Horizon 15, Lakewood 13, Arapahoe 12, Regis Jesuit 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Legacy 4, Pine Creek 3, Rocky Mountain 3.
Dropped out
Horizon (6).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Canon City (12)
17-0
163
2
3-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
15-2
149
1
2-1
3
Holy Family (1)
13-3
122
3
2-0
4
Pueblo West
13-4
103
4
2-0
5
D’Evelyn
13-4
87
7
3-0
6
Montrose
12-3
69
6
2-0
7
Pueblo East
13-4
56
8
2-0
8
Glenwood Springs
13-2
44
5
2-0
9
Pueblo South
11-4
40
9
1-1
10
Evergreen
14-3
36
10
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Silver Creek 15, Mullen 11, Palisade 10, Eagle Valley 8, Sand Creek 8, Greeley Central 7, Longmont 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1, Mead 1, Weld Central 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (9)
15-0
143
1
2-0
2
Manitou Springs (3)
13-1
126
2
2-0
3
Pagosa Springs (4)
12-0
121
3
2-0
4
Lutheran
14-1
111
4
2-0
5
St. Mary’s
15-0
108
5
1-0
6
Eaton
12-2
69
6
1-0
7
Olathe
11-1
59
7
2-0
8
Platte Valley
11-3
31
10
2-0
9
La Junta
11-4
29
8
1-1
10
Centauri
9-4
16
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Machebeuf 15, Liberty Common 14, Faith Christian 8, Salida 7, Kent Denver 6, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, The Vanguard 3, Colorado Academy 2, Valley 1.
Rampart girls basketball is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A. (Courtesy of Robin Cook)
Rampart has joined this week’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.
The Rams (11-4) are riding a five-game winning streak. They are ranked No. 10 by CHSAANow.com’s panel of voters.
Elsewhere in 5A, ThunderRidge continued to lead the poll, and got 15 of the 16 first-place votes. Broomfield remained at No. 2, while Grandview moved up one place to No. 3. Monarch also moved up one spot to No. 4.
Monarch rounds up 5A’s top 5 teams.
Each of the four other No. 1 teams also remained the same. Those are Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Cherry Creek 8, Lakewood 8, Fossil Ridge 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Arapahoe 3, Pine Creek 2, Rocky Mountain 2.
Dropped out
Lakewood (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (14)
13-1
176
1
2-0
2
Canon City (4)
14-0
163
2
1-0
3
Holy Family
11-3
110
3
2-1
4
Pueblo West
11-4
105
4
1-0
5
Glenwood Springs
11-2
66
10
2-0
6
Montrose
10-3
60
5
2-1
7
D’Evelyn
10-4
58
9
2-0
8
Pueblo East
11-4
56
8
2-0
9
Pueblo South
10-3
55
7
2-0
10
Evergreen
11-3
31
6
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Greeley Central 21, Longmont 17, Mesa Ridge 14, Sand Creek 14, Durango 13, Air Academy 6, Eagle Valley 6, Mullen 6, Palisade 5, Falcon 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 1, Mead 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (10)
13-0
150
1
2-0
2
Manitou Springs (3)
11-1
139
3
2-0
3
Pagosa Springs (4)
10-0
133
2
2-0
4
Lutheran
12-1
123
4
2-0
5
St. Mary’s
14-0
111
5
3-0
6
Eaton
11-2
69
6
1-1
7
Olathe
9-1
51
8
1-0
8
La Junta
10-3
28
7
1-1
9
Machebeuf
9-3
27
–
2-0
10
Platte Valley
9-3
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 16, Centauri 14, Salida 11, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 9, Kent Denver 7, Trinidad 6, The Vanguard 4, Valley 4, Colorado Academy 2, Alamosa 1.
Dropped out
Faith Christian (9), Centauri (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Peyton (7)
10-0
96
1
2-0
2
Hoehne (2)
12-0
84
2
2-0
3
Caliche (1)
12-0
83
3
2-0
4
Yuma
10-2
69
6
2-0
5
Cedaredge
13-0
63
5
2-0
6
Akron
10-2
56
4
1-1
7
Meeker
8-2
31
7
2-0
8
Highland
9-3
18
10
2-0
9
Paonia
8-4
17
8
0-1
10
Del Norte
10-3
7
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 5, Ellicott 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 4, Sanford 3, Soroco 3, Sedgwick County 2, Kiowa 1, West Grand 1.
