PUBELO — Facing 4th down and 12, the pass protection broke down. Manitou Springs quarterback Caleb Allen had to scramble, hoping a receiver could open. His heel got clipped and he thought he was done for but he maintained his balance and hit Davis Mack for a big a first down.
And Allen did it with a torn ACL in his right knee.
That play setup a game-tying field goal and after two overtime sessions, the Mustangs beat Flatirons Academy 31-30 and are the Season C Class 2A football champions.
“Caleb’s just a warrior,” coach Cory Archuleta said. “He tore his ACL late in (Manitou’s regular season finale against Manual) and he’s been a warrior ever since. There was no way he wasn’t going to play in any of these games moving forward. He finished what he started.”
The Mustangs (7-1 overall) were better for it. They installed some wildcat options – that turned out to be vital in overtime – and relied on athletic trainer Nick Nunley to ensure that Allen was both safe and effective. That proved to be the case when he hit Joah Armour for an 80-yard game-winning touchdown against Buena Vista just to get the Mustangs to the title game.
“Nunley did a great job of keeping him safe,” Arch added.
Keeping him safe was vital as the Mustangs needed him for every step of one of the most thrilling football title games in recent memory.
A big completion from Jacob Dube to Trenton Rowan set the Bison (7-1) up for their first score of the game, but the Manitou defense held firm and the field goal attempt was blocked by Tyler Maloney.
The Mustangs stalled offensively and the Bison took quick advantage and took a 7-0 lead.
Manitou tied the game on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Armour, their first of two touchdown connections on the day. But the pass defense for the Mustangs continued to falter as Dube found Rowan for a 32-yard score to put the Bison back on top.
They had a chance to take major momentum into halftime as Dube scrambled and found a gap that directed him toward the end zone. Manitou linebacker Caden Harris caught him and knocked the ball loose and it rolled through the end zone, giving the ball to the Mustangs on their own 20 yard line. They went into halftime down just seven points rather than 14.
The Mustangs tied the game in the second half the second touchdown connection from Allen to Armour and the defense appeared to have adjusted from the first half. Until Deverick Dow found a hole and rumbled down the sideline, putting the Bison deep into Manitou territory.
Facing 3rd and 12, Dube scrambled for the first, getting inside the 10-yard line, but the Mustangs limited the damage to a field goal attempt. Rowan’s kick was good, giving the Bison a 17-14 lead with 2:45 left on the clock.
Allen got the offense moving with a completion to Ethan Boren, getting the Mustangs into Flatirons Academy territory. Facing 4th and 12, Allen scrambled and found Mack for the first down.
“He hit my heel and I thought I was going down,” Allen said. “Somehow I stayed on my feet and I was lucky Davis caught it.
That setup an Isaiah Thomas field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime, where Thomas earn his status as the game’s Most Outstanding Player.
The Bison scored quick, then Thomas came out in the wildcat and got his team into the end zone where they briefly went over their options.
“We wanted this game to win,” Thomas said. “But we trust in my leg and obviously the defense was showing up every single play.”
Thomas added another touchdown run in the second overtime and again the Bison found the end zone quickly. They opted for the 2-point conversion.
Dube found a gab but Jesse Jorstad made contact to slow him down before Parker Salladay wrapped up his legs and kept him just inches shy of the goal line.
“We knew it was the last play of the game,” Jorstad said. “Everyone was going 100%, especially on that last play.”
Through all the celebration, the Mustangs acted in the normal way that champions do. They congratulated their opponents on a hard-fought game. Allen did a much better job of hiding a slight limp with a bad knee than he did hiding his emotions.
When he talked with his family, they evaluated the risk and the reward of playing for three more games. The reward was more than worth it.
“I’m so glad I risked it,” Allen said. “This was pretty awesome.”
