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  • Discovery Canyon new No. 1 team in 3A football rankings

    Holy Family Discovery Canyon football
    Discovery Canyon has taken over the top spot in the 3A football rankings. (Pam Wagner)

    Discovery Canyon has perhaps the best combinations of wins to date in Class 3A football this season. As a result, the Thunder now own the No. 1 spot in CHSAANow.com’s ranking.

    Discovery Canyon, now 5-0, has wins over 4A Silver Creek, then-No. 4 Holy Family, preseason No. 7 The Classical Academy, then-No. 7 Pueblo East, and 4A Rampart this season.

    Voting in 3A remained split again this week, continuing a season-long trend, but the Thunder received seven of the 13 first-place votes, and had 122 total points. Lutheran, No. 1 since the preseason, dropped to No. 2 with six first-place votes and 114 points.

    Elsewhere in the classificatoin, Rifle moved up to No. 3, while Holy Family is now No. 4. The 3A poll added Conifer (No. 10) this week.

    Ralston Valley Chatfield football
    Ralston Valley moved up to No. 3 in the 5A poll this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    In 5A, Valor Christian remained No. 1 following its win over Overland, and Pomona stayed put at No. 2. Ralston Valley, coming off yet another impressive win, moved up one place to No. 3. Grandview fell one spot to No. 4 after escaping Eaglecrest in overtime, and Fairview rounds out the top five.

    Cherry Creek is up to No. 6 after shutting out then-No. 9 Cherokee Trail. Regis Jesuit is No. 7, Overland No. 8 and Rocky Mountain is No. 9. Doherty rejoins the poll this week at No. 10.

    In 4A, Pine Creek extended its stay at No. 1. The Eagles beat then-No. 5 Vista Ridge last week. That ranking didn’t add any teams this week, though Fort Collins moved up to No. 2 from No. 4.

    Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man) each stayed atop their respective polls this week.

    Newcomers included Gunnision (No. 9) and Bayfield (No. 10) in 2A; Rye (No. 10) in 1A; Sangre de Cristo (No. 10) in 8-man; and Pawnee (No. 7) in 6-man.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (13) 4-1 157 1 W
    2 Pomona 4-1 130 2 W
    3 Ralston Valley (3) 5-0 116 4 W
    4 Grandview 5-0 109 3 W
    5 Fairview 5-0 96 5 W
    6 Cherry Creek 3-2 80 8 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 4-1 76 6 W
    8 Overland 4-1 41 7 L
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-0 35 10 W
    10 Doherty 5-0 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 12, Mountain Vista 10, Bear Creek 3, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (15) 5-0 159 1 W
    2 Fort Collins (1) 5-0 126 4 W
    3 Montrose 4-1 122 3 W
    4 Windsor 4-1 95 6 W
    5 Dakota Ridge 4-1 91 7 W
    6 Denver South 3-2 75 9 W
    7 Pueblo South 4-1 66 2 L
    8 Greeley West 5-0 55 8 W
    9 Vista Ridge 4-1 34 5 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 4-1 32 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Kennedy 12, Coronado 7, Broomfield 6.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (7) 5-0 122 2 W
    2 Lutheran (6) 5-0 114 1 W
    3 Rifle 5-0 104 5 W
    4 Holy Family 4-1 82 6 W
    5 Evergreen 5-0 81 4 W
    6 Delta 3-2 54 3 L
    7 Roosevelt 4-1 52 8 W
    8 Berthoud 5-0 40 9 W
    9 Pueblo East 3-3 33 7 L
    10 Conifer 4-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Morgan 7, Canon City 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, D’Evelyn 2, Eagle Valley 2, The Classical Academy 2, Erie 1, Glenwood Springs 1.
    Dropped out
    Palisade (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 5-0 99 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 5-0 86 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 5-0 82 3 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-2 65 4 W
    5 Florence 4-1 54 6 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-1 43 7 W
    7 Lamar 4-1 39 8 W
    8 Eaton 4-1 25 5 L
    9 Gunnison 4-1 24 – W
    10 Bayfield 3-2 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Montezuma-Cortez 8, Alameda 4, St. Mary’s 4, Sterling 2.
    Dropped out
    St. Mary’s (9), Montezuma-Cortez (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 5-0 108 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 5-0 99 2 W
    3 Meeker (1) 5-0 75 3 W
    4 Resurrection Christian 5-1 73 5 W
    5 Burlington 4-1 60 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 3-2 47 6 W
    7 Platte Canyon 4-1 36 10 W
    8 Limon 4-1 32 8 W
    9 Centauri 2-3 25 9 W
    10 Rye 4-1 24 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 9, Salida 8, Hotchkiss 4, Crowley County 3, Holyoke 1, Wray 1.
    Dropped out
    Cedaredge (7).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (7) 5-0 70 1 W
    2 Akron 5-0 62 4 W
    3 Caliche 4-1 56 2 L
    4 Merino 4-1 46 5 L
    5 Norwood 6-0 43 3 W
    6 Springfield 5-0 38 6 W
    7 Granada 4-1 23 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-0 21 8 W
    9 Simla 3-2 12 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 5-0 5 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Hoehne 3, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    Hoehne (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (6) 5-0 60 1 W
    2 Eads 5-0 54 2 W
    3 Peetz 4-1 45 4 W
    4 Fleming 4-1 41 3 L
    5 Walsh 5-0 39 5 W
    6 Kit Carson 5-0 25 6 W
    7 Pawnee 3-2 23 – W
    8 Stratton/Liberty 3-2 19 7 W
    9 Hanover 5-0 16 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-2 6 10 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 2.
    Dropped out
    Prairie (9).

  • Football roundup: Obinnah helps Grandview outlast Eaglecrest in overtime

    Grandview ThunderRidge football
    Chukwuma Obinnah, pictured during a game against ThunderRidge earlier this season. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Grandview’s Chukwuma Obinnah had a four-yard touchdown in overtime to lift the Wolves to a 34-27 overtime win against Eaglecrest on Friday night.

    Obinnah finished with 261 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries.

    The night nearly belonged to Eaglecrest, which played the Wolves incredibly tight. The game was tied 7-7 at the half and Grandview led 14-13 after three quarters. The Wolves looked to have the game all but locked up when Obinnah made it 27-19 with 1:20 to play on his fourth touchdown.

    But Eaglecrest wouldn’t go quietly. Though a 65-yard touchdown pass at the start of the drive was called back on a penalty, Eaglecrest marched down to Grandview’s 14-yard-line with 12.1 seconds remaining. Then, the Raptors scored as time expired and converted a two-point conversion to tie the game at 27.

    That led to overtime, and Obinnah’s winning score.

    Grandview, ranked No. 3 in 5A, is now 5-0 to start the season.

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    3A: D’Evelyn 34, Lewis-Palmer 33

    It seems we can’t go a week this season without updating the state record book in some fashion. Once again Friday, it was the single-game passing mark under assault.

    D’Evelyn quarterback Owen Burke threw for 535 yards and five touchdowns. That is now No. 5 all-time, and is the third time this season a quarterback has cracked the top-10. Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig threw for 491 on Sept. 5, and Air Academy’s Adam Brown broke the state record last week by throwing for 589 yards.

    Meanwhile, Burke’s main target, Cameron Brown, had 316 receiving yards and caught all five scores. Both figures are tied for third-best in state history.

