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  • Football roundup: Fairview holds off Fossil Ridge’s upset bid

    Fairview’s defense stuffed Fossil Ridge’s late two-point conversion attempt to preserve a 42-40 win in Fort Collins, and keep the No. 5 Knights (8-0) unbeaten this season.

    Senior quarterback Johnny Feauto had another stellar night, including a few of his characteristic creative scores. Feauto finished with three touchdowns, including two passing scores, but did get a scare late when he took a hit and had to miss a few plays while having his knee attended to.

    Feauto returned to finish out the win, and indicated afterward that he should be fine.

    Fairview, meanwhile, had built a 42-28 lead after three quarters. But Fossil Ridge kept fighting. The SaberCats got a touchdown pass from Mitchell Salmela to Josh Visee, and eventually cut it to 42-40 with 41 seconds to play. Andrew Spraberry then took a handoff up the middle, but a number of Knights were there to meet him.

    The ensuing onside kick failed, and Fairview ran out the clock to win.

    Spraberry finished with three touchdowns, and 173 yards according to the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Feauto had 445 yards of total offense, according to the paper.

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    5A: Eaglecrest 23, Cherokee Trail 17

    This Centennial League is no joke.

    Darian Turner scored what proved to be the winning touchdown on a four-yard run with 6:12 to play as Eaglecrest topped Cherokee Trail 23-18 on Friday night in Class 5A.

    Turner had set up the play with a 44-yard reception on a screen. He then recovered a game-sealing fumble deep in Eaglecrest’s territory with less than a minute to play.

    Though it was back-and-forth for much of the early going, Eaglecrest was able to build a 17-9 lead at halftime. Cherokee Trail chipped away with a field goal in the third quarter, then took an 18-7 lead with 11:25 remaining in the game.

    That set the stage for Turner’s score, and Eaglecrest’s answer.

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    5A: (6) Regis Jesuit 35, (7) Mountain Vista 7

    Mountain Vista Regis Jesuit football
    More photos. (Mark Adams/CHSAANow.com)

    Alex Barnes rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Raiders cruised to a win in this top-10 showdown.

    Regis quarterback Matt Houghtaling threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 33 yards.

    The Raiders led 28-0 at halftime, and cruised to a win in this top-10 showdown.

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    6-man: (6) Walsh 76, (5) Kit Carson 52

    The two teams combined for 128 points, with Walsh coming out on top.

    “It was kind of an introduction to 6-man football, wasn’t it?” coach Ronny Tate told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “They were pretty tough. That wide-open thing, that makes a coach pull his hair out.”

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    5A: Prairie View 42, Denver East 38

    Ben Meraz scored the winning touchdown with 39 seconds to play as the Thunderhawks moved to 7-1 this season.

    “That last drive, our O-line came up big,” Prairie View coach Todd Riccio told the Scoreboard Show. “We had to drive 80 yards. There were two minutes left on the clock when we got the ball back.”

    It was a back-and-forth game, with Denver East rallying from down 28-16 early in the third quarter to take a 30-28 lead in the fourth. The Angels were clinging to a 38-35 lead prior to Meraz’s score.

    “I’m still catching my breath from it,” Riccio said. “It was a shootout, and it was fun to be a part of.”

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    3A: Northridge 37, Mead 31

    Mead led 33-24 late into the fourth quarter before Northridge scored 14 points within a span of 15 seconds to steal a win.

    Northridge got a pick-six with 2:24 remaining. On the ensuring kickoff, Northridge recovered a fumble. The Grizzlies scored on the next play, with 2:09 remaining. They held on to win.

    “We were lucky tonight. We didn’t deserve to win,” Northridge coach Jeff Fulton told the Scoreboard Show. “Mead dominated most facets of the game. … We snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat.

    “We’re going to wake up in the morning and feel pretty good,” he added later. “But we were very fortunate. Our kids just never died. They never gave up.”

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    Notables

    • In 8-man, No. 2 Caliche beat No. 3 Akron 49-24.
    • No. 2 Buena Vista beat No. 8 Rye 40-14 in 1A. “We got a couple of turnovers and kind of changed the momentum,” Buena Vista coach Matt Flavin told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a dog-fight there in the beginning, and when that momentum changed over, it definitely helped us out.”
    • Pine Creek appears to be rolling. 4A’s No. 1 team (and defending champion) is now 8-0, with consecutive shutouts under its belt. Last week, it was a 47-0 decision over Liberty. This week, it was 56-0 at Durango.
    • Crowley County knocked off 1A No. 10 Limon, 25-0. “I thought our ‘D’ did a good job getting to the ball … and making big stops when they had to,” Crowley County coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show.
    • St. Mary’s upset 2A No. 7 Florence, 42-19.
    • Eagle Valley upset 3A No. 6 Delta, 18-7.
    • 6-man’s Genoa-Hugo/Karval went winless last season (0-8), but is now 4-4 following a 49-13 win over South Park on Friday.
    • Worth noting from Thursday night: Palmer Ridge and Air Academy combined for 142 points.
    • With Valor Christian’s in-state winning streak stopped at 28, we looked up the longest current streaks. In order: 8-man’s Dayspring Christian (20), Pine Creek (19) and 1A’s Paonia (18). All three won titles last season.

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  • 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.

