An early three-touchdown lead for Fruita Monument is exactly how the Wildcats were looking to pace their second win of the year.
That lead took Discovery Canyon away from the running game that got them to the 2016 Class 3A state title game and ultimately led to a 49-14 for Fruita.
“We’re ahead of where we were last year,” Wildcats coach Todd Casebier said. “I thought our defense good a job of taking away the inside run game. It kind of forced them to go outside and we have really good athletes on the edge.”
By the time Treyton Queen trotted into the end zone to make it a 21-0 game, the Thunder (0-1 overall) was forced to do something it doesn’t do often: go to the air.
But that’s about as close as the game would get. The Wildcats (2-0) came out firing on all cylinders in the second half and got the season off with a win against a traditionally tough opponent.
“It’s no more or less important than the win last week,” Casebier said. “It’s a good sign of where we’re at.”
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(1) Pine Creek 23, ThunderRidge 7
David Moore III ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns as Class 4A No. 1 Pine Creek topped 5A’s ThunderRidge 23-9.
Quarterback J.C. Coulter found Gene McFarland through the air for the Eagles’ other touchdown on the day.
(5) Peyton 49, Byers 0
Trevor Walker ran for 108 yards and scored one of six rushing touchdowns for Peyton in its 49-0 win over Byers.
The seventh touchdown for the Panthers came on a Charles Sparks punt return.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran 65, Custer County 18
Charlie Hahm had himself a nice little Saturday as he ran for 244 yards and six touchdowns. He added one catch for 60 yards that also went for a touchdown.
The Eagles are 1-0 to start the year in 8-man play.
Valor Christian boys basketball is the new No. 1 in Class 4A. The Eagles escaped Evergreen in a 54-53 win last week.
The previous top team in the CHSAANow.com 4A rankings, Pueblo West, wasn’t so lucky. The Cyclones lost to Pueblo South 67-64 after being down 34-19 at halftime. Pueblo West didn’t fall too far however, sliding to the No. 2 spot.
That Pueblo South team got some recognition for the upset as they joined the 4A poll at No. 8.
3A also added a new team to the rankings. Manual came in at No. 10 in this week’s CHSAANow.com rankings.
In 5A, Doherty and Grandview swapped places, with the Spartans rising from No. 7 to No. 5. Doherty won its second-straight league title after beating Rampart. Grandview dropped after its loss to No. 4 Eaglecrest.
Dawson received one first place vote as they rose from No. 9 to No. 6 in the 2A poll. The top three teams remained the same in 2A.
Crowley County entered the 2A rankings at No. 8.
In 1A, Longmont Christian moved from No. 6 to No. 4, swapping with Flagler.
Weldon Valley dropped out, making room for Primero to jump into the rankings at No. 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. These are the final rankings of the regular season.
Lewis-Palmer is making the right moves at the right time when it comes to the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
After beating Sand Creek just over a week ago, the Rangers put on another impressive showing with a 65-56 win over PPAC front-runner Vista Ridge. With everyone now paying attention, Lewis-Palmer jumps four spots to land at No. 4 this week.
Pueblo West, Valor Christian and D’Evelyn all stood their ground at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Sierra also made a significant move as the Stallions are at No. 6, three spots better than last week’s poll. Mead broke into the poll this week at No. 8.
ThunderRidge remains the top team in the 5A poll and rightfully so considering the Grizzlies haven’t lost since Dec. 20 and are undefeated against Colorado teams.
Eaglecrest received two first-place votes and jumped one spot to No. 4 as a result.
Fort Collins is the lone newcomer to the poll, rounding it out at No. 4.
Resurrection Christian remains No. 1 in 3A after edging No. 4 Sterling on Friday. Colorado Springs Christian remains at No. 2 while Manitou Springs jumps one spot to No. 3.
There were no new teams in the 3A rankings.
Undefeated Highland still has a firm hold on the top spot in the 2A poll. Fowler jumped three spots from a week ago, coming in at No. 7. Haxtun joins the 2A rankings at No. 8.
Holly is still the top team in 1A. The top four teams from last week’s ranking went unchanged this week.
There were some big moves however as Rocky Mountain Lutheran made a three-spot jump to No. 5 and at No. 6, Longmont Christian is four spots better than they were last week.
Kit Carson joins the 1A poll at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
DENVER — Grace Sievert scored nine of her game-high 19 points from 3-point range in Rocky Mountain Lutheran’s 54-28 win over Cornerstone Christian Academy.
DENVER — Charlie Hahm scored 16 points as No. 8 Rocky Mountain Lutheran jumped out to a big lead and held on to beat Cornerstone Christian Academy 60-43 at Pepsi Center.