    Lewis-Palmer running back Charley Young, meanwhile, rushed for 331 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in the loss.

    When the night ended, the two teams had combined for 1,111 yards of total offense, which is now the eighth-most in state history.

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    3A: (5) Rifle 36, (3) Delta 19

    Rifle jumped all over Delta early, leading 10-0 after the first quarter, and then cruised to the win.

    In fact, by the time Rifle led 16-0 midway through the second quarter, Delta didn’t yet have a first down, according to the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent.

    Rifle running back Brock Clark had three total touchdowns.

    “We had to fight for everything we got, so I’m extremely proud that, if we have to do that we were still able to score 36 points,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Post-Independent.

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    2A: (4) Platte Valley 38, (5) Eaton 14

    The defending 2A champions notched an important league win over a rival on Friday.

    “Fantastic atmosphere,” Platte Valley coach Troy Hoffman Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “Football’s crazy. Anytime you’re playing such a big game, a rivalry game like this, and then also a league opener, it just added to the atmosphere and I’m very, very happy to come out on top tonight.”

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    4A: (8) Greeley West 31, Greeley Central 14

    The Spartans are now 5-0 after going 1-9 last season.

    “Really, it started in December, just working in the offseason and changing our offense a little bit,” Greeley West coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “We really hit the weight room hard, and our kids have really bought into what we’re selling to them. It’s been great to be a part of.”

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    6-man: (4) Peetz 42, (3) Fleming 28

    Peetz jumped out to a 28-0 lead at halftime and cruised from there.

    “I think we sent a message to everyone else in the conference that we’re to reckon with,” coach Scott Sorensen told the Scoreboard Show. “I know Pawnee’s got a really strong team; we still have Weldon Valley on our schedule, too. If we’re going to finish this out, we have to stay focused and play good football.”

    Peetz is now 4-1 this season.

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    Cherry Creek Cherokee Trail football
    More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    5A: (8) Cherry Creek 23, (9) Cherokee Trail 0

    The Bruins cruised out to a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter and never looked back.

    Henry Lyon kicked three field goals — 48, 23 and 20 yards — Milo Hall had a 2-yard rushing touchdown, and Joseph Parker caught a 12-yard score.

    Cherry Creek improved to 3-2 this season. Cherokee Trail is also now 3-2.

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    8-man: (4) Akron 20, (5) Merino 12

    The Rams won a physical top-10 game on Friday. Akron is now 5-0.

    “I knew going into the season that we were going to be young, but I knew were going to go have some talent,” Akron coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show. “I think to some extent, they’ve even exceeded at times my expectations. … They can play real well when they want to, and they play well as a group, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.”

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    Notables

    • Two more running backs rushed for six touchdowns: Dakota Ridge’s Jeremy Lujan (who also had more than 300 yards), as well as Montrose’s Mike Rocha. They are the third and fourth players to do that this season.
    • Doherty running back TeQuan Baker went for 272 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Castle View. Doherty is now 5-0.
    • Big plays: Sterling’s Ethan Rose hit Brennan Skerjanec on a 96-yard touchdown pass, and Longmont’s Ethan Gabrielle had a 92-yard score.
    • Columbine’s Jake Lowry threw four touchdowns in his team’s 56-35 win over Mullen. Yes, that’s correct. Surprisingly, though, that’s not a school record for the traditional rush-happy offense. That belongs to former Rebel great Danny Spond, who threw five against Thomas Jefferson in 2009. Still, Lowry’s performance even had former Columbine great and current Denver Broncos player Ryan Miller weighing in.
    • Adams City beat Aurora Central 24-21 and is now 4-1 for the first time since 2005, when the team actually started 4-0. The move to 4A has really helped the program. For perspective on the turnaround: Adams City won four total games from 2006-2013, going 4-76 over that span. One of those wins was a forfeit.
    • Air Academy had itself another wildly offensive game, and once again, the Kadets fell short. A week after losing 68-62 to Sand Creek, they lost 76-41 to Canon City. Canon City’s Trenton Stringari rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns, according to the Canon City Daily Record. A week after breaking the state’s passing record, Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns. Teammate Jalen Etsep had two kickoff returns for a score: 97 and 96 yards. Canon City’s Dacian Sullivan also had a kickoff return for a score (87 yards), part of a three touchdown night.
    • Mountain Vista moved to 5-0 with a 21-17 win over rival ThunderRidge. It is the first time in school history the Golden Eagles have won that game in nine tries. Vista quarterback Brock Rubley threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns, while Matt Yockey had 18 tackles and two sacks.
    • There were two instances where cross-town rivals played for the first time Friday: Longmont beat Silver Creek 42-21, while Chaparral beat Legend 33-30.
    • More rivalries: Heritage beat Arapahoe 23-14 for the Milk Can, while Harrison beat Sierra 25-9. It is Sierra’s first loss.
    • Green Mountain led Wheat Ridge 14-7 and 20-14 in the fourth quarter, but the Farmers rallied to take a 29-20 win.
    • In a game we previewed this week, No. 9 Berthoud moved to 5-0 with a 17-7 win over Erie in 3A.
    • Fountain-Fort Carson edged Douglas County 21-20 in overtime. FFC totally turned things around at halftime, when the Trojans were being shutout and had just one first down. Later, they rallied from down 13-7 with seven minutes to play.
    • Rangely topped Hayden in overtime, 20-14. Hayden made a goal-line stop to even get to overtime, but Rangely prevailed.
    • Palmer beat Sand Creek 35-28 in overtime to win on homecoming. Sand Creek tied the game with a touchdown in the final moments to force overtime.
    • Platte Canyon, No. 10 in 1A, beat Front Range Christian 29-0 to move to 4-1. “We preach that we’re going to try to improve every week,” Platte Canyon coach Mike Schmidt told the Scoreboard Show. “We’re young still, we’ve only got five seniors, so we feel like we’ve still got a long way to go, and a lot of improving to do.”
    • On its debut week in the 5A top-10, No. 10 Rocky Mountain beat Horizon 31-20.
    • In 3A, No. 8 Lamar beat No. 9 St. Mary’s 25-10.
    • Glenwood Springs upset 3A No. 10 Palisade, 17-10. It was sealed by a hard count which drew Palisade offside.
    • Hotchkiss knocked off 1A No. 7 Cedaredge, 27-13.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 5 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 5.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 4-1
    Fri: W 35-10 vs. (7) Overland
    2 Pomona 4-1
    Fri: W 34-3 vs. Arvada West
    3 Grandview 5-0
    Fri: W 34-27 at Eaglecrest (OT)
    4 Ralston Valley 5-0
    Thurs: W 43-9 vs. Chatfield
    5 Fairview 5-0
    Sat: W 35-10 at Monarch
    6 Regis Jesuit 4-1
    Thurs: W 48-14 at Rock Canyon
    7 Overland 4-1
    Fri: L 35-10 at (1) Valor Christian
    8 Cherry Creek 3-2
    Fri: W 23-0 vs. (9) Cherokee Trail
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-2
    Fri: L 23-0 at (8) Cherry Creek
    10 Rocky Mountain 5-0
    Fri: W 31-20 vs. Horizon