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    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).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 7 games

    Denver South Standley Lake football
    Denver South is ranked No. 6 in 4A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 6-1
    Fri: W 17-7 vs. Cherokee Trail
    2 Pomona 6-1
    Fri: W 47-28 vs. Columbine
    3 Grandview 7-0
    Fri: W 24-6 at (6) Cherry Creek
    4 Ralston Valley 7-0
    Fri: W 38-14 at Bear Creek
    5 Fairview 7-0
    Thurs: W 46-8 vs. Mountain Range
    6 Cherry Creek 4-3
    Fri: L 24-6 vs. (3) Grandview
    7 Regis Jesuit 6-1
    Fri: W 30-22 at ThunderRidge
    8 Doherty 6-1
    Fri: L 43-42 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson (4OT)
    9 Rocky Mountain 6-1
    Fri: W 43-10 at Poudre
    10 Mountain Vista 7-0
    Thurs: W 42-7 vs. Fruita Monument

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 7-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at Liberty
    2 Montrose 6-1
    Fri: W 52-6 vs. Sand Creek
    3 Fort Collins 7-0
    Thurs: W 38-7 vs. Mountain View
    4 Greeley West 7-0
    Fri: W 14-0 at Adams City
    5 Pueblo South 6-1
    Fri: W 24-21 at Coronado
    6 Denver South 5-2
    Thurs: W 32-14 at Golden
    7 Pueblo Centennial 5-2
    Thurs: L 36-14 vs. Pueblo West
    8 Windsor 4-3
    Fri: L 32-31 vs. Longmont
    9 Vista Ridge 5-2
    Fri: W 54-12 at Mesa Ridge
    10 Broomfield 5-2
    Fri: W 34-7 at Greeley Central

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 7-0
    Fri: W 48-7 at Woodland Park
    2 Lutheran 7-0
    Sat: W 54-13 vs. Englewood
    3 Rifle 6-1
    Fri: L 18-10 vs. Palisade
    4 Holy Family 5-2
    Fri: L 34-26 at (6) Roosevelt
    5 Evergreen 7-0
    Sat: W 44-6 at (9) Conifer
    6 Roosevelt 6-1
    Fri: W 34-26 vs. (4) Holy Family
    7 Delta 5-2
    Fri: W 39-10 vs. (10) Glenwood Springs
    8 Pueblo East 4-3
    Off this week.
    9 Conifer 5-2
    Sat: vs. (5) Evergreen
    10 Glenwood Springs 4-3
    Fri: L 39-10 at (7) Delta

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 7-0
    Fri: W 61-20 at University
    2 Kent Denver 7-0
    Fri: W 39-7 at (5) Faith Christian
    3 Strasburg 7-0
    Fri: W 57-13 vs. The Academy
    4 Florence 5-2
    Fri: L 21-20 vs. La Junta
    5 Faith Christian 5-2
    Fri: L 39-7 vs. (2) Kent Denver
    6 Lamar 6-1
    Fri: W 14-7 vs. Manitou Springs
    7 Platte Valley 4-3
    Fri: W 40-0 at Valley
    8 Gunnison 6-1
    Fri: W 31-16 vs. Alamosa
    9 Eaton 5-2
    Fri: L 21-14 at Sterling
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 5-2
    Fri: W 47-13 at Bayfield

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 7-0
    Fri: W 50-12 vs. Lake County
    2 Buena Vista 7-0
    Sat: W 35-14 vs. Ellicott
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1
    Off this week.
    4 Meeker 6-1
    Fri: W 40-27 at Cedaredge
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Sat: W 58-27 vs. Lyons
    6 Monte Vista 5-2
    Fri: W 59-6 vs. John Mall
    7 Rye 6-1
    Fri: W 20-16 vs. Salida
    8 Centauri 4-3
    Fri: W 41-0 at Ignacio
    9 Limon 6-1
    Sat: W 48-0 at Byers
    10 Burlington 5-2
    Fri: W 35-6 at Wiggins

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 7-0
    Sat: W 27-6 vs. (5) Merino
    2 Akron 6-1
    Fri: W 52-34 at Haxtun
    3 Caliche 6-1
    Fri: W 36-26 at (8) Sedgwick County
    4 Norwood 8-0
    Fri: W 50-6 at Rangely
    5 Merino 5-2
    Sat: L 27-6 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    6 Granada 6-1
    Fri: W 47-8 at Las Animas
    7 Springfield 7-0
    Fri: W 40-8 at Wiley
    8 Sedgwick County 5-2
    Fri: L 36-26 vs. (3) Caliche
    9 Simla 5-2
    Sat: W 58-16 at Custer County
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-0
    Sat: W 42-14 vs. Fowler

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-0
    Fri: W 71-0 vs. (9) Flagler
    2 Eads 7-0
    Fri: W 60-36 vs. (5) Kit Carson
    3 Peetz 6-1
    Fri: W 51-20 vs. (8) Pawnee
    4 Fleming 6-1
    Fri: W 70-28 vs. Briggsdale
    5 Kit Carson 6-1
    Fri: L 60-36 at (2) Eads
    6 Walsh 6-1
    Fri: W 55-0 at La Veta
    7 Hanover 7-0
    Sat: W 60-20 vs. Manzanola
    8 Pawnee 4-3
    Fri: L 51-20 at (3) Peetz
    9 Flagler 4-3
    Fri: L 71-0 at (1) Arickaree/Woodlin
    10 Mountain Valley 7-0
    Sat: W 70-24 at Aguilar

  • Mountain Vista cracks 5A football rankings at No. 10

    Mountain Vista football
    Mountain Vista is ranked No. 10 in this week’s 5A poll. (Paul DiSalvo/MaxPreps)

    Mountain Vista, off to its best start in seven seasons, has joined CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

    The Golden Eagles are now 6-0 following a 34-7 win over Rock Canyon on Friday. The six wins are the most since Mountain Vista went 7-4 in 2009, and the unbeaten start is the best since the Golden Eagles began 7-0 in 2007. Mountain Vista also started 6-0 in 2006, when it went 10-2.

    Mountain Vista is ranked No. 10 in this week’s 5A poll.

