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  • Playoff football brackets for five classes released on Sunday

    Grandview Valor Christian football
    Grandview is one of four No. 1 seeds in Class 5A football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    AURORA — Grandview, Ralston Valley, Pomona and Cherry Creek all got No. 1 seeds when the Class 5A football bracket was released on Sunday.

    All four teams are the top seeds in their respective quadrants — which is a new format for this season. The classification kept a 32-team bracket, but instead of seeding teams Nos. 1-32, the seeding committee seeded four quadrants with Nos. 1-8 apiece.

    The seeding committee is also a new addition this season. Previously, the 32-team bracket was set strictly by Wild Card points standings, with a few changes up or down one seed to avoid league matchups. This year, the 32 qualifiers were again set by the Wild Card points — which were released on Sunday morning — but the committee true-seeded the field based on a number of different criteria, including head-to-head, and an RPI ranking system.

    No. 2 seeds include Rocky Mountain, Fairview, Valor Christian and Regis Jesuit. No. 3s are Fountain-Fort Carson, Overland, Mountain Vista and Doherty.

    Among first-round matchups are No. 4 Prairie View vs. No. 5 Lakewood, No. 3 Mountain Vista vs. No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 4 Legacy vs. No. 5 Eaglecrest, and No. 3 Doherty vs. No. 6 Heritage.

    Valor Christian is the defending champion, having won five consecutive titles over three classifications.

    Teams can begin play this weekend. The semifinals are the weekend of Nov. 22 at home sites, with the championship No. 29 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

    The full 5A bracket can be found here.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets also came out on Sunday.

    2A’s top seed is Brush, which will faces Moffat County in the first round. No. 2 is Kent Denver, No. 3 is Strasburg and No. 4 is Lamar. Also hosting first-round games are No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Platte Valley, No. 7 Montezuma-Cortez and No. 8 Faith Christian.

    Platte Valley is the defending champion.

    See the full 16-team 2A bracket here.

    In 1A, Paonia earned the top seed. The defending champion will host No. 16 Wiggins in the first round of the 16-team playoff.

    Other hosts in 1A include No. 2 Buena Vista, No. 3 Meeker, No. 4 Resurrection Christian, No. 5 Centauri, No. 6 Rye, No. 7 Crowley County and No. 8 Wray.

    See the entire 1A bracket here.

    Dayspring Christian, also a defending champion, nabbed the top seed in 8-man. It will host No. 16 Elbert to kick off its title defense.

    Arickaree/Woodlin Stratton/Liberty football
    Arickaree/Woodlin is the No. 1 seed in 6-man. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Caliche, No. 4 Granada, No. 5 Akron, No. 6 Sangre de Cristo, No. 7 Simla and No. 8 Vail Christian will also host games in the first round of the 16-team field.

    Find the full 8-man bracket here.

    In 6-man, Arickaree/Woodlin is the top seed of the eight-team field. It plays No. 8 North Park in the first round.

    Other teams hosting games in the first round include No. 2 Eads, No. 3 Peetz and No. 4 Fleming.

    Defending champion Stratton/Liberty did not make the eight-team field.

    See the entire 6-man bracket here.

    The 2A, 1A and 8-man championship games are No. 22. 6-man’s title game is Nov. 15.

  • 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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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 9 games

    Longmont Broomfield football
    Broomfield, No. 8 in Class 4A, has an important game at No. 3 Fort Collins on Friday night. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Grandview 9-0
    Fri: W 24-21 vs. (6) Valor Christian
    2 Ralston Valley 9-0
    Thurs: W 55-14 vs. Mullen
    3 Fairview 9-0
    Thurs: W 50-49 at Legacy
    4 Pomona 7-2
    Fri: W 49-42 vs. Chatfield
    5 Cherry Creek 6-3
    Fri: W 42-27 at Eaglecrest
    6 Valor Christian 6-3
    Fri: L 24-21 at (1) Grandview
    7 Regis Jesuit 8-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Fruita Monument
    8 Rocky Mountain 8-1
    Fri: W 31-7 vs. Monarch
    9 Mountain Vista 8-1
    Fri: W 55-37 vs. Highlands Ranch
    10 Doherty 8-1
    Thurs: W 44-0 vs. Douglas County

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 9-0
    Sat: W 42-10 vs. Rampart
    2 Montrose 8-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Widefield
    3 Fort Collins 9-0
    Fri: W 30-21 at (8) Broomfield
    4 Denver South 7-2
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. Aurora Central
    5 Pueblo South 8-1
    Fri: W 28-21 at Pueblo West
    6 Vista Ridge 7-2
    Fri: W 48-26 vs. Sand Creek
    7 Greeley West 7-2
    Fri: L 23-14 vs. Longmont
    8 Broomfield 6-3
    Fri: L 30-21 vs. (3) Fort Collins
    9 Dakota Ridge 7-2
    Thurs: W 52-0 vs. Lincoln
    10 Pueblo Centennial 6-3
    Fri: L 26-21 vs. Palmer

