After two seasons away, Deer Trail football is returning to the field.

Chris Wehner, the school’s athletic director and football coach, said that the Eagles will indeed have a program this season. They have eight games scheduled, and open the season Sept. 1 at home against Prairie.

Wehner and a group of others started a campaign to re-start the program during homecoming last season.

“We talked about how it would be great as a community and as a student body to have football back for homecoming.” Wehner said on Tuesday afternoon. “It was strange to have homecoming without a football game.”

Wehner is a former assistant at Grand Junction under Robbie Owens. He said he was drawn to the small small, where he and his wife both teach.

“We wanted to help this small community rebuild the program,” Wehner said.

Deer Trail plays in the 6-man classification, and will compete in the East Central League.

The Eagles were 0-8 in 2014, and 2-6 in 2013. But in the two years prior, the team went a combined 19-3, reaching the semifinal round each season.

Deer Trail dropped its program just prior to the 2015 season, citing a lack of players.

The 2016 all-state volleyball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These team were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Melissa Evans, Highlands Ranch

Coach of the year: Paul Shimek, Fossil Ridge

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Audrey Cheng	Fairview	Senior	S
Melissa Evans	Highlands Ranch	Senior	OH/RS
Haley Fuller	Chatfield	Senior	OH
Skylar Lane	Rock Canyon	Senior	S
Alyssa Oswald	Mountain Vista	Senior	OH
Jasmine Schmidt	Chaparral	Senior	RS/S
Riley Zuhn	Fossil Ridge	Sophomore	MB/OH

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Keeley Davis	Rock Canyon	Junior	OH
Brynn Montgomery	Fossil Ridge	Senior	S/RS
Lauren Rice	Fossil Ridge	Senior	L
Caroline Schmiedeler	Fairview	Senior	OH
Daisy Schultz	Cherry Creek	Senior	S
Catie Semadeni	Fossil Ridge	Sophomore	OH/RS/MB
Gracyn Voggesser	Fort Collins	Senior	OH

Honorable mention: Mara Abernethy, Coronado, Junior, MH; Hannah Bagley, Boulder, Junior, OH; Sierra Bartley, Chatfield, Senior, RS; Logan Belford, Loveland, Senior, OH/RS; Amelia Berg, Rocky Mountain, Junior, MB/RS; Riley Bradbury, Rock Canyon, Senior, DS/OH; Maddie Burns, Ralston Valley, Senior, S/RS; Kate Chapman, Cherry Creek, Senior, L/DS; Makenna Davis, Chaparral, Senior, OH; Annie Ell, Mountain Vista, Senior, S/RS; Erin Gillcrist, Lakewood, Senior, OH; Chase Jackson, Denver East, Senior, OH; Lindsey Jin, Pine Creek, Senior, OH; Amanda Keller, Mountain Vista, Junior, MH; Annika Larson, Rocky Mountain, Sophomore, DS/L/S; Jayden Liberty, Arapahoe, Senior, MB; Maya Patterson, Denver East, Senior, MH; Ty Stiller, Lakewood, Senior, MH; Katie Turner, Legend, Senior, OH; Sophie Wingert, Monarch, Senior, MH; Killy Winz, Arapahoe, Senior, OH.

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Elizabeth Reich, Lewis-Palmer

Coach of the year: Krista Solomon, Holy Family

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Casey Ahrendsen	Cheyenne Mountain	Senior	OH
Lydia Bartalo	Lewis-Palmer	Senior	OH
Allie Freeburg	Montrose	Senior	OH
Michaela Putnicki	Lewis-Palmer	Senior	OH
Elizabeth Reich	Lewis-Palmer	Senior	MH
Ali Travis	Holy Family	Sophomore	OH
Sam Weber	Holy Family	Senior	L

