AURORA — Spencer Painton ended the first nine holes by shooting a 37, or 1-over par. After 18, though, he was on top of the leaderboard.
Painton, a senior from Regis Jesuit, shot a 6-under 66 to lead the field at the Class 5A boys golf state championships, which teed-off Monday at Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora.
“I got some nerves out of the way at the start of the day,” said Painton. “I felt like I hit a lot of good putts, but just couldn’t find the hole on the front.”
Legacy’s Li Chen is in second following a 5-under 65, while Keegan Sheard from Ralston Valley sits in third at 2-under 70. (Full results)
Painton took over the second half of the course by shooting a 29. He recorded birdies on his last six holes.
Painton said that he felt the last hole was his best. On 18, Painton hit a 330-to-340 yard drive, hit an approach about 10 feet from the hole, and then sealed the lead with a clutch putt to finish the day.
“My putter and long swing were doing really well on the front — and then the putt started heating up on the back,” Painton said.
Last season, Painton finished just one stroke behind state champion Kyler Dunkle of Douglas County. He and Chen tied for second.
So far in this year’s championship, Dunkle is tied for seventh with six other players at 1-over 73.
Painton comes into the state tournament as the 5A boys golf Central regional qualifying champion. He won the qualifier, which was also played at Murphy Creek, by finishing at 4-under 66. Chen also played in the qualifier, but finished tied for 13th at 7-over 77.
Regis leads all teams at 4-under. Ralston Valley is nine strokes behind Regis, enough for second place. Cherry Creek and Legacy are tied for third at 6-over.
“We gained momentum after starting the game behind the lead by seven shots,” said Regis Jesuit coach Craig Rogers. “It was a pretty awesome example of the perseverance we have as a team.”
Jake Kelley and Chris Korte of Regis both had a good day, shooting 1-under and 3-over, respectively. Last year, Korte finished tied for sixth, shooting 8-over.
Rogers has a strong game plan for the second round.
“We need to maintain a lot of confidence,” Rogers said. “We can’t coast by any means, there are a lot of good teams out there. We need to play a little bit aggressive — and pick our moments.”
Rogers’ team has won state championships the past three years. Last year’s squad won the title with a 20-over 446, eight strokes ahead of Ralston Valley.
In 4A, at the Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen, Andrew Rademacher-Howe of Silver Creek leads the field at one-under 69. Glenn Workman, from Pueblo West, and Isaac Petersillie of Coronado are tied for second at even-par 70.
Silver Creek currently leads all teams in 4A with 13-over. Valor Christian holds second at 18-over and Cheyenne Mountain sits in third at 20-over.
On 3A’s day one at Pueblo Country Club, Alexander Dawson teammates Cameron Connor and Cole Folwell are tied for first in at 2-under 69. Tristan Rohrbaugh from Basalt will go into the second round at even-par 71.
Alexander Dawson has a commanding lead in 3A — they’re 22 strokes ahead of second-place Kent Denver, which finished at 22-over 235. Kent has won the past seven championships.
The second round of each state championship will begin tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Medals will be awarded following each of the rounds where a state championship will be crowned.
Unbeaten Brighton has taken over atop the CHSAANow.com softball poll in 5A this week.
Previous No. 1 Douglas County went 1-2 last week, including losses to Legend and Rock Canyon, and dropped to No. 3.