Grandview 32, Broomfield 20, Rock Canyon 20, Fort Collins 16, ThunderRidge 15, Cherokee Trail 9, Mullen 8, Pomona 7, Legend 7, Eaglecrest 5, Pine Creek 5, Ralston Valley 4, Highlands Ranch 3, Chaparral 2, Poudre 2, Grand Junction 1, Brighton 1
Dropped out
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Cheyenne Mountain (11)
2-0
154
1
2
Holy Family (1)
1-0
117
3
3
Montrose
3-0
72
7
4
Windsor
1-0
61
6
5
Falcon (2)
3-0
49
–
6
Fort Morgan
0-2
45
5
7
Ponderosa (1)
3-1
41
10
8
Golden (2)
1-2
40
4
9
Silver Creek
1-1
34
2
10
Erie
1-0
30
8
Others receiving votes:
Erie 30, Longmont 27, Palisade 22, Denver North 22, Riverdale Ridge 22, Mountain View 18, Thomas Jefferson 17, Pueblo County 17, Severance 15, Mead 14, Pueblo South 11, Evergreen 11, Vista PEAK Prep 10, Durango 9, George Washington 9, Wheat Ridge 9, Skyview 8, Frederick 7, Northridge 6, D’Evelyn 6, Palmer Ridge 5, Niwot 4, Northfield 4, Thornton 3, Discovery Canyon 3, Elizabeth 3, Air Academy 2, Pueblo East 2, Roosevelt 1, Greeley West 1, Battle Mountain 1
Dropped out
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Eaton (6)
3-0
112
1
2
University (5)
3-0
104
2
3
Lutheran
2-0
69
4
4
Faith Christian
3-0
63
6
5
Sterling
2-1
59
8
6
Resurrection Christian
1-2
54
3
7
Brush
0-2
45
8
8
Delta
0-0
40
5
9
Kent Denver
2-1
35
10
10
Colorado Academy
1-1
32
7
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 19, Bayfield 6, La Junta 6, Manitou Springs 4, Bennett 3, Montezuma-Cortez 3, The Academy 2, Peak to Peak 2, Moffat County 1, Alamosa 1
Dropped out
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Peyton (11)
2-0
119
1
2
Limon (1)
2-0
99
2
3
Hotchkiss
2-0
88
5
4
Wray
1-0
64
8
5
Cedaredge (1)
3-0
54
–
6
Swink
2-0
53
–
7
St. Mary’s
0-0
44
7
8
Rye
0-1
29
4
9
Highland
0-0
25
–
10
Yuma
2-1
24
–
Others receiving votes:
Buena Vista 20, Fowler 19, Dayspring Christian Academy 13, Calhan 12, Dawson School 9, Rocky Ford 7, Front Range Christian 6, Monte Vista 6, Akron 5, Colorado Springs Christian School 5, Denver Christian 3, Clear Creek 3, Byers 2, Burlington 2, Ignacio 2, Dolores Huerta 1, Center 1
Dropped out
Rocky Ford (8)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Flatirons Academy (3)
1-0
83
3
2
Holly (4)
1-0
61
5
3
Caliche (1)
1-0
54
6
4
Evangelical Christian
1-0
49
8
5
Nucla
2-0
46
4
6
Dove Creek (1)
1-0
43
2
7
Eads
2-0
39
–
8
Otis
4-0
33
7
9
Granada (1)
0-2
28
1
10
Cheyenne Wells
2-0
25
–
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Wells 24, Dayspring Christian 20, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 10, Merino 10, Cotopaxi 9, Stratton/Liberty 6, Prairie 4, Sierra Grande 3, Centennial 2, Mile High Academy 1
The Class 2A Season C football championship game is set as Manitou Springs and Flatirons Academy won their respective semifinal games and remain alive for next week.
Flatirons Academy was dominant while the Mustangs came away with a thrilling win that involved heroics in the last couple of minutes of play. The Mustangs and the Bison will play at the CSU-Pueblo Thunderbowl next Friday at 2 p.m.
[divider]
(4) Manitou Springs 20, (1) Buena Vista 17
BUENA VISTA — With about two minutes left on the clock, Manitou Springs needed a big play. So quarterback Caleb Allen decided to go to the biggest guy. Allen sold a pump fake on a screen pass then watched as Joah Armour raced up the sideline. Allen’s throw was right on the money and Armour hauled it in, then pulled away from the defenders pursuing him.
His touchdown gave the Mustangs (6-1 overall) a 20-17 and their first chance at a football title since 1990.
