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  • 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).

  • Grandview moves up to No. 2 in 5A volleyball rankings

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    Grandview is No. 2 in this week’s 5A volleyball rankings. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Grandview, a winner last week over then-No. 2 Eaglecrest, has made a big jump in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A volleyball poll this week.

    The Wolves moved from No. 5 to No. 2 following the sweep of Eaglecrest, and another of Arapahoe.

    Meanwhile, Castle View joined the 5A ranking at No. 10 following a win over No. 3 Chaparral. Chaparral remained at No. 3, just behind consistent No. 1 Rampart and Grandview.

    Rampart remained at No. 1 despite its loss to 4A No. 1 Lewis-Palmer, which owns the claim to the best team in the state at the moment.

    Each of the three other No. 1 teams also stayed put. Those are Eaton, Resurrection Christian and Fleming.

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

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rampart (11) 9-2 146 1 0-1
    2 Grandview 8-4 116 5 2-0
    3 Chaparral 10-3 107 3 1-1
    4 Fairview (4) 11-0 105 4 1-0
    5 Eaglecrest 8-2 90 2 1-1
    6 Cherokee Trail 9-3 72 6 3-0
    7 Ralston Valley 9-1 66 8 2-0
    8 Cherry Creek 9-3 46 7 1-1
    9 Pine Creek 6-5 29 10 1-0
    10 Castle View 10-4 14 – 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Douglas County 12, Highlands Ranch 7, Mountain Vista 7, Fossil Ridge 5, Arapahoe 4, Chatfield 3, Denver East 1.
    Dropped out
    Douglas County (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (13) 12-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 10-1 115 2 1-0
    3 Ponderosa 9-4 95 3 0-0
    4 Valor Christian 7-3 80 4 1-0
    5 Mullen 9-4 65 5 1-1
    6 Montrose 10-3 54 7 2-0
    7 Mead 10-2 48 6 1-1
    8 Elizabeth 9-2 45 8 2-0
    9 Pueblo West 9-3 38 9 2-0
    10 Steamboat Springs 12-0 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 11, Berthoud 8, Battle Mountain 7, Woodland Park 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Niwot 1, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out
    Air Academy (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (10) 15-1 109 1 2-0
    2 Valley 13-2 93 2 1-0
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 13-1 84 3 3-0
    4 Bayfield 10-2 72 5 1-0
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 13-1 66 4 1-1
    6 University 9-4 49 7 1-1
    7 Platte Valley 10-4 39 6 0-2
    8 Peak to Peak 10-2 21 8 1-1
    9 Eagle Ridge 12-2 20 9 2-0
    10 Olathe 11-2 11 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 10, Sterling 9, Coal Ridge 5, Pagosa Springs 5, Buena Vista 4, Lutheran 4, St. Mary’s 3, Middle Park 1.
    Dropped out
    Sterling (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (5) 13-0 68 1 2-0
    2 Swink (2) 12-0 56 2 2-0
    3 Paonia 11-0 50 5 3-0
    4 Yuma 11-1 48 4 1-0
    5 Lyons 13-1 43 3 2-1
    6 Caliche 10-2 22 6 2-0
    7 Dayspring Christian 9-3 19 8 1-1
    8 Akron 9-4 17 9 1-0
    9 Cedaredge 12-1 14 10 3-1
    10 Sargent 11-1 12 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Simla 11, Ridgway 10, Colorado Springs School 8, Rye 6, Hoehne 1.
    Dropped out
    Simla (7).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 14-0 60 1 2-0
    2 Otis 12-1 54 2 3-0
    3 Idalia 11-1 48 3 6-0
    4 Cheraw 7-1 39 4 1-0
    5 Flagler 9-2 30 7 2-0
    6 Kit Carson 9-2 27 6 1-0
    7 Sangre de Cristo 10-1 24 5 4-0
    8 La Veta 12-0 19 8 1-0
    9 McClave 10-1 16 9 2-0
    10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 11-0 7 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Weldon Valley 6.
    Dropped out
    Weldon Valley (10).

  • Football roundup: Obinnah helps Grandview outlast Eaglecrest in overtime

    Grandview ThunderRidge football
    Chukwuma Obinnah, pictured during a game against ThunderRidge earlier this season. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Grandview’s Chukwuma Obinnah had a four-yard touchdown in overtime to lift the Wolves to a 34-27 overtime win against Eaglecrest on Friday night.

    Obinnah finished with 261 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries.

    The night nearly belonged to Eaglecrest, which played the Wolves incredibly tight. The game was tied 7-7 at the half and Grandview led 14-13 after three quarters. The Wolves looked to have the game all but locked up when Obinnah made it 27-19 with 1:20 to play on his fourth touchdown.

    But Eaglecrest wouldn’t go quietly. Though a 65-yard touchdown pass at the start of the drive was called back on a penalty, Eaglecrest marched down to Grandview’s 14-yard-line with 12.1 seconds remaining. Then, the Raptors scored as time expired and converted a two-point conversion to tie the game at 27.

    That led to overtime, and Obinnah’s winning score.

    Grandview, ranked No. 3 in 5A, is now 5-0 to start the season.

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    3A: D’Evelyn 34, Lewis-Palmer 33

    It seems we can’t go a week this season without updating the state record book in some fashion. Once again Friday, it was the single-game passing mark under assault.

    D’Evelyn quarterback Owen Burke threw for 535 yards and five touchdowns. That is now No. 5 all-time, and is the third time this season a quarterback has cracked the top-10. Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig threw for 491 on Sept. 5, and Air Academy’s Adam Brown broke the state record last week by throwing for 589 yards.

    Meanwhile, Burke’s main target, Cameron Brown, had 316 receiving yards and caught all five scores. Both figures are tied for third-best in state history.

    Lewis-Palmer running back Charley Young, meanwhile, rushed for 331 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in the loss.

