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  • ThunderRidge takes over atop 5A girls basketball rankings

    With the preseason No. 1 losing earlier in the week, that left preseason No. 2 Broomfield as the presumptive No. 1.

    Until ThunderRidge knocked off the Eagles on Saturday.

    So when the dust settled on Monday morning, it was the Grizzlies (3-0) who assumed the No. 1 spot in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings. They got nine of the 17 first-place votes, and had 139 overall points.

    Broomfield remained at No. 2 with three first-place votes and 129 points.

    Regis Jesuit, which lost to Monarch last Tuesday, fell to No. 8. Monarch is No. 3 this week after going unranked in the preseason.

    Also joining the 5A poll this week is No. 6 Ralston Valley.

    Elsewhere, there are also new No. 1 teams in 3A (Pagosa Springs) and 1A (Idalia).

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (9) 3-0 139 10 3-0
    2 Broomfield (3) 2-1 129 2 2-1
    3 Monarch 4-0 125 – 4-0
    4 Highlands Ranch (4) 4-1 116 4 4-1
    5 Grandview (1) 0-0 86 3 0-0
    6 Ralston Valley 3-0 76 – 3-0
    7 Regis Jesuit 2-2 60 1 2-2
    8 Horizon 2-1 58 9 2-1
    9 Lakewood 1-3 34 6 1-3
    10 Fossil Ridge 2-1 31 5 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 28, Denver East 21, Arapahoe 8, Fairview 8, Grand Junction 6, Cherry Creek 5, Mountain Vista 2, Palmer 1, Pine Creek 1, Rocky Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherry Creek (7), Rampart (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 1-0 114 1 1-0
    2 Sand Creek 2-0 99 3 2-0
    3 Mesa Ridge (1) 2-1 87 4 2-1
    4 Pueblo West 3-1 79 5 3-1
    5 D’Evelyn (1) 2-2 68 6 2-2
    6 Pueblo South 1-2 43 2 1-2
    7 Canon City 4-0 30 – 4-0
    8 Holy Family 1-2 28 7 1-2
    9 Longmont 1-0 27 – 1-0
    10 Pueblo East 1-2 25 9 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Glenwood Springs 21, Montrose 17, Green Mountain 15, Air Academy 10, Silver Creek 9, Wheat Ridge 9, Denver West 8, Sierra 7, Pueblo County 6, Littleton 4, Falcon 3, Thompson Valley 3, Berthoud 1, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Montrose (8), Silver Creek (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pagosa Springs (5) 3-0 127 2 3-0
    2 Sterling (7) 2-0 105 1 2-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 0-0 104 3 0-0
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 1-0 89 4 1-0
    5 St. Mary’s 3-0 85 6 3-0
    6 Eaton 0-0 64 5 0-0
    7 Faith Christian 3-0 32 – 3-0
    8 Machebeuf 1-1 31 7 1-1
    9 Trinidad 2-1 22 – 2-1
    10 Lamar 2-1 20 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 15, Valley 15, La Junta 14, Kent Denver 11, Alamosa 8, Buena Vista 6, Brush 5, Monte Vista 5, Platte Valley 4, The Pinnacle 3, Grand Valley 3, The Academy 2, Liberty Common 1, Salida 1.
    Dropped out
    Peak to Peak (9), Olathe (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 0-0 95 1 0-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 3-0 87 2 3-0
    3 Akron 2-0 79 5 2-0
    4 Peyton (1) 1-0 72 4 1-0
    5 Caliche 2-0 63 3 2-0
    6 Paonia 2-0 52 6 2-0
    7 Meeker 3-0 33 7 3-0
    8 Del Norte 2-0 17 – 2-0
    9 Highland 3-0 15 – 3-0
    10 Sanford 0-1 13 9 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Ellicott 7, Cedaredge 6, Rye 4, Ignacio 2, Ridgway 2, Sedgwick County 2.
    Dropped out
    Rye (8), Simla (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Idalia (6) 2-0 87 2 2-0
    2 Eads 1-0 72 4 1-0
    3 Kit Carson (1) 2-0 67 8 2-0
    4 Norwood (1) 0-0 58 3 0-0
    5 Briggsdale (1) 1-1 49 1 1-1
    6 Sangre De Cristo 3-0 44 – 3-0
    7 Fleming 2-0 33 7 2-0
    8 South Baca 2-0 27 – 2-0
    9 Cheraw 2-1 18 6 2-1
    10 Shining Mountain 1-1 13 5 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 6, Springfield 6, La Veta 5, Genona-Hugo/Karval 4, Heritage Christian 2, Otis 2, Flagler 1, Plateau Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Community Christian (9), Otis (10).

  • Arvada West, Paonia among preseason No. 1 in wrestling rankings

    Lakewood Arvada West wrestling
    Arvada West is the preseason No. 1 in Class 5A. (Mark Adams)

    Defending champions Arvada West and Paonia are preseason No. 1 teams in On The Mat’s wrestling rankings.

