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  • Ralston Valley enters 5A girls basketball ranking at No. 10

    Ralston Valley senior Janelle Feldmann, far left, and junior Morgan Nishida, far right, attempt to rip the ball away from Chatfield sophomore Peyton Gibler during the Class 5A Jeffco League opener for both teams Tuesday night. Ralston Valley came away with a 60-51 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Ralston Valley is No. 10 in this week’s 5A girls basketball poll. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Ralston Valley has joined this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com girls basketball poll. The Mustangs, who went 2-0 last week, are No. 10.

    Elsewhere, the No. 1 teams remained the same. Those are Regis Jesuit (5A), Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Yuma (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Mesa Ridge made the most significant jump in the 4A poll in going from No. 5 to No. 3.

    The 3A poll added Sterling (No. 6) and Peak to Peak (No. 8).

    These polls will serve as the rankings over the winter break, and through the first part of January. The next poll will not come out until Jan. 13.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (15) 6-1 150 1 2-1
    2 Highlands Ranch 7-1 124 2 3-0
    3 ThunderRidge 7-2 108 3 2-2
    4 Fossil Ridge 8-0 97 5 2-0
    5 Grandview 7-1 96 4 2-1
    6 Lakewood 8-0 54 7 2-0
    7 Rock Canyon 4-2 47 6 2-1
    8 Castle View 6-1 37 8 4-0
    9 Cherry Creek 7-1 24 9 4-0
    10 Ralston Valley 6-2 21 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pine Creek 20, Denver East 11, Rampart 11, Grand Junction 5, Arapahoe 4, Monarch 4, Mountain Vista 4, Horizon 3, Legend 3, Dakota Ridge 1, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Monarch (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Broomfield (13) 6-0 148 1 1-0
    2 Pueblo South 7-1 126 2 3-0
    3 Mesa Ridge (2) 7-0 118 5 4-0
    4 Valor Christian 7-2 92 3 2-2
    5 Elizabeth 7-1 73 6 2-1
    6 Pueblo West 6-1 68 4 2-1
    7 Palmer Ridge 6-1 57 8 2-0
    8 D’Evelyn 4-3 34 7 0-0
    9 Sand Creek 3-2 33 9 0-0
    10 Silver Creek 5-2 23 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Glenwood Springs 21, Pueblo East 10, Palisade 8, Pueblo County 5, Thompson Valley 3, Air Academy 2, Mullen 2, Eagle Valley 1, Longmont 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 7-1 116 1 1-1
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 6-0 102 2 2-0
    3 Lamar 6-0 77 5 2-0
    4 Centauri 6-0 73 3 1-0
    5 Bishop Machebeuf 5-1 61 6 1-0
    6 Sterling 6-1 50 – 3–1
    7 Eaton 5-1 35 4 1-1
    8 Peak to Peak 5-1 25 – 2-0
    9 Strasburg 6-0 24 10 2-0
    10 Coal Ridge 5-1 14 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Trinidad 11, Kent Denver 9, The Classical Academy 8, Frontier Academy 8, Valley 7, Brush 6, Olathe 6, The Academy 6, Aurora West 5, Middle Park 4, St. Mary’s 4, The Pinnacle 3, Florence 2, Manitou Springs 2, Jefferson Academy 1, Sheridan 1.
    Dropped out
    Estes Park (7), St. Mary’s (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (9) 4-0 108 1 1-0
    2 Peyton (2) 6-0 94 3 2-0
    3 Lutheran 4-0 80 4 2-0
    4 Akron 4-1 67 2 2-1
    5 Liberty Common 7-0 58 6 0-0
    6 Simla 5-0 40 7 1-0
    7 Hoehne 3-1 32 9 0-0
    8 Paonia 4-2 31 8 2-0
    9 Meeker 3-1 26 – 0-0
    10 Sangre de Cristo 3-3 18 5 0-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian 14, Kiowa 12, Crowley County 7, The Vanguard 7, Del Norte 5, Wray 2, Highland 1, Hotchkiss 1, Limon 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Kiowa (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (4) 5-0 49 1 1-0
    2 Norwood (1) 5-0 44 3 2-0
    3 Idalia 5-0 38 4 1-0
    4 Eads 5-1 36 2 2-1
    5 Kit Carson 4-2 30 6 2-1
    6 Prairie 6-0 25 7 2-0
    7 McClave 4-1 17 10 1-1
    8 Cheraw 5-0 10 9 2-0
    9 Dove Creek 6-0 8 5 2-0
    10 Liberty/Stratton 3-3 7 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Hi-Plains 4, Holly 3, Walsh 3, Belleview Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Arapahoe, Grand Junction join 5A boys basketball ranking

    Thomas Jefferson Pueblo County boys basketball
    Thomas Jefferson remained in the No. 3 spot in the 4A poll. (Pam Wagner)

    Unbeatens Arapahoe and Grand Junction have joined this week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings in 5A.

    The Warriors (3-0) are No. 9, while Grand Junction (5-0) is No. 10. Highlands Ranch, last week’s No. 5, and Chaparral, last week’s No. 10, both dropped out this week.

    Elsewhere, Denver East maintained its grip on the top spot, and Fossil Ridge continued its climb up the poll. The SaberCats are No. 2 this week, moving up two spots from No. 4. Fossil Ridge went 3-0 last week, including a 66-48 win over Highlands Ranch.

    Overland fell one spot to No. 3, and is followed by No. 4 Mountain Vista and No. 5 Regis Jesuit. Mountain Vista moved up from eighth; Regis up from No 6.

    Eaglecrest is sixth in this week’s 5A poll, Legend is seventh and Rangeview fell five spots to eighth.

