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  • Overland heads preseason 5A boys basketball rankings

    Denver East Overland boys basketball
    Austin Conway and Overland are the preseason No. 1 team in 5A boys basketball. (Pam Wagner).

    Overland, a final four team a season ago, is the preseason No. 1 pick in Class 5A boys basketball.

    The Trailblazers return a talented roster, as well as three of their four leading scorers from 2013-14. Included are senior Division I commits Austin Conway (Wyoming) and Ryan Swan (Air Force), as well as top 2016 national recruit De’Ron Davis.

    Overland got 10 first-place votes, and had 151 total points.

    Regis Jesuit is No. 2 in CHSAANow.com’s 5A poll, while defending champion Denver East begins at No. 3. Eaglecrest is fourth, and ThunderRidge rounds out the top 5.

    Also ranked in the preseason is No. 6 Chaparral, No. 7 Abraham Lincoln, No. 8 Arvada West, No. 9 Rangeview and No. 10 Mountain Vista.

    Elsewhere, Sanford is the lone defending champion to open up as a preseason No. 1 team. It heads the 2A poll.

    Reflecing the uncertainty of the 4A this year, eight different teams received first-place votes in that classification’s preseason ranking.

    Longmont got five of those votes, and leads the 4A poll as preseason No. 1. Pueblo South also got five first-place votes, and is No. 2.

    Lewis-Palmer is third, Thomas Jefferson is fourth and Valor Christian rounds out the top five. Defending champion Pueblo East is No. 9 in the preseason. Holy Family, last season’s 3A champion which moved up to 4A this year, is No. 8.

    In 3A, Colorado Academy leads the way. The Mustangs, runner-up last season, received seven of the 11 first-place votes.

    1A’s preseason poll is led by McClave. Defending champion Hi-Plains is No. 3.

    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 Boys Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Overland (10) 0-0 151
    2 Regis Jesuit (1) 0-0 117
    3 Denver East (4) 0-0 110
    4 Eaglecrest 0-0 94
    5 ThunderRidge (1) 0-0 89
    6 Chaparral 0-0 82
    7 Abraham Lincoln 0-0 50
    8 Arvada West 0-0 39
    9 Rangeview 0-0 35
    10 Mountain Vista 0-0 28
    Others receiving votes:
    Legend 25, Fossil Ridge 11, Cherry Creek 10, Rock Canyon 9, Dakota Ridge 6, Highlands Ranch 6, Chatfield 4, Smoky Hill 4, Aurora Central 3, Cherokee Trail 3, Montbello 3, Boulder 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Longmont (5) 0-0 132
    2 Pueblo South (5) 0-0 102
    3 Lewis-Palmer (2) 0-0 90
    4 Thomas Jefferson (1) 0-0 89
    5 Valor Christian (1) 0-0 84
    6 D’Evelyn (1) 0-0 69
    7 Sand Creek 0-0 55
    8 Holy Family 0-0 44
    9 Pueblo East (1) 0-0 43
    10 Denver South (1) 0-0 36
    Others receiving votes:
    Golden 33, Cheyenne Mountain 30, Pueblo Central 18, Air Academy 14, Denver West 13, Mead 13, Steamboat Springs 11, Mesa Ridge 10, Thompson Valley 10, Pueblo West 8.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Colorado Academy (7) 0-0 103
    2 Colorado Springs Christian (2) 0-0 89
    3 Faith Christian (2) 0-0 80
    4 Moffat County 0-0 66
    5 Jefferson Academy 0-0 44
    6 Lutheran 0-0 39
    7 St. Mary’s 0-0 25
    8 Kent Denver 0-0 21
    9 DSST-Stapleton 0-0 19
    10 The Pinnacle 0-0 17
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 16, Manitou Springs 14, Grand Valley 12, Machebeuf 9, Platte Valley 8, Aspen 7, Centauri 6, Eaton 6, Sterling 6, Monte Vista 5, Buena Vista 4, Bennett 2, Frontier Academy 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2, University 2, Strasburg 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sanford (10) 0-0 100
    2 Ignacio 0-0 89
    3 Simla 0-0 57
    4 Resurrection Christian 0-0 56
    5 Akron 0-0 46
    6 Meeker 0-0 41
    7 Rye 0-0 35
    8 Sedgwick County 0-0 28
    9 Holyoke 0-0 24
    10 Yuma 0-0 16
    Others receiving votes:
    Center 13, Crowley County 13, Denver Christian 11, Caliche 9, Peyton 6, Ellicott 4, Mancos 1, Swink 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 McClave (8) 0-0 95
    2 Norwood 0-0 75
    3 Hi-Plains (1) 0-0 68
    4 Fleming 0-0 62
    5 Holly 0-0 54
    6 Cheyenne Wells 0-0 45
    7 South Baca 0-0 34
    8 Sangre De Cristo (1) 0-0 29
    9 Jim Elliot 0-0 22
    10 Granada 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 6, Arickaree/Woodlin 5, Denver Jewish 5, Shining Mountain 5, Cheraw 4, Otis 4, Primero 4, Kit Carson 3, Community Christian 2, Sierra Grande 1.