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 9-0
    Fri: W 45-14 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    2 Lutheran 9-0
    Sat: W 49-8 vs. Weld Central
    3 Evergreen 9-0
    Fri: W 45-0 at Centaurus
    4 Roosevelt 8-1
    Fri: W 41-8 at Erie
    5 Holy Family 7-2
    Fri: W 56-14 at Mead
    6 Rifle 8-1
    Fri: W 20-13 at Glenwood Springs
    7 Pueblo East 6-3
    Fri: W 47-0 vs. Pueblo County
    8 Fort Morgan 7-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Elizabeth
    9 Berthoud 7-2
    Fri: L 32-20 vs. Northridge
    10 Palisade 7-2
    Fri: W 26-14 vs. Eagle Valley

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 9-0
    Fri: W 43-29 at (10) Eaton
    2 Kent Denver 9-0
    Fri: W 54-6 vs. Alameda
    3 Strasburg 9-0
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Sheridan
    4 Lamar 8-1
    Fri: W 34-7 vs. Florence
    5 Gunnison 8-1
    Fri: W 40-8 at Olathe
    6 Platte Valley 6-3
    Fri: W 50-26 at Sterling
    7 Montezuma-Cortez 7-2
    Fri: W 45-12 vs. Alamosa
    8 Faith Christian 7-2
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Denver West
    9 St. Mary’s 7-2
    Fri: W 28-18 vs. Manitou Springs
    10 Eaton 6-3
    Fri: L 43-29 vs. (1) Brush

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 9-0
    Fri: W 42-21 at Cedaredge
    2 Buena Vista 9-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Salida
    3 Resurrection Christian 8-1
    Sat: W 61-14 at Front Range Christian
    4 Meeker 8-1
    Fri: W 40-7 at Hotchkiss
    5 Platte Canyon 7-1
    Fri: W 51-3 at Estes Park
    6 Monte Vista 6-3
    Fri: L 42-6 vs. (8) Centauri
    7 Burlington 7-2
    Fri: W 53-20 at Holyoke
    8 Centauri 6-3
    Fri: W 42-6 at (6) Monte Vista
    9 Rye 7-2
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Dolores Huerta
    10 Crowley County 7-2
    Fri: W 55-7 vs. Calhan

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 9-0
    Fri: W 48-0 at Haxtun
    2 Caliche 8-1
    Fri: W 37-14 vs. (5) Merino
    3 Norwood 9-0
    Off this week.
    4 Akron 7-2
    Fri: W 60-21 at (10) Sedgwick County
    5 Merino 6-3
    Fri: L 37-14 at (2) Caliche
    6 Springfield 7-1
    Fri: L 28-12 vs. (7) Granada
    7 Granada 8-1
    Fri: W 28-12 at (6) Springfield
    8 Simla 7-2
    Sat: W 66-12 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor
    9 Sangre de Cristo 9-0
    Sat: W 61-12 vs. Sanford
    10 Sedgwick County 5-4
    Fri: L 60-21 vs. (4) Akron

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 9-0
    Fri: W 66-0 vs. Miami-Yoder
    2 Eads 9-0
    Sat: W 80-16 vs. Genoa-Hugo
    3 Peetz 8-1
    Fri: W 79-32 vs. Stratton/Liberty
    4 Fleming 8-1
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Otis
    5 Walsh 8-1
    Fri: W 83-32 vs. Flagler
    6 Hanover 9-0
    Sat: W 56-39 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    7 Kit Carson 7-2
    Sat: W 40-20 vs. (8) Pawnee
    8 Pawnee 5-4
    Sat: L 40-20 at (7) Kit Carson
    9 North Park 6-3
    Sat: W 52-13 at (10) Mountain Valley
    10 Mountain Valley 7-2
    Sat: L 52-13 vs. (9) North Park

  • Grandview nabs No. 1 ranking after 5A football poll shaken up

    Cherry Creek Grandview football
    Quarterback Cody Summers and Grandview are now the top-ranked team in Class 5A football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview, now 8-0, is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

    The Wolves took over the top spot previously occupied by Valor Christian, which lost an in-state game for the first time in 28 outings on Friday when then-No. 9 Cherry Creek upset the Eagles 33-17.

    Grandview is unbeaten to this point in the rugged Centennial League, and beat Cherry Creek in Week 7. It topped a very solid Overland team 53-13 last Thursday.

    But it wasn’t a clear-cut, unanimous vote.

    Ralston Valley Pomona football
    Led by senior Andrew Wingard, Ralston Valley is No. 2 in the 5A poll. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Ralston Valley also had a good claim to the top ranking. The Mustangs are 8-0, too, and won a monster game over then-No. 3 Pomona on Friday. They settled into the No. 2 spot this week, just 10 overall points behind Grandview.

    Grandview received 10 first-place votes; Ralston Valley got five.

    Meanwhile, Fairview moved up two places to No. 3 after escaping an upset bid from Fossil Ridge.

    Pomona dropped one spot to fourth, Cherry Creek rocketed up from No. 9 to No. 5, and Valor fell all the way to sixth. Regis Jesuit is seventh, dropping one place despite a good win over then-No. 7 Mountain Vista.

    Rocky Mountain remained at No. 8, Mountain Vista fell to No. 9 and Doherty rejoined the 5A poll at No. 10.

