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  • Palisade takes over atop 3A football ranking

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    Palisade is now the No. 1 team in Class 3A. (Betsy McLaughlin/Palisade Tribune)

    Palisade edged then-No. 1 Rifle last Friday after rallying from a 27-14 halftime deficit. Tuesday, Palisade is on top of CHSAANow.com’s Class 3A football poll.

    The Bulldogs received all 13 first-place votes in moving up from No. 2 taking over at No. 1. Rifle dropped to third. Unbeaten Coronado, which has the most wins in the state at 7-0, is second.

    The 3A ranking added Roosevelt (No. 10) this week.

    In the 5A poll, Fairview has moved up to No. 2 from No. 3.

    The Knights (5-0) are 5A’s lone remaining unbeaten team, and got one first-place vote. Valor Christian got the other 23 and remained atop the ranking.

    Regis Jesuit is third this week, and is followed by No. 4 ThunderRidge and No. 5 Cherry Creek.

    Columbine rejoined the 5A ranking at sixth after its wild win over then-No. 2 Chatfield. Chatfield dropped to seventh this week.

    Arapahoe is eighth, Pomona is ninth and Cherokee Trail fell to tenth after its loss to Cherry Creek last week.

    Montrose, idle last week, remained in 4A’s No. 1 spot. Monarch moved up to No. 2, and Standley Lake is No. 3 this week. That ranking added Pueblo South at No. 8 and Durango at No. 10.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (23) 5-1 239 1 W
    2 Fairview (1) 5-0 207 3 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 5-1 176 5 W
    4 ThunderRidge 5-1 151 6 W
    5 Cherry Creek 5-1 150 8 W
    6 Columbine 5-1 94 – W
    7 Chatfield 5-1 90 2 L
    8 Pomona 5-1 66 9 W
    9 Arapahoe 5-1 60 10 W
    10 Cherokee Trail 4-2 53 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 13, Doherty 10, Grandview 5, Overland 3, Mountain Range 2, Grand Junction 1.
    Dropped out
    Grandview (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (23) 6-0 230 1 Bye
    2 Monarch 4-1 179 3 W
    3 Standley Lake 6-0 164 6 W
    4 Loveland 5-0 161 4 W
    5 Pine Creek 4-2 145 8 W
    6 Falcon 5-1 82 2 L
    7 Longmont 4-1 80 10 W
    8 Pueblo South 5-1 60 – W
    9 Montbello 5-1 53 5 L
    10 Durango 5-1 50 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 43, Wheat Ridge 7, Pueblo West 4, Denver South 2, Pueblo Centennial 2, Windsor 2, Sand Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo West (7), Pueblo Centennial (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Palisade (15) 6-0 150 2 W
    2 Coronado 7-0 116 3 W
    3 Rifle 5-1 113 1 L
    4 Silver Creek 4-1 105 4 W
    5 Discovery Canyon 6-1 87 5 W
    6 Holy Family 4-1 64 6 W
    7 Evergreen 5-1 54 8 W
    8 Mead 5-0 50 7 W
    9 Elizabeth 4-2 39 9 W
    10 Roosevelt 3-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Frederick 13, Conifer 10, The Classical Academy 1, Delta 1, Glenwood Springs 1, Pueblo East 1.
    Dropped out
    D’Evelyn (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 5-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 5-1 102 2 W
    3 Manitou Springs 6-0 93 3 W
    4 Platte Valley 4-1 89 4 W
    5 Florence 4-2 62 8 W
    6 Faith Christian 5-2 58 6 W
    7 Lamar 5-1 50 5 L
    8 Bennett 4-2 28 10 W
    9 Strasburg 4-2 24 7 L
    10 Eaton 3-2 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 7, Denver West 6, Olathe 6, Bayfield 2, Jefferson 2, La Junta 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver West (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 6-0 141 1 W
    2 Limon (7) 6-0 138 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 5-1 121 3 W
    4 Centauri 5-1 102 4 W
    5 Monte Vista 5-1 77 6 W
    6 Paonia 5-1 65 8 W
    7 Cedaredge 4-2 61 7 W
    8 Wray 3-3 33 – W
    9 Wiggins 4-1 22 5 L
    10 Lyons 5-0 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cornerstone Christian 12, Center 7, Meeker 7, Nederland 6, Burlington 5, Rye 5, Platte Canyon 4, Resurrection Christian 3.
    Dropped out
    Jefferson (9), Meeker (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 6-0 78 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 6-0 72 2 W
    3 Caliche 6-0 61 3 W
    4 Simla 5-0 56 5 Bye
    5 Norwood 5-1 44 6 W
    6 Kiowa 6-1 38 7 W
    7 McClave 5-1 27 9 W
    8 Akron 4-2 25 4 L
    9 Dove Creek 5-1 24 10 W
    10 Sanford (1) 5-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 7, Springfield 5, Soroco 2.
    Dropped out
    Granada (8).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (7) 6-0 43 1 W
    2 Arickaree (3) 6-0 42 3 W
    3 Briggsdale 5-0 28 4 W
    4 Eads 5-1 20 5 W
    5 Hi-Plains 5-1 13 2 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Hanover 2, Otis 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • 5A volleyball poll adds Fruita Monument at No. 9

