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

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    (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).

  • Football roundup: Sand Creek running back has 9 TDs against Air Academy

    (Via @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)
    The scoreboard late in Friday’s game between Sand Creek and Air Academy. (Via @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)

    The two teams combined for 130 points. Sand Creek running back Daniel Quin rushed for nine touchdowns. But ultimately, it was a defensive stop on fourth-and-2 that sealed the win for Sand Creek.

    Sand Creek stopped a screen pass on fourth down with less than a minute to play to seal a 68-62 win over Air Academy on Friday night.

    When the dust settled on Friday night, the spotlight shone brightest on Quin, who rushed his way into CHSAA’s record book. He finished with 553 yards and the nine touchdowns on 64 carries.

    “It was crazy,” Sand Creek coach Rod Baker told CHSAANow late Friday night.

    The 64 carries are the most in a single game in state history, while the 553 yards are No. 3 all-time. In fact, it was just the fifth time in state history a back had gained more than 500 yards. (Colorado’s rushing record belongs to Montbello’s Leonard Jones, who went for 584 in 1999.)

    Finally, Quin’s nine rushing touchdowns are now tied for the second-best performance in state history with Colorado Deaf & Blind’s Sam Harris. Harris rushed for his nine in 2004. The record, set in 1930, belongs to Hugo’s Ken Pearson, who had 12 rushing scores.

    Oh, and Quin also had three two-point conversions.

    “We ran the ball, and they threw it. And that’s the story,” Baker said. “Their quarterback threw it well, and we missed some open-field tackling opportunities. They executed really well with their passing game, and protected well, and we just ran. We had one pass, when we got ’em on a formation, but other than that it was a run against pass.”

    Update: Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown also broke the state’s passing record with 589 yards.

    The game’s 130 combined points fell just five points shy of cracking the top-10 in all-time combined points. Still, that scoring record is dotted with 8-man and 6-man point totals — which is apples and oranges when it comes to 11-man football.

    Air Academy Mike Roof takes a break from all the scoring during his team's game with Sand Creek on Friday night. (Courtesy @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)
    Air Academy Mike Roof takes a break from all the scoring during his team’s game with Sand Creek on Friday night. (Courtesy @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)

    As such, the 130 points are believed to be the third-highest total for an 11-man game in state history. The two teams combined to score 49 points in the fourth quarter alone.

    “At the end of the game, the kids were so tired, they could barely shake hands,” Baker said. “It was like a brotherhood between them, what they’d been through. It was an amazing event. The high school spirit was amazing tonight for both teams. And they just battled.”

    Air Academy scored with less than four minutes to play to take a 62-60 lead, but Sand Creek — well, Quin — quickly responded with a touchdown of their own. One minute and thirty seconds remained.

    “We scored too fast,” Baker said. “Daniel was so wide open, and I just thought about, ‘Just fall down at the 1 so we can run some time off the clock.’”

    Air Academy made two first downs, and drove down to about Sand Creek’s 40-yard-line before attempting a screen pass to their tailback.

    “We tackled them for about a 5-yard loss, and that was the game,” Baker said. “It was a defensive stop that decided the game. That’s kind of ironic, isn’t it?”

    Sand Creek improved to 2-2 this season with the win. Air Academy fell to 2-2.

    Baker said he was planning on compiling full stats on Saturday morning.

    “I may need an abacus, though,” he said.

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    4A: (2) Pueblo South 24, Falcon 21

    Falcon dug its way out of a 13-0 hole to lead 14-13 at halftime, but second-ranked Pueblo South got a 23-yard field goal from Nathan Spinuzzi to seal the win with 13 seconds to play.

    Falcon had taken a 21-13 lead in the third, and that lead held until Spinuzzi, also South’s quarterback, hit Dennis Ramos on a 55-yard score with 8:37 to play. After a two-point conversion, the game was tied.

    Falcon turned around and drove down to Pueblo South’s 11-yard-line, but fumbled. That set up the Colts’ final drive, and the game-winning field goal.