    Speaking to the uncertainty in the 5A ranking at the moment, spots Nos. 4-7 are separated by a mere five points. Things could get much more clouded — Valor Christian and Grandview play in their regular season finale on Friday.

    In the other six classificatoins, none of the top-ranked teams were displaced. It means Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man) stayed on top.

    There were no newcomers in the 4A ranking this week, though 3A added Palisade (No. 10), and St. Mary’s (No. 9). Eaton (No. 10) joined the 2A poll. 1A added Crowley County (No. 10), and North Park joined 6-man’s ranking at No. 9.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    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, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (10) 8-0 152 2 W
    2 Ralston Valley (5) 8-0 142 4 W
    3 Fairview 8-0 108 5 W
    4 Pomona 6-2 96 3 L
    5 Cherry Creek 5-3 94 9 W
    6 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 92 1 L
    7 Regis Jesuit 7-1 91 6 W
    8 Rocky Mountain 7-1 50 8 W
    9 Mountain Vista 7-1 16 7 L
    10 Doherty 7-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 11, Legacy 10, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Eaglecrest 2, Prairie View 2, Cherokee Trail 1, Columbine 1, Heritage 1.
    Dropped out
    Fountain-Fort Carson (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (15) 8-0 150 1 W
    2 Montrose 7-1 127 2 W
    3 Fort Collins 8-0 120 3 W
    4 Denver South 6-2 102 5 W
    5 Pueblo South 7-1 97 6 W
    6 Vista Ridge 6-2 62 7 W
    7 Greeley West 7-1 54 4 L
    8 Broomfield 6-2 43 8 W
    9 Dakota Ridge 6-2 34 9 W
    10 Pueblo Centennial 6-2 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 13, Longmont 9, Rampart 4, Falcon 2, Coronado 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (9) 8-0 135 1 W
    2 Lutheran (5) 8-0 121 2 W
    3 Evergreen 8-0 106 3 W
    4 Roosevelt 7-1 93 4 W
    5 Holy Family 6-2 75 5 W
    6 Rifle 7-1 74 7 W
    7 Pueblo East 5-3 68 8 W
    8 Fort Morgan 6-2 27 10 W
    9 Berthoud 7-1 23 9 W
    10 Palisade 6-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Canon City 10, Conifer 7, Delta 6, Eagle Valley 5, Northridge 4, Glenwood Springs 3, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    Delta (6).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 8-0 119 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 8-0 105 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 8-0 98 3 W
    4 Lamar 7-1 77 4 W
    5 Gunnison 7-1 76 5 W
    6 Platte Valley 5-3 63 6 W
    7 Montezuma-Cortez 6-2 45 8 W
    8 Faith Christian 6-2 29 10 W
    9 St. Mary’s 6-2 17 – W
    10 Eaton 6-2 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 11, Florence 7.
    Dropped out
    Florence (7), Sterling (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (9) 8-0 99 1 W
    2 Buena Vista (1) 8-0 91 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 7-1 74 3 W
    4 Meeker 7-1 71 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 53 5 Bye
    6 Monte Vista 6-2 46 6 W
    7 Burlington 6-2 38 7 W
    8 Centauri 5-3 34 9 W
    9 Rye 6-2 21 8 L
    10 Crowley County 6-2 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 3, Wray 3, Ellicott 1, Limon 1, Salida 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (6) 8-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (1) 7-1 63 2 W
    3 Norwood 9-0 52 4 W
    4 Akron 6-2 46 3 L
    5 Merino 6-2 37 5 W
    6 Springfield 8-0 36 6 W
    7 Granada 7-1 21 7 W
    8 Simla 6-2 20 9 W
    9 Sangre de Cristo 8-0 18 10 W
    10 Sedgwick County 5-3 15 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 6, Sargent 2, Elbert 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 8-0 68 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 8-0 65 2 W
    3 Peetz 7-1 55 3 W
    4 Fleming 7-1 46 4 W
    5 Walsh 7-1 43 6 W
    6 Hanover 8-0 35 7 W
    7 Kit Carson 6-2 26 5 L
    8 Pawnee 5-3 23 9 W
    9 North Park 5-3 10 – W
    10 Mountain Valley 7-1 7 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 3, Otis 3, Flagler 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (10).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 8 games

    Ralston Valley Bear Creek football
    Ralston Valley, No. 4 in 5A, plays No. 3 Pomona in one of the most anticipated games of the year on Friday. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 6-2
    Fri: L 33-17 at (9) Cherry Creek
    2 Grandview 8-0
    Thurs: W 53-13 vs. Overland
    3 Pomona 6-2
    Fri: L 22-15 at (4) Ralston Valley
    4 Ralston Valley 8-0
    Fri: W 22-15 vs. (3) Pomona
    5 Fairview 8-0
    Fri: W 42-40 at Fossil Ridge
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-1
    Fri: W 35-7 vs. (7) Mountain Vista
    7 Mountain Vista 7-1
    Fri: L 35-7 at (6) Regis Jesuit
    8 Rocky Mountain 7-1
    Thurs: W 28-7 at Mountain Range
    9 Cherry Creek 5-3
    Fri: W 33-17 vs. (1) Valor Christian
    10 Fountain-Fort Carson 6-2
    Thurs: L 31- 28 vs. Castle View

