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    Football’s 2013 state playoff bracket for Class 1A.

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  • Fairview grabs 5A’s top seed as football brackets are released

    (Courtesy photo)
    Fairview is the No. 1 seed in 5A. (Courtesy photo)

    The groundwork, as is so often the case, was laid four years ago. Tom McCartney saw it in his freshmen then. Those freshmen are now seniors, and that group has Fairview seeded No. 1 overall in the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We knew that it was a special group,” McCartney, Fairview’s coach, said Sunday morning. “We also knew that for them to do the things and reach some of the goals they’ve set, you’ve got to have junior compliments. You want to know that your juniors are also part of that.

    “We’ve been kind of waiting on this group of seniors for a while, and a lot of them have gotten a lot of playing time as sophomores and juniors,” he continued. “When you get in those kinds of battles against teams like Pomona and Ralston Valley, and Legacy and Arvada West and Boulder — and Grandview in the playoffs last year, and Regis the year before — all of those experiences help. So, yes, to be honest with you, we’ve seen this coming from this particular group. We knew this was a talented group.”

    The Knights were the lone 5A team to finish the regular season unbeaten (9-0). They were ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com football poll in recent weeks, but were No. 1 in Wild Card points during that stretch, and finished atop the final Wild Card standings released Sunday morning.

    And so, when the 5A bracket was unveiled, it was Fairview in the No. 1 spot. (See the full bracket.)

    “It feels awesome,” McCartney said. “It’s playoff football. We’re just going to prepare. We understand that if you win you move on, and if you don’t you’re done. We want to keep playing. The best way to keep playing is to be prepared and to improve.”

    Fairview draws No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) in the first round. The two teams played in 2010 and 2011, both Mountain Vista wins.

    “Our seniors, when they were freshmen, played them. And so we know a little bit about them,” McCartney said. “We’ve got a ton of respect for coach (Ric) Cash. His teams are always prepared. They’re always hard-nosed.”

    Rounding out the top-5 seeds in 5A were No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    The top 16 seeds host in the first round, meaning No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 7 Columbine, No. 8 Pomona, No. 9 Chatfield, No. 10 Grand Junction, No. 11 Mountain Range, No. 12 Doherty, No. 13 Prairie View, No. 14 Rangeview, No. 15 Ralston Valley and No. 16 Douglas County will get home games.

    Other qualifiers were No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 19 Overland, No. 20 Grandview, No. 21 Gateway, No. 22 Heritage, No. 23 Westminster, No. 24 Rocky Mountain, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson, No. 26 Hinkley, No. 27 Arvada West, No. 28 Castle View, No. 29 Fort Collins, No. 30 Lakewood and No. 31 Eaglecrest.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets were also released on Sunday.

    Brush is 2A’s top seed. As the top-8 host in the first round, No. 2 Manitou Springs, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 Faith Christian, No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Bennett, No. 7 Kent Denver and No. 8 Florence will all get home games.

    Also qualifying in 2A were No. 9 Strasburg, No. 10 Lamar, No. 11 Olathe, No. 12 Fort Lupton, No. 13 Aspen, No. 14 Ridge View Academy, No. 15 Jefferson and No. 16 The Academy.

    In 1A, Buena Vista got the top seed. No. 2 Limon, No. 3 Centauri, No. 4 Paonia, No. 5 Monte Vista, No. 6 Hotchkiss, No. 7 Yuma and No. 8 Platte Canyon will also host first-round games.

    Additional 1A qualifiers were No. 9 Resurrection Christian, No. 10 Rye, No. 11 Burlington, No. 12 Cedaredge, No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 14 Wray, No. 15 Lyons and No. 16 Front Range Christian.

    Hoehne is 8-man’s top seed. Also hosting in the first round will be No. 2 Dayspring Christian, No. 3 Norwood, No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche, No. 6 Kiowa, No. 7 Sargent and No. 8 Dove Creek. Also qualifying were No. 9 Sanford, No. 10 Vail Christian, No. 11 Merino, No. 12 Walsh, No. 13 Akron, No. 14 West Grand, No. 15 Fowler and No. 16 Granada.