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 5-0
    Fri: W 41-7 at (5) Vista Ridge
    2 Pueblo South 4-1
    Sat: L 39-28 at (9) Denver South
    3 Montrose 4-1
    Fri: W 44-27 at Durango
    4 Fort Collins 5-0
    Thurs: W 37-14 at Loveland
    5 Vista Ridge 4-1
    Fri: L 41-7 vs. (1) Pine Creek
    6 Windsor 4-1
    Fri: W 49-0 at Skyline
    7 Dakota Ridge 4-1
    Fri: W 66-33 at Standley Lake
    8 Greeley West 5-0
    Fri: W 31-41 vs. Greeley Central
    9 Denver South 3-2
    Sat: W 39-28 vs. (2) Pueblo South
    10 Pueblo Centennial 4-1
    Fri: W 28-26 vs. Pueblo Central

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 5-0
    Fri: W 47-6 at Elizabeth
    2 Discovery Canyon 5-0
    Sat: W 45-7 vs. Rampart
    3 Delta 3-2
    Fri: L 36-19 vs. (5) Rifle
    4 Evergreen 5-0
    Fri: W 17-14 at The Classical Academy
    5 Rifle 5-0
    Fri: W 36-19 at (3) Delta
    6 Holy Family 4-1
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Niwot
    7 Pueblo East 3-3
    Fri: L 27-21 at Pueblo West
    8 Roosevelt 4-1
    Fri: W 49-26 at Mead
    9 Berthoud 5-0
    Fri: W 17-7 at Erie
    10 Palisade 3-2
    Fri: L 17-10 at Glenwood Springs

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 5-0
    Fri: W 49-6 at Valley
    2 Kent Denver 5-0
    Fri: W 48-6 at Manual
    3 Strasburg 5-0
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. The Pinnacle
    4 Platte Valley 3-2
    Fri: W 38-14 vs. (5) Eaton
    5 Eaton 4-1
    Fri: L 38-14 at (4) Platte Valley
    6 Florence 4-1
    Fri: W 31-7 at Trinidad
    7 Faith Christian 4-1
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Ridgeview Academy
    8 Lamar 4-1
    Fri: W 25-10 at (9) St. Mary’s
    9 St. Mary’s 4-1
    Fri: L 25-10 vs. (8) Lamar
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 4-1
    Fri: W 50-15 at Gunnison

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 5-0
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Grand Valley
    2 Buena Vista 5-0
    Fri: W 53-14 at Peyton
    3 Meeker 5-0
    Fri: W 50-8 at Lake County
    4 Burlington 4-1
    Fri: W 57-0 vs. Yuma
    5 Resurrection Christian 5-1
    Fri: W 61-6 vs. Lyons
    6 Monte Vista 3-2
    Fri: W 20-6 at Center
    7 Cedaredge 5-0
    Fri: L 27-13 at Hotchkiss
    8 Limon 4-1
    Fri: W 53-6 vs. Calhan
    9 Centauri 2-3
    Fri: W 43-7 vs. Dolores
    10 Platte Canyon 4-1
    Fri: W 29-0 at Front Range Christian

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 5-0
    Sat: W 33-20 vs. (2) Caliche
    2 Caliche 4-1
    Sat: L 33-20 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    3 Norwood 6-0
    Sat: W 53-0 vs. Soroco
    4 Akron 5-0
    Fri: W 20-12 vs. (5) Merino
    5 Merino 4-1
    Fri: L 20-12 at (4) Akron
    6 Springfield 5-0
    Fri: W 34-16 at Holly
    7 Granada 4-1
    Fri: W 52-8 vs. McClave
    8 Sedgwick County 5-0
    Fri: W 62-43 at Haxtun
    9 Simla 3-2
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Fowler
    10 Hoehne 4-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Dove Creek

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-0
    Fri: W 56-20 vs. Idalia
    2 Eads 5-0
    Fri: W 62-26 vs. Cheraw
    3 Fleming 4-1
    Fri: L 42-28 at (4) Peetz
    4 Peetz 4-1
    Fri: W 42-28 vs. (3) Fleming
    5 Walsh 4-0
    Sat: W 62-24 at Cheyenne Wells
    6 Kit Carson 5-0
    Fri: W 54-24 vs. Bethune
    7 Stratton/Liberty 3-2
    Sat: W 60-59 vs. (10) Flagler
    8 Hanover 5-0
    Fri: W 63-16 at Deer Trail
    9 Prairie 3-1
    Sat: at Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    10 Flagler 3-2
    Sat: L 60-59 at (7) Stratton/Liberty

  • Not much movement in football rankings after top-10 teams go 54-11 in Week 4

    Legend Highlands Ranch football
    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Ranked football teams had an outstanding weekend last week, and as a result, there wasn’t a whole lot of movement in the latest CHSAANow.com rankings on Monday.

    Top-10 teams went a combined 54-11 last week, and only two of those losses came to unranked foes.

    So it follows that all seven No. 1 teams remained the same this week. Leading their respective rankings are Valor Christian (Class 5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    There wasn’t a whole lot of change elsewhere.

    In 5A, the teams ranked Nos. 1-6 — Valor, Pomona, Grandview, Ralston Valley, Fairview and Regis Jesuit — didn’t budge.

    The classification did add at Rocky Mountain at No. 10, and Overland jumped Cherry Creek for the No. 7 spot, but it was a quiet week otherwise. Regis Jesuit remains No. 9.

    Cherry Creek Pomona football
    Pomona remained ranked No. 2 in 5A this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    The 4A poll added Greeley West at No. 8. The biggest mover there was Fort Collins bumping up to No. 4 this week.