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Rylee Anderson	Silver Creek	Junior	OH
Mackenzie Fidelak	Niwot	Junior	OPP/S
Ellie Gubser	Cheyenne Mountain	Senior	MH
Addison Hays	Roosevelt	Senior	L
Brilane Manchego	Pueblo West	Junior	S/OH
Jaden Sandoval	Thomas Jefferson	Senior	OH
Mckenna Sciacca	Lewis-Palmer	Sophomore	S

Honorable mention: Abby Adams, Valor Christian, Senior, DS; Madi Bruen, Windsor, Senior, OH/OPP; Alexis Buckhaults, Canon City, Senior, OH; Brynn Chavez, Niwot, Senior, S; Haley Frischholtz, Battle Mountain, Senior, DS/L; Natalie Haggard, D’Evelyn, Junior; Molly Jewett, Eagle Valley, Senior, S; Kylie Martin, Eagle Valley, Senior, OH/MB; Marlo Masters, The Classical Academy, Senior, MH; Annie McAninch, Thomas Jefferson, Senior, MH; Jenna McGann, Palmer Ridge, Senior, OPP; Jessa Megenhardt, Berthoud, Senior, S; MaLeigha Menegatti, Pueblo West, Junior, OH; Mya Michaelson, Erie, Junior, MB/OH; Kelsey Montgomery, Valor Christian, Senior, MB; Micaiah Nichols, Montrose, Senior, MH; Emilee Scates, Centaurus, Senior, S; Cara Siegel, Pueblo Centennial, Senior, OH/MB/RS; Abby Thiessen, Palisade, Senior; Julie Ward, Berthoud, Junior, OH/DS; McKenna Webster, Silver Creek, Senior, S.
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Class 3A

Player of the year: Tarynn Sieg, Eaton

Coach of the year: Rene Aafedt, Valley

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Emily Baier	Delta	Senior	OH
Cassie Davis	Colorado Springs Christian	Senior	S
Courtney Leafgren	Eaton	Senior	L/DS
Chelsey Lockey	Eaton	Junior	S
Katherine Potter	University	Senior	–
Brooke Schilling	Valley	Senior	MH/OH
Tarynn Sieg	Eaton	Senior	MB

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Emily Bauer	Bayfield	Senior	OH
Megan Farrah	Pagosa Springs	Senior	OH
Bailey Martin	Middle Park	Junior	MB
Ashlyn Martinez	Valley	Senior	MH
Nicole Mooney	Coal Ridge	Senior	OH
Bailey Scott	Colorado Springs Christian	Senior	OH
Kyra Zuhlke	Resurrection Christian	Senior	–

Honorable mention: Christine Ajayi, Colorado Springs Christian, Junior, RS/OH/DS; Laura Ambler, Rye, Senior, OH; Emily Broerman, St. Mary’s, Senior, L/DS/OH; Kylie Chavez, Sterling, Senior, MH/OH; Shannon Cody, Alamosa, Senior, OH; Halie Diederich, Valley, Junior, S/DS; Madeleline Foutz, Bayfield, Senior, L/OH; Makenzie Harris, Eaton, Sophomore, RS/OH; Bella Horton, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton, Junior, MH; Dana Kotz, Coal Ridge, Senior, S/RS; Samantha Lewis, Jefferson Academy, Senior, MB; Morgan Lewis, Pagosa Springs, Junior, S; Madelyn Malm, University, Sophomore; Makayla Mills, Delta, Senior, MB; Layne Neiberger, Middle Park, Junior, S; Emily Nortnik, Delta, Senior, S; Kylyn Rigsby, Grand Valley, Senior; Tara Ruggles, Grand Valley, Senior; Maddie Uyemura, Platte Valley, Sophomore, S; Lelaina Wakeham, Bennett, Senior, MH; Emily Wright, Coal Ridge, Junior, L/DS; Kailee Yano, Peak to Peak, Senior, S/RS.
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Class 2A

