ThunderRidge is among five teams from the Continental League ranked in 5A this week. (Dennis Pleuss)
The Continental League has an early grip on the Class 5A boys basketball rankings.
With changes this week, league members now own the top three spots in CHSAANow.com’s poll. A total of five Continental teams are ranked this week.
The group is led by Regis Jesuit, which continued to lead the 5A poll. ThunderRidge remained at No. 2, and Chaparral moved up one place to No. 3.
Also ranked from the Continental League are No. 9 Mountain Vista and No. 10 Rock Canyon. Additionally, Legend received votes this week.
The Centennial League has three teams ranked — No. 4 Overland, No. 5 Eaglecrest and No. 8 Cherry Creek. No other league has multiple members ranked this week.
In 4A, Valor Christian and Conifer had both joined.
The Eagles joined at No. 8 following a 77-59 win over then-No. 3 Pueblo Central on Friday. The Lobos, meanwhile, are No. 10 after starting the season 8-0.
Elsewhere in 4A, Air Academy moved up two spots from No. 5 to No. 3, and Pueblo South jumped from ninth to fourth. Palmer Ridge, 6-0 this season, rounds out the top five after moving up from No. 8.
Longmont retained its perch on top of the 4A poll.
The three other No. 1 teams also stayed the same this week: Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Sanford (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Grand Junction has joined the Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week. The Tigers are No. 7.
GJ is off to a 8-1 start this season, and narrowly lost to No. 2 Grandview in the championship game of the Wolves’ tournament on Saturday.
ThunderRidge continued to lead the 5A poll, while Grandview, No. 3 Highlands Ranch, Broomfield and Monarch also stayed put in the top five. Horizon also held firm at No. 6.
The biggest news of the new rankings may just be in 1A, where Kit Carson edged Idalia for the No. 1 spot in the classification. Idalia dropped to No. 2.
The three other No. 1 teams all stayed the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) and Yuma (2A).
Other newcomers this week include No. 9 Pueblo South in 4A, No. 9 Platte Valley in 3A, No. 8 Cedaredge in 2A, and No. 8 McClave in 1A.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Troy Green (24) and Montbello are ranked No. 8 in Class 5A this week. (Dennis Pleuss)
Montbello and Mountain Vista have joined this week’s boys basketball rankings in Class 5A.
The Warriors are No. 8 in CHSAANow.com’s rankings this week, while the Golden Eagles are No. 9. Both teams are 5-1.
That wasn’t the only change. Top-ranked Regis Jesuit and No. 2 ThunderRidge stayed put, but Overland moved up to No. 3 after a solid showing at an out-of-state tournament.
Chaparral moved into the top-5 following a big win over then-No. 3 Eaglecrest on Friday. Chaparral is No. 4 this week, Eaglecrest is No. 5.
Cherry Creek bumped up three places to No. 6, Dakota Ridge also moved up to No. 8 and Rock Canyon remained ranked at No. 10.
In 4A, the changes continued. Pueblo Central spear-headed the movement with its jump to No. 3 this week, while Mead (No. 6), Palmer Ridge (No. 8) and Evergreen (No. 10) are all newcomers.
Colorado Springs Christian (3A) and Sanford (2A) both stayed put atop their respective rankings this week.
In 1A, top-ranked McClave lost to unranked Wiley last week. As a result, McClave dropped to No. 6 and Wiley is No. 10 in this week’s poll.
It also left a gap at the top, where Sangre de Cristo is now the No. 1 team. But voters were split, as a total of six teams received first-place votes this week.
Arickaree/Woodlin (No. 8) also joined the 1A poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Rangeview 20, Aurora Central 14, Monarch 14, Northglenn 8, Fossil Ridge 7, Cherokee Trail 6, Denver East 1, Mountain Range 1.