    Palisade rejoined the 3A poll at No. 10, while 2A added No. 10 Montezuma-Cortez. Platte Canyon (also No. 10) was 1A’s newcomer, and Flagler (another No. 10) joined the 6-man ranks.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (12) 3-1 147 1 Bye
    2 Pomona 3-1 116 2 W
    3 Grandview (1) 4-0 114 3 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 4-0 96 4 W
    5 Fairview 4-0 79 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1 68 6 W
    7 Overland 4-0 67 8 Bye
    8 Cherry Creek 2-2 55 7 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1 48 9 W
    10 Rocky Mountain 4-0 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Doherty 6, Lakewood 5, Mountain Vista 5, Bear Creek 1, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (12) 4-0 138 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 4-0 113 2 W
    3 Montrose (1) 3-1 106 3 Bye
    4 Fort Collins (1) 4-0 98 5 W
    5 Vista Ridge 4-0 84 4 W
    6 Windsor 3-1 61 7 W
    7 Dakota Ridge 3-1 60 8 W
    8 Greeley West 4-0 33 – W
    9 Denver South 2-2 31 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1 25 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 8, Kennedy 6, Broomfield 4, Longmont 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (7) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Discovery Canyon (3) 4-0 107 3 W
    3 Delta (3) 3-1 101 2 W
    4 Evergreen 4-0 82 6 W
    5 Rifle 4-0 80 4 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 73 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-2 52 7 L
    8 Roosevelt 3-1 45 8 W
    9 Berthoud 4-0 27 10 W
    10 Palisade 3-1 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra 8, D’Evelyn 7, Conifer 5, Erie 2, Fort Morgan 2, The Classical Academy 2, Canon City 1.
    Dropped out
    Erie (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-0 92 2 W
    3 Strasburg 4-0 89 4 W
    4 Platte Valley 2-2 61 5 Bye
    5 Eaton 4-0 54 7 W
    6 Florence 3-1 52 3 L
    7 Faith Christian 3-1 39 8 W
    8 Lamar 3-1 33 6 L
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0 27 9 W
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 13, Bayfield 8, University 4, Alameda 2, Manual 2, Valley 2, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 4-0 107 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 4-0 98 2 W
    3 Meeker 4-0 71 5 W
    4 Burlington 3-1 68 8 W
    5 Resurrection Christian 4-1 65 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 2-2 46 9 W
    7 Cedaredge (1) 4-0 44 7 W
    8 Limon 3-1 38 3 L
    9 Centauri 1-3 23 6 L
    10 Platte Canyon 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 12, Salida 6, Crowley County 4, Wray 3, Ellicott 2, Holyoke 1, Wiggins 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 4-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (2) 4-0 63 3 W
    3 Norwood 5-0 49 2 W
    4 Akron 4-0 48 5 W
    5 Merino 4-0 46 4 W
    6 Springfield 4-0 40 6 W
    7 Granada 3-1 26 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 4-0 18 9 W
    9 Simla 2-2 11 8 W
    10 Hoehne 3-1 6 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 4, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 4-0 66 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 4-0 65 2 W
    3 Fleming 4-0 56 3 W
    4 Peetz 3-1 44 6 W
    5 Walsh 4-0 43 4 W
    6 Kit Carson 4-0 36 7 W
    7 Stratton/Liberty 2-2 22 5 L
    8 Hanover 4-0 19 9 W
    9 Prairie 3-1 14 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-1 7 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 5, Cotopaxi 4, Mountain Valley 4.
    Dropped out
    Weldon Valley (10).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 4 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 4.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-1
    Off this week.
    2 Pomona 3-1
    Fri: W 34-27 at Lakewood
    3 Grandview 4-0
    Fri: W 44-0 vs. ThunderRidge
    4 Ralston Valley 4-0
    Thurs: W 38-14 at Columbine
    5 Fairview 4-0
    Fri: W 48-14 vs. Poudre
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1
    Fri: W 44-14 vs. (4A 6) Denver South
    7 Cherry Creek 2-2
    Fri: W 41-0 at Grand Terrace (Calif.)
    8 Overland 4-0
    Off this week.
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1
    Sat: W 34-20 at Rangeview
    10 Doherty 4-0
    Sat: W 35-28 vs. Fruita Monument

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 4-0
    Fri: W 21-14 at Pueblo West
    2 Pueblo South 4-0
    Fri: W 24-21 vs. Falcon
    3 Montrose 3-1
    Off this week.
    4 Vista Ridge 4-0
    Fri: W 35-21 at Palmer Ridge
    5 Fort Collins 4-0
    Thurs: W 13-7 vs. Longmont
    6 Denver South 2-2
    Fri: L 44-14 at (5A 6) Regis Jesuit
    7 Windsor 3-1
    Fri: W 38-7 vs. Greeley Central
    8 Dakota Ridge 3-1
    Fri: W 38-14 vs. (9) Wheat Ridge
    9 Wheat Ridge 2-2
    Fri: L 38-14 at (8) Dakota Ridge
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1
    Sat: W 49-42 at Ponderosa

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 4-0
    Fri: W 55-0 at Fort Lupton
    2 Delta 3-1
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Steamboat Springs
    3 Discovery Canyon 4-0
    Fri: W 27-21 vs. (7) Pueblo East
    4 Rifle 4-0
    Fri: W 35-12 vs. Eagle Valley
    5 Holy Family 3-1
    Fri: W 50-7 at Frederick
    6 Evergreen 4-0
    Fri: W 23-3 vs. Green Mountain
    7 Pueblo East 3-2
    Fri: L 27-21 at (3) Discovery Canyon
    8 Roosevelt 3-1
    Fri: W 62-50 at Northridge
    9 Erie 3-1
    Fri: L 10-7 vs. Mead (OT)
    10 Berthoud 4-0
    Fri: W 42-6 vs. Niwot

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 4-0
    Sat: W 42-0 at (6) Lamar
    2 Kent Denver 4-0
    Sat: W 53-6 vs. Ridgeview Academy
    3 Florence 3-1
    Fri: L 21-13 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    4 Strasburg 4-0
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Jefferson
    5 Platte Valley 2-2
    Off this week.
    6 Lamar 3-1
    Sat: L 42-0 vs. (1) Brush
    7 Eaton 4-0
    Fri: W 28-7 at Manitou Springs
    8 Faith Christian 3-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Manual
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0
    Fri: W 27-7 at University
    10 Bayfield 2-2
    Fri: L 55-44 at (1A 1) Paonia

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 4-0
    Fri: W 55-14 vs. (2A 10) Bayfield
    2 Buena Vista 4-0
    Fri: W 47-24 at (6) Centauri
    3 Limon 3-1
    Fri: L 20-19 at (8) Burlington
    4 Resurrection Christian 4-1
    Sat: W 40-0 vs. Estes Park
    5 Meeker 3-1
    Sat: L 50-0 vs. Holyoke
    6 Centauri 1-3
    Fri: L 47-24 vs. (2) Buena Vista
    7 Cedaredge 4-0
    Fri: W 27-6 vs. Center
    8 Burlington 3-1
    Fri: W 20-19 vs. (3) Limon
    9 Monte Vista 2-2
    Fri: W 20-7 at Pagosa Springs
    10 Rye 3-1
    Off this week.

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 4-0
    Fri: W 46-0 at Las Animas
    2 Norwood 5-0
    Fri: W 20-8 vs. Sargent
    3 Caliche 4-0
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Rangely
    4 Merino 4-0
    Sat: W 58-14 at McClave
    5 Akron 4-0
    Sat: W 62-7 vs. Plateau Valley
    6 Springfield 4-0
    Fri: W 56-6 at Rolla (Kan.)
    7 Granada 3-1
    Fri: W 56-32 vs. Kiowa
    8 Simla 2-2
    Fri: W 49-6 at Swink
    9 Sedgwick County 4-0
    Fri: W 64-20 at Holly
    10 Hoehne 3-1
    Fri: W 60-0 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 4-0
    Fri: W 52-6 at Otis
    2 Eads 4-0
    Fri: W 39-8 vs. (5) Stratton/Liberty
    3 Fleming 4-0
    Sat: W 60-26 at (10) Weldon Valley
    4 Walsh 4-0
    Fri: W 67-8 at Manzanola
    5 Stratton/Liberty 2-2
    Fri: L 39-8 at (2) Eads
    6 Peetz 3-1
    Sat: Win by forfeit vs. Deer Trail
    7 Kit Carson 4-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    8 Prairie 3-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Briggsdale
    9 Hanover 4-0
    Sat: W 71-6 vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    10 Weldon Valley 2-2
    Sat: L 60-26 vs. (3) Fleming

  • Arickaree/Woodlin takes over No. 1 spot in 6-man football poll

    Arickaree/Woodlin Stratton/Liberty football
    Arickaree/Woodlin is the new No. 1 team in the 6-man football poll this week. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Turns out a win over a No. 1 team does help you move up to the top spot.

    Arickaree/Woodlin, No. 2 in CHSAANow’s 6-man football poll last week, moved up to No. 1 this week following its 60-30 win over Stratton/Liberty on Friday night.

