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Five new teams have hopped into this week’s volleyball rankings: Longmont (4A), Coal Ridge (3A), Union Colony (2A), Akron (2A) and Flagler/Hi-Plains (1A).

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

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.

WELDONA — Weldon Valley football edged Deer Trail 34-33 to improve to 2-0 so far this season.

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WELDONA — Weldon Valley volleyball, ranked No. 10 in Class 1A, swept Prairie, 25-20, 25-10 and 25-15 on Thursday.

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Chaparral volleyball is the new No. 1 team in the Class 5A volleyball rankings this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

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.

The 2017-18 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a week-long vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Sam Masten, Rock Canyon

Coach of the year: Michael Rogers, Grandview

Honorable mention: Alijah Bates, Doherty, Junior; Dawson Carper, Rampart, Senior; Tyson Cruickshank, ThunderRidge, Senior; Moz Doria, Liberty, Senior; Damian Forrest, Poudre, Junior; Tyson Gilbert, Rock Canyon, Senior; Joe Golden, Doherty, Senior; XaiV’ion Jackson, Eaglecrest, Senior; Kevin Jimenez, Northglenn, Senior; Michkaleke Man-man baker, Gateway, Senior; Elijah Martinez, Regis Jesuit, Senior; Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, Senior; Ryan Ongala, Rangeview, Senior; D’Auntray Pierce, George Washington, Senior; Avery Rembao, Loveland, Junior; Kobe Sanders, Chaparral, Sophomore; Andre Sepeda, Greeley West, Junior; Daijon Smith, Overland, Senior; Connor Staib, Mountain Vista, Senior; Dimitri Stanley, Cherry Creek, Senior; Brendan Sullivan, Highlands Ranch, Senior; Sam Tiley, Fort Collins, Senior; Joseph Urynowicz, Rocky Mountain, Junior; Kam Vincel, Prairie View, Senior.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Luke Johnson, Longmont

Coach of the year: Jeff Kloster, Longmont

Honorable mention: Jared Belcher, The Classical Academy, Senior; Brayden Blick, Skyline, Senior; Jeremy Cody, Pueblo South, Senior; Connor Hawk, Ponderosa, Senior; Devin Huffman, Battle Mountain, Senior; Te’rae Johnson, Vista PEAK Prep, Senior; Jared Kasprzak, Thompson Valley, Senior; Garrett Martin, Standley Lake, Senior; Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, Junior; Noah Martinez, Falcon, Senior; Trey McBride, Fort Morgan, Senior; Turner McDonald, Summit, Senior; Tre Pierre, Widefield, Senior; Jeremy Randle, Valor Christian, Senior; Derrian Reed, Sierra, Senior; Kirk Relford, Windsor, Senior; Chase Rogers, Evergreen, Senior; Hunter Shkapich, Valor Christian, Junior; Mark Studer, Conifer, Senior; Alex Telles, Green Mountain, Senior; Bridger Tenney, Evergreen, Senior; Kade Terrell, Montrose, Senior; Justin Wiersema, Thompson Valley, Senior.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Bodie Hume, Sterling

Coach of the year: Jeff Lehnus, Bayfield

Honorable mention: Nehemiah Baustian, Jefferson, Senior; Bryson Becker, Platte Valley, Junior; Peter Carlson, Cedaredge, Senior; Elijah Chavez, Arrupe Jesuit, Senior; Deante Dennis, Colorado Academy, Junior; James Doyle, Kent Denver, Junior; Jasen Engel, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior; Logan Freed, Delta, Senior; Isaac Gallegos, The Academy, Junior; Jorge Gonzales, Olathe, Senior; Isaiah Griego, Pagosa Springs, Senior; Draven Hackley, St. Mary’s, Senior; Keyante Harris, Ridge View Academy, Senior; Justin Henderson, Basalt, Senior; Brandon Herrera, Coal Ridge, Senior; Zach Hidalgo, Frontier Academy, Senior; Noah Hopkins, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Kade Hurst, Grand Valley, Senior; Vince Jones, DSST: Stapleton, Senior; Brock Lane, Strasburg, Senior; Jon Nuschy, La Junta, Junior; Keyon Prior, Bayfield, Junior; Angelo Ramirez, Alamosa, Senior; Riley Schaefer, Sterling, Senior; Cole Sienknecht, Manitou Springs, Senior; Max Swanlund, Estes Park, Senior.

