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  • Kent Denver takes over as No. 1 in 3A boys soccer rankings

    Kent Denver Jefferson Academy boys soccer
    Kent Denver is the new No. 1 team in 3A boys soccer. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    Things are crazy in Class 3A boys soccer.

    Not only is there a new No. 1 team this week — Kent Denver — the classification got four new teams this week.

    Kent got five of the six first-place votes after going 2-0-0 last week to improve to 6-1-0.

    Meanwhile, Colorado Academy rejoined the poll this week — all the way at No. 2. CA went 3-0-0 last week, including wins over ranked opponents Faith Christian and Fountain Valley.

    Kent Denver and Colorado Academy play on Tuesday.

    Also joining the 3A ranking this week were No. 7 Sheridan, No. 9 Vanguard and No. 10 Jefferson Academy.

    The 5A poll added No. 5 Broomfield and No. 7 Doherty. Rock Canyon remained atop that ranking.

    In 4A, Skyline was the lone newcomer at No. 10, and Air Academy continued to be No. 1.

    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 are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rock Canyon (10) 7-1-1 109 1 2-0-0
    2 Smoky Hill 6-2-0 87 5 2-0-0
    3 Boulder (1) 4-1-3 86 2 1-0-1
    4 Adams City 6-1-0 76 6 1-0-0
    5 Broomfield 4-1-1 46 – 1-0-0
    6 Pine Creek 4-3-1 45 3 1-1-0
    7 Doherty 6-1-0 28 – 2-0-0
    8 Denver East 3-3-0 25 4 1-1-0
    9 Cherry Creek 2-1-2 22 10 0-0-1
    10 Chatfield 5-1-1 14 8 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Legacy 13, Heritage 12, Columbine 11, Legend 7, Mountain Vista 6, Fort Collins 5, Grandview 4, Overland 4, Arapahoe 3, Aurora Central 1, Fossil Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Fort Collins (7), Fossil Ridge (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Air Academy (10) 8-0-0 100 1 2-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy 6-0-0 88 2 2-0-0
    3 D’Evelyn 6-1-0 54 8 2-0-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 5-2-0 52 3 1-1-0
    5 John F. Kennedy 8-0-0 40 10 2-0-0
    6 Ponderosa 7-3-0 37 4 1-1-0
    7 Montrose 7-1-0 36 7 2-0-0
    8 Pueblo Centennial 7-1-0 34 9 2-0-0
    9 Littleton 6-2-0 24 6 1-1-0
    10 Skyline 7-0-0 18 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver North 14, Summit 10, Vista Ridge 9, Niwot 7, Fort Lupton 5, Sand Creek 4, Thompson Valley 4, Centaurus 3, Denver West 3, Windsor 3, Evergreen 2, Golden 1, Pueblo South 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (5).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (5) 6-1-0 59 4 2-0-0
    2 Colorado Academy 6-2-0 45 – 3-0-0
    3 Coal Ridge 6-1-0 43 1 1-1-0
    4 DSST-Stapleton 6-1-1 34 8 2-1-0
    5 Crested Butte 6-2-0 30 6 2-1-0
    6 Frontier Academy 5-1-2 26 7 1-0-0
    7 Sheridan 4-1-1 22 – 2-0-0
    8 Salida 5-2-0 19 5 2-0-0
    9 Vanguard Charter (1) 5-0-0 16 – 3-0-0
    10 Jefferson Academy 5-2-0 11 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian 6, KIPP 6, Bruce Randolph 5, Denver Christian 4, Aspen 2, Faith Christian 2.
    Dropped out
    Pagosa Springs (2), Faith Christian (3), Fountain Valley (9), KIPP (10).

  • Rock Canyon takes over as No. 1 in 5A boys soccer rankings

    Boulder Rock Canyon boys soccer
    Oliver Larsson (18) and Rock Canyon are now No. 1 in the 5A boys soccer poll. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Rock Canyon is the new No. 1 in this week’s Class 5A boys soccer ranking, which was released by CHSAANow.com on Monday.

    The Jaguars received six of the 13 first-place votes, and took over for former No. 1 Denver East, which lost to Boulder last week. Boulder moved up from No. 7 to No. 2 following its win, while East dropped to No. 4.

    Cherry Creek is the lone newcomer in 5A this week, joining at No. 10.

    Air Academy (4A) and Coal Ridge (3A) remain atop their respective rankings this week.

    The 4A poll had just one new addition: Kennedy, which is No. 10.