    Coach David Saffer was expecting the move after the game on Friday.

    "We’ve got a target on our backs," he told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. "We’ve just got to stay focused and keep working."

    Saffer’s squad was the only new No. 1 team this week. Valor Christian (5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A) and Dayspring Christian (8-man) all held firm atop their respective rankings.

    Ralston Valley Arvada West football
    Ralston Valley is up to No. 4 in this week’s 5A football poll. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Valor held on to the top spot despite its loss to Chandler (Ariz.). But the Eagles are no longer a unanimous selection: they received 13 of the 18 first-place votes this week.

    No. 2 Pomona, No. 3 Grandview and No. 4 Ralston Valley — which got three — also received first-place votes in 5A this week. Fairview rounds out the top five after bumping up one spot.

    Regis Jesuit is sixth, Cherry Creek fell to seventh following its loss to Jordan (Utah), Overland moved up to eighth and Cherokee Trail fell to No. 9 after losing to Regis Jesuit. Doherty is the lone newcomer in 5A this week, and joins at No. 10.

    Among the biggest movers this week was Fort Collins, which jumped up from No. 9 to No. 5 in the 4A poll following its win over Windsor last week.

    The 4A ranking added Pueblo Centennial (No. 10), 3A added Berthoud (also No. 10) and St. Mary’s joined 2A (No. 9). In 1A, newcomer Rye is No. 10, and 6-man has two new teams this week: No. 9 Hanover and No. 10 Weldon Valley.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (13) 3-1 175 1 L
    2 Pomona (1) 2-1 151 3 W
    3 Grandview (1) 3-0 116 4 W
    4 Ralston Valley (3) 3-0 108 7 W
    5 Fairview 3-0 97 6 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 2-1 84 8 W
    7 Cherry Creek 1-2 77 5 L
    8 Overland 4-0 74 10 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 2-1 62 2 L
    10 Doherty 3-0 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lakewood 10, Rocky Mountain 9, Chatfield 8, Mountain Vista 4, Horizon 2, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 3-0 169 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 3-0 143 2 W
    3 Montrose 3-1 117 4 W
    4 Vista Ridge 3-0 101 5 W
    5 Fort Collins (1) 3-0 99 9 W
    6 Denver South 2-1 84 3 L
    7 Windsor 2-1 57 8 L
    8 Dakota Ridge 2-1 48 7 L
    9 Wheat Ridge 2-1 37 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 2-1 26 – Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley West 20, Widefield 10, Coronado 7, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Kennedy 5, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    Longmont (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (5) 3-0 104 1 W
    2 Delta (5) 2-1 93 2 Bye
    3 Discovery Canyon (2) 3-0 91 3 W
    4 Rifle 3-0 67 4 Bye
    5 Holy Family 2-1 61 9 W
    6 Evergreen 3-0 59 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-1 58 6 W
    8 Roosevelt 2-1 47 8 Bye
    9 Erie 3-0 22 10 W
    10 Berthoud 3-0 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 14, D’Evelyn 9, Sierra 4, Canon City 3, Centaurus 3, Eagle Valley 2, Lewis-Palmer 2, The Classical Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Palisade (7).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 3-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 3-0 95 2 W
    3 Florence 3-0 93 4 W
    4 Strasburg 3-0 90 3 W
    5 Platte Valley 2-2 64 5 L
    6 Lamar 3-0 55 7 W
    7 Eaton 3-0 44 9 W
    8 Faith Christian 2-1 43 6 W
    9 St. Mary’s 3-0 18 – W
    10 Bayfield 2-1 10 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Manual 8, Gunnison 6, Manitou Springs 6, Montezuma-Cortez 4, University 3, Olathe 2.
    Dropped out
    Manitou Springs (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (12) 3-0 120 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 3-0 106 2 W
    3 Limon 3-0 84 3 W
    4 Resurrection Christian 3-1 72 5 W
    5 Meeker 3-0 62 6 Bye
    6 Centauri 1-2 49 4 L
    7 Cedaredge 3-0 39 7 W
    8 Burlington 2-1 36 8 W
    9 Monte Vista 1-2 31 10 W
    10 Rye 3-1 14 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Canyon 10, Wiggins 8, Byers 7, Crowley County 7, Salida 7, Wray 5, Ellicott 3.
    Dropped out
    Platte Canyon (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 3-0 77 1 W
    2 Norwood (2) 4-0 71 2 W
    3 Caliche (1) 3-0 67 3 W
    4 Merino 3-0 53 4 W
    5 Akron 3-0 45 6 W
    6 Springfield 3-0 43 5 Bye
    7 Granada 2-1 24 7 L
    8 Simla 1-2 18 8 L
    9 Sedgwick County 3-0 16 9 W
    10 Hoehne 2-1 14 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 3, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 3, Haxtun 1, Rangely 1, Sanford 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 3-0 58 2 W
    2 Eads (1) 3-0 54 3 W
    3 Fleming 3-0 46 4 W
    4 Walsh 3-0 37 5 W
    5 Stratton/Liberty 2-1 35 1 L
    6 Peetz 2-1 34 6 W
    7 Kit Carson 3-0 25 10 W
    8 Prairie 2-1 9 7 L
    9 Hanover 3-0 7 – W
    10 Weldon Valley 2-1 6 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cotopaxi 5, Flagler 5, Pawnee 5, Cheyenne Wells 3, Mountain Valley 1, South Park 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (8), Flagler (9).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 3 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 3.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-1
    Fri: L 22-7 vs. Chandler (Ariz.)
    2 Cherokee Trail 2-1
    Thurs: L 27-7 vs. (8) Regis Jesuit
    3 Pomona 2-1
    Thurs: W 26-0 vs. Mullen
    4 Grandview 3-0
    Fri: W 49-27 at Arapahoe
    5 Cherry Creek 1-2
    Sat: L 38-14 vs. Jordan (Utah)
    6 Fairview 3-0
    Fri: W 35-28 vs. Horizon
    7 Ralston Valley 3-0
    Fri: W 58-6 at Arvada West
    8 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Thurs: W 27-7 at (2) Cherokee Trail
    9 Lakewood 2-1
    Fri: L 42-41 at Chatfield (2OT)
    10 Overland 4-0
    Fri: W 54-0 vs. Legend

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 3-0
    Sat: W 31-3 vs. (7) Dakota Ridge
    2 Pueblo South 3-0
    Thurs: W 37-20 at (6) Wheat Ridge
    3 Denver South 2-1
    Fri: L 12-6 at Eaglecrest
    4 Montrose 3-1
    Fri: W 55-0 at Fruita Monument
    5 Vista Ridge 3-0
    Fri: W 35-28 vs. Ponderosa
    6 Wheat Ridge 2-1
    Thurs: L 37-20 vs. (2) Pueblo South
    7 Dakota Ridge 2-1
    Sat: L 31-3 at (1) Pine Creek
    8 Windsor 2-1
    Fri: L 13-12 at (9) Fort Collins
    9 Fort Collins 3-0
    Fri: W 13-12 vs. (8) Windsor
    10 Longmont 1-2
    Thurs: L 29-11 vs. Broomfield