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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Bradley Carnes-Clabey, Crowley County

Coach of the year: Dave Sheffield, Yuma

Honorable mention: Eu Asefaw, Denver Christian, Junior; Tate Bessire, Highland, Sophomore; Hayden Carter, Crowley County, Senior; Layne Christensen, Plateau Valley, Senior; Joel George, Simla, Junior; Jonah Hanson, Burlington, Senior; David Jarvis, Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Senior; Jakob Juul, Fowler, Senior; Ben Kelly, Calhan, Senior; Sebastian Moritz, Vail Christian, Senior; Maguire Peterson, Sanford, Senior; Gavyn Pure, Dawson School, Senior; Sam Rodriguez, Hotchkiss, Senior; Kai Roubideaux, Ignacio, Senior; Noah Sarria, Clear Creek, Senior; Patrick Scoggins, Rangely, Senior; Caden Showalter, Mancos, Sophomore; Zach Sittler, Sanford, Senior; Charles Sparks, Calhan, Senior; Josh Stover, Rocky Ford, Senior.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Logan Sircy, Peetz

Coach of the year: Sean Fehringer, Peetz

Honorable mention: Isaiah Bowsher, Heritage Christian, Senior; Vince Damelio, Primero, Senior; Tre Fehringer, Peetz, Senior; Casper Freedle, Creede, Junior; Cullen Glosson, Otis, Junior; Bryson Long, Peetz, Junior; Nic Martin, North Park, Senior; Jayden McCombs-Farmer, Kit Carson, Sophomore; Ethan Oblander, Weldon Valley, Senior; Brigden Parker, Eads, Freshman; Kevin Ramirez, Arickaree/Woodlin, Junior; Beau Roth, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Matthew Tanner, Fleming, Senior; Josiah Vasquez, Cheraw, Junior; Kurt Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Owen Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Brandt Vos, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Junior; Deric Woods, Front Range Baptist, Junior.

The 2017 all-state volleyball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These team were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Keeley Davis, Rock Canyon

Coach of the year: Sally Moos, Cherry Creek

Honorable mention: Morgan Browne, Junior, Bear Creek; Jurnee Calhoun, Senior, Denver East; Molly Chapman, Junior, Cherry Creek; Sydney Cole, Sophomore, Cherokee Trail; AnnaMarie Dodson, Junior, Rocky Mountain; Ashley Drye, Senior, Ralston Valley; Ashley Echols, Senior, Castle View; Kylee Harr, Senior, Grandview; Ava Jacobson, Senior, Loveland; Breanna Jones, Senior, Chatfield; Noelle Knutsen, Senior, Chaparral; Annika Larson, Junior, Rocky Mountain; Kerstin Layman, Senior, Columbine; Tyler Lindgren, Senior, Fossil Ridge; Allison Maisells, Senior, Northglenn; Kelsie Milkowski, Senior, Highlands Ranch; Danielle Mullen, Senior, Legend; Laryssa Myers, Junior, Rock Canyon; Alicia Nguyen, Senior, Arapahoe; Kyra Parker, Senior, Rampart; Lily Pierce, Junior, Brighton; Lorrin Poulter, Junior, Eaglecrest; Akolda Redgebol, Senior, Aurora Central; Kaina Roehrkasse, Senior, Fort Collins; Taylor Rohr, Senior, Fort Collins; Delaney St. Pierre, Senior, Coronado; Lauren Strain, Sophomore, Horizon; Dana Thomson, Senior, Fruita Monument.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: MacKenzie Fidelak, Niwot