    In addition to Denver East, the other four No. 1 teams remained the same this week: Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Sanford (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    The 4A poll added Air Academy at No. 10 this week. That ranking also saw Thompson Valley jump from fifth to second following wins over three 5A teams. Thomas Jefferson is third.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (22) 5-0 220 1 2-0
    2 Fossil Ridge 6-0 186 4 3-0
    3 Overland 2-2 155 2 1-0
    4 Mountain Vista 4-0 126 8 3-0
    5 Regis Jesuit 4-1 125 6 2-1
    6 Eaglecrest 6-1 118 7 3-0
    7 Legend 4-0 66 9 2-0
    8 Rangeview 4-1 60 3 2-1
    9 Arapahoe 3-0 31 – 0-0
    10 Grand Junction 5-0 23 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 20, Chaparral 16, Grandview 16, Monarch 15, Highlands Ranch 14, Chatfield 6, Cherry Creek 5, Ralston Valley 4, ThunderRidge 4.
    Dropped out
    Highlands Ranch (5), Chaparral (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (16) 6-0 177 1 4-0
    2 Thompson Valley (2) 6-0 135 5 3-0
    3 Thomas Jefferson 3-0 129 3 3-0
    4 Longmont 5-0 109 6 3-0
    5 Pueblo East 5-2 99 4 3-1
    6 Sand Creek 3-0 85 7 1-0
    7 Golden 6-1 55 10 3-1
    8 D’Evelyn 4-2 46 9 2-1
    9 Cheyenne Mountain 3-1 45 2 2-1
    10 Air Academy 6-1 40 – 4-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Falcon 35, Greeley Central 11, Lewis-Palmer 8, Mountain View 7, Frederick 6, Mesa Ridge 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Glenwood Springs 1, Ponderosa 1, Pueblo South 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 5-0 98 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 4-0 81 3 2-0
    3 Brush (1) 2-0 77 2 1-0
    4 Jefferson Academy 4-0 69 9 4-0
    5 Bishop Machebeuf 4-0 67 6 3-0
    6 Faith Christian 4-3 36 4 3-1
    7 Moffat County 3-1 29 7 3-1
    8 The Pinnacle 3-1 22 – 1-0
    9 Kent Denver 3-1 20 10 2-0
    10 Colorado Springs Christian 1-2 19 5 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Science & Tech 10, St. Mary’s 6, Valley 6, Aspen 4, Monte Vista 4, Cedaredge 2, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    Aspen (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (12) 4-0 155 1 4-0
    2 Yuma (3) 3-0 125 2 2-0
    3 Akron 2-0 110 4 1-0
    4 Lutheran 2-1 106 3 1-0
    5 Ignacio (1) 5-0 101 5 2-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 4-2 75 6 3-0
    7 Limon 3-1 39 9 2-0
    8 Simla 3-1 31 10 2-0
    9 Rye 4-1 30 – 1-1
    10 Denver Christian 1-3 24 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 23, Peyton 22, Haxtun 13, Alexander Dawson 11, Sedgwick County 6, Crowley County 3, Front Range Christian 3, Custer County 1, Paonia 1, Rangely 1, Sierra Grande 1.
    Dropped out
    Peyton (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 4-0 60 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains 3-1 50 2 1-1
    3 McClave 4-0 49 3 2-0
    4 Shining Mountain 4-0 42 5 2-0
    5 Vail Christian 3-1 37 6 2-0
    6 Norwood 2-2 25 4 1-1
    7 Prairie 3-1 21 7 2-0
    8 Holly 2-1 14 8 1-0
    9 Cheyenne Wells 3-0 10 – 1-0
    10 Jim Elliot Christian 2-1 8 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 5, Stratton 3, Cheraw 2, Granada 2, Walsh 2.
    Dropped out
    Granada (10).

  • Lakewood, Cherry Creek jump into 5A girls basketball ranking

    Chaparral Lakewood girls basketball
    Lakewood is No. 7 in this week’s 5A poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Lakewood, coming off a 4-0 week, has jumped into the 5A CHSAANow.com girls basketball ranking.

    The Tigers (6-0) are No. 7 this week, and are joined by fellow newcomer Cherry Creek (3-1), which is No. 9 this week.

    Regis Jesuit remained as the unanimous No. 1 pick in 5A. In fact, the Nos. 1-4 teams stayed the same this week. The Raiders continued to be followed by No. 2 Highlands Ranch, No. 3 ThunderRidge and No. 4 Grandview.

    Fossil Ridge jumped up from ninth to fifth, and Rock Canyon from eighth to sixth. Castle View is eighth, and Monarch is tenth.

    Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Yuma (2A) and Caliche (1A) all remained atop their respective rankings this week.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (16) 4-0 160 1 2-0
    2 Highlands Ranch 4-1 138 2 0-0
    3 ThunderRidge 5-0 125 3 2-0
    4 Grandview 5-0 112 4 3-0
    5 Fossil Ridge 6-0 89 9 2-0
    6 Rock Canyon 2-1 72 8 0-0
    7 Lakewood 6-0 45 – 4-0
    8 Castle View 2-1 38 5 1-1
    9 Cherry Creek 3-1 25 – 1-0
    10 Monarch 1-1 21 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Poudre 17, Ralston Valley 15, Pine Creek 13, Horizon 8, Grand Junction 4, Arapahoe 2, Denver East 2, Mountain Vista 2, Rampart 1.
    Dropped out
    Poudre (7), Ralston Valley (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Broomfield (13) 5-0 130 1 3-0
    2 Pueblo South 4-1 103 2 3-1
    3 Valor Christian 5-0 92 7 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 4-0 86 4 1-0
    5 Mesa Ridge 3-0 75 3 1-0
    6 Elizabeth 5-0 65 10 4-0
    7 D’Evelyn 4-3 45 8 2-1
    8 Palmer Ridge 4-1 43 5 1-1
    9 Sand Creek 3-2 23 6 2-1
    10 Silver Creek 4-2 17 9 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 9, Air Academy 7, Glenwood Springs 7, Steamboat Springs 4, Pueblo East 3, Englewood 2, Longmont 2, Berthoud 1, Palisade 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (10) 6-0 100 1 4-0
    2 Pagosa Springs 4-0 89 2 3-0
    3 Centauri 5-0 73 3 2-0
    4 Eaton 4-0 68 5 1-0
    5 Lamar 4-0 64 4 3-0
    6 Bishop Machebeuf 4-1 43 – 3-0
    7 Estes Park 4-1 26 – 2-1
    8 St. Mary’s 2-1 22 6 2-1
    9 Coal Ridge 4-1 17 – 3-0
    10 Strasburg 4-0 14 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Kent Denver 10, Jefferson Academy 7, Sterling 6, Trinidad 6, Manitou Springs 3, The Classical Academy 2.
    Dropped out
    Peak to Peak (7), Valley (8), Kent Denver (9), Sterling (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 3-0 79 1 1-0
    2 Akron (1) 2-0 69 2 1-0
    3 Peyton 4-0 59 3 3-0
    4 Lutheran 2-0 55 4 1-0
    5 Sangre de Cristo 3-0 38 6 0-0
    6 Liberty Common 7-0 35 10 3-0
    7 Simla 4-0 31 9 3-0
    8 Paonia 2-2 25 8 1-1
    9 Hoehne 3-1 22 – 2-1
    10 Kiowa 4-0 10 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 7, Meeker 4, Del Norte 2, Heritage Christian 1, Holyoke 1, Sedgwick County 1, The Vanguard 1.
    Dropped out
    Holyoke (5), Meeker (7).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (5) 4-0 58 1 2-0
    2 Eads 3-0 49 2 2-0
    3 Norwood (1) 3-0 47 3 1-0
    4 Idalia 4-0 44 4 2-0
    5 Dove Creek 4-0 32 7 2-0
    6 Kit Carson 2-1 30 6 2-1
    7 Prairie 4-0 22 – 2-0
    8 Liberty/Stratton 2-2 15 – 2-2
    9 Cheraw 3-0 12 – 2-0
    10 McClave 3-0 9 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Holly 6, Walsh 3, Hi-Plains 2, Jim Elliot Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    Stratton (5), Hi-Plains (8), Belleview Christian (9), Holly (10).

  • Rangeview, Fossil Ridge move up in 5A boys basketball ranking

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Rangeview and Fossil Ridge both made big jumps in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A boys basketball poll.

    Rangeview, ranked fifth last week, is up to No. 3 following a 2-0 week. Included was a 74-70 win over then-No. 9 Chaparral.

    Fossil Ridge, meanwhile, went from sixth to fourth after going 3-0 last week. The standout win was a 58-51 win over then-No. 3 Eaglecrest.

    The 5A ranking continued to be led by Denver East, which has also started 3-0 at the Great Western Shootout in Utah. Overland remained in the No. 2 spot despite going 1-2 at the same tournament.

    Highlands Ranch rounds out the 5A top 5.

    The other No. 1 teams also stayed the same this week: Valor Christian (4A), Holy Family (3A), Sanford (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (18) 3-0 180 1 3-0
    2 Overland 1-2 137 2 1-2
    3 Rangeview 2-0 125 5 2-0
    4 Fossil Ridge 3-0 124 6 3-0
    5 Highlands Ranch 1-0 95 4 1-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 2-0 84 7 2-0
    7 Eaglecrest 3-1 59 3 3-1
    8 Mountain Vista 1-0 58 8 1-0
    9 Legend 2-0 30 10 2-0
    10 Chaparral 1-1 27 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    ThunderRidge 23, Arapahoe 18, Cherry Creek 7, Fort Collins 6, Grandview 6, Monarch 6, Grand Junction 3, Chatfield 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 2-0 119 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 1-0 96 3 1-0
    3 Thomas Jefferson 0-0 78 5 0-0
    4 Pueblo East 2-1 76 2 2-1
    5 Thompson Valley 3-0 58 8 3-0
    6 Longmont 2-0 57 7 2-0
    7 Sand Creek 2-0 51 9 2-0
    8 Denver South 1-2 44 4 1-2
    9 D’Evelyn 2-1 28 6 2-1
    10 Golden 3-0 25 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Falcon 16, Ponderosa 7, Air Academy 3, Mesa Ridge 3, Lewis-Palmer 2, Greeley Central 1, Palmer Ridge 1, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    Lewis-Palmer (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (7) 3-0 96 1 3-0
    2 Brush (3) 1-0 90 2 1-0
    3 Colorado Academy 2-0 73 3 2-0
    4 Faith Christian 1-2 61 4 1-2
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 0-0 55 5 0-0
    6 Bishop Machebeuf 1-0 34 – 1-0
    7 Moffat County 0-0 28 7 0-0
    8 Aspen 0-0 23 10 0–1
    9 Jefferson Academy 0-0 19 9 0-0
    10 Kent Denver 1-1 16 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 11, Denver Science & Tech 10, Valley 8, Pagosa Springs 7, Eaton 6, The Pinnacle 4, Centauri 3, University 3, Platte Valley 2, Grand Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (9) 0-0 108 1 0-0
    2 Yuma (2) 1-0 93 5 1-0
    3 Lutheran 1-1 81 2 1-1
    4 Akron 1-0 74 7 1-0
    5 Ignacio 3-0 67 6 3-0
    6 Resurrection Christian 1-2 41 4 1-2
    7 Denver Christian (1) 0-2 35 3 0-2
    8 Peyton 1-0 34 – 1-0
    9 Limon 1-1 24 8 1-1
    10 Simla 1-1 22 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 16, Rye 13, Haxtun 11, Sedgwick County 6, Alexander Dawson 5, Byers 5, Heritage Christian 5, Meeker 5, Paonia 5, Crowley County 4, Hayden 3, Dayspring Christian 2, Sangre de Cristo 1.
    Dropped out
    Swink (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 2-0 69 1 2-0
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 2-0 63 2 2-0
    3 McClave 2-0 53 5 2-0
    4 Norwood 1-1 48 3 1-1
    5 Shining Mountain 2-0 32 4 2-0
    6 Vail Christian 1-1 29 8 1-1
    7 Prairie 1-1 17 – 1-1
    8 Holly 1-1 13 6 1-1
    9 Jim Elliot Christian 1-0 12 – 1-0
    10 Granada 0-0 10 10 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Walsh 9, Fleming 8, Cheyenne Wells 6, Denver Jewish Day 5, Ouray 3, Primero 3, Stratton 3, Arickaree 1, Pawnee 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (7), Otis (9).