    When the night ended, the two teams had combined for 1,111 yards of total offense, which is now the eighth-most in state history.

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    3A: (5) Rifle 36, (3) Delta 19

    Rifle jumped all over Delta early, leading 10-0 after the first quarter, and then cruised to the win.

    In fact, by the time Rifle led 16-0 midway through the second quarter, Delta didn’t yet have a first down, according to the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent.

    Rifle running back Brock Clark had three total touchdowns.

    “We had to fight for everything we got, so I’m extremely proud that, if we have to do that we were still able to score 36 points,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Post-Independent.

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    2A: (4) Platte Valley 38, (5) Eaton 14

    The defending 2A champions notched an important league win over a rival on Friday.

    “Fantastic atmosphere,” Platte Valley coach Troy Hoffman Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “Football’s crazy. Anytime you’re playing such a big game, a rivalry game like this, and then also a league opener, it just added to the atmosphere and I’m very, very happy to come out on top tonight.”

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    4A: (8) Greeley West 31, Greeley Central 14

    The Spartans are now 5-0 after going 1-9 last season.

    “Really, it started in December, just working in the offseason and changing our offense a little bit,” Greeley West coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “We really hit the weight room hard, and our kids have really bought into what we’re selling to them. It’s been great to be a part of.”

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    6-man: (4) Peetz 42, (3) Fleming 28

    Peetz jumped out to a 28-0 lead at halftime and cruised from there.

    “I think we sent a message to everyone else in the conference that we’re to reckon with,” coach Scott Sorensen told the Scoreboard Show. “I know Pawnee’s got a really strong team; we still have Weldon Valley on our schedule, too. If we’re going to finish this out, we have to stay focused and play good football.”

    Peetz is now 4-1 this season.

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

    5A: (8) Cherry Creek 23, (9) Cherokee Trail 0

    The Bruins cruised out to a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter and never looked back.

    Henry Lyon kicked three field goals — 48, 23 and 20 yards — Milo Hall had a 2-yard rushing touchdown, and Joseph Parker caught a 12-yard score.

    Cherry Creek improved to 3-2 this season. Cherokee Trail is also now 3-2.

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    8-man: (4) Akron 20, (5) Merino 12

    The Rams won a physical top-10 game on Friday. Akron is now 5-0.

    “I knew going into the season that we were going to be young, but I knew were going to go have some talent,” Akron coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show. “I think to some extent, they’ve even exceeded at times my expectations. … They can play real well when they want to, and they play well as a group, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.”

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    Notables

    • Two more running backs rushed for six touchdowns: Dakota Ridge’s Jeremy Lujan (who also had more than 300 yards), as well as Montrose’s Mike Rocha. They are the third and fourth players to do that this season.
    • Doherty running back TeQuan Baker went for 272 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Castle View. Doherty is now 5-0.
    • Big plays: Sterling’s Ethan Rose hit Brennan Skerjanec on a 96-yard touchdown pass, and Longmont’s Ethan Gabrielle had a 92-yard score.
    • Columbine’s Jake Lowry threw four touchdowns in his team’s 56-35 win over Mullen. Yes, that’s correct. Surprisingly, though, that’s not a school record for the traditional rush-happy offense. That belongs to former Rebel great Danny Spond, who threw five against Thomas Jefferson in 2009. Still, Lowry’s performance even had former Columbine great and current Denver Broncos player Ryan Miller weighing in.
    • Adams City beat Aurora Central 24-21 and is now 4-1 for the first time since 2005, when the team actually started 4-0. The move to 4A has really helped the program. For perspective on the turnaround: Adams City won four total games from 2006-2013, going 4-76 over that span. One of those wins was a forfeit.
    • Air Academy had itself another wildly offensive game, and once again, the Kadets fell short. A week after losing 68-62 to Sand Creek, they lost 76-41 to Canon City. Canon City’s Trenton Stringari rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns, according to the Canon City Daily Record. A week after breaking the state’s passing record, Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns. Teammate Jalen Etsep had two kickoff returns for a score: 97 and 96 yards. Canon City’s Dacian Sullivan also had a kickoff return for a score (87 yards), part of a three touchdown night.
    • Mountain Vista moved to 5-0 with a 21-17 win over rival ThunderRidge. It is the first time in school history the Golden Eagles have won that game in nine tries. Vista quarterback Brock Rubley threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns, while Matt Yockey had 18 tackles and two sacks.
    • There were two instances where cross-town rivals played for the first time Friday: Longmont beat Silver Creek 42-21, while Chaparral beat Legend 33-30.
    • More rivalries: Heritage beat Arapahoe 23-14 for the Milk Can, while Harrison beat Sierra 25-9. It is Sierra’s first loss.
    • Green Mountain led Wheat Ridge 14-7 and 20-14 in the fourth quarter, but the Farmers rallied to take a 29-20 win.
    • In a game we previewed this week, No. 9 Berthoud moved to 5-0 with a 17-7 win over Erie in 3A.
    • Fountain-Fort Carson edged Douglas County 21-20 in overtime. FFC totally turned things around at halftime, when the Trojans were being shutout and had just one first down. Later, they rallied from down 13-7 with seven minutes to play.
    • Rangely topped Hayden in overtime, 20-14. Hayden made a goal-line stop to even get to overtime, but Rangely prevailed.
    • Palmer beat Sand Creek 35-28 in overtime to win on homecoming. Sand Creek tied the game with a touchdown in the final moments to force overtime.
    • Platte Canyon, No. 10 in 1A, beat Front Range Christian 29-0 to move to 4-1. “We preach that we’re going to try to improve every week,” Platte Canyon coach Mike Schmidt told the Scoreboard Show. “We’re young still, we’ve only got five seniors, so we feel like we’ve still got a long way to go, and a lot of improving to do.”
    • On its debut week in the 5A top-10, No. 10 Rocky Mountain beat Horizon 31-20.
    • In 3A, No. 8 Lamar beat No. 9 St. Mary’s 25-10.
    • Glenwood Springs upset 3A No. 10 Palisade, 17-10. It was sealed by a hard count which drew Palisade offside.
    • Hotchkiss knocked off 1A No. 7 Cedaredge, 27-13.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 5 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 5.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 4-1
    Fri: W 35-10 vs. (7) Overland
    2 Pomona 4-1
    Fri: W 34-3 vs. Arvada West
    3 Grandview 5-0
    Fri: W 34-27 at Eaglecrest (OT)
    4 Ralston Valley 5-0
    Thurs: W 43-9 vs. Chatfield
    5 Fairview 5-0
    Sat: W 35-10 at Monarch
    6 Regis Jesuit 4-1
    Thurs: W 48-14 at Rock Canyon
    7 Overland 4-1
    Fri: L 35-10 at (1) Valor Christian
    8 Cherry Creek 3-2
    Fri: W 23-0 vs. (9) Cherokee Trail
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-2
    Fri: L 23-0 at (8) Cherry Creek
    10 Rocky Mountain 5-0
    Fri: W 31-20 vs. Horizon