    Fruita Monument is the lone newcomer to this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A volleyball poll.

    All five No. 1 teams remained the same.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (10) 12-2 134 1 2-0
    2 Arapahoe (1) 13-1 124 2 2-0
    3 Fossil Ridge (3) 12-0 114 3 2-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 12-2 88 6 2-0
    5 Doherty 11-3 78 7 1-0
    6 Cherry Creek 11-3 72 4 1-1
    7 Eaglecrest 10-3 54 5 1-1
    8 Mountain Vista 12-4 43 8 3-0
    9 Fruita Monument 11-2 25 – 1-0
    10 Lakewood 10-4 14 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 10, Rampart 10, Rangeview 8, Highlands Ranch 3, Fort Collins 2.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (8) 13-1 142 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (3) 12-1 130 2 2-0
    3 Longmont (3) 12-0 123 3 2-0
    4 Air Academy 11-3 91 4 1-2
    5 Thomas Jefferson (1) 13-0 82 5 3-0
    6 Ponderosa 10-5 58 7 2-0
    7 Montrose 11-2 57 9 1-0
    8 Valor Christian 8-2 37 6 0-1
    9 Niwot 14-4 28 – 4-2
    10 Coronado 10-3 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 18, Battle Mountain 13, Elizabeth 10, Roosevelt 7, Pueblo West 5, Windsor 4, Fort Morgan 1, Pueblo Centennial 1.
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (8), Silver Creek (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (6) 16-0 77 1 2-0
    2 Valley 11-3 65 2 2-1
    3 Eaton (2) 13-1 57 3 7-0
    4 Platte Valley 10-4 46 5 5-2
    5 Bayfield 11-2 42 4 2-0
    6 Holy Family 11-3 41 7 2-1
    7 Gunnison 14-3 34 6 1-0
    8 Sterling 9-3 28 8 2-1
    9 Coal Ridge 13-1 20 9 2-0
    10 Lamar 13-2 14 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Lupton 10, Olathe 3, University 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (3) 13-0 73 1 2-0
    2 Fowler (3) 15-0 72 2 3-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 13-1 68 3 2-0
    4 Paonia 14-0 54 4 3-0
    5 Sangre de Cristo 14-1 36 5 2-0
    6 Sargent 12-2 34 6 2-0
    7 Lyons 10-4 23 8 2-1
    8 Yuma 10-4 17 – 2-0
    9 C.S. School 13-1 13 7 1-0
    10 Akron 9-5 12 – 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 11, Simla 10, Dayspring Christian 9, Byers 2, Denver Christian 2, Rye 2, Del Norte 1, Ridgway 1.
    Dropped out
    Simla (9), Swink (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (7) 13-1 79 1 3-0
    2 Otis (1) 14-1 71 2 2-0
    3 Eads 13-0 58 3 4-0
    4 Fleming 11-3 55 4 2-1
    5 Flagler 11-2 50 5 3-1
    6 Dove Creek 16-0 41 7 3-0
    7 Hi-Plains 12-4 25 8 4-1
    8 Stratton 7-4 18 6 1-2
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 12-1 13 10 3-0
    10 Vail Christian 11-4 12 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    La Veta 8, Idalia 4, Cheraw 3, Edison 3, Genoa Hugo/Karval 1.
    Dropped out
    Edison (9).

