The weekend’s turmoil has bled over into CHSAANow.com’s football polls.
Though, when a total of 17 ranked teams lose in a week — including the No. 1s in classes 5A, 4A and 3A — it’s not hard to see change coming. So, yes, there are new teams atop 5A (Valor Christian), 4A (Montrose) and 3A (Rifle).
But the change didn’t only affect the top. In 5A, where three of the top four teams lost last week, that meant Chatfield, Fairview, Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit all made big jumps.
Valor Christian leads the 5A poll for the second time this season. The Eagles are 4-1, but unbeaten against Colorado competition this season, and received 21 of the 24 first-place votes.
Chatfield moved up to No. 2 from No. 5, Fairview went from No. 7 to No. 3 and Cherokee Trail moved into fourth from sixth. Regis Jesuit, which last week knocked off then-No. 1 ThunderRidge, went from No. 9 to No. 5.
ThunderRidge dropped to sixth, and is followed by Grandview and Cherry Creek.
The 5A poll added two new teams this week: No. 9 Pomona and No. 10 Arapahoe.
In 4A, Montrose takes over following its come-from-behind win over then-No. 1 Monarch. The Indians were a unanimous No. 1 pick, getting all 21 first-place votes.
Falcon is No. 2 this week, and Monarch dropped to No. 3. Loveland stayed at No. 4, Montbello moved up one place to round out the top-5.
Pueblo Centennial (No. 9) and Longmont (No. 10) are 4A’s newcomers this week.
Rifle takes over atop the 3A ranking following Silver Creek’s loss to Frederick. New to 3A this week are Mead (No. 7) and D’Evelyn (No. 10).
Brush continued to lead 2A’s poll, which added Bennett at No. 10.
Likewise, Buena Vista remained atop in 1A. That poll added Paonia (No. 8) and Jefferson (No. 9). Jefferson’s addition is especially noteworthy because the Saints were a combined 3-85 from 2004-12.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (21) | 4-1 | 238 | 2 | W |
| 2 | Chatfield (2) | 5-0 | 189 | 5 | W |
| 3 | Fairview | 4-0 | 181 | 7 | W |
| 4 | Cherokee Trail (1) | 4-1 | 170 | 6 | W |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 4-1 | 159 | 9 | W |
| 6 | ThunderRidge | 4-1 | 142 | 1 | L |
| 7 | Grandview | 4-1 | 87 | 8 | W |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 4-1 | 79 | 10 | W |
| 9 | Pomona | 4-1 | 38 | – | W |
| 10 | Arapahoe | 4-1 | 35 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Columbine 31, Ralston Valley 25, Grand Junction 23, Douglas County 16, Legend 6, Mountain Range 6, Doherty 5. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Columbine (3), Ralston Valley (4). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Montrose (21) | 6-0 | 210 | 2 | W |
| 2 | Falcon | 5-0 | 153 | 3 | W |
| 3 | Monarch | 3-1 | 149 | 1 | L |
| 4 | Loveland | 4-0 | 134 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Montbello | 5-0 | 132 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Standley Lake | 5-0 | 102 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Pueblo West | 4-1 | 88 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Pine Creek | 3-2 | 48 | 10 | W |
| 9 | Pueblo Centennial | 5-0 | 35 | – | W |
| 10 | Longmont | 3-1 | 27 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo South 26, Durango 18, Wheat Ridge 12, Broomfield 11, Windsor 5, Denver South 3, Sand Creek 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Wheat Ridge (5), Denver South (8). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Rifle (8) | 5-0 | 154 | 2 | W |
| 2 | Palisade (6) | 5-0 | 153 | 3 | W |
| 3 | Coronado (1) | 6-0 | 121 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Silver Creek (1) | 3-1 | 96 | 1 | L |
| 5 | Discovery Canyon | 5-1 | 92 | 8 | W |
| 6 | Holy Family | 3-1 | 89 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Mead | 4-0 | 51 | – | W |
| 8 | Evergreen | 4-1 | 45 | 10 | W |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 3-2 | 33 | 4 | L |
| 10 | D’Evelyn (1) | 5-1 | 26 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Lutheran 23, Roosevelt 15, Frederick 14, Erie 7, Eagle Valley 6, Delta 5, Conifer 3, The Classical Academy 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Lutheran (6), Delta (9). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Brush (12) | 4-0 | 120 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Kent Denver | 4-1 | 92 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Manitou Springs | 5-0 | 88 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Platte Valley | 3-1 | 85 | 3 | W |