Dropped out
Denver East (5), Aurora Central (7).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Longmont (15)
3-0
184
1
1-0
2
Golden (3)
4-0
169
2
1-0
3
Pueblo Central (1)
7-1
138
6
4-0
4
Sand Creek
3-1
100
4
1-1
5
Air Academy
4-1
99
8
2-1
6
Mead
3-1
61
–
3-0
7
Thomas Jefferson
4-2
60
3
2-1
8
Palmer Ridge
5-0
59
–
3-0
9
Pueblo South
3-2
28
9
1-0
10
Evergreen
4-1
20
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 19, Lewis-Palmer 19, Conifer 16, Holy Family 16, Wheat Ridge 12, Pueblo West 9, Ponderosa 7, Pueblo East 7, Vista Peak 7, Widefield 5, Valor Christian 4, Fort Morgan 3, Silver Creek 3, Denver South 2.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (5), Pueblo East (7), Lewis-Palmer (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (12)
6-0
146
1
3-0
2
Faith Christian (1)
6-1
131
2
4-1
3
Colorado Academy (2)
5-1
113
3
3-0
4
Jefferson Academy
6-0
95
5
3-0
5
Lutheran
7-0
90
4
3-0
6
Kent Denver
5-0
68
6
2-0
7
The Pinnacle
2-2
49
7
0-2
8
Alamosa
4-2
36
8
1-2
9
Moffat County
2-3
21
10
2-1
10
Sterling
3-1
15
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Monte Vista 10, Grand Valley 9, Manitou Springs 9, Bennett 5, Liberty Common 5, Platte Canyon 5, Machebeuf 3, St. Mary’s 3, Strasburg 3, Bayfield 2, Buena Vista 2, Eaton 2, Valley 2, The Academy 1.
Rampart 26, Fossil Ridge 21, Grand Junction 9, Arapahoe 5, Denver East 4, Poudre 4, Cherry Creek 1, Mountain Vista 1, Pomona 1.
Dropped out
Fossil Ridge (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (14)
3-0
140
1
2-0
2
Holy Family
4-2
94
8
3-0
3
Sand Creek
4-1
93
2
2-1
4
Canon City
6-0
83
7
2-0
5
Mesa Ridge
4-3
81
3
2-2
6
Pueblo West
6-2
74
4
3-1
7
Pueblo East
5-2
68
10
4-0
8
D’Evelyn
4-3
44
5
2-1
9
Durango
6-0
33
–
4-0
10
Montrose
2-1
19
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo South 18, Vista Ridge 10, Wheat Ridge 9, Littleton 8, Longmont 8, Green Mountain 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Air Academy 6, Denver South 5, Golden 4, Mullen 3, Sierra 3, Silver Creek 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Berthoud 1, Eagle Valley 1, Falcon 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo South (6), Longmont (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (10)
4-0
135
2
2-0
2
Pagosa Springs (2)
5-0
134
1
2-0
3
Lutheran (1)
3-0
125
3
3-0
4
Manitou Springs (1)
3-0
98
4
2-0
5
St. Mary’s
6-0
94
5
3-0
6
Eaton
2-1
67
6
2-1
7
Faith Christian
4-3
34
7
1-3
8
Olathe
3-1
30
–
1-0
9
Machebeuf
2-3
19
8
1-2
10
La Junta
6-1
18
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Platte Valley 12, Brush 9, Valley 9, Grand Valley 8, Centauri 7, Trinidad 6, Kent Denver 5, Lamar 5, Colorado Academy 4, Buena Vista 2, Strasburg 2, Liberty Common 1, The Pinnacle 1.
Dropped out
Trinidad (9), Lamar (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
3-0
94
1
3-0
2
Hoehne (2)
5-0
88
2
2-0
3
Akron
4-0
80
3
2-0
4
Peyton (1)
2-0
70
4
1-0
5
Caliche
4-0
65
5
2-0
6
Meeker
3-0
42
7
0-0
7
Paonia
4-2
41
6
2-2
8
Highland
5-1
18
9
2-1
9
Del Norte
5-0
12
8
3-0
10
Sanford
3-2
11
10
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Ellicott 10, Cedaredge 8, Dayspring Christian 3, Kiowa 2, Ridgway 2, Sargent 2, Sedgwick County 2, Rye 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Idalia (5)
3-0
77
1
1-0
2
Kit Carson (2)
2-0
68
3
0-0
3
Briggsdale (1)
3-1
61
5
2-0
4
Sangre De Cristo
5-0
49
6
2-0
5
South Baca
3-1
40
8
1-1
6
Norwood
2-0
35
4
2-0
7
Fleming
2-1
31
7
0-1
8
Springfield
3-1
20
–
2-0
9
Eads
2-1
18
2
1-1
10
Cheraw
5-1
15
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Shining Mountain 10, Heritage Christian 7, Prairie 6, Cheyenne Wells 3, Plateau Valley 1.
Regis Jesuit is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A boys basketball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
After last week’s big win, it was assumed that Regis Jesuit boys basketball would take over the top spot in Class 5A. Monday, the Raiders officially moved up.
Regis Jesuit received 15 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll this week, and had 159 overall points. This came on the heels of a 3-0 week to open the season, which included a win over preseason No. 1 Overland.