  • George Washington, Standley Lake join 5A soccer ranking

    George Washington and Standley Lake have joined this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A boys soccer poll.

    The two teams were the lone new additions in 5A. GW is No. 9, Standley Lake No. 10.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rangeview (9) 11-0-0 119 1 2-0-0
    2 Grandview (3) 11-1-1 113 2 3-0-1
    3 Rock Canyon (1) 9-0-2 88 3 2-0-0
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1-1 72 4 1-0-0
    5 Pine Creek 9-1-1 66 6 1-0-0
    6 Fairview 8-1-1 55 7 2-0-0
    7 Smoky Hill 11-2-0 45 8 3-0-0
    8 Montbello 8-1-1 32 5 1-1-0
    9 George Washington 8-0-2 28 – 2-0-0
    10 Standley Lake 9-1-1 24 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Aurora Central 19, Boulder 17, Arvada West 13, Highlands Ranch 8, Hinkley 8, Cherokee Trail 7, Ralston Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Aurora Central (9), Highlands Ranch (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Air Academy (12) 11-0-0 120 1 2-0-0
    2 Broomfield 8-2-2 95 2 1-0-1
    3 Evergreen 9-1-0 91 3 3-0-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 8-3-0 71 5 1-1-0
    5 Ponderosa 8-3-1 64 4 1-1-1
    6 Valor Christian 9-3-0 60 7 1-0-0
    7 Denver North 9-1-0 47 10 2-0-0
    8 Golden 7-1-2 33 9 2-0-0
    9 Battle Mountain 9-2-0 18 6 2-1-0
    10 Niwot 5-3-1 11 8 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Englewood 8, Lewis-Palmer 7, Summit 6, Wheat Ridge 6, Pueblo Centennial 5, Pueblo South 5, Pueblo West 3, Silver Creek 3, Greeley Central 2, Skyline 2, Skyview 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (10) 12-0-0 100 1 3-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy 12-1-0 79 2 1-1-0
    3 Salida 11-0-0 78 5 3-0-0
    4 Coal Ridge 8-1-0 66 4 2-0-0
    5 Kent Denver 9-2-0 53 8 3-0-0
    6 Frontier Academy 10-0-0 43 7 2-0-0
    7 Holy Family 8-2-0 41 3 1-2-0
    8 Bruce Randolph 9-1-1 34 6 2-1-0
    9 Manitou Springs 9-2-0 18 9 1-0-0
    10 Roaring Fork 7-2-1 16 – 1-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 8, Machebeuf 5, Aurora West College Prep 4, Crested Butte 2, Telluride 2, KIPP 1.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (10).

  • 4A softball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 4A regional softball playoffs. All games are Oct. 12, unless noted.

    Printable bracket: 4A softball regionals

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  • Boys golf state roundup: Regis Jesuit wins fourth-consecutive 5A crown

    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Regis Jesuit celebrates winning a fourth-consecutive team title. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    AURORA — The wind couldn’t stop Regis Jesuit from running away with this thing.

    Despite gusts up to 20 mph, the Raiders captured their fourth-consecutive Class 5A championship in boys golf on Tuesday afternoon. Regis Jesuit finished at 7-under after the two-day tournament — second-place Ralston Valley was 16-over for an astounding 23-stroke gap.

    “Most of that (gap came) during the first nine” on Tuesday, Regis coach Craig Rogers said afterward. “They really came really ready to play. They were in a good space mentally, physically and emotionally. They’ve been working hard. They were ready to go.”

    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Spencer Painton tees off on the 18th hole. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Raiders’ senior Spencer Painton paced his teammates, and the field, in capturing the individual title. He finished 6-under.

    “Those conditions were very difficult,” Painton said, “and I was very happy to be able to contribute a large part to the team.”

