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  • Rampart joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 10

    (Courtesy of Robin Cook)
    Rampart girls basketball is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A. (Courtesy of Robin Cook)

    Rampart has joined this week’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.

    The Rams (11-4) are riding a five-game winning streak. They are ranked No. 10 by CHSAANow.com’s panel of voters.

    Elsewhere in 5A, ThunderRidge continued to lead the poll, and got 15 of the 16 first-place votes. Broomfield remained at No. 2, while Grandview moved up one place to No. 3. Monarch also moved up one spot to No. 4.

    Monarch rounds up 5A’s top 5 teams.

    Each of the four other No. 1 teams also remained the same. Those are Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    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 Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (15) 13-2 159 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 12-2 138 2 3-0
    3 Grandview 12-1 124 4 2-0
    4 Monarch 14-1 109 5 2-0
    5 Highlands Ranch 12-4 102 3 1-1
    6 Horizon 12-3 73 6 1-1
    7 Denver East 11-3 57 7 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 10-4 47 8 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 12-4 20 9 2-0
    10 Rampart 11-4 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 8, Lakewood 8, Fossil Ridge 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Arapahoe 3, Pine Creek 2, Rocky Mountain 2.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-1 176 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (4) 14-0 163 2 1-0
    3 Holy Family 11-3 110 3 2-1
    4 Pueblo West 11-4 105 4 1-0
    5 Glenwood Springs 11-2 66 10 2-0
    6 Montrose 10-3 60 5 2-1
    7 D’Evelyn 10-4 58 9 2-0
    8 Pueblo East 11-4 56 8 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 10-3 55 7 2-0
    10 Evergreen 11-3 31 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 21, Longmont 17, Mesa Ridge 14, Sand Creek 14, Durango 13, Air Academy 6, Eagle Valley 6, Mullen 6, Palisade 5, Falcon 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 1, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (10) 13-0 150 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 11-1 139 3 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 10-0 133 2 2-0
    4 Lutheran 12-1 123 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 14-0 111 5 3-0
    6 Eaton 11-2 69 6 1-1
    7 Olathe 9-1 51 8 1-0
    8 La Junta 10-3 28 7 1-1
    9 Machebeuf 9-3 27 – 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 9-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 16, Centauri 14, Salida 11, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 9, Kent Denver 7, Trinidad 6, The Vanguard 4, Valley 4, Colorado Academy 2, Alamosa 1.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (9), Centauri (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 10-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 12-0 84 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (1) 12-0 83 3 2-0
    4 Yuma 10-2 69 6 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 13-0 63 5 2-0
    6 Akron 10-2 56 4 1-1
    7 Meeker 8-2 31 7 2-0
    8 Highland 9-3 18 10 2-0
    9 Paonia 8-4 17 8 0-1
    10 Del Norte 10-3 7 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 5, Ellicott 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 4, Sanford 3, Soroco 3, Sedgwick County 2, Kiowa 1, West Grand 1.
    Dropped out
    Sedgwick County (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (5) 10-0 76 1 1-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (3) 10-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Idalia 10-1 61 3 2-0
    4 Norwood 10-0 59 4 1-0
    5 Genoa-Hugo 11-1 46 6 2-0
    6 Briggsdale 9-3 37 5 2-1
    7 South Baca 11-2 31 7 3-0
    8 Cheraw 8-3 19 – 1-0
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 9-2 10 – 1-0
    10 Heritage Christian 9-3 9 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 6, La Veta 5, Eads 2, Prairie 2, Hi-Plains 1, Jim Elliot 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (8), Plateau Valley (10).

  • Ralston Valley joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 8

    Arvada West Ralston Valley girls basketball
    Ralston Valley is ranked No. 8 in Class 5A this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Three days after upsetting then-No. 7 Lakewood, Ralston Valley girls basketball finds itself ranked in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A poll.

    The Mustangs beat Lakewood 69-41 on Friday. Monday, they are ranked No. 8.

    Also joining — or in their case, returning to — the poll was Grand Junction (No. 9).

    ThunderRidge stayed in 5A’s top spot, and is now a unanimous pick with all 17 first-place votes.

    Broomfield (No. 2), Highlands Ranch (No. 3), Grandview (No. 4), Monarch (No. 5) and Horizon (No. 6) also remained in their respective rankings.

    Denver East bumped up one spot to No. 7, while Lakewood fell three places to No. 10.

    Elsewhere, there’s a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking. Peyton shot up from No. 5 to the top spot this week after taking down former No. 1 Yuma 65-45 on Saturday. The Panthers are 8-0.