    A-West won Class 5A last season, while Paonia captured 2A. 4A’s defending champion Broomfield moved up to 5A — it’s not ranked — and Thompson Valley is the preseason No. 1 in that classification.

    In 3A, Brush is the preseason No. 1. Valley, the defending champion, opens at No. 2.

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM
    1 Arvada West
    2 Pomona
    3 Pine Creek
    4 Grand Junction
    5 Rocky Mountain
    6 Ponderosa
    7 Coronado
    8 Mountain Range
    9 Adams City
    10 Cherry Creek

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM
    1 Thompson Valley
    2 Pueblo County
    3 Windsor
    4 Pueblo Soiuth
    5 Mountain View
    6 Pueblo East
    7 Air Academy
    8 Discovery Canyon
    9 Pueblo Centennial
    10 Mesa Ridge

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM
    1 Brush
    2 Valley
    3 Lamar
    4 Dolores Huerta
    5 Fort Lupton
    6 La Junta
    7 Sterling
    8 Delta
    9 Holy Family
    10 Platte Valley

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM
    1 Paonia
    2 Centauri
    3 Rocky Ford
    4 Meeker
    5 Norwood/Nucla
    6 Monte Vista
    7 Buena Vista
    8 Swink
    9 Wray
    10 Cedaredge

  • Regis Jesuit girls basketball No. 1 in preseason 5A rankings

    Fossil Ridge Regis Jesuit girls basketball
    Regis Jesuit girls basketball leads the preseason 5A poll. (Ray Chen/arrayphoto.com)

    Regis Jesuit girls basketball, winner of the last two Class 5A titles, heads the classification’s preseason poll.

    The Raiders received 11 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, which was released Monday. They also had 139 overall points, edging preseason No. 2 Broomfield (130).

    Regis hasn’t lost to an in-state team since dropping a game to ThunderRidge in Feb. 2013. That’s a span of 28 consecutive wins against Colorado teams. The school is also 42-1 against in-state teams since the start of the 2012-13 season.

    Broomfield lost in last season’s 4A title game, and is making the move to 5A this season.

    Grandview is No. 3, and No. 4 Highlands Ranch and No. 5 Fossil Ridge round out the top 5.

    Also ranked in the preseason are No. 6 Lakewood, No. 7 Cherry Creek, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Horizon and No. 10 ThunderRidge.

    In 4A, Valor Christian is the preseason No. 1. Pueblo South is No. 2, and defending champion Mesa Ridge is No. 3. Holy Family, winner of last year’s 3A title which has moved up to 4A, is No. 7.

    Sterling leads 3A’s preseason poll. Pagosa Springs, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2.

    Yuma is the favorite in 2A. It was runner-up last season to Lutheran, which opens as No. 3.

    Briggsdale heads the 1A ranking. Defending champion Norwood is No. 3.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Regis Jesuit (11) 0-0 139
    2 Broomfield (3) 0-0 130
    3 Grandview 0-0 116
    4 Highlands Ranch (1) 0-0 104
    5 Fossil Ridge (1) 0-0 89
    6 Lakewood 0-0 74
    7 Cherry Creek 0-0 59
    8 Rampart 0-0 46
    9 Horizon 0-0 40
    10 ThunderRidge 0-0 29
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 16, Poudre 11, Dakota Ridge 7, Arapahoe 6, Mountain Vista 4, Denver East 2, Legacy 2, Pine Creek 2, Castle View 1, Palmer 1, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Valor Christian (8) 0-0 110
    2 Pueblo South (1) 0-0 87
    3 Sand Creek 0-0 83
    4 Mesa Ridge (3) 0-0 75
    5 Pueblo West (1) 0-0 50
    6 D’Evelyn 0-0 44
    7 Holy Family 0-0 42
    8 Montrose 0-0 29
    9 Pueblo East 0-0 28
    10 Silver Creek 0-0 21
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 18, Green Mountain 17, Palmer Ridge 17, Air Academy 14, Mullen 12, Sierra 12, Glenwood Springs 10, Elizabeth 9, Thompson Valley 7, Vista Ridge 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Windsor 5, Palisade 3, Standley Lake 3, Falcon 2, Canon City 1, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1, Mead 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sterling (4) 0-0 93
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 0-0 84
    3 Lutheran (3) 0-0 75
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 0-0 62
    5 Eaton 0-0 61
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 43
    7 Machebeuf 0-0 37
    8 Lamar 0-0 30
    9 Peak to Peak 0-0 27
    10 Olathe 0-0 22
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 19, Platte Valley 19, Centauri 17, Trinidad 15, Strasburg 12, La Junta 9, Salida 9, Kent Denver 8, Buena Vista 6, Valley 6, Moffat County 3, Monte Vista 2, Grand Valley 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (8) 0-0 96
    2 Hoehne (1) 0-0 82
    3 Caliche 0-0 71
    4 Peyton (1) 0-0 68
    5 Akron 0-0 63
    6 Paonia 0-0 47
    7 Meeker 0-0 41
    8 Rye 0-0 21
    9 Sanford 0-0 16
    10 Simla 0-0 13
    Others receiving votes:
    Dayspring Christian 6, Del Norte 6, Sargent 5, Highland 4, Sedgwick County 4, Ellicott 3, Clear Creek 2, Ridgway 2.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Briggsdale (4) 0-0 88
    2 Idalia (2) 0-0 82
    3 Norwood (3) 0-0 78
    4 Eads 0-0 58
    5 Shining Mountain 0-0 48
    6 Cheraw 0-0 41
    7 Fleming 0-0 35
    8 Kit Carson 0-0 29
    9 Community Christian (1) 0-0 22
    10 Otis 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 8, Elbert 6, Gilpin County 6, Hi-Plains 4, La Veta 4, Sangre De Cristo 4, Weldon Valley 4, Kim 3, South Baca 3, Flagler 2, Springfield 2, Wiley 2, Jim Elliot 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.