    Matt Bastian had 147 yards rushing and a score in the loss for Falcon.

    1A: (8) Burlington 20, (3) Limon 19

    Burlington stopped a late two-point conversion attempt to seal the win. Limon had scored with 20 seconds remaining to cut the lead to one point.

    “We were sure they were going to go for two and try to get that win on the road,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “We got some penetration and got to their sweep and shut it down, and that was the difference in the game, that one play.

    “This is a real big win for us,” he added. “Really felt good about the way the kid’s played and the effort they game.”

    3A: Mead 10, Erie 7 (OT)

    Tyler Levine hit the game-winning field goal in overtime as the Mavericks improved to 2-2 this season.

    “That feels great,” Levine told BoCoPreps afterward. “As soon as I kicked it, I knew it was going to go in.”

    4A: (1) Pine Creek 21, Pueblo West 14

    For the second time this season, the Eagles survived a nail-biter from an unranked foe.

    Pine Creek never actually trailed this time around — in fact, it led 18-0 in the third quarter — but Pueblo West rallied late to make things close.

    Pueblo West had one final chance to tie the game with three minutes to play, but turned the ball over on downs on its final drive.

    4A: Durango 29, Farmington (NM) 22

    Justin Marcum hauled in a 61-yard touchdown pass from Terrence Trujillo with 28 seconds remaining to lift the Demons in an out-of-state contest.

    They had trailed much of the game, but then tied it with 3:31 to go on a two-yard rushing score from Lawrence Mayberry.

    After a punt, Durango got the ball back with 1:53 to play at its own 23-yard-line. That drive led to the winning score.

    5A: Rocky Mountain 31, Fossil Ridge 6

    Rocky Mountain is 4-0 for the first time since 2008, when the Lobos finished 11-1 and made a deep playoff run.

    “We have a great group of character young men, and they’ve busted their tails for us all summer,” coach Mark Brook told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “We had a lot of kids coming back from last year. … It’s good. For me, I’m proud to see them translate all their work and effort into wins.”

    4A: Coronado 43, Widefield 0

    Coronado, the defending 3A champion, is now 4-1 in its move up to 4A this season.

    “We had a lot of excitement going into this season,” coach Bobby Lizarraga told the Scoreboard Show. “Unfortunately for us, we had a lot of youth also. And it’s paid its dividends at this point, but we had a lot coaching to do, where our coaches stepped up and got our young folks up to par to make an impact for us. Right now, we’re seeing some of those assets.”

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    Notables

    • 8-man’s top-ranked Dayspring Christian ran its state-best winning streak to 17 game. The Eagles, now 4-0 this season, have yet to give up a point in 2014. They’ve outscored their opponents 206-0, including a 46-0 win over Las Animas on Friday night.
    • Adams City is now 3-1 following a 19-8 win over Lincoln on Friday. Those three wins match the program’s combined win total over the previous seven seasons.
    • Gunnison is unranked in Class 2A, but for how long? Since a 39-12 loss to Kent Denver to open the season, the Cowboys have outscored opponents 145-14, including consecutive shutouts. Gunnison beat Roaring Fork 48-0 this week.
    • Cherry Creek rebounded from its tough loss to Jordan (Utah) with a 41-0 shutout of Grand Terrace (Calif.). Photos from the game are here.
    • Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig threw for another 286 yards and three touchdowns in his team’s 50-7 win over Frederick. He now has 1,450 yards through four games, and is on pace for more than 3,600 yards and nearly 38 touchdowns. The yardage would be top-5 all-time.
    • Broomfield beat Loveland in overtime, 20-17.
    • St. Mary’s topped University 27-7. It was University’s first-ever night home game.
    • Mullen trailed Arvada West 28-23, but 15 unanswered points amounted to a 38-28 win.
    • Vista Ridge beat Palmer Ridge 35-21 to claim the Battle of the Ridge trophy.
    • Chaparral beat Rock Canyon 36-26 for its first win this season.
    • In 8-man Hoehne beat Cripple Creek 60-0 tonight, but the game actually had to be halted in the second quarter as Cripple Creek was down to just seven players after injuries.
    • Don’t think there’s much doubt that Paonia is the No. 1 team in 1A at the moment. The Eagles, now 4-0, handled highly-ranked Centauri last week and topped 2A No. 10 Bayfield this week, 55-44.
    • Rifle had a good win over an unbeaten Eagle Valley squad, 35-12. 3A’s fourth-ranked Bears are now 4-0.
    • Another eye-popping point total: Roosevelt 62, Northridge 50 in 3A.

