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  • Playoff football roundup: Pueblo South tops Dakota Ridge to move to semis

    A roundup of Saturday’s playoff football games. Find Friday’s roundup here.

    Class 5A

    ThunderRidge claimed the final semifinal spot with a 13-9 win over Grandview. Backup quarterback Branden Brenning led the Grizzlies to the win. Read the full story here.

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    Class 4A

    Pueblo South is headed to the semifinals for the first time since 2004 with a 27-21 win over Dakota Ridge.

    “We got them to fumble in their first possession, and we marched it right down and got a big score, got some momentum going in our favor,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “Then we had a big interception and a long return, and were able to make some plays off of that and turn that into points, as well. We’ve been pretty successful this year in winning the turnover battle. If you win turnovers and third downs, you’re going to be OK most of the time.”

    Pueblo South will face Montrose in the semifinals.

    “Our kids were excited after the game, and I was excited for them,” Goddard said. “I told them they did a good job, and that they’re a special team and they have an opportunity to do something special here, and they’re making their impact on the program. But it’s time to go to work on Monday and we’ve got to start thinking about Montrose.”

    Montrose beat Denver South 47-27 on Saturday. The Indians led 33-6 at halftime.

    “Our guys did a great job of just executing. We were able to get on them on some special teams stuff and get a couple of short fields,” Montrose coach Todd Casebier told the Scoreboard Show. “We had some good special teams in the first half.

    “South kept playing until the very end, but we were just too much for them today.”

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    Class 3A

    Defending champion Silver Creek rolled into the semifinals. The Raptors handled Pueblo East, 34-14.

    “It was a really big win. That Pueblo East team was as good a team as we’ve played,” Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “We’re real fortunate to get a win.”

    Silver Creek will play Delta in the semifinals. Delta beat Glenwood Springs 13-9 on Saturday.

    “We’re excited about the trip,” Apodaca said. “Western Slope football is good football. … It’s exciting. It’s good 3A football, and a good community, so it’s an exciting trip for our kids.”

    Coronado beat Roosevelt 29-27 to claim a spot in the other semifinal. It will meet The Classical Academy, which upset Palisade on Friday.

    “There’s special things happening with these young men,” Coronado coach Bobby Lizzarraga told the Scoreboard Show. “It’s showing up on the field.”

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    Class 2A

    The 2A title matchup is set: Faith Christian will play Platte Valley. Both teams upset higher-seeded opponents on Saturday.

    Faith Christian, seeded fourth, beat No. 1 Brush 24-14 on Saturday.

    “In the first half, it was one of those games where it looked like neither team was going to punt, because we couldn’t stop each other,” Faith Christian coach Blair Hubbard told the Scoreboard Show. “Then, the adjustments and the turnovers in the second half were just a big part of it.”

    No. 3 Platte Valley beat No. 2 Manitou Springs, 13-7. The Broncos are making a second-consecutive trip to the title game.

    “We made some mistakes that have been uncharacteristic of what we’ve been doing the last few weeks,” Platte Valley Troy Hoffman told the Scoreboard Show, “but we fought back, we regrouped very well in the fourth quarter and the kids fought through this barrier, this obstacle and they came through with a victory today. I’m very proud of them.”

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    Class 1A

    Paonia will face Centauri in the 1A championship next week.

    Centauri topped Limon 21-8 to reach the title game for the first time in school history.

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

    Paonia beat Buena Vista 28-14 on Saturday.

    “We came out and we were ready to go,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard Show, “but getting (an early) score and then the first three-and-out we got and scoring again — just the confidence. Our kids knew they would be able to run the ball and that just carried us the whole game.”

    Of the title game, McRae said, “It’s going to be a fun day.”

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    8-man

    Caliche and Dayspring Christian will play for the 8-man title.

    Caliche topped top-seeded Hoehne 44-40, while Dayspring Christian edged Norwood 44-43 with a 22-yard field goal in the final moments.

    “We made big plays. That’s probably what the difference was,” Dayspring Christian coach Mick Holmes told the Scoreboard Show. “It came down to a field goal with seven seconds left. It’s kind of funny — we talked about it all week: ‘It may come down to a field goal.’ And we put it through the uprights.”

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    6-man

    Liberty/Stratton captured the 6-man title with a 44-40 win over Hi-Plains. Read the full story here.