Dropped out
Sedgwick County (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (5)
10-0
76
1
1-0
2
Sangre De Cristo (3)
10-0
74
2
2-0
3
Idalia
10-1
61
3
2-0
4
Norwood
10-0
59
4
1-0
5
Genoa-Hugo
11-1
46
6
2-0
6
Briggsdale
9-3
37
5
2-1
7
South Baca
11-2
31
7
3-0
8
Cheraw
8-3
19
–
1-0
9
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
9-2
10
–
1-0
10
Heritage Christian
9-3
9
9
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Fleming 6, La Veta 5, Eads 2, Prairie 2, Hi-Plains 1, Jim Elliot 1, Shining Mountain 1.
Also joining — or in their case, returning to — the poll was Grand Junction (No. 9).
ThunderRidge stayed in 5A’s top spot, and is now a unanimous pick with all 17 first-place votes.
Broomfield (No. 2), Highlands Ranch (No. 3), Grandview (No. 4), Monarch (No. 5) and Horizon (No. 6) also remained in their respective rankings.
Denver East bumped up one spot to No. 7, while Lakewood fell three places to No. 10.
Elsewhere, there’s a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking. Peyton shot up from No. 5 to the top spot this week after taking down former No. 1 Yuma 65-45 on Saturday. The Panthers are 8-0.
Each of the three other No. 1 teams remained the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) and Kit Carson (1A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Arapahoe 11, Fossil Ridge 10, Rampart 8, Regis Jesuit 8, Pine Creek 5, Cherry Creek 2, Mountain Range 2, Loveland 1, Poudre 1.
Dropped out
Mountain Range (9), Regis Jesuit (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (14)
11-1
167
1
2-0
2
Canon City (3)
13-0
151
2
2-0
3
Holy Family
9-2
132
3
2-0
4
Pueblo West
10-4
98
5
2-0
5
Montrose
8-2
62
7
1-0
6
Evergreen
10-2
54
6
1-1
7
Pueblo South
8-3
53
8
1-0
8
Pueblo East
9-4
41
4
0-1
9
D’Evelyn
8-4
39
9
2-0
10
Glenwood Springs
9-2
31
10
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Greeley Central 27, Durango 19, Sand Creek 15, Mesa Ridge 11, Air Academy 6, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Eagle Valley 4, Mullen 4, Standley Lake 4, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 2, Palisade 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (7)
11-0
118
1
2-0
2
Pagosa Springs (4)
8-0
107
2
2-0
3
Manitou Springs (1)
9-1
105
3
1-0
4
Lutheran
10-1
92
4
1-0
5
St. Mary’s (1)
11-0
88
5
2-0
6
Eaton
10-1
65
6
3-0
7
La Junta
9-2
37
7
0-1
8
Olathe
8-1
26
9
2-0
9
Faith Christian
8-3
24
8
3-0
10
Centauri
7-3
14
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 11, Platte Valley 11, Liberty Common 7, Colorado Academy 4, Salida 3, Kent Denver 2, Trinidad 2, Machebeuf 1.
Dropped out
Platte Valley (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Peyton (5)
8-0
85
5
2-0
2
Hoehne (2)
10-0
78
2
2-0
3
Caliche (2)
10-0
68
3
2-0
4
Akron
9-1
63
4
2-0
5
Cedaredge
11-0
54
6
2-0
6
Yuma
8-2
51
1
2-1
7
Meeker
6-2
25
7
2-0
8
Paonia
8-3
22
8
3-0
9
Sedgwick County
7-2
13
–
1-0
10
Highland
7-3
10
9
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Del Norte 7, Sanford 5, Byers 3, Sargent 3, Ellicott 2, Kiowa 2, Clear Creek 1, Colorado Springs School 1, Ignacio 1, Soroco 1.
Denver East and Mountain Range have entered the Class 5A girls basketball rankings from CHSAANow.com this week.
The Angels are ranked No. 8, while the Mustangs are No. 9.
ThunderRidge remained atop the 5A poll, with Broomfield jumping up to No. 2. Highlands Ranch stayed at No. 3, with Gradview dropping to No. 4. Monarch rounds out the top five.
Each of the other No. 1 teams also stayed put: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).
Newcomers to 4A include No. 6 Evergreen (9-1) and No. 10 Glenwood Springs (8-2). The 2A poll added Sanford at No. 10, while 1A added Genoa-Hugo (No. 7) and Plateau 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.
Grand Junction 19, Fossil Ridge 11, Ralston Valley 6, Arapahoe 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Cherry Creek 3, Fairview 3, Mountain Vista 3, Rampart 3.