    Each of the three other No. 1 teams remained the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    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 Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (17) 11-2 170 1 1-0
    2 Broomfield 9-2 145 2 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 11-3 124 3 1-0
    4 Grandview 10-1 114 4 2-0
    5 Monarch 12-1 112 5 2-0
    6 Horizon 11-2 89 6 2-0
    7 Denver East 10-3 51 8 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 8-4 48 – 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 10-4 19 – 2-0
    10 Lakewood 8-5 15 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 11, Fossil Ridge 10, Rampart 8, Regis Jesuit 8, Pine Creek 5, Cherry Creek 2, Mountain Range 2, Loveland 1, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Mountain Range (9), Regis Jesuit (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 11-1 167 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (3) 13-0 151 2 2-0
    3 Holy Family 9-2 132 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 10-4 98 5 2-0
    5 Montrose 8-2 62 7 1-0
    6 Evergreen 10-2 54 6 1-1
    7 Pueblo South 8-3 53 8 1-0
    8 Pueblo East 9-4 41 4 0-1
    9 D’Evelyn 8-4 39 9 2-0
    10 Glenwood Springs 9-2 31 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 27, Durango 19, Sand Creek 15, Mesa Ridge 11, Air Academy 6, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Eagle Valley 4, Mullen 4, Standley Lake 4, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 2, Palisade 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (7) 11-0 118 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 8-0 107 2 2-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 9-1 105 3 1-0
    4 Lutheran 10-1 92 4 1-0
    5 St. Mary’s (1) 11-0 88 5 2-0
    6 Eaton 10-1 65 6 3-0
    7 La Junta 9-2 37 7 0-1
    8 Olathe 8-1 26 9 2-0
    9 Faith Christian 8-3 24 8 3-0
    10 Centauri 7-3 14 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 11, Platte Valley 11, Liberty Common 7, Colorado Academy 4, Salida 3, Kent Denver 2, Trinidad 2, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    Platte Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (5) 8-0 85 5 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 10-0 78 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (2) 10-0 68 3 2-0
    4 Akron 9-1 63 4 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 11-0 54 6 2-0
    6 Yuma 8-2 51 1 2-1
    7 Meeker 6-2 25 7 2-0
    8 Paonia 8-3 22 8 3-0
    9 Sedgwick County 7-2 13 – 1-0
    10 Highland 7-3 10 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Del Norte 7, Sanford 5, Byers 3, Sargent 3, Ellicott 2, Kiowa 2, Clear Creek 1, Colorado Springs School 1, Ignacio 1, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (6) 9-0 78 1 2-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (2) 8-0 72 3 0-0
    3 Idalia 8-1 64 2 2-0
    4 Norwood 9-0 58 4 3-0
    5 Briggsdale 7-2 44 6 1-0
    6 Genoa-Hugo 9-1 40 7 2-0
    7 South Baca 8-2 30 5 2-0
    8 Fleming 6-2 22 8 2-0
    9 Heritage Christian 8-2 12 – 2-1
    10 Plateau Valley 5-3 8 10 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 4, Cheraw 2, Prairie 2, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Eads 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Eads (9).

  • Denver East, Mountain Range added to 5A girls basketball ranking

    Denver East and Mountain Range have entered the Class 5A girls basketball rankings from CHSAANow.com this week.

    The Angels are ranked No. 8, while the Mustangs are No. 9.

    ThunderRidge remained atop the 5A poll, with Broomfield jumping up to No. 2. Highlands Ranch stayed at No. 3, with Gradview dropping to No. 4. Monarch rounds out the top five.

    Each of the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    Newcomers to 4A include No. 6 Evergreen (9-1) and No. 10 Glenwood Springs (8-2). The 2A poll added Sanford at No. 10, while 1A added Genoa-Hugo (No. 7) and Plateau Valley (No. 10).