    Liberty/Stratton grabbed 6-man’s top seed. Also qualifying were No. 2 Hi-Plains, No. 3 Eads, No. 4 Prairie, No. 5 Otis, No. 6 Peetz, No. 7 Hanover and No. 8 Flagler

  • Football poll adds Mountain Range in 5A; Coronado on top in 3A

    (Pam Wagner)
    Mountain Range is ranked 10th this week. (Pam Wagner)

    Mountain Range, 7-1 this season, has joined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.

    The Mustangs, ranked No. 10, are riding a four-game winning streak, including a 22-16 decision against Rocky Mountain last week. Their lone loss this season came at Grand Junction on Sept. 20.

    Valor Christian remained atop the 5A ranking with 19 of the 22 first-place votes. Fairview, which got the other three first-place votes, stayed in the No. 2 spot following its big win over Pomona, and continued to be followed by No. 3 Regis Jesuit, No. 4 Cherry Creek and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    Columbine stayed in sixth this week, while Cherokee Trail bumped up two spots to seventh. Pomona remained in eighth and Grand Junction moved up to ninth after beating 4A No. 1 Montrose.

    Despite the loss, Montrose remained atop the 4A ranking. Pine Creek moved up to No. 2, jumping Monarch, which fell to No. 3.

    Coronado is now atop the 3A poll after Palisade’s loss to Delta. Discovery Canyon is second and Palisade dropped to third.

    Delta joined the ranking at No. 7, as did Roosevelt (No. 9) following its win over then-No. 3 Silver Creek. Silver Creek dropped to No. 8 this week.

    Complete rankings for all polls are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (19) 7-1 217 1 W
    2 Fairview (3) 7-0 193 2 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 7-1 165 3 W
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1 154 4 W
    5 ThunderRidge 7-1 144 5 W
    6 Columbine 7-1 103 6 W
    7 Cherokee Trail 6-2 89 9 W
    8 Pomona 6-2 60 8 L
    9 Grand Junction 6-2 42 10 W
    10 Mountain Range 7-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 8, Arapahoe 7, Chatfield 5, Overland 5, Legend 4, Rock Canyon 1.
    Dropped out
    Chatfield (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (10) 7-1 185 1 L
    2 Pine Creek (3) 6-2 169 3 W
    3 Monarch (7) 6-1 158 2 W
    4 Falcon (1) 7-1 122 4 W
    5 Pueblo South 7-1 110 5 W
    6 Durango 7-1 98 7 W
    7 Longmont 6-1 92 6 W
    8 Broomfield 5-2 69 8 W
    9 Loveland 6-1 54 10 W
    10 Standley Lake 7-1 48 9 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 25, Denver South 14, Pueblo West 6, Dakota Ridge 4, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Coronado (9) 9-0 137 2 W
    2 Discovery Canyon (1) 7-1 127 4 W
    3 Palisade (4) 7-1 126 1 L
    4 Holy Family (1) 6-1 101 5 W
    5 Mead 7-0 91 8 W
    6 Elizabeth (1) 6-2 62 7 W
    7 Delta 6-2 52 – W
    8 Silver Creek 5-2 45 3 L
    9 Roosevelt 5-2 40 – W
    10 Rifle 6-2 39 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Conifer 33, The Classical Academy 12, Glenwood Springs 6, Evergreen 5, Lutheran 4.
    Dropped out
    Evergreen (6), Conifer (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 7-0 99 1 W
    2 Manitou Springs (1) 8-0 86 3 W
    3 Platte Valley 6-1 84 2 W
    4 Faith Christian 7-2 57 6 W
    5 Florence 6-2 50 5 W
    6 Kent Denver 6-2 46 4 L
    7 Strasburg 6-2 36 7 W
    8 Bennett 6-2 32 9 W
    9 Gunnison 6-2 20 10 W
    10 Lamar 6-2 14 8 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 12, Jefferson 8, Fort Lupton 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (11) 8-0 153 1 W
    2 Limon (5) 8-0 148 2 W
    3 Centauri 7-1 122 4 W
    4 Paonia 7-1 104 7 W
    5 Hotchkiss 6-2 85 3 L
    6 Monte Vista 7-1 83 5 W
    7 Cedaredge 6-2 69 6 W
    8 Resurrection Christian 5-2 44 – W
    9 Yuma 5-3 33 9 W
    10 Platte Canyon 7-1 19 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 7, Burlington 4, Jefferson 4, Holyoke 2, Wray 2, Lyons 1.
    Dropped out
    Wray (8).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (7) 8-0 97 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (3) 8-0 92 2 W
    3 Norwood 7-1 76 5 W
    4 Simla 7-0 71 4 W
    5 Caliche 7-1 61 3 L
    6 Kiowa 6-2 40 6 L
    7 McClave 7-1 37 9 W
    8 Sargent 6-2 28 10 W
    9 Dove Creek 6-2 23 8 L
    10 Walsh 6-2 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Merino 8, Akron 2, Sangre de Cristo 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Akron (7).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 8-0 48 1 W
    2 Arickaree (2) 8-0 41 2 W
    3 Eads 7-1 26 4 W
    4 Hi-Plains 7-1 19 3 W
    5 Otis 5-2 13 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Grand Junction, Broomfield join respective football polls