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 8-0
    Fri: W 56-0 at Durango
    2 Montrose 7-1
    Fri: W 31-21 at Falcon
    3 Fort Collins 8-0
    Thurs: W 31-28 vs. Silver Creek
    4 Greeley West 7-1
    Sat: L 27-20 vs. Thompson Valley
    5 Denver South 6-2
    Fri: W 52-18 vs. George Washington
    6 Pueblo South 7-1
    Fri: W 24-21 at Palmer
    7 Vista Ridge 6-2
    Fri: W 42-8 at Widefield
    8 Broomfield 6-2
    Fri: W 35-24 at Mountain View
    9 Dakota Ridge 6-2
    Thurs: W 44-6 vs. Kennedy
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-2
    Off this week.

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 8-0
    Fri: W 56-20 at Harrison
    2 Lutheran 8-0
    Fri: W 55-28 at Vista PEAK
    3 Evergreen 8-0
    Sat: W 40-0 at Arvada
    4 Roosevelt 7-1
    Fri: W 63-0 vs. Niwot
    5 Holy Family 6-2
    Fri: W 51-13 vs. Erie
    6 Delta 5-3
    Fri: L 18-7 at Eagle Valley
    7 Rifle 7-1
    Fri: W 46-3 vs. Steamboat Springs
    8 Pueblo East 5-3
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. The Classical Academy
    9 Berthoud 7-1
    Fri: W 14-0 vs. Frederick
    10 Fort Morgan 6-2
    Fri: W 44-0 at Englewood

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 8-0
    Fri: W 54-14 vs. (9) Sterling
    2 Kent Denver 8-0
    Fri: W 56-6 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    3 Strasburg 8-0
    Fri: W 56-14 at Bennett
    4 Lamar 7-1
    Fri: W 39-14 at La Junta
    5 Gunnison 7-1
    Fri: W 47-6 vs. Pagosa Springs
    6 Platte Valley 5-3
    Fri: W 57-13 vs. University
    7 Florence 5-3
    Fri: L 42-19 at St. Mary’s
    8 Montezuma-Cortez 6-2
    Fri: W 14-6 vs. Olathe
    9 Sterling 5-3
    Fri: L 54-14 at (1) Brush
    10 Faith Christian 6-2
    Sat: W 49-14 vs. Denver North

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 8-0
    Fri: W 50-7 vs. Hotchkiss
    2 Buena Vista 8-0
    Fri: W 40-14 vs. (8) Rye
    3 Resurrection Christian 7-1
    Fri: W 76-0 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    4 Meeker 7-1
    Fri: W 52-0 vs. Grand Valley
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Off this week.
    6 Monte Vista 6-2
    Fri: W 48-7 at Dolores
    7 Burlington 6-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Highland
    8 Rye 6-2
    Fri: L 40-14 at (2) Buena Vista
    9 Centauri 5-3
    Fri: W 43-0 at John Mall
    10 Limon 6-2
    Fri: L 25-0 at Crowley County

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 8-0
    Sat: W 53-21 vs. (8) Sedgwick County
    2 Caliche 7-1
    Fri: W 49-24 at (3) Akron
    3 Akron 6-2
    Fri: L 49-24 vs. (2) Caliche
    4 Norwood 9-0
    Fri: W 59-6 at Hayden
    5 Merino 6-2
    Fri: W 40-12 at Haxtun
    6 Springfield 8-0
    Fri: W 40-8 at McClave
    7 Granada 7-1
    Fri: W 46-12 vs. Wiley
    8 Sedgwick County 5-3
    Sat: L 53-21 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    9 Simla 6-2
    Fri: W 54-14 vs. Hoehne
    10 Sangre de Cristo 8-0
    Fri: W 48-6 at Mancos

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-0
    Fri: W 77-0 vs. Bethune
    2 Eads 8-0
    Fri: W 63-25 vs. Miami-Yoder
    3 Peetz 7-1
    Fri: W 67-18 at Weldon Valley
    4 Fleming 7-1
    Fri: W 64-6 at (10) Cheyenne Wells
    5 Kit Carson 6-2
    Fri: L 76-52 at (6) Walsh
    6 Walsh 7-1
    Fri: W 76-52 vs. (5) Kit Carson
    7 Hanover 8-0
    Sat: W 62-12 at Antonito
    8 Mountain Valley 7-1
    Sat: L 61-42 vs. North Park
    9 Pawnee 5-3
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Prairie
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-4
    Fri: L 64-6 vs. (4) Fleming

  • Fountain-Fort Carson joins 5A football rankings

    Columbine Fountain-Fort Carson football
    Fountain-Fort Carson is ranked No. 10 in 5A this week. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Buoyed by its four-overtime win against Doherty on Friday night, Fountain-Fort Carson cracked CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings on Monday.

    The Trojans, now 6-1, entered the poll at No. 10. They have won their last five games.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Valor Christian stayed atop the ranking after receiving ten of the 16 first-place votes. Grandview, which got four first-place votes after its big win against Cherry Creek, returned to the No. 2 spot this week.