    Painton, a University of Kansas recruit, entered the day with a one-shot lead over Legacy’s Li Chen, but lost it after a bogey on the first hole. The two were tied for much of the front nine until Painton birded the seventh. He picked up two more strokes when he birded No. 8 and Chen bogeyed it. Even so, Painton didn’t let a sense of relief creep in.

    “We still had ten holes left to play, we had the back nine,” he said. “Especially with conditions like this, you just have to keep the head down and keep going because you never know what can happen.”

    As it turned out, though, the lead was Painton’s for good after that. He had a two-stroke lead as he walked up to the 18th green, but his mind didn’t wander.

    “To be quite honest, I had a not-so-easy putt left, I was still trying to finish,” said Painton, who finished second last season. “I just had to make sure that it was not over until the score cards were signed and officially turned in before I could start celebrating.”

    Chen finished in a tie for second with Regis Jesuit’s Jake Kelley. In all, the Raiders had three medalists, including Chris Korte, who finished in a tie for seventh.

    Cherry Creek was third in the team competition at 18-over, Legacy (23-over) was fourth, while Heritage and Fairview tied for fifth at 24-over. (Find complete results here.)

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    Valor Christian wins 4A title

    (Jenn Roberts-Uhlig/CHSAANow.com)
    Valor Christian’s championship team. More photos. (Jenn Roberts-Uhlig/CHSAANow.com)

    EVERGREEN — Valor Christian was finally able to capture that elusive boys golf championship. The Eagles, who finished runner-up a year ago following a playoff, were 33-over as a team to beat out second-place Silver Creek (36-over).

    (Jenn Roberts-Uhlig/CHSAANow.com)
    Isaac Petersilie. More photos. (Jenn Roberts-Uhlig/CHSAANow.com)

    Valor was led by Jake Staiano’s 8-over performance.

    Individually, Coronado’s Isaac Petersilie stood on top of a tight leaderboard at the end of the tournament at 4-over. He beat out Cheyenne Mountain’s Wilson Belk (5-over), as well as Pueblo West’s Glenn Workman (7-over) and Staiano. (Complete results.)

    “It was really my putting. Every save I needed to make pretty much went in,” Petersilie said afterward. “That felt great. It, early-on, was a confidence booster.

    “I was a little nervous coming in, but I’m really excited and really happy.”

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    Alexander Dawson races to 3A championship

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    Alexander Dawson’s state-winning squad. More photos. (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)

    PUEBLO — Alexander Dawson had three finishers place in the top-7 as the Mustangs ran away with the 3A title.

    Leading the way was Cole Folwell, who finished third at 4-over, and Cameron Connor (fourth, 5-over).

    Basalt’s Tristan Rohrbaugh won the individual championship after shooting 1-under for the tournament.

    (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)
    Tristan Rohrbaugh with his dad. More photos. (Bert Borgmann/CHSAANow.com)

    “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Rohrbaugh said afterward. “I can’t stop smiling.”

    “I really didn’t know until the 13th who was leading or where anyone stood,” he added. “I really didn’t want to know, but when I overhead some people talking and I asked my coach (Al Rakowski). He told me I was three up. I felt a little better, less pressure.”

    Peak to Peak’s Behrod Keshtavar finished second at 3-over. (Complete results.)

    Additional reporting by CHSAANow.com’s Jenn Roberts-Uhlig and Bethany Brookens in Evergreen, and Bert Borgmann in Pueblo.

  • Spencer Painton, Regis Jesuit lead after first round of 5A golf

    (Jordan Morey)
    (Jordan Morey)

    AURORA — Spencer Painton ended the first nine holes by shooting a 37, or 1-over par. After 18, though, he was on top of the leaderboard.

    Painton, a senior from Regis Jesuit, shot a 6-under 66 to lead the field at the Class 5A boys golf state championships, which teed-off Monday at Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora.

    “I got some nerves out of the way at the start of the day,” said Painton.  “I felt like I hit a lot of good putts, but just couldn’t find the hole on the front.”

    Legacy’s Li Chen is in second following a 5-under 65, while Keegan Sheard from Ralston Valley sits in third at 2-under 70. (Full results)

    (Jordan Morey)
    Spencer Painton. (Jordan Morey)

    Painton took over the second half of the course by shooting a 29.  He recorded birdies on his last six holes.