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 5-0
    Fri: W 41-7 at (5) Vista Ridge
    2 Pueblo South 4-1
    Sat: L 39-28 at (9) Denver South
    3 Montrose 4-1
    Fri: W 44-27 at Durango
    4 Fort Collins 5-0
    Thurs: W 37-14 at Loveland
    5 Vista Ridge 4-1
    Fri: L 41-7 vs. (1) Pine Creek
    6 Windsor 4-1
    Fri: W 49-0 at Skyline
    7 Dakota Ridge 4-1
    Fri: W 66-33 at Standley Lake
    8 Greeley West 5-0
    Fri: W 31-41 vs. Greeley Central
    9 Denver South 3-2
    Sat: W 39-28 vs. (2) Pueblo South
    10 Pueblo Centennial 4-1
    Fri: W 28-26 vs. Pueblo Central

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 5-0
    Fri: W 47-6 at Elizabeth
    2 Discovery Canyon 5-0
    Sat: W 45-7 vs. Rampart
    3 Delta 3-2
    Fri: L 36-19 vs. (5) Rifle
    4 Evergreen 5-0
    Fri: W 17-14 at The Classical Academy
    5 Rifle 5-0
    Fri: W 36-19 at (3) Delta
    6 Holy Family 4-1
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Niwot
    7 Pueblo East 3-3
    Fri: L 27-21 at Pueblo West
    8 Roosevelt 4-1
    Fri: W 49-26 at Mead
    9 Berthoud 5-0
    Fri: W 17-7 at Erie
    10 Palisade 3-2
    Fri: L 17-10 at Glenwood Springs

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 5-0
    Fri: W 49-6 at Valley
    2 Kent Denver 5-0
    Fri: W 48-6 at Manual
    3 Strasburg 5-0
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. The Pinnacle
    4 Platte Valley 3-2
    Fri: W 38-14 vs. (5) Eaton
    5 Eaton 4-1
    Fri: L 38-14 at (4) Platte Valley
    6 Florence 4-1
    Fri: W 31-7 at Trinidad
    7 Faith Christian 4-1
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Ridgeview Academy
    8 Lamar 4-1
    Fri: W 25-10 at (9) St. Mary’s
    9 St. Mary’s 4-1
    Fri: L 25-10 vs. (8) Lamar
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 4-1
    Fri: W 50-15 at Gunnison

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 5-0
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Grand Valley
    2 Buena Vista 5-0
    Fri: W 53-14 at Peyton
    3 Meeker 5-0
    Fri: W 50-8 at Lake County
    4 Burlington 4-1
    Fri: W 57-0 vs. Yuma
    5 Resurrection Christian 5-1
    Fri: W 61-6 vs. Lyons
    6 Monte Vista 3-2
    Fri: W 20-6 at Center
    7 Cedaredge 5-0
    Fri: L 27-13 at Hotchkiss
    8 Limon 4-1
    Fri: W 53-6 vs. Calhan
    9 Centauri 2-3
    Fri: W 43-7 vs. Dolores
    10 Platte Canyon 4-1
    Fri: W 29-0 at Front Range Christian

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 5-0
    Sat: W 33-20 vs. (2) Caliche
    2 Caliche 4-1
    Sat: L 33-20 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    3 Norwood 6-0
    Sat: W 53-0 vs. Soroco
    4 Akron 5-0
    Fri: W 20-12 vs. (5) Merino
    5 Merino 4-1
    Fri: L 20-12 at (4) Akron
    6 Springfield 5-0
    Fri: W 34-16 at Holly
    7 Granada 4-1
    Fri: W 52-8 vs. McClave
    8 Sedgwick County 5-0
    Fri: W 62-43 at Haxtun
    9 Simla 3-2
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Fowler
    10 Hoehne 4-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Dove Creek

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-0
    Fri: W 56-20 vs. Idalia
    2 Eads 5-0
    Fri: W 62-26 vs. Cheraw
    3 Fleming 4-1
    Fri: L 42-28 at (4) Peetz
    4 Peetz 4-1
    Fri: W 42-28 vs. (3) Fleming
    5 Walsh 4-0
    Sat: W 62-24 at Cheyenne Wells
    6 Kit Carson 5-0
    Fri: W 54-24 vs. Bethune
    7 Stratton/Liberty 3-2
    Sat: W 60-59 vs. (10) Flagler
    8 Hanover 5-0
    Fri: W 63-16 at Deer Trail
    9 Prairie 3-1
    Sat: at Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    10 Flagler 3-2
    Sat: L 60-59 at (7) Stratton/Liberty

  • Not much movement in football rankings after top-10 teams go 54-11 in Week 4

    Legend Highlands Ranch football
    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Ranked football teams had an outstanding weekend last week, and as a result, there wasn’t a whole lot of movement in the latest CHSAANow.com rankings on Monday.