Player of the year: Katie Kurz, Dayspring Christian

Coach of the year: Kristin Kurz, Dayspring Christian

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Makayla Bell	Dayspring Christian	Senior	MH/OH
McKenna Hartigan	Paonia	Senior	MH
Luisa Hernandez	Yuma	Senior	MH
Katie Kurz	Dayspring Christian	Junior	OH
Emily Pieper	Paonia	Senior	S/OH
Laney Swan	Colorado Springs School	Senior	S
Shaelyn Walton	Hoehne	Junior	MB/OH

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Brittney Anton	Denver Christian	Senior	OH
Chasey Blach	Yuma	Sophomore	MB
Peyton Bodemann	West Grand	Senior	MH/OH
Kelsi Donoho	Dayspring Christian	Senior	S
Megan Godsey	Wray	Senior	OH/MH
Kassidy Lotrich	Fowler	Senior	S
Jerraldawn Rector	Simla	Junior	OH

Honorable mention: Devin Dallas, Del Norte, Senior; Cassidy Dotter, John Mall, Junior, RS; Alex Forsythe, Ignacio, Senior, OH/S/OPP; Serenity Ham, Custer County, Senior, S; Kegan Hamacher, Simla, Sophomore, OH; Bailey Jones, Del Norte, Senior; Quincy Lester, Sargent, Senior; Ashley Matney, West Grand, Senior, S; Ara Norwood, Ridgway, Senior, S; McKenna Palmer, Paonia, Junior, MH/OH; Cody Robinson, Yuma, Sophomore, OH/MH/S; Meira Stanger, Swink, Senior; Jaydi Starling, Colorado Springs School, Senior, OH/MB; Sarah Stevelinck, Lyons, Junior, L; Brianna VanVleet, Paonia, Senior, OH; Gabby Willson, West Grand, Senior, OH/RS; Kiana Wright, Union Colony, Senior, S/OPP.
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Class 1A

Player of the year: Shaylee Johnson, Fleming

Coach of the year: Doug Kamery, Fleming

First Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Bailey Chintala	Fleming	Junior	OH
Tess Hornung	Kit Carson	Sophomore	–
Shaylee Johnson	Fleming	Senior	MH/MB
Emily Kaiser	Prairie	Senior	OH
Alli Keisel	Fleming	Junior	MH/MB
Maddie Pollart	Prairie	Senior	OPP/OH/L
Kalyn Serrato	Fleming	Senior	S

Second Team
Name	School	Year	Pos.
Shayla Bogenhagen	Kit Carson	Senior	–
Kaylee Corsentino	La Veta	Sophomore	OH/MH
Melanie Deering	Kiowa	Senior	OH
Hannah Kinnison	Prairie	Freshman	OH/OPP/MB
Sarah McGinley	Heritage Christian	Senior	MB
Anna Sanchini	Weldon Valley	Junior	OH
McKenzie Smith	Kit Carson	Sophomore	–

Honorable mention: Antionette Archuleta, Sierra Grande, Senior, OH/MH; Tatum Chase, McClave, Senior, MH; Jacqueline Dalbotten, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, MH/MB; Haley Dietz, Arickaree, Senior, MB/MH; Zoe Gustafson, Denver Waldorf, Senior, S/OPP; Tatelyn Lasley, Springfield, Senior, S/OH; Skyla Miller, Briggsdale, Junior; Megan Moore, Flagler, Senior, OH; Emily Pranger, Elbert, Senior, MH; Brenna Rouse, Eads, Junior, OH; Tailey Singer, Deer Trail, Senior, S/MH; Hanna Stallings, Otis, Senior, S/MB; Essence Tolson, Otis, Senior, MB; Carlie Wytulka, Nucla, Senior, S/RS; Ashley Yergert, Kim, Junior; Skylar Ziegler, Cheyenne Wells, Senior.

Three schools have been forced to not field their football teams for the 2015 season due to low numbers.

Deer Trail (6-man), Prairie (6-man) and Longmont Christian (8-man) will all not play this season, according to CHSAA assistant commissioner Harry Waterman, who oversees football. As they decided to not field their programs prior to the season, their opponents will receive a bye on the date they were scheduled to play. Teams also have the option to schedule another opponent.