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  • 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

  • Pueblo East, Wheat Ridge, Discovery Canyon make big moves in football rankings

    There were a number of major movers as CHSAANow released the first football rankings of the regular season on Monday.

    New Wheat Ridge football coach Dan Reardon. (Tracy Renck)
    New Wheat Ridge football coach Dan Reardon. (Tracy Renck)

    Pueblo East (Class 3A), Discovery Canyon (3A), and Wheat Ridge (4A) all made big jumps after being unranked in the preseason.

    Pueblo East had the biggest climb, and wound up at No. 3 in the 3A poll after winning its first two games. The Eagles beat Longmont, No. 4 in the preseason 4A poll, in Zero Week, then topped Coronado, the defending 3A champion which has since moved up to 4A, in Week 1.

    Discovery Canyon is No. 6 in 3A this week. Last Thursday, the Thunder beat Silver Creek, the 3A runner-up a season ago which has also moved up to 4A.

    And Wheat Ridge, also off to a 2-0 start under new coach Dan Reardon in 4A, has won its games by a combined 91-0. The Farmers are No. 5 in this week’s 4A poll.

    In total, those moves were just a microcosm of the new rankings, which saw massive change. All seven polls got at least one new team, with 4A and 6-man getting four new members, and 3A adding three.

    There’s also a new No. 1 team in 2A, where Brush takes over for Platte Valley.

    The least amount of change occurred in 5A, where Valor Christian continues its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot following its physical win over Pomona. The Eagles received all 13 first-place votes.

    Teams Nos. 2-4 stayed the same behind them: Cherry Creek (which beat Regis Jesuit), Cherokee Trail and Pomona. Grandview joined the top five this week, bumping up three places from its preseason No. 8 spot.

    (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)
    More photos. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Chatfield remained at No. 6, Fairview moved up three spots to No. 7, Regis Jesuit fell to No. 8 and Ralston Valley remained at No. 9.

    The lone newcomer in 5A is Overland, which joined at No. 10.

    In addition to Wheat Ridge in 4A, new teams include No. 8 Vista Ridge, No. 9 Falcon and No. 10 Fort Collins. Pine Creek remained atop that poll following its escape of Falcon’s upset bid.

    Besides Pueblo East and Discovery Canyon, D’Evelyn also joined the 3A ranking. Lutheran stayed atop that poll after its overtime win in Texas last week.

    2A added No. 9 Eaton, while 1A added No. 7 Meeker. Paonia is still No. 1 in 1A.

    The 8-man ranking added No. 8 Akron and No. 9 Springfield. Dayspring Christian continues to lead that pack.

