Windsor is making noise in the CHSAANow.com Class 4A boys lacrosse rankings.
The Wizards started the year near the bottom of the poll at No. 9, but a 3-0 start has them coming in at No. 2 this week. The Dawson School is still the No. 1 team in 4A.
Battle Mountain and Golden played their way into the top 10 this week with the Huskies coming in at No. 7 and the Demons rounding out the rankings at No. 10.
Arapahoe boys lacrosse is No. 3 in the 5A poll this week. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
Defending 5A state champion Cherry Creek is still going strong. The Bruins held on to the top spot in the 5A poll.
They are followed by Mountain Vista at No. 2 and Arapahoe at No. 3. The Golden Eagles snagged two first-place votes this week and the Warriors earned one vote as the top team in the state.
Mullen (No. 6), Palmer (No. 8) and Highlands Ranch (No. 10) are all new to this week’s 5A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Cherry Creek boys lacrosse is No. 1 in the 5A preseason poll. (Matt Minton/JacksActionShots.com)
Cherry Creek ended the 2015 season standing tall as the state lacrosse champion. This week, they’re still seen as the team to beat as they come in as the CHSAANow.com preseason No. 1 in Class 5A.
The Bruins topped Regis Jesuit 13-10 to win the state title last spring. It was the fifth boys lacrosse title for the school.
The Raiders also come in as a highly ranked team as they’ll start the season at No. 3. Mountain Vista comes in as the preseason No. 2, getting two first-place votes in the process.
In 4A, it’s the Dawson School that comes in with the No. 1 preseason ranking. The Mustangs made it to the Final 4 last season before falling to eventual state champion Aspen.
Valor Christian comes in as the No. 2 team in 4A as they receive two first-place votes.
Defending 4A champion Aspen will start the season ranked No. 6.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
The 2015 football players of the year. From left: Dylan Dixon of Eads; Keegan Wentz of Buena Vista; JoJo Domann of Pine Creek; Dylan McCaffrey of Valor Christian; Daniel Martin of Pueblo East; Kelton McCoy of Bayfield; Trey Walter of Sedgwick County. (Photos: Jack Eberhard/JacksActoinShots.com; Bill Cronin; Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com; Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Jeff Tucker; and Sedgwick County HS)
The 2015 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.
Chatfield boys basketball is ranked No. 10 this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Once again, there were minimal changes to the top of the CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
Overland, Longmont, Colorado Springs Christian School, Sanford and Fleming all maintain their positions as the No. 1 teams in their respective classes. And while new teams made their way into this week’s set of polls, it appears that taking down the top teams in every class is going to be a formidable challenge.
The Class 5A poll might’ve had the most interesting turnaround since last week. Cherokee Trail certainly got the attention of a lot of teams with their 85-81 win over Denver East. The win helped the Cougars jump from No. 10 to No. 6.
Eaglecrest and Regis Jesuit each climbed two spots and remain undefeated on the young season.
On the strength of a 4-1 start, Chatfield joins the 5A rankings, coming in at No. 10 this week.
In 4A, the top seven teams remain the same from last week, with only Pueblo West and Sand Creek changing positions. The two teams swapped spots, putting the Cyclones at No. 5 and the Scorpions at No. 6.
The largest set of newcomers to any poll took place with the 4A rankings as Vista Ridge, Thomas Jefferson and Conifer come in this week and occupy the last three spots of the top 10.
Very few changes took place in the 3A poll as there were no newcomers. Lutheran and DSST-Stapleton each jumped two spots with Lutheran landing at No. 5 and DSST-Stapleton coming in at No. 7.
Dayspring Christian jumps into the 2A poll this week at No. 10. They are the lone newcomer.
After going 3-0 last week, Meeker made a significant jump in the poll, going from No. 8 to No. 5 as they look to set themselves up as a contender. Paonia also jumped three spots from No. 9 to land at No. 6 this week.
The top nine teams of the 1A poll went unchanged, although Arickaree/Woodlin did move from No. 7 to No. 5. Norwood cracked the top 10 this week, taking the No. 10 spot.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Boulder 21, Aurora Central 13, Grand Junction Central 6, Doherty 6, Mountain Vista 4, Cherry Creek 3, George Washington 2, Greeley West 2, Rampart 2, Dakota Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Arvada West (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Longmont (14)
3-0
183
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian (3)
5-0
161
2
3-0
3
Pueblo South (2)
5-0
152
3
1-0
4
Lewis-Palmer
5-1
121
4
2-0
5
Pueblo West
7-1
102
6
4-1
6
Sand Creek
3-1
75
5
1-1
7
Golden
3-1
68
7
1-0
8
Vista Ridge
5-0
46
–
4-0
9
Thomas Jefferson
4-2
28
–
3-0
10
Conifer
6-0
16
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo Central 15, Denver South 14, Windsor 12, Evergreen 10, Ponderosa 10, Mead 9, D’Evelyn 8, Mountain View 3, Air Academy 2, Centaurus 2, Holy Family 2, Rifle 2, Wheat Ridge 2, Green Mountain 1, Vista Peak 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo Central (8), Mead (9), Green Mountain (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (10)
3-0
125
1
1-0
2
Colorado Academy (2)
3-3
94
2
2-1
3
Sterling
3-1
86
4
1-1
4
Faith Christian
3-4
77
3
2-2
5
Lutheran
6-1
67
7
3-0
6
Alamosa
4-2
56
6
2-1
7
DSST-Stapleton (1)
5-0
55
9
2-0
8
Bennett
4-1
34
5
1-1
9
Eaton
2-1
21
10
1-1
10
Grand Valley
3-1
21
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
The Pinnacle 17, St. Mary’s 16, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 13, Manual 6, Platte Valley 6, SkyView Academy 5, Buena Vista 3, Peak to Peak 3, James Irwin 2, Kent Denver 2, Pagosa Springs 2, Strasburg 2, Jefferson Academy 1, Manitou Springs 1.