    Grand Junction football
    Grand Junction is ranked No. 10 this week. (Courtesy photo)

    Grand Junction was idle last week. No matter, the Tigers have rejoined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.

    Grand Junction (5-2), last ranked Sept. 9, is No. 10 in the poll. The Tigers took the spot vacated by Arapahoe after the Warriors were upset by Lakewood last week. Up next for GJ: Unbeaten Montrose, which is No. 1 in 4A.

    Valor Christian continued to lead the 5A poll, and received 22 of the 23 first-place votes. Fairview remained in second, and Regis Jesuit in third. Cherry Creek is fourth and ThunderRidge fifth after the two schools swapped places.

    Columbine (No. 6) and Chatfield (No. 7) also stayed put, while Pomona moved up to No. 8. The Panthers, coming off a win over rival Ralston Valley, have a big showdown with Fairview on Friday afternoon.

    Montrose is a unanimous pick atop 4A, and Monarch remained in that poll’s No. 2 spot. Pine Creek bumped up to No. 3, Falcon is fourth and Pueblo South rounds out the top 5.

    (Pam Wagner)
    Broomfield is No. 8 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)

    Broomfield (4-2) joined the 4A ranking after beating then-No. 3 Standley Lake last week. The Eagles are eighth. Standley Lake fell to ninth.

    Conifer joined the 3A poll. The Lobos are No. 9 following consecutive wins over ranked opponents Lutheran, D’Evelyn and Rifle. Rifle, No. 3 last week, dropped to No. 10 this week.

    Gunnison (No. 10) is the lone newcomer to 2A, while 1A added Yuma (No. 9) and Platte Canyon (No. 10). 8-man added Sargent at No. 10, and 6-man added Otis (No. 5).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (22) 6-1 229 1 W
    2 Fairview (1) 6-0 192 2 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 6-1 158 3 W
    4 Cherry Creek 6-1 154 5 W
    5 ThunderRidge 6-1 153 4 W
    6 Columbine 6-1 101 6 W
    7 Chatfield 6-1 100 7 W
    8 Pomona 6-1 82 9 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 5-2 50 10 W
    10 Grand Junction 5-2 19 – Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 10, Rock Canyon 6, Mountain Range 5, Arapahoe 4, Lakewood 1, Ralston Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Arapahoe (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (24) 7-0 240 1 W
    2 Monarch 5-1 189 2 W
    3 Pine Creek 5-2 180 5 W
    4 Falcon 6-1 151 6 W
    5 Pueblo South 6-1 118 8 W
    6 Longmont 5-1 109 7 W
    7 Durango 6-1 97 10 W
    8 Broomfield 4-2 64 – W
    9 Standley Lake 6-1 62 3 L
    10 Loveland 5-1 59 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 23, Pueblo West 8, Denver South 6, Pueblo Centennial 6, Cañon City 4, Montbello 2, Sand Creek 2.
    Dropped out
    Montbello (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Palisade (17) 7-0 179 1 W
    2 Coronado 8-0 126 2 W
    3 Silver Creek (1) 5-1 116 4 W
    4 Discovery Canyon 6-1 115 5 Bye
    5 Holy Family 5-1 96 6 W
    6 Evergreen 6-1 93 7 W
    7 Elizabeth 5-2 64 9 W
    8 Mead 6-0 57 8 W
    9 Conifer 5-2 38 – W
    10 Rifle 5-2 33 3 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Roosevelt 26, The Classical Academy 24, Frederick 10, Delta 5, Glenwood Springs 5, Lutheran 1.
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 6-0 110 1 W
    2 Platte Valley 5-1 92 4 W
    3 Manitou Springs 7-0 84 3 W
    4 Kent Denver 6-1 81 2 W
    5 Florence 5-2 57 5 W
    6 Faith Christian 6-2 51 6 W
    7 Strasburg 5-2 38 9 W
    8 Lamar 5-2 31 7 L
    9 Bennett 5-2 29 8 W
    10 Gunnison 5-2 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 10, Jefferson 7, Fort Lupton 3, Denver West 2.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (12) 7-0 163 1 W
    2 Limon (5) 7-0 154 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 6-1 136 3 W
    4 Centauri 6-1 118 4 W
    5 Monte Vista 6-1 85 5 W
    6 Cedaredge 5-2 76 7 W
    7 Paonia 6-1 65 6 W
    8 Wray 4-3 40 8 W
    9 Yuma 4-3 27 – W
    10 Platte Canyon 6-1 26 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Resurrection Christian 17, Lyons 13, Burlington 6, Cornerstone Christian 3, Rye 3, Crowley County 2, Wiggins 1.
    Dropped out
    Wiggins (9), Lyons (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 7-0 96 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (4) 7-0 93 2 W
    3 Caliche 7-0 72 3 W
    4 Simla 6-0 66 4 W
    5 Norwood 6-1 50 5 W
    6 Kiowa 6-1 48 6 Bye
    7 Akron 5-2 27 8 W
    8 Dove Creek 6-1 26 9 W
    9 McClave 6-1 25 7 W
    10 Sargent 5-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 12, Sanford 8, Springfield 5, West Grand 2.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (7) 7-0 48 1 W
    2 Arickaree (4) 7-0 47 2 W
    3 Hi-Plains 6-1 25 5 W
    4 Eads 6-1 24 4 W
    5 Otis 4-2 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Briggsdale 5.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (3).