    The 3A ranking actually had three newcomers: No. 4 Kent Denver, No. 7 Frontier Academy, No. 8 Denver Science & Tech (Stapleton) and No. 10 KIPP.

    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 are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rock Canyon (6) 5-1-1 102 4 3-0-0
    2 Boulder (5) 3-1-2 88 7 2-0-0
    3 Pine Creek 3-2-1 86 2 1-1-0
    4 Denver East (1) 2-2-0 77 1 0-1-0
    5 Smoky Hill 4-2-0 71 3 1-1-0
    6 Adams City 5-1-0 61 8 2-0-0
    7 Fort Collins (1) 4-0-1 44 6 1-0-0
    8 Chatfield 4-0-1 38 10 1-0-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 3-1-1 36 9 1-0-0
    10 Cherry Creek 2-1-1 32 – 1-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 19, Heritage 17, Grandview 15, Rocky Mountain 11, Rangeview 6, Doherty 5, Aurora Central 2, Mountain Vista 2, Columbine 1, Legend 1, Rampart 1.
    Dropped out
    Heritage (5).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Air Academy (12) 6-0-0 129 1 1-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy (1) 4-0-0 117 2 0-0-0
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 4-1-0 91 3 2-0-0
    4 Ponderosa 6-2-0 59 4 1-1-0
    5 Wheat Ridge 3-0-1 53 6 1-0-0
    6 Littleton 5-1-0 48 10 1-0-0
    7 Montrose 5-1-0 47 9 1-0-0
    8 D’Evelyn 4-1-0 35 7 1-0-0
    9 Pueblo Centennial 5-1-0 33 5 2-1-0
    10 John F. Kennedy 6-0-0 13 – 3-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver North 11, Skyline 11, Vista Ridge 10, Battle Mountain 8, Niwot 7, Evergreen 6, Fort Lupton 6, Golden 6, Skyview 5, Valor Christian 5, Durango 4, Standley Lake 4, Denver West 3, Vista PEAK 2, Pueblo South 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Niwot (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Coal Ridge (6) 5-0-0 68 1 2-0-0
    2 Pagosa Springs 4-0-0 62 5 1-0-0
    3 Faith Christian 4-1-1 50 4 1-1-0
    4 Kent Denver (1) 4-1-0 45 – 3-0-0
    5 Salida 3-2-0 33 3 1-1-0
    6 Crested Butte 4-1-0 28 10 1-0-0
    7 Frontier Academy 4-1-2 24 – 3-0-0
    8 DSST-Stapleton 4-0-1 20 – 2-0-0
    9 Fountain Valley 2-1-1 15 6 1-0-0
    10 KIPP 4-1-0 10 – 2-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Colorado Academy 6, Alamosa 5, Bruce Randolph 5, Jefferson Academy 5, Sheridan 4, Aspen 3, Manitou Springs 2.
    Dropped out
    Colorado Academy (2), Sheridan (7), Peak to Peak (8), Arrupe Jesuit (9).

  • Denver East, Coal Ridge new No. 1 teams in boys soccer rankings

    Denver East toppled Pine Creek last week. This week, the Angels took Pine Creek’s spot atop the Class 5A boys soccer rankings.

    Denver East received six of the 13 first-place votes and garnered 111 over points in moving up three places to No. 1 in this week’s CHSAANow.com ranking. Pine Creek, which still got three first-place votes, dropped to No. 2.

    Smoky Hilll moved up six places to No. 3 this week following wins over Rangeview and Heritage last week. The Buffaloes’ lone loss is to Denver East this season.

    The 5A poll also got three new teams this week: No. 8 Adams City, No. 9 Fossil Ridge and No. 10 Chatfield.

    There’s also a new No. 1 team in 3A, where Coal Ridge takes over for Salida. That poll added four new teams: No. 5 Pagosa Springs (which knocked off Salida), No. 8 Peak to Peak, No. 9 Arrupe Jesuit and No. 10 Crested Butte.

    Coal Ridge and Salida play on Saturday.

    Air Academy, 4A’s top team, stayed put this week. But that class also has three newcomers: No. 8 Niwot, No. 9 Montrose and No. 10 Littleton.