    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 Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (16) 10-2 169 1 3-1
    2 Broomfield 7-2 144 4 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch (1) 10-3 124 3 2-1
    4 Grandview 8-1 118 2 2-1
    5 Monarch 10-1 109 5 1-0
    6 Horizon 9-2 90 6 2-1
    7 Lakewood 7-4 60 9 3-0
    8 Denver East 9-3 34 – 5-1
    9 Mountain Range 7-3 28 – 2-1
    10 Regis Jesuit 4-4 22 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Junction 19, Fossil Ridge 11, Ralston Valley 6, Arapahoe 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Cherry Creek 3, Fairview 3, Mountain Vista 3, Rampart 3.
    Dropped out
    Grand Junction (7), Fairview (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (15) 9-1 177 1 4-0
    2 Canon City (3) 11-0 160 2 3-0
    3 Holy Family 7-2 121 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo East 9-3 80 4 2-1
    5 Pueblo West 8-4 69 5 2-2
    6 Evergreen 9-1 56 – 4-0
    7 Montrose 7-2 52 7 2-1
    8 Pueblo South 7-3 51 9 2-0
    9 D’Evelyn 6-4 40 8 2-1
    10 Glenwood Springs 8-2 28 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sand Creek 27, Mullen 23, Durango 22, Greeley Central 20, Mesa Ridge 16, Air Academy 13, Eagle Valley 8, Littleton 6, Falcon 5, Rifle 4, Standley Lake 4, Denver South 3, Longmont 3, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Sand Creek (6), Mesa Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (8) 9-0 138 1 3-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (5) 6-0 127 3 1-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 8-1 110 5 3-0
    4 Lutheran 9-1 109 2 3-1
    5 St. Mary’s (1) 9-0 100 4 2-0
    6 Eaton 7-1 70 6 2-0
    7 La Junta 9-1 57 8 2-0
    8 Faith Christian 5-3 31 7 0-0
    9 Olathe 6-1 24 10 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 5-2 14 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 10, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 7, Salida 6, Colorado Academy 5, Kent Denver 3, Trinidad 2, Brush 1, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 6-1 90 1 1-1
    2 Hoehne (1) 8-0 83 2 1-0
    3 Caliche (1) 8-0 74 4 2-0
    4 Akron 7-1 71 3 1-1
    5 Peyton (1) 6-0 64 5 2-0
    6 Cedaredge 9-0 59 8 2-0
    7 Meeker 4-2 28 7 1-1
    8 Paonia 5-3 23 6 0-1
    9 Highland 6-2 22 10 1-0
    10 Sanford 6-2 13 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sedgwick County 11, Clear Creek 3, Del Norte 3, Wray 3, Calhan 1, Sargent 1, Simla 1.
    Dropped out
    Del Norte (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (8) 7-0 80 1 2-0
    2 Idalia 6-1 70 2 2-0
    3 Sangre De Cristo 8-0 65 3 3-0
    4 Norwood 6-0 48 5 2-0
    5 South Baca 6-2 40 6 2-1
    6 Briggsdale 6-2 34 7 2-0
    7 Genoa-Hugo 7-1 30 – 2-0
    8 Fleming 4-2 23 4 1-1
    9 Eads 6-2 19 10 2-0
    10 Plateau Valley 5-1 10 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheraw 5, Prairie 4, Springfield 4, Heritage Christian 3, Manzanola 3, Arickaree/Woodlin 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    McClave (8), Cheraw (9).

  • On The Mat’s wrestling rankings at the break

    A ton of new teams grace this week’s On The Mat wrestling rankings, thanks in large part to an expansion to 15 ranked teams per classification.

    Each of the four No. 1 teams stayed the same. Those are Arvada West (5A), Thompson Valley (4A), Brush (3A) and Paonia (2A).

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Paonia 1
    2 Meeker 4
    3 Rocky Ford 3
    4 Centauri 2
    5 Norwood/Nucla 5
    6 Swink 10
    7 Ignacio –
    8 Sedgwick County/Fleming –
    9 Holly –
    10 Wray –
    11 Baca County 11
    12 Monte Vista 8
    13 Burlington 7
    14 Crowley County –
    15 Hayden –
    Dropped out
    Hotchkiss (6), Buena Vista (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Lamar 3
    4 Dolores Huerta 6
    5 Delta 5
    6 Fort Lupton 4
    7 Sterling 8
    8 Sheridan –
    9 Platte Valley 11
    10 Berthoud 10
    11 Alamosa –
    12 Holy Family 9
    13 Mead –
    14 Olathe –
    15 Montezuma Cortez –
    Dropped out
    Strasburg (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Thompson Valley 1
    2 Windsor 3
    3 Pueblo County 2
    4 Pueblo East 4
    5 Greeley Central 5
    6 Air Academy 10
    7 Pueblo West –
    8 Discovery Canyon 7
    9 Fort Morgan –
    10 Pueblo South 6
    11 Pueblo Centennial 8
    12 Glenwood Springs –
    13 Mesa Ridge 9
    14 Canon City –
    15 Mountain View –
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Pomona 3
    3 Grand Junction 4
    4 Pine Creek 2
    5 Mountain Range 8
    6 Cherry Creek –
    7 Coronado 6
    8 Rocky Mountain 5
    9 Ponderosa 7
    10 Fruita Monument –
    11 Adams City 10
    12 Grandview –
    13 Northglenn –
    14 Chaparral –
    15 Lakewood –
    Dropped out
    Poudre (9).