    Pomona is third, and Ralston Valley is fourth. Those two cross-town rivals play one another on Friday night.

    Fairview rounds out 5A’s top five, Regis Jesuit is sixth, Mountain Vista moved up to No. 7 and Rock Mountain is No. 8. Cherry Creek fell three places to No. 9.

    The other No. 1 teams also remained put, including Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    Newcomers (or returners to the rankings) this week include Dakota Ridge (No. 9 in 4A); Berthoud (No. 9, 3A); Fort Morgan (No. 10, 3A); Sterling (No. 9, 2A); and Cheyenne Wells (No. 10, 6-man).

    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.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (10) 6-1 152 1 W
    2 Grandview (4) 7-0 132 3 W
    3 Pomona 6-1 129 2 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 7-0 113 4 W
    5 Fairview 7-0 99 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 6-1 87 7 W
    7 Mountain Vista 7-0 45 10 W
    8 Rocky Mountain 6-1 41 9 W
    9 Cherry Creek 4-3 36 6 L
    10 Fountain-Fort Carson 6-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 9, Doherty 7, Cherokee Trail 3.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 7-0 169 1 W
    2 Montrose 6-1 144 2 W
    3 Fort Collins (1) 7-0 138 3 W
    4 Greeley West 7-0 111 4 W
    5 Denver South 5-2 96 6 W
    6 Pueblo South 6-1 95 5 W
    7 Vista Ridge 5-2 59 9 W
    8 Broomfield 5-2 43 10 W
    9 Dakota Ridge 5-2 26 – W
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-2 19 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 16, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Pueblo West 5, Rampart 2, Kennedy 1.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (10) 7-0 118 1 W
    2 Lutheran (2) 7-0 103 2 W
    3 Evergreen 7-0 96 5 W
    4 Roosevelt 6-1 81 6 W
    5 Holy Family 5-2 60 4 L
    6 Delta 5-2 57 7 W
    7 Rifle 6-1 52 3 L
    8 Pueblo East 4-3 29 8 Bye
    9 Berthoud 6-1 21 – W
    10 Fort Morgan 5-2 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 11, Canon City 5, Conifer 3, Northridge 3, Glenwood Springs 2.
    Dropped out
    Conifer (9), Glenwood Springs (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 7-0 98 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 7-0 88 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 7-0 83 3 W
    4 Lamar 6-1 67 6 W
    5 Gunnison 6-1 58 8 W
    6 Platte Valley 4-3 49 7 W
    7 Florence 5-2 31 4 L
    8 Montezuma-Cortez 5-2 24 10 W
    9 Sterling 5-2 19 – W
    10 Faith Christian 5-2 14 5 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 10, La Junta 6, St. Mary’s 2, Bennett 1.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 7-0 100 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 7-0 90 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1 76 3 Bye
    4 Meeker 6-1 71 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 57 5 W
    6 Monte Vista 5-2 46 6 W
    7 Burlington 5-2 28 10 W
    8 Rye 6-1 26 7 W
    9 Centauri 4-3 23 8 W
    10 Limon 6-1 16 9 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Wray 8, Hotchkiss 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (8) 7-0 80 1 W
    2 Caliche 6-1 69 3 W
    3 Akron 6-1 63 2 W
    4 Norwood 8-0 56 4 W
    5 Merino 5-2 45 5 L
    6 Springfield 7-0 39 7 W
    7 Granada 6-1 28 6 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-2 20 8 L
    9 Simla 5-2 17 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-0 12 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra Grande 4, Vail Christian 3, Hoehne 2, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (6) 7-0 60 1 W
    2 Eads 7-0 54 2 W
    3 Peetz 6-1 46 3 W
    4 Fleming 6-1 39 4 W
    5 Kit Carson 6-1 32 5 L
    6 Walsh 6-1 30 6 W
    7 Hanover 7-0 28 7 W
    8 Mountain Valley 7-0 19 10 W
    9 Pawnee 4-3 11 8 L
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3 5 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 2, Flagler 1, North Park 1, Otis 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Flagler (9).

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

    Denver South Standley Lake football
    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

  • Mountain Vista cracks 5A football rankings at No. 10

    Mountain Vista football
    Mountain Vista is ranked No. 10 in this week’s 5A poll. (Paul DiSalvo/MaxPreps)

    Mountain Vista, off to its best start in seven seasons, has joined CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

    The Golden Eagles are now 6-0 following a 34-7 win over Rock Canyon on Friday. The six wins are the most since Mountain Vista went 7-4 in 2009, and the unbeaten start is the best since the Golden Eagles began 7-0 in 2007. Mountain Vista also started 6-0 in 2006, when it went 10-2.

    Mountain Vista is ranked No. 10 in this week’s 5A poll.

    Valor Christian continued to lead the 5A ranking after beating Eaglecrest last week, as the Eagles got 12 of the 17 first-place votes and amassed 165 total points. Pomona remained in the No. 2 spot following its fifth-straight win, while Grandview jumped Ralston Valley for No. 3.

    Ralston Valley is fourth this week after improving to 6-0, and Fairview rounds out the top five. The Knights beat Rocky Mountain last week in a top-10 showdown.