Coach of the year: Wade Baxter, Lewis-Palmer

Honorable mention: Sara Berghoff, Senior, Holy Family; Kinley Coe, Senior, Cheyenne Mountain; Solei Daniels, Senior, Ponderosa; Anna Davis, Sophomore, Valor Christian; Emma Falk, Junior, Niwot; Micah Feeley, Senior, Steamboat Springs; Allie Gammel, Senior, Wheat Ridge; Becy Glutova, Senior, Eagle Valley; Natalie Haggard, Senior, D’Evelyn; Emily Hanenberg, Senior, Pueblo West; Abigail Hildenbrand, Senior, Ponderosa; Gracey Jarecke, Junior, Thomas Jefferson; Emily Jepkes, Senior, Golden; Brighton Krasovic, Senior, Pueblo Centennial; Kendall Malone, Senior, Mullen; Dorie Moore, Junior, Roosevelt; Savannah Ott, Junior, Green Mountain; Cayla Owen, Senior, Cheyenne Mountain; Summer Reflogal, Junior, Palmer Ridge; Mac Russ, Freshman, Palmer Ridge; Rachel Siurek, Senior, Holy Family; Emily Tucker, Senior, Palisade; Avery Weaver, Senior, Battle Mountain; Tye Wedhorn, Senior, Glenwood Springs; Annika Wetterstrom, Junior, Longmont; Peyton Wright, Senior, D’Evelyn.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Chelsey Lockey, Eaton

Coach of the year: Alicia Oates, Lutheran

Honorable mention: Christine Ajayi, Senior, Colorado Springs Christian; Dasha Andreyev, Junior, The Academy; Kiera Barr, Senior, Middle Park; Kylie Baudino, Senior, Rye; Courtney Bayles, Senior, Bayfield; Nevi Beatty, Senior, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton; Olivia Bonstead, Senior, Bennett; Sarah Carvo, Senior, Prospect Ridge Academy; Cali Clark, Sophomore, Lamar; Lexi Cox, Senior, Eagle Ridge Academy; McKayla Cully, Junior, Manitou Springs; Lauren Davey, Junior, Delta; Jade Feather, Sophomore, Sterling; Cassie Forgue, Senior, Lamar; Haley Frederking, Senior, Peak to Peak; Paige Harlow, Senior, Coal Ridge; Maryah Hoeft, Senior, Englewood; Haleigh Leibel, Senior, Florence; Alicia Lovell, Senior, Eaton; Madaline Lowry, Senior, Bishop Machebeuf; Madelyn Malm, Junior, University; Santana Martinez, Senior, Coal Ridge; Kylee McCoy, Senior, Bayfield; Jade McGovern, Senior, Cedaredge; Lexi Ortega, Senior, Alamosa; Alawna Prokop, Junior, Weld Central; Madison Pryor, Senior, La Junta; Karina Ramos Leanos, Senior, The Pinnacle; Renatha Santos-Arriaga, Senior, Jefferson; Kassie Schell, Senior, Buena Vista; Elizabeth Shaw, Senior, Gunnison; Kendra Sotelo, Senior, Valley; Nakita Swingle, Senior, Bennett; Maddie Uyemura, Junior, Platte Valley; Maria Watters, Senior, Colorado Academy; Emily Wright, Senior, Coal Ridge; Annika Zenk, Junior, Platte Valley.

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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Sarah Stevelinck, Lyons

Coach of the year: Mason Johnson, Lyons

Honorable mention: Bailee Boles, Senior, Soroco; Katelyn Brown, Senior, Rangely; Kylen Christiansen, Junior, Lyons; Sarah Connor, Senior, Rangely; Brianna Denton, Junior, Swink; Grace Dille, Senior, Holyoke; Cassidy Dotter, Senior, John Mall; Chloe Duffy, Senior, Simla; Sarah Evans, Junior, Vail Mountain; Mayson Fago, Sophomore, Union Colony Prep; Elizabeth Hagerman, Senior, Fowler; Brittanie Hill, Senior, Hoehne; Olivia Himmel, Junior, Highland; Tori Jordan, Senior, Wiggins; Dawson Knode, Junior, Haxtun; Sierra Knox, Senior, Calhan; Ixchel Leeuwenburgh, Senior, Lyons; Rachel Lucas, Senior, Clear Creek; Krissie Luce, Junior, Meeker; Tatum Majors, Junior, Dolores; Elizabeth Mullett, Senior, Custer County; Kyla O’Neal, Junior, Swink; Mckenna Palmer, Senior, Paonia; McKensie Penkoff, Senior, Custer County; Harlee Pepper, Senior, Sargent; Natalie Richardi, Senior, Colorado Springs School; Megan Roberts, Senior, Dayspring Christian; Morgan Rose, Junior, Mancos; Sierra Schwartz, Senior, Dolores; Shoshone Thompson, Senior, Ignacio; Lexi VanSickle, Senior, Fowler.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Tess Hornung, Kit Carson

