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.
Belleview Christian won its first football game since 2012 on Saturday.
The Bruins beat Miami-Yoder 18-14 during their homecoming contest. It was their first victory since Oct. 6, 2012 against Justice — five years and one day ago.
The 8-man football program started in the fall of 2012, and went 2-6. Belleview Christian was then 0-7 in 2013, and didn’t field a team in 2014 nor 2015. The Bruins returned to the field last season, and went 0-6.
It means Saturday’s win, which was the first varsity win for second-year coach Darius Oller, also snapped a 17-game losing streak.
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Notables:
Coaches Scott Yates (Kent Denver) and Chris Brown (West Grand) remained tied atop Colorado’s all-times wins list this week as both of their teams won. Kent Denver beat Ridge View Academy on Friday, and West Grand beat Plateau Valley 46-0 on Saturday.
In a 6-man game that was delayed from Friday night because of a faulty light, No. 2 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 53-6 win over No. 3 Cheyenne Wells.
5A No. 10 Highlands Ranch (5-1) handed Lakewood (5-1) its first loss this season with a 35-28 victory.
4A No. 9 Pueblo South is now 5-1 following a 42-14 win over Grand Junction Central.
2A No. 2 Bayfield rolled to a 56-12 win over Montezuma-Cortez.
1A No. 1 Bennett continued its roll, beating Vail Christian 52-8. Bennett is averaging 54.5 points per game.
1A No. 3 Strasburg is 5-1 after a 57-20 win over Byers.
1A No. 2 Meeker is 6-0 after beating Grand Valley 34-7.
6-man No. 6 Kit Carson rolled to a 77-0 win over Branson/Kim. Kit Carson is now 5-1.
6-man No. 10 Genoa-Hugo is 4-2 after beating Edison 73-25.
Far Northeast edged out a win over city foe Denver East in 5A, 28-27.
Silver Creek (4A) and La Junta (3A) have joined their respective softball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaglecrest (6)
16-1-0
86
1
2-0-0
2
Arvada West
13-3-0
73
2
2-0-0
3
Brighton (1)
16-1-0
66
3
2-0-0
4
Fossil Ridge
15-2-0
62
5
2-0-0
5
Legacy (1)
13-3-0
48
4
2-1-0
6
Mountain Vista (1)
15-2-0
42
6
2-0-0
7
Columbine
12-5-0
30
8
2-0-0
8
Legend
10-7-0
25
7
1-1-0
9
Prairie View
14-2-0
20
9
1-0-0
10
ThunderRidge
13-4-0
15
10
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Pomona 11, Hinkley 6, Broomfield 4, Rock Canyon 3, Mountain Range 2, Fort Collins 1, Grand Junction Central 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (10)
16-0-0
100
1
2-0-0
2
Holy Family
13-2-0
74
2
2-0-0
3
Erie
12-5-0
62
3
2-0-0
4
Mountain View
13-1-1
55
5
1-0-0
5
Thomas Jefferson
15-2-0
53
4
1-1-0
6
Golden
13-3-0
52
6
2-0-0
7
Pueblo West
11-3-0
39
7
2-0-0
8
Discovery Canyon
12-3-1
35
8
1-0-0
9
Pueblo South
12-3-0
19
9
1-1-0
10
Silver Creek
11-4-1
14
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 12, Conifer 10, Air Academy 6, Frederick 6, Evergreen 5, Pueblo Central 5, Cheyenne Mountain 3.
Dropped out
Mullen (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (8)
12-4-0
123
1
2-1-0
2
Eaton (3)
15-2-0
116
2
3-0-0
3
Brush (2)
14-3-0
94
3
2-1-0
4
Rocky Ford
12-5-0
81
4
2-0-0
5
Lamar
10-5-0
63
7
0-0-0
6
Meeker
15-3-0
59
6
3-0-0
7
University
11-5-0
55
5
1-2-0
8
Faith Christian
10-6-0
32
9
3-0-0
9
Weld Central
13-4-0
30
8
2-0-0
10
La Junta
10-7-0
14
–
3-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Limon 11, St. Mary’s 10, Sterling 7, Valley 7, Basalt 6, Delta 6, Fort Lupton 1.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (12)
5-0
120
1
W
2
Eaglecrest
5-0
104
2
W
3
Pomona
3-2
83
3
L
4
Regis Jesuit
4-1
79
4
W
5
Fairview
5-0
55
7
W
6
Cherry Creek
3-2
51
5
L
7
Mullen
2-3
43
6
Bye
8
Grandview
3-2
41
9
W
9
Columbine
4-1
35
8
W
10
Highlands Ranch
4-1
20
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Lakewood 17, Arvada West 8, Doherty 3, ThunderRidge 1.