    Valor Christian continued to lead the 5A ranking after beating Eaglecrest last week, as the Eagles got 12 of the 17 first-place votes and amassed 165 total points. Pomona remained in the No. 2 spot following its fifth-straight win, while Grandview jumped Ralston Valley for No. 3.

    Ralston Valley is fourth this week after improving to 6-0, and Fairview rounds out the top five. The Knights beat Rocky Mountain last week in a top-10 showdown.

    Longmont Broomfield football
    Broomfield is ranked No. 10 in this week’s 4A poll. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Cherry Creek reamined in the No. 6 spot, and Regis Jesuit stayed at No. 7. Doherty bumped up two places to No. 8, while Rocky Mountain is again No. 9 this week.

    The six other No. 1 teams in the rankings also stayed put: Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    Broomfield joined the 4A poll at No. 10, while 3A added Glenwood Springs, also at No. 10.

    New to the 2A ranking is Montezuma-Cortez (No. 10), and 6-man added Mountain Valley (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 are below.

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    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 (12) 5-1 165 1 W
    2 Pomona 5-1 137 2 W
    3 Grandview (2) 6-0 121 4 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 6-0 120 3 W
    5 Fairview (1) 6-0 102 5 W
    6 Cherry Creek 4-2 91 6 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 5-1 86 7 W
    8 Doherty 6-0 28 10 W
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-1 27 9 L
    10 Mountain Vista 6-0 23 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 13, Cherokee Trail 12, Eaglecrest 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Overland (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (14) 6-0 149 1 W
    2 Montrose 5-1 123 3 W
    3 Fort Collins (1) 6-0 122 2 W
    4 Greeley West 6-0 92 8 W
    5 Pueblo South 5-1 81 7 W
    6 Denver South 4-2 79 6 W
    7 Pueblo Centennial 5-1 65 10 W
    8 Windsor 4-2 40 4 L
    9 Vista Ridge 4-2 37 9 L
    10 Broomfield 4-2 12 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Dakota Ridge 11, Kennedy 8, Falcon 4, Coronado 3, Widefield 3, Longmont 2.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (5).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (8) 6-0 123 1 W
    2 Lutheran (5) 6-0 113 2 W
    3 Rifle 6-0 101 3 W
    4 Holy Family 5-1 88 4 W
    5 Evergreen 6-0 79 5 W
    6 Roosevelt 5-1 51 7 W
    7 Delta 4-2 49 6 W
    8 Pueblo East 4-3 43 9 W
    9 Conifer 5-1 22 10 W
    10 Glenwood Springs 4-2 14 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Berthoud 10, Fort Morgan 9, Canon City 6, D’Evelyn 4, Palisade 1, Pueblo County 1, Sierra 1.
    Dropped out
    Berthoud (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 6-0 99 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 6-0 86 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 6-0 82 3 W
    4 Florence 5-1 60 5 W
    5 Faith Christian 5-1 45 6 W
    6 Lamar 5-1 43 7 W
    7 Platte Valley 3-3 40 4 L
    8 Gunnison 5-1 38 9 W
    9 Eaton 5-1 31 8 W
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 4-2 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 6, Alameda 4, Bayfield 3, St. Mary’s 2, La Junta 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (11) 6-0 110 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 6-0 99 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1 78 4 W
    4 Meeker 5-1 77 3 L
    5 Platte Canyon 5-1 56 7 W
    6 Monte Vista 4-2 49 6 W
    7 Rye 5-1 34 10 W
    8 Centauri 3-3 32 9 W
    9 Limon 5-1 26 8 W
    10 Burlington 4-2 21 5 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 10, Hotchkiss 5, Salida 3, Ellicott 2, Wray 2, Holyoke 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (7) 6-0 70 1 W
    2 Akron 5-1 60 2 L
    3 Caliche 5-1 55 3 W
    4 Norwood 7-0 47 5 W
    5 Merino 5-1 45 4 W
    6 Granada 5-1 30 7 W
    7 Springfield 6-0 29 6 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-1 22 8 L
    9 Simla 4-2 12 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 6-0 9 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 4, Hoehne 3, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (4) 6-0 58 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 6-0 56 2 W
    3 Peetz 5-1 45 3 W
    4 Fleming 5-1 41 4 W
    5 Kit Carson 6-0 35 6 W
    6 Walsh 5-1 26 5 L
    7 Hanover 6-0 24 9 W
    8 Pawnee 4-2 15 7 W
    9 Flagler 4-2 12 10 W
    10 Mountain Valley 6-0 9 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 7, Cheyenne Wells 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Stratton/Liberty (8).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 6 games

    Fairview Monarch football
    (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 6.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 5-1
    Fri: W 23-21 vs. Eaglecrest
    2 Pomona 5-1
    Fri: W 41-14 at Bear Creek
    3 Ralston Valley 6-0
    Thurs: W 47-14 vs. Lakewood
    4 Grandview 6-0
    Thurs: W 21-12 at Cherokee Trail
    5 Fairview 6-0
    Thurs: W 44-28 vs. (9) Rocky Mountain
    6 Cherry Creek 4-2
    Thurs: W 31-0 at (8) Overland
    7 Regis Jesuit 5-1
    Fri: W 43-0 vs. Highlands Ranch
    8 Overland 4-2
    Thurs: L 31-0 vs. (6) Cherry Creek
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-1
    Thurs: L 44-28 at (5) Fairview
    10 Doherty 6-0
    Fri: W 34-14 vs. Legend