Pueblo West does not like falling out of the top spot of the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
For the second time in three weeks, the Cyclones have regained the No. 1 spot after falling out (without a loss) of it.
Valor Christian jumped a couple of spots to land at No. 2. But that’s where most of the consistency in the 4A poll ends.
Holy Family made a five-spot jump to break into the top five and the bottom half of the poll saw three new teams. Northridge is in at No. 6, Lewis-Palmer is back in the poll at No. 8 and Sierra also makes its return at No. 9.
ThunderRidge has shown no desire to drop out of the top spot of the 5A, despite the solid play of the rest of the teams in the top-five, each of whom also held onto their spots.
Doherty re-enters the rankings at No. 7 this week, the only new team to enter the poll.
Resurrection Christian remains the No. 1 team in 3A, but Colorado Springs Christian jumps up to No. 2 thanks to a last-second with over this week’s No. 4, Manitou Springs.
At No. 10, Machebeuf is the lone newcomer in the 3A rankings.
(Katie Pickrell/CHSAANOW.com)
Highland and Sedgwick Country remain the top two teams in the 2A rankings, but the No. 3 spot has a new look in the form of Del Norte.
The 2A poll had no new teams this week.
The poll in 1A overall looks very similar to what it was last week. Holly and Cheyenne Wells remain at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.
Sierra Grande jumped one spot to No. 3 and Rocky Mountain Lutheran also jumped a spot to come in at No. 8.
Like 2A, there were no new teams in the 1A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
It’s been hard not to pay attention to Sand Creek boys basketball this season. They have one of the top players in the state in D’Shawn Schwartz and now, they are the No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
The Scorpions unseat defending champion Pueblo West, who regained the No. 1 position a week ago.
Silver Creek made an impressive four-spot jump to break into the top five.
Holy Family is the only new team to break into the poll, landing at No. 10.
ThunderRidge remains the No. 1 team in 5A, beating Douglas County in its only game last week.
Basalt jumps to No. 7, three spots better than last week.
Strasburg is the only new team in the 3A poll, rounding it out at No. 10.
Highland keeps its spot at No. 1 in the 2A poll and beat No. 5 Akron on Friday, further showing that they can contend for a state title.
At No. 8, Crowley County is the only new team to the 2A rankings.
Holly remains the No. 1 team in 1A with Cheyenne Wells and Flagler holding their spots at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Peetz (No. 7) and Longmont Christian (No. 10) are the two newcomers to the 1A poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Doherty 33, Fort Collins 16, Chaparral 6, Denver South 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sand Creek (6)
14-1
138
2
2-0
2
Pueblo West (6)
13-1
135
1
3-0
3
D’Evelyn
13-2
129
4
3-0
4
Valor Christian (3)
11-4
112
3
2-0
5
Silver Creek (1)
11-1
87
9
3-0
6
Pueblo South
10-4
67
8
2-0
7
Golden
12-3
66
5
1-1
8
Mead
12-3
45
6
1-1
9
Vista PEAK
11-3
35
7
2-1
10
Holy Family
11-4
34
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 30, Sierra 23, Pueblo East 10, Lewis-Palmer 8, Durango 7, Mesa Ridge 6, Evergreen 3.
Dropped out
Sierra (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (9)
13-0
170
1
2-0
2
Manitou Springs (3)
11-0
156
2
2-0
3
Sterling (2)
10-2
137
3
2-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian (5)
10-2
134
4
2-0
5
Alamosa
9-1
118
5
1-0
6
Kent Denver
11-2
99
6
2-0
7
Basalt
9-1
52
10
1-0
8
DSST-Stapleton
10-1
38
8
2-0
9
Faith Christian
8-4
36
7
1-1
10
Strasburg
8-2
31
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
DSST-Green Valley Ranch 26, Machebeuf 21, Lutheran 13, Bayfield 4, The Vanguard 4, Weld Central 2, Jefferson Academy 1, La Junta 1, Manual 1, The Pinnacle 1.
The top spots of three of the five CHSAANow.com boys basketball polls have a different look to them.
Pueblo West regains the top spot in Class 4A after relinquishing it a week ago, Resurrection Christian takes the No. 1 spot in 3A and Highland is the new top team in 2A.
The Cyclones fell out of the No. 1 spot after suffering its first loss of the season, falling to Rampart in overtime on Jan. 7. They regained it off the strength of a victory over Colorado Springs Christian School on Saturday.
Sand Creek jumped two spot to land at No. 2 with Valor Christian right behind the Scorpions at No. 3.
D’Evelyn jumped three spots, coming in at No. 4.
Silver Creek (No. 9) and Sierra (No. 10) are the two new teams to the 4A poll.
(Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)
In 3A, Resurrection Christian takes the No. 1 position marking the first time someone other than defending champion CSCS holds the top spot.
The Lions fell to No. 4. Manitou Springs jumps to No. 2 with Sterling landing at N0. 3.
Bishop Machebeuf is the only new team in the 3A rankings, coming in at No. 9.
At 9-0, Highland takes the 2A No. 1 spot from Sedgwick County who suffered a t 43-38 loss to No. 5 Holyoke last week.
Two newcomers broke into the 2A rankings this week with Dawson coming in at No. 9 and Dayspring Christian rounding out the poll at No. 10.
In 5A, ThunderRidge holds the No. 1 spot after receiving 17 first-place votes.
George Washington comfortably sits behind the Grizzlies at No. 2.
Grandview jumped four spots, landing at No. 4.
At No. 9, Lakewood is the only new team in the 5A poll.
Holly remains the No. 1 team in 1A, but Cheyenne Wells jumped one spot to come in as the new No. 2.
Two new teams joined the 1A rankings with Front Range Baptist taking the No. 6 spot with Wiley landing at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Doherty 21, Cherokee Trail 5, Chaparral 4, Fort Collins 3, Legend 3, Denver South 1, Rampart 1, Regis Jesuit 1, Vista Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Doherty (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (8)
10-1
149
2
2-0
2
Sand Creek (6)
12-1
143
3
2-0
3
Valor Christian (1)
9-4
117
1
1-1
4
D’Evelyn (1)
10-2
107
7
2-0
5
Golden
11-2
100
5
2-0
6
Mead (1)
11-2
88
6
3-0
7
Vista PEAK
9-2
73
4
1-1
8
Pueblo South
8-4
49
10
1-0
9
Silver Creek
8-1
26
–
2-0
10
Sierra
9-3
23
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Durango 18, Holy Family 16, Northridge 12, Lewis-Palmer 7, Thompson Valley 3, Evergreen 2, Mesa Ridge 2.
Dropped out
Holy Family (8), Northridge (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Resurrection Christian (4)
11-0
131
2
2-0
2
Manitou Springs (5)
9-0
120
3
2-0
3
Sterling (1)
8-1
113
4
2-0
4
Colorado Springs Christian (4)
8-2
104
1
2-1
5
Alamosa (1)
8-1
84
5
2-0
6
Kent Denver
9-2
77
7
2-0
7
Faith Christian
7-3
44
6
1-1
8
DSST-Stapleton
8-1
33
9
3-0
9
Machebeuf
9-1
31
–
3-0
10
Basalt
8-1
25
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
La Junta 11, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 10, Strasburg 10, Lutheran 9, Jefferson Academy 7, Lotus 5, Manual 5, Bayfield 4, Brush 2.
Dropped out
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Highland (5)
9-0
90
2
2-0
2
Sedgwick County (1)
8-1
80
1
1-1
3
Paonia (3)
9-1
78
3
2-0
4
Akron (1)
8-0
72
6
1-0
5
Holyoke
8-2
62
7
3-0
6
Del Norte (1)
7-3
56
4
0-2
7
Peyton
8-0
46
5
1-0
8
Fowler
8-1
32
8
2-0
9
Dawson
6-1
21
–
2-0
10
Dayspring Christian
6-2
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Crowley County 11, Sargent 9, Ignacio 7, Denver Christian 6, Haxtun 6, Merino 5, Dolores Huerta 4, Hotchkiss 3, Ellicott 2, John Mall 1, Telluride 1, Union Colony 1.
Dropped out
Sargent (9), Hotchkiss (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holly (3)
10-0
78
1
2-0
2
Cheyenne Wells (4)
8-0
63
3
1-0
3
Flagler
9-1
62
6
2-0
4
Weldon Valley
9-0
53
2
1-0
5
Sierra Grande (1)
6-1
52
4
1-0
6
Front Range Baptist (1)
8-0
30
–
2-0
7
Fleming
5-3
26
8
2-0
8
Kit Carson
5-3
24
7
1-1
9
Wiley
6-4
21
–
3-0
10
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
8-1
18
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Peetz 16, Longmont Christian 13, Creede/Lake City 11, Otis 10, Denver Jewish Day 8, Primero 8, Heritage Christian 4, Arickaree/Woodlin 3, Sangre de Cristo 2, McClave 1, South Baca 1.
Corey Seng’s career night paid dividends for ThunderRidge this week.
With a 71-61 win over George Washington, the Grizzlies enter this week as the new No. 1 team in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings.
The Patriots fall just one spot, taking over at No. 2.
Chatfield made the big jump of the week, clearing three spots to land at No. 4.
At No. 7, Cherry Creek was the only new team in the 5A poll.
(Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
There was also a new top team in 4A as Valor Christian takes over the position formally held by Pueblo West.
The Cyclones were edged by Rampart in overtime on Saturday.
Sand Creek jumped three spots from the previous rankings to come in at No. 3.
Northridge (No. 9) and Pueblo South (No. 10) are the two new teams to the 4A rankings.
Despite a 16-point loss to Rampart on Friday, Colorado Springs Christian remains the top team in the 3A poll. Resurrection Christian maintains its spot at No. 2 and Manitou Springs holds firm at No. 3.
Overall, the top seven teams from the previous rankings went unchanged.
DSST-Green Valley Ranch (No. 8) and Basalt (No. 10) are the two new teams to break into the 3A rankings this week.
At 7-0, Sedgwick County remains the No. 1 team in 2A. Like the 3A rankings, the top seven teams in 2A are unchanged from the previous rankings.
Fowler jumped two spots to land at No. 8 this week while Sargent (No. 9) and Hotchkiss (No. 10) are the 2A newcomers.
Holly received seven of 10 first-place votes to hold on to the top spot in 1A.
Sierra Grande jumped one spot to land at No. 4 and at No. 7, Kit Carson is two spots better than the previous rankings.
Sangre de Cristo is the lone newcomer in 1A at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Cherokee Trail 6, Mountain Vista 6, Regis Jesuit 6, Chaparral 5, Rampart 5, Mountain Range 4, Lakewood 3, Legend 3, Columbine 2, Fort Collins 2, Vista Ridge 2.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (7)
8-3
144
4
4-1
2
Pueblo West (7)
8-1
143
1
4-1
3
Sand Creek (2)
10-1
122
5
3-0
4
Vista PEAK
8-1
106
2
1-1
5
Golden
9-2
97
3
1-1
6
Mead
8-2
66
6
2-1
7
D’Evelyn
8-2
47
9
2-0
8
Holy Family
7-3
30
7
2-2
9
Northridge
7-2
29
–
1-1
10
Pueblo South
7-4
25
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sierra 20, Silver Creek 18, Durango 16, Thompson Valley 8, Lewis-Palmer 7, Evergreen 2.
Dropped out
Lewis-Palmer (8), Sierra (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (8)
6-1
159
1
1-1
2
Resurrection Christian (5)
9-0
146
2
2-0
3
Manitou Springs (3)
7-0
145
3
0-0
4
Sterling (1)
6-1
110
4
0-0
5
Alamosa
6-1
109
5
1-0
6
Faith Christian
6-2
87
6
1-0
7
Kent Denver
7-2
53
7
1-1
8
DSST-Green Valley Ranch
5-3
32
–
1-0
9
DSST-Stapleton
5-1
31
8
1-0
10
Basalt
6-1
19
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Strasburg 17, Bayfield 10, Machebeuf 10, Frontier Academy 9, Jefferson Academy 8, Lutheran 8, Buena Vista 6, Colorado Academy 6, Roaring Fork 6, Lotus 5, Manual 5, La Junta 3, Weld Central 3, Ridge View Academy 2, Rye 1.
Dropped out
Colorado Academy (9), Frontier Academy (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (4)
7-0
81
1
2-0
2
Highland (3)
7-0
78
2
1-0
3
Paonia (1)
7-1
75
3
2-0
4
Del Norte
7-1
69
4
1-0
5
Peyton (1)
7-0
49
5
1-0
6
Akron
7-0
47
6
2-0
7
Holyoke
5-2
38
7
2-0
8
Fowler
6-1
27
10
2-0
9
Sargent (1)
4-2
26
–
1-0
10
Hotchkiss
6-3
12
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Center 9, Crowley County 8, Byers 7, Dawson 6, Dolores Huerta 5, Dayspring Christian 4, Ignacio 4, Burlington 3, Crested Butte 1, John Mall 1.
Dropped out
Dayspring Christian (8), Ignacio (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holly (7)
8-0
93
1
0-0
2
Weldon Valley
8-0
69
2
3-0
3
Cheyenne Wells (1)
7-0
68
3
2-0
4
Sierra Grande (1)
5-1
65
5
0-0
5
Peetz (1)
7-1
57
4
1-1
6
Flagler
7-1
53
6
2-0
7
Kit Carson
4-2
32
9
1-0
8
Fleming
3-3
25
7
1-2
9
Sangre de Cristo
4-4
17
–
0-2
10
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
7-1
16
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Cotopaxi 10, Creede/Lake City 9, Front Range Baptist 7, La Veta 7, Wiley 7, ThornCreek Christian 5, Jim Elliot 4, South Baca 4, Longmont Christian 3, Heritage Christian 2, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 1, Otis 1, Shining Mountain 1, Walsh 1.