    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 are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (6) 2-1-0 111 4 1-0-0
    2 Pine Creek (3) 2-1-1 95 1 0-1-0
    3 Smoky Hill (2) 3-1-0 94 9 2-0-0
    4 Rock Canyon (2) 2-1-1 84 2 1-1-0
    5 Heritage 3-1-1 71 3 1-1-0
    6 Fort Collins 3-0-1 56 7 1-0-0
    7 Boulder 1-1-2 51 6 1-0-1
    8 Adams City 3-1-0 32 – 1-1-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 2-1-1 29 – 1-1-0
    10 Chatfield 3-0-1 22 – 2-0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 18, Fairview 17, Legacy 9, Highlands Ranch 5, Fountain-Fort Carson 4, Regis Jesuit 4, Doherty 3, Arapahoe 2, Broomfield 2, Castle View 1, Rampart 1.
    Dropped out
    Fairview (5), Broomfield (8), Rocky Mountain (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Air Academy (11) 5-0-0 127 1 4-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy (2) 4-0-0 118 2 2-0-0
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 2-1-0 81 4 2-0-0
    4 Ponderosa 5-1-0 68 6 3-0-0
    5 Pueblo Centennial 3-0-0 60 7 0-0-0
    6 Wheat Ridge 2-0-1 45 10 0-0-1
    7 D’Evelyn 3-1-0 36 5 1-1-0
    8 Niwot 2-0-1 29 – 1-0-0
    9 Montrose 4-1-0 23 – 2-1-0
    10 Littleton 4-1-0 22 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 17, Battle Mountain 15, Denver North 13, Evergreen 13, Durango 12, Vista Ridge 7, Golden 6, Denver West 5, Standley Lake 5, Steamboat Springs 3, Summit 3, Fort Morgan 2, Greeley West 2, Skyline 2, John F. Kennedy 1, Vista PEAK 1.
    Dropped out
    Battle Mountain (3), Denver North (8), Evergreen (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Coal Ridge (6) 3-0-0 64 3 2-0-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 2-1-0 63 2 1-1-0
    3 Salida 2-1-0 54 1 1-1-0
    4 Faith Christian 3-0-1 40 9 2-0-1
    5 Pagosa Springs 3-0-0 37 – 1-0-0
    6 Fountain Valley 1-1-1 27 4 1-1-1
    7 Sheridan 2-0-1 25 7 2-0-1
    8 Peak to Peak 2-2-0 23 – 1-1-0
    9 Arrupe Jesuit 4-1-0 13 – 2-0-0
    10 Crested Butte 3-1-0 10 – 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Frontier Academy 8, Kent Denver 7, Bruce Randolph 5, Manitou Springs 4, Aspen 3, DSST-Stapleton 3, Roaring Fork 2, Colorado Springs Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver Christian (5), Frontier Academy (6), Kent Denver (8), Manitou Springs (10).

  • Air Academy takes over 4A as boys soccer rankings get new look

    Pomona Wheat Ridge boys soccer
    Wheat Ridge and senior Ryan Browne (3) joined the 4A boys soccer poll this week. (Dennis Pleuss)

    The Classical Academy picked up a huge win over preseason No. 1 Cheyenne Mountain last week. Monday, the Titans entered CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A boys soccer ranking — all the way up at No. 2.

    TCA, in its first 4A season, was runner-up in 3A last year. It beat Cheyenne Mountain, the reigning 4A champ and preseason favorite, 1-0 last Thursday.

    But they were just one of four news teams to enter the 4A poll this week. Other newcomers included No. 5 D’Evelyn, No. 7 Pueblo Centennial and No. 10 Wheat Ridge.

    The ranking also got a new No. 1 team in Air Academy.

    The 5A poll added three new teams: No. 7 Fort Collins, No. 8 Broomfield and No. 10 Rocky Mountain. Pine Creek held firm at No. 1 in that ranking.

    In 3A, Faith Christian (No. 9) and Manitou Springs (No. 10) joined the poll, which continued to be led by Salida.

