This week’s football rankings saw just two new teams hop into the polls across all classifications: Grand Junction Central (4A) and Briggsdale (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cherry Creek (8)
7-0
124
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
7-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
7-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
7-0
88
4
W
5
Pomona
5-2
74
5
W
6
Grandview
6-1
69
6
W
7
Ralston Valley
6-1
40
8
W
8
Fairview
6-1
31
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
6-1
29
10
W
10
Cherokee Trail
6-1
17
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 13, Castle View 3, Arvada West 1, Doherty 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (15)
6-0
177
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
5-1
157
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
6-0
136
3
W
4
Broomfield
5-1
124
4
W
5
Greeley West
5-1
86
8
W
6
Ponderosa
4-2
67
7
W
7
Fruita Monument
4-2
59
9
W
8
Pueblo West
4-2
54
10
W
9
Heritage
5-1
35
5
L
10
Grand Junction Central
4-2
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 23, Air Academy 12, Skyline 10, Rampart 7, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 2, Brighton 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Longmont (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
6-0
142
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
6-0
135
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
5-1
102
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
4-2
97
3
W
5
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-0
88
6
W
6
Harrison
6-0
86
5
W
7
Holy Family
5-1
73
7
W
8
Pueblo East
4-2
61
8
W
9
Durango
4-2
55
9
W
10
Fort Morgan
5-1
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Frederick 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 4, Lewis-Palmer 4, George Washington 3, Mead 3, Glenwood Springs 1.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cherry Creek (8)
6-0
123
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
6-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
6-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
6-0
88
5
W
5
Pomona
4-2
72
6
W
6
Grandview
5-1
64
4
L
7
Cherokee Trail
6-0
45
8
W
8
Ralston Valley
5-1
35
7
W
9
Fairview
5-1
24
9
W
10
ThunderRidge
5-1
21
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 10, Castle View 3, Denver East 2, Doherty 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Regis Jesuit 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (14)
5-0
176
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
4-1
161
2
Bye
3
Montrose (1)
5-0
131
3
W
4
Broomfield
4-1
118
4
W
5
Heritage (1)
5-0
75
7
W
6
Longmont
4-1
63
8
W
7
Ponderosa
3-2
60
10
W
8
Greeley West
4-1
58
–
W
9
Fruita Monument
3-2
47
5
L
10
Pueblo West
3-2
40
9
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Air Academy 11, Skyline 11, Grand Junction Central 10, Rampart 6, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 3, Golden 3, Standley Lake 3, Brighton 2, Windsor 2, Hinkley 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Skyline (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (9)
5-0
131
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
5-0
119
2
Bye
3
Palmer Ridge (1)
3-2
86
6
Bye
4
Palisade (1)
4-1
81
3
W
5
Harrison
5-0
76
5
W
6
Thomas Jefferson (1)
5-0
75
4
W
7
Holy Family
4-1
58
8
W
8
Pueblo East
3-2
50
7
Bye
9
Durango
3-2
44
9
Bye
10
Fort Morgan
4-1
17
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Lewis-Palmer 8, George Washington 7, Mead 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 3, Frederick 3, Pueblo Central 1.
As the 2018 high school football season rolls into Week 6, a big picture is starting to take shape. Many teams will begin conference play this week and others will look to improve their footing in the RPI ratings.
Coverage of games can be found on CHSAANow, through its various media partners and also on radio waves throughout the state.
(If any stations are interested in featuring their games in this weekly post, please send an email to dmohrmann@chsaa.org)
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Greeley West at Greeley Central
Time: 7 p.m. kick
Station: 1310 KFKA
On the call: Clark Johnson (Play by play), Mike Danson (Color)
Preps director Tanner Schwindt on the matchup: Greeley west looks to continue their dominance in the battle for Greeley. West and their rushing attack will give Central all they can handle.
Listen to the game at KFKA 1310 or online at 1310kfka.com.
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Merino at Akron
Game time: 7:30 p.m. kick
Station: KAT Country 98.3 FM
On the call: Marc Romero
Romero on the matchup: Sedgwick County, Merino, and Caliche all remain unbeaten in Plains League play, while Akron is trying to avoid falling 2 games back in the league. Akron is run-heavy (I know, surprise!), with over 1000 yards on the ground, led by senior Justin Traxler’s 530 to go along with 6 scores. Merino doesn’t post stats, but return 1300 yard passer Cade Conger and 700 yard rusher Matt Frank from last year’s offense to compliment a defense that hasn’t allowed more than 14 points in a game this year.