  • 5A girls basketball ranking adds Fossil Ridge, Ralston Valley

    Regis Jesuit continues to be atop the 5A girls basketball ranking. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    Regis Jesuit continues to be atop the 5A girls basketball ranking. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Fossil Ridge and Ralston Valley have joined this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A girls basketball poll.

    Fossil Ridge is off to a 4-0 start, including in-state wins over Chaparral and Fruita Monument, as well as a 2-0 showing in Wyoming. The SaberCats are No. 9 this week.

    Ralston Valley is No. 10 in the poll. The Mustangs went 2-1 last week with a loss to Rock Canyon, but beat Cherry Creek and then-No. 3 Arapahoe. Arapahoe dropped out this week.

    The No. 1 teams from last week all stayed put. So Regis Jesuit (5A), Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Yuma (2A) and Caliche (1A) all continue to lead their respective polls.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (22) 2-0 220 1 2-0
    2 Highlands Ranch 4-1 181 2 4-1
    3 ThunderRidge 3-0 152 8 3-0
    4 Grandview 2-0 149 4 2-0
    5 Castle View 1-0 87 7 1-0
    6 Monarch 0-0 81 6 0-0
    7 Poudre 3-0 80 10 3-0
    8 Rock Canyon 2-1 78 5 2-1
    9 Fossil Ridge 4-0 45 – 4-0
    10 Ralston Valley 2-1 34 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 28, Lakewood 18, Cherry Creek 15, Arapahoe 14, Rampart 9, Chaparral 6, Bear Creek 4, Pine Creek 4, Denver East 3, Grand Junction 1, Palmer 1.
    Dropped out
    Arapahoe (3), Cherry Creek (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Broomfield (10) 2-0 125 1 2-0
    2 Pueblo South (3) 1-0 118 2 1-0
    3 Mesa Ridge 2-0 106 4 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 3-0 63 6 3-0
    5 Palmer Ridge 3-0 50 8 3-0
    6 Sand Creek 1-1 48 5 1-1
    7 Valor Christian 3-0 45 – 3-0
    8 D’Evelyn 2-2 44 3 2-2
    9 Silver Creek 3-0 41 – 3-0
    10 Elizabeth 1-0 36 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Montrose 21, Conifer 4, Longmont 4, Pueblo County 4, Delta 2, Canon City 1, Mullen 1, Thompson Valley 1, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out
    Montrose (7), Canon City (9), Air Academy (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (13) 2-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs 1-0 100 2 1-0
    3 Centauri 3-0 86 5 3-0
    4 Lamar 1-0 74 4 1-0
    5 Eaton 3-0 64 7 3-0
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 56 6 0-0
    7 Peak to Peak 1-0 35 9 1-0
    8 Valley 0-0 34 8 0-0
    9 Kent Denver 3-0 33 – 3-0
    10 Sterling 2-1 24 10 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 23, Olathe 16, Faith Christian 7, Clear Creek 6, Grand Valley 5, Jefferson Academy 4, Manitou Springs 4, Estes Park 3, Coal Ridge 2, Denver Science & Tech 2, Platte Valley 2, Salida 2, Brush 1, Classical Academy 1, Trinidad 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver Science & Tech (3).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 2-0 88 1 2-0
    2 Akron (1) 1-0 76 2 1-0
    3 Peyton 1-0 63 4 1-0
    4 Lutheran (1) 1-0 57 3 1-0
    5 Holyoke 1-0 45 6 1-0
    6 Sangre de Cristo 3-0 37 5 3-0
    7 Meeker 1-0 25 10 1-0
    8 Paonia 1-1 20 7 1-1
    9 Simla 1-0 18 – 1-0
    10 Liberty Common 4-0 16 – 4-0
    Others receiving votes:
    The Vanguard 15, Wray 9, Highland 6, Hoehne 5, Del Norte 4, Limon 4, Rye 3, Heritage Christian 2, Kiowa 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (8), The Vanguard (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (5) 2-0 67 1 2-0
    2 Eads 1-0 57 2 1-0
    3 Norwood (2) 2-0 55 5 2-0
    4 Idalia 2-0 43 4 2-0
    5 Stratton 0-0 41 3 0-0
    6 Kit Carson 0-0 34 6 0-0
    7 Dove Creek 2-0 23 – 2-0
    8 Hi-Plains 0-0 15 7 0-0
    9 Belleview Christian 3-0 14 – 3-0
    10 Holly 2-0 9 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiley 6, Briggsdale 5, Prairie 5, Walsh 4, McClave 3, Centennial 2, Jim Elliot Christian 1, South Baca 1.
    Dropped out
    Kim (8), Pawnee (9), Walsh (10).