“(Offensive coordinator) Coach (Brandon) DeMatto told me at halftime that I was having a terrible night, straight up,” Armour said. “He said I was going to come out crazy in the second half and with Caleb throwing the ball, it’s hard not to catch it.”
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Allen and Armour connected on two touchdown passes on the night. Haden Camp got Buena Vista on the board first with a touchdown run in the second quarter. A long score from Isaiah Thomas got called back as the Mustangs were flagged for an illegal block in the back.
The next play, Allen found Armour on a slant and the Mustangs were on the board, but still trailing 7-6 after a failed 2-point conversion.
The Demons (6-1) added a field goal to increase the lead, but the Mustangs got their first lead of the game in the fourth quarter on a two-yard touchdown run from Thomas. Buena Vista scored quickly and took advantage of mental mistake from the Mustangs and recovered the ensuing kickoff.
The Mustangs escaped trouble as Buena Vista couldn’t run the rest of the clock off and missed its field goal attempt. And that’s when Allen found Armour for an 80-yard strike, a big play that both players badly wanted.
“It wasn’t just that I wanted it,” Allen said. “We needed it to get that momentum and to get more points on the board.”
The Demons had one last chance to drive down and either tie the game or take the lead, but a desperation pass was intercepted by Tate Christian to seal the game for Manitou.
The Mustangs head to the championship game on a six-game winning streak. They fell to Buena Vista in Week 1 but avenged that loss with a thrilling semifinal win.
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(2) Flatirons Academy 41, (3) Estes Park 6
(Barry Smith)
Flatirons Academy remains undefeated on the year after beating Estes Park 41-6 to advance to the 2A title game.
The two teams had met in Week 1 of Season C and the Bison won the game by just a point. Friday night, they were more polished and gained a fast edge and held on to it.
This was the first game that Flatirons Academy had played since April 17 after they were on the receiving end of forfeits from Ellicott and St. Mary’s.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Regis Jesuit (5)
0-0
117
2
Valor Christian (3)
0-0
80
3
Mountain Vista (3)
0-0
78
4
Cherry Creek (2)
0-0
76
5
Rocky Mountain
0-0
69
6
Fairview (1)
0-0
61
7
Heritage
0-0
49
8
Chatfield
0-0
45
9
Rock Canyon
0-0
30
10
Douglas County
0-0
25
Others receiving votes:
Legend 23, Grandview 20, Mullen 13, Ralston Valley 11, Cherokee Trail 11, ThunderRidge 10, Pueblo West 9, Legacy 9, Pine Creek 7, Fossil Ridge 6, Fort Collins 5, Broomfield 4, Grand Junction 3, Denver South 2, Arapahoe 2, Chaparral 2, Lakewood 1, Brighton 1, Mountain Range 1
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Cheyenne Mountain (4)
0-0
90
2
Silver Creek (3)
0-0
72
3
Holy Family (1)
0-0
57
4
Golden (2)
0-0
55
5
Fort Morgan
0-0
49
6
Windsor (1)
0-0
45
7
Montrose
1-0
29
8
Longmont
0-0
26
9
Erie
0-0
25
10
Ponderosa (1)
0-0
23
Others receiving votes:
Lewis-Palmer 19, Palisade 18, Pueblo County 15, Skyview 14, D’Evelyn 14, Mead 13, Severance 13, Pueblo South 9, Falcon 9, Elizabeth 8, Frederick 7, Denver North 7, Palmer Ridge 6, Centaurus 5, Evergreen 5, Niwot 4, Wheat Ridge 4, Roosevelt 4, Durango 4, Eagle Valley 3, Pueblo East 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Air Academy 2, Pueblo Central 1, Mountain View 1
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Eaton (3)
0-0
72
2
University (3)
0-0
67
3
Resurrection Christian (1)
0-0
49
4
Lutheran
0-0
43
5
Delta
0-0
35
6
Faith Christian
0-0
31
7
Colorado Academy
0-0
29
7
Sterling
0-0
29
9
Brush
0-0
20
9
Kent Denver
0-0
20
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 19, Alamosa 12, La Junta 12, Bayfield 11, Montezuma-Cortez 10, Pagosa Springs 9, Peak to Peak 8, Gunnison 5, Manitou Springs 4, Salida 4, Bennett 3, Strasburg 3, Basalt 2, Moffat County 1, Valley 1