    Painton said that he felt the last hole was his best. On 18, Painton hit a 330-to-340 yard drive, hit an approach about 10 feet from the hole, and then sealed the lead with a clutch putt to finish the day.

    “My putter and long swing were doing really well on the front — and then the putt started heating up on the back,” Painton said.

    Last season, Painton finished just one stroke behind state champion Kyler Dunkle of Douglas County. He and Chen tied for second.

    So far in this year’s championship, Dunkle is tied for seventh with six other players at 1-over 73.

    Painton comes into the state tournament as the 5A boys golf Central regional qualifying  champion.  He won the qualifier, which was also played at Murphy Creek, by finishing at 4-under 66.  Chen also played in the qualifier, but finished tied for 13th at 7-over 77.

    Regis leads all teams at 4-under.  Ralston Valley is nine strokes behind Regis, enough for second place.  Cherry Creek and Legacy are tied for third at 6-over.

    “We gained momentum after starting the game behind the lead by seven shots,” said Regis Jesuit coach Craig Rogers. “It was a pretty awesome example of the perseverance we have as a team.”

    Jake Kelley and Chris Korte of Regis both had a good day, shooting 1-under and 3-over, respectively. Last year, Korte finished tied for sixth, shooting 8-over.

    Rogers has a strong game plan for the second round.

    “We need to maintain a lot of confidence,” Rogers said.  “We can’t coast by any means, there are a lot of good teams out there. We need to play a little bit aggressive — and pick our moments.”

    Rogers’ team has won state championships the past three years.  Last year’s squad won the title with a 20-over 446, eight strokes ahead of Ralston Valley.

    In 4A, at the Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen,  Andrew Rademacher-Howe of Silver Creek leads the field at one-under 69.  Glenn Workman, from Pueblo West, and Isaac Petersillie of Coronado are tied for second at even-par 70.

    Silver Creek currently leads all teams in 4A with 13-over. Valor Christian holds second at 18-over and Cheyenne Mountain sits in third at 20-over.

    On 3A’s day one at Pueblo Country Club, Alexander Dawson teammates Cameron Connor and Cole Folwell are tied for first in at 2-under 69.  Tristan Rohrbaugh from Basalt will go into the second round at even-par 71.

    Alexander Dawson has a commanding lead in 3A — they’re 22 strokes ahead of second-place Kent Denver, which finished at 22-over 235.  Kent has won the past seven championships.

    The second round of each state championship will begin tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.  Medals will be awarded following each of the rounds where a state championship will be crowned.

  • Things ‘getting messy’ as boys soccer polls get three new No. 1 teams

    (Pam Wagner)
    Fairview is back in the boys soccer rankings, checking in at No. 7 in 5A. (Pam Wagner)

    Rangeview is Class 5A soccer’s lone remaining unbeaten and untied team. And the Raiders (9-0-0) are now No. 1 in this week’s CHSAANow.com boys soccer poll.

    Rangeview moved up from No. 4 to claim the top spot. Grandview is second this week, moving up from fifth following a 3-0-0 week which included a 4-1 win over the-No. 1 Cherry Creek.

    The 5A poll added three new teams this week: No. 7 Fairview, No. 9 Aurora Central and No. 10 Highlands Ranch.

    No. 7 Poudre, No. 9 Pine Creek and No. 10 Montbello all cracked the ranking this week.

    "This," said one 5A voter, "is getting messy."

    There’s also a new No. 1 team in 4A, where Air Academy takes over. That ranking added Valor Christian (No. 7) and Denver North (No. 10).