    Top-10 teams went a combined 54-11 last week, and only two of those losses came to unranked foes.

    So it follows that all seven No. 1 teams remained the same this week. Leading their respective rankings are Valor Christian (Class 5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    There wasn’t a whole lot of change elsewhere.

    In 5A, the teams ranked Nos. 1-6 — Valor, Pomona, Grandview, Ralston Valley, Fairview and Regis Jesuit — didn’t budge.

    The classification did add at Rocky Mountain at No. 10, and Overland jumped Cherry Creek for the No. 7 spot, but it was a quiet week otherwise. Regis Jesuit remains No. 9.

    Cherry Creek Pomona football
    Pomona remained ranked No. 2 in 5A this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    The 4A poll added Greeley West at No. 8. The biggest mover there was Fort Collins bumping up to No. 4 this week.

    Palisade rejoined the 3A poll at No. 10, while 2A added No. 10 Montezuma-Cortez. Platte Canyon (also No. 10) was 1A’s newcomer, and Flagler (another No. 10) joined the 6-man ranks.

    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 (12) 3-1 147 1 Bye
    2 Pomona 3-1 116 2 W
    3 Grandview (1) 4-0 114 3 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 4-0 96 4 W
    5 Fairview 4-0 79 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1 68 6 W
    7 Overland 4-0 67 8 Bye
    8 Cherry Creek 2-2 55 7 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1 48 9 W
    10 Rocky Mountain 4-0 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Doherty 6, Lakewood 5, Mountain Vista 5, Bear Creek 1, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (12) 4-0 138 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 4-0 113 2 W
    3 Montrose (1) 3-1 106 3 Bye
    4 Fort Collins (1) 4-0 98 5 W
    5 Vista Ridge 4-0 84 4 W
    6 Windsor 3-1 61 7 W
    7 Dakota Ridge 3-1 60 8 W
    8 Greeley West 4-0 33 – W
    9 Denver South 2-2 31 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1 25 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 8, Kennedy 6, Broomfield 4, Longmont 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (7) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Discovery Canyon (3) 4-0 107 3 W
    3 Delta (3) 3-1 101 2 W
    4 Evergreen 4-0 82 6 W
    5 Rifle 4-0 80 4 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 73 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-2 52 7 L
    8 Roosevelt 3-1 45 8 W
    9 Berthoud 4-0 27 10 W
    10 Palisade 3-1 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra 8, D’Evelyn 7, Conifer 5, Erie 2, Fort Morgan 2, The Classical Academy 2, Canon City 1.
    Dropped out
    Erie (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-0 92 2 W
    3 Strasburg 4-0 89 4 W
    4 Platte Valley 2-2 61 5 Bye
    5 Eaton 4-0 54 7 W
    6 Florence 3-1 52 3 L
    7 Faith Christian 3-1 39 8 W
    8 Lamar 3-1 33 6 L
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0 27 9 W
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 13, Bayfield 8, University 4, Alameda 2, Manual 2, Valley 2, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 4-0 107 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 4-0 98 2 W
    3 Meeker 4-0 71 5 W
    4 Burlington 3-1 68 8 W
    5 Resurrection Christian 4-1 65 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 2-2 46 9 W
    7 Cedaredge (1) 4-0 44 7 W
    8 Limon 3-1 38 3 L
    9 Centauri 1-3 23 6 L
    10 Platte Canyon 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 12, Salida 6, Crowley County 4, Wray 3, Ellicott 2, Holyoke 1, Wiggins 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 4-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (2) 4-0 63 3 W
    3 Norwood 5-0 49 2 W
    4 Akron 4-0 48 5 W
    5 Merino 4-0 46 4 W
    6 Springfield 4-0 40 6 W
    7 Granada 3-1 26 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 4-0 18 9 W
    9 Simla 2-2 11 8 W
    10 Hoehne 3-1 6 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 4, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 4-0 66 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 4-0 65 2 W
    3 Fleming 4-0 56 3 W
    4 Peetz 3-1 44 6 W
    5 Walsh 4-0 43 4 W
    6 Kit Carson 4-0 36 7 W
    7 Stratton/Liberty 2-2 22 5 L
    8 Hanover 4-0 19 9 W
    9 Prairie 3-1 14 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-1 7 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 5, Cotopaxi 4, Mountain Valley 4.
    Dropped out
    Weldon Valley (10).

  • Ralston Valley is newcomer to 5A volleyball rankings

    Fairview Greeley West volleyball
    Fairview moved up to No. 4 in this week’s 5A volleyball rankings. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Ralston Valley has joined this week’s Class 5A volleyball rankings as released by CHSAANow.com.

    The Mustangs, now 7-1, entered at No. 8 this week.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Eaglecrest made a big jump in going from No. 6 to No. 2. Unbeaten Fairview also had a big move as the Knights went from No. 8 to No. 4.

    All five No. 1 teams remained the same this week: Rampart (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Fleming (1A).

    There are two new teams in the 3A ranking this week: Peak to Peak (No. 8) and Eagle Ridge (No. 9).

    In 2A, Simla joined at No. 7.