  • 2A volleyball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 2A regional volleyball tournaments in 2014.

    Order of play at each regional: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2.

    All district winners advance to the state tournament. Regional champions are in bold.

    Printable bracket: Download PDF

    Go to region: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H

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    Region A
    Site: Otero JC
    Date: Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    6-1 Swink 2 0
    1-2 Sanford 0 2
    6-3 Rye 1 1
    Schedule
    Swink def. Rye, 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-13)
    Rye def. Sanford, 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-16)
    Swink def. Sanford, 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 25-8)

    Region B
    Site: Resurrection Christian HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    7-1 Resurrection Christian 2 0
    2-2 Akron 1 1
    7-3 Union Colony 0 2
    Schedule
    Resurrection Christian def. Union Colony, 3-0
    Akron def. Union Colony, 3-0
    Resurrection Christian def. Akron, 3-0

    Region C
    Site: Paonia HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    5-1 Paonia 2 0
    3-2 Ridgway 1 1
    5-3 Meeker 0 2
    Schedule
    Paonia def. Meeker, 3-0
    Ridgway def. Meeker, 3-0
    Paonia def. Ridgway, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-18)

    Region D
    Site: Byers HS
    Date: Oct. 31, 3 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    4-1 Byers 1 1
    8-2 Simla 2 0
    4-3 Denver Christian 0 2
    Schedule
    Byers def. Denver Christian, 3-1
    Simla def. Denver Christian, 3-2
    Simla def. Byers, 3-1

    Region E
    Site: Sargent
    Date: Oct. 31, 1 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    1-1 Sargent 2 0
    6-2 Hoehne 1 1
    1-3 Custer County 0 2
    Schedule
    Sargent def. Custer County, 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-13)
    Hoehne def. Custer County, 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-16)
    Sargent def. Hoehne, 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-15, 15-6)

    Region F
    Site: Yuma HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 1 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    2-1 Yuma 2 0
    7-2 Dayspring Christian 0 2
    2-3 Caliche 1 1
    Schedule
    Yuma def. Caliche, 3-2 (25-17, 25-27, 19-25, 25-14, 18-16)
    Caliche def. Dayspring Christian, 3-1 (19-25, 26-24, 25-15, 25-22)
    Yuma def. Dayspring Christian, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21)

    Region G
    Site: Dolores HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    3-1 Dolores 2 0
    5-2 Cedaredge 1 1
    3-3 Mancos 0 2
    Schedule
    Dolores def. Mancos, 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-20)
    Cedaredge def. Mancos, 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 26-24)
    Dolores vs. Cedaredge, 3-2 (19-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-12)

    Region H
    Site: CS School
    Date: Nov. 1, 11 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    8-1 CS School 2 0
    4-2 Limon 1 1
    8-3 Kiowa 0 2
    Schedule
    CS School def. Kiowa, 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-15)
    Limon def. Kiowa, 3-1 (25-16, 12-25, 29-27, 25-20)
    CS School def. Limon, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-15)

  • 1A football state playoff bracket

    Football’s 2014 state playoff bracket for Class 1A.

    2014 CHSAA State Football Playoffs CHSAA 1A Football Playoffs

  • Playoff football brackets for five classes released on Sunday

    Grandview Valor Christian football
    Grandview is one of four No. 1 seeds in Class 5A football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    AURORA — Grandview, Ralston Valley, Pomona and Cherry Creek all got No. 1 seeds when the Class 5A football bracket was released on Sunday.

    All four teams are the top seeds in their respective quadrants — which is a new format for this season. The classification kept a 32-team bracket, but instead of seeding teams Nos. 1-32, the seeding committee seeded four quadrants with Nos. 1-8 apiece.