But Regis was far from the only mover. ThunderRidge also started its season 3-0, and has jumped from preseason No. 5 to No. 2 this week. The 5A poll also added four new teams: No. 7 Aurora Central, No. 8 Dakota Ridge, No. 9 Cherry Creek and No. 10 Rock Canyon.
Things changed in 4A, too. Longmont stayed put as the No. 1 team, but there are three new teams — led by No. 2 Golden, which had an impressive opening week, including wins over Vista PEAK and then-No. 6 D’Evelyn. Also joining are No. 6 Pueblo Central and No. 8 Air Academy.
In 3A, there’s another new No. 1 team. Colorado Springs Christian assumes the top spot there after Colorado Academy lost to Fossil Ridge’s JV team last week.
New to the 3A poll are Alamosa (No. 8) and Manitou Springs (No. 9).
The No. 1 teams stayed put in both 2A (Sanford) and 1A (McClave).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Mountain Vista 23, Northglenn 13, Rangeview 12, Abraham Lincoln 7, Cherokee Trail 7, George Washington 7, Arvada West 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Montbello 4, Legend 3, Grand Junction 1, Ralston Valley 1.
Dropped out
Abraham Lincoln (7), Arvada West (8), Rangeview (9), Mountain Vista (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Longmont (14)
2-0
175
1
2-0
2
Golden (3)
3-0
144
–
3-0
3
Thomas Jefferson
2-1
90
4
2-1
4
Sand Creek
2-0
83
7
2-0
5
D’Evelyn
2-1
76
6
2-1
6
Pueblo Central
3-1
75
–
3-1
7
Pueblo East (1)
3-0
61
9
3-0
8
Air Academy
2-0
55
–
2-0
9
Pueblo South
2-2
40
2
2-2
10
Lewis-Palmer
2-2
38
3
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Mountain View 29, Valor Christian 25, Vista Peak 21, Pueblo West 14, Palmer Ridge 10, Holy Family 9, Niwot 8, Conifer 7, Evergreen 6, Montezuma-Cortez 4, Steamboat Springs 4, Mitchell 3, Denver South 2, Glenwood Springs 2, Widefield 2, Falcon 1, Mead 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
Valor Christian (5), Holy Family (8), Denver South (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (7)
3-0
141
2
3-0
2
Faith Christian
2-0
116
3
2-0
3
Colorado Academy (7)
2-1
112
1
2-1
4
Lutheran (1)
4-0
90
6
4-0
5
Jefferson Academy
3-0
84
5
3-0
6
Kent Denver
3-0
73
8
3-0
7
The Pinnacle
2-0
52
10
2-0
8
Alamosa
3-0
28
–
3-0
9
Manitou Springs
1-0
26
–
1-0
10
Moffat County
0-2
25
4
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Sterling 14, St. Mary’s 13, Eaton 11, DSST-Stapleton 9, Bennett 8, Monte Vista 8, Platte Valley 6, Grand Valley 4, Machebeuf 3, Brush 1, Strasburg 1.
Dropped out
St. Mary’s (7), DSST-Stapleton (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sanford (10)
2-0
100
1
2-0
2
Akron
2-0
79
5
2-0
3
Resurrection Christian
2-0
76
4
2-0
4
Ignacio
2-2
63
2
2-2
5
Simla
2-0
56
3
2-0
6
Rye
1-2
37
7
1-2
7
Sedgwick County
2-0
35
8
2-0
8
Meeker
0-0
28
6
0-0
9
Crowley County
1-0
19
–
1-0
10
Peyton
1-0
13
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Ellicott 9, Yuma 9, Paonia 8, Holyoke 6, Limon 4, Caliche 3, Swink 3, Center 1, Mancos 1.
With the preseason No. 1 losing earlier in the week, that left preseason No. 2 Broomfield as the presumptive No. 1.
Until ThunderRidge knocked off the Eagles on Saturday.
So when the dust settled on Monday morning, it was the Grizzlies (3-0) who assumed the No. 1 spot in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings. They got nine of the 17 first-place votes, and had 139 overall points.
Broomfield remained at No. 2 with three first-place votes and 129 points.
Regis Jesuit, which lost to Monarch last Tuesday, fell to No. 8. Monarch is No. 3 this week after going unranked in the preseason.
Also joining the 5A poll this week is No. 6 Ralston Valley.