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

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rampart (11) 9-1 119 1 2-1
    2 Eaglecrest (1) 7-1 104 6 4-0
    3 Chaparral 9-2 89 2 2-0
    4 Fairview 10-0 68 8 2-0
    5 Grandview 6-4 67 3 1-1
    6 Cherokee Trail 6-3 66 5 1-1
    7 Cherry Creek 8-2 45 4 1-1
    8 Ralston Valley 7-1 39 – 1-0
    9 Douglas County 11-1 28 7 2-0
    10 Pine Creek 5-5 13 10 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Fossil Ridge 8, Regis Jesuit 6, Highlands Ranch 5, Mountain Vista 2, Rock Canyon 1.
    Dropped out
    Fossil Ridge (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (9) 10-0 99 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 9-1 90 2 2-0
    3 Ponderosa 9-4 78 3 5-3
    4 Valor Christian 6-3 59 4 2-0
    5 Mullen 8-3 49 5 2-1
    6 Mead 9-1 38 9 2-0
    7 Montrose 7-3 36 8 1-0
    8 Elizabeth 7-2 30 6 2-0
    9 Pueblo West 7-3 29 10 2-0
    10 Air Academy 6-6 22 7 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Steamboat Springs 9, Berthoud 4, Battle Mountain 2, Discovery Canyon 2, Woodland Park 2, Niwot 1, Thomas Jefferson 1, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (6) 13-1 96 1 3-0
    2 Valley (1) 12-2 84 2 1-1
    3 Manitou Springs (1) 10-1 73 3 1-0
    4 Colorado Springs Christian (2) 12-0 69 7 6-0
    5 Bayfield 9-2 59 4 3-0
    6 Platte Valley 10-2 52 5 0-1
    7 University 8-3 35 6 2-0
    8 Peak to Peak 9-1 24 – 1-0
    9 Eagle Ridge 10-2 17 – 1-0
    10 Sterling 7-6 10 8 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lutheran 8, Pagosa Springs 7, Coal Ridge 5, Buena Vista 3, Olathe 3, St. Mary’s 3, Faith Christian 1, The Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Lutheran (9), Pagosa Springs (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (4) 11-0 66 1 3-0
    2 Swink (2) 10-0 61 2 2-0
    3 Lyons 11-0 54 3 1-0
    4 Yuma (1) 10-1 47 4 4-1
    5 Paonia 8-0 45 5 2-0
    6 Caliche 8-2 26 6 1-0
    7 Simla 10-0 23 – 5-0
    8 Dayspring Christian 8-2 21 7 2-0
    9 Akron 8-4 14 8 3-1
    10 Cedaredge 9-0 10 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 8, Ridgway 5, Rye 4, Hoehne 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 12-0 60 1 2-0
    2 Otis 9-1 54 2 3-1
    3 Idalia 5-1 47 3 0-0
    4 Cheraw 6-1 37 6 1-0
    5 Sangre de Cristo 6-1 34 4 2-1
    6 Kit Carson 8-2 28 5 2-0
    7 Flagler 7-2 24 7 2-0
    8 La Veta 11-0 19 9 3-0
    9 McClave 8-1 12 10 1-1
    10 Weldon Valley 8-4 9 8 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Rocky Mountain Lutheran 5, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 4 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 4.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-1
    Off this week.
    2 Pomona 3-1
    Fri: W 34-27 at Lakewood
    3 Grandview 4-0
    Fri: W 44-0 vs. ThunderRidge
    4 Ralston Valley 4-0
    Thurs: W 38-14 at Columbine
    5 Fairview 4-0
    Fri: W 48-14 vs. Poudre
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1
    Fri: W 44-14 vs. (4A 6) Denver South
    7 Cherry Creek 2-2
    Fri: W 41-0 at Grand Terrace (Calif.)
    8 Overland 4-0
    Off this week.
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1
    Sat: W 34-20 at Rangeview
    10 Doherty 4-0
    Sat: W 35-28 vs. Fruita Monument

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 4-0
    Fri: W 21-14 at Pueblo West
    2 Pueblo South 4-0
    Fri: W 24-21 vs. Falcon
    3 Montrose 3-1
    Off this week.
    4 Vista Ridge 4-0
    Fri: W 35-21 at Palmer Ridge
    5 Fort Collins 4-0
    Thurs: W 13-7 vs. Longmont
    6 Denver South 2-2
    Fri: L 44-14 at (5A 6) Regis Jesuit
    7 Windsor 3-1
    Fri: W 38-7 vs. Greeley Central
    8 Dakota Ridge 3-1
    Fri: W 38-14 vs. (9) Wheat Ridge
    9 Wheat Ridge 2-2
    Fri: L 38-14 at (8) Dakota Ridge
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1
    Sat: W 49-42 at Ponderosa

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 4-0
    Fri: W 55-0 at Fort Lupton
    2 Delta 3-1
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Steamboat Springs
    3 Discovery Canyon 4-0
    Fri: W 27-21 vs. (7) Pueblo East
    4 Rifle 4-0
    Fri: W 35-12 vs. Eagle Valley
    5 Holy Family 3-1
    Fri: W 50-7 at Frederick
    6 Evergreen 4-0
    Fri: W 23-3 vs. Green Mountain
    7 Pueblo East 3-2
    Fri: L 27-21 at (3) Discovery Canyon
    8 Roosevelt 3-1
    Fri: W 62-50 at Northridge
    9 Erie 3-1
    Fri: L 10-7 vs. Mead (OT)
    10 Berthoud 4-0
    Fri: W 42-6 vs. Niwot

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 4-0
    Sat: W 42-0 at (6) Lamar
    2 Kent Denver 4-0
    Sat: W 53-6 vs. Ridgeview Academy
    3 Florence 3-1
    Fri: L 21-13 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    4 Strasburg 4-0
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Jefferson
    5 Platte Valley 2-2
    Off this week.
    6 Lamar 3-1
    Sat: L 42-0 vs. (1) Brush
    7 Eaton 4-0
    Fri: W 28-7 at Manitou Springs
    8 Faith Christian 3-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Manual
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0
    Fri: W 27-7 at University
    10 Bayfield 2-2
    Fri: L 55-44 at (1A 1) Paonia

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 4-0
    Fri: W 55-14 vs. (2A 10) Bayfield
    2 Buena Vista 4-0
    Fri: W 47-24 at (6) Centauri
    3 Limon 3-1
    Fri: L 20-19 at (8) Burlington
    4 Resurrection Christian 4-1
    Sat: W 40-0 vs. Estes Park
    5 Meeker 3-1
    Sat: L 50-0 vs. Holyoke
    6 Centauri 1-3
    Fri: L 47-24 vs. (2) Buena Vista
    7 Cedaredge 4-0
    Fri: W 27-6 vs. Center
    8 Burlington 3-1
    Fri: W 20-19 vs. (3) Limon
    9 Monte Vista 2-2
    Fri: W 20-7 at Pagosa Springs
    10 Rye 3-1
    Off this week.