    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 are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pine Creek (7) 2-0-1 97 1
    2 Rock Canyon (2) 1-0-1 88 2
    3 Heritage 2-0-1 74 8
    4 Denver East 1-1-0 58 4
    5 Fairview (1) 0-0-0 47 7
    6 Boulder 0-1-1 35 3
    7 Fort Collins 2-0-1 27 –
    8 Broomfield 1-0-1 24 –
    9 Smoky Hill 1-1-0 23 5
    10 Rocky Mountain 0-0-0 21 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 12, Fossil Ridge 12, Adams City 11, Arvada West 11, Mountain Vista 4, Loveland 3, Regis Jesuit 2, Fountain-Fort Carson 1, Grandview 1.
    Dropped out
    Grandview (6), Cherry Creek (9), Rangeview (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Air Academy (8) 1-0-0 89 2
    2 The Classical Academy (2) 2-0-0 74 –
    3 Battle Mountain 2-0-0 72 5
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 0-1-0 49 1
    5 D’Evelyn 2-0-0 45 –
    6 Ponderosa 2-1-0 35 4
    7 Pueblo Centennial 3-0-0 30 –
    8 Denver North 2-0-0 28 7
    9 Evergreen 0-1-0 25 3
    10 Wheat Ridge 2-0-0 24 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Niwot 22, Montrose 10, Summit 9, Golden 8, Littleton 8, Windsor 6, Denver West 5, Valor Christian 4, Green Mountain 3, Greeley West 2, Pueblo South 1, Vista Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Niwot (6), Standley Lake (8), Centaurus (9), Pueblo West (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Salida (5) 1-0-0 67 1
    2 Colorado Academy (2) 1-0-0 65 2
    3 Coal Ridge 1-0-0 50 3
    4 Fountain Valley 0-0-0 49 4
    5 Denver Christian 1-0-1 36 5
    6 Frontier Academy 1-0-1 31 10
    7 Sheridan 0-0-0 24 7
    8 Kent Denver 1-1-0 22 6
    9 Faith Christian 1-0-0 19 –
    10 Manitou Springs 1-1-0 10 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Bruce Randolph 7, DSST-Stapleton 3, Arrupe Jesuit 2.
    Dropped out
    Vail Mountain (8), Bruce Randolph (9).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 1 games

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

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 2-0
    Thurs: W 21-12 at (4) Pomona
    2 Cherry Creek 1-0
    Fri: W 27-14 at (7) Regis Jesuit
    3 Cherokee Trail 1-0
    Fri: W 35-7 vs. ThunderRidge
    4 Pomona 0-1
    Thurs: L 21-12 vs. (1) Valor Christian
    5 Columbine 0-2
    Thurs: L 40-35 at Melborne Central Catholic (Fla.)
    6 Chatfield 1-0
    Off this week.
    7 Regis Jesuit 0-1
    Fri: L 27-14 vs. (2) Cherry Creek
    8 Grandview 1-0
    Thurs: W 46-13 vs. Chaparral
    9 Ralston Valley 1-0
    Thurs: W 47-24 at La Serna (Calif.)
    10 Fairview 1-0
    Sat: W 58-28 at Grand Junction

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 2-0
    Fri: W 34-28 at Falcon (OT)
    2 Montrose 2-0
    Fri: W 28-21 at (3A 2) Delta
    3 Pueblo South 1-0
    Fri: W 35-0 vs. Ponderosa
    4 Longmont 0-1
    Off this week.
    5 Denver South 1-0
    Sat: W 44-15 at Loveland
    6 Broomfield 0-1
    Fri: L 21-6 vs. Legacy
    7 Standley Lake 0-1
    Fri: L 20-0 at Pueblo Central
    8 Dakota Ridge 1-0
    Fri: W 26-3 at Taravella (Fla.)
    9 Pueblo Centennial 1-1
    Fri: W 38-31 at Highlands Ranch
    10 Windsor 1-0
    Fri: W 24-7 vs. (3A 5) Roosevelt

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 1-0
    Fri: W 56-55 at Lutheran South Academy (Tex.) (OT)
    2 Delta 1-1
    Fri: L 28-21 vs. (4A 2) Montrose
    3 Holy Family 1-0
    Fri: W 66-47 at Mountain View
    4 Rifle 2-0
    Fri: W 56-6 at Grand County (Utah)
    5 Roosevelt 1-1
    Fri: L 24-7 at (4A 10) Windsor
    6 Evergreen 1-0
    Fri: W 38-0 vs. (9) Lewis-Palmer
    7 The Classical Academy 0-2
    Fri: L 36-14 vs. (8) Palisade
    8 Palisade 1-0
    Fri: W 36-14 at (7) The Classical Academy
    9 Lewis-Palmer 0-1
    Fri: L 38-0 at (6) Evergreen
    10 Vista PEAK 0-1
    Fri: L 41-21 at Eagle Valley