    Likewise, Colorado Academy takes over atop the 3A poll this week.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rangeview (7) 9-0-0 126 4 3-0-0
    2 Grandview (2) 8-1-0 125 5 3-0-0
    3 Rock Canyon (4) 7-0-2 112 2 0-0-2
    4 Cherry Creek 6-1-1 82 1 1-1-0
    5 Montbello (2) 7-0-1 76 10 1-0-0
    6 Pine Creek 8-1-1 70 9 2-0-0
    7 Fairview 6-1-1 55 – 3-0-0
    8 Smoky Hill 8-2-0 44 3 1-1-0
    9 Aurora Central 8-1-0 38 – 3-0-0
    10 Highlands Ranch 6-1-0 15 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Arvada West 14, Cherokee Trail 12, Poudre 12, Standley Lake 12, Boulder 7, Ralston Valley 7, Fort Collins 6, Arapahoe 5, Abraham Lincoln 3, George Washington 3, Rocky Mountain 2, Fruita Monument 1.
    Dropped out
    Standley Lake (6), Poudre (7), Arapahoe (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Air Academy (9) 9-0-0 117 3 2-0-0
    2 Broomfield (2) 7-2-1 101 2 1-1-0
    3 Evergreen 6-1-0 84 4 2-0-0
    4 Ponderosa (1) 7-2-0 65 6 2-0-0
    5 Cheyenne Mountain 7-2-0 61 7 3-0-0
    6 Battle Mountain 7-1-0 59 1 0-1-0
    7 Valor Christian 8-3-0 47 – 2-0-0
    8 Niwot 4-2-1 30 5 1-1-0
    9 Golden 5-1-2 22 10 1-0-0
    10 Denver North 7-1-0 21 – 1-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lewis-Palmer 15, Skyview 9, Pueblo West 6, Silver Creek 6, Summit 6, Wheat Ridge 6, Pueblo Centennial 3, Denver South 1, Greeley Central 1.
    Dropped out
    Lewis-Palmer (8), Silver Creek (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (6) 9-0-0 114 2 1-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy (6) 11-0-0 104 1 3-0-0
    3 Holy Family 7-0-0 93 3 1-0-0
    4 Coal Ridge 6-1-0 65 5 1-0-0
    5 Salida 8-0-0 64 6 2-0-0
    6 Bruce Randolph 7-0-1 53 8 2-0-0
    7 Frontier Academy 8-0-0 50 10 3-0-0
    8 Kent Denver 6-2-0 41 7 2-0-0
    9 Manitou Springs 8-2-0 25 4 0-2-0
    10 Faith Christian 4-5-1 20 9 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Roaring Fork 11, Aurora West College Prep 9, KIPP 3, Crested Butte 2, Jefferson 2, Vail Mountain 2, Basalt 1, Colorado Rocky Mountain 1, Telluride 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Boys tennis polls go largely unchanged ahead of regionals

    There wasn’t much change to either boys tennis poll as regional play gets set to start this week.

    Complete rankings for both classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Tennis Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Cherry Creek (11) 110 1
    2 Fairview 97 2
    3 Regis Jesuit 78 3
    4 Mountain Vista 69 4
    5 Fossil Ridge 66 6
    6 Arapahoe 62 5
    7 Grand Junction 44 7
    8 Denver East 31 8
    9 Boulder 28 9
    10 Chatfield 11 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 5, Fort Collins 4.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (5) 50 1
    2 Niwot 44 2
    3 Colorado Academy 40 4
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 36 3
    5 Mullen 30 5
    6 Air Academy 25 6
    7 D’Evelyn 20 7
    8 Discovery Canyon 15 8
    9 Greeley Central 10 9
    10 Valor Christian 5 10
    Others receiving votes:
    None.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Fossil Ridge moves up to No. 3 in 5A volleyball poll

    Fossil Ridge made a big move in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A volleyball poll.