Coach of the year: Penny Isenbart, Kit Carson

Honorable mention: Hope Bondurant, Senior, Cotopaxi; Josie Cook, Senior, Holly; Faith Dellamaestra, Junior, Wiley; Ruby Halcomb, Junior, Otis; Olivia Isenbart, Junior, Kit Carson; Kaybree Keating, Junior, Weldon Valley; Hannah Kinnison, Sophomore, Prairie; Olivia Madrid, Senior, Creede; Erin Marzolf, Senior, Flagler/Hi-Plains; Makenna Metzler, Junior, Otis; Kendra Noe, Senior, Cheyenne Wells; Faith Novess, Junior, De Beque; Jordan Parker, Junior, McClave; LaRissa Randolph, Senior, Dove Creek; Ryely Smartt, Sophomore, Genoa-Hugo; McKenzie Smith, Junior, Kit Carson; Jocelyn Smith, Junior, Elbert; Sonia Vallejos, Senior, La Veta; Marisa Vazquez, Junior, Wiley; Jayci Westphal, Senior, Springfield; Kirsten Wood, Junior, Weldon Valley.

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DENVER — To start the volleyball season, Mountain Vista handed Cherry Creek one of its two losses on the year. To start the state tournament, the Bruins returned the favor.

Cherry Creek battled to a 21-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 15-7 win over the Golden Eagles, knock off the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A bracket. It was just one of many upsets across all five classifications on Friday at the Denver Coliseum.

Mountain Vista won the regular season opener between the two teams. That match also went to five sets.

“It was motivation to come in here and beat them,” coach Sally Moos said.

The Golden Eagles claimed the first set of the match, putting the Bruins into a quick hole. It was all tied up after two, but Mountain Vista again pulled ahead, putting Creek on the verge of defeat and losing any control over its own fate.

Even at that point, there was no panic from the Centennial League’s only representative at the tournament. 

“I don’t think so,” junior outside hitter Katie Sherman said. “We were all just so into (the match) and we wanted to win it so bad.”

So they battled. The fourth set remained tight until Creek pulled away at the end. They came out in the fifth and dominated from the start, jumping out to a 11-3 lead.

Mountain Vista started to rally back, but the Sherman put down one last kill to give the Bruins control of Pool I.

“We wanted to win that so bad,” Sherman said. “They’re probably our biggest rival. We’re super excited.”

Cherry Creek finished the regular season with just two losses. The first came against the Golden Eagles. The second loss was back on Sept. 16 against Rock Canyon. Cherry Creek evened the score against Rocky Mountain in the Legend Tournament on Oct. 28.

The Bruins and the Lobos will play Saturday morning and a win by Creek means advancement to the semifinals. 

“Rocky Mountain is a very good team, too,” Moos said. “We’ll do the same thing, we’ll battle back and forth.”

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Other upsets shake up the pools

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Denver East continued 5A’s upset trend in the third match of day when the No. 11-seeded Angels swept No. 2 Fossil Ridge, the defending champions.

The Angels, who are now 21-6 this season, swept the Sabercats 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.

“They stuck to the gameplan,” Denver East coach Tarah Olmstead said after the match. “They ran outside their comfort zone, which is what we are supposed to do every single day. We watch film on everybody here. We know what everybody does before we even know our own rotations. And they called it, they stayed on top.”

Denver East last advanced to the state tournament two years ago, but only two players remain from that team.