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 6-0
    Thurs: W 56-14 vs. Air Academy
    2 Fort Collins 6-0
    Thurs: W 42-17 at Greeley Central
    3 Montrose 5-1
    Fri: W 31-30 at (9) Vista Ridge
    4 Windsor 4-2
    Fri: L 14-0 at (8) Greeley West
    5 Dakota Ridge 4-2
    Thurs: L 28-16 at Ponderosa
    6 Denver South 4-2
    Thurs: W 54-7 at Standley Lake
    7 Pueblo South 5-1
    Thurs: W 46-0 vs. Cheyenne Mountain
    8 Greeley West 6-0
    Fri: W 14-0 vs. (4) Windsor
    9 Vista Ridge 4-2
    Fri: L 31-30 vs. (3) Montrose
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-1
    Sat: W 31-28 at Coronado

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 6-0
    Fri: W 56-21 vs. Mitchell
    2 Lutheran 6-0
    Sat: W 22-16 vs. Fort Morgan
    3 Rifle 6-0
    Thurs: W 49-0 at Grand Junction Central
    4 Holy Family 5-1
    Fri: W 43-7 at (8) Berthoud
    5 Evergreen 6-0
    Thurs: W 55-14 at Thomas Jefferson
    6 Delta 4-2
    Fri: W 35-7 at Summit
    7 Roosevelt 5-1
    Fri: W 29-0 vs. Frederick
    8 Berthoud 5-1
    Fri: L 43-7 vs. (4) Holy Family
    9 Pueblo East 4-3
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Pueblo Central
    10 Conifer 5-1
    Fri: W 38-35 vs. D’Evelyn

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 6-0
    Fri: W 34-28 vs. (4) Platte Valley
    2 Kent Denver 6-0
    Fri: W 61-12 vs. Denver North
    3 Strasburg 6-0
    Sat: W 64-0 at KIPP
    4 Platte Valley 3-3
    Fri: L 34-28 at (1) Brush
    5 Florence 5-1
    Fri: W 12-0 at Manitou Springs
    6 Faith Christian 5-1
    Sat: W 48-0 at Bishop Machebeuf
    7 Lamar 5-1
    Fri: W 20-12 at Trinidad
    8 Eaton 5-1
    Fri: W 49-0 at University
    9 Gunnison 5-1
    Fri: W 39-14 at (10) Bayfield
    10 Bayfield 3-3
    Fri: L 39-14 vs. (9) Gunnison

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 6-0
    Fri: W 22-16 at (3) Meeker
    2 Buena Vista 6-0
    Sat: W 41-14 vs. Dolores Huerta
    3 Meeker 5-1
    Fri: L 22-16 vs. (1) Paonia
    4 Resurrection Christian 6-1
    Thurs: W 50-0 at Clear Creek
    5 Burlington 4-2
    Fri: L 14-12 at Wray
    6 Monte Vista 4-2
    Fri: W 45-8 vs. Ignacio
    7 Platte Canyon 5-1
    Sat: W 47-12 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    8 Limon 5-1
    Sat: W 47-13 vs. C.S. Christian
    9 Centauri 3-3
    Fri: W 46-12 vs. Center
    10 Rye 5-1
    Fri: W 35-0 vs. Peyton

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 6-0
    Fri: W 32-20 at (2) Akron
    2 Akron 5-0
    Fri: L 32-20 vs. (1) Dayspring Christian
    3 Caliche 5-1
    Fri: W 32-6 vs. Haxtun
    4 Merino 5-1
    Fri: W 30-22 vs. (8) Sedgwick County
    5 Norwood 7-0
    Fri: W 58-6 vs. Plateau Valley
    6 Springfield 6-0
    Fri: W 44-16 vs. Las Animas
    7 Granada 5-1
    Fri: W 52-14 vs. Holly
    8 Sedgwick County 5-1
    Fri: L 30-22 at (4) Merino
    9 Simla 3-3
    Fri: L 49-6 at Kiowa
    10 Sangre de Cristo 6-0
    Thurs: W 36-12 at Sargent

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 6-0
    Fri: W 72-16 at Hi-Plains
    2 Eads 6-0
    Fri: W 59-18 at (5) Walsh
    3 Peetz 5-1
    Fri: W 67-18 at Briggsdale
    4 Fleming 5-1
    Fri: W (forfeit) at Prairie
    5 Walsh 5-1
    Fri: L 59-18 vs. (2) Eads
    6 Kit Carson 6-0
    Fri: W 64-26 vs. Manzanola
    7 Pawnee 4-2
    Fri: W 52-31 at Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    8 Stratton/Liberty 3-3
    Fri: L 25-20 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    9 Hanover 6-0
    Sat: W 52-7 vs. South Park
    10 Flagler 4-2
    Fri: W 60-38 vs. Idalia

  • Discovery Canyon new No. 1 team in 3A football rankings

    Holy Family Discovery Canyon football
    Discovery Canyon has taken over the top spot in the 3A football rankings. (Pam Wagner)

    Discovery Canyon has perhaps the best combinations of wins to date in Class 3A football this season. As a result, the Thunder now own the No. 1 spot in CHSAANow.com’s ranking.

    Discovery Canyon, now 5-0, has wins over 4A Silver Creek, then-No. 4 Holy Family, preseason No. 7 The Classical Academy, then-No. 7 Pueblo East, and 4A Rampart this season.

    Voting in 3A remained split again this week, continuing a season-long trend, but the Thunder received seven of the 13 first-place votes, and had 122 total points. Lutheran, No. 1 since the preseason, dropped to No. 2 with six first-place votes and 114 points.

    Elsewhere in the classificatoin, Rifle moved up to No. 3, while Holy Family is now No. 4. The 3A poll added Conifer (No. 10) this week.

    Ralston Valley Chatfield football
    Ralston Valley moved up to No. 3 in the 5A poll this week. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    In 5A, Valor Christian remained No. 1 following its win over Overland, and Pomona stayed put at No. 2. Ralston Valley, coming off yet another impressive win, moved up one place to No. 3. Grandview fell one spot to No. 4 after escaping Eaglecrest in overtime, and Fairview rounds out the top five.