    The SaberCats, 5A’s lone remaining unbeaten team, took down then-No. 2 Doherty as part of a 3-0 week and moved from seventh to third.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (8) 10-2 124 1 2-0
    2 Arapahoe (2) 11-1 112 3 2-0
    3 Fossil Ridge (3) 10-0 95 7 3-0
    4 Cherry Creek 10-2 78 5 2-0
    5 Eaglecrest 9-2 75 4 1-1
    6 Regis Jesuit 10-2 67 6 3-0
    7 Doherty 10-3 65 2 0-2
    8 Mountain Vista 9-4 31 8 2-0
    9 Cherokee Trail 8-5 24 10 0-1
    10 Lakewood 8-4 16 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 11, Rampart 9, Palmer 3, Ralston Valley 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Loveland 1, Rocky Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (6) 11-1 121 1 1-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (6) 10-1 118 2 2-0
    3 Longmont (1) 10-0 102 3 2-0
    4 Air Academy 10-1 84 5 2-0
    5 Thomas Jefferson (1) 10-0 64 6 2-0
    6 Valor Christian 8-1 63 4 1-1
    7 Ponderosa 8-5 39 7 1-1
    8 Roosevelt 8-2 31 9 2-0
    9 Montrose 10-2 30 8 3-0
    10 Silver Creek 8-2 15 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 10, Niwot 10, Elizabeth 9, Mead 6, Pueblo West 5, Mullen 4, Pueblo Centennial 2, Windsor 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (7) 14-0 97 1 2-0
    2 Valley (3) 9-2 81 2 2-0
    3 Eaton 6-1 61 3 0-0
    4 Bayfield 9-2 60 4 1-0
    5 Platte Valley 5-2 58 5 1-1
    6 Gunnison 13-3 42 6 2-0
    7 Holy Family 9-2 40 8 1-0
    8 Sterling 7-2 25 – 1–1
    9 Coal Ridge 11-1 23 7 1-0
    10 Lamar 11-2 18 – 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 15, Fort Lupton 11, Faith Christian 5, Frontier Academy 5, University 5, St. Mary’s 2, C.S. Christian 1, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    Olathe (9), Fort Lupton (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (5) 11-0 77 1 2-0
    2 Fowler (2) 12-0 70 2 5-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 11-1 63 3 2-0
    4 Paonia 11-0 47 5 2-0
    5 Sangre de Cristo 12-1 24 6 2-0
    6 Sargent 10-2 23 10 2-0
    7 C.S. School 12-1 21 7 2-1
    8 Lyons 8-3 20 9 2-1
    9 Simla 9-3 15 4 2-1
    10 Swink 7-2 14 – 5-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Kiowa 9, Peyton 7, Rye 7, Yuma 7, Akron 6, Dayspring Christian 5, Front Range Christian 5, Custer County 3, Hoehne 2, Del Norte 1.
    Dropped out
    Dayspring Christian (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (4) 10-1 55 1 2-0
    2 Otis (1) 12-1 51 2 2-0
    3 Eads 9-0 38 3 1-0
    4 Fleming 9-2 37 5 1-0
    5 Flagler (1) 8-1 34 4 2-0
    6 Stratton 6-2 23 7 2-0
    7 Dove Creek 13-0 22 6 3-0
    8 Hi-Plains 8-3 20 8 0-1
    9 Edison 14-0 14 – 1-0
    10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 9-1 6 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiley 5, Kit Carson 4, La Veta 4, Pawnee 4, Arickaree 3, Cheraw 3, Aguilar 2, Elbert 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (9), Hanover (10).

  • Widespread changes as Valor Christian takes over atop 5A football poll

    The weekend’s turmoil has bled over into CHSAANow.com’s football polls.

    Though, when a total of 17 ranked teams lose in a week — including the No. 1s in classes 5A, 4A and 3A — it’s not hard to see change coming. So, yes, there are new teams atop 5A (Valor Christian), 4A (Montrose) and 3A (Rifle).

    But the change didn’t only affect the top. In 5A, where three of the top four teams lost last week, that meant Chatfield, Fairview, Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit all made big jumps.

    Valor Christian leads the 5A poll for the second time this season. The Eagles are 4-1, but unbeaten against Colorado competition this season, and received 21 of the 24 first-place votes.

    Chatfield moved up to No. 2 from No. 5, Fairview went from No. 7 to No. 3 and Cherokee Trail moved into fourth from sixth. Regis Jesuit, which last week knocked off then-No. 1 ThunderRidge, went from No. 9 to No. 5.

    ThunderRidge dropped to sixth, and is followed by Grandview and Cherry Creek.

    The 5A poll added two new teams this week: No. 9 Pomona and No. 10 Arapahoe.

    In 4A, Montrose takes over following its come-from-behind win over then-No. 1 Monarch. The Indians were a unanimous No. 1 pick, getting all 21 first-place votes.

    Falcon is No. 2 this week, and Monarch dropped to No. 3. Loveland stayed at No. 4, Montbello moved up one place to round out the top-5.