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 4-0
    Fri: W 46-0 at Las Animas
    2 Norwood 5-0
    Fri: W 20-8 vs. Sargent
    3 Caliche 4-0
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Rangely
    4 Merino 4-0
    Sat: W 58-14 at McClave
    5 Akron 4-0
    Sat: W 62-7 vs. Plateau Valley
    6 Springfield 4-0
    Fri: W 56-6 at Rolla (Kan.)
    7 Granada 3-1
    Fri: W 56-32 vs. Kiowa
    8 Simla 2-2
    Fri: W 49-6 at Swink
    9 Sedgwick County 4-0
    Fri: W 64-20 at Holly
    10 Hoehne 3-1
    Fri: W 60-0 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 4-0
    Fri: W 52-6 at Otis
    2 Eads 4-0
    Fri: W 39-8 vs. (5) Stratton/Liberty
    3 Fleming 4-0
    Sat: W 60-26 at (10) Weldon Valley
    4 Walsh 4-0
    Fri: W 67-8 at Manzanola
    5 Stratton/Liberty 2-2
    Fri: L 39-8 at (2) Eads
    6 Peetz 3-1
    Sat: Win by forfeit vs. Deer Trail
    7 Kit Carson 4-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    8 Prairie 3-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Briggsdale
    9 Hanover 4-0
    Sat: W 71-6 vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    10 Weldon Valley 2-2
    Sat: L 60-26 vs. (3) Fleming

  • Arickaree/Woodlin takes over No. 1 spot in 6-man football poll

    Arickaree/Woodlin Stratton/Liberty football
    Arickaree/Woodlin is the new No. 1 team in the 6-man football poll this week. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Turns out a win over a No. 1 team does help you move up to the top spot.

    Arickaree/Woodlin, No. 2 in CHSAANow’s 6-man football poll last week, moved up to No. 1 this week following its 60-30 win over Stratton/Liberty on Friday night.

    Coach David Saffer was expecting the move after the game on Friday.

    "We’ve got a target on our backs," he told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. "We’ve just got to stay focused and keep working."

    Saffer’s squad was the only new No. 1 team this week. Valor Christian (5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A) and Dayspring Christian (8-man) all held firm atop their respective rankings.

    Ralston Valley Arvada West football
    Ralston Valley is up to No. 4 in this week’s 5A football poll. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Valor held on to the top spot despite its loss to Chandler (Ariz.). But the Eagles are no longer a unanimous selection: they received 13 of the 18 first-place votes this week.

    No. 2 Pomona, No. 3 Grandview and No. 4 Ralston Valley — which got three — also received first-place votes in 5A this week. Fairview rounds out the top five after bumping up one spot.

    Regis Jesuit is sixth, Cherry Creek fell to seventh following its loss to Jordan (Utah), Overland moved up to eighth and Cherokee Trail fell to No. 9 after losing to Regis Jesuit. Doherty is the lone newcomer in 5A this week, and joins at No. 10.

    Among the biggest movers this week was Fort Collins, which jumped up from No. 9 to No. 5 in the 4A poll following its win over Windsor last week.

    The 4A ranking added Pueblo Centennial (No. 10), 3A added Berthoud (also No. 10) and St. Mary’s joined 2A (No. 9). In 1A, newcomer Rye is No. 10, and 6-man has two new teams this week: No. 9 Hanover and No. 10 Weldon Valley.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

    [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 (13) 3-1 175 1 L
    2 Pomona (1) 2-1 151 3 W
    3 Grandview (1) 3-0 116 4 W
    4 Ralston Valley (3) 3-0 108 7 W
    5 Fairview 3-0 97 6 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 2-1 84 8 W
    7 Cherry Creek 1-2 77 5 L
    8 Overland 4-0 74 10 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 2-1 62 2 L
    10 Doherty 3-0 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lakewood 10, Rocky Mountain 9, Chatfield 8, Mountain Vista 4, Horizon 2, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 3-0 169 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 3-0 143 2 W
    3 Montrose 3-1 117 4 W
    4 Vista Ridge 3-0 101 5 W
    5 Fort Collins (1) 3-0 99 9 W
    6 Denver South 2-1 84 3 L
    7 Windsor 2-1 57 8 L
    8 Dakota Ridge 2-1 48 7 L
    9 Wheat Ridge 2-1 37 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 2-1 26 – Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley West 20, Widefield 10, Coronado 7, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Kennedy 5, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    Longmont (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (5) 3-0 104 1 W
    2 Delta (5) 2-1 93 2 Bye
    3 Discovery Canyon (2) 3-0 91 3 W
    4 Rifle 3-0 67 4 Bye
    5 Holy Family 2-1 61 9 W
    6 Evergreen 3-0 59 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-1 58 6 W
    8 Roosevelt 2-1 47 8 Bye
    9 Erie 3-0 22 10 W
    10 Berthoud 3-0 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 14, D’Evelyn 9, Sierra 4, Canon City 3, Centaurus 3, Eagle Valley 2, Lewis-Palmer 2, The Classical Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Palisade (7).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 3-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 3-0 95 2 W
    3 Florence 3-0 93 4 W
    4 Strasburg 3-0 90 3 W
    5 Platte Valley 2-2 64 5 L
    6 Lamar 3-0 55 7 W
    7 Eaton 3-0 44 9 W
    8 Faith Christian 2-1 43 6 W
    9 St. Mary’s 3-0 18 – W
    10 Bayfield 2-1 10 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Manual 8, Gunnison 6, Manitou Springs 6, Montezuma-Cortez 4, University 3, Olathe 2.
    Dropped out
    Manitou Springs (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (12) 3-0 120 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 3-0 106 2 W
    3 Limon 3-0 84 3 W
    4 Resurrection Christian 3-1 72 5 W
    5 Meeker 3-0 62 6 Bye
    6 Centauri 1-2 49 4 L
    7 Cedaredge 3-0 39 7 W
    8 Burlington 2-1 36 8 W
    9 Monte Vista 1-2 31 10 W
    10 Rye 3-1 14 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Canyon 10, Wiggins 8, Byers 7, Crowley County 7, Salida 7, Wray 5, Ellicott 3.
    Dropped out
    Platte Canyon (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 3-0 77 1 W
    2 Norwood (2) 4-0 71 2 W
    3 Caliche (1) 3-0 67 3 W
    4 Merino 3-0 53 4 W
    5 Akron 3-0 45 6 W
    6 Springfield 3-0 43 5 Bye
    7 Granada 2-1 24 7 L
    8 Simla 1-2 18 8 L
    9 Sedgwick County 3-0 16 9 W
    10 Hoehne 2-1 14 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 3, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 3, Haxtun 1, Rangely 1, Sanford 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 3-0 58 2 W
    2 Eads (1) 3-0 54 3 W
    3 Fleming 3-0 46 4 W
    4 Walsh 3-0 37 5 W
    5 Stratton/Liberty 2-1 35 1 L
    6 Peetz 2-1 34 6 W
    7 Kit Carson 3-0 25 10 W
    8 Prairie 2-1 9 7 L
    9 Hanover 3-0 7 – W
    10 Weldon Valley 2-1 6 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cotopaxi 5, Flagler 5, Pawnee 5, Cheyenne Wells 3, Mountain Valley 1, South Park 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (8), Flagler (9).