    The seeding committee is also a new addition this season. Previously, the 32-team bracket was set strictly by Wild Card points standings, with a few changes up or down one seed to avoid league matchups. This year, the 32 qualifiers were again set by the Wild Card points — which were released on Sunday morning — but the committee true-seeded the field based on a number of different criteria, including head-to-head, and an RPI ranking system.

    No. 2 seeds include Rocky Mountain, Fairview, Valor Christian and Regis Jesuit. No. 3s are Fountain-Fort Carson, Overland, Mountain Vista and Doherty.

    Among first-round matchups are No. 4 Prairie View vs. No. 5 Lakewood, No. 3 Mountain Vista vs. No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 4 Legacy vs. No. 5 Eaglecrest, and No. 3 Doherty vs. No. 6 Heritage.

    Valor Christian is the defending champion, having won five consecutive titles over three classifications.

    Teams can begin play this weekend. The semifinals are the weekend of Nov. 22 at home sites, with the championship No. 29 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

    The full 5A bracket can be found here.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets also came out on Sunday.

    2A’s top seed is Brush, which will faces Moffat County in the first round. No. 2 is Kent Denver, No. 3 is Strasburg and No. 4 is Lamar. Also hosting first-round games are No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Platte Valley, No. 7 Montezuma-Cortez and No. 8 Faith Christian.

    Platte Valley is the defending champion.

    See the full 16-team 2A bracket here.

    In 1A, Paonia earned the top seed. The defending champion will host No. 16 Wiggins in the first round of the 16-team playoff.

    Other hosts in 1A include No. 2 Buena Vista, No. 3 Meeker, No. 4 Resurrection Christian, No. 5 Centauri, No. 6 Rye, No. 7 Crowley County and No. 8 Wray.

    See the entire 1A bracket here.

    Dayspring Christian, also a defending champion, nabbed the top seed in 8-man. It will host No. 16 Elbert to kick off its title defense.

    Arickaree/Woodlin Stratton/Liberty football
    Arickaree/Woodlin is the No. 1 seed in 6-man. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Caliche, No. 4 Granada, No. 5 Akron, No. 6 Sangre de Cristo, No. 7 Simla and No. 8 Vail Christian will also host games in the first round of the 16-team field.

    Find the full 8-man bracket here.

    In 6-man, Arickaree/Woodlin is the top seed of the eight-team field. It plays No. 8 North Park in the first round.

    Other teams hosting games in the first round include No. 2 Eads, No. 3 Peetz and No. 4 Fleming.

    Defending champion Stratton/Liberty did not make the eight-team field.

    See the entire 6-man bracket here.

    The 2A, 1A and 8-man championship games are No. 22. 6-man’s title game is Nov. 15.

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 9 games

    Longmont Broomfield football
    Broomfield, No. 8 in Class 4A, has an important game at No. 3 Fort Collins on Friday night. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Grandview 9-0
    Fri: W 24-21 vs. (6) Valor Christian
    2 Ralston Valley 9-0
    Thurs: W 55-14 vs. Mullen
    3 Fairview 9-0
    Thurs: W 50-49 at Legacy
    4 Pomona 7-2
    Fri: W 49-42 vs. Chatfield
    5 Cherry Creek 6-3
    Fri: W 42-27 at Eaglecrest
    6 Valor Christian 6-3
    Fri: L 24-21 at (1) Grandview
    7 Regis Jesuit 8-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Fruita Monument
    8 Rocky Mountain 8-1
    Fri: W 31-7 vs. Monarch
    9 Mountain Vista 8-1
    Fri: W 55-37 vs. Highlands Ranch
    10 Doherty 8-1
    Thurs: W 44-0 vs. Douglas County

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 9-0
    Sat: W 42-10 vs. Rampart
    2 Montrose 8-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Widefield
    3 Fort Collins 9-0
    Fri: W 30-21 at (8) Broomfield
    4 Denver South 7-2
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. Aurora Central
    5 Pueblo South 8-1
    Fri: W 28-21 at Pueblo West
    6 Vista Ridge 7-2
    Fri: W 48-26 vs. Sand Creek
    7 Greeley West 7-2
    Fri: L 23-14 vs. Longmont
    8 Broomfield 6-3
    Fri: L 30-21 vs. (3) Fort Collins
    9 Dakota Ridge 7-2
    Thurs: W 52-0 vs. Lincoln
    10 Pueblo Centennial 6-3
    Fri: L 26-21 vs. Palmer