Dropped out
Lakewood (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Ponderosa (11)
5-0
166
2
W
2
Chatfield (4)
4-1
142
3
W
3
Pine Creek (3)
4-1
139
1
L
4
Windsor
4-1
106
4
W
5
Loveland
5-0
104
5
W
6
Pueblo West
5-0
89
6
W
7
Monarch
5-0
81
8
W
8
Fruita Monument
5-0
76
7
Bye
9
Pueblo South
4-1
45
9
W
10
Skyline
5-0
18
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Fort Collins 6, Vista Ridge 5, Widefield 4, Broomfield 2, Greeley West 2, Montrose 2, Rampart 2, Standley Lake 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mead (10)
5-0
120
2
W
2
Palmer Ridge (2)
5-0
111
3
W
3
Erie
5-0
87
5
W
4
Berthoud
5-0
77
4
W
5
Roosevelt
4-1
69
7
W
6
Skyview
5-0
55
8
W
7
Holy Family
4-1
45
1
L
8
Harrison
5-0
44
9
W
9
Silver Creek
3-2
32
6
L
10
Longmont
2-3
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Evergreen 14, Thomas Jefferson 10, Denver North 6, Canon City 5, Frederick 5, Rifle 5, Palisade 3.
There was all kinds of shakeup in this week’s football rankings.
The Class 3A poll added five new teams: No. 4 Berthoud, No. 7 Roosevelt, No. 8 Skyview, No. 9 Harrison and No. 10 Canon City.
Lakewood (5A), Skyline (4A), Crowley County (1A), Clear Creek (1A), Sargent (8-man) and Sierra Grande (6-man) are also new this week in their respective classifications.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
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.
Widefield 9, Broomfield 7, Vista Ridge 6, Standley Lake 5, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Rampart 4, Montrose 3, Greeley West 1.
Dropped out
Broomfield (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (5)
4-0
104
1
W
2
Mead (5)
4-0
97
2
W
3
Palmer Ridge (1)
4-0
78
4
W
4
Berthoud
4-0
57
–
W
5
Erie
4-0
50
6
W
6
Silver Creek
3-1
48
3
L
7
Roosevelt
3-1
45
–
W
8
Skyview
4-0
38
–
W
9
Harrison
4-0
33
–
W
10
Canon City
4-0
19
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 9, Evergreen 8, Fort Morgan 6, Frederick 5, Discovery Canyon 4, Durango 2, Denver North 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Fort Morgan (5), Discovery Canyon (7), Durango (8), Longmont (9), Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (10)
4-0
142
1
W
2
Bayfield (5)
4-0
132
2
W
3
The Classical Academy
4-0
115
3
W
4
Platte Valley
4-0
101
5
W
5
La Junta
3-1
98
4
L
6
Sterling
3-1
63
6
W
7
Faith Christian
3-1
48
7
W
8
Alamosa
3-1
30
8
Bye
9
Salida
4-0
24
9
Bye
10
Basalt
3-1
21
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Aspen 11, Bishop Machbeuf 9, Valley 9, Coal Ridge 7, Eaton 6, D’Evelyn 4, Elizabeth 3, Delta 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (10)
4-0
118
1
W
2
Meeker (2)
4-0
108
2
W
3
Strasburg
3-1
93
3
W
4
Centauri
5-0
69
5
W
5
Limon
3-1
65
4
L
6
Paonia
3-1
54
6
W
7
Platte Canyon
3-0
52
7
Bye
8
Peyton
3-1
19
10
W
9
Crowley County
4-1
17
–
W
10
Clear Creek
4-0
16
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 15, Cornerstone Christian Academy 8, Buena Vista 7, Cedaredge 7, Rocky Ford 4, Grand Valley 3, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Monte Vista 2, Hotchkiss 1.