  • Evergreen ends 15-year football playoff victory drought

    Evergreen seniors Greysen Lincoln (16) and Jacob Ronder, on the ground, attempt to wrap up Glenwood Springs quarterback Dante Sparaco in the fourth quarter Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. The Cougars sacked Sparaco eight times during Evergreen's 24-7 Class 3A state playoff victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Evergreen seniors Greysen Lincoln (16) and Jacob Ronder, on the ground, attempt to wrap up Glenwood Springs quarterback Dante Sparaco in the fourth quarter Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. The Cougars sacked Sparaco eight times during Evergreen’s 24-7 Class 3A state playoff victory. (Dennis Pleuss)

    LAKEWOOD — If defense truly wins championships Evergreen has what it takes to make a run at the Class 3A state football trophy.

    The No. 2 seed and undefeated Cougars (11-0) had a dominating defensive effort Saturday afternoon against No. 15 seed Glenwood Springs. Evergreen’s defense scored a pair of safeties and sacked Demons’ sophomore quarterback Dante Sparaco eight times in a 24-7 first-round postseason victory at Trailblazer Stadium.

    Evergreen quarterback Dylan Reifeis looks for an open receiver during the first half Saturday. Reifeis was 14-for-34 passing for 168 yards in the Cougars' 24-7 playoff victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Evergreen quarterback Dylan Reifeis looks for an open receiver during the first half Saturday. Reifeis was 14-for-34 passing for 168 yards in the Cougars’ 24-7 playoff victory. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “We knew we had to get him (Sparaco) feeling uncomfortable. He is a pretty good quarterback,” Evergreen coach Rob Molholm said of the Demons’ 6-foot-4 signal-caller who is already getting looks from Division I college programs. “Our pass rush, our front seven, was dominate.”

    Glenwood Springs (6-5) drew first blood with a 20-yard touchdown run by Sparaco midway through the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. The Demons didn’t threaten to score the remainder of the game.

    Evergreen’s defense forced seven straight punts and finished the game off with senior Marcus Cassin sacking Sparaco in the end zone for a second safety in the final minute of the fourth quarter.

    “That was our main mission,” Cassin said of focusing on Sparaco. “We watched film and he (Sparaco) was the major of the offense. We figured out early they couldn’t pick up our linebacker blitzes. He was slippery. He got away a few times.”

    Sparaco had 21 carries for 15 yards, which included minus-60 yards on sacks. The sophomore was held to 6-for-22 passing for 59 yards. He completed just one pass in the second half.

    “It was great. I love our defense. They played lights outs,” Evergreen junior quarterback Dylan Reifeis said. “They play with all their heart and play with everything they have.”

    Evergreen started to chip away tackling Glenwood running back Luke Prosence in the end zone for a safety with 2:02 left in the first quarter. Junior Davis Price kicked a 37-yard field goal after the ensuing free kick to cut the Demons’ lead to 7-5.

    Reifeis gave the Cougars the lead on a 41-yard touchdown pass to junior Seth Ausman on a third-down and long play midway through the second quarter. Reifeis scrambled out of the pocket while avoiding several Demon defenders before finding Ausman uncovered in the end zone.

    “I was screaming, ‘Run. Just run.’ He (Reifeis) was right and I was wrong,” Molholm said of the go-ahead touchdown.

    Glenwood Springs quarterback Dante Sparaco (10) gets ready to dump off a pass to senior Evrett Marr (88) during the first half Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Glenwood Springs quarterback Dante Sparaco (10) gets ready to dump off a pass to senior Evrett Marr (88) during the first half Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Evergreen senior Robbie Weinel scored on a 9-yard touchdown run on the Cougars’ next offensive possession to give Evergreen a 19-7 lead at halftime. Senior Tanner Cassin was the Cougars’ workhorse on the ground with 23 carries for 122 yards.

    Priced kicked a 27-yard field goal in the third quarter and Evergreen’s second defensive safety was the only scoring in the second half.

    “It’s a big one,” Reifeis said of the Cougars’ first playoff win in 15 years. “Last time was 1999 and that team went to the state championship. You never know.”

    Evergreen hits the road for the second round. No. 10 Fort Morgan went on the road to beat No. 7 Holy Family on Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs host the Cougars next Saturday in Fort Morgan.

    Despite ending the playoff victory drought, the Cougars feel they are far from done with major accomplishments this season.