As of Friday morning, those are the only programs that have notified the CHSAA office they won’t be playing this season. The 2015 season begins on Aug. 27 with Zero Week.

If any further programs decide to not play prior to Aug. 27, their opponents will receive a bye, as well. However, if a team stops play after the season has begun, they will forfeit their remaining scheduled games to their opponents.

Prairie went 4-4 last season, Deer Trail was 0-8, and Longmont Christian finished 0-9.

A little more than three weeks ago, Eaglecrest softball went to Dakota Ridge and easily handled the Eagles.

The final was 8-1 that day. They’d already beaten Douglas County, a quarterfinal team last season, as well as Rock Canyon, another quarterfinalist in 2013. No one is going to anoint a state champion after three games — but Eaglecrest sure looked like a favorite at that point.

Well, here’s the state of Class 5A softball at this moment: Dakota Ridge is ranked No. 1, Eaglecrest is now No. 9. And both are still very much in contention for the No. 1 overall seed come next month.

The classification has been crazy. Consider that there ceased to be an unbeaten team in 5A softball on Sept. 11 — less than three weeks into the season.

But what makes it all the more confusing is the sheer amount of parity.

Chaparral shot up to No. 5 in this week’s ranking after 10-consecutive wins. The Wolverines dropped their first two games this week.

After Eaglecrest’s 3-0 start, the Raptors lost to Brighton. Two games later, Brighton lost to Columbine. Columbine turned around and lost to Mountain Vista. Mountain Vista then fell to Cherry Creek. Two games after that, Cherry Creek lost to Lakewood, which then lost to Chatfield.

Dakota Ridge is currently the No. 1 team in the state. They have won four games in a row, but have the loss to Eaglecrest and another to Mountain Range. Two games after beating Dakota Ridge, Mountain Range lost to Fossil Ridge.

“When the committee sits down to figure out head-to-head, it’s going to be: ‘What week?'” joked Bud Ozzello, CHSAA’s assistant commissioner who administers softball. “That’s how good this classification is.”

So who will end up as the No. 1 seed? Who knows. What’s clear is that there’s no clear-cut favorite.

Dakota Ridge has a win over Legend, which beat Douglas County, which has beaten Columbine, which has topped Brighton, which owns a win over Grandview, which beat Eaglecrest — which, of course, beat Dakota Ridge.

The classification has become a snake eating its own tail.

Ultimately, what this regular season is proving is that it likely won’t even matter much who gets the No. 1 overall seed. Or the Nos. 8, 9 or 10, for that matter.

Because in order to reach the state tournament, and move on once there, “You’re going to have to battle,” Ozzello said.