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Peyton (5)
0-0
68
2
Limon (1)
0-0
44
3
Fowler
0-0
42
4
Rye (1)
0-0
36
5
Hotchkiss
0-0
30
6
Buena Vista
0-0
22
7
St. Mary’s
0-0
19
8
Rocky Ford
0-0
17
9
Wray
0-0
14
10
Dayspring Christian Academy
0-0
12
Others receiving votes:
Calhan 8, Cedaredge 8, Swink 8, Yuma 8, Holyoke 7, Colorado Springs Christian School 7, Front Range Christian 6, Highland 5, Dawson School 3, Clear Creek 3, Wiggins 2, Meeker 1, Burlington 1, County Line [Wiley/McClave] 1, Monte Vista 1
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Granada (3)
0-0
56
2
Dove Creek
0-0
35
3
Flatirons Academy (2)
0-0
34
4
Nucla
0-0
32
5
Holly (1)
0-0
30
6
Caliche
0-0
28
7
Otis (1)
0-0
27
8
Cotopaxi
0-0
23
9
Evangelical Christian
0-0
22
10
Haxtun
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Merino 17, Stratton/Liberty 15, Eads 13, Simla 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Longmont Christian 7, Sanford 3, Mile High Academy 3, Cripple Creek-Victor 2, Manzanola 1, Springfield 1, Cheyenne Wells 1
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Grandview (8)
0-0
184
2
Broomfield (3)
0-0
172
3
Arapahoe (1)
0-0
139
4
Rock Canyon (2)
0-0
106
5
Cherry Creek
0-0
98
6
Columbine (1)
0-0
92
7
Mountain Vista (2)
0-0
91
8
Fairview
0-0
87
9
Regis Jesuit
0-0
82
10
Rocky Mountain
0-0
74
11
Valor Christian (1)
0-0
67
12
Ralston Valley
0-0
51
Others receiving votes:
Fossil Ridge 40, Legacy 35, Boulder 35, Rampart 31, ThunderRidge 24, Cherokee Trail 24, Chatfield 24, Castle View 18, Brighton 11, Pine Creek 10, Northglenn 9, Legend 7, Lakewood 7, Ponderosa 7, Fort Collins 6, Liberty 5, Mountain Range 5, Denver East 5, Chaparral 4, Prairie View 3, Pomona 2, Denver South 2, Horizon 1, Vista PEAK Prep 1, Rangeview 1
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Evergreen (10)
0-0
213
2
Cheyenne Mountain (5)
0-0
181
3
D’Evelyn (4)
0-0
159
4
Air Academy
0-0
108
5
Wheat Ridge
0-0
101
6
Sand Creek
0-0
92
7
Mullen
0-0
86
8
Green Mountain
0-0
76
9
The Classical Academy
0-0
75
10
Windsor (1)
0-0
63
11
Pueblo Centennial
0-0
49
12
Battle Mountain
0-0
47
Others receiving votes:
Niwot 40, Holy Family 39, Palmer Ridge 36, Mead 30, Erie 20, Golden 19, Northridge 15, Lewis-Palmer 14, Denver North 13, Thompson Valley 13, Vista Ridge 11, Northfield 11, Glenwood Springs 8, Standley Lake 8, Pueblo West 7, Montrose 5, Frederick 4, Durango 4, Mountain View 3, Steamboat Springs 3, Discovery Canyon 3, Roosevelt 2, Skyview 1, Pueblo County 1
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Colorado Academy (15)
0-0
191
2
Kent Denver (2)
0-0
178
3
Jefferson Academy
0-0
154
4
Peak to Peak
0-0
100
5
Aspen
0-0
89
6
Liberty Common
0-0
77
7
Middle Park
0-0
72
8
Salida
0-0
62
9
St. Mary’s
0-0
59
10
Lutheran
0-0
52
11
Vail Mountain
0-0
51
12
Prospect Ridge Academy
0-0
49
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Ridge Academy 31, Manitou Springs 29, Stargate School 27, SkyView Academy 26, Colorado Springs Christian 17, The Academy 15, Jefferson 11, Roaring Fork 6, Sterling 5, KIPP Denver Collegiate 5, Alamosa 4, Faith Christian 3, Resurrection Christian 3, Coal Ridge 3, Frontier Academy 2, James Irwin 2, STRIVE Prep – SMART 2, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Dawson School (5)
0-0
104
2
Denver Christian (4)
0-0
99
3
Telluride
0-0
75
4
Crested Butte
0-0
69
5
Flatirons Academy
0-0
63
6
Front Range Christian
0-0
51
7
Loveland Classical
0-0
43
8
Ridgway
0-0
35
9
Del Norte
0-0
32
10
Belleview Christian
0-0
30
11
Colorado Rocky Mountain
0-0
29
12
Colorado Springs School
0-0
16
Others receiving votes:
Thomas MacLaren School 12, Clear Creek 11, Evangelical Christian 9, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Vail Christian 7, Rye 6, The Vanguard School 3, Campion Academy 1
Cory Archuleta will be the first man to admit that he’s not primarily a football coach. But coaching has been a vital part of his adult life. He served as the baseball coach for Manitou Springs for a few years before the football job came open.