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 9-0
    Fri: W 45-14 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    2 Lutheran 9-0
    Sat: W 49-8 vs. Weld Central
    3 Evergreen 9-0
    Fri: W 45-0 at Centaurus
    4 Roosevelt 8-1
    Fri: W 41-8 at Erie
    5 Holy Family 7-2
    Fri: W 56-14 at Mead
    6 Rifle 8-1
    Fri: W 20-13 at Glenwood Springs
    7 Pueblo East 6-3
    Fri: W 47-0 vs. Pueblo County
    8 Fort Morgan 7-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Elizabeth
    9 Berthoud 7-2
    Fri: L 32-20 vs. Northridge
    10 Palisade 7-2
    Fri: W 26-14 vs. Eagle Valley

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 9-0
    Fri: W 43-29 at (10) Eaton
    2 Kent Denver 9-0
    Fri: W 54-6 vs. Alameda
    3 Strasburg 9-0
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Sheridan
    4 Lamar 8-1
    Fri: W 34-7 vs. Florence
    5 Gunnison 8-1
    Fri: W 40-8 at Olathe
    6 Platte Valley 6-3
    Fri: W 50-26 at Sterling
    7 Montezuma-Cortez 7-2
    Fri: W 45-12 vs. Alamosa
    8 Faith Christian 7-2
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Denver West
    9 St. Mary’s 7-2
    Fri: W 28-18 vs. Manitou Springs
    10 Eaton 6-3
    Fri: L 43-29 vs. (1) Brush

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 9-0
    Fri: W 42-21 at Cedaredge
    2 Buena Vista 9-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Salida
    3 Resurrection Christian 8-1
    Sat: W 61-14 at Front Range Christian
    4 Meeker 8-1
    Fri: W 40-7 at Hotchkiss
    5 Platte Canyon 7-1
    Fri: W 51-3 at Estes Park
    6 Monte Vista 6-3
    Fri: L 42-6 vs. (8) Centauri
    7 Burlington 7-2
    Fri: W 53-20 at Holyoke
    8 Centauri 6-3
    Fri: W 42-6 at (6) Monte Vista
    9 Rye 7-2
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Dolores Huerta
    10 Crowley County 7-2
    Fri: W 55-7 vs. Calhan

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 9-0
    Fri: W 48-0 at Haxtun
    2 Caliche 8-1
    Fri: W 37-14 vs. (5) Merino
    3 Norwood 9-0
    Off this week.
    4 Akron 7-2
    Fri: W 60-21 at (10) Sedgwick County
    5 Merino 6-3
    Fri: L 37-14 at (2) Caliche
    6 Springfield 7-1
    Fri: L 28-12 vs. (7) Granada
    7 Granada 8-1
    Fri: W 28-12 at (6) Springfield
    8 Simla 7-2
    Sat: W 66-12 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor
    9 Sangre de Cristo 9-0
    Sat: W 61-12 vs. Sanford
    10 Sedgwick County 5-4
    Fri: L 60-21 vs. (4) Akron

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 9-0
    Fri: W 66-0 vs. Miami-Yoder
    2 Eads 9-0
    Sat: W 80-16 vs. Genoa-Hugo
    3 Peetz 8-1
    Fri: W 79-32 vs. Stratton/Liberty
    4 Fleming 8-1
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Otis
    5 Walsh 8-1
    Fri: W 83-32 vs. Flagler
    6 Hanover 9-0
    Sat: W 56-39 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    7 Kit Carson 7-2
    Sat: W 40-20 vs. (8) Pawnee
    8 Pawnee 5-4
    Sat: L 40-20 at (7) Kit Carson
    9 North Park 6-3
    Sat: W 52-13 at (10) Mountain Valley
    10 Mountain Valley 7-2
    Sat: L 52-13 vs. (9) North Park

  • Grandview nabs No. 1 ranking after 5A football poll shaken up

    Cherry Creek Grandview football
    Quarterback Cody Summers and Grandview are now the top-ranked team in Class 5A football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview, now 8-0, is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

    The Wolves took over the top spot previously occupied by Valor Christian, which lost an in-state game for the first time in 28 outings on Friday when then-No. 9 Cherry Creek upset the Eagles 33-17.

    Grandview is unbeaten to this point in the rugged Centennial League, and beat Cherry Creek in Week 7. It topped a very solid Overland team 53-13 last Thursday.

    But it wasn’t a clear-cut, unanimous vote.

    Ralston Valley Pomona football
    Led by senior Andrew Wingard, Ralston Valley is No. 2 in the 5A poll. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Ralston Valley also had a good claim to the top ranking. The Mustangs are 8-0, too, and won a monster game over then-No. 3 Pomona on Friday. They settled into the No. 2 spot this week, just 10 overall points behind Grandview.

    Grandview received 10 first-place votes; Ralston Valley got five.

    Meanwhile, Fairview moved up two places to No. 3 after escaping an upset bid from Fossil Ridge.

    Pomona dropped one spot to fourth, Cherry Creek rocketed up from No. 9 to No. 5, and Valor fell all the way to sixth. Regis Jesuit is seventh, dropping one place despite a good win over then-No. 7 Mountain Vista.