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 3-0
    Fri: W 28-26 vs. (2A 5) Platte Valley
    2 Delta 2-1
    Off this week.
    3 Discovery Canyon 3-0
    Sat: W 34-14 vs. The Classical Academy
    4 Rifle 3-0
    Off this week.
    5 Evergreen 3-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Weld Central
    6 Pueblo East 3-1
    Thurs: W 21-7 vs. Canon City
    7 Palisade 2-1
    Fri: L 53-21 at (9) Holy Family
    8 Roosevelt 2-1
    Off this week.
    9 Holy Family 2-1
    Fri: W 53-21 vs. (7) Palisade
    10 Erie 3-0
    Sat: W 10-7 at D’Evelyn

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 3-0
    Fri: W 54-21 vs. Glenwood Springs
    2 Kent Denver 3-0
    Fri: W 69-0 at Denver West
    3 Strasburg 3-0
    Fri: W 49-0 at Middle Park
    4 Florence 3-0
    Fri: W 35-6 vs. Pueblo County
    5 Platte Valley 2-2
    Fri: L 28-26 at (3A 1) Lutheran
    6 Faith Christian 2-1
    Fri: W 54-20 vs. Alameda
    7 Lamar 3-0
    Fri: W 27-12 at Alamosa
    8 Bayfield 2-1
    Fri: L 24-21 at Miyamura (N.M.)
    9 Eaton 3-0
    Fri: W 23-20 vs. La Junta
    10 Manitou Springs 1-2
    Fri: L 21-0 at (1A 2) Buena Vista

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 3-0
    Fri: W 44-0 at (4) Centauri
    2 Buena Vista 3-0
    Fri: W 21-0 vs. (2A 10) Manitou Springs
    3 Limon 2-0
    Fri: at Peyton
    4 Centauri 1-2
    Fri: L 44-0 vs. (1) Paonia
    5 Resurrection Christian 3-1
    Sat: W 27-22 vs. (9) Platte Canyon
    6 Meeker 3-0
    Off this week.
    7 Cedaredge 3-0
    Fri: W 14-12 at Aspen
    8 Burlington 2-1
    Fri: W 21-19 vs. Ellicott
    9 Platte Canyon 2-1
    Sat: L 27-22 at (5) Resurrection Christian
    10 Monte Vista 1-2
    Fri: W 33-7 vs. Hotchkiss

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 3-0
    Sat: W 62-0 vs. Soroco
    2 Norwood 3-0
    Off this week.
    3 Caliche 3-0
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Potter-Dix (Neb.)
    4 Merino 3-0
    Sat: W 28-16 vs. (7) Granada
    5 Springfield 3-0
    Off this week.
    6 Akron 3-0
    Sat: W 62-26 at (8) Simla
    7 Granada 2-1
    Sat: L 28-16 at (4) Merino
    8 Simla 1-2
    Sat: L 62-26 vs. (6) Akron
    9 Sedgwick County 3-0
    Fri: W 58-16 vs. Leyton (Neb.)
    10 Hoehne 2-1
    Fri: W 34-8 vs. Fowler

    Class 6-man
    1 Stratton/Liberty 2-1
    Fri: L 60-30 vs. (2) Arickaree/Woodlin
    2 Arickaree/Woodlin 3-0
    Fri: W 60-30 at (1) Stratton/Liberty
    3 Eads 3-0
    Fri: W 52-6 at (8) Cheyenne Wells
    4 Fleming 3-0
    Fri: W 68-48 vs. Pawnee
    5 Walsh 3-0
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Primero
    6 Peetz 2-1
    Fri: W 53-0 vs. (7) Prairie
    7 Prairie 2-1
    Fri: L 53-0 at (6) Peetz
    8 Cheyenne Wells 2-1
    Fri: L 52-6 vs. (3) Eads
    9 Flagler 2-1
    Fri: L 46-22 at (10) Kit Carson
    10 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 46-22 vs. (9) Flagler

  • Lakewood joins 5A football rankings after last week’s big win

    Montrose Lakewood football
    Lakewood is No. 9 in this week’s 5A football ranking. More photos. (Tom Hoganson)

    Lakewood, coming off a big win over Montrose, has joined the Class 5A football poll this week.

    The Tigers beat Montrose, then ranked No. 2 in 4A, on Saturday. Monday, they entered CHSAANow.com’s ranking at No. 9.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Valor Christian remained the unanimous No. 1 team, but things changed behind the Eagles. Cherokee Trail (No. 2), Pomona (No. 3) and Grandview (No. 4) all moved up one spot this week after Cherry Creek, last week’s No. 2, fell to Pomona.

    Creek is No. 5 this week, and is followed by Fairview, Ralston Valley, Regis Jesuit, newcomer Lakewood and Overland.

    Warriors (Montbello) Denver South football
    Denver South is ranked No. 3 in this week’s 4A poll. More photos. (Pam Wagner)

    The 4A ranking also added one team in No. 10 Longmont, which was ranked in the preseason. Pine Creek maintained its spot at No. 1. Pueblo South moved up to No. 2 after Montrose’s loss, and Denver South bumped up to No. 3. Montrose is fourth this week, and Vista Ridge is fifth.

    In 3A, Erie joined at No. 10. Lutheran continued its stay at No. 1, and Delta remained just behind at No. 2. Discovery Canyon bumped up to No. 3 after its big win over Holy Family last week.

    The 2A poll added No. 8 Bayfield, while 1A added No. 7 Cedaredge and No. 9 Platte Canyon. Granada (No. 7) joined the 8-man ranking, while 6-man added No. 8 Cheyenne Wells and No. 9 Flagler.