Participation numbers were down and the program wasn’t the most attractive landing spot at the time, a far cry from the late 1980’s and early 90’s when the Mustangs were wining state championships.
Archuleta had a strong relationship with the Manitou athletes because of his time with the baseball team. He was the right guy to take the program over when he was hired in 2016. This season, everything is seeming to click for Manitou.
No longer running the single wing offense like the program had done for much of the last four decades, Archuleta credits his staff of (offensive coordinator) Brandon DeMatto, (defensive coordinator) Chad Hartinger and all-around assistant Stu Jeck of helping the Mustangs usher themselves into a new era.
Now the team is winning and winning big. After topping Manual on April 23 and earning a home playoff game, Archuleta has been named this week’s Denver Broncos high school football coach of the week.
Archuleta: Well, I got into coaching because I wanted to really give something back to the sports that I played growing up and try to help kids develop as athletes and young men. That’s probably the main reason I coach and then I really have kept coaching because of the relationships that I’ve built with other people on my coaching staffs and with the kids that I’ve coached these last 27 years.
Q: Why do you coach the way that you coach?
Archuleta: I’m just not that prototypical football coach. I coach the kids the way that I coach them to be a quality young men and to treat other people with respect. They don’t need to be beat down. I’m just more of a simpler-type coach from the standpoint that I’m just not a yeller or a screamer. I’m more of a guy that wants to listen to kids and try to help them and help them develop both on and off the field.
Q: From your players’ perspective, what do you think it’s like to be coached by you?
Archuleta: I’m hoping that they know that we are as a coaching staff and myself are going to give them everything we’ve have to try to help them become the best players they can possibly be and to squeeze out all the ability that they have, and to make the most of their high school experiences. And I also think that those kids know that I’m not just their coach. I’m a guy that wants to listen to them and understand them and know that they can come and talk to me, not just about athletics, but life problems or anything like that.
Q: Since dropping your first game, the team has played outstanding football. What’s been the spark behind the last four wins?
Archuleta: It’s just that we’ve gotten better as a team. And I think that coach DeMatto, our offensive coordinator, and coach Hartinger, our defensive coordinator, have made adjustments to the talent that we have. So we didn’t really have an identity in that first game because we knew we had been missing some kids. We had some talented kids that played in that game, but I think we needed our collective group of kids as a whole; our 31 kids to be able to mesh and to improve as a football team.
Q: The last couple of years have been a struggle. Is this the kind of season, even if it’s in the spring, that can reignite passion in football at a school like Manitou?
Archuleta: Absolutely. I’m a Colorado Springs kid, so I’ve grown up in this since birth. I remember when I was in high school, that Manitou when coach (George) Rykovich was here, when coach (Rob) Quarry was with him, I remember Manitou was the football school in our city. I mean, you had guys like (former Denver Bronco) Justin Armour walking the hallways and now we’ve got his kid (Joah) playing for us.
