Find the complete 6-man bracket here.
The playoff brackets for 3A and 4A will release next Sunday on CHSAANow.com.
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Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 9 games
No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Grandview in a big 5A game at Valor on Friday. The Eagles won the Centennial League. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9 of the 2015 season.- Live scoreboard
- Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
- Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
- Follow all the action live beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday
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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-manClass 5A 1 Columbine 9-0 Thurs: W 42-14 vs. Lakewood 2 Grandview 7-2 Fri: L 14-31 at (3) Valor Christian 3 Valor Christian 7-2 Fri: W 31-14 vs. (2) Grandview 4 Arapahoe 9-0 Fri: W 42-0 vs. Smoky Hill 5 Cherry Creek 7-2 Fri: W 42-7 vs. Eaglecrest 6 Regis Jesuit 7-2 Fri: W 31-7 vs. Fruita Monument 7 Pomona 6-3 Fri: W 35-13 at Chatfield 8 Mullen 6-3 Fri: L 21-31 vs. (9) Ralston Valley 9 Ralston Valley 7-2 Fri: W 31-21 at (8) Mullen 10 Fairview 7-2 Fri: L 29-36 vs. Legacy Class 4A 1 Pine Creek 9-0 Fri: W 35-0 at Rampart 2 Longmont 8-0 Sat: vs. Greeley West 3 Vista Ridge 8-1 Fri: W 55-7 at Sand Creek 4 Windsor 8-1 Fri: W 7-6 vs. Thompson Valley 5 Dakota Ridge 7-1 Sat: at Lincoln 6 Durango 8-1 Fri: W 48-6 at Air Academy 7 Palmer Ridge 7-2 Thurs: W 49-14 vs. Liberty 8 Ponderosa 7-2 Thurs: W 45-0 at Littleton 9 Denver South 7-2 Thurs: W 42-0 at Aurora Central 10 Wheat Ridge 7-2 Fri: W 52-19 at Golden Class 3A 1 Pueblo East 8-1 Fri: W 31-24 at Pueblo County 2 Fort Morgan 9-0 Fri: W 56-7 at Elizabeth 3 Roosevelt 8-1 Fri: W 24-6 vs. Erie 4 Rifle 8-1 Fri: W 55-6 vs. Glenwood Springs 5 Palisade 8-1 Fri: W 42-0 vs. Eagle Valley 6 Delta 8-1 Thurs: W 56-32 at Grand Junction Central 7 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 Fri: L 7-42 vs. Discovery Canyon 8 Holy Family 7-2 Fri: W 37-23 vs. (9) Mead 9 Mead 7-2 Fri: L 23-37 at (8) Holy Family 10 The Classical Academy 6-3 Off this week. Class 2A 1 Bayfield 8-0 Fri: W 47-9 at Pagosa Springs 2 Kent Denver 9-0 Fri: W 43-6 at (5) Alameda 3 Platte Valley 8-1 Fri: W 35-21 vs. (6) Sterling 4 La Junta 9-0 Fri: W 26-0 at Trinidad 5 Alameda 8-1 Fri: L 6-43 vs. (2) Kent Denver 6 Sterling 7-2 Fri: L 21-35 at (3) Platte Valley 7 Eaton 5-4 Fri: L 13-18 at (10) Brush 8 Moffat County 7-2 Fri: W 49-23 vs. Roaring Fork 9 Bennett 7-2 Fri: W 2-0 vs. KIPP 10 Brush 6-3 Fri: W 18-13 vs. (7) Eaton Class 1A 1 Buena Vista 9-0 Fri: W 54-6 at Rye 2 Resurrection Christian 9-0 Fri: W 65-6 vs. Front Range Christian 3 Paonia 8-1 Fri: W 48-7 vs. (9) Cedaredge 4 Monte Vista 8-1 Fri: W 23-14 at Centauri 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 Sat: vs. Estes Park 6 Crowley County 8-1 Fri: W 54-7 at Calhan 7 Burlington 8-1 Fri: W 20-0 vs. Holyoke 8 Meeker 6-3 Fri: W 36-14 vs. Hotchkiss 9 Cedaredge 7-2 Fri: L 7-48 at (3) Paonia 10 Wiggins 7-2 Fri: W 43-0 vs. Yuma Class 8-man 1 Sedgwick County 9-0 Fri: W 22-3 at (2) Akron 2 Akron 7-2 Fri: L 3-22 vs. (1) Sedgwick County 3 Norwood 8-1 Off this week. 4 Sargent 8-1 Thurs: W 58-6 vs. Sierra Grande 5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 Sat: vs. Haxtun 6 Granada 7-2 Fri: L 28-48 vs. Springfield 7 Vail Christian 7-1 Fri: L 8-34 vs. West Grand 8 Holly 6-3 Fri: L 20-40 vs. Wiley 9 Dove Creek 7-2 Fri: W 80-44 at Mancos 10 Hoehne 7-2 Fri: W 49-14 vs. Custer County Class 6-man 1 Fleming 9-0 Fri: W 55-8 vs. Stratton/Liberty 2 Kit Carson 8-0 Sat: vs. Primero 3 Eads 7-1 Sat: vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-1 Fri: W 52-6 vs. Cheyenne Wells 5 Hanover 7-1 Sat: vs. Idalia 6 La Veta 8-0 Sat: vs. Briggsdale 7 Peetz 5-3 Sat: at (9) Cheraw 8 Pawnee 6-2 Fri: W 63-12 vs. (10) Cotopaxi 9 Cheraw 6-2 Sat: vs. (7) Peetz 10 Cotopaxi 6-3 Fri: L 12-63 at (8) Pawnee -
Football rankings: Bayfield moves to the top of 2A
Bayfield is the No. 1 team in 2A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com) There’s a new No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com Class 2A football rankings. After a convincing 41-7 win over Alamosa, Bayfield comes in at the top spot of this week’s poll.