  • 3A softball state championship bracket

    The 2013 state softball bracket for Class 3A.

    2013 CHSAA State Softball Championships 2013 3A Bracket

  • Palisade takes over atop 3A football ranking

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    Palisade is now the No. 1 team in Class 3A. (Betsy McLaughlin/Palisade Tribune)

    Palisade edged then-No. 1 Rifle last Friday after rallying from a 27-14 halftime deficit. Tuesday, Palisade is on top of CHSAANow.com’s Class 3A football poll.

    The Bulldogs received all 13 first-place votes in moving up from No. 2 taking over at No. 1. Rifle dropped to third. Unbeaten Coronado, which has the most wins in the state at 7-0, is second.

    The 3A ranking added Roosevelt (No. 10) this week.

    In the 5A poll, Fairview has moved up to No. 2 from No. 3.

    The Knights (5-0) are 5A’s lone remaining unbeaten team, and got one first-place vote. Valor Christian got the other 23 and remained atop the ranking.

    Regis Jesuit is third this week, and is followed by No. 4 ThunderRidge and No. 5 Cherry Creek.

    Columbine rejoined the 5A ranking at sixth after its wild win over then-No. 2 Chatfield. Chatfield dropped to seventh this week.

    Arapahoe is eighth, Pomona is ninth and Cherokee Trail fell to tenth after its loss to Cherry Creek last week.