  • Fairview joins 5A volleyball ranking at No. 8

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    Chaparral volleyball remained at No. 2 in 5A this week after it’s big win over No. 2 Grandview last week. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Fairview, which went an astounding 7-0 last week, has jumped into CHSAANow’s Class 5A volleyball rankings this week. The Knights are No. 8.

    The Knights won the Cherry Creek Bruin classic over the weekend. Included was a 2-1 win over No. 4 Cherry Creek in the title game.

    Rampart continued to lead the 5A poll, a spot the Rams have occupied since the preseason. The other No. 1s also stayed put: Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Fleming (1A).

    Other newcomers this week include Mead (No. 10 in 4A), Pagosa Springs (No. 10 in 3A), Cedaredge (No. 10 in 2A) and La Veta (No. 9 in 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 for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rampart (13) 7-0 130 1 1-0
    2 Chaparral (2) 7-2 113 2 1-1
    3 Grandview 5-3 98 3 4-2
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1 90 4 5-1
    5 Cherokee Trail 5-2 68 6 1-0
    6 Eaglecrest 3-1 56 9 2-0
    7 Douglas County 9-1 52 8 1-1
    8 Fairview 8-0 37 – 7-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 5-3 36 5 4-2
    10 Pine Creek 4-3 35 7 2-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 20, Highlands Ranch 17, Chatfield 14, Arapahoe 12, Castle View 12, ThunderRidge 10, Legend 8, Regis Jesuit 7, Coronado 6, Denver East 2, Rock Canyon 2.
    Dropped out
    Arapahoe (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (13) 8-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 7-1 115 2 4-1
    3 Ponderosa 4-1 92 3 2-1
    4 Valor Christian 4-3 62 7 1-1
    5 Mullen 6-2 58 6 2-1
    6 Elizabeth 5-2 54 8 2-0
    7 Air Academy 5-4 51 4 0-0
    8 Montrose 6-3 43 5 1-2
    9 Mead 7-1 28 – 2-0
    10 Pueblo West 5-3 26 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 17, Steamboat Springs 14, Discovery Canyon 13, Eagle Valley 3, Windsor 3, Woodland Park 3, Battle Mountain 2, Holy Family 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Longmont (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 10-1 124 1 5-1
    2 Valley (3) 11-1 112 2 3-0
    3 Manitou Springs (3) 9-1 100 3 3-0
    4 Bayfield 6-2 85 5 1-0
    5 Platte Valley 10-1 83 4 2-1
    6 University 6-3 57 6 4-2
    7 Colorado Springs Christian 6-0 51 7 2-0
    8 Sterling 4-6 22 8 3-1
    9 Lutheran 3-5 16 9 1-0
    10 Pagosa Springs 5-4 15 – 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 11, Coal Ridge 10, Faith Christian 8, Alamosa 4, Peak to Peak 4, St. Mary’s 4, Eagle Ridge 2, Machebeuf 2, Salida 2, The Academy 2, Buena Vista 1, Gunnison 1.
    Dropped out
    Olathe (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (5) 8-0 67 1 1-0
    2 Swink (2) 8-0 62 3 2-0
    3 Lyons 10-0 59 2 2-0
    4 Yuma 6-0 46 4 0-0
    5 Paonia 6-0 31 6 3-0
    6 Caliche 7-2 26 5 4-2
    7 Dayspring Christian 6-2 19 7 2-0
    8 Akron 5-3 17 9 1-0
    9 Rye 6-1 16 10 2-0
    10 Cedaredge 7-0 12 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 9, Simla 8, Ridgway 5, Denver Christian 4, Hoehne 2, Byers 1, Mancos 1.
    Dropped out
    Hoehne (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 10-0 60 1 3-0
    2 Otis 6-0 45 2 1-0
    3 Idalia 5-1 38 3 4-0
    4 Sangre de Cristo 4-0 37 4 3-0
    5 Kit Carson 6-2 29 8 3-1
    6 Cheraw 5-1 27 6 2-1
    7 Flagler 5-2 24 5 1-1
    8 Weldon Valley 8-2 20 7 2-0
    9 La Veta 8-0 19 – 3-0
    10 McClave 7-0 13 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 6, Prairie 5, Community Christian 4, Jim Elliott 2, Genoa Hugo/Karval 1.
    Dropped out
    Springfield (9).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 3 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 3.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-1
    Fri: L 22-7 vs. Chandler (Ariz.)
    2 Cherokee Trail 2-1
    Thurs: L 27-7 vs. (8) Regis Jesuit
    3 Pomona 2-1
    Thurs: W 26-0 vs. Mullen
    4 Grandview 3-0
    Fri: W 49-27 at Arapahoe
    5 Cherry Creek 1-2
    Sat: L 38-14 vs. Jordan (Utah)
    6 Fairview 3-0
    Fri: W 35-28 vs. Horizon
    7 Ralston Valley 3-0
    Fri: W 58-6 at Arvada West
    8 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Thurs: W 27-7 at (2) Cherokee Trail
    9 Lakewood 2-1
    Fri: L 42-41 at Chatfield (2OT)
    10 Overland 4-0
    Fri: W 54-0 vs. Legend