    Finally, 6-man added No. 6 Prairie, No. 7 Pawnee, No. 8 Walsh and No. 10 Cotopaxi. Stratton/Liberty remained in the top spot.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, polls will be 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.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Valor Christian (13) 2-0 130 1
    2 Cherry Creek 1-0 115 2
    3 Cherokee Trail 1-0 98 3
    4 Pomona 0-1 73 4
    5 Grandview 1-0 62 8
    6 Chatfield 1-0 54 6
    7 Fairview 1-0 51 10
    8 Regis Jesuit 0-1 44 7
    9 Ralston Valley 1-0 41 9
    10 Overland 2-0 16 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Lakewood 8, ThunderRidge 7, Columbine 5, Monarch 5, Mullen 4, Doherty 1, Legacy 1.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (5).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pine Creek (11) 2-0 119 1
    2 Montrose (1) 2-0 108 2
    3 Pueblo South 1-0 92 3
    4 Denver South 1-0 76 5
    5 Wheat Ridge 2-0 49 –
    6 Dakota Ridge 1-0 46 8
    7 Windsor 1-0 42 10
    8 Vista Ridge 1-0 34 –
    9 Falcon 0-1 28 –
    10 Fort Collins 1-0 15 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 13, Broomfield 11, Loveland 9, Pueblo West 9, Pueblo Centennial 3, Coronado 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Greeley West 1, Liberty 1.
    Dropped out
    Longmont (4), Broomfield (6), Standley Lake (7), Pueblo Centennial (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Lutheran (5) 1-0 86 1
    2 Delta (1) 1-1 84 2
    3 Pueblo East (3) 2-0 70 –
    4 Holy Family (1) 1-0 54 3
    5 Rifle 2-0 52 4
    6 Discovery Canyon 1-0 44 –
    7 Palisade 1-0 39 8
    8 Evergreen 1-0 28 6
    9 Roosevelt 1-1 25 5
    10 D’Evelyn 1-0 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Erie 11, The Classical Academy 10, Canon City 9, Eagle Valley 8, Conifer 7, Sierra 5, Frederick 4, Berthoud 1, Pueblo County 1.
    Dropped out
    The Classical Academy (7), Lewis-Palmer (9), Vista PEAK (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Brush (6) 1-0 87 3
    2 Faith Christian (3) 1-0 82 2
    3 Kent Denver 1-0 64 5
    4 Strasburg 1-0 59 7
    5 Florence 1-0 43 6
    6 Platte Valley 1-1 39 1
    7 Manitou Springs 0-1 35 4
    8 Lamar 1-0 34 9
    9 Eaton 1-0 18 –
    10 Olathe 1-0 17 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Montezuma-Cortez 6, Bayfield 3, Gunnison 2, La Junta 2, St. Mary’s 2, Aspen 1, Sheridan 1, The Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Bennett (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Paonia (7) 1-0 95 1
    2 Centauri (1) 1-0 83 2
    3 Buena Vista (2) 1-0 79 4
    4 Limon 1-0 69 3
    5 Resurrection Christian 1-1 47 5
    6 Monte Vista 0-1 44 7
    7 Meeker 2-0 32 –
    8 Burlington 0-1 25 6
    9 Wray 1-0 15 9
    10 Yuma 0-1 11 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Crowley County 10, Wiggins 9, Cedaredge 8, Rye 4, Ellicott 3, Hotchkiss 3, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Byers 1, Holyoke 1.
    Dropped out
    Cedaredge (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Dayspring Christian (4) 1-0 58 1
    2 Norwood (2) 2-0 56 2
    3 Caliche 1-0 48 3
    4 Hoehne 1-0 40 4
    5 Simla 1-0 36 5
    6 Merino 1-0 32 7
    7 Sanford 2-0 18 8
    8 Akron 1-0 17 –
    9 Springfield 2-0 13 –
    10 Sedgwick County 1-0 7 9
    Others receiving votes:
    McClave 2, Rangely 2, Sargent 1.
    Dropped out
    Sargent (6), Dove Creek (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Stratton/Liberty (5) 1-0 50 1
    2 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-0 43 3
    3 Eads 1-0 36 2
    4 Fleming 1-0 28 7
    5 Peetz 0-1 23 4
    6 Prairie 1-0 20 –
    7 Pawnee 1-0 16 –
    8 Walsh 1-0 14 –
    9 Kit Carson 1-0 11 10
    10 Cotopaxi 1-0 9 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Flagler 8, Otis 6, Briggsdale 5, Miami-Yoder 2, Weldon Valley 2, Hanover 1, Idalia 1, .
    Dropped out
    Hi-Plains (5), Briggsdale (6), Idalia (8), Otis (9).