The rest of the 2A rankings are relatively unchanged as no teams dropped out this week. Despite a 41-13 win over Brush, Sterling was unable to gain any spots, but look very dangerous as the No. 6 team in 2A.
Columbine held on to the top spot in the 5A rankings with an impressive 31-7 win over Chatfield Friday. The big surprise in 5A comes with Grandview’s jump from No. 4 to No. 2, overtaking Valor Christian, which won a physical 10-0 game against Cherry Creek on Friday night.
The Wolves and Eagles will play this coming Friday with the Centennial League title up for grabs. That game is scheduled for a 8 p.m. kick and Altitude will carry the broadcast.
Fresh off a 41-3 win over Durango, Pine Creek comes in as the unanimous No. 1 team in 4A. The top four teams from last week were able to hold their positions.
Denver South and Wheat Ridge both made their way into this week’s top 10 with the Rebels coming in at No. 9 and the Farmers taking the No. 10 spot. Wheat Ridge topped Aurora Central 37-14 Friday.
There were very few changes to the 3A poll this week. Pueblo East remains in the top spot after a 36-21 win over The Classical Academy.
TCA fell one spot as a result of the loss and Mean moved up to No. 9.
Buena Vista holds on to the No. 1 in 1A this week and the rankings overall went unchanged from a week ago.
In 8-man, Sedgwick County remains at No. 1 after a 44-18 win over No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy. Vail Christian jumped two spots to No. 7 and Hohne is the lone newcomer to this week’s poll.
Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man. No newcomers were added to this week’s rankings, but Peetz did fall two spots to No. 7 despite a 55-13 win over Weldon Valley.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Columbine (16) 9-0 176 1 – 2 Grandview (1) 7-1 150 4 W 3 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 147 3 W 4 Arapahoe 8-0 113 6 W 5 Cherry Creek 6-2 112 2 L 6 Regis Jesuit 6-2 72 7 W 7 Pomona 5-3 70 8 W 8 Mullen 6-2 48 9 W 9 Ralston Valley 6-2 47 5 L 10 Fairview 7-1 31 10 W Others receiving votes: Westminster 19, Horizon 11, Cherokee Trail 4, Legacy 4, Chaparral 2, Doherty 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pine Creek (16) 8-0 160 1 W 2 Longmont 8-0 144 2 W 3 Vista Ridge 7-1 116 3 W 4 Windsor 7-1 115 4 W 5 Dakota Ridge 7-1 85 6 W 6 Durango 7-1 77 5 L 7 Palmer Ridge 6-2 50 9 W 8 Ponderosa 6-2 38 10 W 9 Denver South 6-2 35 – W 10 Wheat Ridge 6-2 18 – W Others receiving votes: Thompson Valley 15, Greeley West 13, Aurora Central 10, Fort Collins 3, Pueblo South 1. Dropped out Greeley West (7), Aurora Central (8). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo East (8) 7-1 134 1 W 2 Fort Morgan (4) 8-0 110 2 W 3 Roosevelt (1) 7-1 108 3 W 4 Rifle 7-1 79 4 W 5 Palisade (1) 7-1 77 5 W 6 Delta 7-1 76 6 W 7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 58 7 W 8 Holy Family 6-2 41 8 W 9 Mead 7-1 31 10 W 10 The Classical Academy 6-3 23 9 L Others receiving votes: D’Evelyn 13, Centaurus 9, Evergreen 6, Discovery Canyon 5. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Bayfield (4) 7-0 100 2 W 2 Kent Denver (3) 8-0 93 1 W 3 Platte Valley (2) 7-1 89 3 W 4 La Junta (2) 8-0 71 4 W 5 Alameda 8-0 70 5 W 6 Sterling 7-1 63 6 W 7 Eaton 5-3 35 8 W 8 Moffat County 6-2 34 9 W 9 Bennett 6-2 22 10 W 10 Brush 5-3 14 7 L Others receiving votes: Faith Christian 6, The Academy 4, Gunnison 2, Strasburg 2, Olathe 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Buena Vista (8) 8-0 124 1 W 2 Resurrection Christian (4) 8-0 119 2 W 3 Paonia 7-1 105 3 W 4 Monte Vista (1) 7-1 83 4 W 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 67 5 Bye 6 Crowley County 7-1 65 6 W 7 Burlington 7-1 51 7 Bye 8 Meeker 5-3 41 8 W 9 Cedaredge 7-1 27 9 W 10 Wiggins 6-2 21 10 W Others receiving votes: Rye 11, Colorado Springs Christian 1. Dropped out None. 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sedgwick County (9) 8-0 106 1 W 2 Akron (1) 7-1 97 2 W 3 Norwood (1) 8-1 88 3 W 4 Sargent 7-1 75 4 W 5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 56 5 L 6 Granada 7-1 49 7 W 7 Vail Christian 6-0 30 9 Bye 8 Holly 6-2 27 8 W 9 Dove Creek 6-2 21 6 L 10 Hoehne 6-2 19 – W Others receiving votes: Merino 12, Springfield 11, Haxtun 10, West Grand 4. Dropped out Haxtun (10). 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (6) 8-0 77 1 W 2 Kit Carson (1) 8-0 71 2 W 3 Eads (1) 7-1 64 3 W 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1 50 4 – 5 Hanover 7-1 39 6 W 6 La Veta 8-0 36 7 W 7 Peetz 5-3 33 5 W 8 Pawnee 5-2 26 8 Bye 9 Cheraw 6-2 23 9 W 10 Cotopaxi 6-2 8 10 L Others receiving votes: Cheyenne Wells 5, Mountain Valley 5, Idalia 3. Dropped out None. -