| 5 | Lamar | 5-0 | 78 | 7 | W |
| 6 | Faith Christian | 4-2 | 53 | 8 | W |
| 7 | Strasburg | 4-1 | 46 | 6 | L |
| 8 | Florence | 3-2 | 42 | 4 | L |
| 9 | Denver West | 4-1 | 12 | 9 | L |
| 10 | Bennett | 3-2 | 11 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Eaton 9, Olathe 7, University 7, Aspen 5, Gunnison 2, Bayfield 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Aspen (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Buena Vista (12) | 5-0 | 161 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Limon (4) | 5-0 | 142 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Hotchkiss | 4-1 | 123 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Centauri | 4-1 | 113 | 5 | W |
| 5 | Wiggins | 4-0 | 80 | 7 | W |
| 6 | Monte Vista | 4-1 | 75 | 8 | W |
| 7 | Cedaredge | 3-2 | 61 | 3 | L |
| 8 | Paonia | 4-1 | 37 | – | W |
| 9 | Jefferson (1) | 6-0 | 31 | – | W |
| 10 | Meeker | 5-0 | 30 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Holyoke 27, Lyons 20, Crowley County 16, Wray 6, Cornerstone Christian 5, Resurrection Christian 5, Rye 3, Center 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Holyoke (6), Wray (9). | |||||
| 8-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Hoehne (6) | 5-0 | 78 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Dayspring Christian (2) | 5-0 | 73 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Caliche | 5-0 | 53 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Akron | 4-1 | 51 | 5 | W |
| 5 | Simla | 5-0 | 50 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Norwood | 4-1 | 45 | 4 | W |
| 7 | Kiowa | 5-1 | 27 | 7 | W |
| 8 | Granada | 4-1 | 21 | 8 | W |
| 9 | McClave | 4-1 | 19 | 9 | W |
| 10 | Dove Creek | 4-1 | 11 | 10 | Bye |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Fowler 8, Sargent 4, Soroco 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| 6-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Liberty/Stratton (8) | 5-0 | 44 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Hi-Plains (1) | 5-0 | 31 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Arickaree | 5-0 | 25 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Briggsdale | 4-0 | 20 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Eads | 4-1 | 15 | 5 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
The Legacy Marching Festival was hosted at the Adams 12 Five Star School District’s Five Star Stadium in Thornton on Sept. 28. Twent-four bands participated in Preliminary Competition and 12 bands competed in the finals. The Legacy Marching Festival is a CBA Sanctioned Festival.
Final Results:
Broomfield gymnastics won its own Broomfield Invitational on Saturday.
Team scores:
Brush took down former No. 1 Platte Valley on Friday. Monday, the Beetdiggers took its spot atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 2A football poll.
Brush, which won the game 28-10, was ranked second last week. It received all 10 first-place votes in the poll. Platte Valley dropped to third, behind Kent Denver.
The 2A poll added Faith Christian (No. 8) and Aspen (No. 10) this week.
In 5A, ThunderRide continued to lead the way and received 13 first-place votes to No. 2 Valor Christian’s 11. Columbine remained in third, and Ralston Valley stayed at No. 4.
Chatfield moved up from seventh to fifth, and is followed by No. 6 Cherokee Trail and No. 7 Fairview. Grandview is eighth, Regis Jesuit is ninth, and Cherry Creek rejoined the ranking at No. 10.
Monarch stayed atop 4A’s ranking, but there’s a new No. 2 team in that poll: Montrose, which moved up from third. It’s excellent timing, considering the two teams play Friday.
Falcon is third this week, followed by Loveland, Wheat Ridge and Montbello, which beat former No. 2 Denver South on Saturday. South dropped to No. 8.
Montbello and Wheat Ridge play Friday.
Pine Creek was the lone new team to the 4A poll.
The 3A ranking added No. 9 Delta and No. 10 Evergreen. Silver Creek remained at No. 1.
In 1A, Meeker (No. 10) was the lone newcomer.
There were no new teams to the 8-man poll, but 6-man added Briggsdale (No. 4).