    The No. 1 teams in each of those classifications remained the same. Those are Brush, Paonia, Dayspring Christian and Stratton/Liberty, respectively.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (16) 3-0 160 1 W
    2 Cherokee Trail 2-0 119 3 W
    3 Pomona 1-1 118 4 W
    4 Grandview 2-0 82 5 W
    5 Cherry Creek 1-1 81 2 L
    6 Fairview 2-0 76 7 W
    7 Ralston Valley 2-0 73 9 W
    8 Regis Jesuit 1-1 44 8 W
    9 Lakewood 2-0 42 – W
    10 Overland 3-0 40 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 13, Horizon 12, Rocky Mountain 5, Arvada West 4, Chatfield 3, Doherty 3, Legend 2, Eaglecrest 1, Mullen 1.
    Dropped out
    Chatfield (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (14) 2-0 144 1 Bye
    2 Pueblo South 2-0 117 3 W
    3 Denver South (1) 2-0 105 4 W
    4 Montrose 2-1 89 2 L
    5 Vista Ridge 2-0 70 8 W
    6 Wheat Ridge 2-0 67 5 Bye
    7 Dakota Ridge 2-0 60 6 W
    8 Windsor 2-0 58 7 W
    9 Fort Collins 2-0 41 10 W
    10 Longmont 1-1 31 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo Centennial 18, Greeley West 6, Widefield 6, Coronado 4, Falcon 4, Kennedy 2, Pueblo West 2, Lincoln 1.
    Dropped out
    Falcon (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (4) 2-0 88 1 W
    2 Delta (3) 2-1 78 2 W
    3 Discovery Canyon (1) 2-0 71 6 W
    4 Rifle 3-0 49 5 W
    5 Evergreen 2-0 48 8 W
    6 Pueblo East (2) 2-1 46 3 L
    7 Palisade 2-0 43 7 W
    8 Roosevelt 2-1 36 9 W
    9 Holy Family 1-1 34 4 L
    10 Erie 2-0 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Berthoud 13, D’Evelyn 7, Sierra 6, Eagle Valley 5, The Classical Academy 4, Conifer 2, Canon City 1.
    Dropped out
    D’Evelyn (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 2-0 110 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 2-0 82 3 W
    3 Strasburg 2-0 78 4 W
    4 Florence 2-0 69 5 W
    5 Platte Valley 2-1 53 6 W
    6 Faith Christian 1-1 44 2 L
    7 Lamar 2-0 43 8 W
    8 Bayfield 2-0 27 – W
    9 Eaton 2-0 24 9 W
    10 Manitou Springs 1-1 19 7 W
    Others receiving votes:
    St. Mary’s 18, Trinidad 11, Manual 8, Olathe 8, Alameda 5, Gunnison 2, La Junta 2, University 2, Aspen 1.
    Dropped out
    Olathe (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (8) 2-0 85 1 W
    2 Buena Vista (1) 2-0 81 3 W
    3 Limon 2-0 60 4 W
    4 Centauri 1-1 59 2 L
    5 Resurrection Christian 2-1 50 5 W
    6 Meeker 3-0 40 7 W
    7 Cedaredge 2-0 24 – W
    8 Burlington 1-1 21 8 W
    9 Platte Canyon 2-0 19 – W
    10 Monte Vista 0-2 14 6 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Ellicott 8, Rye 7, Byers 6, Salida 6, Wray 5, Crowley County 4, Peyton 3, Yuma 3, Hotchkiss 1.
    Dropped out
    Wray (9), Yuma (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 2-0 59 1 W
    2 Norwood (1) 3-0 54 2 W
    3 Caliche 2-0 49 3 W
    4 Merino 2-0 41 6 W
    5 Springfield 3-0 34 9 W
    6 Akron 2-0 28 8 W
    7 Granada 2-0 23 – W
    8 Simla 1-1 23 5 L
    9 Sedgwick County 2-0 9 10 W
    10 Hoehne 1-1 6 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 2, Sanford 1, Vail Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (7).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Stratton/Liberty (5) 2-0 50 1 W
    2 Arickaree/Woodlin 2-0 43 2 W
    3 Eads 2-0 34 3 W
    4 Fleming 2-0 31 4 W
    5 Walsh 2-0 29 8 W
    6 Peetz 1-1 25 5 W
    7 Prairie 2-0 21 6 W
    8 Cheyenne Wells 2-0 12 – W
    9 Flagler 2-0 11 – W
    10 Kit Carson 1-0 8 9 Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 6, Cotopaxi 3, Hanover 1, Mountain Valley 1, .
    Dropped out
    Pawnee (7), Cotopaxi (10).

  • Football roundup: Central (G.J.) ends its 21-game losing streak

    It had been more than two seasons since Central (Grand Junction) had won a football game. Friday night, the Warriors ended a 21-game losing streak with a 41-32 win at Vista PEAK in Class 3A.

    The Warriors led 20-8 in the second quarter, but it quickly turned into a back-and-forth game. Vista PEAK took a 32-27 lead in the third quarter, but Tonka Littlefawn scored on a 36-yard run to give Central the lead for good at 34-32 with 9:54 to play in the game.

    Central then sealed it five minutes later when Littlefaw added a 15-yard score to make it 41-32 following a bad snap on a punt.

    Littlefawn finished with three scores. Justin Eller and Kian McAdam also had touchdowns.

    The Warriors’ last win came 46-26 at Hinkley on Nov. 3, 2011. It was on the same field — at Aurora Public Schools Stadium.

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    5A: (8) Regis Jesuit 48, Mullen 40

    Regis Jesuit Mullen football
    More photos. (Mark Adams)

    Regis Jesuit, for the second week in a row, found itself locked in a battle late in the fourth quarter. This time, the result went the Raiders’ way.

    A week after losing 27-14 to No. 2 Cherry Creek, Regis Jesuit had to put away rival Mullen, a team that refused to go away. The game featured seven ties or lead changes.

    Mullen led 21-20 at halftime and 34-27 late in the third quarter, but Regis Jesuit tied it at 34 with less than a minute to play in the third.

    Alex Barnes then scored on a 14-yard run to give Regis the lead at 41-34 with 10 minutes remaining in the game, and the Raiders added another score six minutes later.

    But Mullen wasn’t done. Jovan Tafoya hit Ryan Manning on a 40-yard pass for a touchdown with two minutes to play, and the Mustangs drove down for one final chance in the final minute but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-12 from inside the 20.

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    3A: (9) Roosevelt 20, Loveland 15

    Loveland seemed to have pulled the upset — but Roosevelt scored the winning touchdown with 14 seconds left.

    Loveland led 15-14 at the half, and it stayed that way for nearly the entire second half. But Roosevelt got the ball with 3:18 to play, and slowly marched its way down the field. Then, with 19 seconds left and facing third down and goal at the 1, the Roughriders’ Christian Majzack scored the winning touchdown.

    Adrian Pastrana then had a game-sealing interception on Loveland’s ensuing drive.

    The two teams combined to fumble 15 times, according to the Loveland Reporter-Herald.

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    2A: (5) Florence 13, (2) Faith Christian 7

    This one came down to a goal-line stand at the end. Florence held firm, and held on to win.

    Faith Christian had four shots at the end zone from inside the 10, but Florence didn’t bend. The last stop came with one second remaining.

    “We took a timeout just to regroup them,” Florence coach Jeremy Nix told ColoradoPreps.com‘s Scoreboard Show. “The boys … just bowed their necks and got after it. We rode the ‘D’ that far, so we were at the point where we could’ve called a timeout to try to save some time, but we had confidence in them and they showed up at the end there.”

    3A: (6) Discovery Canyon 44, (4) Holy Family 28

    Holy Family Discovery Canyon football
    More photos. (Pam Wagner)

    Discovery Canyon rallied from a 20-17 deficit at halftime to pull off the upset on the road.

    “Tonight was a little bit of a heart-attack game,” Discovery Canyon coach Shawn Mitchell told the Scoreboard Show afterward.

    The Thunder actually led 14-0 early before surrendering the lead in the second quarter. But they then reeled off 28-straight points in the third quarter to seize control of the game.

    “It was a little bit of a roller-coaster ride for the coaches, to say the least,” Mitchell said.

    The third quarter scoring spree was sparked by Blake Lawrie’s touchdown return on the opening kick of the second half.

    “Boy, that really helped us,” Mitchell said. “That kind of got spirits back up again, because I think at the end of the second half, they were wondering, ‘Oh, what just happened?’ I think it was, ‘OK, we’re back where we need to be.’”

    It was the second-consecutive big win for Discovery Canyon, which beat Silver Creek in Week 1.

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    8-man: (9) Springfield 36, (4) Hoehne 6

    Springfield pulled off the upset at home.

    “Both of us grounded and pounded against each other, just kept hitting and hitting and we knew one of us was going to wear out,” coach J.J. Quick told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “We knew our game was to do what they normally do: just keep pounding and banging up front.”