I never thought that the day would come that the interest would kind of die down a little bit with football at Manitou. I always thought there will always be football at Manitou because it was always such a football school. And then the last couple of years, with the way that things have kind of evolved and football’s kind of been in the headlines with injuries and other things, I never thought the numbers would dwindle down into the high-teens, low-twenties like we had a couple of years ago.
So I think that seeing all this, this big senior group of kids finally playing, having the middle school kids watch the games that we’ve played in, having the elementary school kids watch how we’ve this season, I really think that we’ve gotten over that hump. And I think at Manitou, football and the interest in it is going to really going to come back strong.
Q: For years, Manitou was known as that school that ran a single wing offense and you guys have very much gotten away from that this year. Can it be a new era is the team establishing a new identity on the field?
Archuleta: Absolutely. And to be honest with you, everything I know about coaching high school football has come from coach Rykovich and coach Quarry. I’m such a protegé of Rykovich and the single wing. That’s what he’s taught me these last six, seven years that I’ve been coaching that I’ve really kind of come to know the single wing.
But Coach DeMatto and Coach Jeck wanted to switch it up a little bit and spark an interest. I think the excitement level of kind of putting the single wing to rest and bringing in something new and exciting really drew the senior group of kids that wanted to have something that was fun, wide open and something that they could really thrive in. And I think that the middle school kids, they’re running the single wing one last year this year, but I think the middle school kids see what we’ve had and how successful we’ve been. It’s been crazy. But yeah, I I think the excitement’s there.
Q: You head into the playoffs this week against the team you finished the regular season against, is there concern or relief in having to go right into a rematch with Manual?
Archuleta: There’s always a concern. I know that the pros say it, the college teams say it all the time, but it’s hard to beat somebody twice, especially in back-to-back weeks and especially against a talented group of athletes like Manual has. It’s going to be hard to beat those guys twice in a seven-day span. But I like our chances. I like the kids that we have. I like the scheme and the things that we do. And I’m really confident moving forward and going into this one.
Q: You have a lot of kids who don’t have a lot of football experience, but those basketball players are coming off a run to the state semifinals. Do you think that’ll help fight off any nerves between now and whenever the season ends?
Archuleta: Absolutely. But I also believe that we just have a group of competitive kids, whether they played basketball or they wrestled. We have a couple of wrestlers. We have kids that have given us quality minutes and quality plays this season. We wouldn’t be anywhere without the basketball kids, but the wrestling kids and kids that played other sports. We have a talented group of kids. I’m just happy and blessed to be able to coach those guys.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing bcochi@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mountain Vista (11)
13-0
193
1
3-0
2
Rampart (1)
8-1
153
3
2-0
3
Cherry Creek
13-1
138
4
2-0
4
Ralston Valley (1)
14-0
135
7
4-0
5
Cherokee Trail
13-1
132
2
2-0
6
Columbine
10-1
123
6
3-1
7
Chaparral
9-2
110
5
3-0
8
Fossil Ridge
12-1
77
12
4-0
9
Legend
8-3
66
8
3-0
10
Valor Christian
7-4
58
10
3-2
11
Grandview
10-4
57
8
1-1
12
Chatfield
7-4
51
11
1-2
12
Pueblo West
13-1
51
15
3-0
14
Denver East
13-1
47