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Short stuff

• The first of the new championship trophies were delivered last week: boys golf. The rest have since been delivered, and now dot CHSAA’s hallways until their championship dates.
• Berthoud football is off to a 3-0 start, and ranked No. 10 in 3A this week. This may be a case of those special graduating classes that come through schools at one time or another. According to John Hall of the Berthoud Surveyor, this year’s junior class was a stellar bunch dating to their youth, including winning the Northern Colorado Championship.
• Due to low numbers, Deer Trail will forfeit its game to Peetz this week. Deer Trail was down to five guys.
• Pinnacle’s football team beat Jefferson 55-18 last week, and in doing so snapped an 18-game winning streak. Their last win came in Sept. 2012.
• Castle View’s Savannah Heebner threw a perfect game in a 14-0 win over Highlands Ranch last week. She struck out 10 in five innings, and is now 10-1 with a 0.77 ERA in 11 games. She has four shutouts.
• It was quite the weekend for Fairview’s athletic department. The volleyball team won the Bruins Classic on Saturday, capped by a 2-1 win over Cherry Creek. On Monday, the volleyball team cracked the 5A rankings at No. 8. Also over the weekend, the boys tennis team also tied Cherry Creek in winning the Cherry Creek Invitational. That followed a win over Cherry Creek in a dual earlier in the week.
• Steamboat Springs JV boys soccer goalie Andrew McCawley scored a goal off a long punt. Here’s video.
• Following Valor Christian’s loss last week, 8-man’s Dayspring Christian owns the state’s longest football winning streak at 16 games.
• After going 3-4 last week, Colorado football teams are now 20-11 against out-of-state competition this season.
• Three Broncos players visited local football programs on Tuesday. Corey Nelson stopped by Horizon, Ben Garland went to Legacy, and Montee Ball was at Gateway.
• Englewood’s student-athletes spent time at a local elementary school on Wednesday.
• The NFHS Network previewed the Chaparral-Legend volleyball match, which is Thursday night.
• Cherry Creek wideout Joseph Parker committed to Wyoming on Monday.
• Colorado boys lacrosse has two highly-ranked sophomores in the Class of 2017. Per Inside lacrosse, Mountain Vista’s Colin Munro (a North Carolina commit) is No. 4 nationally, while Fossil Ridge’s Jake Frane (Notre Dame) is No. 17.
• Highlands Ranch hired longtime assistant Joe Gleason as its baseball coach.
• Mullen turned to Matt Guglielmo to coach its girls soccer team. He’s also the school’s boys coach.
• Valor Christian alum Max McCaffrey had two touchdowns for Duke football in its win over Kansas last week. He’s now the team’s leading receiver this season with 178 yards.
• Grandview alum Kevin Gausman was part of the Balitmore Orioles squad which clinched the AL East on Tuesday.
• A Colorado legislator is considering a proposal which “would require public schools to change Indian-themed mascots that the Native American community found offensive.” The threat of losing state funding would hang over those schools which don’t change it, according to the proposal.
• If you missed it Wednesday, our Brian Miller detailed the story of Hugo Falco, a Brazilian exchange student who is playing 6-man football at Stratton/Liberty.
• How about this rushing performance from Alaska: 516 yards, eight touchdowns.
• More national stuff: A Pennsylvania football team won on a last-second hook and ladder play.
• Really interesting piece here: The Death of the Multisport Athlete.

The 2014 football league and classification alignment, as set by the football committee, and approved by CLOC and the legislative council.

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

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Class 5A

* – Denotes playing up

Centennial (6)
School	Enrollment
Cherokee Trail	2,633
Cherry Creek	3,512
Eaglecrest	2,513
Grandview	2,588
Overland	2,282
Valor Christian *	847

Continental North (6)
School	Enrollment
Rock Canyon	1,948
Fruita Monument	1,706
Highlands Ranch *	1,608
Mountain Vista	2,100
ThunderRidge	2,019
Regis Jesuit *	1,408

Continental South (6)
School	Enrollment
Castle View	1,850
Doherty	2,064
Fountain-Fort Carson	1,714
Legend	1,978
Chaparral	2,105
Douglas County	1,824

Flatirons (8)
School	Enrollment
Boulder	1,939
Brighton	1,841
Denver East	2,433
Montbello	2,160
Northglenn	1,796
Prairie View	1,794
Thornton	1,770
Westminster	2,390

Front Range (8)
School	Enrollment
Fairview	2,128
Fossil Ridge	2,090
Horizon	1,917
Legacy	2,178
Monarch	1,624
Mountain Range	1,964
Poudre	1,780
Rocky Mountain	1,934

Jeffco (8)
School	Enrollment
Arvada West	1,703
Bear Creek	1,729
Chatfield	1,805
Columbine	1,660
Lakewood	2,091
Pomona *	1,448
Ralston Valley	1,748
Mullen *	723

South Metro (7)
School	Enrollment
Arapahoe	2,188
Gateway	1,680
Heritage	1,668
Hinkley	1,923
Rangeview	2,305
Grand Junction	1,694
Smoky Hill	2,141

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Class 4A

** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in the 5A playoffs

Foothills (6)
School	Enrollment
Falcon	1,253
Mesa Ridge	1,330
Montrose	1,361
Sand Creek	1,231
Vista Ridge	1,239
Widefield	1,240