Golden (4A), Meeker (3A) and Faith Christian (3A) have all joined this week’s softball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaglecrest (7)
14-1-0
96
1
3-0-0
2
Arvada West
11-3-0
76
5
2-0-0
3
Brighton (2)
14-1-0
71
3
2-0-0
4
Legacy (1)
11-2-0
64
4
3-0-0
5
Fossil Ridge
13-2-0
58
2
2-1-0
6
Mountain Vista
13-2-0
45
6
3-0-0
7
Legend
9-6-0
32
8
3-0-0
8
Columbine
10-5-0
30
7
2-1-0
9
Prairie View
13-2-0
26
10
2-1-0
10
ThunderRidge
10-4-0
10
9
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Broomfield 8, Grand Junction Central 8, Pomona 7, Hinkley 6, Dakota Ridge 5, Rock Canyon 3, Douglas County 2, Mountain Range 2, Cherokee Trail 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (10)
14-0-0
107
1
3-0-0
2
Holy Family
11-2-0
72
8
2-0-0
3
Erie
10-5-0
59
3
1-1-0
4
Thomas Jefferson
14-1-0
56
9
4-0-0
5
Mountain View
12-1-1
49
4
3-0-0
6
Golden (1)
11-3-0
47
–
1-1-0
7
Pueblo West
9-3-0
44
5
2-1-0
8
Discovery Canyon
11-3-1
37
10
3-0-0
9
Pueblo South
11-2-0
35
2
1-2-0
10
Mullen
7-6-0
31
7
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Silver Creek 28, Conifer 12, Pueblo Central 8, Air Academy 7, Frederick 7, Rifle 5, Cheyenne Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Silver Creek (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (5)
10-3-0
91
1
3-0-0
2
Eaton (2)
12-2-0
89
3
3-0-0
3
Brush (3)
12-2-0
87
2
3-1-0
4
Rocky Ford
10-5-0
58
4
0-2-0
5
University
10-3-0
55
5
1-1-0
6
Meeker
12-3-0
44
–
3-0-0
7
Lamar
10-5-0
41
6
2-0-0
8
Weld Central
11-4-0
20
7
2-1-0
9
Faith Christian
7-6-0
14
–
2-0-0
10
Limon
11-3-0
12
10
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Delta 10, Basalt 9, Valley 8, Cedaredge 5, La Junta 4, Sterling 2, St. Mary’s 1.
Keys threw a passing touchdown and rushed for another for the Mavericks. Evan Hansen, Jake Wachter and Nathan Mackey also had rushing touchdowns. Dom Esters caught the touchdown from Keys.
Longmont quarterback Oakley Dehning rushed for a touchdown.
This was just the second-ever meeting between the two schools which are just 15 minutes apart. Mead won last season, 49-35, during its march to the semifinals.
Bayfield senior Hunter Killough had a game-sealing interception in the game’s final moments, according to the Durango Herald.
“I wanted it bad,” he told the paper after the game. “Since last year, I had been stewing on this game. It’s good to get that victory.”
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Notables:
5A No. 8 Mullen went out-of-state to play Bothell (Wash.), and had a big rally and a chance to win late, but fell 31-28. Bothell reached Washington’s 4A quarterfinals last season.
In 1A, No. 2 Meeker got a top-10 win over No. 8 Monte Vista, 30-7. “Our defense did a good job of flying around the football tonight,” coach Shane Phelan told the Scoreboard Show. The Cowboys are 4-0.
Skyview knocked off No. 10 Thomas Jefferson 27-16 in 3A. The Wolverines have started 4-0, their best start since 2011.
Harrison beat Glenwood Springs 36-22, and is now 4-0 in 3A. “This is just another step forward for us,” coach Al Melo told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a good win for our kids tonight, and I’m really proud of them.
Check out Widefield, which is 4-0 in 4A following a 42-0 win over Palmer. The Gladiators haven’t started 4-0 since 2010. TJ Davis rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on Friday. He also threw two touchdown passes.
5A No. 3 Eaglecrest is now 4-0 after beating Cherokee Trail 28-14.
Berthoud upset 3A No. 5 Fort Morgan, 22-10.
Grand Valley and Aspen had lightning delay their game, which the Skiers ultimately won 30-26. Aspen, which won a combined four games the past two seasons, is 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
Sierra Grande beat Cheraw 61-6 in 6-man action, including this touchdown. The Panthers are now 4-0, something they haven’t done since 2005.
6-man No. 1 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 68-8 win over Idalia. Tyson Lichty completed four passes — all four went for touchdowns. Jacob McCormick rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Levi Mair had four total touchdowns in Arvada’s 30-6 win over The Pinnacle.
Jaion Colbert rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as Overland beat Rangeview 42-20.
Zac Hanenberg had two rushing touchdowns as Canon City beat Pueblo East 29-16. The Tigers are now 4-0, matching their win total from each of the past two seasons.
Peyton beat Ellicott 41-0 in 1A. Gunner Saarela rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Trevor Reuss threw for 241 yards in 2A Basalt’s 41-33 win over 3A Battle Mountain.
Garrett Anderson rushed for 157 yards and a score as Lewis-Palmer topped Pueblo County 20-10 in a 3A matchup.
5A Ralston Valley also went out-of-state, and beat East Bakersfield (Calif.) 35-14.