  • 2A football playoff bracket

    Football’s 2013 state playoff bracket for Class 2A.

    2013 CHSAA State Football Championships CHSAA 2A Football Championship

  • 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.

  • 5A boys cross country poll adds No. 8 Thornton

    Thornton is the only new face in this week’s Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com 5A boys cross country poll.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com Boys Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Mountain Vista (13) 130 1
    2 Arapahoe 110 2
    3 Fort Collins 106 4
    4 Cherry Creek 93 3
    5 Monarch 68 8
    6 Boulder 66 5
    7 Pomona 45 6
    8 Thornton 34 –
    9 Rock Canyon 26 9
    10 Dakota Ridge 25 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage 7, Grandview 2, Chaparral 1, Fossil Ridge 1, Smoky Hill 1.
    Dropped out:
    Heritage (7).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Coronado (10) 145 1
    2 Pueblo West (5) 132 2
    3 The Classical Academy 101 3
    4 Air Academy 97 5
    5 Cheyenne Mountain 80 4
    6 Palmer Ridge 75 6
    7 Broomfield 72 8
    8 Durango 67 7
    9 Niwot 27 9
    10 Thompson Valley 15 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Erie 9, Denver North 2, Evergreen 2, Mountain View 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Lamar (13) 130 1
    2 Peak to Peak 108 2
    3 Frontier Academy 99 3
    4 Alamosa 88 4
    5 Holy Family 75 8
    6 Salida 52 6
    7 Estes Park 45 5
    8 Faith Christian 44 7
    9 Brush 40 10
    10 Buena Vista 24 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Canyon 3, St. Mary’s 2, University 2, Colorado Academy 1, Gunnison 1, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Lyons (11) 110 1
    2 Vanguard 88 2
    3 Crested Butte 80 3
    4 Telluride 65 5
    5 Rocky Ford 60 4
    6 Heritage Christian 52 –
    7 Liberty Commons 48 –
    8 Hotchkiss 39 6
    9 Custer County 25 7
    10 Wiggins 11 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Academy 9, Rye 6, Peyton 5, SkyView Academy 4, Mancos 2, Paonia 1.
    Dropped out:
    Rye (9), Peyton (10).

  • 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).

  • Palisade takes over atop 3A football ranking

    (Courtesy photo)
    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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  • Dakota Ridge joins 5A boys cross country ranking

    Dakota Ridge is the lone newcome to this week’s Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com boys cross country poll in 5A.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com Boys Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Mountain Vista (13) 130 1
    2 Arapahoe 110 3
    3 Cherry Creek 91 2
    4 Fort Collins 69 7
    5 Boulder 64 4
    6 Pomona 63 9
    7 Heritage 61 6
    8 Monarch 45 5
    9 Rock Canyon 32 8
    10 Dakota Ridge 19 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Thornton 17, Chaparral 5, Doherty 4, Fossil Ridge 2, Smoky Hill 2, Castle View 1.
    Dropped out:
    Thornton (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Coronado (10) 136 1
    2 Pueblo West (4) 121 2
    3 The Classical Academy 97 4
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 91 6
    5 Air Academy 87 5
    6 Palmer Ridge 65 7
    7 Durango 60 3
    8 Broomfield 56 10
    9 Niwot 26 9
    10 Thompson Valley 20 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Mountain View 5, Erie 3, Eagle Valley 2, Ponderosa 1.
    Dropped out:
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    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Lamar (12) 120 1
    2 Peak to Peak 104 2
    3 Frontier Academy 87 3
    4 Alamosa 80 4
    5 Estes Park 67 7
    6 Salida 55 5
    7 Faith Christian 43 8
    8 Holy Family 37 6
    9 Buena Vista 31 9
    10 Brush 23 –
    Others receiving votes:
    St. Mary’s 4, Colorado Academy 3, Platte Canyon 3, Colorado Springs Christian 1, Gunnison 1, Kent Denver 1.
    Dropped out:
    St. Mary’s (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Lyons (10) 100 1
    2 Vanguard 87 3
    3 Crested Butte 83 2
    4 Rocky Ford 66 4
    5 Telluride 50 9
    6 Hotchkiss 41 6
    7 Custer County 37 5
    8 Wiggins 26 8
    9 Rye 21 10
    10 Peyton 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian 10, Mancos 10, Liberty Commons 5, SkyView Academy 2.
    Dropped out:
    Mancos (7).

  • 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.