Dropped out
Grand Junction (7), Fairview (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (15)
9-1
177
1
4-0
2
Canon City (3)
11-0
160
2
3-0
3
Holy Family
7-2
121
3
2-0
4
Pueblo East
9-3
80
4
2-1
5
Pueblo West
8-4
69
5
2-2
6
Evergreen
9-1
56
–
4-0
7
Montrose
7-2
52
7
2-1
8
Pueblo South
7-3
51
9
2-0
9
D’Evelyn
6-4
40
8
2-1
10
Glenwood Springs
8-2
28
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sand Creek 27, Mullen 23, Durango 22, Greeley Central 20, Mesa Ridge 16, Air Academy 13, Eagle Valley 8, Littleton 6, Falcon 5, Rifle 4, Standley Lake 4, Denver South 3, Longmont 3, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Sand Creek (6), Mesa Ridge (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (8)
9-0
138
1
3-0
2
Pagosa Springs (5)
6-0
127
3
1-0
3
Manitou Springs (1)
8-1
110
5
3-0
4
Lutheran
9-1
109
2
3-1
5
St. Mary’s (1)
9-0
100
4
2-0
6
Eaton
7-1
70
6
2-0
7
La Junta
9-1
57
8
2-0
8
Faith Christian
5-3
31
7
0-0
9
Olathe
6-1
24
10
2-0
10
Platte Valley
5-2
14
9
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Centauri 10, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 7, Salida 6, Colorado Academy 5, Kent Denver 3, Trinidad 2, Brush 1, Machebeuf 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
6-1
90
1
1-1
2
Hoehne (1)
8-0
83
2
1-0
3
Caliche (1)
8-0
74
4
2-0
4
Akron
7-1
71
3
1-1
5
Peyton (1)
6-0
64
5
2-0
6
Cedaredge
9-0
59
8
2-0
7
Meeker
4-2
28
7
1-1
8
Paonia
5-3
23
6
0-1
9
Highland
6-2
22
10
1-0
10
Sanford
6-2
13
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sedgwick County 11, Clear Creek 3, Del Norte 3, Wray 3, Calhan 1, Sargent 1, Simla 1.
Dropped out
Del Norte (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (8)
7-0
80
1
2-0
2
Idalia
6-1
70
2
2-0
3
Sangre De Cristo
8-0
65
3
3-0
4
Norwood
6-0
48
5
2-0
5
South Baca
6-2
40
6
2-1
6
Briggsdale
6-2
34
7
2-0
7
Genoa-Hugo
7-1
30
–
2-0
8
Fleming
4-2
23
4
1-1
9
Eads
6-2
19
10
2-0
10
Plateau Valley
5-1
10
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheraw 5, Prairie 4, Springfield 4, Heritage Christian 3, Manzanola 3, Arickaree/Woodlin 1, Shining Mountain 1.
Grand Junction has joined the Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week. The Tigers are No. 7.
GJ is off to a 8-1 start this season, and narrowly lost to No. 2 Grandview in the championship game of the Wolves’ tournament on Saturday.
ThunderRidge continued to lead the 5A poll, while Grandview, No. 3 Highlands Ranch, Broomfield and Monarch also stayed put in the top five. Horizon also held firm at No. 6.
The biggest news of the new rankings may just be in 1A, where Kit Carson edged Idalia for the No. 1 spot in the classification. Idalia dropped to No. 2.
The three other No. 1 teams all stayed the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) and Yuma (2A).
Other newcomers this week include No. 9 Pueblo South in 4A, No. 9 Platte Valley in 3A, No. 8 Cedaredge in 2A, and No. 8 McClave in 1A.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Todd Casebier talks to his Montrose team after a win during the 2014 season. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Todd Casebier has had an enormous amount of success building Montrose into a Class 4A football power. Now, Fruita Monument is hoping the coach can do the same for its program.
Fruita announced it had hired Casebier as its next football coach on Tuesday. In a statement, the school said it was “excited to have a coach of this caliber lead its football program.”
Casebier had been at Montrose for 10 seasons, going 86-30. The year prior to his arrival, Montrose went 1-10.
Now, he’ll tackle a similar challenge at Fruita Monument, a 5A program which is coming off of a 1-9 season. The Wildcats haven’t had a winning season since 2004 — when they went 6-5 — and are 34-66 since 2005.
Fruita will have some pieces back in 2015, including quarterback Sam Schroeder (1,811 yards, 11 total TDs) and wideout Grady Winters (445 yards, four TDs).
But Casebier’s Montrose teams have traditionally relied heavily upon the run — for instance, last year, they ran 88 percent of the time and averaged 357.4 yards on the ground per game. So it will be interesting to see how his offense develops at Fruita.