    Montrose, idle last week, remained in 4A’s No. 1 spot. Monarch moved up to No. 2, and Standley Lake is No. 3 this week. That ranking added Pueblo South at No. 8 and Durango at No. 10.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (23) 5-1 239 1 W
    2 Fairview (1) 5-0 207 3 W
    3 Regis Jesuit 5-1 176 5 W
    4 ThunderRidge 5-1 151 6 W
    5 Cherry Creek 5-1 150 8 W
    6 Columbine 5-1 94 – W
    7 Chatfield 5-1 90 2 L
    8 Pomona 5-1 66 9 W
    9 Arapahoe 5-1 60 10 W
    10 Cherokee Trail 4-2 53 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Ralston Valley 13, Doherty 10, Grandview 5, Overland 3, Mountain Range 2, Grand Junction 1.
    Dropped out
    Grandview (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (23) 6-0 230 1 Bye
    2 Monarch 4-1 179 3 W
    3 Standley Lake 6-0 164 6 W
    4 Loveland 5-0 161 4 W
    5 Pine Creek 4-2 145 8 W
    6 Falcon 5-1 82 2 L
    7 Longmont 4-1 80 10 W
    8 Pueblo South 5-1 60 – W
    9 Montbello 5-1 53 5 L
    10 Durango 5-1 50 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 43, Wheat Ridge 7, Pueblo West 4, Denver South 2, Pueblo Centennial 2, Windsor 2, Sand Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo West (7), Pueblo Centennial (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Palisade (15) 6-0 150 2 W
    2 Coronado 7-0 116 3 W
    3 Rifle 5-1 113 1 L
    4 Silver Creek 4-1 105 4 W
    5 Discovery Canyon 6-1 87 5 W
    6 Holy Family 4-1 64 6 W
    7 Evergreen 5-1 54 8 W
    8 Mead 5-0 50 7 W
    9 Elizabeth 4-2 39 9 W
    10 Roosevelt 3-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Frederick 13, Conifer 10, The Classical Academy 1, Delta 1, Glenwood Springs 1, Pueblo East 1.
    Dropped out
    D’Evelyn (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 5-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 5-1 102 2 W
    3 Manitou Springs 6-0 93 3 W
    4 Platte Valley 4-1 89 4 W
    5 Florence 4-2 62 8 W
    6 Faith Christian 5-2 58 6 W
    7 Lamar 5-1 50 5 L
    8 Bennett 4-2 28 10 W
    9 Strasburg 4-2 24 7 L
    10 Eaton 3-2 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 7, Denver West 6, Olathe 6, Bayfield 2, Jefferson 2, La Junta 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver West (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 6-0 141 1 W
    2 Limon (7) 6-0 138 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 5-1 121 3 W
    4 Centauri 5-1 102 4 W
    5 Monte Vista 5-1 77 6 W
    6 Paonia 5-1 65 8 W
    7 Cedaredge 4-2 61 7 W
    8 Wray 3-3 33 – W
    9 Wiggins 4-1 22 5 L
    10 Lyons 5-0 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cornerstone Christian 12, Center 7, Meeker 7, Nederland 6, Burlington 5, Rye 5, Platte Canyon 4, Resurrection Christian 3.
    Dropped out
    Jefferson (9), Meeker (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 6-0 78 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 6-0 72 2 W
    3 Caliche 6-0 61 3 W
    4 Simla 5-0 56 5 Bye
    5 Norwood 5-1 44 6 W
    6 Kiowa 6-1 38 7 W
    7 McClave 5-1 27 9 W
    8 Akron 4-2 25 4 L
    9 Dove Creek 5-1 24 10 W
    10 Sanford (1) 5-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 7, Springfield 5, Soroco 2.
    Dropped out
    Granada (8).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (7) 6-0 43 1 W
    2 Arickaree (3) 6-0 42 3 W
    3 Briggsdale 5-0 28 4 W
    4 Eads 5-1 20 5 W
    5 Hi-Plains 5-1 13 2 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Hanover 2, Otis 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • 3A softball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 3A regional softball playoffs. All games are Oct. 12, unless noted.

    Printable bracket: 3A softball regionals

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  • Widespread changes as Valor Christian takes over atop 5A football poll

    The weekend’s turmoil has bled over into CHSAANow.com’s football polls.

    Though, when a total of 17 ranked teams lose in a week — including the No. 1s in classes 5A, 4A and 3A — it’s not hard to see change coming. So, yes, there are new teams atop 5A (Valor Christian), 4A (Montrose) and 3A (Rifle).

    But the change didn’t only affect the top. In 5A, where three of the top four teams lost last week, that meant Chatfield, Fairview, Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit all made big jumps.

    Valor Christian leads the 5A poll for the second time this season. The Eagles are 4-1, but unbeaten against Colorado competition this season, and received 21 of the 24 first-place votes.

    Chatfield moved up to No. 2 from No. 5, Fairview went from No. 7 to No. 3 and Cherokee Trail moved into fourth from sixth. Regis Jesuit, which last week knocked off then-No. 1 ThunderRidge, went from No. 9 to No. 5.

    ThunderRidge dropped to sixth, and is followed by Grandview and Cherry Creek.

    The 5A poll added two new teams this week: No. 9 Pomona and No. 10 Arapahoe.

    In 4A, Montrose takes over following its come-from-behind win over then-No. 1 Monarch. The Indians were a unanimous No. 1 pick, getting all 21 first-place votes.