Dropped out
.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sanford (10)
5-0
100
1
3-0
2
Resurrection Christian
5-0
87
3
2-0
3
Ignacio
4-0
71
2
1-0
4
Sedgwick County
4-0
62
5
2-0
5
Meeker
3-0
48
8
3-0
6
Paonia
4-0
39
9
2-0
7
Holyoke
2-0
34
4
1-0
8
Rye
1-2
26
6
0-1
9
Dayspring Christian
4-0
24
–
1-0
10
Simla
3-0
20
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Center 14, Highland 9, Crowley County 5, Burlington 4, Akron 3, Rocky Ford 2, Soroco 2.
Dropped out
Burlington (7).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (8)
3-1
80
1
2-0
2
Kit Carson
3-0
70
2
2-0
3
South Baca
5-0
64
4
3-0
4
Ouray
2-0
50
5
1-0
5
Arickaree/Woodlin
2-1
36
7
1-0
6
Sierra Grande
3-1
35
6
1-0
7
Holly
2-2
30
3
1-2
8
Wiley
2-1
26
8
1-1
9
Shining Mountain
2-1
25
9
1-0
10
Norwood
3-1
8
–
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Longmont Christian 5, Otis 4, Springfield 2, Creede/Lake City 1, Dove Creek 1, Eads 1, Heritage Christian 1, Walsh 1.
No. 3 Ralston Valley at No. 2 Columbine on Thursday highlights Week 4’s top-10 football slate. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 4 in the 2015 season.
Mullen rejoined the 5A football rankings this week at No. 6. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
Mullen, Arapahoe and Heritage all climbed into this week’s CHSAANow.com football rankings after impressive wins over the weekend.
The Mustangs are No. 6 in Class 5A this week, while Arapahoe is No. 8 and Heritage is No. 9.
Cherry Creek remained the No. 1 team in 5A, getting 17 of the 18 first-place votes. Pomona dropped from No. 2 to No. 7 in Class 5A, following a stunning loss to Mullen. The Panthers held a 11-point lead in the third quarter but couldn’t hang on. As a result, Columbine takes over the No. 2 spot this week.
Ralston Valley moved up behind the Rebels and is No. 3. Valor Christian sits at No. 4, and Regis Jesuit rounds out the top-5.
Cherokee Trail is the No. 10 team in 5A this week.
But it was Vista Ridge and quarterback Elway Tubbs that turned heads this week as they trounced then-No. 7 Ponderosa 57-35 Friday night. The Wolves leapt from No. 5 to No. 3 with a date with Pine Creek still on the horizon.
The Western Slope added two teams this week as Montrose comes in at No. 9 while Durango makes an appearance at No. 10.
The record-breaking numbers that Holy Family put up in the previous two weeks came to a halt as they were topped by Palisade in a big 3A matchup. The Bulldogs jumped from No. 5 to No. 3 as a result and even garnered a firs-place vote. Holy Family fell to No. 6.
Pueblo East remained No. 1 in 3A this week. Conifer was the lone newcomer in this week’s 3A poll.
A 49-7 win over Denver West keeps Kent Denver in firm position atop the 2A rankings. But La Junta received a huge surge in votes after scoring 27 points off turnovers in a 33-14 win over Eaton. The Tigers jumped from No. 6 to No. 2.
They are joined in the 2A rankings by Sterling (No. 7), The Academy (No. 9), and Alameda (No. 10).
The top three spots in 1A remained intact, including No. 1 Paonia. Resurrection Christian garnered three first-place votes after an impressive 42-6 win over Platte Canyon.
Center is the lone newcomer in 1A at No. 10.
The 10 teams in the 8-man poll remain the same, but the order changed slightly thanks to Merino’s win over Granada. The Bobcats fell from No. 4 to No. 8 and the Rams jumped one spot to No. 5.
Dayspring Christian remained No. 1 in 8-man.
Cheraw and Le Veta played their way into the 6-man rankings, coming in at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. Fleming held on to the top spot in that poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Ponderosa 20, George Washington 11, Wheat Ridge 8, Aurora Central 7, Adams City 4, Denver South 4, Palmer 4, Mountain View 3, Mesa Ridge 2, Pueblo West 2, Liberty 1.