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    Notables

    • Cedaredge upset 2A No. 10 Olathe on Friday night. The final was 2-0, and no it wasn’t a forfeit. Weather played a role, with the lone points coming on a safety from a snap through the endzone.
    • Rifle, No. 5 in Class 3A, beat Jefferson 64-6. The Bears have outscored their first three opponents by a combined 182-19.
    • Lakewood, a 5A team, knocked of 4A No. 2 Montrose 47-35 on the road. Montrose kept trying to creep back into the game, but Lakewood seemingly scored a touchdown to answer each score. We’ve got photos of the game here.
    • Fountain-Fort Carson beat Legacy in overtime, 20-14.
    • Durango trailed 14-0 but then scored 34 unanswered points en route to beating Aztec (N.M.) 34-28 on the road.
    • Montrose and Grand Junction exchanged leads five times before the half on Friday night. The Tigers trailed 22-20 at the break, but would go up 50-22 with 10:42 to play. They’d have to hold on, though, in winning 58-45. At one point, Fruita cut it to 50-45 with 2:25 to play.
    • Aspen running back Ryan Fitzgerald had 343 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries in his team’s 23-14 win over Steamboat Springs.
    • In 8-man, No. 6 Merino beat No. 5 Simla 18-16.
    • Alameda edged Skyview in overtime, 56-55. Nick Wotton had five touchdowns and 297 yards in the losing effort.
    • 2A No. 8 Lamar beat 1A No. 2 Centauri, 20-8.
    • Valley’s Victor Delgado rushed for three touchdowns as his team beat Fort Lupton 31-0.
    • Rocky Mountain Lutheran’s Zach Schlittenhart had 231 yards and four touchdowns rushing on just 11 carries as his team beat Justice 64-28.
    • Lutheran beat Frederick 52-7. Quarterback James Willis threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns. Eight of his passes went to Joshua Clausen, who had 157 yards and two touchdowns. Through two games, Clausen has 376 receiving yards. It’s very early, but he’s on pace to break the single-season receiving yardage record, set just last season by Fairview’s Sam Martin (1,860).

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 2 games

    (Photo: District 49)
    (Photo: District 49)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 2.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-0
    Fri: W 31-14 vs. East (Utah)
    2 Cherry Creek 1-1
    Fri: L 30-28 vs. (4) Pomona
    3 Cherokee Trail 2-0
    Sat: W 46-12 at Denver East
    4 Pomona 1-1
    Fri: W 30-28 at (2) Cherry Creek
    5 Grandview 2-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 at Gateway
    6 Chatfield 1-1
    Thurs: L 42-40 at Horizon
    7 Fairview 2-0
    Sat: W 41-10 at Boulder
    8 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Fri: W 48-40 at Mullen
    9 Ralston Valley 2-0
    Fri: W 38-0 vs. ThunderRidge
    10 Overland 3-0
    Thurs: W 47-14 vs. Rangeview

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 2-0
    Off this week.
    2 Montrose 2-1
    Fri: L 47-35 vs. Lakewood
    3 Pueblo South 2-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. (3A 3) Pueblo East
    4 Denver South 2-0
    Sat: W 49-14 vs. Warriors (Montbello)
    5 Wheat Ridge 2-0
    Off this week.
    6 Dakota Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 42-22 vs. Silver Creek
    7 Windsor 2-0
    Fri: W 24-7 vs. Broomfield
    8 Vista Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 34-14 at Pueblo West
    9 Falcon 0-2
    Thurs: L 42-14 at Longmont
    10 Fort Collins 2-0
    Fri: W 23-10 at Fossil Ridge

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 2-0
    Fri: W 52-7 at Frederick
    2 Delta 2-1
    Fri: W 54-19 at Pagosa Springs
    3 Pueblo East 2-1
    Fri: L 34-20 at (4A 3) Pueblo South
    4 Holy Family 1-1
    Fri: L 44-28 vs. (6) Discovery Canyon
    5 Rifle 3-0
    Fri: W 64-6 at Jefferson
    6 Discovery Canyon 2-0
    Fri: W 44-28 at (4) Holy Family
    7 Palisade 2-0
    Sat: W 17-14 vs. Pueblo Central
    8 Evergreen 2-0
    Sat: W 39-22 at Northridge
    9 Roosevelt 2-1
    Fri: W 20-15 vs. Loveland
    10 D’Evelyn 1-1
    Fri: L 48-0 at Greeley West

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 2-0
    Fri: W 54-0 vs. Weld Central
    2 Faith Christian 1-1
    Fri: L 13-7 vs. (5) Florence
    3 Kent Denver 2-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 at Englewood
    4 Strasburg 2-0
    Fri: W 28-7 vs. Sterling
    5 Florence 2-0
    Fri: W 13-7 at (2) Faith Christian
    6 Platte Valley 2-1
    Fri: W 36-7 at Bennett
    7 Manitou Springs 1-1
    Fri: W 34-20 at Woodland Park
    8 Lamar 2-0
    Fri: W 20-8 vs. (1A 2) Centauri
    9 Eaton 2-0
    Fri: W 54-7 at Holyoke
    10 Olathe 1-1
    Fri: L 2-0 at Cedaredge

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 2-0
    Fri: W 47-14 at Ignacio
    2 Centauri 1-1
    Fri: L 20-8 at (2A 8) Lamar
    3 Buena Vista 2-0
    Fri: W 27-0 at Hotchkiss
    4 Limon 2-0
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. John Mall
    5 Resurrection Christian 2-1
    Fri: W 38-3 at (10) Yuma
    6 Monte Vista 0-2
    Fri: L 48-14 vs. Gunnison
    7 Meeker 3-0
    Fri: W 53-6 at Coal Ridge
    8 Burlington 1-1
    Sat: W 35-26 at Front Range Christian
    9 Wray 1-1
    Fri: L 52-28 at Goodland (Kan.)
    10 Yuma 0-2
    Fri: L 38-3 vs. (5) Resurrection Christian

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 2-0
    Sat: W 54-0 at Hayden
    2 Norwood 3-0
    Sat: W 41-0 at Del Norte
    3 Caliche 2-0
    Sat: W 48-0 at Sargent
    4 Hoehne 1-1
    Fri: L 36-6 at (9) Springfield
    5 Simla 1-1
    Fri: L 18-16 at (6) Merino
    6 Merino 2-0
    Fri: W 18-16 vs. (5) Simla
    7 Sanford 2-1
    Fri: L 58-36 at Granada
    8 Akron 2-0
    Fri: W 54-6 at Fowler
    9 Springfield 3-0
    Fri: W 36-6 vs. (4) Hoehne
    10 Sedgwick County 2-0
    Fri: W 83-33 at Paxton (Neb.)

    Class 6-man
    1 Stratton/Liberty 2-0
    Fri: W 53-0 at Bethune
    2 Arickaree/Woodlin 2-0
    Fri: W 38-12 at (7) Pawnee
    3 Eads 2-0
    Fri: W 54-12 vs. Hi-Plains
    4 Fleming 2-0
    Fri: W 70-24 at Idalia
    5 Peetz 1-1
    Fri: W 72-31 at North Park
    6 Prairie 2-0
    Fri: W 36-25 vs. Weldon Valley
    7 Pawnee 1-0
    Fri: L 38-12 vs. (2) Arickaree/Woodlin
    8 Walsh 2-0
    Sat: W 63-0 at Aguilar
    9 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 59-38 at Cheraw
    10 Cotopaxi 2-0
    Fri: W 28-12 vs. La Veta