    Falcon is No. 2 this week, and Monarch dropped to No. 3. Loveland stayed at No. 4, Montbello moved up one place to round out the top-5.

    Pueblo Centennial (No. 9) and Longmont (No. 10) are 4A’s newcomers this week.

    Rifle takes over atop the 3A ranking following Silver Creek’s loss to Frederick. New to 3A this week are Mead (No. 7) and D’Evelyn (No. 10).

    Brush continued to lead 2A’s poll, which added Bennett at No. 10.

    Likewise, Buena Vista remained atop in 1A. That poll added Paonia (No. 8) and Jefferson (No. 9). Jefferson’s addition is especially noteworthy because the Saints were a combined 3-85 from 2004-12.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (21) 4-1 238 2 W
    2 Chatfield (2) 5-0 189 5 W
    3 Fairview 4-0 181 7 W
    4 Cherokee Trail (1) 4-1 170 6 W
    5 Regis Jesuit 4-1 159 9 W
    6 ThunderRidge 4-1 142 1 L
    7 Grandview 4-1 87 8 W
    8 Cherry Creek 4-1 79 10 W
    9 Pomona 4-1 38 – W
    10 Arapahoe 4-1 35 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 31, Ralston Valley 25, Grand Junction 23, Douglas County 16, Legend 6, Mountain Range 6, Doherty 5.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (3), Ralston Valley (4).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (21) 6-0 210 2 W
    2 Falcon 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Monarch 3-1 149 1 L
    4 Loveland 4-0 134 4 W
    5 Montbello 5-0 132 6 W
    6 Standley Lake 5-0 102 7 W
    7 Pueblo West 4-1 88 9 W
    8 Pine Creek 3-2 48 10 W
    9 Pueblo Centennial 5-0 35 – W
    10 Longmont 3-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 26, Durango 18, Wheat Ridge 12, Broomfield 11, Windsor 5, Denver South 3, Sand Creek 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (5), Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rifle (8) 5-0 154 2 W
    2 Palisade (6) 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Coronado (1) 6-0 121 5 W
    4 Silver Creek (1) 3-1 96 1 L
    5 Discovery Canyon 5-1 92 8 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 89 7 W
    7 Mead 4-0 51 – W
    8 Evergreen 4-1 45 10 W
    9 Elizabeth 3-2 33 4 L
    10 D’Evelyn (1) 5-1 26 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lutheran 23, Roosevelt 15, Frederick 14, Erie 7, Eagle Valley 6, Delta 5, Conifer 3, The Classical Academy 2.
    Dropped out
    Lutheran (6), Delta (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 4-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-1 92 2 W
    3 Manitou Springs 5-0 88 5 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-1 85 3 W
    5 Lamar 5-0 78 7 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-2 53 8 W
    7 Strasburg 4-1 46 6 L
    8 Florence 3-2 42 4 L
    9 Denver West 4-1 12 9 L
    10 Bennett 3-2 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 9, Olathe 7, University 7, Aspen 5, Gunnison 2, Bayfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Aspen (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (12) 5-0 161 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 5-0 142 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 4-1 123 4 W
    4 Centauri 4-1 113 5 W
    5 Wiggins 4-0 80 7 W
    6 Monte Vista 4-1 75 8 W
    7 Cedaredge 3-2 61 3 L
    8 Paonia 4-1 37 – W
    9 Jefferson (1) 6-0 31 – W
    10 Meeker 5-0 30 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Holyoke 27, Lyons 20, Crowley County 16, Wray 6, Cornerstone Christian 5, Resurrection Christian 5, Rye 3, Center 1.
    Dropped out
    Holyoke (6), Wray (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 5-0 78 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 5-0 73 2 W
    3 Caliche 5-0 53 3 W
    4 Akron 4-1 51 5 W
    5 Simla 5-0 50 6 W
    6 Norwood 4-1 45 4 W
    7 Kiowa 5-1 27 7 W
    8 Granada 4-1 21 8 W
    9 McClave 4-1 19 9 W
    10 Dove Creek 4-1 11 10 Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Fowler 8, Sargent 4, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 5-0 44 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 5-0 31 2 W
    3 Arickaree 5-0 25 3 W
    4 Briggsdale 4-0 20 4 W
    5 Eads 4-1 15 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    None.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Wild Friday night sees No. 1 football teams lose in 5A, 4A and 3A

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    Ninth-ranked Regis Jesuit beat No. 1 ThunderRidge in 5A on Friday night. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    It was not a good night to play at the top.