    Longmont Broomfield football
    Broomfield is ranked No. 10 in this week’s 4A poll. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Cherry Creek reamined in the No. 6 spot, and Regis Jesuit stayed at No. 7. Doherty bumped up two places to No. 8, while Rocky Mountain is again No. 9 this week.

    The six other No. 1 teams in the rankings also stayed put: Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    Broomfield joined the 4A poll at No. 10, while 3A added Glenwood Springs, also at No. 10.

    New to the 2A ranking is Montezuma-Cortez (No. 10), and 6-man added Mountain 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.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (12) 5-1 165 1 W
    2 Pomona 5-1 137 2 W
    3 Grandview (2) 6-0 121 4 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 6-0 120 3 W
    5 Fairview (1) 6-0 102 5 W
    6 Cherry Creek 4-2 91 6 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 5-1 86 7 W
    8 Doherty 6-0 28 10 W
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-1 27 9 L
    10 Mountain Vista 6-0 23 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 13, Cherokee Trail 12, Eaglecrest 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Overland (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (14) 6-0 149 1 W
    2 Montrose 5-1 123 3 W
    3 Fort Collins (1) 6-0 122 2 W
    4 Greeley West 6-0 92 8 W
    5 Pueblo South 5-1 81 7 W
    6 Denver South 4-2 79 6 W
    7 Pueblo Centennial 5-1 65 10 W
    8 Windsor 4-2 40 4 L
    9 Vista Ridge 4-2 37 9 L
    10 Broomfield 4-2 12 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Dakota Ridge 11, Kennedy 8, Falcon 4, Coronado 3, Widefield 3, Longmont 2.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (5).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (8) 6-0 123 1 W
    2 Lutheran (5) 6-0 113 2 W
    3 Rifle 6-0 101 3 W
    4 Holy Family 5-1 88 4 W
    5 Evergreen 6-0 79 5 W
    6 Roosevelt 5-1 51 7 W
    7 Delta 4-2 49 6 W
    8 Pueblo East 4-3 43 9 W
    9 Conifer 5-1 22 10 W
    10 Glenwood Springs 4-2 14 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Berthoud 10, Fort Morgan 9, Canon City 6, D’Evelyn 4, Palisade 1, Pueblo County 1, Sierra 1.
    Dropped out
    Berthoud (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 6-0 99 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 6-0 86 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 6-0 82 3 W
    4 Florence 5-1 60 5 W
    5 Faith Christian 5-1 45 6 W
    6 Lamar 5-1 43 7 W
    7 Platte Valley 3-3 40 4 L
    8 Gunnison 5-1 38 9 W
    9 Eaton 5-1 31 8 W
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 4-2 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 6, Alameda 4, Bayfield 3, St. Mary’s 2, La Junta 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (11) 6-0 110 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 6-0 99 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1 78 4 W
    4 Meeker 5-1 77 3 L
    5 Platte Canyon 5-1 56 7 W
    6 Monte Vista 4-2 49 6 W
    7 Rye 5-1 34 10 W
    8 Centauri 3-3 32 9 W
    9 Limon 5-1 26 8 W
    10 Burlington 4-2 21 5 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 10, Hotchkiss 5, Salida 3, Ellicott 2, Wray 2, Holyoke 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (7) 6-0 70 1 W
    2 Akron 5-1 60 2 L
    3 Caliche 5-1 55 3 W
    4 Norwood 7-0 47 5 W
    5 Merino 5-1 45 4 W
    6 Granada 5-1 30 7 W
    7 Springfield 6-0 29 6 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-1 22 8 L
    9 Simla 4-2 12 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 6-0 9 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 4, Hoehne 3, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (4) 6-0 58 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 6-0 56 2 W
    3 Peetz 5-1 45 3 W
    4 Fleming 5-1 41 4 W
    5 Kit Carson 6-0 35 6 W
    6 Walsh 5-1 26 5 L
    7 Hanover 6-0 24 9 W
    8 Pawnee 4-2 15 7 W
    9 Flagler 4-2 12 10 W
    10 Mountain Valley 6-0 9 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 7, Cheyenne Wells 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Stratton/Liberty (8).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 6 games

    Fairview Monarch football
    (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 6.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 5-1
    Fri: W 23-21 vs. Eaglecrest
    2 Pomona 5-1
    Fri: W 41-14 at Bear Creek
    3 Ralston Valley 6-0
    Thurs: W 47-14 vs. Lakewood
    4 Grandview 6-0
    Thurs: W 21-12 at Cherokee Trail
    5 Fairview 6-0
    Thurs: W 44-28 vs. (9) Rocky Mountain
    6 Cherry Creek 4-2
    Thurs: W 31-0 at (8) Overland
    7 Regis Jesuit 5-1
    Fri: W 43-0 vs. Highlands Ranch
    8 Overland 4-2
    Thurs: L 31-0 vs. (6) Cherry Creek
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-1
    Thurs: L 44-28 at (5) Fairview
    10 Doherty 6-0
    Fri: W 34-14 vs. Legend