    Cherry Creek is up to No. 6 after shutting out then-No. 9 Cherokee Trail. Regis Jesuit is No. 7, Overland No. 8 and Rocky Mountain is No. 9. Doherty rejoins the poll this week at No. 10.

    In 4A, Pine Creek extended its stay at No. 1. The Eagles beat then-No. 5 Vista Ridge last week. That ranking didn’t add any teams this week, though Fort Collins moved up to No. 2 from No. 4.

    Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man) each stayed atop their respective polls this week.

    Newcomers included Gunnision (No. 9) and Bayfield (No. 10) in 2A; Rye (No. 10) in 1A; Sangre de Cristo (No. 10) in 8-man; and Pawnee (No. 7) in 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 (13) 4-1 157 1 W
    2 Pomona 4-1 130 2 W
    3 Ralston Valley (3) 5-0 116 4 W
    4 Grandview 5-0 109 3 W
    5 Fairview 5-0 96 5 W
    6 Cherry Creek 3-2 80 8 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 4-1 76 6 W
    8 Overland 4-1 41 7 L
    9 Rocky Mountain 5-0 35 10 W
    10 Doherty 5-0 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 12, Mountain Vista 10, Bear Creek 3, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (15) 5-0 159 1 W
    2 Fort Collins (1) 5-0 126 4 W
    3 Montrose 4-1 122 3 W
    4 Windsor 4-1 95 6 W
    5 Dakota Ridge 4-1 91 7 W
    6 Denver South 3-2 75 9 W
    7 Pueblo South 4-1 66 2 L
    8 Greeley West 5-0 55 8 W
    9 Vista Ridge 4-1 34 5 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 4-1 32 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Kennedy 12, Coronado 7, Broomfield 6.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (7) 5-0 122 2 W
    2 Lutheran (6) 5-0 114 1 W
    3 Rifle 5-0 104 5 W
    4 Holy Family 4-1 82 6 W
    5 Evergreen 5-0 81 4 W
    6 Delta 3-2 54 3 L
    7 Roosevelt 4-1 52 8 W
    8 Berthoud 5-0 40 9 W
    9 Pueblo East 3-3 33 7 L
    10 Conifer 4-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Morgan 7, Canon City 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, D’Evelyn 2, Eagle Valley 2, The Classical Academy 2, Erie 1, Glenwood Springs 1.
    Dropped out
    Palisade (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 5-0 99 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 5-0 86 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 5-0 82 3 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-2 65 4 W
    5 Florence 4-1 54 6 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-1 43 7 W
    7 Lamar 4-1 39 8 W
    8 Eaton 4-1 25 5 L
    9 Gunnison 4-1 24 – W
    10 Bayfield 3-2 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Montezuma-Cortez 8, Alameda 4, St. Mary’s 4, Sterling 2.
    Dropped out
    St. Mary’s (9), Montezuma-Cortez (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 5-0 108 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 5-0 99 2 W
    3 Meeker (1) 5-0 75 3 W
    4 Resurrection Christian 5-1 73 5 W
    5 Burlington 4-1 60 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 3-2 47 6 W
    7 Platte Canyon 4-1 36 10 W
    8 Limon 4-1 32 8 W
    9 Centauri 2-3 25 9 W
    10 Rye 4-1 24 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 9, Salida 8, Hotchkiss 4, Crowley County 3, Holyoke 1, Wray 1.
    Dropped out
    Cedaredge (7).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (7) 5-0 70 1 W
    2 Akron 5-0 62 4 W
    3 Caliche 4-1 56 2 L
    4 Merino 4-1 46 5 L
    5 Norwood 6-0 43 3 W
    6 Springfield 5-0 38 6 W
    7 Granada 4-1 23 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-0 21 8 W
    9 Simla 3-2 12 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 5-0 5 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Hoehne 3, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    Hoehne (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (6) 5-0 60 1 W
    2 Eads 5-0 54 2 W
    3 Peetz 4-1 45 4 W
    4 Fleming 4-1 41 3 L
    5 Walsh 5-0 39 5 W
    6 Kit Carson 5-0 25 6 W
    7 Pawnee 3-2 23 – W
    8 Stratton/Liberty 3-2 19 7 W
    9 Hanover 5-0 16 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-2 6 10 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 2.
    Dropped out
    Prairie (9).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 5 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 5.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 4-1
    Fri: W 35-10 vs. (7) Overland
    2 Pomona 4-1
    Fri: W 34-3 vs. Arvada West
    3 Grandview 5-0
    Fri: W 34-27 at Eaglecrest (OT)
    4 Ralston Valley 5-0
    Thurs: W 43-9 vs. Chatfield
    5 Fairview 5-0
    Sat: W 35-10 at Monarch
    6 Regis Jesuit 4-1
    Thurs: W 48-14 at Rock Canyon
    7 Overland 4-1
    Fri: L 35-10 at (1) Valor Christian
    8 Cherry Creek 3-2
    Fri: W 23-0 vs. (9) Cherokee Trail
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-2
    Fri: L 23-0 at (8) Cherry Creek
    10 Rocky Mountain 5-0
    Fri: W 31-20 vs. Horizon

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 5-0
    Fri: W 41-7 at (5) Vista Ridge
    2 Pueblo South 4-1
    Sat: L 39-28 at (9) Denver South
    3 Montrose 4-1
    Fri: W 44-27 at Durango
    4 Fort Collins 5-0
    Thurs: W 37-14 at Loveland
    5 Vista Ridge 4-1
    Fri: L 41-7 vs. (1) Pine Creek
    6 Windsor 4-1
    Fri: W 49-0 at Skyline
    7 Dakota Ridge 4-1
    Fri: W 66-33 at Standley Lake
    8 Greeley West 5-0
    Fri: W 31-41 vs. Greeley Central
    9 Denver South 3-2
    Sat: W 39-28 vs. (2) Pueblo South
    10 Pueblo Centennial 4-1
    Fri: W 28-26 vs. Pueblo Central