Elsewhere, there are also new No. 1 teams in 3A (Pagosa Springs) and 1A (Idalia).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Rampart 28, Denver East 21, Arapahoe 8, Fairview 8, Grand Junction 6, Cherry Creek 5, Mountain Vista 2, Palmer 1, Pine Creek 1, Rocky Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Cherry Creek (7), Rampart (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (11)
1-0
114
1
1-0
2
Sand Creek
2-0
99
3
2-0
3
Mesa Ridge (1)
2-1
87
4
2-1
4
Pueblo West
3-1
79
5
3-1
5
D’Evelyn (1)
2-2
68
6
2-2
6
Pueblo South
1-2
43
2
1-2
7
Canon City
4-0
30
–
4-0
8
Holy Family
1-2
28
7
1-2
9
Longmont
1-0
27
–
1-0
10
Pueblo East
1-2
25
9
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Glenwood Springs 21, Montrose 17, Green Mountain 15, Air Academy 10, Silver Creek 9, Wheat Ridge 9, Denver West 8, Sierra 7, Pueblo County 6, Littleton 4, Falcon 3, Thompson Valley 3, Berthoud 1, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Montrose (8), Silver Creek (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pagosa Springs (5)
3-0
127
2
3-0
2
Sterling (7)
2-0
105
1
2-0
3
Lutheran (1)
0-0
104
3
0-0
4
Manitou Springs (1)
1-0
89
4
1-0
5
St. Mary’s
3-0
85
6
3-0
6
Eaton
0-0
64
5
0-0
7
Faith Christian
3-0
32
–
3-0
8
Machebeuf
1-1
31
7
1-1
9
Trinidad
2-1
22
–
2-1
10
Lamar
2-1
20
8
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Olathe 15, Valley 15, La Junta 14, Kent Denver 11, Alamosa 8, Buena Vista 6, Brush 5, Monte Vista 5, Platte Valley 4, The Pinnacle 3, Grand Valley 3, The Academy 2, Liberty Common 1, Salida 1.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
“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.”
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.”
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.
By now, you’ve heard that Sand Creek and Air Academy combined to score 130 points in their game on Friday, and that Sand Creek running back Daniel Quin rushed for nine touchdowns.
But there was another record-book worthy performance that night: Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown, a senior, was 35-of-54 with 589 yards and seven touchdowns and one interception, according to Kadets coach Mike Roof. The 589 yards are a new single-game state record, while the seven touchdowns are tied for second with five other players.
Brown’s yardage total breaks the previous record of 571 yards held by Smoky Hill’s Robert Felberg. That was set on Sept. 15, 2007 against Fairview, and that night, Felberg also threw for seven touchdowns.
Ellicott’s Ryan Miller holds the record for most passing touchdowns in a game with eight. He did that against Dolores Huerta on Sept. 6, 2008.
Additionally, Brown’s 35 completions are tied for fifth-best all-time and the 54 attempts are tied for seventh-best.
Friday was the third time this season Brown has eclipsed 300 yards passing. He now has 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns this season, and is on pace for 3,850 yards. That total would crack the top five for a player in a season.
Earlier this season, Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig also cracked the top-10 in passing yardage in a game with a 491-yard performance in a loss to Discovery Canyon.
Finally, the two teams combined for 1,509 yards of total offense, which is a state record. That bested the previous record of 1,353 set by Woodlin and Idalia in 2005.
So in recapping Friday night’s offensive outburst, a 68-62 Sand Creek win, the game featured:
The most passing yards (589) from a single quarterback in state history (Brown)
The most passing yards (589) from a team (Air Academy)
The most rushing attempts (64) from one athlete (Quin)
The most combined total yards of offense (1,509) from two teams
Tied for the second-most rushing touchdowns (9) from one player (Quin)
Tied for the second-most passing touchdowns (7) from a quarterback (Brown)
The third-most rushing yards (553) from one player (Quin)
The third-most total offense yardage (599) from one player (Brown)
The fourth-most rushing yards (628) from one team (Sand Creek)
The fourth-most combined points in one quarter (49) from two teams
Tied for the fourth-most points (60) from one player (Quin)
Tied for the fifth-most pass completions (35) by one player (Brown)
The sixth-best total offensive yards output (785) from one team (Sand Creek)
Tied for the seventh-most pass attempts (54) by one player (Brown)
The eighth-most total offense yardage (553) from one player (Quin)
Tied for the ninth-most total offensive yards (724) from one team (Air Academy)
The 11th-most combined points (130) between two teams (Sand Creek, Air Academy)
What is believed to be the third-highest scoring output (130) between two 11-man teams (Sand Creek, Air Academy)