Legend is No. 2 this week, while Rock Canyon joined the ranking at No. 7.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Brighton (7) | 15-0-0 | 93 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Legend | 12-4-0 | 74 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County (1) | 12-2-0 | 69 | 1 | 1-2-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 16-1-0 | 65 | 4 | 5-0-0 |
| 5 | Eaglecrest | 15-2-0 | 58 | 3 | 4-0-0 |
| 6 | Dakota Ridge | 15-3-0 | 51 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | Rock Canyon (1) | 11-4-0 | 45 | – | 2-1-0 |
| 8 | Ralston Valley | 12-4-0 | 41 | 6 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Legacy | 11-5-0 | 22 | 9 | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Grandview | 13-3-0 | 16 | 8 | 3-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Loveland 10, Rampart 4, Grand Junction 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Loveland (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (10) | 15-1-0 | 100 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Pueblo East | 14-2-1 | 83 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Erie | 12-2-1 | 82 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Berthoud | 13-2-0 | 65 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Ponderosa | 12-3-0 | 60 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Frederick | 10-6-0 | 30 | 6 | 2-3-0 |
| 7 | D’Evelyn | 12-5-0 | 27 | 7 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Discovery Canyon | 12-5-0 | 17 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | Broomfield | 10-5-0 | 14 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Silver Creek | 10-5-0 | 12 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Thompson Valley 12, Mullen 11, Valor Christian 11, Pueblo West 6, Thomas Jefferson 6, Delta 5, Weld Central 4, Palmer Ridge 3, Mountain View 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Valor Christian (8). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (6) | 14-0-0 | 69 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Holy Family (1) | 13-1-0 | 62 | 2 | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 14-2-0 | 58 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Valley | 11-5-0 | 45 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Lamar | 13-2-1 | 44 | 6 | 1-0-0 |
| 6 | Eaton | 7-7-1 | 29 | 8 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | Florence | 8-7-0 | 22 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 14-4-0 | 21 | 5 | 0-2-0 |
| 9 | La Junta | 10-6-0 | 20 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Basalt | 12-4-0 | 11 | 10 | 5-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Brush 4, Cedaredge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Brush (9). | |||||
Douglas County is unbeaten, and now, the No. 1 team in Class 5A softball.
The Huskies moved up from No. 3 after wins over Heritage and Mountain Vista last week — as well as a loss by former No. 1 Eaglecrest to Grandview.
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| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Douglas County (4) | 11-0-0 | 81 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (4) | 12-0-0 | 79 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest (1) | 11-2-0 | 72 | 1 | 5-1-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 11-1-0 | 71 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 5 | Dakota Ridge | 12-3-0 | 43 | 5 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 10-3-0 | 39 | 6 | 3-1-0 |
| 7 | Legend | 10-3-0 | 33 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | Grandview | 10-3-0 | 29 | 7 | 3-1-0 |
| 9 | Legacy | 9-4-0 | 23 | 8 | 4-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 8-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 3-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Columbine 15, Rock Canyon 12, Grand Junction 10, Rampart 10, Heritage 7, Pine Creek 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Mountain Range 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (9) | 13-1-0 | 99 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 9-2-1 | 81 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East (1) | 11-2-1 | 76 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 10-3-0 | 69 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 5 | Berthoud | 10-2-0 | 51 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Frederick | 8-3-0 | 46 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | D’Evelyn | 9-4-0 | 24 | 8 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Valor Christian | 11-4-0 | 23 | 9 | 0-1-0 |
| 9 | Silver Creek | 7-5-0 | 16 | 7 | 0-2-0 |
| 10 | Broomfield | 7-5-0 | 15 | 10 | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo West 14, Discovery Canyon 7, Mullen 7, Pueblo South 6, Thompson Valley 6, Thomas Jefferson 4, Mountain View 3, Montrose 2, Woodland Park 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (5) | 12-0-0 | 59 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Holy Family (1) | 11-0-0 | 53 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 12-2-0 | 48 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Valley | 8-5-0 | 42 | 2 | 1-3-0 |
| 5 | Rocky Ford | 14-2-0 | 33 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 12-2-1 | 30 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | La Junta | 8-6-0 | 23 | 5 | 1-3-0 |
| 8 | Eaton | 6-6-1 | 17 | 8 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Brush | 7-6-0 | 10 | 9 | 1-1-0 |
| 10 | Basalt | 7-3-0 | 7 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cedaredge 4, Florence 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cedaredge (10). | |||||
Douglas County got six sacks from junior lineman Bartlett Tomatea, and a touchdown each from quarterback Ruel Rope and running back Trey Smith as the Huskies took down No. 3 Cherry Creek 23-10 on Monday night.
Douglas County took down then-No. 3 Cherry Creek on Monday night. Tuesday afternoon, the Huskies find themselves ranked.
Douglas County jumped into this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A at No. 6. It is the first time this season the Huskies have been ranked.
Cherry Creek, meanwhile, dropped all the way out in something of a surprise.
Cherokee Trail returned to the 5A ranking following a week on the outside looking in. The Cougars are eighth.
ThunderRidge held on to 5A’s top spot — but only narrowly. The Grizzles edged No. 2 Valor Christian by two overall points, despite beating then-No. 4 Grandview last week.
Columbine bumped up to third from fifth, and Ralston Valley went from sixth to fourth. Regis Jesuit rounds out the top five.
Chatfield is No. 7, Fairview is No. 9, and Grandview dropped from No. 4 to No. 10 following its loss to ThunderRidge.