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 5-0
    Fri: W 47-6 at Elizabeth
    2 Discovery Canyon 5-0
    Sat: W 45-7 vs. Rampart
    3 Delta 3-2
    Fri: L 36-19 vs. (5) Rifle
    4 Evergreen 5-0
    Fri: W 17-14 at The Classical Academy
    5 Rifle 5-0
    Fri: W 36-19 at (3) Delta
    6 Holy Family 4-1
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Niwot
    7 Pueblo East 3-3
    Fri: L 27-21 at Pueblo West
    8 Roosevelt 4-1
    Fri: W 49-26 at Mead
    9 Berthoud 5-0
    Fri: W 17-7 at Erie
    10 Palisade 3-2
    Fri: L 17-10 at Glenwood Springs

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 5-0
    Fri: W 49-6 at Valley
    2 Kent Denver 5-0
    Fri: W 48-6 at Manual
    3 Strasburg 5-0
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. The Pinnacle
    4 Platte Valley 3-2
    Fri: W 38-14 vs. (5) Eaton
    5 Eaton 4-1
    Fri: L 38-14 at (4) Platte Valley
    6 Florence 4-1
    Fri: W 31-7 at Trinidad
    7 Faith Christian 4-1
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Ridgeview Academy
    8 Lamar 4-1
    Fri: W 25-10 at (9) St. Mary’s
    9 St. Mary’s 4-1
    Fri: L 25-10 vs. (8) Lamar
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 4-1
    Fri: W 50-15 at Gunnison

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 5-0
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Grand Valley
    2 Buena Vista 5-0
    Fri: W 53-14 at Peyton
    3 Meeker 5-0
    Fri: W 50-8 at Lake County
    4 Burlington 4-1
    Fri: W 57-0 vs. Yuma
    5 Resurrection Christian 5-1
    Fri: W 61-6 vs. Lyons
    6 Monte Vista 3-2
    Fri: W 20-6 at Center
    7 Cedaredge 5-0
    Fri: L 27-13 at Hotchkiss
    8 Limon 4-1
    Fri: W 53-6 vs. Calhan
    9 Centauri 2-3
    Fri: W 43-7 vs. Dolores
    10 Platte Canyon 4-1
    Fri: W 29-0 at Front Range Christian

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 5-0
    Sat: W 33-20 vs. (2) Caliche
    2 Caliche 4-1
    Sat: L 33-20 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    3 Norwood 6-0
    Sat: W 53-0 vs. Soroco
    4 Akron 5-0
    Fri: W 20-12 vs. (5) Merino
    5 Merino 4-1
    Fri: L 20-12 at (4) Akron
    6 Springfield 5-0
    Fri: W 34-16 at Holly
    7 Granada 4-1
    Fri: W 52-8 vs. McClave
    8 Sedgwick County 5-0
    Fri: W 62-43 at Haxtun
    9 Simla 3-2
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Fowler
    10 Hoehne 4-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Dove Creek

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-0
    Fri: W 56-20 vs. Idalia
    2 Eads 5-0
    Fri: W 62-26 vs. Cheraw
    3 Fleming 4-1
    Fri: L 42-28 at (4) Peetz
    4 Peetz 4-1
    Fri: W 42-28 vs. (3) Fleming
    5 Walsh 4-0
    Sat: W 62-24 at Cheyenne Wells
    6 Kit Carson 5-0
    Fri: W 54-24 vs. Bethune
    7 Stratton/Liberty 3-2
    Sat: W 60-59 vs. (10) Flagler
    8 Hanover 5-0
    Fri: W 63-16 at Deer Trail
    9 Prairie 3-1
    Sat: at Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    10 Flagler 3-2
    Sat: L 60-59 at (7) Stratton/Liberty

  • Not much movement in football rankings after top-10 teams go 54-11 in Week 4

    Legend Highlands Ranch football
    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Ranked football teams had an outstanding weekend last week, and as a result, there wasn’t a whole lot of movement in the latest CHSAANow.com rankings on Monday.

    Top-10 teams went a combined 54-11 last week, and only two of those losses came to unranked foes.

    So it follows that all seven No. 1 teams remained the same this week. Leading their respective rankings are Valor Christian (Class 5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    There wasn’t a whole lot of change elsewhere.

    In 5A, the teams ranked Nos. 1-6 — Valor, Pomona, Grandview, Ralston Valley, Fairview and Regis Jesuit — didn’t budge.

    The classification did add at Rocky Mountain at No. 10, and Overland jumped Cherry Creek for the No. 7 spot, but it was a quiet week otherwise. Regis Jesuit remains No. 9.

    Cherry Creek Pomona football
    Pomona remained ranked No. 2 in 5A this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    The 4A poll added Greeley West at No. 8. The biggest mover there was Fort Collins bumping up to No. 4 this week.

    Palisade rejoined the 3A poll at No. 10, while 2A added No. 10 Montezuma-Cortez. Platte Canyon (also No. 10) was 1A’s newcomer, and Flagler (another No. 10) joined the 6-man ranks.