Longs Peak (6)
School	Enrollment
Adams City **	1,768
Greeley West	1,518
Longmont	1,180
Loveland	1,521
Thompson Valley	1,238
Windsor	1,225

Mountain (6)
School	Enrollment
Aurora Central **	2,084
Denver South	1,380
G. Washington	1,436
Golden	1,289
Standley Lake	1,344
Wheat Ridge	1,307

Northern (6)
School	Enrollment
Broomfield	1,428
Fort Collins	1,517
Greeley Central	1,407
Mountain View	1,180
Silver Creek	1,129
Skyline	1,352

Pikes Peak (6)
School	Enrollment
Air Academy	1,402
Durango	1,075
Liberty	1,576
Palmer Ridge	1,095
Pine Creek	1,467
Rampart	1,524

Plains (6)
School	Enrollment
Dakota Ridge	1,545
Green Mountain	1,105
Ponderosa	1,161
J.F. Kennedy	1,259
Lincoln	1,517
Littleton	1,383

Southern (6)
School	Enrollment
Cheyenne Mountain	1,309
Coronado	1,498
Palmer #	1,986
Pueblo Centennial	1,251
Pueblo South	1,357
Pueblo West	1,368

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Class 3A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down

Colorado 7 (8)
School	Enrollment
Elizabeth	762
Englewood	611
Fort Lupton	601
Fort Morgan	892
Lutheran *	329
Skyview	780
Vista Peak	877
Weld Central	609

Metro North (6)
School	Enrollment
Centaurus	1,017
Arvada	905
Conifer	819
D’Evelyn	642
Evergreen	1,009
Thomas Jefferson	1,027

Northern (8)
School	Enrollment
Berthoud	678
Erie	770
Frederick	969
Holy Family	619
Mead	767
Niwot **	1,311
Northridge	1,046
Roosevelt	817

South Central (5)
School	Enrollment
The Classical Academy	618
Pueblo Central	827
Pueblo County	833
Pueblo East	1,030
Sierra	877

Southern (6)
School	Enrollment
Canon City	1,019
Discovery Canyon	1,009
Harrison	815
Lewis-Palmer	1,033
Mitchell **	1,215
Woodland Park	881

Western Slope (8)
School	Enrollment
Delta	626
Eagle Valley	711
Glenwood Springs	797
Central G.J. **	1,452
Palisade	1,049
Rifle	720
Steamboat Springs	645
Summit	770

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Class 2A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in 3A playoffs

Colorado (8)
School	Enrollment
Alameda **	884
Denver North **	680
Denver West	576
Faith Christian	413
Kent Denver	465
Machebeuf	353
Manual	406
Ridge View *	296

Frontier (8)
School	Enrollment
The Academy	520
Bennett *	286
Jefferson	396
KIPP	354
Middle Park	331
The Pinnacle	537
Sheridan	333
Strasburg	357

Patriot (6)
School	Enrollment
Brush	442
Eaton	502
Platte Valley	333
Sterling	565
University	531
Valley	528

Tri-Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Florence	465
La Junta	367
Lamar	416
Manitou Springs	520
St. Mary’s	308
Trinidad *	236

Western Slope North (6)
School	Enrollment
Aspen	555
Basalt	373
Coal Ridge	547
Moffat County	504
Roaring Fork	333
Battle Mountain #	794

Western Slope South (6)
School	Enrollment
Bayfield	368
Gunnison	326
Olathe	351
Pagosa Springs	395
Montezuma Cortez**	664
Alamosa	506

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Class 1A

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down
# – Must qualify in 2A playoffs

Metro (8)
School	Enrollment
Clear Creek	224
Cornerstone Christian*	61
Denver Christian	142
Estes Park #	333
Front Range Christian	179
Lyons	221
Platte Canyon	299
Resurrection Christian	216

North Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Burlington	232
Highland	239
Holyoke	176
Wiggins	158
Wray	195
Yuma	225

South Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Byers	158
Calhan	141
Crowley County	140
C.S. Christian	280
Limon	136
Rocky Ford	200

Southern Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Centauri	269
Center	178
Dolores	208
Ignacio	217
John Mall *	116
Monte Vista	256

Tri-Peaks (6)
School	Enrollment
Buena Vista	248
Dolores Huerta	273
Ellicott	227
Peyton	217
Rye	225
Salida	295

Western Slope (6)
School	Enrollment
Cedaredge	239
Grand Valley	291
Hotchkiss	212
Lake County	292
Meeker	190
Paonia	148

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8-man

* – Denotes playing up
** – Denotes playing down

Arkansas Valley (6)
School	Enrollment
Granada *	65
Holly	77
Las Animas	109
McClave	89
Springfield	92
Wiley *	75

Central (9)
School	Enrollment
Elbert *	61
Gilpin County *	74
Justice	116
Longmont Christian*	69
Nederland **	185
R.M. Lutheran *	66
Vail Christian	113
West Grand	130
Pikes Peak Christian *	66

Mountain (7)
School	Enrollment
Del Norte	135
Dove Creek *	74
Mancos	111
Sanford	108
Sangre de Cristo	87
Sargent	119
Sierra Grande	84

Plains (6)
School	Enrollment
Akron	117
Caliche	93
Dayspring Christian	107
Haxtun	97
Merino	106
Sedgwick County	104

Southern (7)
School	Enrollment
Custer County	135
Cripple Creek/Victor	115
Fowler	114
Hoehne	121
Kiowa	113
Simla	102
Swink	102

Western Slope (6)
School	Enrollment
Hayden	113
Norwood	77
Nucla *	57
Plateau Valley *	72
Rangely	117
Soroco	105

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6-man

** – Denotes playing down

Central (6)
School	Enrollment
Colorado Deaf & Blind	59
Deer Trail	39
Genoa-Hugo	47
Hanover	57
Miami-Yoder **	83
South Park **	104

East Central (7)
School	Enrollment
Arickaree/Woodlin	33
Bethune	42
Flagler	48
Hi-Plains	45
Idalia	29
Otis	52
Stratton/Liberty	62

North (7)
School	Enrollment
Briggsdale	55
Fleming	73
North Park	56
Pawnee	28
Peetz	72
Prairie	56
Weldon Valley	58

Southeast (6)
School	Enrollment
Cheraw	62
Cheyenne Wells	48
Eads	54
Kit Carson	32
Manzanola	58
Walsh	50

Southwest (6)
School	Enrollment
Aguilar	25
Antonito **	79
Cotopaxi	51
La Veta	53
Mountain Valley	37
Primero	56

Football is back, and things seem to be picking up right where we left them.

Valor Christian leads the first-ever CHSAANow.com 5A football poll, which is voted on by coaches and media members across the state. The Eagles are four-time defending champions across three classifications, and beat Cherokee Trail to win last year’s 5A crown. Cherokee Trail, not surprisingly, is No. 2 in the preseason poll.

ThunderRidge, a semifinalist a year ago, is third, followed by Cherry Creek and Pomona. Grandview is No. 6 to begin the season, Ralston Valley is No. 7, while Columbine (No. 8), Chaparral (No. 9) and Regis Jesuit (No. 10) round out the 5A poll.

A total of three teams received first-place votes in the ranking: Valor Christian got 14, while Cherokee Trail and Cherry Creek received one each.

Monarch, the defending 4A champion, leads the preseason ranking in that classification, while Denver South, runner-up a year ago, is second. Wheat Ridge, Pine Creek and Pueblo West round out 4A’s top five teams.

In fact, each of the defending champions lead their respective preseason rankings. That includes Silver Creek (3A), Kent Denver (2A), Cedaredge (1A), Hoehne (8-man) and Fleming (6-man).