  • Denver East leads preseason 5A boys basketball poll

    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    Denver East begins the season ranked atop the 5A poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Denver East, Valor Christian, Holy Family, Sanford and Caliche are the preseason boys basketball favorites in their respective classifications.

    Those teams were the No. 1 picks in the 5A through 1A CHSAANow.com rankings released Monday morning.

    Denver East received 19 of 20 first-place votes in the 5A poll. The Angels return their top five scorers from last season’s runner-up squad, including University of Colorado commit Dominique Collier and his 20.1 points per game.

    Overland is No. 2 in the 5A ranking, and is following by defending champion Eaglecrest at No. 3. Highlands Ranch is fourth, and Rangeview rounds out the top 5.

    Fossil Ridge is sixth in the 5A poll, Regis Jesuit is seventh, Mountain Vista is eighth, Chaparral is ninth and Legend is tenth. Monarch narrowly missed the top-10.

    A total of 23 teams appeared on preseason ballots in the 5A ranking.

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    Valor Christian is 4A’s preseason No. 1 team. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Another runner-up from a season ago, Valor Christian, heads the 4A preseason ranking. The Eagles return their top eight scorers from last season. That includes Chase Foster, who averaged 20.0 points per game last season.

    Pueblo East is second in the 4A ranking, and is followed by No. 3 Cheyenne Mountain, No. 4 Denver South and No. 5 Thomas Jefferson. Two-time defending champion Lewis-Palmer is ranked 10th to begin the 2013-14 season.

    Holy Family heads the 3A poll, though No. 2 Brush received an equal amount of first-place votes (five). The Tigers reached the Great 8 last season.

    Defending 3A champion Pagosa Springs is unranked to begin the year.

    In 2A, Sanford is the No. 1 pick. The Indians reached the Final 4 last season. Denver Christian, last season’s champion, is ranked third.

    Caliche heads the preseason 1A poll. The Buffaloes were in last season’s semifinals. Defending champion McClave is ranked fifth.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Denver East (19) 0-0 199
    2 Overland 0-0 148
    3 Eaglecrest (1) 0-0 106
    4 Highlands Ranch 0-0 100
    5 Rangeview 0-0 87
    6 Fossil Ridge 0-0 79
    7 Regis Jesuit 0-0 72
    8 Mountain Vista 0-0 52
    9 Chaparral 0-0 51
    10 Legend 0-0 44
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 41, Chatfield 22, Fort Collins 19, Cherokee Trail 17, ThunderRidge 11, Montbello 10, Abraham Lincoln 9, Grandview 9, Fairview 7, Cherry Creek 6, Dakota Ridge 5, Grand Junction 5, Arapahoe 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Valor Christian (12) 0-0 151
    2 Pueblo East 0-0 101
    3 Cheyenne Mountain (2) 0-0 100
    4 Denver South (1) 0-0 87
    5 Thomas Jefferson 0-0 84
    6 D’Evelyn 0-0 63
    7 Longmont 0-0 59
    8 Thompson Valley 0-0 58
    9 Sand Creek (1) 0-0 48
    10 Lewis-Palmer 0-0 32
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 25, Falcon 13, Ponderosa 9, Windsor 9, Mesa Ridge 8, Elizabeth 6, Sierra 5, Durango 4, Frederick 4, Pueblo West 4, Greeley Central 3, Pueblo South 3, Green Mountain 1, Kennedy 1, Palisade 1, Widefield 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Holy Family (5) 0-0 100
    2 Brush (5) 0-0 85
    3 Colorado Academy (1) 0-0 84
    4 Faith Christian 0-0 66
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 0-0 54
    6 Kent Denver 0-0 32
    7 Moffat County 0-0 31
    8 Eaton 0-0 28
    9 Jefferson Academy 0-0 27
    10 Aspen 0-1 21
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 14, Denver Science & Tech 12, Manitou Springs 12, Pagosa Springs 12, The Pinnacle 12, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Centauri 5, Fort Lupton 2, Alamosa 1, Frontier Academy 1, Roaring Fork 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sanford (8) 0-0 130
    2 Lutheran (1) 0-0 124
    3 Denver Christian (3) 0-0 110
    4 Resurrection Christian (1) 0-0 77
    5 Yuma (1) 0-0 74
    6 Ignacio 0-0 69
    7 Akron (1) 0-0 59
    8 Limon 0-0 50
    9 Simla 0-0 34
    10 Swink 0-0 30
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 18, Paonia 9, Crowley County 6, Rocky Ford 6, Meeker 5, Rye 5, Byers 4, Hayden 4, Sierra Grande 4, Haxtun 3, Heritage Christian 3, Sangre de Cristo 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Caliche (3) 0-0 48
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 0-0 39
    3 Norwood 0-0 34
    4 Shining Mountain 0-0 30
    5 McClave (2) 0-0 26
    6 Holly 0-0 25
    7 Fleming 0-0 23
    8 Vail Christian 0-0 22
    9 Otis 0-0 19
    10 Granada 0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 8, Denver Jewish Day 6, Pawnee 6, Elbert 5, Primero 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, La Veta 4, Bethune 3, Stratton 3, Deer Trail 2.

  • Regis Jesuit on top of 5A girls basketball’s preseason ranking

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    Regis Jesuit begins 2013-14 atop the 5A girls basketball poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Regis Jesuit is the unanimous No. 1 selection in CHSAANow.com’s preseason girls basketball ranking in 5A.