“What’s really tough is we have a ton of people who have never been here before,” Olmstead said. “We only have two people who have been here. And their eyes, when they’re walking in, are all over the place. So in order to keep them present, I said, ‘Look around, Snapchat, I don’t care what you have to do, do it right now. But the second we get in there, you are present and you are with each other, because that’s what everybody came to watch.'”

The Angels will have the chance to win their pool and advance to the semifinals by beating Chatfield on Saturday.

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And with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds already the victims of upsets, No. 10 Rock Canyon was looking to make it a hat trick against No. 3 Castle View.

The Jaguars fell behind 2-0 early, though both sets they lost were close. They battled back in the third to avoid the sweep and and evened things up after the fourth set.

With momentum on their side, they went into the fifth and deciding set believing they could get the win.

The Sabercats jumped out in front and seemingly had control with a 10-6 lead. But Rock Canyon had battled back to tie up the overall match, so coming back to tie the final set seemed like child’s play.

Down 14-11, the Jaguars rode a couple of key kills from Keeley Davis to pull even. Davis made the final kill to give the Jags a 16-14 win in the deciding set of the match.

“(Early on) it was just the nerves at state,” Davis said. “We have a lot of new people who are here in this big coliseum. I think once we set those nerves off and we started getting excited and being happy about things, we started getting less nervous.”

Rock Canyon will play Coronado Saturday morning and can advance to the 5A semifinals by winning that match.

ANOTHER 5A UPSET : Rock Canyon knocks off No. 3 Castle View in 5 sets. #copreps pic.twitter.com/tPIp9PbGbS

— Daniel Mohrmann (@DanMohrmann) November 10, 2017

Other upsets on Friday included:

• In 1A, No. 9 Holly knocked off No. 4 McClave 3-2 to start the day, including 15-3 in the fifth set.
• In 2A‘s first match of the day, No. 9 Denver Christian upset No. 4 Hoehne, 3-1.
• Simla threw a second wrench into the 2A tourney when the No. 11 Cubs upset No. 2 Swink with a 25-16, 25-19, 25-15 sweep.
• No. 5 Otis over No. 4 McClave in 1A, 3-1.
• 2A No. 6 Lyons beat No. 3 Dayspring Christian 3-1.

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Notables

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• Buena Vista had probably the largest, and loudest, crowd of the day. The students at Buena Vista took a field trip to the Denver Coliseum on Friday. The school picked up the tab to get as many students as possible to support the Demons at state.
• Kit Carson’s incredible run of not losing a set continued on Friday. The Wildcats swept Weldon Valley and Briggsdale, and have now won all 72 sets they’ve played this season.
• Lewis-Palmer, the defending champion and No. 1 seed in 4A, extended its match winning streak to 56 with sweeps of Mullen and Roosevelt. The Rangers are ranked No. 5 nationally by MaxPreps.
• Eaton is in search of a fifth-straight championship in 3A. The Reds opened their tournament with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-10 sweep of Platte Valley, and then swept Lamar in the evening.

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Semifinal berths clinched

• Yuma won 2A’s Pool I with wins over Dolores and Rangely.
• Niwot captured 4A’s Pool IV. The Cougars beat Discovery Canyon and Palmer Ridge.
• Chaparral won Pool IV in 5A with wins over Fort Collins and Fruita Monument.
• Kit Carson, after its two sweeps, clinched Pool I in 1A.
• University won 3A’s Pool IV following wins over Middle Park and Resurrection Christian.
• Lewis-Palmer will meet Niwot in the 4A semifinals after winning Pool I.
• Fleming topped Genoa-Hugo and Springfield to win Pool II in 1A.
• Eaton is back in the 3A semifinals following sweeps over Platte Valley and Lamar.
• La Veta got wins over Sangre de Cristo and Wiley to win 1A’s Pool III.
• Lutheran beat Sterling and Bennett in winning Pool II in 2A.
• Valor Christian beat Cheyenne Mountain and Pueblo West as it won 4A’s Pool II.
• Holy Family topped Ponderosa and D’Evelyn in winning Pool III in 4A.
• Faith Christian beat Buena Vista and Valley is it won Pool III in 3A.