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 6-0
    Thurs: W 56-14 vs. Air Academy
    2 Fort Collins 6-0
    Thurs: W 42-17 at Greeley Central
    3 Montrose 5-1
    Fri: W 31-30 at (9) Vista Ridge
    4 Windsor 4-2
    Fri: L 14-0 at (8) Greeley West
    5 Dakota Ridge 4-2
    Thurs: L 28-16 at Ponderosa
    6 Denver South 4-2
    Thurs: W 54-7 at Standley Lake
    7 Pueblo South 5-1
    Thurs: W 46-0 vs. Cheyenne Mountain
    8 Greeley West 6-0
    Fri: W 14-0 vs. (4) Windsor
    9 Vista Ridge 4-2
    Fri: L 31-30 vs. (3) Montrose
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-1
    Sat: W 31-28 at Coronado

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 6-0
    Fri: W 56-21 vs. Mitchell
    2 Lutheran 6-0
    Sat: W 22-16 vs. Fort Morgan
    3 Rifle 6-0
    Thurs: W 49-0 at Grand Junction Central
    4 Holy Family 5-1
    Fri: W 43-7 at (8) Berthoud
    5 Evergreen 6-0
    Thurs: W 55-14 at Thomas Jefferson
    6 Delta 4-2
    Fri: W 35-7 at Summit
    7 Roosevelt 5-1
    Fri: W 29-0 vs. Frederick
    8 Berthoud 5-1
    Fri: L 43-7 vs. (4) Holy Family
    9 Pueblo East 4-3
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Pueblo Central
    10 Conifer 5-1
    Fri: W 38-35 vs. D’Evelyn

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 6-0
    Fri: W 34-28 vs. (4) Platte Valley
    2 Kent Denver 6-0
    Fri: W 61-12 vs. Denver North
    3 Strasburg 6-0
    Sat: W 64-0 at KIPP
    4 Platte Valley 3-3
    Fri: L 34-28 at (1) Brush
    5 Florence 5-1
    Fri: W 12-0 at Manitou Springs
    6 Faith Christian 5-1
    Sat: W 48-0 at Bishop Machebeuf
    7 Lamar 5-1
    Fri: W 20-12 at Trinidad
    8 Eaton 5-1
    Fri: W 49-0 at University
    9 Gunnison 5-1
    Fri: W 39-14 at (10) Bayfield
    10 Bayfield 3-3
    Fri: L 39-14 vs. (9) Gunnison

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 6-0
    Fri: W 22-16 at (3) Meeker
    2 Buena Vista 6-0
    Sat: W 41-14 vs. Dolores Huerta
    3 Meeker 5-1
    Fri: L 22-16 vs. (1) Paonia
    4 Resurrection Christian 6-1
    Thurs: W 50-0 at Clear Creek
    5 Burlington 4-2
    Fri: L 14-12 at Wray
    6 Monte Vista 4-2
    Fri: W 45-8 vs. Ignacio
    7 Platte Canyon 5-1
    Sat: W 47-12 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    8 Limon 5-1
    Sat: W 47-13 vs. C.S. Christian
    9 Centauri 3-3
    Fri: W 46-12 vs. Center
    10 Rye 5-1
    Fri: W 35-0 vs. Peyton

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 6-0
    Fri: W 32-20 at (2) Akron
    2 Akron 5-0
    Fri: L 32-20 vs. (1) Dayspring Christian
    3 Caliche 5-1
    Fri: W 32-6 vs. Haxtun
    4 Merino 5-1
    Fri: W 30-22 vs. (8) Sedgwick County
    5 Norwood 7-0
    Fri: W 58-6 vs. Plateau Valley
    6 Springfield 6-0
    Fri: W 44-16 vs. Las Animas
    7 Granada 5-1
    Fri: W 52-14 vs. Holly
    8 Sedgwick County 5-1
    Fri: L 30-22 at (4) Merino
    9 Simla 3-3
    Fri: L 49-6 at Kiowa
    10 Sangre de Cristo 6-0
    Thurs: W 36-12 at Sargent

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 6-0
    Fri: W 72-16 at Hi-Plains
    2 Eads 6-0
    Fri: W 59-18 at (5) Walsh
    3 Peetz 5-1
    Fri: W 67-18 at Briggsdale
    4 Fleming 5-1
    Fri: W (forfeit) at Prairie
    5 Walsh 5-1
    Fri: L 59-18 vs. (2) Eads
    6 Kit Carson 6-0
    Fri: W 64-26 vs. Manzanola
    7 Pawnee 4-2
    Fri: W 52-31 at Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    8 Stratton/Liberty 3-3
    Fri: L 25-20 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    9 Hanover 6-0
    Sat: W 52-7 vs. South Park
    10 Flagler 4-2
    Fri: W 60-38 vs. Idalia

  • Discovery Canyon new No. 1 team in 3A football rankings

    Holy Family Discovery Canyon football
    Discovery Canyon has taken over the top spot in the 3A football rankings. (Pam Wagner)

    Discovery Canyon has perhaps the best combinations of wins to date in Class 3A football this season. As a result, the Thunder now own the No. 1 spot in CHSAANow.com’s ranking.

    Discovery Canyon, now 5-0, has wins over 4A Silver Creek, then-No. 4 Holy Family, preseason No. 7 The Classical Academy, then-No. 7 Pueblo East, and 4A Rampart this season.