Listen on KAT Country 98.3 FM or katcountry983.com by clicking sports.
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Legend at Fountain-Fort Carson
Time: 7 p.m. kick
Station: XTRA Sports 1300
On the call: Ryan Kaufman (Play by play), Ryan Pelton (Color)
Kaufman on the matchup: After a mixed bag of results in non-conference games, Fountain-Ft. Carson is looking to begin their conference season on the right foot. Last year, their 10-7 loss to Legend sent them in a tailspin and their hoping a win can have the opposite effect. They have a uber talented back in “Q” Jones who ran for 340 yards and four touchdowns last week against Overland and the key for the Trojans tonight and moving forward is to get him going and take the pressure off of first year quarterback Isaac Robinson.
The story is similar for Legend, who looks to establish the run as well. They have done a terrific job of putting their quarterback, Kalen Shoemacher, in low-risk situations so as not to give the other team good field position on turnovers. Despite losing number one tailback Caden Meis to injury, they have continued to run the ball well with Junior Blake Rarog to the tune of 98 yards a game.
On the call: Caleb Burggraaf (Play by play), Bob Marken (Color), Dan R. (Sideline)
Burggraaf on the matchup: The Buena Vista Demons have had a rough go in their past two games, with games against ranked Salida and Centauri, and both on the road no less. Now, the Demons return home where they are 2-0, including an impressive win against Cedaredge in their last home game. St. Mary’s on the other hand, comes into the game with a 2-2 record of their own. Expect St. Mary’s to have a balanced passing and rushing attack, but the strength of the Pirates will be in their ability to defend. Buena Vista will need to use their speed to get to the edges where they have a big advantage to win the game.
Eight newcomers joined this week’s football rankings. They are: ThunderRidge (5A), Ponderosa (4A), Harrison (3A), Salida and Berthoud (2A), Buena Vista (1A), Mancos (8-man), and Cotopaxi (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cherry Creek (9)
3-0
99
1
W
2
Valor Christian (1)
3-0
89
2
W
3
Columbine
3-0
78
4
W
4
Pomona
2-1
68
3
L
5
Grandview
3-0
56
5
W
6
Eaglecrest
3-0
45
7
W
7
ThunderRidge
3-0
38
–
W
8
Ralston Valley
3-0
28
8
W
9
Fairview
2-1
26
6
L
10
Arvada West
3-0
15
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 6, Mullen 2.
Dropped out
Mullen (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (13)
3-0
148
1
W
2
Loveland (2)
2-0
120
2
W
3
Chatfield
3-0
103
4
W
4
Skyline
2-0
80
5
Bye
5
Rampart
2-1
61
7
W
6
Broomfield
2-1
57
6
W
7
Montrose
3-0
53
8
W
8
Windsor
1-1
42
3
L
9
Ponderosa
1-2
31
–
W
10
Fruita Monument
1-1
27
9
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Vista Ridge 18, Heritage 15, Longmont 14, Grand Junction Central 12, Pueblo West 11, Brighton 10, Denver South 7, Hinkley 6, Vista Peak 6, Greeley West 2, Greeley Central 1, Widefield 1.
Dropped out
Monarch (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (6)
3-0
104
1
W
2
Pueblo East (4)
3-0
93
3
W
3
Palisade
2-0
72
4
W
4
Discovery Canyon
3-0
65
6
W
5
Palmer Ridge
1-2
64
2
L
6
Holy Family
2-0
62
5
Bye
7
Thomas Jefferson (1)
2-0
52
7
Bye
8
Harrison
2-0
22
–
W
9
Fort Morgan
2-0
19
10
W
10
Durango
1-2
15
8
L
Others receiving votes:
Mead 6, Pueblo South 5, Conifer 4, Evergreen 4, Pueblo Centennial 4, Roosevelt 4, Frederick 3, Lewis-Palmer 3, Canon City 2, George Washington 1, Skyview 1.
Dropped out
Mead (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bayfield (11)
3-0
127
1
W
2
La Junta (1)
3-0
102
2
W
3
Platte Valley
3-0
93
3
W
4
Resurrection Christian
2-0
82
4
Bye
5
Kent Denver (1)
2-0
79
6
W
6
Rifle
2-0
71
5
W
7
Eaton
2-0
47
9
W
8
Basalt
2-0
43
7
W
9
Salida
3-0
30
–
W
10
Berthoud
2-1
12
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Bennett 5, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Alamosa 4, The Academy 4, Moffat County 3, Pagosa Springs 3, Faith Christian 2, Delta 1, D’Evelyn 1, University 1.