    Class 2A
    1 Platte Valley 1-1
    Fri: L 26-22 vs. (7) Strasburg
    2 Faith Christian 1-0
    Fri: W 18-15 at (4) Manitou Springs
    3 Brush 1-0
    Fri: W 35-3 vs. Fort Morgan
    4 Manitou Springs 0-1
    Fri: L 18-15 vs. (2) Faith Christian
    5 Kent Denver 1-0
    Sat: W 39-12 at Gunnison
    6 Florence 1-0
    Fri: W 34-21 at Harrison
    7 Strasburg 1-0
    Fri: W 26-22 at (1) Platte Valley
    8 Bennett 0-1
    Fri: L 48-6 at Eaton
    9 Lamar 1-0
    Fri: W 27-6 at (1A 6) Burlington
    10 Olathe 1-0
    Fri: W 21-13 vs. Hotchkiss

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 1-0
    Fri: W 20-14 vs. (7) Monte Vista
    2 Centauri 1-0
    Fri: W 8-0 at Pagosa Springs
    3 Limon 1-0
    Fri: W 41-20 vs. (8) Yuma
    4 Buena Vista 1-0
    Fri: W 40-12 vs. Alamosa
    5 Resurrection Christian 1-1
    Fri: W 57-6 vs. Highland
    6 Burlington 0-1
    Fri: L 27-6 vs. (2A 9) Lamar
    7 Monte Vista 0-1
    Fri: L 20- 14 at (1) Paonia
    8 Yuma 0-1
    Fri: L 41-20 at (3) Limon
    9 Wray 1-0
    Fri: W 21-6 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    10 Cedaredge 1-0
    Fri: W 17-10 at Basalt

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 1-0
    Sat: W 44-0 vs. Custer County
    2 Norwood 2-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at (10) Dove Creek
    3 Caliche 1-0
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. Kiowa
    4 Hoehne 1-0
    Sat: W 52-34 vs. McClave
    5 Simla 1-0
    Fri: W 44-6 vs. Haxtun
    6 Sargent 0-1
    Off this week.
    7 Merino 1-0
    Sat: W 59-6 vs. Hayden
    8 Sanford 2-0
    Fri: W 62-16 vs. Soroco
    9 Sedgwick County 0-0
    Fri: vs. Creek Valley
    10 Dove Creek 0-1
    Fri: L 47-0 vs. (2) Norwood

    Class 6-man
    1 Stratton/Liberty 1-0
    Fri: W 59-24 at (8) Idalia
    2 Eads 1-0
    Fri: W 68-13 vs. Manzanola
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-0
    Fri: W 69-46 vs. (4) Peetz
    4 Peetz 0-1
    Fri: L 69-46 at (3) Arickaree/Woodlin
    5 Hi-Plains 0-1
    Fri: L 59-54 at Flagler
    6 Briggsdale 0-1
    Fri: L 50-0 at Pawnee
    7 Fleming 1-0
    Sat: W 56-14 vs. North Park
    8 Idalia 0-1
    Fri: L 59-24 vs. (1) Stratton/Liberty
    9 Otis 0-1
    Fri: L 48-28 at Prairie
    10 Kit Carson 1-0
    Fri: W 64-20 at Genoa-Hugo/Karval

  • Football roundup: Pueblo East upsets No. 4 Longmont

    Pueblo East trailed Longmont 11-0 after the first quarter. The Eagles, a Class 3A program, went on to storm back and upset Longmont 41-25, ranked No. 4 in the preseason 4A poll.

    Yes, it was somewhat stunning.

    Pueblo East scored 28 unanswered points spanning the second and third quarters, and never really looked back afterward. Manuel Arellano kick-started the comeback with his 15-yard interception return with 5:34 to play in the second quarter.

    At the end of the night, six different players had scored touchdowns for Pueblo East.

    Longmont got a 95-yard kick return from Eli Sullivan which made it 28-18 in the third quarter, but it didn’t turn the momentum.

    5A: (1) Valor Christian 61, Bonneville (Idaho) 20

    The five-time defending champions had what amounted to a scoring party on the road.

    It was 28-0 after the first quarter and 54-7 at halftime. Sophomore Dylan McCaffrey threw three touchdown passes — two to Ben Waters — Eric Lee Jr. had a 55-yard touchdown on a reverse, and senior Parker Courier threw for a touchdowns and ran for another. Ben Smith also threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.

    Valor’s defense also had a safety and an interception return for a score (Gabe Kortz).

    The Eagles open in-state play at Pomona next Thursday.

    4A: (1) Pine Creek 49, (9) Pueblo Centennial 12

    Another defending champion, these Eagles of the 4A variety, also rolled in its opener.