    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 (12) 3-1 147 1 Bye
    2 Pomona 3-1 116 2 W
    3 Grandview (1) 4-0 114 3 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 4-0 96 4 W
    5 Fairview 4-0 79 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1 68 6 W
    7 Overland 4-0 67 8 Bye
    8 Cherry Creek 2-2 55 7 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1 48 9 W
    10 Rocky Mountain 4-0 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Doherty 6, Lakewood 5, Mountain Vista 5, Bear Creek 1, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (12) 4-0 138 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 4-0 113 2 W
    3 Montrose (1) 3-1 106 3 Bye
    4 Fort Collins (1) 4-0 98 5 W
    5 Vista Ridge 4-0 84 4 W
    6 Windsor 3-1 61 7 W
    7 Dakota Ridge 3-1 60 8 W
    8 Greeley West 4-0 33 – W
    9 Denver South 2-2 31 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1 25 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 8, Kennedy 6, Broomfield 4, Longmont 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (7) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Discovery Canyon (3) 4-0 107 3 W
    3 Delta (3) 3-1 101 2 W
    4 Evergreen 4-0 82 6 W
    5 Rifle 4-0 80 4 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 73 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-2 52 7 L
    8 Roosevelt 3-1 45 8 W
    9 Berthoud 4-0 27 10 W
    10 Palisade 3-1 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra 8, D’Evelyn 7, Conifer 5, Erie 2, Fort Morgan 2, The Classical Academy 2, Canon City 1.
    Dropped out
    Erie (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-0 92 2 W
    3 Strasburg 4-0 89 4 W
    4 Platte Valley 2-2 61 5 Bye
    5 Eaton 4-0 54 7 W
    6 Florence 3-1 52 3 L
    7 Faith Christian 3-1 39 8 W
    8 Lamar 3-1 33 6 L
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0 27 9 W
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 13, Bayfield 8, University 4, Alameda 2, Manual 2, Valley 2, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 4-0 107 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 4-0 98 2 W
    3 Meeker 4-0 71 5 W
    4 Burlington 3-1 68 8 W
    5 Resurrection Christian 4-1 65 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 2-2 46 9 W
    7 Cedaredge (1) 4-0 44 7 W
    8 Limon 3-1 38 3 L
    9 Centauri 1-3 23 6 L
    10 Platte Canyon 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 12, Salida 6, Crowley County 4, Wray 3, Ellicott 2, Holyoke 1, Wiggins 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 4-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (2) 4-0 63 3 W
    3 Norwood 5-0 49 2 W
    4 Akron 4-0 48 5 W
    5 Merino 4-0 46 4 W
    6 Springfield 4-0 40 6 W
    7 Granada 3-1 26 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 4-0 18 9 W
    9 Simla 2-2 11 8 W
    10 Hoehne 3-1 6 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 4, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 4-0 66 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 4-0 65 2 W
    3 Fleming 4-0 56 3 W
    4 Peetz 3-1 44 6 W
    5 Walsh 4-0 43 4 W
    6 Kit Carson 4-0 36 7 W
    7 Stratton/Liberty 2-2 22 5 L
    8 Hanover 4-0 19 9 W
    9 Prairie 3-1 14 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-1 7 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 5, Cotopaxi 4, Mountain Valley 4.
    Dropped out
    Weldon Valley (10).

  • Football roundup: Sand Creek running back has 9 TDs against Air Academy

    (Via @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)
    The scoreboard late in Friday’s game between Sand Creek and Air Academy. (Via @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)

    The two teams combined for 130 points. Sand Creek running back Daniel Quin rushed for nine touchdowns. But ultimately, it was a defensive stop on fourth-and-2 that sealed the win for Sand Creek.

    Sand Creek stopped a screen pass on fourth down with less than a minute to play to seal a 68-62 win over Air Academy on Friday night.

    When the dust settled on Friday night, the spotlight shone brightest on Quin, who rushed his way into CHSAA’s record book. He finished with 553 yards and the nine touchdowns on 64 carries.

    “It was crazy,” Sand Creek coach Rod Baker told CHSAANow late Friday night.

    The 64 carries are the most in a single game in state history, while the 553 yards are No. 3 all-time. In fact, it was just the fifth time in state history a back had gained more than 500 yards. (Colorado’s rushing record belongs to Montbello’s Leonard Jones, who went for 584 in 1999.)

    Finally, Quin’s nine rushing touchdowns are now tied for the second-best performance in state history with Colorado Deaf & Blind’s Sam Harris. Harris rushed for his nine in 2004. The record, set in 1930, belongs to Hugo’s Ken Pearson, who had 12 rushing scores.

    Oh, and Quin also had three two-point conversions.

    “We ran the ball, and they threw it. And that’s the story,” Baker said. “Their quarterback threw it well, and we missed some open-field tackling opportunities. They executed really well with their passing game, and protected well, and we just ran. We had one pass, when we got ’em on a formation, but other than that it was a run against pass.”

    Update: Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown also broke the state’s passing record with 589 yards.

    The game’s 130 combined points fell just five points shy of cracking the top-10 in all-time combined points. Still, that scoring record is dotted with 8-man and 6-man point totals — which is apples and oranges when it comes to 11-man football.

    Air Academy Mike Roof takes a break from all the scoring during his team's game with Sand Creek on Friday night. (Courtesy @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)
    Air Academy Mike Roof takes a break from all the scoring during his team’s game with Sand Creek on Friday night. (Courtesy @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)

    As such, the 130 points are believed to be the third-highest total for an 11-man game in state history. The two teams combined to score 49 points in the fourth quarter alone.

    “At the end of the game, the kids were so tired, they could barely shake hands,” Baker said. “It was like a brotherhood between them, what they’d been through. It was an amazing event. The high school spirit was amazing tonight for both teams. And they just battled.”

    Air Academy scored with less than four minutes to play to take a 62-60 lead, but Sand Creek — well, Quin — quickly responded with a touchdown of their own. One minute and thirty seconds remained.