Dropped out
Bennett (8), D’Evelyn (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (8)
3-0
115
1
W
2
Limon (4)
2-0
109
2
W
3
Burlington
1-1
82
4
W
4
Peyton
2-0
74
5
W
5
Centauri
1-1
65
3
L
6
Wray
1-1
56
6
W
7
Crowley County
2-1
40
7
L
8
Holyoke
3-0
29
9
W
9
Meeker
1-1
24
8
Bye
10
Buena Vista
2-0
19
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Yuma 14, Paonia 12, Jefferson 8, St. Mary’s 5, Platte Canyon 4, Colorado Springs Christian 3, Olathe 1.
Dropped out
Cornerstone Christian (10).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (13)
2-0
130
1
W
2
West Grand
3-0
116
2
W
3
Sargent
2-0
83
5
W
4
Fowler
1-1
53
–
W
5
Hoehne
1-1
50
8
W
6
Holly
2-1
45
6
W
7
Caliche
1-1
38
7
Bye
8
Rangely
3-0
37
9
W
9
Akron
2-1
31
4
L
10
Mancos
2-0
30
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Merino 24, Soroco 14, Haxtun 13, Sanford 12, Byers 10, Simla 9, Norwood 6, Pikes Peak Christian 6, Custer County 3, Vail Christian 3, Dove Creek 2.
Dropped out
Merino (3), Soroco (10).
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Stratton/Liberty (8)
2-0
98
1
W
2
Otis (1)
2-0
87
2
W
3
Kit Carson (1)
2-0
84
3
W
4
Peetz
1-1
62
6
W
5
Flagler/Hi-Plains
2-0
55
8
W
6
Prairie
1-1
51
4
W
7
Cheyenne Wells
2-0
41
7
W
8
Briggsdale
1-1
25
10
L
9
Cotopaxi
2-0
14
–
W
10
Arickaree/Woodlin
1-1
12
5
L
Others receiving votes:
Granada 6, Fleming 5, Idalia 4, Weldon Valley 3, Manzanola 2, North Park 1.
Five new teams have hopped into this week’s volleyball rankings: Longmont (4A), Coal Ridge (3A), Union Colony (2A), Akron (2A) and Flagler/Hi-Plains (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (7)
8-1
112
1
2-0
2
Cherokee Trail (4)
6-1
105
2
1-0
3
Fort Collins
5-1
91
3
1-0
4
Eaglecrest (1)
5-0
71
5
2-0
5
Valor Christian
5-0
69
6
2-0
6
Fossil Ridge
2-1
68
4
1-0
7
Castle View
5-2
45
7
2-0
8
Chatfield
3-1
21
8
0-1
9
Cherry Creek
1-2
19
10
0-0
10
Rock Canyon
2-4
15
9
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 7, Bear Creek 6, Fruita Monument 5, Legend 5, Pine Creek 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Lakewood 4, Rampart 3, Fairview 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Monarch 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
6-1
94
1
5-1
2
Ponderosa
8-1
65
3
2-0
3
Holy Family
4-3
62
2
0-1
4
Niwot
5-1
51
4
5-1
5
Discovery Canyon (1)
7-1
46
10
6-0
6
Palmer Ridge
5-2
37
6
4-1
7
Longmont
6-1
33
–
6-0
8
Erie
6-2
32
5
4-1
9
Evergreen
5-3
25
8
4-1
10
Air Academy
3-3
17
7
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Mead 15, Berthoud 14, Pueblo West 13, Battle Mountain 11, Eagle Valley 7, Mullen 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Thomas Jefferson 4, Coronado 3, Woodland Park 3, D’Evelyn 2, Frederick 2, Palisade 2, Silver Creek 2.
Dropped out
Cheyenne Mountain (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
2-0
108
1
0-0
2
Lutheran (2)
6-0
99
2
5-0
3
University
5-0
83
3
1-0
4
Faith Christian
4-1
65
4
3-1
5
Platte Valley
5-2
50
5
4-2
6
Alamosa
9-0
39
8
2-0
7
Valley
3-4
30
6
3-3
8
Colorado Springs Christian
4-1
28
10
2-0
9
Coal Ridge
4-3
17
–
3-1
10
Middle Park
1-3
15
9
0-3
Others receiving votes:
Aspen 13, Manitou Springs 8, Eagle Ridge Academy 7, Resurrection Christian 7, DSST: College View 6, St. Mary’s 6, Bayfield 4, Delta 4, Roaring Fork 4, Bennett 3, Bishop Machebeuf 3, KIPP Denver 2, Lamar 2, Buena Vista 1, Sterling 1.