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 3-0
    Sat: W 31-3 vs. (7) Dakota Ridge
    2 Pueblo South 3-0
    Thurs: W 37-20 at (6) Wheat Ridge
    3 Denver South 2-1
    Fri: L 12-6 at Eaglecrest
    4 Montrose 3-1
    Fri: W 55-0 at Fruita Monument
    5 Vista Ridge 3-0
    Fri: W 35-28 vs. Ponderosa
    6 Wheat Ridge 2-1
    Thurs: L 37-20 vs. (2) Pueblo South
    7 Dakota Ridge 2-1
    Sat: L 31-3 at (1) Pine Creek
    8 Windsor 2-1
    Fri: L 13-12 at (9) Fort Collins
    9 Fort Collins 3-0
    Fri: W 13-12 vs. (8) Windsor
    10 Longmont 1-2
    Thurs: L 29-11 vs. Broomfield

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 3-0
    Fri: W 28-26 vs. (2A 5) Platte Valley
    2 Delta 2-1
    Off this week.
    3 Discovery Canyon 3-0
    Sat: W 34-14 vs. The Classical Academy
    4 Rifle 3-0
    Off this week.
    5 Evergreen 3-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Weld Central
    6 Pueblo East 3-1
    Thurs: W 21-7 vs. Canon City
    7 Palisade 2-1
    Fri: L 53-21 at (9) Holy Family
    8 Roosevelt 2-1
    Off this week.
    9 Holy Family 2-1
    Fri: W 53-21 vs. (7) Palisade
    10 Erie 3-0
    Sat: W 10-7 at D’Evelyn

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 3-0
    Fri: W 54-21 vs. Glenwood Springs
    2 Kent Denver 3-0
    Fri: W 69-0 at Denver West
    3 Strasburg 3-0
    Fri: W 49-0 at Middle Park
    4 Florence 3-0
    Fri: W 35-6 vs. Pueblo County
    5 Platte Valley 2-2
    Fri: L 28-26 at (3A 1) Lutheran
    6 Faith Christian 2-1
    Fri: W 54-20 vs. Alameda
    7 Lamar 3-0
    Fri: W 27-12 at Alamosa
    8 Bayfield 2-1
    Fri: L 24-21 at Miyamura (N.M.)
    9 Eaton 3-0
    Fri: W 23-20 vs. La Junta
    10 Manitou Springs 1-2
    Fri: L 21-0 at (1A 2) Buena Vista

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 3-0
    Fri: W 44-0 at (4) Centauri
    2 Buena Vista 3-0
    Fri: W 21-0 vs. (2A 10) Manitou Springs
    3 Limon 2-0
    Fri: at Peyton
    4 Centauri 1-2
    Fri: L 44-0 vs. (1) Paonia
    5 Resurrection Christian 3-1
    Sat: W 27-22 vs. (9) Platte Canyon
    6 Meeker 3-0
    Off this week.
    7 Cedaredge 3-0
    Fri: W 14-12 at Aspen
    8 Burlington 2-1
    Fri: W 21-19 vs. Ellicott
    9 Platte Canyon 2-1
    Sat: L 27-22 at (5) Resurrection Christian
    10 Monte Vista 1-2
    Fri: W 33-7 vs. Hotchkiss

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 3-0
    Sat: W 62-0 vs. Soroco
    2 Norwood 3-0
    Off this week.
    3 Caliche 3-0
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Potter-Dix (Neb.)
    4 Merino 3-0
    Sat: W 28-16 vs. (7) Granada
    5 Springfield 3-0
    Off this week.
    6 Akron 3-0
    Sat: W 62-26 at (8) Simla
    7 Granada 2-1
    Sat: L 28-16 at (4) Merino
    8 Simla 1-2
    Sat: L 62-26 vs. (6) Akron
    9 Sedgwick County 3-0
    Fri: W 58-16 vs. Leyton (Neb.)
    10 Hoehne 2-1
    Fri: W 34-8 vs. Fowler

    Class 6-man
    1 Stratton/Liberty 2-1
    Fri: L 60-30 vs. (2) Arickaree/Woodlin
    2 Arickaree/Woodlin 3-0
    Fri: W 60-30 at (1) Stratton/Liberty
    3 Eads 3-0
    Fri: W 52-6 at (8) Cheyenne Wells
    4 Fleming 3-0
    Fri: W 68-48 vs. Pawnee
    5 Walsh 3-0
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Primero
    6 Peetz 2-1
    Fri: W 53-0 vs. (7) Prairie
    7 Prairie 2-1
    Fri: L 53-0 at (6) Peetz
    8 Cheyenne Wells 2-1
    Fri: L 52-6 vs. (3) Eads
    9 Flagler 2-1
    Fri: L 46-22 at (10) Kit Carson
    10 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 46-22 vs. (9) Flagler