Football roundup: Pomona upsets rival Ralston Valley
Pomona’s defense had an outstanding night, limiting Ralston Valley to just two field goals in a 13-6 win on Friday night.
The Panthers, ranked No. 8 in Class 5A, pulled the upset of the No. 5 Mustangs. The win continued a streak of equality in the rivalry: Since 2009, Pomona and Ralston Valley have traded wins every other year.
On Friday, Pomona grabbed a 7-0 lead after the first quarter on a punt return for a score. Ralston Valley got a field goal near the end of halftime, but Pomona answered with a touchdown early in the third quarter.
Ralston Valley did cut it to a one-score game with another field goal, but couldn’t get any closer.
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3A: (1) Pueblo East 36, (9) The Classical Academy 21
The Classical Academy led 7-0 early, but then Pueblo East took over. The Eagles scored 19 unanswered points to take a 19-7 lead at halftime, thanks to five Titan turnovers.
That lead only grew as the second half opened. It was 26-7, then 33-7, before TCA finally broke the string of points in the fourth quarter.
Pueblo East, the defending 3A champions, is now 7-1 with the lone loss coming to 4A No. 2 Longmont in Zero Week.
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2A: (6) Sterling 41, (7) Brush 13
Sterling jumped out to a 13-0 lead after the first quarter, but Brush rallied to tie it at 13 at halftime.
Austin Burkholder’s rushing score late in the third quarter gave Sterling the lead back and the Tigers never looked back. Freshman Isaac Harris made it 27-13 a short while later, Burkholder added another score — his fourth — and Sterling cruised.
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8-man: (1) Sedgwick County 44, (5) Dayspring Christian 18
Sedgwick County jumped out to a 30-3 lead at halftime, and kept the pressure on in an important win for the playoff picture.
The loss avenged a 53-21 defeat last season.
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2A: (10) Bennett 40, Strasburg 39
Bennett stopped a two-point conversion in the final minutes to hold off the upset bid.
“Big play from Jesse Rodriquez, our corner, (who) intercepted their two-point conversion try,” coach Rick Jacoby told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show.
Bennett recovered the ensuing onside kick and then ran out the clock.
Bennett had led with three minutes to play, but Strasburg responded with its own touchdown with under two minutes left prior to the two-point attempt.
“We were behind most of the game,” Jacoby said. “We didn’t take the lead until about the seven minute mark of the fourth. We were down, I think, 19 at one point in the third quarter. We ended up being able to dig ourselves out of the hole.”
With the win, Bennett clinched the Frontier League championship.
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Notables
- West Grand beat Rocky Mountain Lutheran 80-28 on Friday, giving coach Chris Brown his 305th career win. He can tie the state record for victories at Vail Christian next week.
- 2A No. 4 La Junta beat Lamar 35-0 in Colorado’s second-oldest rivalry, a matchup known as the Whistle Game.
- 5A No. 5 Palisade had 689 total yards in a 62-18 win over Grand Junction Central.
- In 8-man, No. 4 Sargent beat No. 6 Dove Creek 30-18. “It was a tough battle,” Sargent coach Trevan Pepper told the Scoreboard Show. “We were a little bit asleep getting off the bus on that first drive, they went down and scored, and then we kind of stepped it up on defense the rest of the first half.”