  • In a bruising football game, Windsor tops Roosevelt

    (Brock Laue)
    (Brock Laue)

    WINDSOR — Friday night at Dudley Field, home of the Windsor Wizards, old school football fans would’ve been pleased.

    In a 24-7 Wizard win over Roosevelt, both teams displayed a smash-mouth, hard-hitting style with the pigskin almost solely in the hands of the tailbacks and fullbacks.

    Windsor, ranked No. 10 in CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A poll, threw enough second half punches to pull away from 3A No. 5 Roosevelt (1-1) after a 7-7 score at the break.

    “It was a slugfest,” Windsor coach Chris Jones said. “We came out pretty high strung early on. I believe we had seven penalties in the first quarter, which hurt us and helped them a little. They stayed pretty calm.”

    Roosevelt was coming off a 34-25 road win at 4A Thompson Valley in Zero Week. And the Riders, with lightning painting the background far off in the distance, struck first after recovering a muffed punt return at Windsor’s 41 yard line.

    The Wizards had two critical personal foul penalties, giving Roosevelt further momentum. Power back Christian Majszak ran in a two-yard touchdown and the extra point gave the Riders a 7-0 lead with 10:28 to play in the first half.

    “We’ll just attribute that to first game jitters with a couple new guys,” Jones said of his team’s early miscues.

    “We just came out a little emotional,” fullback Jake Shields added. “We were high-strung and ready to hit. Things got a little out of hand. But eventually, we really just put things together.”

    Windsor's James Shields. (Brock Laue)
    Windsor’s James Shields. (Brock Laue)

    “We calmed down in the second quarter, drove one the length of the field, and put one in,” Jones noted. “We got the ball back in the second half, drove down and scored again. I think we calmed down and our coaches schemed real well how to stop the attack and get after the attack. That’s a very tough team and a big team, if you saw compared to us.”

    Windsor’s own bruiser, Cody Johnson, capped off a 10-play, 70-yard drive with a one-yard plunge to tie the game at seven with 3:44 remaining in the opening half.

    From then on, it was all Windsor as the home team utilized a multi-faceted rushing attack and a gritty defense to wear down the Riders. Juniors Jake Shields (16 carries, 94 yards, two touchdowns) and Landon Schmidt — the speedsters — and seniors Noah Winick and Johnson — the bulldozers — controlled possession.

    Shields found the edge for a 16-yard touchdown run with 4:59 left in the third to give Windsor a 14-7 lead. The Wizards dominated the ball before a lightning delay with 5:12 remaining. A field goal and another touchdown run by Shields sealed a season opening win for Windsor.

    “Jake came back from last week’s scrimmage and did a great job,” Jones said. “He’s a short slippery guy with great vision. You don’t see that little (5-foot-5) dude back there. He runs hard, protects the ball. As far as for pound for pound strength and for how hard he runs, he’s definitely a help.

    “Then, we put Cody back there and he’s a bulldozer,” Jones added. “It was a fullback game for us mostly. They took away the quarterback, but if you take away the quarterback, we’ll go fullback wings. Defense played well and wrapped up in tackles. It was a fight. We knew it was going to be 48 body blows.”

    “O-line did their jobs and we did all the little details we’ve been working on all summer,” Shields said of the victory. “We just came together as a brotherhood.”

    “Thanks to the sacrifice of the kids to do our year-round stuff, conditioning and training, how our coaches push them in practice, and how they push each other in practice, it all goes back to that,” Jones said of his team’s ability to wear down Roosevelt late. “It’s almost like we need a fifth quarter sometimes, because we start off a little slow at times.”

    Windsor moves to 1-0 before taking on No. 6 Broomfield, always a tough 4A opponent, at home next Friday.

    Quarterback Tanner Bohm was pleased with the season opening win. “That was a good team, good team to play in the first game, and good team to work our kinks out,” he said.

    “Our expectations are always high,” Bohm added. “We have a standard at Windsor that we have to uphold every year. Like we say, tradition never graduates, tradition keeps going on and on. We’re held to high expectations and we all know that.”