    Rocky Mountain remained at No. 8, Mountain Vista fell to No. 9 and Doherty rejoined the 5A poll at No. 10.

    Speaking to the uncertainty in the 5A ranking at the moment, spots Nos. 4-7 are separated by a mere five points. Things could get much more clouded — Valor Christian and Grandview play in their regular season finale on Friday.

    In the other six classificatoins, none of the top-ranked teams were displaced. It means Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man) stayed on top.

    There were no newcomers in the 4A ranking this week, though 3A added Palisade (No. 10), and St. Mary’s (No. 9). Eaton (No. 10) joined the 2A poll. 1A added Crowley County (No. 10), and North Park joined 6-man’s ranking at No. 9.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (10) 8-0 152 2 W
    2 Ralston Valley (5) 8-0 142 4 W
    3 Fairview 8-0 108 5 W
    4 Pomona 6-2 96 3 L
    5 Cherry Creek 5-3 94 9 W
    6 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 92 1 L
    7 Regis Jesuit 7-1 91 6 W
    8 Rocky Mountain 7-1 50 8 W
    9 Mountain Vista 7-1 16 7 L
    10 Doherty 7-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 11, Legacy 10, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Eaglecrest 2, Prairie View 2, Cherokee Trail 1, Columbine 1, Heritage 1.
    Dropped out
    Fountain-Fort Carson (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (15) 8-0 150 1 W
    2 Montrose 7-1 127 2 W
    3 Fort Collins 8-0 120 3 W
    4 Denver South 6-2 102 5 W
    5 Pueblo South 7-1 97 6 W
    6 Vista Ridge 6-2 62 7 W
    7 Greeley West 7-1 54 4 L
    8 Broomfield 6-2 43 8 W
    9 Dakota Ridge 6-2 34 9 W
    10 Pueblo Centennial 6-2 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 13, Longmont 9, Rampart 4, Falcon 2, Coronado 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (9) 8-0 135 1 W
    2 Lutheran (5) 8-0 121 2 W
    3 Evergreen 8-0 106 3 W
    4 Roosevelt 7-1 93 4 W
    5 Holy Family 6-2 75 5 W
    6 Rifle 7-1 74 7 W
    7 Pueblo East 5-3 68 8 W
    8 Fort Morgan 6-2 27 10 W
    9 Berthoud 7-1 23 9 W
    10 Palisade 6-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Canon City 10, Conifer 7, Delta 6, Eagle Valley 5, Northridge 4, Glenwood Springs 3, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    Delta (6).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 8-0 119 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 8-0 105 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 8-0 98 3 W
    4 Lamar 7-1 77 4 W
    5 Gunnison 7-1 76 5 W
    6 Platte Valley 5-3 63 6 W
    7 Montezuma-Cortez 6-2 45 8 W
    8 Faith Christian 6-2 29 10 W
    9 St. Mary’s 6-2 17 – W
    10 Eaton 6-2 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 11, Florence 7.
    Dropped out
    Florence (7), Sterling (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (9) 8-0 99 1 W
    2 Buena Vista (1) 8-0 91 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 7-1 74 3 W
    4 Meeker 7-1 71 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 53 5 Bye
    6 Monte Vista 6-2 46 6 W
    7 Burlington 6-2 38 7 W
    8 Centauri 5-3 34 9 W
    9 Rye 6-2 21 8 L
    10 Crowley County 6-2 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 3, Wray 3, Ellicott 1, Limon 1, Salida 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (6) 8-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (1) 7-1 63 2 W
    3 Norwood 9-0 52 4 W
    4 Akron 6-2 46 3 L
    5 Merino 6-2 37 5 W
    6 Springfield 8-0 36 6 W
    7 Granada 7-1 21 7 W
    8 Simla 6-2 20 9 W
    9 Sangre de Cristo 8-0 18 10 W
    10 Sedgwick County 5-3 15 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 6, Sargent 2, Elbert 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 8-0 68 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 8-0 65 2 W
    3 Peetz 7-1 55 3 W
    4 Fleming 7-1 46 4 W
    5 Walsh 7-1 43 6 W
    6 Hanover 8-0 35 7 W
    7 Kit Carson 6-2 26 5 L
    8 Pawnee 5-3 23 9 W
    9 North Park 5-3 10 – W
    10 Mountain Valley 7-1 7 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 3, Otis 3, Flagler 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (10).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 8 games