- 1A No. 6 Crowley County won a tough game against Limon, 21-14. The Chargers won the South Central League as a result. “We had a big, long drive in the third quarter and were able to put it in on a little option play,” coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show. “We just played really great team defense after that.”
- Thompson Valley upset 4A No. 7 Greeley West 8-0.
- Merino knocked off No. 10 Haxtun in 8-man, 26-21.
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More coverage
- No. 2 Valor Christian beat No. 3 Cherry Creek in a rematch of last year’s 5A title game
- 4A No. 1 Pine Creek won its 33rd game in a row, and another one over a top-5 opponent, by beating Durango
- Photos from Pine Creek’s win over Durango
- Wheat Ridge dealt 4A No. 8 Aurora Central its first loss
- Top-10 scoreboard
- All scores
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Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 8 games
No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Cherry Creek in a big 5A game on Friday. Complete recap. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; JackEberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8 in the 2015 season.- Live scoreboard
- Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
- Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-manClass 5A 1 Columbine 9-0 Fri: W 31-7 at Chatfield 2 Cherry Creek 6-2 Fri: L 0-10 at (3) Valor Christian 3 Valor Christian 6-2 Fri: W 10-0 vs. (2) Cherry Creek 4 Grandview 7-1 Fri: W 42-14 at Overland 5 Ralston Valley 6-2 Fri: L 6-13 at (8) Pomona 6 Arapahoe 8-0 Fri: W 14-7 vs. Rangeview 7 Regis Jesuit 6-2 Thurs: W 35-0 at Mountain Vista 8 Pomona 5-3 Fri: W 13-6 vs. (5) Ralston Valley 9 Mullen 6-2 Thurs: W 35-23 at Bear Creek 10 Fairview 7-1 Fri: W 30-16 vs. Fossil Ridge Class 4A 1 Pine Creek 8-0 Fri: W 41-3 vs. (5) Durango 2 Longmont 8-0 Fri: W 41-14 at Adams City 3 Vista Ridge 7-1 Fri: W 55-9 vs. Widefield 4 Windsor 7-1 Thurs: W 6-0 at Loveland 5 Durango 7-1 Fri: L 3-41 at (1) Pine Creek 6 Dakota Ridge 7-1 Sat: W 56-22 at Kennedy 7 Greeley West 6-2 Fri: L 0-8 at Thompson Valley 8 Aurora Central 7-1 Fri: L 14-37 at Wheat Ridge 9 Palmer Ridge 6-2 Fri: W 72-20 at Air Academy 10 Ponderosa 6-2 Fri: W 45-0 at Green Mountain Class 3A 1 Pueblo East 7-1 Fri: W 36-21 at (9) The Classical Academy 2 Fort Morgan 8-0 Fri: W 50-0 vs. Englewood 3 Roosevelt 7-1 Fri: W 56-0 at Niwot 4 Rifle 7-1 Fri: W 41-0 at Steamboat Springs 5 Palisade 7-1 Fri: W 62-18 at Grand Junction Central 6 Delta 7-1 Fri: W 41-0 vs. Eagle Valley 7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 Fri: W 50-6 at Woodland Park 8 Holy Family 6-2 Fri: W 52-7 at Erie 9 The Classical Academy 6-3 Fri: L 21-36 vs. (1) Pueblo East 10 Mead 7-1 Fri: W 23-8 vs. Northridge Class 2A 1 Kent Denver 8-0 Sat: W 35-0 at Bishop Machebeuf 2 Bayfield 7-0 Fri: W 41-7 vs. Alamosa 3 Platte Valley 7-1 Fri: W 56-6 at University 4 La Junta 8-0 Fri: W 35-0 at Lamar 5 Alameda 8-0 Sat: W 36-24 at Ridge View Academy 6 Sterling 7-1 Fri: W 41-13 vs. (7) Brush 7 Brush 5-3 Fri: L 13-41 at (6) Sterling 8 Eaton 5-3 Fri: W 24-0 at Valley 9 Moffat County 6-2 Fri: W 46-11 vs. Aspen 10 Bennett 6-2 Fri: W 40-39 at Strasburg Class 1A 1 Buena Vista 8-0 Fri: W 56-13 vs. Ellicott 2 Resurrection Christian 8-0 Sat: W 49-0 at Cornerstone Christian 3 Paonia 7-1 Fri: W 49-14 at Hotchkiss 4 Monte Vista 7-1 Fri: W 48-0 vs. Dolores 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 Off this week. 6 Crowley County 7-1 Fri: W 21-14 at Limon 7 Burlington 7-1 Fri: W 27-13 at Highland 8 Meeker 5-3 Fri: W 55-8 at Grand Valley 9 Cedaredge 7-1 Fri: W 50-6 vs. Lake County 