    “I don’t think the monkey will ever be off our back until we win state,” Evergreen senior defensive lineman Jacob Ronder said.

    Evergreen junior Seth Ausman, right, gets a hug from teammate Connor Solawetz after Ausman's 41-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Evergreen junior Seth Ausman, right, gets a hug from teammate Connor Solawetz after Ausman’s 41-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Evergreen senior Tanner Cassin, far left, dodges a pair of Glenwood Springs defenders Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. Cassin had 122 yards rushing on 23 carries for the Cougars. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Evergreen senior Tanner Cassin, far left, dodges a pair of Glenwood Springs defenders Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium. Cassin had 122 yards rushing on 23 carries for the Cougars. (Dennis Pleuss)

  • 3A football state playoff bracket

    Football’s 2014 state playoff bracket for Class 3A.

    2014 CHSAA State Football Playoffs CHSAA 3A Football Playoffs

  • Pine Creek, Discovery Canyon top seeds in 4A, 3A football playoffs

    (Photo: District 49)
    Pine Creek is the No. 1 seed in Class 4A. Falcon also made the field. (Photo: District 49)

    AURORA — Pine Creek and Discovery Canyon were selected as the top seeds when the Class 4A and 3A playoff football brackets were announced on Sunday morning.

    Both teams went unbeaten at 10-0 during the regular season, and were atop the final Wild Card points standings for their respective classifications.

    Pine Creek is the defending 4A champion. The Eagles are riding a 21-game winning streak, the largest of any 11-man team. Their last loss came to 5A Columbine on Sept. 12 of last season. Pine Creek hasn’t lost to a 4A team since dropping a game to Ponderosa in Oct. 2012 — a span of 23 games.

    The Eagles went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s rankings during the regular season. They own wins over five teams which made the playoff field.

    Other top seeds, and those hosting first-round games, include: No. 2 Fort Collins, No. 3 Montrose, No. 4 Denver South, No. 5 Pueblo South, No. 6 Dakota Ridge, No. 7 Longmont and No. 8 Windsor.

    Montrose was the runner-up in last year’s 4A title game. The Indians (9-1) have yet to lose to a 4A team this season, with the lone loss coming to 5A Lakewood.

    See the full 4A bracket here.

    Holy Family Discovery Canyon football
    Discovery Canyon heads the 3A field. (Pam Wagner)

    Discovery Canyon, meanwhile, has been No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com poll and the Wild Card points for a few weeks now. The Thunder have a number of key wins, including on the road at Holy Family and over Pueblo East. They also beat Rampart, a 4A playoff team.

    On Friday, Discovery Canyon held off an upset attempt by beating Canon City in overtime.

    Other first-round hosts in 3A are No. 2 Evergreen, No. 3 Roosevelt, No. 4 Pueblo East, No. 5 Lutheran, No. 6 Rifle, No. 7 Holy Family and No. 8 Conifer.

    One thing’s for sure: There will be a new champion in 3A. Coronado, which won last year’s title, moved up to 4A (and made the playoffs). Likewise, last year’s runner-up Silver Creek also moved up.

    Find the entire 3A bracket here.

    Classes 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man are already in the postseason. All five of those classification completed their first rounds this past weekend.

  • Football roundup: No. 3 Fort Collins rallies to beat No. 8 Broomfield

    Fort Collins trailed Broomfield 21-10 at halftime, but rallied for a 30-21 win on Friday night.

    “At halftime … it wasn’t really a matter of X’s and O’s and we kind of knew that from a coaching standpoint,” Fort Collins coach Eric Rice told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “It was just more a matter of not finishing plays that we had the opportunity to.

    “And so our very spirited message at halftime to the guys was, ‘Sometimes winning a football game is about playing with heart and just playing with a lot of courage.’ I really think that’s all it really took for us to get better in the second half.”

    The third-ranked Lambkins actually led 10-7 with five minutes to play in the second quarter, but Broomfield struck for two quick touchdowns in a span of two-and-a-half minutes to take a 21-10 advantage into halftime.

    Fort Collins responded with a touchdown on its opening drive of the second half — a 5-yard run from Kyler Sigsbee capped it.

    William Bridges then gave the Lambkins a 24-21 lead later in the third quarter, and Sigsbee added another touchdown, his third of the game, with 7:16 remaining in the game to seal things.

    “Really, really proud of our kids for showing their true character that they’re bunch of fighters and they got a lot of heart and they got a lot of courage and found a way to get a win tonight,” Rice said. “I actually look at tonight, and being down at halftime, as a very positive thing for us in the long run, because we might find ourselves in the playoffs here in a couple of weeks down at halftime, and we’re going to be able to draw back on this experience and say, ‘We’ve been there before.’”