    The poll, released on Monday, featured 18 first-place votes. The Raiders received each one. And it makes sense: Regis Jesuit did not graduate any players from last year’s team which won the title. The squad also has six seniors committed to Division I schools, including Diani Akigbogun (Texas) and Justine Hall (Purdue).

    Highlands Ranch, last season’s 5A runner-up, is No. 2 in the preseason ranking. Arapahoe is third, Grandview is fourth and Rock Canyon rounds out the top-5.

    Monarch, with coach Gail Hook returning from a one-year hiatus, is sixth. Castle View is seventh, ThunderRidge is eighth, Cherry Creek is ninth and Poudre is tenth.

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    Holy Family is ranked No. 1 in 3A girls basketball. Broomfield is No. 1 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)

    In 4A, Broomfield heads the preseason poll. The Eagles reached last year’s semifinals, where they lost to eventual champion Pueblo South by three points. Pueblo South begins the season ranked No. 2.

    Holy Family is on top of the 3A ranking. The Tigers won last year’s championship.

    The 2A poll is headed by Yuma, even though the Indians received three first-place votes to Akron’s four. Akron beat Yuma in last season’s title game, and is ranked second.

    Caliche is the preseason No. 1 team in 1A. The Buffaloes lost in last season’s quarterfinals. Defending champion Wiley is unranked to begin the season.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Regis Jesuit (18) 0-0 180
    2 Highlands Ranch 0-0 145
    3 Arapahoe 0-0 115
    4 Grandview 0-0 85
    5 Rock Canyon 0-0 75
    6 Monarch 0-0 69
    7 Castle View 0-0 53
    8 ThunderRidge 0-0 51
    9 Cherry Creek 0-0 41
    10 Poudre 0-0 34
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 30, Chaparral 22, Denver East 21, Lakewood 18, Ralston Valley 16, Palmer 14, Fossil Ridge 10, Rampart 8, Legacy 2, Heritage 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Broomfield (8) 0-0 137
    2 Pueblo South (5) 0-0 123
    3 D’Evelyn (2) 0-0 119
    4 Mesa Ridge 0-0 109
    5 Sand Creek 0-0 74
    6 Pueblo West 0-0 44
    7 Montrose 0-0 42
    8 Palmer Ridge 0-0 28
    9 Canon City 0-0 19
    10 Air Academy 0-0 17
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 16, Windsor 15, Mullen 14, Valor Christian 14, Elizabeth 12, Pueblo County 9, Centaurus 8, Golden 5, Rifle 5, Evergreen 4, Greeley Central 4, Glenwood Springs 3, Thompson Valley 2, Berthoud 1, Conifer 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Holy Family (14) 0-0 140
    2 Pagosa Springs 0-0 107
    3 Denver Science & Tech 0-0 101
    4 Lamar 0-0 70
    5 Centauri 0-0 68
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 63
    7 Eaton 0-0 42
    8 Valley 0-0 35
    9 Peak to Peak 0-0 30
    10 Sterling 0-0 26
    Others receiving votes:
    Bishop Machebeuf 21, Kent Denver 15, Manitou Springs 11, Olathe 8, Coal Ridge 7, Grand Valley 7, Clear Creek 6, Platte Valley 4, Salida 3, Trinidad 3, Moffat County 2, Buena Vista 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (3) 0-0 82
    2 Akron (4) 0-0 74
    3 Lutheran (2) 0-0 67
    4 Peyton 0-0 66
    5 Sangre de Cristo 0-0 33
    6 Holyoke 0-0 27
    7 Paonia 0-0 26
    8 Rye 0-0 18
    9 The Vanguard 0-0 17
    10 Meeker 0-0 16
    Others receiving votes:
    Ignacio 11, Del Norte 9, Hoehne 9, Simla 8, Las Animas 5, Liberty Common 5, Swink 5, Limon 4, Sanford 4, Burlington 3, Calhan 3, Heritage Christian 2, Springfield 2, Center 1, Highland 1.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Caliche (4) 0-0 57
    2 Eads 0-0 56
    3 Stratton 0-0 40
    4 Idalia 0-0 39
    5 Norwood (2) 0-0 35
    6 Kit Carson 0-0 31
    7 Hi-Plains 0-0 30
    8 Kim 0-0 23
    9 Pawnee 0-0 19
    10 Walsh (1) 0-0 18
    Others receiving votes:
    Dove Creek 13, Wiley 9, Belleview Christian 4, Prairie 4, Cheraw 3, Otis 3, McClave 2, Jim Elliot Christian 1.

  • Dayspring Christian hangs on against Caliche to win 8-man title

    Dayspring Christian freshman Nathan Crawford breaks free into the secondary during the 8-man state championship game Saturday afternoon in Iliff. The Eagles defeated league rival Caliche 35-28. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dayspring Christian freshman Nathan Crawford breaks free into the secondary during the 8-man state championship game Saturday afternoon in Iliff. The Eagles defeated league rival Caliche 35-28. (Dennis Pleuss)

    ILIFF — Even with Dayspring Christian quarterback Kylar Mai rushing for 292 yards and having a hand in five touchdowns, the No. 2-seeded Eagles still needed a late-game defensive play Saturday afternoon to win the 8-man football championship.

    Caliche senior quarterback Mitch Davison had his eyes on a potential game-tying touchdown with under a minute to play, but Davison was hit from behind by sophomore Gavin Bicknell at the Eagles’ 11-yard line. The hit jarred the ball loose. Dayspring senior Ty Eichman recovered at the 1-yard line with 22 seconds left to preserve a 35-28 victory for Dayspring.