  • Regis Jesuit girls basketball No. 1 in preseason 5A rankings

    Fossil Ridge Regis Jesuit girls basketball
    Regis Jesuit girls basketball leads the preseason 5A poll. (Ray Chen/arrayphoto.com)

    Regis Jesuit girls basketball, winner of the last two Class 5A titles, heads the classification’s preseason poll.

    The Raiders received 11 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, which was released Monday. They also had 139 overall points, edging preseason No. 2 Broomfield (130).

    Regis hasn’t lost to an in-state team since dropping a game to ThunderRidge in Feb. 2013. That’s a span of 28 consecutive wins against Colorado teams. The school is also 42-1 against in-state teams since the start of the 2012-13 season.

    Broomfield lost in last season’s 4A title game, and is making the move to 5A this season.

    Grandview is No. 3, and No. 4 Highlands Ranch and No. 5 Fossil Ridge round out the top 5.

    Also ranked in the preseason are No. 6 Lakewood, No. 7 Cherry Creek, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Horizon and No. 10 ThunderRidge.

    In 4A, Valor Christian is the preseason No. 1. Pueblo South is No. 2, and defending champion Mesa Ridge is No. 3. Holy Family, winner of last year’s 3A title which has moved up to 4A, is No. 7.

    Sterling leads 3A’s preseason poll. Pagosa Springs, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2.

    Yuma is the favorite in 2A. It was runner-up last season to Lutheran, which opens as No. 3.