    The No. 1 teams in CHSAANow.com’s football polls for classes 5A, 4A and 3A all lost on Friday night. ThunderRidge, top-ranked in 5A, lost to No. 9 Regis Jesuit 35-12. Monarch, atop 4A, lost to No. 2 Montrose in a wild game, 39-34. And 3A Silver Creek was taken down 31-28 on a last-second field goal from Frederick.

    “They believed in themselves and were able to play as one unit and we were able to come up with a big win,” Frederick coach Thad Lear told ColoradoPreps.com’s Built Ford Tough Scoreboard Show on Friday night.

    Frederick trailed 14-0 in its game but was able to cut things to 14-7 before the half. Then, the Warriors scored on their first possession in the second half to make it 14-13.

    “We missed the PAT, but the kids were excited, they believed in one another and they never let up,” Lear told the Scoreboard Show. “They never stopped.”

    Frederick would eventually take a 28-21 lead before Silver Creek tied things at 28-all with 1:28 remaining. That set the stage for one more drive — and the game-winning 30-yard field goal from sophomore Dalton Nelson.

    “They tried a pooch kick and we were able to get the ball on the 30, and we decided to run the ball a few times to see where we could get it to,” Lear told the Scoreboard Show. “We got a first down and completed a couple of short passes, and we had a couple of timeouts. … I think it ended up being a 30-yard field goal and we were excited to have the opportunity.

    “I can’t say enough about our kids, and our kicker, he stepped in. He’s a sophomore, first year playing football, and he kicked the game-winner.”

    Likewise, Montrose had to dig its way out of a hole, this one 21-0 to top-ranked Monarch midway through the second quarter.

    The Indians clawed their way back to 21-18 with 2:16 to play in the third, but Monarch responded with a quick touchdown which made it 28-18.

    Montrose had an answer of its own, and cut things to 28-25 before recovering an onside kick and scoring again. At that point, it was 32-28 Indians and 8:30 remained in the game.

    Monarch marched down and regained the lead at 34-32 with 3:47 to go, but it was short-lived. Montrose countered with a scoring drive, and took the lead at 39-34. Monarch had one final drive, but fell just short deep in Montrose territory. Read a full recap of the game here.

    Regis Jesuit’s upset of ThunderRidge in 5A was a different story. The Raiders led from the outset and were up 28-0 at the half.

    ThunderRidge got within 28-6 in the third, but Regis put things out of reach on Jalen Williams’ five-yard run with 11 minutes remaining. Find photos from the game here.

    It wasn’t all bad for No. 1 teams on Friday night. Top-ranked Brush beat University in 2A, 56-13; 8-man’s Hoehne handled Manzanola 55-8; and 6-man’s Liberty/Stratton beat Cheraw 74-6. Buena Vista, No. 1 in 1A, plays Salida on Saturday.

    In other top-10 action, 5A No. 7 Fairview beat No. 4 Ralston Valley 43-18; 4A No. 6 Montbello beat No. 5 Wheat Ridge 20-0; 2A No. 5 Manitou Springs beat No. 4 Florence 26-14; and 1A No. 4 Hotchkiss beat No. 3 Cedaredge. Find a complete top-10 scoreboard here.

  • Brush in charge of 2A football poll after beating Platte Valley

    (David Samples/lastingimagesbydave.com)
    (David Samples/lastingimagesbydave.com)

    Brush took down former No. 1 Platte Valley on Friday. Monday, the Beetdiggers took its spot atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 2A football poll.

    Brush, which won the game 28-10, was ranked second last week. It received all 10 first-place votes in the poll. Platte Valley dropped to third, behind Kent Denver.

    The 2A poll added Faith Christian (No. 8) and Aspen (No. 10) this week.

    In 5A, ThunderRide continued to lead the way and received 13 first-place votes to No. 2 Valor Christian’s 11. Columbine remained in third, and Ralston Valley stayed at No. 4.

    Chatfield moved up from seventh to fifth, and is followed by No. 6 Cherokee Trail and No. 7 Fairview. Grandview is eighth, Regis Jesuit is ninth, and Cherry Creek rejoined the ranking at No. 10.

    Monarch stayed atop 4A’s ranking, but there’s a new No. 2 team in that poll: Montrose, which moved up from third. It’s excellent timing, considering the two teams play Friday.