    Pine Creek raced out to a 28-0 lead early in the third quarter and went on to hold a lead of 42-6 later in the frame.

    Josh Odom had five rushing scores for the Eagles, and Ryan Carlos also had one.

    Tommy Lazzaro had a 33-yard touchdown pass to JoJo Domann.

    3A: (2) Delta 27, (7) The Classical Academy 22

    In perhaps the game of the night which featured five lead changes or ties, Delta outlasted The Classical Academy.

    Delta had leads of 7-0 and 13-7 but TCA battled back to tie it both times. The Panthers finally took the lead for good when they went up 20-13 (and later 27-16), but the Titans rallied to make it a five-point game with 19 seconds left in the third quarter.

    TCA missed two field goals in the fourth quarter and drove down to Delta’s 19 with 1:36 to play, but couldn’t convert on fourth down.

    Jonathan Ponce had two touchdowns for Delta, while Tristian Brown had one.

    Austin Bervig threw for 319 yards and two touchdowns in the loss for The Classical Academy. Chuck Calvert had 144 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nick DeRay had 141 and a score.

    Other coverage

  • Notebook: Four Highlands Ranch-area high schools gathering in sportsmanship

    In a neat showing of sportsmanship, four Class 5A Highlands Ranch-area football teams will meet Thursday to watch When The Game Stands Tall, a movie based on a high school football team in California.

    Players from Mountain Vista, ThunderRidge, Rock Canyon and Highlands Ranch will gather at the AMC Highlands Ranch 24 to watch the movie on Thursday night. The event was organized by the schools’ head football coaches — Ric Cash, Joe Johnson, Brian Lamb and Mark Robinson, respectively.

    When The Game Stands Tall focuses on De La Salle High School’s success over 12 years, which included 151 straight wins from 1992-2003. It is based on a 2003 book of the same name.

    In recognition, said Pat McCabe, athletic director at Mountain Vista, “These programs have collectively earned the Continental League Sportmanship Award for the month of August.”

    Here’s a trailer for the movie:

    Short stuff

    • With the season starting, we’ve completed our previews of every classification of every sport. You can find them all here.
    • Plenty of good news coming down the pipe for hockey. Stay tuned.
    • Our weekly live chat will be heading on the road to kick off the football season this Friday. We’ll be at Montrose vs. Grand Junction.
    • There was an intriguing meeting at the CHSAA office on Wednesday night where a panel of experts sought to find solutions to the arm injury problems which have plagued youth baseball of late.
    • Quarterback Dante Sparaco, who is just set to start his sophomore season at Glenwood Springs, has received a scholarship offer from Colorado State, according to the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent. He’s already 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. According to the Post-Independent, Sparaco has also been receiving interest from Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Arizona, USC and Florida State. Sparaco threw just five passes last season, but is expected to start this season, according to the paper.
    • Erie has new turf for its all-purpose field. The old turf was damaged in last September’s flooding.
    • Lewis-Palmer’s Alexa Smith and Eaglecrest’s Jordyn Poulter were both named to MaxPreps’ preseason All-American volleyball team.
    • Last week we wrote about Highlands Ranch’s new football jerseys.
    • MaxPreps compiled the longest road trips of the 2014 football season. Trips to Florida for Littleton, Dakota Ridge and Columbine check in at No. 7. (Other Colorado schools, such as Monarch and Chatfield on Thursday, are also going to Florida, but they did not make the list.)
    • The NFHS released 2013-14 participation numbers this week. As excepted, they grew once again, this time to 7.8 million. Our Bert Borgmann did some research and found that while Colorado ranks 25th in number of member schools, the state is 20th in students who participate in high school sports.
    • Here’s a nice feature on Regis Jesuit graduate Missy Franklin in The New York Times.
    • Two Colorado products were named to Athlon Sport’s preseason All-Freshman Team. JK Scott, a 2014 graduate of Mullen, is the first-team punter, while Daniel Carlson, a 2013 graduate of The Classical Academy, is the first-team kicker. (The team includes redshirt freshmen, as well.) In a somewhat related note, Mullen has new goalposts.
    • High praise (I think?) for former Denver South standout Phillip Lindsay: CU football coach Mike MacIntyre said “he is the Tasmanian Devil.” Lindsay is turning heads during fall camp, according to the Denver Post. Here’s another detailed feature on Lindsay.
    • More high praise, this time for 2014 Valor Christian graduate Christian McCaffrey. He was called “the most exciting player” at Stanford’s practice, and is expected to see time as a true freshman.
    • A must read on the national level: Here’s how a small town in Indiana used sports to preserve its school and perhaps itself.