Dropped out
Resurrection Christian (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (9)
5-0
90
1
3-0
2
Meeker
7-0
79
2
2-0
3
Wiggins
7-0
67
3
1-0
4
Swink
7-0
65
5
2-0
5
Denver Christian
5-1
49
6
2-0
6
Del Norte
7-1
42
7
3-0
7
Simla
4-2
40
4
0-2
8
Rye
5-1
17
10
2-0
9
Union Colony
5-1
9
–
4-0
10
Akron
5-2
8
–
4-1
Others receiving votes:
Sanford 7, Front Range Christian 4, Highland 4, Vail Mountain 4, Limon 3, Dawson School 2, Rocky Ford 2, Byers 1, Hoehne 1, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Fowler (8), Limon (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (7)
3-0
79
1
1-0
2
La Veta
5-1
71
4
2-0
3
Briggsdale
7-0
67
5
2-0
4
Otis
5-0
54
2
4-0
5
McClave
4-1
41
3
0-1
6
Fleming
3-4
35
6
2-3
7
Weldon Valley
6-1
30
10
1-0
8
De Beque (1)
6-0
28
9
3-0
9
Flagler/Hi-Plains
2-0
18
–
2-0
10
Dove Creek
6-1
17
7
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Stratton/Liberty 13, Walsh 12, Springfield 9, Cheyenne Wells 6, Sangre de Cristo 4, Belleview Christian 3, Haxtun 3, Merino 3, Cotopaxi 2.
Kit Carson controlled the game from start to finish in moving to 2-0 this season.
“We ran the ball really well,” coach Curt Connelley told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “Our special teams really got us on the board quickly.”
Joe Bryan returned a kickoff for a touchdown, and his brother, Chris Bryan, returned a punt for a score.
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8-man: Fowler 28, (4) Akron 20
Fowler knocked off the previously-unbeaten Rams with a late score. The Grizzlies recovered a kickoff after a fortunate bounce to set up the touchdown.
“It was a lot of smashmouth football. Akron had a couple of big plays on us. They did a great job defensively,” coach Mark Van Sickle told the Scoreboard Show. “We were three- to four-yards and a cloud of dust. It was great to get back to what I think Fowler football is.”
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Notables
Ponderosa got a huge win by upsetting No. 3 Windsor in 4A, 17-13. Nick Hoff and Ethan Waite each rushed for a touchdown.
Hinkley is off to its first 2-0 start since 2014 following a 7-0 win over Gateway. The Thunderbirds have opened the season with consecutive shutouts.
Pagosa Springs knocked off 1A No. 3 Centauri 31-12.
Smoky Hill is now 3-0 for the first time since 2007. The Buffs beat Northglenn 21-6.
Quite the stat line for Bryson Long of No. 6 Peetz in 6-man: He rushed for 270 yards and had five touchdowns in a 67-22 win over No. 9 Fleming.
It’s always a big rivalry game, and even though they’re now in different classes, this matchup was no different as 1A No. 1 Strasburg beat 2A No. 8 Bennett 32-8.
In a game that featured six lead changes, 4A No. 4 Chatfield held off Brighton 39-30.
In 8-man, No. 4 Prairie beat No. 10 Briggsdale 56-40. “We had a little bit more offensively efficiency. Our offense clicked a lot more tonight,” coach Justin Kerns told the Scoreboard Show of the difference from his team’s first game to its second. Photos from the game are here.
5A Castle View won a wild back-and-forth game on the final play of the game against Wasatch (Utah), 36-35. The Sabercats are now 2-1 under Todd Casebier in his first year — doubling their win total from last season.
Evergreen blocked a last-second field goal to upset Mead.
Denver North QB Erik Flores threw for 370 yards and five touchdowns in his team’s 56-40 win over Englewood. Four of those TDs went to Keon Brickens.
In 5A, Highlands Ranch beat Regis Jesuit in overtime, 20-17.
Eagle Valley snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 57-12 victory against Alameda.
2A No. 7 Basalt cruised to a 47-6 win over Battle Mountain. “The offensive line really played well tonight,” coach Carl Frerichs told the Scoreboard Show.
8-man No. 1 Sedgwick County has now won 25 games in a row after beating Gilpin County 60-0.