    Voting in 3A remained split again this week, continuing a season-long trend, but the Thunder received seven of the 13 first-place votes, and had 122 total points. Lutheran, No. 1 since the preseason, dropped to No. 2 with six first-place votes and 114 points.

    Elsewhere in the classificatoin, Rifle moved up to No. 3, while Holy Family is now No. 4. The 3A poll added Conifer (No. 10) this week.

    Ralston Valley Chatfield football
    Ralston Valley moved up to No. 3 in the 5A poll this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    In 5A, Valor Christian remained No. 1 following its win over Overland, and Pomona stayed put at No. 2. Ralston Valley, coming off yet another impressive win, moved up one place to No. 3. Grandview fell one spot to No. 4 after escaping Eaglecrest in overtime, and Fairview rounds out the top five.

    Cherry Creek is up to No. 6 after shutting out then-No. 9 Cherokee Trail. Regis Jesuit is No. 7, Overland No. 8 and Rocky Mountain is No. 9. Doherty rejoins the poll this week at No. 10.

    In 4A, Pine Creek extended its stay at No. 1. The Eagles beat then-No. 5 Vista Ridge last week. That ranking didn’t add any teams this week, though Fort Collins moved up to No. 2 from No. 4.

    Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man) each stayed atop their respective polls this week.

    Newcomers included Gunnision (No. 9) and Bayfield (No. 10) in 2A; Rye (No. 10) in 1A; Sangre de Cristo (No. 10) in 8-man; and Pawnee (No. 7) in 6-man.

    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, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (13) 4-1 157 1 W
    2 Pomona 4-1 130 2 W
    3 Ralston Valley (3) 5-0 116 4 W
    4 Grandview 5-0 109 3 W
    5 Fairview 5-0 96 5 W
    6 Cherry Creek 3-2 80 8 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 4-1 76 6 W
    8 Overland 4-1 41 7 L
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-0 35 10 W
    10 Doherty 5-0 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 12, Mountain Vista 10, Bear Creek 3, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (15) 5-0 159 1 W
    2 Fort Collins (1) 5-0 126 4 W
    3 Montrose 4-1 122 3 W
    4 Windsor 4-1 95 6 W
    5 Dakota Ridge 4-1 91 7 W
    6 Denver South 3-2 75 9 W
    7 Pueblo South 4-1 66 2 L
    8 Greeley West 5-0 55 8 W
    9 Vista Ridge 4-1 34 5 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 4-1 32 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Kennedy 12, Coronado 7, Broomfield 6.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (7) 5-0 122 2 W
    2 Lutheran (6) 5-0 114 1 W
    3 Rifle 5-0 104 5 W
    4 Holy Family 4-1 82 6 W
    5 Evergreen 5-0 81 4 W
    6 Delta 3-2 54 3 L
    7 Roosevelt 4-1 52 8 W
    8 Berthoud 5-0 40 9 W
    9 Pueblo East 3-3 33 7 L
    10 Conifer 4-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Morgan 7, Canon City 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, D’Evelyn 2, Eagle Valley 2, The Classical Academy 2, Erie 1, Glenwood Springs 1.
    Dropped out
    Palisade (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 5-0 99 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 5-0 86 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 5-0 82 3 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-2 65 4 W
    5 Florence 4-1 54 6 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-1 43 7 W
    7 Lamar 4-1 39 8 W
    8 Eaton 4-1 25 5 L
    9 Gunnison 4-1 24 – W
    10 Bayfield 3-2 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Montezuma-Cortez 8, Alameda 4, St. Mary’s 4, Sterling 2.
    Dropped out
    St. Mary’s (9), Montezuma-Cortez (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 5-0 108 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 5-0 99 2 W
    3 Meeker (1) 5-0 75 3 W
    4 Resurrection Christian 5-1 73 5 W
    5 Burlington 4-1 60 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 3-2 47 6 W
    7 Platte Canyon 4-1 36 10 W
    8 Limon 4-1 32 8 W
    9 Centauri 2-3 25 9 W
    10 Rye 4-1 24 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 9, Salida 8, Hotchkiss 4, Crowley County 3, Holyoke 1, Wray 1.
    Dropped out
    Cedaredge (7).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (7) 5-0 70 1 W
    2 Akron 5-0 62 4 W
    3 Caliche 4-1 56 2 L
    4 Merino 4-1 46 5 L
    5 Norwood 6-0 43 3 W
    6 Springfield 5-0 38 6 W
    7 Granada 4-1 23 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-0 21 8 W
    9 Simla 3-2 12 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 5-0 5 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Hoehne 3, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    Hoehne (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (6) 5-0 60 1 W
    2 Eads 5-0 54 2 W
    3 Peetz 4-1 45 4 W
    4 Fleming 4-1 41 3 L
    5 Walsh 5-0 39 5 W
    6 Kit Carson 5-0 25 6 W
    7 Pawnee 3-2 23 – W
    8 Stratton/Liberty 3-2 19 7 W
    9 Hanover 5-0 16 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-2 6 10 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 2.
    Dropped out
    Prairie (9).