    Ralston Valley Bear Creek football
    Ralston Valley, No. 4 in 5A, plays No. 3 Pomona in one of the most anticipated games of the year on Friday. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 6-2
    Fri: L 33-17 at (9) Cherry Creek
    2 Grandview 8-0
    Thurs: W 53-13 vs. Overland
    3 Pomona 6-2
    Fri: L 22-15 at (4) Ralston Valley
    4 Ralston Valley 8-0
    Fri: W 22-15 vs. (3) Pomona
    5 Fairview 8-0
    Fri: W 42-40 at Fossil Ridge
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-1
    Fri: W 35-7 vs. (7) Mountain Vista
    7 Mountain Vista 7-1
    Fri: L 35-7 at (6) Regis Jesuit
    8 Rocky Mountain 7-1
    Thurs: W 28-7 at Mountain Range
    9 Cherry Creek 5-3
    Fri: W 33-17 vs. (1) Valor Christian
    10 Fountain-Fort Carson 6-2
    Thurs: L 31- 28 vs. Castle View

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 8-0
    Fri: W 56-0 at Durango
    2 Montrose 7-1
    Fri: W 31-21 at Falcon
    3 Fort Collins 8-0
    Thurs: W 31-28 vs. Silver Creek
    4 Greeley West 7-1
    Sat: L 27-20 vs. Thompson Valley
    5 Denver South 6-2
    Fri: W 52-18 vs. George Washington
    6 Pueblo South 7-1
    Fri: W 24-21 at Palmer
    7 Vista Ridge 6-2
    Fri: W 42-8 at Widefield
    8 Broomfield 6-2
    Fri: W 35-24 at Mountain View
    9 Dakota Ridge 6-2
    Thurs: W 44-6 vs. Kennedy
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-2
    Off this week.

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 8-0
    Fri: W 56-20 at Harrison
    2 Lutheran 8-0
    Fri: W 55-28 at Vista PEAK
    3 Evergreen 8-0
    Sat: W 40-0 at Arvada
    4 Roosevelt 7-1
    Fri: W 63-0 vs. Niwot
    5 Holy Family 6-2
    Fri: W 51-13 vs. Erie
    6 Delta 5-3
    Fri: L 18-7 at Eagle Valley
    7 Rifle 7-1
    Fri: W 46-3 vs. Steamboat Springs
    8 Pueblo East 5-3
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. The Classical Academy
    9 Berthoud 7-1
    Fri: W 14-0 vs. Frederick
    10 Fort Morgan 6-2
    Fri: W 44-0 at Englewood

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 8-0
    Fri: W 54-14 vs. (9) Sterling
    2 Kent Denver 8-0
    Fri: W 56-6 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    3 Strasburg 8-0
    Fri: W 56-14 at Bennett
    4 Lamar 7-1
    Fri: W 39-14 at La Junta
    5 Gunnison 7-1
    Fri: W 47-6 vs. Pagosa Springs
    6 Platte Valley 5-3
    Fri: W 57-13 vs. University
    7 Florence 5-3
    Fri: L 42-19 at St. Mary’s
    8 Montezuma-Cortez 6-2
    Fri: W 14-6 vs. Olathe
    9 Sterling 5-3
    Fri: L 54-14 at (1) Brush
    10 Faith Christian 6-2
    Sat: W 49-14 vs. Denver North

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 8-0
    Fri: W 50-7 vs. Hotchkiss
    2 Buena Vista 8-0
    Fri: W 40-14 vs. (8) Rye
    3 Resurrection Christian 7-1
    Fri: W 76-0 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    4 Meeker 7-1
    Fri: W 52-0 vs. Grand Valley
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Off this week.
    6 Monte Vista 6-2
    Fri: W 48-7 at Dolores
    7 Burlington 6-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Highland
    8 Rye 6-2
    Fri: L 40-14 at (2) Buena Vista
    9 Centauri 5-3
    Fri: W 43-0 at John Mall
    10 Limon 6-2
    Fri: L 25-0 at Crowley County

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 8-0
    Sat: W 53-21 vs. (8) Sedgwick County
    2 Caliche 7-1
    Fri: W 49-24 at (3) Akron
    3 Akron 6-2
    Fri: L 49-24 vs. (2) Caliche
    4 Norwood 9-0
    Fri: W 59-6 at Hayden
    5 Merino 6-2
    Fri: W 40-12 at Haxtun
    6 Springfield 8-0
    Fri: W 40-8 at McClave
    7 Granada 7-1
    Fri: W 46-12 vs. Wiley
    8 Sedgwick County 5-3
    Sat: L 53-21 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    9 Simla 6-2
    Fri: W 54-14 vs. Hoehne
    10 Sangre de Cristo 8-0
    Fri: W 48-6 at Mancos

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-0
    Fri: W 77-0 vs. Bethune
    2 Eads 8-0
    Fri: W 63-25 vs. Miami-Yoder
    3 Peetz 7-1
    Fri: W 67-18 at Weldon Valley
    4 Fleming 7-1
    Fri: W 64-6 at (10) Cheyenne Wells
    5 Kit Carson 6-2
    Fri: L 76-52 at (6) Walsh
    6 Walsh 7-1
    Fri: W 76-52 vs. (5) Kit Carson
    7 Hanover 8-0
    Sat: W 62-12 at Antonito
    8 Mountain Valley 7-1
    Sat: L 61-42 vs. North Park
    9 Pawnee 5-3
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Prairie
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-4
    Fri: L 64-6 vs. (4) Fleming

  • Fountain-Fort Carson joins 5A football rankings

    Columbine Fountain-Fort Carson football
    Fountain-Fort Carson is ranked No. 10 in 5A this week. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Buoyed by its four-overtime win against Doherty on Friday night, Fountain-Fort Carson cracked CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings on Monday.