  • The Classical Academy aiming to fill void in 4A boys cross country

    The Classical Academy's Everett Johnson. (Courtesy of Alan Versaw)
    The Classical Academy’s Everett Johnson. (Courtesy of Alan Versaw)

    There is one guarantee about the upcoming boys cross country season: there will be a new Class 4A state team champion.

    That’s became a reality when last year’s state champ Broomfield moved up to 5A this season.

    Although the Eagles are gone, there’s no shortage of talented 4A teams in 2014 — led by The Classical Academy.

    The Colorado Springs-based school was the state runner-up last year, but veteran coach Alan Versaw knows nothing will come easy for his squad.

    “We have our work cut out for us,” Versaw said. “There are plenty of good teams. Palmer Ridge, at least on paper, is probably the best team. They lost very little to graduation and they had a pretty strong team last year and all indicators are that they are going to be really good. I also think Thompson Valley, Air Academy, Cheyenne Mountain and Durango are going to be very good.”

    The Titans won five Class 3A boys cross country titles, but have yet to win any in 4A since moving up to that class in 2012.

    Versaw expects his team to be led by senior Everett Johnson, junior Michael Oldach and sophomore Tanner Norman.

    “We are very established and very experienced three-deep, but in cross country you have to go to five,” Versaw said. “We will see what happens with (No.) 4 and 5 and that will probably tell a big deal of the story of our season right there.

    (Courtesy of Alan Versaw)
    Michael Oldach. (Courtesy of Alan Versaw)

    "We have one freshman coming in who could be an impact freshman and we will wait because I’m not sure on that," he added. "Then, we have probably five or six guys who ran mostly JV last year and were freshmen and sophomores and they will have a shot at filling those positions. We have lots of possibilities.”

    That’s why Versaw uses the regular season to mold his team.

    “I don’t load up with big meets,” Versaw said. “There are a couple of times during the season we will try and go pretty hard, but the invitational season is more about learning than winning meets.”

    The state meet returns to the Norris-Penrose Event Center which Versaw knows is a challenge.

    “It’s kind of a roll the dice kind of course where there is very little margin for error on that course the way it is setup,” Versaw said.

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    Class 4A boys cross country

    Defending individual champion: Broomfield (moved up to 5A)

    Returning All-State athletes: Michael Duran, Pueblo Centennial, Jr. (1st); William Mayhew, Cheyenne Mountain, Sr. (1st); Eric Hamer, Palmer Ridge, Sr. (1st)

    Regular season begins: Aug. 21

    Regionals: Oct. 16 and 17

    State meet: Oct. 25, Norris-Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs

  • Complete Zero Week football schedule

    The 2014 football season begins on Thursday.

    This season, for the first time, schools did not need special permission to play during Zero Week. There are 32 games in total.

    See the full schedule below.

    Away Home Date Time Class
    Chatfield Everglades (Fla.) Thurs. 6:30 p.m. 5A
    Monarch McArthur (Fla.) Thurs. 6:30 p.m. 5A
    Wheat Ridge Pueblo Central Thurs. 7 p.m. 4A-3A
    Denver North Thomas Jefferson Fri. 6 p.m. 3A
    Hinkley Aurora Central Fri. 6 p.m. 5A-4A
    Heritage Boynton Beach (Fla.) Fri. 6:30 p.m. 5A
    Grand Junction Montrose Fri. 7 p.m. 5A-4A
    Fountain-Fort Carson Columbine Fri. 7 p.m. 5A
    Valor Christian Bonneville (Idaho) Fri. 7 p.m. 5A
    Longmont Pueblo East Fri. 7 p.m. 4A-3A
    Roosevelt Thompson Valley Fri. 7 p.m. 4A-3A
    Palmer Coronado Fri. 7 p.m. 4A
    Pueblo Centennial Pine Creek Fri. 7 p.m. 4A
    Littleton Golden Fri. 7 p.m. 4A
    Sterling Elizabeth Fri. 7 p.m. 3A-2A
    Moffat County Rifle Fri. 7 p.m. 3A-2A
    The Classical Academy Delta Fri. 7 p.m. 3A
    Fort Lupton Centaurus Fri. 7 p.m. 3A
    Resurrection Christian Platte Valley Fri. 7 p.m. 2A-1A
    Aspen Montezuma-Cortez Fri. 7 p.m. 2A
    KIPP Collegiate Manual Fri. 7 p.m. 2A
    Ignacio Hotchkiss Fri. 7 p.m. 1A
    Las Animas Haxtun Fri. 7 p.m. 8-man
    Sargent Springfield Fri. 7 p.m. 8-man
    Del Norte Rangely Fri. 7 p.m. 8-man
    Peyton Denver West Sat. 1 p.m. 2A-1A
    Estes Park Valley Sat. 1 p.m. 2A-1A
    Clear Creek Byers Sat. 1 p.m. 1A
    Rye Meeker Sat. 1 p.m. 1A
    Sierra Grande Cripple Creek-Victor Sat. 1 p.m. 8-man
    Sanford Gilpin County Sat. 1 p.m. 8-man
    Mitchell Arvada Sat. 3 p.m. 3A
    Sierra La Junta Sat. 7 p.m. 3A-2A
    Overland Smoky Hill Sat. 6:30 p.m. 5A