    The win sealed the Class 4A Northern League title for the Lambkins.

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    5A: Overland 50, Cherokee Trail 48 (OT)

    A back-and-forth game all night long, it was fitting that this one ended up in overtime.

    The game featured seven ties or lead changes, but it was Ahjon White’s score on fourth-and-goal from the 2 and Austin Conway’s subsequent two-point conversion that proved to be the difference.

    Overland had leads of 14-0, 22-14, 28-20 and 36-28. Each time, Cherokee Trail battled back. The Cougars actually took at 42-36 lead in the fourth quarter, but it was Overland’s turn to respond. Josh Wright’s 20-yard touchdown with 5:26 to play tied the game.

    Overland had a chance to win it with 2.8 seconds to play, but missed a field goal and the teams went to overtime.

    In OT, the Trailblazers got the ball first and White scored his fourth total touchdown of the night on the fourth-down try. Conway then got the conversion on a run. It was Overland’s fifth two-point attempt of the night; they ended up converting three of them.

    Cherokee Trail also scored on a fourth-and-goal from the two, but couldn’t convert for two.

    Conway finished 22-of-26 with 256 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 108 yards

    Cherokee Trail’s Izaiah Lottie had a big night with three touchdowns.

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    1A: (8) Centauri 42, (6) Monte Vista 6

    The Falcons cruised to an easy win over the Pirates.

    “We played well and we played together and we were able to get a big victory against a league rival and a good team,” coach Kyle Forster told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “Our first four games were against four quality teams. Three of them are in the top-4. We learned a lot early, and we were able to put it together tonight.”

    Centauri closed the regular season with five-straight wins.

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    Short stuff

    • The playoff brackets for classes 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man are due out Sunday. There’s no exact time set for a release, but brackets will publish on CHSAANow.com as they are finalized. Expect late morning, mid-afternoon.
    • The latest Wild Card point standings won’t publish until either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
    • Speaking of Wild Card points: Manual was the beneficiary of a forfeit from Ridge View Academy earlier this week. It moved them all the way up to No. 9 in the 2A Wild Card points. But following a loss to previously winless Machebeuf on Friday night, Manual dropped to No. 15. It must hold on tight in hopes it makes the 2A playoff field.
    • Lyons wideout Austin Myers had 314 yards receiving in a win over Clear Creek on Friday night, according to BoCoPreps.com. That’s the fourth-highest single-game mark in state history.
    • Northridge upset 3A No. 9 Berthoud, 32-20.
    • Also in 3A, No. 6 Rifle held off Glenwood Springs 20-13. “As usual, we traveled well,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a full house. It was pretty loud. I think sometimes in the mountains in Colorado on Friday nights in the fall, it’s a pretty special environment.”
    • 2A’s top-ranked team, Brush, rolled to a 43-29 win over No. 10 Eaton.
    • St. Mary’s, No. 9 in 2A, won a rivalry game with Manitou Springs, 28-18. St. Mary’s went 1-8 last season; they’re now 7-2 in 2014. “These kids are riding high right now, playing well,” coach Nic Olney told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Here’s another good turnaround: Littleton is 5-4 after beating Ponderosa 21-19. The Lions started 1-4. They won the 4A Plains League as a result. “This is our second fall being together,” coach Kurt Krantz told the Scoreboard Show. “The kids are believing in what we’re doing. They’re starting to understand what this is about.”
    • Rangeview won the 5A South Metro League with a 29-7 win over Heritage. “I really like where our team’s at,” coach Dave Gonzales told the Scoreboard Show. “We kind of found our identity tonight. That’s kind of the team we’ve been waiting on to show up for a few weeks. Finally, everybody’s healthy and we’re kind of in a good little run.”
    • A few top-10 matchups in 8-man: No. 2 Caliche beat No. 5 Merino 37-14; No. 4 Akron beat No. 10 Sedgwick County 60-21; and No. 7 Granada beat No. 6 Springfield 28-12.
    • 6-man’s crossover games began play. Among the winners were Arickaree/Woodlin (66-0 over Miami-Yoder), Walsh (83-32 over Flagler), Fleming (48-6 over Otis) and Peetz (79-32 over Stratton/Liberty). Peetz’s win assures the classification of a new champion this year. Stratton/Liberty won the 2013 crown.

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  • Football roundup: Grandview gets big win over Cherry Creek

    It’s not as though Grandview was flying under the radar. The Wolves, after all, were ranked No. 3 in this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com poll — and have been ranked since the preseason.