Monarch continued to lead the 4A poll, which added Montbello for the first time this season, at ninth. Along with Denver South (No. 2 in 4A) and Denver West (No. 9 in 2A), it means Denver Public Schools has three ranked schools.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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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) | 3-0 | 229 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Valor Christian (11) | 2-1 | 227 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Columbine | 3-0 | 137 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Ralston Valley | 3-1 | 111 | 6 | W |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 3-0 | 108 | 7 | W |
| 6 | Douglas County | 3-0 | 89 | – | W |
| 7 | Chatfield | 3-0 | 74 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Cherokee Trail | 2-1 | 71 | – | W |
| 9 | Fairview | 2-0 | 64 | 8 | Bye |
| 10 | Grandview | 2-1 | 63 | 4 | L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cherry Creek 55, Pomona 31, Doherty 15, Grand Junction 15, Arapahoe 11, Mountain Vista 8, Legend 7, Fountain-Ft. Carson 4, Mullen 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cherry Creek (3), Grand Junction (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Monarch (20) | 2-0 | 214 | 1 | Bye |
| 2 | Denver South (2) | 3-0 | 186 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Montrose (1) | 4-0 | 170 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Loveland | 2-0 | 122 | 7 | Bye |
| 5 | Falcon | 3-0 | 112 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Wheat Ridge | 2-1 | 95 | 5 | W |
| 7 | Pueblo West | 2-1 | 69 | 3 | L |
| 8 | Standley Lake | 3-0 | 60 | 9 | W |
| 9 | Montbello | 3-0 | 43 | – | W |
| 10 | Windsor | 2-1 | 42 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Durango 34, Pine Creek 34, Mesa Ridge 22, Pueblo Centennial 21, Sand Creek 11, Thompson Valley 7, Widefield 6, Vista Ridge 5, Dakota Ridge 4, Mountain View 3, Broomfield 2, Longmont 2, Pueblo South 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pine Creek (8). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Silver Creek (12) | 2-0 | 159 | 1 | Bye |
| 2 | Rifle (3) | 3-0 | 140 | 3 | W |
| 3 | Holy Family | 2-0 | 122 | 4 | Bye |
| 4 | Palisade | 3-0 | 90 | 6 | W |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 2-1 | 88 | 10 | W |
| 6 | Coronado (1) | 4-0 | 81 | 8 | W |
| 7 | Lutheran (2) | 3-0 | 71 | 7 | Bye |
| 8 | Roosevelt | 1-1 | 59 | 9 | Bye |
| 9 | Discovery Canyon | 3-1 | 58 | 2 | L |
| 10 | Conifer | 2-1 | 26 | 5 | L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Delta 23, Erie 21, D’Evelyn 19, The Classical Academy 11, Evergreen 11, Eagle Valley 6, Pueblo East 3, Mead 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Platte Valley (8) | 2-0 | 96 | 1 | Bye |
| 2 | Brush (1) | 2-0 | 85 | 2 | Bye |
| 3 | Kent Denver (1) | 2-1 | 76 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Florence | 2-1 | 57 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Manitou Springs | 3-0 | 51 | 8 | W |
| 6 | Lamar | 3-0 | 45 | 9 | W |
| 7 | Strasburg | 3-0 | 43 | 6 | W |
| 8 | Eaton | 1-1 | 34 | 7 | Bye |
| 9 | Denver West | 3-0 | 15 | – | W |
| 10 | Bayfield | 2-1 | 11 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| La Junta 9, Faith Christian 8, Fort Lupton 7, University 5, Aspen 3, KIPP 3, Sterling 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| La Junta (5). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Buena Vista (9) | 3-0 | 140 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Limon (4) | 3-0 | 112 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Cedaredge (2) | 3-1 | 109 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Hotchkiss | 2-1 | 74 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Holyoke | 3-0 | 71 | 5 | W |
| 6 | Monte Vista | 3-0 | 68 | 6 | W |
| 7 | Crowley County | 3-0 | 53 | 8 | W |
| 8 | Wray | 2-1 | 40 | 7 | W |
| 9 | Centauri | 2-1 | 39 | – | W |
| 10 | Wiggins | 2-0 | 36 | 9 | Bye |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Meeker 20, Rye 12, Resurrection Christian 10, Clear Creek 8, Front Range Christian 7, Jefferson 7, Roaring Fork 7, Burlington 6, Paonia 3, Center 2, Cornerstone Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Paonia (10). | |||||
| 8-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Hoehne (6) | 3-0 | 77 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Dayspring Christian (2) | 3-0 | 74 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Akron | 3-0 | 58 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Norwood | 2-1 | 43 | 7 | L |
| 5 | Caliche | 3-0 | 36 | 4 | W |
| 6 | Simla | 3-0 | 33 | 5 | Bye |
| 7 | McClave | 3-0 | 29 | 6 | W |
| 8 | Granada | 2-1 | 24 | 8 | W |
| 9 | Kiowa | 3-1 | 22 | 9 | W |
| 10 | Dove Creek | 3-1 | 21 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Sangre de Cristo 10, Fowler 4, Haxtun 3, Hayden 3, Soroco 2, Walsh 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| 6-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Liberty/Stratton (6) | 3-0 | 38 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Hi-Plains (2) | 3-0 | 30 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Arickaree | 3-0 | 19 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Eads | 2-1 | 18 | 3 | L |
| 5 | Fleming | 2-1 | 8 | 5 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Prairie 4, Briggsdale 1, Hanover 1, Peetz 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Columbine jumped into the Class 5A boys golf poll this week.