The 2017 regional volleyball tournaments are this week. Teams in each classification are vying for spots in next week’s state tournaments.

Find updated results from the regional rounds on these brackets:

• Class 5A
• Class 4A
• Class 3A
• Class 2A
• Class 1A

The qualifiers will be seeded into state tournament brackets on Monday. Those brackets will post here on CHSAANow.com.

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Class 5A state qualifiers

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Updated 5A brackets

• Region 1: Mountain Vista
• Region 2: Fossil Ridge
• Region 3: Castle View
• Region 4: Chaparral
• Region 5: Fruita Monument
• Region 6: Coronado
• Region 7: Chatfield
• Region 8: Rocky Mountain
• Region 9: Fort Collins
• Region 10: Rock Canyon
• Region 11: Denver East
• Region 12: Cherry Creek

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Class 4A state qualifiers

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Updated 4A brackets

• Region 1: Lewis-Palmer
• Region 2: Valor Christian
• Region 3: Holy Family
• Region 4: Niwot
• Region 5: Palmer Ridge
• Region 6: D’Evelyn
• Region 7: Discovery Canyon
• Region 8: Roosevelt
• Region 9: Mullen
• Region 10: Pueblo West
• Region 11: Cheyenne Mountain
• Region 12: Ponderosa

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Class 3A state qualifiers

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Updated 3A brackets

• Region 1: Eaton
• Region 2: Lutheran
• Region 3: Faith Christian
• Region 4: University
• Region 5: Resurrection Christian
• Region 6: Platte Valley
• Region 7: Sterling
• Region 8: Valley
• Region 9: Bennett
• Region 10: Lamar
• Region 11: Buena Vista
• Region 12: Middle Park

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Class 2A state qualifiers

Volleyball DC defeats Calhan 3 sets to none. DC IS HEADED TO STATE…. Again!! pic.twitter.com/eHf0PrVT0L

— DCS Gameday (@dcsgameday) November 4, 2017

Updated 2A brackets. Note: Four teams will qualify as at-large teams on Monday.

• Region A: Swink
• Region B: Lyons
• Region C: Meeker
• Region D: Denver Christian
• Region E: Hoehne
• Region F: Yuma
• Region G: Rangely
• Region H: Simla

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Class 1A state qualifiers

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Updated 1A brackets. Note: Four teams will qualify as at-large teams on Monday.

• Region A: La Veta
• Region B: Kit Carson
• Region C: Otis
• Region D: Weldon Valley
• Region E: Sangre de Cristo
• Region F: Springfield
• Region G: Genoa-Hugo
• Region H: Fleming

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Fruita Monument jumped into the Class 5A volleyball rankings this week, arriving at No. 10.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

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.

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Eaton isn’t playing around when it comes to seeking a fifth consecutive Class 3A volleyball title.

So when the CHSAANow.com No. 1-ranked team in the state played host to No. 2 Valley, the Reds were all business. It showed with a 25-21, 25-13, 21-25, 25-22 win over the Vikings on Thursday night.

Even though the final score in sets was 3-1, Valley was anything but an easy team to beat. Sophomore Delaney Eckhardt put on a hitting show, finishing the match with 20 kills.

Senior Halie Diederich did her part as well with 34 assists. But it wasn’t enough for the Vikings who fall to 1-1 on the regular season.

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1A: (2) Fleming 3, (5) Weldon Valley 1

Fleming opened its season with a 25-23, 18-25, 25-14, 25-20 win over Weldon Valley in a battle of 1A top-five teams.

After the match was even through the first two sets, the Wildcats took over in the final two to get the victory.

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5A/4A: (6) Cherry Creek 3, (5) Valor Christian 2

A five-set thriller highlighted Thursday’s volleyball slate and it was 5A No. 6 Cherry Creek who got the 19-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-23, 15-9 win over 4A No. 5 Valor Christian.

Junior Katie Sherman recorded 21 kills in the win. Ashley Hand helped out with 33 assists while Santana Monroe helped out defensively with five blocks.