    8mantrophy.jpg Dayspring Christian football players hoist the 8-man championship trophy Saturday afternoon in Iliff. It's the Eagles' third state football title over the past six seasons. (Dennis Pleuss)
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    Dayspring Christian football players hoist the 8-man championship trophy Saturday afternoon in Iliff. It’s the Eagles’ third state football title over the past six seasons. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “When I saw the ball I just wanted to get on it as fast as I could,” said Eichman, who also had a touchdown catch in the championship game at Amory E. Beede Field on Caliche High School’s campus. “I was so relieved after I got the ball. As soon as we got it, I knew we were champions.”

    It was the third 8-man state title for Dayspring since 2008. The Eagles (13-0) have had plenty of recent championship game experience, playing for the 8-man final five of the past seven years.

    “It was awesome,” said Mai, who had 28 carries for 292 yards, along with throwing three first-half touchdowns. “It was a great game.”

    Mai’s 71-yard touchdown run with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter put the Eagles up 35-20, but the Buffaloes rallied with a quick scoring drive and 2-point conversion to cut the lead to 35-28 with 3:09 left.

    “Offense was a big part of it, but it came down to defensive stops,” said Mai, who also plays on defense.

    The Eagles’ offense was nearly unstoppable in the first half. Mai had a 36-yard touchdown run to cap off the first offensive series for Dayspring. The junior quarterback then threw a trio of touchdown passes to end the next three drives for the Eagles. Junior Christian Hershberger, senior Devan Mock and Eichman each caught a first-half touchdown from Mai.

    “(Mai) is a super kid,” Caliche coach Paul Zink said. “We just let him make too many plays.”

    Caliche’s defense was able to slow down Dayspring in the second half after the Eagles scored 28 points in the first half. Dayspring’s defense also was key, forcing four turnovers by Caliche all in Eagles’ territory in the second half.

    Dayspring coach Mick Holmes said he stressed in the locker room at halftime that defense would determine the winner in the battle between the two A8 North-Plains League squads. The two met earlier this season with Dayspring taking a 38-15 victory on Oct. 18.

    “I talked to them that defense wins championships,” Holmes said. “Let’s win this game through our defense.”

    No. 5-seeded Caliche (11-2 record) never led on its home field, but the Buffaloes made things interesting after falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter. Caliche’s rushing attack of Davison, junior Austin Yahn, along with seniors Austin Zink and Chase Debus racked up 468 yards on the ground.

    Davison led the way with 33 carries for 206 yards and a touchdown. Yahn added 154 yards and two scores on 18 carries. Debus finished with 99 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.

    Caliche senior quarterback Mitch Davison is tackled by Dayspring Christian's Christian Hershberger and Mitch Sides during the first half of the 8-man title game Saturday. Davison had 206 yards rushing for the Buffaloes, but it wasn't enough as the Eagles won 35-28. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Caliche senior quarterback Mitch Davison is tackled by Dayspring Christian’s Christian Hershberger and Mitch Sides during the first half of the 8-man title game Saturday. Davison had 206 yards rushing for the Buffaloes, but it wasn’t enough as the Eagles won 35-28. (Dennis Pleuss)

    The Buffaloes’ defense allowed just the one Dayspring touchdown in the second half after the Eagles scored on their first four possessions of the game.

    “We had some great defensive stops in the second half,” Zink said. “I thought we were going to get it done. It just didn’t happen.”

    Zink called the late fumble by Davison “heart-breaking”.

    “(Davison) has carried us all year,” Zink said. “It’s too bad it happened, but it did.”

    Both coaches did make good on their promise before the start of the postseason. At the meeting where coaches selected the all-conference picks from the A8 North-Plains League, Zink and Holmes shook hands on both meeting up in the championship game.

    “It’s too bad someone had to lose,” Holmes said. “Both sides played really well.”

    Dayspring senior Ty Eichman fights for extra yards Saturday. Eichman biggest play came on defense when he recovered a Caliche fumble in the final minute to help the Eagles preserve a 35-28 victory in the 8-man championship game (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dayspring senior Ty Eichman fights for extra yards Saturday. Eichman biggest play came on defense when he recovered a Caliche fumble in the final minute to help the Eagles preserve a 35-28 victory in the 8-man championship game (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dayspring junior quarterback Kylar Mai is brought down by Caliche junior Joel Contreras during the third quarter of the 8-man state championship game played in Iliff. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dayspring junior quarterback Kylar Mai is brought down by Caliche junior Joel Contreras during the third quarter of the 8-man state championship game played in Iliff. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dayspring junior Kylar Mai, left, makes a move on Caliche junior Chase Debus during the 8-man championship game Saturday. Mai had 292 yards rushing and two touchdowns, along with passing or 147 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles' 35-28 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dayspring junior Kylar Mai, left, makes a move on Caliche junior Chase Debus during the 8-man championship game Saturday. Mai had 292 yards rushing and two touchdowns, along with passing or 147 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ 35-28 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Caliche senior quarterback Mitch Davison gets off a pass before Dayspring Christian senior Devan Mock can get to him during the first half Saturday at Amory E. Beede Field in Iliff. The Buffaloes' second-half rally came up short as the Eagles finished the season with an undefeated record with a 35-28 victory in the 8-man championship game (Dennis Pleuss)
    Caliche senior quarterback Mitch Davison gets off a pass before Dayspring Christian senior Devan Mock can get to him during the first half Saturday at Amory E. Beede Field in Iliff. The Buffaloes’ second-half rally came up short as the Eagles finished the season with an undefeated record with a 35-28 victory in the 8-man championship game (Dennis Pleuss)