10 Wiggins 6-2 Fri: W 41-14 at Holyoke Class 8-man 1 Sedgwick County 8-0 Fri: W 44-18 vs. (5) Dayspring Christian 2 Akron 7-1 Fri: W 48-0 at Caliche 3 Norwood 8-1 Sat: W 52-0 vs. Hayden 4 Sargent 7-1 Fri: W 30-18 at (6) Dove Creek 5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 Fri: L 18-44 at (1) Sedgwick County 6 Dove Creek 6-2 Fri: L 18-30 vs. (4) Sargent 7 Granada 7-1 Fri: W 67-34 at Wiley 8 Holly 6-2 Fri: W 45-12 at Las Animas 9 Vail Christian 6-0 Sat: at Pikes Peak Christian 10 Haxtun 5-3 Fri: L 21-26 at Merino Class 6-man 1 Fleming 8-0 Fri: W 33-20 at Cheyenne Wells 2 Kit Carson 8-0 Fri: W 57-40 vs. Walsh 3 Eads 7-1 Sat: W 1-0 at Miami-Yoder 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1 Mon: W 71-30 at Flagler Sat: W 69-13 at Bethune 5 Peetz 5-3 Fri: W 55-13 vs. Weldon Valley 6 Hanover 7-1 Sat: W 53-6 vs. Antonito 7 La Veta 8-0 Fri: W 70-37 vs. Manzanola 8 Pawnee 5-2 Off this week. 9 Cheraw 6-2 Sat: W 77-38 at (10) Cotopaxi 10 Cotopaxi 6-2 Sat: L 38-77 vs. (9) Cheraw -
Football rankings: Columbine ascends to the top of 5A
Columbine football is the new No. 1 in Class 5A football. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com) Following a 42-35 win over Pomona Friday night, combined with Cherry Creek’s 28-20 loss to Grandview, Columbine takes over the top spot in this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Cherry Creek falls to No. 2 as a result of their loss to the Wolves. This week, they square off against No. 3 Valor Christian in a rematch of last year’s 5A state championship game. The Bruins walked away with a 25-24 win. Cherry Creek also won last year’s regular season meeting 33-17, a game in which the Bruins didn’t allow a single point in the second half.
No new teams were added to the 5A poll this week, but with its upset win over Cherry Creek, Grandview jumped from No. 9 to No. 4.
Like they have all season long, the Pine Creek Eagles firmly held on to the No. 1 spot in 4A. Like the 5A poll, no new teams were added in 4A.
Durango was able to beat Palmer Ridge 48-35, helping them jump up to No. 5 in the rankings. The Demons travel to Colorado Springs this week for a league game against the No. 1 Eagles.
This will be the fourth time this season that Pine Creek will be facing a team also ranked in 4A’s top five. They won the three previous games by a combined score of 107-38.
Pueblo East remains a strong favorite in 3A and is still ranked as the top team in that class. Both Roosevelt and Rifle garnered first place votes thanks to weekend wins over other top 10 teams. Roosevelt topped Holy Family in a shootout, 64-63 and Rifle edged Palisade 13-7.
No new teams broke into the 3A poll this week.
Kent Denver remains No. 1 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) A great week for Kent Denver continues in this week’s 2A poll. After Scott Yates recorded his 300th win, the Sun Devils held on to the No. 1 spot in 2A.
There were two new additions to this week’s 2A rankings as Moffat County comes in at No. 9 and Bennett breaks in at No. 10.
Buena Vista is still holding on to the top spot of the 1A rankings, but Resurrection Christian is nipping on their heels, trailing by only two points.
Meeker, who dropped out of the 1A poll last week, returns at No. 8.
Sedgwick County is still the top team in the 8-man rankings. There was little movement in that poll, but undefeated Vail Christian did make it’s way into the top 10, landing at No. 9.
Although Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man, there was movement near the top of that poll. Kit Carson topped Eads 22-8 Friday night causing those two teams to swap places.