    Cherry Creek Grandview football
    More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    But Friday’s 24-6 win over No. 6 Cherry Creek was an announcement, of sorts: We’re to be reckoned with.

    Grandview led 17-6 at the half and added a late score off a blocked punt that was recovered by Keifer Glau. Quarterback Cody Summers had a game, throwing for a score and rushing for another.

    If they weren’t already, the Wolves, now 7-0, are a legitimate threat for the Class 5A title. They play Overland next week. Win that, and the season finale with Valor Christian could be for the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs.

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    3A: (6) Roosevelt 34, (3) Holy Family 26

    In a back-and-forth game which featured six ties or lead changes, Roosevelt pulled away in the fourth quarter to win.

    Christian Majszak had four touchdowns to lead Roosevelt.

    “It’s that time of year again,” coach Noland Eastin told ColoradoPreps.com’s Scoreboard Show. “We better start strapping our chinstraps on a little tighter, because that was a heck of a battle out there, and it could have went either way.

    “It was back-and-forth,” he added. “It was just one of those epic battles. … The dust was flying around, kids were hanging in there. Their kids were battling. It was jsut a fun night of football. It was a good throw-back night.”

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    3A: Palisade 18, (3) Rifle 10

    It’s a big upset that also does wonders for Palisade’s playoffs hopes. The Bulldogs improved to 5-2.

    The team teams were knotted at 10 at the break, and again after three quarters before Caleb Clarkson scored the winning touchdown on a 9-yard run with 1:45 to play. According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Palisade had actually stopped Rifle on fourth-and-2 at their own 38 prior to the winning drive.

    “The only way you’re going to compete against Rifle is you have to match their discipline and toughness, and that’s what we’re built on,” Palisade coach Joe Ramunno told the paper.

    Easton Wood also had a touchdown pass to John Goff for Palisade, while Ty Leyba had a 56-yard touchdown run for Rifle.

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    5A: (1) Valor Christian 17, Cherokee Trail 7

    The top-ranked Eagles grinded out a win against yet another tough Centennial League foe.

    Quarterback Dylan McCaffrey threw for a touchdown and rushed for another.

    Brian Dawkins Jr. and Eric Lee Jr. both had interceptions at key moments.

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    3A: (7) Delta 39, (10) Glenwood Springs 10

    Delta scored the game’s final 29 points in the top-10 showdown.

    Tristan Brown and Damon Jensen each had two touchdowns for Delta, running in place of a cramped Jonny Ponce, according to the Daily Sentinel.

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    2A: Sterling 21, (9) Eaton 14

    The Tigers pulled off the upset after scoring the game’s final 14 points.

    “We kind of came in at the half and had to make some quick adjustments to some of the things they took advantage of,” Sterling coach Rob Busmente told the Scoreboard Show. “We regrouped well at halftime and came out and made some of those adjustments, and we were able to go out and perform.”

    Sterling plays at No. 1 Brush next week.

    “This is the Patriot League,” Busmenete said. “There’s never a week off. There’s always a tough game waiting for you on Friday.”

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    2A: La Junta 21, (5) Florence 20

    La Junta stopped No. 5 Florence’s two-point conversion attempt with 20 seconds to play to preserve the win in 2A.

    “It was a great stop for us,” coach Clint Buderus told the Scoreboard Show. “The kids came through in the clutch and found a way to win.”

    La Junta has won three games in a row after starting 1-3.

    “We’re young. We’ve got 10 or 11 sophomores playing for us,” Buderus said. “We just had to get them some experience … and just had to get them rolling, get some confidence. This is a big win for us, it’s just a, ‘We can do it.’”

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 7 games

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    Denver South is ranked No. 6 in 4A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 6-1
    Fri: W 17-7 vs. Cherokee Trail
    2 Pomona 6-1
    Fri: W 47-28 vs. Columbine
    3 Grandview 7-0
    Fri: W 24-6 at (6) Cherry Creek
    4 Ralston Valley 7-0
    Fri: W 38-14 at Bear Creek
    5 Fairview 7-0
    Thurs: W 46-8 vs. Mountain Range
    6 Cherry Creek 4-3
    Fri: L 24-6 vs. (3) Grandview
    7 Regis Jesuit 6-1
    Fri: W 30-22 at ThunderRidge
    8 Doherty 6-1
    Fri: L 43-42 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson (4OT)
    9 Rocky Mountain 6-1
    Fri: W 43-10 at Poudre
    10 Mountain Vista 7-0
    Thurs: W 42-7 vs. Fruita Monument