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    Class Game Time Notes
    5A Cherokee Trail at Valor Christian 1 p.m. Semifinals
    5A Fairview at ThunderRidge 1 p.m. Semifinals
    4A Pine Creek at Monarch 1 p.m. Semifinals
    4A Montrose at Pueblo South 1 p.m. Semifinals
    3A The Classical Academy at Coronado 1 p.m. Semifinals
    3A Silver Creek at Delta 1 p.m. Semifinals
    2A Faith Christian at Platte Valley 1 p.m. Championship
    1A Centauri at Paonia 1 p.m. Championship
    8-man Dayspring Christian at Caliche 1 p.m. Championship

  • Previewing the 2A, 1A and 8-man football championship games

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    Faith Christian will play at Platte Valley for the 2A championship. (Pam Wagner)

    Class 2A

    No. 4 Faith Christian (10-2) at No. 3 Platte Valley (10-1)
    1 p.m. Saturday at Platte Valley HS

    Faith Christian, mind you, started the 2013 season 2-2. Yes, it was a tough schedule — three of those four teams made the postseason in their respective classifications. The fourth just missed the field.

    Still, Faith wasn’t exactly championship-game material four games into the season. Now, following eight-straight wins, the Eagles are. Saturday, they will play in the title game for the fifth time in school history. Faith Christian has won in each of the four previous trips (2009, 2006, 2004 and 1998).

    Faith got to this point largely on the back of junior Daniel Langewisch, who has rushed for 1,557 yards and 22 touchdowns this season. Sophomore Adam Buchmann has 821 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, while senior Jonas Spitzer has 535 and eight.

    Defensively, senior lineman Connor McCain has a team-high 80 tackles, nine tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks.

    McCain and his teammates will have to deal with Platte Valley quarterback Logan Sitzman, who has thrown for 10 touchdowns and 1,478 yards while rushing for 16 scores and 1,056 yards.

    “They’ve got a different style of offense, that’s for sure, so we’ve got a lot of late nights ahead of us to try and prepare to stop them,” Faith Christian coach Blair Hubbard told ColoradoPreps.com’s Scoreboard Show on Saturday.

    Platte Valley has also won eight games in a row. The Broncos have been to the championship game three times before, including a loss to Kent Denver last season. Platte Valley also won in 2007 and lost in 2006.

    “I think their record may have been a little deceiving to some, because their two losses were to Holy Family to Kent Denver — a playoff team in 3A, and a playoff team in 2A,” Platte Valley coach Troy Hoffman told the Scoreboard Show of Faith Christian. “I think they had to kind of learn their offense and get going. They’re doing what we’ve been doing: they’re peaking at the right time. It’s going to be a lot of fun up in Kersey.

    “That’s a program that consistently wins every year. We want to match with that. That’s what we want to be,” Hoffman added. “But I’m very proud — Platte Valley’s been in the finals now four times in the last eight years. I think we have a program that’s reaching some of that respect, as well.”

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    Class 1A

    No. 3 Centauri (11-1) at No. 4 Paonia (11-1)
    1 p.m. Saturday at Paonia Town Park

    Paonia was last in a championship game in 1962. It hasn’t won a championship since capturing what was then Class A in 1959. Centauri has never even appeared in a title game. The school opened in Jan. 1965.

    So some sort of  history will be made in the 1A title game on Saturday.

    The game will be a rematch of Centauri’s 27-14 win on Sept. 14. That’s Paonia’s only loss this season.

    “It’s like a storybook, really,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard Show. “It’s a rematch, and (Centauri) coach (Kyle) Forster is going to have his kids ready, because he’s a great coach and Centauri’s a great team. It’s going to be a fun day.”

    Sophomore Taylor Walters leads Paonia’s rushing attack with 24 touchdowns and 1,813 yards. Senior Will Austin has 1,376 yards and seven touchdowns.

    Centauri is led by the trio of Jason Buhr, Jareb Aziz and KC Jarvies. Buhr, a senior, has 1,150 yards and 17 touchdowns rushing and 562 yards and six touchdowns receiving. Aziz, a junior, has 15 total touchdowns. Jarvies, the team’s quarterback, has thrown for 1,725 yards and 19 touchdowns.

    “We’re ready to play this,” Forster told the Scoreboard Show. “This was a goal we had, shoot, 14 weeks ago. It’s come true. Now, we’re just going to have to go in and play our best, because Paonia is playing their best football of the year right now, too. It’s going to be a real big dog fight.”

    Of the rematch, Forster said they wouldn’t take much away from the earlier win and added, “We’re going to have to really step up our game. Like I said, they’re playing some of the best football across the state.”

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    8-man

    No. 2 Dayspring Christian (12-0) at No. 5 Caliche (11-1)
    1 p.m. Saturday at Caliche HS

    Dayspring Christian beat Caliche 38-15 on Oct. 18.  But, “You know what?” Dayspring coach Mick Holmes told the Scoreboard Show on Saturday. “That doesn’t mean anything.”

    “They actually did not play a really good game against us the first time,” Holmes said. “The pressure’s on us: It’s harder to beat somebody twice than it is the first time. It’s just difficult. Plus, I know their head coach (Paul Zink), and he’ll have them ready. It should be a good game.”

    Still, Holmes’ Eagles will be the favorite on Saturday, if for no other reason than the fact that they are still unbeaten.

    Junior quarterback Kylar Mai is a do-everything guy for Daypsring. He has 19 passing touchdowns — and 35 on the ground. He’s thrown for 1,311 yards and rushed for 2,013. His 3,343 total yards (including 19 receiving) are second in the state, regardless of classification.

    He’s had help, though: Senior Ty Eichman has 923 yards and 10 touchdowns rushing, and also 566 yards and seven scores receiving.

    Caliche is led by senior Mitch Davidson, who has rushed for 15 touchdowns. Austin Yahn, Chase Debus and Austin Zink each have five rushing scores.