Kit Carson now sits at No. 2 while Eads fell only one spot to No. 3.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Columbine (17) 7-0 179 2 W 2 Cherry Creek 6-1 140 1 L 3 Valor Christian (1) 5-2 125 4 W 4 Grandview 6-1 117 9 W 5 Ralston Valley 6-1 101 6 W 6 Arapahoe 7-0 99 7 W 7 Regis Jesuit 5-2 58 3 L 8 Pomona 4-3 52 5 L 9 Mullen 5-2 48 8 W 10 Fairview 6-1 22 10 W Others receiving votes: Westminster 18, Horizon 12, Cherokee Trail 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 6, Mountain Vista 4, Legacy 2, Doherty 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pine Creek (13) 7-0 154 1 W 2 Longmont (3) 7-0 147 2 W 3 Vista Ridge 6-1 116 4 W 4 Windsor 6-1 114 3 L 5 Durango 7-0 95 6 W 6 Dakota Ridge 6-1 77 5 W 7 Greeley West 6-1 62 8 W 8 Aurora Central 7-0 40 9 W 9 Palmer Ridge 5-2 25 7 L 10 Ponderosa 5-2 22 10 W Others receiving votes: Denver South 16, Montrose 4, Loveland 3, Fort Collins 2, Rampart 2, Wheat Ridge 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo East (7) 6-1 130 1 Bye 2 Fort Morgan (4) 7-0 113 3 W 3 Roosevelt (2) 6-1 110 4 W 4 Rifle (1) 6-1 85 7 W 5 Palisade 6-1 76 2 L 6 Delta 6-1 70 5 W 7 Lewis-Palmer 6-1 55 8 W 8 Holy Family 5-2 37 6 L 9 The Classical Academy 6-2 35 9 W 10 Mead 6-1 32 10 W Others receiving votes: D’Evelyn 18, Discovery Canyon 5, Evergreen 4. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kent Denver (6) 7-0 100 1 W 2 Bayfield (3) 6-0 98 2 W 3 Platte Valley 6-1 85 3 W 4 La Junta (2) 7-0 78 4 W 5 Alameda 7-0 61 5 W 6 Sterling 6-1 60 6 W 7 Brush 5-2 43 8 W 8 Eaton 4-3 24 7 L 9 Moffat County 5-2 20 – W 10 Bennett 5-2 17 – W Others receiving votes: Strasburg 11, Gunnison 4, Faith Christian 3, The Academy 1. Dropped out The Academy (9), Faith Christian (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Buena Vista (7) 7-0 122 1 W 2 Resurrection Christian (5) 7-0 120 2 Bye 3 Paonia 6-1 96 3 W 4 Monte Vista (1) 6-1 84 5 W 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 76 7 W 6 Crowley County 6-1 53 9 W 7 Burlington 7-1 52 10 W 8 Meeker 4-3 36 – W 9 Cedaredge 6-1 23 4 L 10 Wiggins 5-2 16 8 L Others receiving votes: Limon 13, Rye 13, Peyton 9, Holyoke 3. Dropped out Rye (6). 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sedgwick County (8) 7-0 106 1 W 2 Akron (3) 6-1 100 2 W 3 Norwood 7-1 82 3 W 4 Sargent 6-1 66 4 W 5 Dayspring Christian 6-1 62 6 W 6 Dove Creek 6-1 47 7 – 7 Granada 6-1 46 5 W 8 Holly 5-2 19 9 W 9 Vail Christian 6-0 17 – W 10 Haxtun 5-2 16 8 L Others receiving votes: Hoehne 13, Merino 8, Plateau Valley 6, Springfield 6, Gilpin County 5, West Grand 4, Caliche 2. Dropped out Merino (10). 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (6) 7-0 78 1 W 2 Kit Carson (2) 7-0 74 3 W 3 Eads 6-1 63 2 L 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1 42 4 Bye 5 Peetz 4-3 39 8 W 6 Hanover 6-1 37 6 W 7 La Veta 7-0 35 7 – 8 Pawnee 5-2 28 5 L 9 Cheraw 5-2 20 9 W 10 Cotopaxi 6-1 6 – W Others receiving votes: Cheyenne Wells 5, Flagler 5, Mountain Valley 3, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 2, North Park 2, Idalia 1, Stratton/Liberty 1. Dropped out Cheyenne Wells (10). -
Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 7 games
Windsor and Longmont played an epic game in their 4A clash on Thursday. Game recap / Photo gallery. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7 in the 2015 season.
- Live scoreboard
- Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
- Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-manClass 5A 1 Cherry Creek 6-1 Fri: L 20-28 at (9) Grandview 2 Columbine 7-0 Fri: W 42-35 vs. (5) Pomona 3 Regis Jesuit 5-2 Fri: L 10-14 vs. ThunderRidge 4 Valor Christian 5-2 Thurs: W 33-14 at Cherokee Trail 5 Pomona 4-3 Fri: L 35-42 at (2) Columbine 6 Ralston Valley 6-1 Fri: W 41-0 vs. Bear Creek 7 Arapahoe 7-0 Fri: W 17-14 vs. Grand Junction 8 Mullen 5-2 Fri: W 41-7 vs. Lakewood 9 Grandview 6-1 Fri: W 28-20 vs. (1) Cherry Creek 10 Fairview 6-1 Fri: W 54-13 at Mountain Range Class 4A 1 Pine Creek 7-0 Thurs: W 47-13 vs. Liberty 2 Longmont 7-0 Thurs: W 8-7 vs. (3) Windsor 3 Windsor 6-1 Thurs: L 7-8 at (2) Longmont 4 Vista Ridge 6-1 Fri: W 42-6 vs. Mesa Ridge 5 Dakota Ridge 6-1 Fri: W 47-7 at Green Mountain 6 Durango 7-0 Fri: W 48-35 vs. (7) Palmer Ridge 7 Palmer Ridge 5-2 Fri: L 35-48 at (6) Durango 8 Greeley West 6-1 Thurs: W 42-16 vs. Adams City 9 Aurora Central 7-0 Sat: W 34-6 at George Washington 10 Ponderosa 5-2 Fri: W 67-7 vs. Lincoln Class 3A 1 Pueblo East 6-1 Off this week. 2 Palisade 6-1 Thurs: L 7-13 vs. (7) Rifle 3 Fort Morgan 7-0 Sat: W 49-14 at Vista PEAK 4 Roosevelt 6-1 Fri: W 64-63 at (6) Holy Family 5 Delta 6-1 Fri: W 56-0 at Glenwood Springs 6 Holy Family 5-2 Fri: L 63-64 vs. (4) Roosevelt 7 Rifle 6-1 Thurs: W 13-7 at (2) Palisade 8 Lewis-Palmer 6-1 Fri: W 57-8 vs. Mitchell 9 The Classical Academy 6-2 Fri: W 59-0 vs. Sierra 10 Mead 6-1 Fri: W 21-18 at Berthoud Class 2A 1 Kent Denver 7-0 Fri: W 35-0 vs. (10) Faith Christian 2 Bayfield 6-0 Fri: W 42-0 at Montezuma-Cortez 3 Platte Valley 6-1 Fri: W 47-16 vs. Valley 4 La Junta 7-0 Fri: W 6-0 vs. Florence 5 Alameda 7-0 Fri: W 16-6 vs. Manual 6 Sterling 6-1 Fri: W 18-17 at (7) Eaton 7 Eaton 4-3 Fri: L 17-18 vs. (6) Sterling 8 Brush 5-2 Fri: W 43-6 vs. University 9 The Academy 5-2 Sat: L 21-49 vs. Strasburg 10 Faith Christian 4-3 Fri: L 0-35 at (1) Kent Denver Class 1A 1 Buena Vista 7-0 Fri: W 49-6 at Dolores Huerta 2 Resurrection Christian 7-0 Off this week. 3 Paonia 6-1 Fri: W 62-6 at Lake County 4 Cedaredge 6-1 Fri: L 12-38 at Meeker 5 Monte Vista 6-1 Fri: W 27-8 at John Mall 6 Rye 5-2 Fri: L 21-22 at Peyton 7 Platte Canyon 6-1 Fri: W 51-7 at Lyons 8 Wiggins 5-2 Fri: L 20-27 at (10) Burlington 9 Crowley County 6-1 Fri: W 62-0 vs. Rocky Ford 10 Burlington 7-1 Fri: W 27-20 vs. (8) Wiggins Class 8-man 1 Sedgwick County 7-0 Fri: W 52-0 at Caliche 2 Akron 6-1 Fri: W 43-14 vs. (8) Haxtun 3 Norwood 7-1 Fri: W 58-0 vs. Rangely 4 Sargent 6-1 Fri: W 60-6 vs. Del Norte 5 Granada 6-1 Fri: W 45-6 vs. Las Animas 6 Dayspring Christian 6-1 Fri: W 56-14 at (10) Merino 7 Dove Creek 6-1 Fri: W 48-6 vs. Sanford 8 Haxtun 5-2 Fri: L 14-43 at (2) Akron 9 Holly 5-2 Fri: W 38-6 vs. McClave 10 Merino 4-3 Fri: L 14-56 vs. (6) Dayspring Christian Class 6-man 1 Fleming 7-0 Fri: W 73-7 at Briggsdale 2 Eads 6-1 Fri: L 8-22 at (3) Kit Carson 3 Kit Carson 7-0 Fri: W 22-8 vs. (2) Eads 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-2 Sat: L 24-36 at Flagler 5 Pawnee 5-2 Fri: L 21-45 vs. (8) Peetz 6 Hanover 6-1 Fri: W 53-7 at Manzanola 7 La Veta 7-0 Fri: W 74-26 at Walsh 8 Peetz 4-3 Fri: W 45-21 at (5) Pawnee 9 Cheraw 5-2 Fri: W 58-39 vs. (10) Cheyenne Wells 10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3 Fri: L 39-58 at (9) Cheraw -
Football rankings: Fairview returns to 5A poll at No. 10
With few upsets happening over the weekend, the CHSAANow.com football rankings didn’t see too much movement, although a few new teams did manage to break in.
Cherry Creek remained atop the Class 5A rankings after taking care of business against Overland Friday night. Pine Creek received all 16 first place votes in 4A after cruising to another victory, this one over Air Academy.
The story remained the same for the other classes with Pueblo East (3A), Kent Denver (2A), Buena Vista (1A), Sedgwick County (8-man) and Felming (6-man) all hanging on to their places at No. 1.
Fairview football is No. 10 in Class 5A this week. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) In 5A, Fairview returned to the top-10 for the first time since falling out back on Sept. 21. A 47-46 double-overtime victory against Rocky Mountain helped get the Knights back into the polls.
No new teams entered the 4A ranking, but Dakota Ridge did leap two spots to No. 5 after a last-second field goal got them a win over this week’s No. 10-ranked Ponderosa Mustangs. Greeley West fell three spots to No. 8 after a tough loss to No. 3 Windsor.