  • Zero Week’s top-10 football schedule and scoreboard

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

    All games are Friday, unless noted.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L Game
    1 Valor Christian 1-0 W 61-20 at Bonneville, Idaho
    2 Cherry Creek 0-0 Bye
    3 Cherokee Trail 0-0 Bye
    4 Pomona 0-0 Bye
    5 Columbine 0-1 L 12-7 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson
    6 Chatfield 1-0 W 27-14 at Everglades (Fla.), Thurs.
    7 Regis Jesuit 0-0 Bye
    8 Grandview 0-0 Bye
    9 Ralston Valley 0-0 Bye
    10 Fairview 0-0 Bye

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L Result
    1 Pine Creek 1-0 W 49-12 vs. (9) Pueblo Centennial
    2 Montrose 1-0 W 41-15 vs. Grand Junction
    3 Pueblo South 0-0 Bye
    4 Longmont 0-1 L 49-25 at Pueblo East
    5 Denver South 0-0 Bye
    6 Broomfield 0-0 Bye
    7 Standley Lake 0-0 Bye
    8 Dakota Ridge 0-0 Bye
    9 Pueblo Centennial 0-1 L 49-12 at (1) Pine Creek
    10 Windsor 0-0 Bye

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L Result
    1 Lutheran 0-0 Bye
    2 Delta 1-0 W 27-22 vs. (7) The Classical Academy
    3 Holy Family 0-0 Bye
    4 Rifle 1-0 W 62-7 vs. Moffat County
    5 Roosevelt 1-0 W 34-25 at Thompson Valley
    6 Evergreen 0-0 Bye
    7 The Classical Academy 0-1 L 27-22 at (2) Delta
    8 Palisade 0-0 Bye
    9 Lewis-Palmer 0-0 Bye
    10 Vista PEAK 0-0 Bye

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L Result
    1 Platte Valley 1-0 W 34-13 vs. (1A 5) Resurrection Christian
    2 Faith Christian 0-0 Bye
    3 Brush 0-0 Bye
    4 Manitou Springs 0-0 Bye
    5 Kent Denver 0-0 Bye
    6 Florence 0-0 Bye
    7 Strasburg 0-0 Bye
    8 Bennett 0-0 Bye
    9 Lamar 0-0 Bye
    10 Olathe 0-0 Bye

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L Result
    1 Paonia 0-0 Bye
    2 Centauri 0-0 Bye
    3 Limon 0-0 Bye
    4 Buena Vista 0-0 Bye
    5 Resurrection Christian 0-1 L 34-13 at (2A 1) Platte Valley
    6 Burlington 0-0 Bye
    7 Monte Vista 0-0 Bye
    8 Yuma 0-0 Bye
    9 Wray 0-0 Bye
    10 Cedaredge 0-0 Bye

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L Result
    1 Dayspring Christian 0-0 Bye
    2 Norwood 0-0 Bye
    3 Caliche 0-0 Bye
    4 Hoehne 0-0 Bye
    5 Simla 0-0 Bye
    6 Sargent 0-1 L 30-6 at Springfield
    7 Merino 0-0 Bye
    8 Sanford 0-0 Bye
    9 Sedgwick County 0-0 Bye
    10 Dove Creek 0-0 Bye

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L Result
    1 Stratton/Liberty 0-0 Bye
    2 Eads 0-0 Bye
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 0-0 Bye
    4 Peetz 0-0 Bye
    5 Hi-Plains 0-0 Bye