The No. 1 teams — Regis Jesuit (5A), Valor Christian (4A) and Alexander Dawson (3A) — remained the same in the CHSAANow.com ranking.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Regis Jesuit (5) | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 43 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Boulder | 35 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Ralston Valley | 29 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Fairview | 25 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Heritage | 23 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Arapahoe | 21 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Douglas County | 14 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Columbine | 8 | – | ||
| 10 | Pine Creek | 7 | 10 | ||
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cherokee Trail 4, Legacy 4, Fossil Ridge 3, ThunderRidge 3, Monarch 2, Prairie View 2, Brighton 1, Highlands Ranch 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fossil Ridge (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Valor Christian (3) | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Pueblo South (1) | 35 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Cheyenne Mountain | 32 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Silver Creek | 21 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Montezuma-Cortez | 19 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Windsor | 18 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Evergreen | 16 | 8 | ||
| 8 | D’Evelyn | 11 | – | ||
| 9 | Durango | 10 | – | ||
| 10 | Mullen | 6 | 7 | ||
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Coronado 4, Steamboat Springs 4, Rifle 3, Montrose 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rifle (9), Steamboat Springs (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Alexander Dawson (4) | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Lutheran | 36 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Holy Family | 30 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Peak to Peak | 28 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Kent Denver | 23 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Estes Park | 19 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Vail Christian | 18 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Sterling | 9 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Resurrection Christian | 8 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Colorado Academy | 5 | 10 | ||
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Aspen 4, Trinidad 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Valor Christian was the only new team in the three CHSAANow.com softball polls this week, entering the Class 4A ranking at No. 9.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaglecrest (4) | 6-1-0 | 72 | 1 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (1) | 9-0-0 | 70 | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County (2) | 8-0-0 | 51 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 9-0-0 | 50 | 5 | 1-0-0 |
| 5 | Dakota Ridge | 9-2-0 | 45 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 7-2-0 | 41 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 7-2-0 | 24 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 8 | Legacy | 5-4-0 | 19 | 8 | 1-0-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 7-3-0 | 17 | 9 | 1-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 5-1-0 | 14 | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Grand Junction 12, Rock Canyon 11, Standley Lake 6, Chatfield 4, Arvada West 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Columbine 2, Mountain Vista 2, Central G.J. 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (7) | 9-1-0 | 70 | 1 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 7-2-1 | 60 | 2 | 0-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East | 8-2-1 | 51 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 9-2-0 | 43 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 5 | Frederick | 6-3-0 | 34 | 5 | 0-0-0 |
| 6 | Berthoud | 8-2-0 | 30 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 7 | Silver Creek | 7-3-0 | 25 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 8 | D’Evelyn | 6-3-0 | 20 | 9 | 0-1-0 |
| 9 | Valor Christian | 11-3-0 | 12 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Broomfield | 5-5-0 | 10 | 8 | 0-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo West 9, Discovery Canyon 8, Pueblo South 6, Mullen 4, Falcon 1, Roosevelt 1, Thompson Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pueblo South (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (6) | 10-0-0 | 66 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Valley | 7-2-0 | 60 | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| 3 | Holy Family (1) | 8-0-0 | 57 | 4 | 0-0-0 |
| 4 | Sterling | 10-2-0 | 54 | 3 | 0-1-0 |
| 5 | La Junta | 7-3-0 | 36 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 9-2-1 | 35 | 5 | 1-0-0 |
| 7 | Rocky Ford | 12-2-0 | 34 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Eaton | 4-5-1 | 19 | 7 | 1-1-0 |
| 9 | Brush | 6-5-0 | 13 | 10 | 1-0-0 |
| 10 | Cedaredge | 6-2-0 | 7 | 9 | 0-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Basalt 4, Florence 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Valor Christian has reclaimed its spot on top of the CHSAANow.com 4A boys golf poll. The Eagles jumped Pueblo South, last week’s No. 1 team.