    Falcon is third this week, followed by Loveland, Wheat Ridge and Montbello, which beat former No. 2 Denver South on Saturday. South dropped to No. 8.

    Montbello and Wheat Ridge play Friday.

    Pine Creek was the lone new team to the 4A poll.

    The 3A ranking added No. 9 Delta and No. 10 Evergreen. Silver Creek remained at No. 1.

    In 1A, Meeker (No. 10) was the lone newcomer.

    There were no new teams to the 8-man poll, but 6-man added Briggsdale (No. 4).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (13) 4-0 229 1 W
    2 Valor Christian (11) 3-1 216 2 W
    3 Columbine 4-0 161 3 W
    4 Ralston Valley 3-1 140 4 Bye
    5 Chatfield 4-0 121 7 W
    6 Cherokee Trail 3-1 118 8 W
    7 Fairview 3-0 88 9 W
    8 Grandview 3-1 71 10 W
    9 Regis Jesuit 3-1 41 5 L
    10 Cherry Creek 3-1 32 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Junction 31, Pomona 27, Rocky Mountain 17, Doherty 13, Douglas County 13, Arapahoe 3.
    Dropped out
    Douglas County (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Monarch (19) 3-0 203 1 W
    2 Montrose (2) 5-0 176 3 W
    3 Falcon 4-0 141 5 W
    4 Loveland 3-0 117 4 W
    5 Wheat Ridge 3-1 93 6 W
    6 Montbello 4-0 89 9 W
    7 Standley Lake 4-0 64 8 W
    8 Denver South 3-1 56 2 L
    9 Pueblo West 3-1 47 7 W
    10 Pine Creek 2-2 41 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Durango 36, Windsor 35, Pueblo Centennial 23, Sand Creek 20, Dakota Ridge 5, Ponderosa 4, Broomfield 2, Longmont 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (11) 3-0 139 1 W
    2 Rifle (1) 4-0 119 2 W
    3 Palisade 4-0 98 4 W
    4 Elizabeth 3-1 92 5 W
    5 Coronado (1) 5-0 91 6 W
    6 Lutheran (2) 4-0 74 7 W
    7 Holy Family 2-1 57 3 L
    8 Discovery Canyon 4-1 42 9 W
    9 Delta 3-1 30 – W
    10 Evergreen 3-1 23 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    The Classical Academy 19, Mead 18, D’Evelyn 9, Roosevelt 9, Eagle Valley 3, Erie 2.
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (8), Conifer (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (10) 3-0 100 2 W
    2 Kent Denver 3-1 79 3 W
    3 Platte Valley 2-1 70 1 L
    4 Florence 3-1 61 4 W
    5 Manitou Springs 4-0 54 5 W
    6 Strasburg 4-0 47 7 W
    7 Lamar 4-0 46 6 W
    8 Faith Christian 3-2 33 – W
    9 Denver West 4-0 17 9 W
    10 Aspen 3-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    University 10, Eaton 7, Fort Lupton 5, Ridgeview Academy 4, Basalt 2, Bennett 2.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (8), Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 4-0 123 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 4-0 108 2 W
    3 Cedaredge (1) 3-1 89 3 Bye
    4 Hotchkiss 3-1 80 4 W
    5 Centauri 3-1 65 9 W
    6 Holyoke 4-0 59 5 W
    7 Wiggins 3-0 45 10 W
    8 Monte Vista 3-1 44 6 L
    9 Wray 2-2 27 8 L
    10 Meeker 4-0 24 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 15, Center 12, Jefferson 9, Paonia 8, Lyons 5, Crowley County 3.
    Dropped out
    Crowley County (7).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (5) 4-0 68 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 4-0 65 2 W
    3 Caliche 4-0 46 5 W
    4 Norwood 3-1 45 4 W
    5 Akron 3-1 43 3 L
    6 Simla 4-0 40 6 W
    7 Kiowa 4-1 23 9 W
    8 Granada 3-1 19 8 W
    9 McClave 3-1 15 7 L
    10 Dove Creek 4-1 14 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fowler 6, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (6) 4-0 38 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (2) 4-0 28 2 W
    3 Arickaree 4-0 20 3 W
    4 Briggsdale 3-0 16 – W
    5 Eads 3-1 15 4 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 2, Hanover 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (5).