    The Trojans, now 6-1, entered the poll at No. 10. They have won their last five games.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Valor Christian stayed atop the ranking after receiving ten of the 16 first-place votes. Grandview, which got four first-place votes after its big win against Cherry Creek, returned to the No. 2 spot this week.

    Pomona is third, and Ralston Valley is fourth. Those two cross-town rivals play one another on Friday night.

    Fairview rounds out 5A’s top five, Regis Jesuit is sixth, Mountain Vista moved up to No. 7 and Rock Mountain is No. 8. Cherry Creek fell three places to No. 9.

    The other No. 1 teams also remained put, including Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    Newcomers (or returners to the rankings) this week include Dakota Ridge (No. 9 in 4A); Berthoud (No. 9, 3A); Fort Morgan (No. 10, 3A); Sterling (No. 9, 2A); and Cheyenne Wells (No. 10, 6-man).

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

    Complete rankings are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (10) 6-1 152 1 W
    2 Grandview (4) 7-0 132 3 W
    3 Pomona 6-1 129 2 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 7-0 113 4 W
    5 Fairview 7-0 99 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 6-1 87 7 W
    7 Mountain Vista 7-0 45 10 W
    8 Rocky Mountain 6-1 41 9 W
    9 Cherry Creek 4-3 36 6 L
    10 Fountain-Fort Carson 6-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 9, Doherty 7, Cherokee Trail 3.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 7-0 169 1 W
    2 Montrose 6-1 144 2 W
    3 Fort Collins (1) 7-0 138 3 W
    4 Greeley West 7-0 111 4 W
    5 Denver South 5-2 96 6 W
    6 Pueblo South 6-1 95 5 W
    7 Vista Ridge 5-2 59 9 W
    8 Broomfield 5-2 43 10 W
    9 Dakota Ridge 5-2 26 – W
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-2 19 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 16, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Pueblo West 5, Rampart 2, Kennedy 1.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (10) 7-0 118 1 W
    2 Lutheran (2) 7-0 103 2 W
    3 Evergreen 7-0 96 5 W
    4 Roosevelt 6-1 81 6 W
    5 Holy Family 5-2 60 4 L
    6 Delta 5-2 57 7 W
    7 Rifle 6-1 52 3 L
    8 Pueblo East 4-3 29 8 Bye
    9 Berthoud 6-1 21 – W
    10 Fort Morgan 5-2 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 11, Canon City 5, Conifer 3, Northridge 3, Glenwood Springs 2.
    Dropped out
    Conifer (9), Glenwood Springs (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 7-0 98 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 7-0 88 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 7-0 83 3 W
    4 Lamar 6-1 67 6 W
    5 Gunnison 6-1 58 8 W
    6 Platte Valley 4-3 49 7 W
    7 Florence 5-2 31 4 L
    8 Montezuma-Cortez 5-2 24 10 W
    9 Sterling 5-2 19 – W
    10 Faith Christian 5-2 14 5 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 10, La Junta 6, St. Mary’s 2, Bennett 1.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 7-0 100 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 7-0 90 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1 76 3 Bye
    4 Meeker 6-1 71 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 57 5 W
    6 Monte Vista 5-2 46 6 W
    7 Burlington 5-2 28 10 W
    8 Rye 6-1 26 7 W
    9 Centauri 4-3 23 8 W
    10 Limon 6-1 16 9 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Wray 8, Hotchkiss 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (8) 7-0 80 1 W
    2 Caliche 6-1 69 3 W
    3 Akron 6-1 63 2 W
    4 Norwood 8-0 56 4 W
    5 Merino 5-2 45 5 L
    6 Springfield 7-0 39 7 W
    7 Granada 6-1 28 6 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-2 20 8 L
    9 Simla 5-2 17 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-0 12 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra Grande 4, Vail Christian 3, Hoehne 2, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (6) 7-0 60 1 W
    2 Eads 7-0 54 2 W
    3 Peetz 6-1 46 3 W
    4 Fleming 6-1 39 4 W
    5 Kit Carson 6-1 32 5 L
    6 Walsh 6-1 30 6 W
    7 Hanover 7-0 28 7 W
    8 Mountain Valley 7-0 19 10 W
    9 Pawnee 4-3 11 8 L
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3 5 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 2, Flagler 1, North Park 1, Otis 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Flagler (9).