Dropped out
Ponderosa (7), Wheat Ridge (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Pueblo East (9)
3-1
134
1
2
Fort Morgan (3)
3-0
116
2
3
Palisade (1)
3-0
105
5
4
Rifle (1)
3-0
91
4
5
Roosevelt
2-1
66
6
6
Holy Family
2-1
64
3
7
Berthoud
3-0
48
7
8
Mead
3-0
36
10
9
Delta
2-1
33
8
10
Conifer
3-0
20
–
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 19, Steamboat Springs 7, Evergreen 6, Mitchell 6, Harrison 5, Lewis-Palmer 5, Discovery Canyon 2, Eagle Valley 2, Pueblo County 2, The Classical Academy 2, Pueblo Central 1.
Dropped out
Lewis-Palmer (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Kent Denver (8)
3-0
106
1
2
La Junta (2)
4-0
92
6
3
Bayfield
2-0
77
4
4
Brush (1)
2-1
75
3
5
Platte Valley
3-1
65
5
6
Eaton
2-1
57
2
7
Sterling
3-1
31
–
8
Lamar
2-1
28
9
9
The Academy
3-0
22
–
10
Alameda
3-0
20
–
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 11, Gunnison 8, Florence 5, Machebeuf 4, Olathe 2, Valley 2.
Dropped out
Faith Christian (7), Florence (8), Trinidad (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Paonia (9)
3-0
126
1
2
Buena Vista (1)
3-0
111
2
3
Resurrection Christian (3)
4-0
110
3
4
Burlington
3-0
75
5
5
Cedaredge
3-0
64
7
6
Monte Vista
2-1
63
6
7
Rye
3-1
46
8
8
Platte Canyon
2-1
41
4
9
Meeker
1-2
23
9
10
Center
3-0
14
–
Others receiving votes:
Limon 12, Wiggins 12, Dolores 7, Crowley County 6, Peyton 3, Ellicott 2.
Grandview’s four girls championships were the most in the state for that gender, while Creek’s four boys championships led the way.
Eaton, Colorado Academy, Lyons and Valor Christian all won three total team championships.
In all, 65 teams won at least one team title in 2014-15, with 17 winning at least two.
Rank
School
Girls
Boys
Total
1
Cherry Creek
1
4
5
2
Grandview
4
0
4
2
Cheyenne Mountain
3
1
4
4
Eaton
2
1
3
4
Colorado Academy
3
0
3
4
Lyons
0
3
3
4
Valor Christian
2
1
3
8
Rock Canyon
1
1
2
8
Mountain Vista
1
1
2
8
Fossil Ridge
1
1
2
8
Palmer Ridge
0
2
2
8
Paonia
1
1
2
8
Overland
1
1
2
8
Air Academy
0
2
2
8
Broomfield
1
1
2
8
Kent Denver
0
2
2
8
Alamosa
0
2
2
18
Cheyenne Wells
1
0
1
18
Vail Christian
1
0
1
18
Bishop Machebeuf
1
0
1
18
Manitou Springs
1
0
1
18
Bennett
1
0
1
18
Glenwood Springs
1
0
1
18
Ponderosa
1
0
1
18
Castle View
1
0
1
18
Chaparral
1
0
1
18
Green Mountain
0
1
1
18
Rye
0
1
1
18
Dove Creek
0
1
1
18
Regis Jesuit
1
0
1
18
Aspen
0
1
1
18
Vail Mountain
1
0
1
18
Fountain-Fort Carson
0
1
1
18
Lutheran
0
1
1
18
Springfield
0
1
1
18
Cherokee Trail
1
0
1
18
Niwot
1
0
1
18
Heritage Christian
1
0
1
18
Colorado Springs Christian
0
1
1
18
Sanford
0
1
1
18
Holly
0
1
1
18
Pagosa Springs
1
0
1
18
Akron
1
0
1
18
Idalia
1
0
1
18
Arvada West
0
1
1
18
Thompson Valley
0
1
1
18
Valley
0
1
1
18
Rocky Ford
0
1
1
18
Battle Mountain
0
1
1
18
Summit
1
0
1
18
Evergreen
1
0
1
18
Pine Creek
0
1
1
18
Pueblo East
0
1
1
18
Brush
0
1
1
18
Caliche
0
1
1
18
Arickaree/Woodlin
0
1
1
18
Lewis-Palmer
1
0
1
18
Resurrection Christian
1
0
1
18
Fleming
1
0
1
18
Standley Lake
1
0
1
18
Mountain View
0
1
1
18
Fort Collins
0
1
1
18
Coronado
0
1
1
18
Sterling
0
1
1
18
La Junta
1
0
1
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Individual titles
Thompson Valley totaled 14 individual championships in 2014-15, including five wrestlers. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Thompson Valley had eight boys and six girls win individual championships in 2014-15 to account for its state-best total of 14.
Cherry Creek was second with 13, and Pomona was third with 10. Lyons won eight, while Air Academy and Cheyenne Mountain each captured seven individual crowns.
A total of 131 schools had at least one individual win a championship. Of those, 73 schools had at least two champions, and 10 had as many as five.
Below is a complete breakdown of individual championships this season.