–
3-0
15
Fort Collins
10-4
46
13
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Liberty 26, Pine Creek 20, Loveland 11, Fruita Monument 10, Ponderosa 9, Lakewood 8, Brighton 7, Rocky Mountain 6, Castle View 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Douglas County 5, Broomfield 4, Denver South 3, Highlands Ranch 2, Heritage 1, Horizon 1
Dropped out
Liberty (14)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Windsor (8)
13-0
220
3
2-0
2
Cheyenne Mountain (3)
10-2
217
1
3-0
3
Palisade (2)
11-2
156
8
3-0
4
Coronado (1)
10-0
155
4
1-0
5
Eagle Valley
10-1
151
8
2-0
5
Palmer Ridge (2)
8-5
151
2
0-2
7
Mead
9-3
147
5
2-2
8
Discovery Canyon
8-3
119
7
1-1
9
Niwot
11-2
103
6
0-0
10
Durango
10-3
98
10
1-1
11
Frederick
12-2
61
11
1-0
12
Skyview
13-0
51
–
4-0
13
Holy Family
8-3
50
13
1-0
14
Woodland Park
8-1
48
12
0-0
15
Thompson Valley
9-3
37
14
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Erie 31, The Classical Academy 29, Thomas Jefferson 29, Lewis-Palmer 12, Montrose 11, Steamboat Springs 8, Lincoln 7, Mullen 7, Pueblo South 6, Evergreen 4, Roosevelt 3, Fort Morgan 3, Golden 3, George Washington 2, Northfield 1
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (15)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (16)
14-0
309
1
4-0
2
Sterling (1)
12-2
263
2
3-0
3
Lamar (2)
14-0
254
3
3-0
4
Montezuma-Cortez (2)
12-0
248
5
1-0
5
University
11-2
211
8
2-0
6
Bayfield
9-4
163
7
1-1
7
Lutheran
9-3
157
4
1-1
8
DSST: Montview
12-1
149
6
3-0
9
Alamosa
10-3
136
10
2-0
10
Prospect Ridge Academy
12-1
109
11
1-0
11
Resurrection Christian
8-4
108
8
1-1
12
Middle Park
11-3
89
13
2-1
13
Manitou Springs
9-3
83
14
3-1
14
Platte Valley
8-6
60
12
2-1
15
Liberty Common
8-6
44
–
1-2
Others receiving votes:
The Vanguard School 27, Centauri 21, St. Mary’s 16, Coal Ridge 12, Bishop Machebeuf 11, Valley 10, Colorado Springs Christian 9, Faith Christian 7, Eagle Ridge Academy 5, Frontier Academy 5, DSST: Byers 4, Bennett 2, Delta 2, Ellicott 2, Pagosa Springs 2, Highland 1, James Irwin 1
Dropped out
Faith Christian (15)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wiggins (8)
12-2
199
1
1-0
2
Denver Christian (5)
12-0
192
2
6-0
3
Meeker (1)
12-0
181
3
3-0
4
Sedgwick County
12-2
166
4
2-0
5
Fowler
10-3
143
5
2-1
6
Vail Christian
9-0
123
6
2-0
7
Dayspring Christian Academy
12-2
117
7
3-1
8
Vail Mountain
9-2
77
8
1-0
9
Del Norte
10-4
67
10
1-1
10
Soroco
10-3
65
11
1-2
11
Holyoke
10-4
64
–
4-0
12
Limon
7-7
50
8
2-1
13
Heritage Christian
10-4
36
12
2-1
14
Addenbrooke Classical Academy
7-2
33
–
2-1
15
Union Colony Prep
10-4
32
13
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Rye 31, Dawson School 23, Sargent 22, Telluride 13, Dolores 12, Yuma 11, Hoehne 7, West Grand 5, Rocky Ford 5, Monte Vista 4, Byers 2
Dropped out
Rye (14), Dawson School (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (3)
12-2
215
1
1-2
2
Wiley (3)
13-1
205
3
4-0
3
Merino (3)
12-2
204
5
3-0
3
Simla (5)
14-0
204
2
3-0
5
Stratton/Liberty
13-1
163
4
2-1
6
Briggsdale
11-3
142
8
2-0
7
Springfield
12-2
120
6
2-1
8
Sangre de Cristo
11-3
114
7
2-0
9
Otis
11-3
102
15
4-0
10
Kit Carson
9-5
101
8
1-1
11
Belleview Christian (2)
11-0
89
11
4-0
12
Dove Creek
11-2
77
10
3-1
13
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
8-4
60
12
1-1
14
McClave
9-5
41
14
0-1
15
Elbert
10-2
30
13
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Weldon Valley 12, Haxtun 10, Kim/Branson 8, Cotopaxi 6, Flagler 4, Cheraw 4, Idalia 3, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 2, Flatirons Academy 2, Hi-Plains 1, La Veta 1
In the final coaches poll of the Season C regular season, Denver South, Thomas Jefferson, Glenwood Springs, Buena Vista and Hoehne were voted No. 1 in their respective classifications.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing bcochi@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