    Briggsdale heads the 1A ranking. Defending champion Norwood is No. 3.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Regis Jesuit (11) 0-0 139
    2 Broomfield (3) 0-0 130
    3 Grandview 0-0 116
    4 Highlands Ranch (1) 0-0 104
    5 Fossil Ridge (1) 0-0 89
    6 Lakewood 0-0 74
    7 Cherry Creek 0-0 59
    8 Rampart 0-0 46
    9 Horizon 0-0 40
    10 ThunderRidge 0-0 29
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 16, Poudre 11, Dakota Ridge 7, Arapahoe 6, Mountain Vista 4, Denver East 2, Legacy 2, Pine Creek 2, Castle View 1, Palmer 1, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Valor Christian (8) 0-0 110
    2 Pueblo South (1) 0-0 87
    3 Sand Creek 0-0 83
    4 Mesa Ridge (3) 0-0 75
    5 Pueblo West (1) 0-0 50
    6 D’Evelyn 0-0 44
    7 Holy Family 0-0 42
    8 Montrose 0-0 29
    9 Pueblo East 0-0 28
    10 Silver Creek 0-0 21
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 18, Green Mountain 17, Palmer Ridge 17, Air Academy 14, Mullen 12, Sierra 12, Glenwood Springs 10, Elizabeth 9, Thompson Valley 7, Vista Ridge 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Windsor 5, Palisade 3, Standley Lake 3, Falcon 2, Canon City 1, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1, Mead 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sterling (4) 0-0 93
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 0-0 84
    3 Lutheran (3) 0-0 75
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 0-0 62
    5 Eaton 0-0 61
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 43
    7 Machebeuf 0-0 37
    8 Lamar 0-0 30
    9 Peak to Peak 0-0 27
    10 Olathe 0-0 22
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 19, Platte Valley 19, Centauri 17, Trinidad 15, Strasburg 12, La Junta 9, Salida 9, Kent Denver 8, Buena Vista 6, Valley 6, Moffat County 3, Monte Vista 2, Grand Valley 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (8) 0-0 96
    2 Hoehne (1) 0-0 82
    3 Caliche 0-0 71
    4 Peyton (1) 0-0 68
    5 Akron 0-0 63
    6 Paonia 0-0 47
    7 Meeker 0-0 41
    8 Rye 0-0 21
    9 Sanford 0-0 16
    10 Simla 0-0 13
    Others receiving votes:
    Dayspring Christian 6, Del Norte 6, Sargent 5, Highland 4, Sedgwick County 4, Ellicott 3, Clear Creek 2, Ridgway 2.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Briggsdale (4) 0-0 88
    2 Idalia (2) 0-0 82
    3 Norwood (3) 0-0 78
    4 Eads 0-0 58
    5 Shining Mountain 0-0 48
    6 Cheraw 0-0 41
    7 Fleming 0-0 35
    8 Kit Carson 0-0 29
    9 Community Christian (1) 0-0 22
    10 Otis 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 8, Elbert 6, Gilpin County 6, Hi-Plains 4, La Veta 4, Sangre De Cristo 4, Weldon Valley 4, Kim 3, South Baca 3, Flagler 2, Springfield 2, Wiley 2, Jim Elliot 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.

  • 2A volleyball state tournament bracket

    The schedule for the Class 2A state volleyball tournament is below.

    A total of 12 teams will play in four pools with the winners advancing to a championship bracket.

    All matches are at the Denver Coliseum.

    State seeding/pairing criteria:

    • The MaxPreps ranking published Nov. 3 will be the primary seeding consideration.
    • If there are three teams from the same league in the same pool, the committee shall look to make a switch. The committee should first look to switch teams seeded Nos. 9-12.

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    Pool Play Standings

    One team per pool advances to the semifinals. If matches remain on Saturday which have no effect on the semifinal participants, they shall be three-set matches, with each set played to 25.

    Class 2A
    Pool Seed School W L
    I
    		 1 Yuma 2 0
    8 Colorado Springs School 1 1
    12 Dolores 0 2
    II
    		 2 Resurrection Christian 2 0
    7 Ridgway 1 1
    11 Sargent 0 2
    III
    		 3 Paonia 1 1
    6 Caliche 2 0
    10 Simla 0 2
    IV
    		 4 Swink 1 1
    5 Akron 2 0
    9 Byers 0 2

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    Schedule

    Play begins at 8 a.m. each day. Matches begin 8 minutes following the completion of the match prior.

    Friday
    Match Pool Teams Score Match
    1
    IV
    		 Swink 3 25-9, 25-14, 25-20
    Byers 0
    2
    I
    		 Yuma 3 25-18, 25-9, 25-14
    Dolores 0
    3
    II
    		 Resurrection Christian 3 25-11, 25-22, 25-11
    Sargent 0
    4
    III
    		 Paonia 3 25-11, 25-15, 22-25, 25-18
    Simla 1
    5
    IV
    		 Swink 0 25-23, 25-20, 25-20
    Akron 3
    6
    I
    		 Yuma 3 27-25, 25-13, 25-13
    Colorado Springs School 0
    7
    II
    		 Resurrection Christian 3 25-17, 25-15, 25-7
    Ridgway 0
    8
    III
    		 Paonia 2 21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 15-10
    Caliche 3
    Saturday
    Match Pool Teams Score Match
    9
    IV
    		 Akron 3 25-21, 25-18, 25-16
    Byers 0
    10
    I
    		 Colorado Springs School 2  27-25, 25-13
    Dolores 0
    11
    II
    		 Ridgway 2 26-16, 20-25, 25-21
    Sargent 1
    12
    III
    		 Caliche 3 25-20, 25-11, 25-14
    Simla 0

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    Championship bracket

    Pool I winner faces Pool IV winner; Pool II winner faces Pool III winner.