    Pueblo Centennial (No. 9) and Longmont (No. 10) are 4A’s newcomers this week.

    Rifle takes over atop the 3A ranking following Silver Creek’s loss to Frederick. New to 3A this week are Mead (No. 7) and D’Evelyn (No. 10).

    Brush continued to lead 2A’s poll, which added Bennett at No. 10.

    Likewise, Buena Vista remained atop in 1A. That poll added Paonia (No. 8) and Jefferson (No. 9). Jefferson’s addition is especially noteworthy because the Saints were a combined 3-85 from 2004-12.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (21) 4-1 238 2 W
    2 Chatfield (2) 5-0 189 5 W
    3 Fairview 4-0 181 7 W
    4 Cherokee Trail (1) 4-1 170 6 W
    5 Regis Jesuit 4-1 159 9 W
    6 ThunderRidge 4-1 142 1 L
    7 Grandview 4-1 87 8 W
    8 Cherry Creek 4-1 79 10 W
    9 Pomona 4-1 38 – W
    10 Arapahoe 4-1 35 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 31, Ralston Valley 25, Grand Junction 23, Douglas County 16, Legend 6, Mountain Range 6, Doherty 5.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (3), Ralston Valley (4).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (21) 6-0 210 2 W
    2 Falcon 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Monarch 3-1 149 1 L
    4 Loveland 4-0 134 4 W
    5 Montbello 5-0 132 6 W
    6 Standley Lake 5-0 102 7 W
    7 Pueblo West 4-1 88 9 W
    8 Pine Creek 3-2 48 10 W
    9 Pueblo Centennial 5-0 35 – W
    10 Longmont 3-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 26, Durango 18, Wheat Ridge 12, Broomfield 11, Windsor 5, Denver South 3, Sand Creek 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (5), Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rifle (8) 5-0 154 2 W
    2 Palisade (6) 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Coronado (1) 6-0 121 5 W
    4 Silver Creek (1) 3-1 96 1 L
    5 Discovery Canyon 5-1 92 8 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 89 7 W
    7 Mead 4-0 51 – W
    8 Evergreen 4-1 45 10 W
    9 Elizabeth 3-2 33 4 L
    10 D’Evelyn (1) 5-1 26 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lutheran 23, Roosevelt 15, Frederick 14, Erie 7, Eagle Valley 6, Delta 5, Conifer 3, The Classical Academy 2.
    Dropped out
    Lutheran (6), Delta (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 4-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-1 92 2 W
    3 Manitou Springs 5-0 88 5 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-1 85 3 W
    5 Lamar 5-0 78 7 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-2 53 8 W
    7 Strasburg 4-1 46 6 L
    8 Florence 3-2 42 4 L
    9 Denver West 4-1 12 9 L
    10 Bennett 3-2 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 9, Olathe 7, University 7, Aspen 5, Gunnison 2, Bayfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Aspen (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (12) 5-0 161 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 5-0 142 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 4-1 123 4 W
    4 Centauri 4-1 113 5 W
    5 Wiggins 4-0 80 7 W
    6 Monte Vista 4-1 75 8 W
    7 Cedaredge 3-2 61 3 L
    8 Paonia 4-1 37 – W
    9 Jefferson (1) 6-0 31 – W
    10 Meeker 5-0 30 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Holyoke 27, Lyons 20, Crowley County 16, Wray 6, Cornerstone Christian 5, Resurrection Christian 5, Rye 3, Center 1.
    Dropped out
    Holyoke (6), Wray (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 5-0 78 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 5-0 73 2 W
    3 Caliche 5-0 53 3 W
    4 Akron 4-1 51 5 W
    5 Simla 5-0 50 6 W
    6 Norwood 4-1 45 4 W
    7 Kiowa 5-1 27 7 W
    8 Granada 4-1 21 8 W
    9 McClave 4-1 19 9 W
    10 Dove Creek 4-1 11 10 Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Fowler 8, Sargent 4, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 5-0 44 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 5-0 31 2 W
    3 Arickaree 5-0 25 3 W
    4 Briggsdale 4-0 20 4 W
    5 Eads 4-1 15 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    None.
    Dropped out
    None.