Before coaching at Montrose, Casebier had a successful stint at Palisade (1998-2004), a school from where he graduated in 1985. He was also an assistant at Durango from 1990-97.
Montrose went 10-2 last season and earned the No. 3 seed in 4A. The Indians lost to Broomfield in the quarterfinals.
That followed a 12-2 year in 2013 which included a run to the 4A title game.
Montrose made the playoffs nine times under Casebier, and had six seasons of nine wins or more.
The 2014 all-state football players of the year. From left, Josh Odom of Pine Creek (4A), Kyle Leoffler of Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man), Austin Yahn of Caliche (8-man), Taylor Walters of Paonia (1A), Daniel Martin of Pueblo East (3A), Kyle Rosenbrock of Brush (2A) and Milo Hall of Cherry Creek (5A). (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com; Mark Adams; Jeffrey Tucker/MaxPreps; courtesy of Paonia)
The 2014 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.
Rampart 26, Fossil Ridge 21, Grand Junction 9, Arapahoe 5, Denver East 4, Poudre 4, Cherry Creek 1, Mountain Vista 1, Pomona 1.
Dropped out
Fossil Ridge (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (14)
3-0
140
1
2-0
2
Holy Family
4-2
94
8
3-0
3
Sand Creek
4-1
93
2
2-1
4
Canon City
6-0
83
7
2-0
5
Mesa Ridge
4-3
81
3
2-2
6
Pueblo West
6-2
74
4
3-1
7
Pueblo East
5-2
68
10
4-0
8
D’Evelyn
4-3
44
5
2-1
9
Durango
6-0
33
–
4-0
10
Montrose
2-1
19
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo South 18, Vista Ridge 10, Wheat Ridge 9, Littleton 8, Longmont 8, Green Mountain 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Air Academy 6, Denver South 5, Golden 4, Mullen 3, Sierra 3, Silver Creek 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Berthoud 1, Eagle Valley 1, Falcon 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo South (6), Longmont (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (10)
4-0
135
2
2-0
2
Pagosa Springs (2)
5-0
134
1
2-0
3
Lutheran (1)
3-0
125
3
3-0
4
Manitou Springs (1)
3-0
98
4
2-0
5
St. Mary’s
6-0
94
5
3-0
6
Eaton
2-1
67
6
2-1
7
Faith Christian
4-3
34
7
1-3
8
Olathe
3-1
30
–
1-0
9
Machebeuf
2-3
19
8
1-2
10
La Junta
6-1
18
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Platte Valley 12, Brush 9, Valley 9, Grand Valley 8, Centauri 7, Trinidad 6, Kent Denver 5, Lamar 5, Colorado Academy 4, Buena Vista 2, Strasburg 2, Liberty Common 1, The Pinnacle 1.
Dropped out
Trinidad (9), Lamar (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
3-0
94
1
3-0
2
Hoehne (2)
5-0
88
2
2-0
3
Akron
4-0
80
3
2-0
4
Peyton (1)
2-0
70
4
1-0
5
Caliche
4-0
65
5
2-0
6
Meeker
3-0
42
7
0-0
7
Paonia
4-2
41
6
2-2
8
Highland
5-1
18
9
2-1
9
Del Norte
5-0
12
8
3-0
10
Sanford
3-2
11
10
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Ellicott 10, Cedaredge 8, Dayspring Christian 3, Kiowa 2, Ridgway 2, Sargent 2, Sedgwick County 2, Rye 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Idalia (5)
3-0
77
1
1-0
2
Kit Carson (2)
2-0
68
3
0-0
3
Briggsdale (1)
3-1
61
5
2-0
4
Sangre De Cristo
5-0
49
6
2-0
5
South Baca
3-1
40
8
1-1
6
Norwood
2-0
35
4
2-0
7
Fleming
2-1
31
7
0-1
8
Springfield
3-1
20
–
2-0
9
Eads
2-1
18
2
1-1
10
Cheraw
5-1
15
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Shining Mountain 10, Heritage Christian 7, Prairie 6, Cheyenne Wells 3, Plateau Valley 1.
The 2014 all-state volleyball players of the year. From left: Eaglecrest’s Jordyn Poulter (5A), Lewis-Palmer’s Alexa Smith (4A), Resurrection Christian’s Madison Webb (2A), Idalia’s Reagan Shaffer (1A) and Eaton’s Kortney Lockey (3A). (Photos: Tim Visser and Matt Daniels/MaxPreps)
The 2014 all-state volleyball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These team were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.
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