The other No. 1 teams — Regis Jesuit (5A) and Alexander Dawson (4A) — remained the same this week.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Regis Jesuit (5) | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 41 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Boulder | 36 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Fairview | 27 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Heritage | 25 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 24 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Arapahoe | 19 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Douglas County | 17 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Fossil Ridge | 13 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Pine Creek | 9 | – | ||
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Columbine 4, Highlands Ranch 4, ThunderRidge 3, Prairie View 2, Brighton 1, Cherokee Trail 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Highlands Ranch (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Valor Christian (3) | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Pueblo South (1) | 36 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Cheyenne Mountain | 31 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Silver Creek | 24 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Montezuma-Cortez | 21 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Windsor | 19 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Mullen | 13 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Evergreen | 11 | 10 | ||
| 9 | Rifle | 8 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Steamboat Springs | 7 | – | ||
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Durango 5, Montrose 4, D’Evelyn 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Durango (9). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Alexander Dawson (5) | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Lutheran | 45 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Holy Family | 38 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Peak to Peak | 35 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Kent Denver | 32 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Estes Park | 22 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Vail Christian | 21 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Resurrection Christian | 11 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Sterling | 10 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Colorado Academy | 6 | – | ||
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Aspen 4, Trinidad 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Trinidad (10). | |||||
Eaglecrest held onto its spot atop the CHSAANow.com softball poll, but things are getting close at the top of the Class 5A ranking.
Four different teams received first-place votes this week: Brighton (No. 2), Douglas County (No. 3) and Fossil Ridge (No. 5). Loveland was the lone newcomer to the poll, at tenth.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaglecrest (4) | 6-1-0 | 103 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (2) | 8-0-0 | 99 | 5 | 6-0-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County (3) | 7-0-0 | 81 | 3 | 0-0-0 |
| 4 | Dakota Ridge | 7-2-0 | 66 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 5 | Fossil Ridge (3) | 8-0-0 | 65 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 7-2-0 | 58 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 6-2-0 | 36 | 7 | 0-0-0 |
| 8 | Legacy | 4-4-0 | 35 | 2 | 0-3-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 6-3-0 | 24 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 5-1-0 | 22 | – | 5-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rock Canyon 17, Grand Junction 16, Standley Lake 12, Arvada West 10, Pine Creek 9, ThunderRidge 7, Chatfield 4, Rampart 4, Columbine 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Cherokee Trail 2, Mountain Vista 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rock Canyon (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (12) | 9-1-0 | 120 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 7-2-1 | 96 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East | 7-2-1 | 90 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 8-1-0 | 77 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Frederick | 6-3-0 | 61 | 5 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Silver Creek | 7-3-0 | 51 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | Berthoud | 7-2-0 | 50 | 8 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Broomfield | 5-4-0 | 24 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 9 | D’Evelyn | 6-2-0 | 20 | 9 | 3-2-0 |
| 10 | Pueblo South | 7-2-0 | 17 | – | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Valor Christian 14, Discovery Canyon 13, Pueblo West 12, Mullen 4, Roosevelt 4, Niwot 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Thompson Valley 2, Falcon 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Niwot (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (5) | 9-0-0 | 56 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Valley | 6-2-0 | 50 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 10-1-0 | 49 | 4 | 4-0-0 |
| 4 | Holy Family (1) | 8-0-0 | 48 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Lamar | 8-2-1 | 31 | 5 | 0-2-0 |
| 6 | La Junta | 5-3-0 | 28 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Eaton | 3-4-1 | 21 | 7 | 0-2-1 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 10-2-0 | 20 | 8 | 5-0-0 |
| 9 | Cedaredge | 6-1-0 | 13 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Brush | 5-5-0 | 10 | – | 3-3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Akron 2, Florence 1, Platte Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Niwot (10). | |||||