The Classical Academy joins the 3A ranking at No. 9. This is the first time the Titans, winners of five-straight games, have been ranked in the top-10 this season.
After falling out of the rankings three weeks ago, Faith Christian rejoins the 2A poll at No. 10. The Eagles looked impressive in their 44-0 win over Bishop Machebeuf Friday night.
Wiggins and Crowley County join the 1A polls at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively. It’s the second time this season that each team has made into the top-10.
Akron made the biggest jump in the 8-man rankings, going from No. 4 to No. 2. The Rams beat Dayspring Christian 30-7 Saturday to earn the boost.
No new teams joined the 6-man poll and the order of the team remained unchanged for the most part.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Cherry Creek (17) 6-0 179 1 W 2 Columbine (1) 6-0 159 2 W 3 Regis Jesuit 5-1 133 3 W 4 Valor Christian 4-2 112 4 W 5 Pomona 4-2 92 5 W 6 Ralston Valley 5-1 85 6 W 7 Arapahoe 6-0 72 7 W 8 Mullen 4-2 51 8 W 9 Grandview 5-1 48 9 W 10 Fairview 5-1 15 – W Others receiving votes: Westminster 14, Horizon 13, Cherokee Trail 8, Grand Junction 3, Chaparral 2, Mountain Vista 2, Doherty 1, Overland 1. Dropped out Cherokee Trail (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pine Creek (16) 6-0 160 1 W 2 Longmont 6-0 137 2 W 3 Windsor 6-0 125 3 W 4 Vista Ridge 5-1 113 4 W 5 Dakota Ridge 5-1 84 7 W 6 Durango 6-0 82 6 W 7 Palmer Ridge 5-1 55 8 W 8 Greeley West 5-1 54 5 L 9 Aurora Central 6-0 26 10 W 10 Ponderosa 4-2 15 9 L Others receiving votes: Denver South 11, Thompson Valley 7, Montrose 4, Pueblo West 4, Fort Collins 3. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo East (9) 6-1 131 1 W 2 Palisade (1) 6-0 116 2 W 3 Fort Morgan (4) 6-0 111 3 W 4 Roosevelt 5-1 92 4 W 5 Delta 5-1 77 5 W 6 Holy Family 5-1 68 6 W 7 Rifle 5-1 51 8 W 8 Lewis-Palmer 5-1 37 9 W 9 The Classical Academy 5-2 28 – W 10 Mead 5-1 22 10 W Others receiving votes: D’Evelyn 16, Berthoud 11, Harrison 3, Pueblo Central 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Centaurus 1, Evergreen 1. Dropped out Berthoud (7). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kent Denver (5) 6-0 99 1 W 2 Bayfield (4) 5-0 98 2 W 3 Platte Valley 5-1 86 4 W 4 La Junta (2) 6-0 82 3 W 5 Alameda 6-0 66 6 W 6 Sterling 5-1 46 7 W 7 Eaton 4-2 43 8 W 8 Brush 4-2 32 5 L 9 The Academy 5-1 18 10 W 10 Faith Christian 4-2 17 – W Others receiving votes: Gunnison 15, Moffat County 5, Bennett 4, Lamar 2, Roaring Fork 1. Dropped out Gunnison (9). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Buena Vista (8) 6-0 123 1 W 2 Resurrection Christian (5) 7-0 122 2 W 3 Paonia 5-1 97 3 W 4 Cedaredge 6-0 68 4 W 5 Monte Vista 5-1 66 5 W 6 Rye 5-1 65 7 W 7 Platte Canyon 5-1 64 8 W 8 Wiggins 5-1 29 – W 9 Crowley County 5-1 26 – W 10 Burlington 6-1 25 10 – Others receiving votes: Meeker 25, Limon 3, Colorado Springs Christian 1. Dropped out Limon (6), Meeker (9). 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sedgwick County (8) 6-0 98 1 W 2 Akron (2) 5-1 85 4 W 3 Norwood 6-1 74 3 W 4 Sargent 5-1 63 5 W 5 Granada 5-1 50 6 W 6 Dayspring Christian 5-1 47 2 L 7 Dove Creek 4-1 36 8 Bye 8 Haxtun 5-1 29 10 W 9 Holly 4-2 21 7 L 10 Merino 4-2 13 9 L Others receiving votes: Vail Christian 12, Kiowa 9, Plateau Valley 5, Springfield 4, Gilpin County 3, Hoehne 1. Dropped out None. 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (6) 6-0 67 1 W 2 Eads 6-0 60 2 W 3 Kit Carson (1) 6-0 56 3 W 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1 52 4 W 5 Pawnee 5-1 45 5 W 6 Hanover 5-1 26 7 W 7 La Veta 5-0 24 6 Bye 8 Peetz 3-3 17 8 W 9 Cheraw 4-2 13 9 W 10 Cheyenne Wells 4-2 11 10 W Others receiving votes: Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, North Park 4, Cotopaxi 3, Otis 1. Dropped out None.