Complete polls for all classifications are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

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Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Valor Christian (14)	0-0	157	–
2	Cherokee Trail (1)	0-0	139	–
3	ThunderRidge	0-0	102	–
4	Cherry Creek (1)	0-0	98	–
5	Pomona	0-0	81	–
6	Grandview	0-0	71	–
7	Ralston Valley	0-0	62	–
8	Columbine	0-0	37	–
9	Chaparral	0-0	35	–
10	Regis Jesuit	0-0	23	–
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 22, Fairview 15, Fountain-Ft. Carson 9, Arapahoe 8, Eaglecrest 7, Mountain Vista 5, Douglas County 3, Chatfield 2, Grand Junction 2, Lakewood 2, Fort Collins 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Monarch (14)	0-0	140	–
2	Denver South	0-0	103	–
3	Wheat Ridge	0-0	93	–
4	Pine Creek	0-0	71	–
5	Pueblo West	0-0	64	–
6	Vista Ridge	0-0	58	–
7	Ponderosa	0-0	57	–
8	Windsor	0-0	39	–
9	Mesa Ridge	0-0	35	–
10	Falcon	0-0	32	–
Others receiving votes:
Dakota Ridge 20, Longmont 19, Loveland 10, Standley Lake 8, Montrose 7, Broomfield 5, Green Mountain 5, Cañon City 2, Mountain View 2, Cheyenne Mountain 1.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Silver Creek (8)	0-0	97	–
2	Rifle (2)	0-0	63	–
3	Elizabeth	0-0	61	–
4	Pueblo East	0-0	58	–
5	Conifer	0-0	47	–
6	Discovery Canyon	0-0	37	–
7	Pueblo Central	0-0	32	–
8	Roosevelt	0-0	31	–
9	Holy Family	0-0	30	–
10	The Classical Academy	0-0	18	–
Others receiving votes:
Glenwood Springs 17, Lutheran 14, Eagle Valley 12, Palisade 9, Delta 8, Erie 7, D’Evelyn 5, Northridge 3, Evergreen 2, Skyline 2.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Kent Denver (8)	0-0	80	–
2	Platte Valley	0-0	68	–
3	Florence	0-0	62	–
4	Eaton	0-0	53	–
5	Bayfield	0-0	46	–
6	Brush	0-0	38	–
7	La Junta	0-0	30	–
8	Faith Christian	0-0	27	–
9	Grand Valley	0-0	17	–
10	Strasburg	0-0	8	–
Others receiving votes:
Manitou Springs 3, Middle Park 3, Bennett 2, Trinidad 2, The Academy 1.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Cedaredge (8)	0-0	90	–
2	Buena Vista (1)	0-0	74	–
3	Limon	0-0	71	–
4	Centauri	0-0	49	–
5	Wray	0-0	47	–
6	Monte Vista	0-0	43	–
7	Wiggins (1)	0-0	41	–
8	Hotchkiss	0-0	37	–
9	Holyoke	0-0	28	–
10	Resurrection Christian	0-0	23	–
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 14, Ignacio 9, Paonia 8, Crowley County 4, Platte Canyon 4, Rye 4, Byers 2, C.S. Christian 2.

Class 8-man
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Hoehne (7)	0-0	70	–
2	Granada	0-0	57	–
3	Fowler	0-0	55	–
4	Dayspring Christian	0-0	38	–
5	Elbert	0-0	32	–
6	Walsh	0-0	26	–
7	Akron	0-0	22	–
8	Caliche	0-0	20	–
9	Dove Creek	0-0	16	–
10	Hayden	0-0	9	–
Others receiving votes:
McClave 8, Swink 8, Cheyenne Wells 6, Kiowa 5, Haxtun 4, Merino 3, La Veta 2, Sargent 2, Springfield 2.

Class 6-man
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Fleming (5)	0-0	25	–
2	Eads	0-0	17	–
3	Deer Trail	0-0	12	–
4	Hi-Plains	0-0	10	–
5	Liberty/Stratton	0-0	7	–
Others receiving votes:
Otis 3, Briggsdale 1.