    Semifinals will start immediately following pool play on Saturday. All finals will begin at 7 p.m.

    2014 CHSAA State Volleyball Tournament Class 2A

  • Regional volleyball roundup: Highlands Ranch wins in tiebreaker

    Highlands Ranch volleyball celebrates its regional championship in 5A. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)
    Highlands Ranch volleyball celebrates its regional championship in 5A. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)

    Highlands Ranch dropped its first match of the Class 5A volleyball regionals on Saturday. It was a grueling, five-set affair — but that it went five sets later turned out to be a major advantage.

    The Falcons rallied from dropping that match to later win 5A’s Region 11 in a tiebreak over Rocky Mountain, 25-15. With the win, Highlands Ranch moves on to the 5A state tournament.

    But things looked bleak for a while.

    For starters, since volleyball’s regionals moved to three-team pools a few years ago, the overwhelming majority of those advancing no longer drop a match. It has turned the tie-break scenario, once a common occurrence, into a rarity.

    Ralston Valley, the region’s host and No. 11 seed in 5A, had already beaten No. 27 Rocky Mountain in four sets to open regional play.

    So when No. 14 Highlands Ranch lost to Rocky Mountain in the region’s second match (19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 16-14), it had one last-gasp shot at qualification: knock Ralston Valley off.

    The Falcons did that, by a 3-1 margin. All three teams in the regional, at that point, were 1-1 — dusting off the tiebreak scenario. In the event of a three-way tie, two teams faceoff in a one-set playoff, with the winner facing the third in a second one-set playoff match.

    Highlands Ranch volleyball poses with the regional championship trophy. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)
    Highlands Ranch volleyball poses with the regional championship trophy. (Via @RBWHRHSAthletic on Twitter)

    Highlands Ranch was set aside for the first tie break because it had won a higher percentage of total sets played (5 of 9) during the regional compared to Ralston Valley (4 of 8) and Rocky Mountain (4 of 9). Rocky Mountain beat Ralston Valley 25-15 in that first tie-break, then advanced to play Highlands Ranch.

    Highlands Ranch then won the second playoff match, 25-15, to advance to the state tournament.

    The 5A field will consist of: Eaglecrest, Grandview, Regis Jesuit, Rampart, Chaparral, Pine Creek, Cherokee Trail, Chatfield, Cherry Creek, Fairview, Highlands Ranch and Legend

    Headed to 4A’s state tournament are: Lewis-Palmer, Ponderosa, Cheyenne Mountain, Montrose, Valor Christian, Mullen, Mead, Berthoud, Battle Mountain, Pueblo West, Niwot and Air Academy.

    In 3A’s tournament: Eaton, Valley, Bayfield, University, Colorado Springs Christian, Manitou Springs, Platte Valley, Sterling, Faith Christian, Pagosa Springs, Coal Ridge and Olathe.

    Comprising the 2A field: Swink, Resurrection Christian, Paonia, Simla, Sargent, Yuma, Dolores and Colorado Springs School, as well as four Wildcard teams to be selected on Monday.

    And 1A’s field: Sangre de Cristo, Kit Carson, Otis, Weldon Valley, Norwood, Springfield, Idalia and Fleming — as well as four additional Wildcard teams.

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    Notables:

    • A seeding committee will meet on Monday morning to finalize the pools for the state tournaments. The Wildcard selections in 1A and 2A will be selected based on the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings published on Monday. The next four highest-ranked teams who made it to regionals but didn’t advance will be the selections.
    • All five defending champions have made a return trip to the state tournament. They are: Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Fleming (1A).
    • Chatfield is the highest-remaining regional seed of any of the 5A, 4A and 3A regions. The Chargers were No. 17, and upset No. 8 Douglas County. (The 1A and 2A regions are not seeded across the classification, but instead set by district finish.)
    • Of those seeded regionals (5A-3A), the host teams went an astounding 70-2 in matches, including 212-36 in terms of sets won.
    • 5A’s Region 10 wore out the courts in its first two matches. First, No. 10 Fairview rallied to beat No. 27 Rangeview in five sets — 26-28, 25-18, 17-25, 28-26, 15-13. Rangeview then turned around and went another five sets in losing to No. 15 Arapahoe, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-9. The final match only went four sets, a 3-1 Fairview win over Arapahoe to claim the regional crown.
    • Kit Carson trailed its first match in 1A Region B 0-2, but rallied to take a five-set win (20-25, 12-25, 27-25, 25-15, 16-14) and later won the regional.
    The Montrose volleyball team poses for a picture after winning a regional championship in Class 4A. (Tom Hoganson)
    The Montrose volleyball team poses for a picture after winning a regional championship in Class 4A. (Tom Hoganson)

  • 2A volleyball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 2A regional volleyball tournaments in 2014.

    Order of play at each regional: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2.

    All district winners advance to the state tournament. Regional champions are in bold.

    Printable bracket: Download PDF

    Go to region: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H

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    Region A
    Site: Otero JC
    Date: Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    6-1 Swink 2 0
    1-2 Sanford 0 2
    6-3 Rye 1 1
    Schedule
    Swink def. Rye, 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-13)
    Rye def. Sanford, 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-16)
    Swink def. Sanford, 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 25-8)

    Region B
    Site: Resurrection Christian HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    7-1 Resurrection Christian 2 0
    2-2 Akron 1 1
    7-3 Union Colony 0 2
    Schedule
    Resurrection Christian def. Union Colony, 3-0
    Akron def. Union Colony, 3-0
    Resurrection Christian def. Akron, 3-0

    Region C
    Site: Paonia HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    5-1 Paonia 2 0
    3-2 Ridgway 1 1
    5-3 Meeker 0 2
    Schedule
    Paonia def. Meeker, 3-0
    Ridgway def. Meeker, 3-0
    Paonia def. Ridgway, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-18)

    Region D
    Site: Byers HS
    Date: Oct. 31, 3 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    4-1 Byers 1 1
    8-2 Simla 2 0
    4-3 Denver Christian 0 2
    Schedule
    Byers def. Denver Christian, 3-1
    Simla def. Denver Christian, 3-2
    Simla def. Byers, 3-1

    Region E
    Site: Sargent
    Date: Oct. 31, 1 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    1-1 Sargent 2 0
    6-2 Hoehne 1 1
    1-3 Custer County 0 2
    Schedule
    Sargent def. Custer County, 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-13)
    Hoehne def. Custer County, 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-16)
    Sargent def. Hoehne, 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-15, 15-6)

    Region F
    Site: Yuma HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 1 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    2-1 Yuma 2 0
    7-2 Dayspring Christian 0 2
    2-3 Caliche 1 1
    Schedule
    Yuma def. Caliche, 3-2 (25-17, 25-27, 19-25, 25-14, 18-16)
    Caliche def. Dayspring Christian, 3-1 (19-25, 26-24, 25-15, 25-22)
    Yuma def. Dayspring Christian, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21)

    Region G
    Site: Dolores HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    3-1 Dolores 2 0
    5-2 Cedaredge 1 1
    3-3 Mancos 0 2
    Schedule
    Dolores def. Mancos, 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-20)
    Cedaredge def. Mancos, 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 26-24)
    Dolores vs. Cedaredge, 3-2 (19-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-12)

    Region H
    Site: CS School
    Date: Nov. 1, 11 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    8-1 CS School 2 0
    4-2 Limon 1 1
    8-3 Kiowa 0 2
    Schedule
    CS School def. Kiowa, 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-15)
    Limon def. Kiowa, 3-1 (25-16, 12-25, 29-27, 25-20)
    CS School def. Limon, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-15)

  • 8-man football state playoff bracket

    Football’s 2014 state playoff bracket for 8-man.

    2014 CHSAA State Football Playoffs CHSAA 8-man Football Playoffs

  • 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.

  • 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