    “We scored too fast,” Baker said. “Daniel was so wide open, and I just thought about, ‘Just fall down at the 1 so we can run some time off the clock.’”

    Air Academy made two first downs, and drove down to about Sand Creek’s 40-yard-line before attempting a screen pass to their tailback.

    “We tackled them for about a 5-yard loss, and that was the game,” Baker said. “It was a defensive stop that decided the game. That’s kind of ironic, isn’t it?”

    Sand Creek improved to 2-2 this season with the win. Air Academy fell to 2-2.

    Baker said he was planning on compiling full stats on Saturday morning.

    “I may need an abacus, though,” he said.

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    4A: (2) Pueblo South 24, Falcon 21

    Falcon dug its way out of a 13-0 hole to lead 14-13 at halftime, but second-ranked Pueblo South got a 23-yard field goal from Nathan Spinuzzi to seal the win with 13 seconds to play.

    Falcon had taken a 21-13 lead in the third, and that lead held until Spinuzzi, also South’s quarterback, hit Dennis Ramos on a 55-yard score with 8:37 to play. After a two-point conversion, the game was tied.

    Falcon turned around and drove down to Pueblo South’s 11-yard-line, but fumbled. That set up the Colts’ final drive, and the game-winning field goal.

    Matt Bastian had 147 yards rushing and a score in the loss for Falcon.

    1A: (8) Burlington 20, (3) Limon 19

    Burlington stopped a late two-point conversion attempt to seal the win. Limon had scored with 20 seconds remaining to cut the lead to one point.

    “We were sure they were going to go for two and try to get that win on the road,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “We got some penetration and got to their sweep and shut it down, and that was the difference in the game, that one play.

    “This is a real big win for us,” he added. “Really felt good about the way the kid’s played and the effort they game.”

    3A: Mead 10, Erie 7 (OT)

    Tyler Levine hit the game-winning field goal in overtime as the Mavericks improved to 2-2 this season.

    “That feels great,” Levine told BoCoPreps afterward. “As soon as I kicked it, I knew it was going to go in.”

    4A: (1) Pine Creek 21, Pueblo West 14

    For the second time this season, the Eagles survived a nail-biter from an unranked foe.

    Pine Creek never actually trailed this time around — in fact, it led 18-0 in the third quarter — but Pueblo West rallied late to make things close.

    Pueblo West had one final chance to tie the game with three minutes to play, but turned the ball over on downs on its final drive.

    4A: Durango 29, Farmington (NM) 22

    Justin Marcum hauled in a 61-yard touchdown pass from Terrence Trujillo with 28 seconds remaining to lift the Demons in an out-of-state contest.

    They had trailed much of the game, but then tied it with 3:31 to go on a two-yard rushing score from Lawrence Mayberry.

    After a punt, Durango got the ball back with 1:53 to play at its own 23-yard-line. That drive led to the winning score.

    5A: Rocky Mountain 31, Fossil Ridge 6

    Rocky Mountain is 4-0 for the first time since 2008, when the Lobos finished 11-1 and made a deep playoff run.

    “We have a great group of character young men, and they’ve busted their tails for us all summer,” coach Mark Brook told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “We had a lot of kids coming back from last year. … It’s good. For me, I’m proud to see them translate all their work and effort into wins.”

    4A: Coronado 43, Widefield 0

    Coronado, the defending 3A champion, is now 4-1 in its move up to 4A this season.

    “We had a lot of excitement going into this season,” coach Bobby Lizarraga told the Scoreboard Show. “Unfortunately for us, we had a lot of youth also. And it’s paid its dividends at this point, but we had a lot coaching to do, where our coaches stepped up and got our young folks up to par to make an impact for us. Right now, we’re seeing some of those assets.”

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    Notables

    • 8-man’s top-ranked Dayspring Christian ran its state-best winning streak to 17 game. The Eagles, now 4-0 this season, have yet to give up a point in 2014. They’ve outscored their opponents 206-0, including a 46-0 win over Las Animas on Friday night.
    • Adams City is now 3-1 following a 19-8 win over Lincoln on Friday. Those three wins match the program’s combined win total over the previous seven seasons.
    • Gunnison is unranked in Class 2A, but for how long? Since a 39-12 loss to Kent Denver to open the season, the Cowboys have outscored opponents 145-14, including consecutive shutouts. Gunnison beat Roaring Fork 48-0 this week.
    • Cherry Creek rebounded from its tough loss to Jordan (Utah) with a 41-0 shutout of Grand Terrace (Calif.). Photos from the game are here.
    • Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig threw for another 286 yards and three touchdowns in his team’s 50-7 win over Frederick. He now has 1,450 yards through four games, and is on pace for more than 3,600 yards and nearly 38 touchdowns. The yardage would be top-5 all-time.
    • Broomfield beat Loveland in overtime, 20-17.
    • St. Mary’s topped University 27-7. It was University’s first-ever night home game.
    • Mullen trailed Arvada West 28-23, but 15 unanswered points amounted to a 38-28 win.
    • Vista Ridge beat Palmer Ridge 35-21 to claim the Battle of the Ridge trophy.
    • Chaparral beat Rock Canyon 36-26 for its first win this season.
    • In 8-man Hoehne beat Cripple Creek 60-0 tonight, but the game actually had to be halted in the second quarter as Cripple Creek was down to just seven players after injuries.
    • Don’t think there’s much doubt that Paonia is the No. 1 team in 1A at the moment. The Eagles, now 4-0, handled highly-ranked Centauri last week and topped 2A No. 10 Bayfield this week, 55-44.
    • Rifle had a good win over an unbeaten Eagle Valley squad, 35-12. 3A’s fourth-ranked Bears are now 4-0.
    • Another eye-popping point total: Roosevelt 62, Northridge 50 in 3A.

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