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 7-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at Liberty
    2 Montrose 6-1
    Fri: W 52-6 vs. Sand Creek
    3 Fort Collins 7-0
    Thurs: W 38-7 vs. Mountain View
    4 Greeley West 7-0
    Fri: W 14-0 at Adams City
    5 Pueblo South 6-1
    Fri: W 24-21 at Coronado
    6 Denver South 5-2
    Thurs: W 32-14 at Golden
    7 Pueblo Centennial 5-2
    Thurs: L 36-14 vs. Pueblo West
    8 Windsor 4-3
    Fri: L 32-31 vs. Longmont
    9 Vista Ridge 5-2
    Fri: W 54-12 at Mesa Ridge
    10 Broomfield 5-2
    Fri: W 34-7 at Greeley Central

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 7-0
    Fri: W 48-7 at Woodland Park
    2 Lutheran 7-0
    Sat: W 54-13 vs. Englewood
    3 Rifle 6-1
    Fri: L 18-10 vs. Palisade
    4 Holy Family 5-2
    Fri: L 34-26 at (6) Roosevelt
    5 Evergreen 7-0
    Sat: W 44-6 at (9) Conifer
    6 Roosevelt 6-1
    Fri: W 34-26 vs. (4) Holy Family
    7 Delta 5-2
    Fri: W 39-10 vs. (10) Glenwood Springs
    8 Pueblo East 4-3
    Off this week.
    9 Conifer 5-2
    Sat: vs. (5) Evergreen
    10 Glenwood Springs 4-3
    Fri: L 39-10 at (7) Delta

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 7-0
    Fri: W 61-20 at University
    2 Kent Denver 7-0
    Fri: W 39-7 at (5) Faith Christian
    3 Strasburg 7-0
    Fri: W 57-13 vs. The Academy
    4 Florence 5-2
    Fri: L 21-20 vs. La Junta
    5 Faith Christian 5-2
    Fri: L 39-7 vs. (2) Kent Denver
    6 Lamar 6-1
    Fri: W 14-7 vs. Manitou Springs
    7 Platte Valley 4-3
    Fri: W 40-0 at Valley
    8 Gunnison 6-1
    Fri: W 31-16 vs. Alamosa
    9 Eaton 5-2
    Fri: L 21-14 at Sterling
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 5-2
    Fri: W 47-13 at Bayfield

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 7-0
    Fri: W 50-12 vs. Lake County
    2 Buena Vista 7-0
    Sat: W 35-14 vs. Ellicott
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1
    Off this week.
    4 Meeker 6-1
    Fri: W 40-27 at Cedaredge
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Sat: W 58-27 vs. Lyons
    6 Monte Vista 5-2
    Fri: W 59-6 vs. John Mall
    7 Rye 6-1
    Fri: W 20-16 vs. Salida
    8 Centauri 4-3
    Fri: W 41-0 at Ignacio
    9 Limon 6-1
    Sat: W 48-0 at Byers
    10 Burlington 5-2
    Fri: W 35-6 at Wiggins

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 7-0
    Sat: W 27-6 vs. (5) Merino
    2 Akron 6-1
    Fri: W 52-34 at Haxtun
    3 Caliche 6-1
    Fri: W 36-26 at (8) Sedgwick County
    4 Norwood 8-0
    Fri: W 50-6 at Rangely
    5 Merino 5-2
    Sat: L 27-6 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    6 Granada 6-1
    Fri: W 47-8 at Las Animas
    7 Springfield 7-0
    Fri: W 40-8 at Wiley
    8 Sedgwick County 5-2
    Fri: L 36-26 vs. (3) Caliche
    9 Simla 5-2
    Sat: W 58-16 at Custer County
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-0
    Sat: W 42-14 vs. Fowler

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-0
    Fri: W 71-0 vs. (9) Flagler
    2 Eads 7-0
    Fri: W 60-36 vs. (5) Kit Carson
    3 Peetz 6-1
    Fri: W 51-20 vs. (8) Pawnee
    4 Fleming 6-1
    Fri: W 70-28 vs. Briggsdale
    5 Kit Carson 6-1
    Fri: L 60-36 at (2) Eads
    6 Walsh 6-1
    Fri: W 55-0 at La Veta
    7 Hanover 7-0
    Sat: W 60-20 vs. Manzanola
    8 Pawnee 4-3
    Fri: L 51-20 at (3) Peetz
    9 Flagler 4-3
    Fri: L 71-0 at (1) Arickaree/Woodlin
    10 Mountain Valley 7-0
    Sat: W 70-24 at Aguilar