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (13) | 4-0 | 229 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Valor Christian (11) | 3-1 | 216 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Columbine | 4-0 | 161 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Ralston Valley | 3-1 | 140 | 4 | Bye |
| 5 | Chatfield | 4-0 | 121 | 7 | W |
| 6 | Cherokee Trail | 3-1 | 118 | 8 | W |
| 7 | Fairview | 3-0 | 88 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Grandview | 3-1 | 71 | 10 | W |
| 9 | Regis Jesuit | 3-1 | 41 | 5 | L |
| 10 | Cherry Creek | 3-1 | 32 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Grand Junction 31, Pomona 27, Rocky Mountain 17, Doherty 13, Douglas County 13, Arapahoe 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Douglas County (6). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Monarch (19) | 3-0 | 203 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Montrose (2) | 5-0 | 176 | 3 | W |
| 3 | Falcon | 4-0 | 141 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Loveland | 3-0 | 117 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Wheat Ridge | 3-1 | 93 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Montbello | 4-0 | 89 | 9 | W |
| 7 | Standley Lake | 4-0 | 64 | 8 | W |
| 8 | Denver South | 3-1 | 56 | 2 | L |
| 9 | Pueblo West | 3-1 | 47 | 7 | W |
| 10 | Pine Creek | 2-2 | 41 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Durango 36, Windsor 35, Pueblo Centennial 23, Sand Creek 20, Dakota Ridge 5, Ponderosa 4, Broomfield 2, Longmont 1, Thompson Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Windsor (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Silver Creek (11) | 3-0 | 139 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Rifle (1) | 4-0 | 119 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Palisade | 4-0 | 98 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 3-1 | 92 | 5 | W |
| 5 | Coronado (1) | 5-0 | 91 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Lutheran (2) | 4-0 | 74 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Holy Family | 2-1 | 57 | 3 | L |
| 8 | Discovery Canyon | 4-1 | 42 | 9 | W |
| 9 | Delta | 3-1 | 30 | – | W |
| 10 | Evergreen | 3-1 | 23 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| The Classical Academy 19, Mead 18, D’Evelyn 9, Roosevelt 9, Eagle Valley 3, Erie 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Roosevelt (8), Conifer (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Brush (10) | 3-0 | 100 | 2 | W |
| 2 | Kent Denver | 3-1 | 79 | 3 | W |
| 3 | Platte Valley | 2-1 | 70 | 1 | L |
| 4 | Florence | 3-1 | 61 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Manitou Springs | 4-0 | 54 | 5 | W |
| 6 | Strasburg | 4-0 | 47 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Lamar | 4-0 | 46 | 6 | W |
| 8 | Faith Christian | 3-2 | 33 | – | W |
| 9 | Denver West | 4-0 | 17 | 9 | W |
| 10 | Aspen | 3-1 | 13 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| University 10, Eaton 7, Fort Lupton 5, Ridgeview Academy 4, Basalt 2, Bennett 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Eaton (8), Bayfield (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Buena Vista (8) | 4-0 | 123 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Limon (4) | 4-0 | 108 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Cedaredge (1) | 3-1 | 89 | 3 | Bye |
| 4 | Hotchkiss | 3-1 | 80 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Centauri | 3-1 | 65 | 9 | W |
| 6 | Holyoke | 4-0 | 59 | 5 | W |
| 7 | Wiggins | 3-0 | 45 | 10 | W |
| 8 | Monte Vista | 3-1 | 44 | 6 | L |
| 9 | Wray | 2-2 | 27 | 8 | L |
| 10 | Meeker | 4-0 | 24 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rye 15, Center 12, Jefferson 9, Paonia 8, Lyons 5, Crowley County 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Crowley County (7). | |||||
| 8-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Hoehne (5) | 4-0 | 68 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Dayspring Christian (2) | 4-0 | 65 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Caliche | 4-0 | 46 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Norwood | 3-1 | 45 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Akron | 3-1 | 43 | 3 | L |
| 6 | Simla | 4-0 | 40 | 6 | W |
| 7 | Kiowa | 4-1 | 23 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Granada | 3-1 | 19 | 8 | W |
| 9 | McClave | 3-1 | 15 | 7 | L |
| 10 | Dove Creek | 4-1 | 14 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Fowler 6, Sargent 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| 6-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Liberty/Stratton (6) | 4-0 | 38 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Hi-Plains (2) | 4-0 | 28 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Arickaree | 4-0 | 20 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Briggsdale | 3-0 | 16 | – | W |
| 5 | Eads | 3-1 | 15 | 4 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Peetz 2, Hanover 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fleming (5). | |||||
Douglas County is unbeaten, and now, the No. 1 team in Class 5A softball.
The Huskies moved up from No. 3 after wins over Heritage and Mountain Vista last week — as well as a loss by former No. 1 Eaglecrest to Grandview.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Douglas County (4) | 11-0-0 | 81 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (4) | 12-0-0 | 79 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest (1) | 11-2-0 | 72 | 1 | 5-1-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 11-1-0 | 71 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 5 | Dakota Ridge | 12-3-0 | 43 | 5 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 10-3-0 | 39 | 6 | 3-1-0 |
| 7 | Legend | 10-3-0 | 33 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | Grandview | 10-3-0 | 29 | 7 | 3-1-0 |
| 9 | Legacy | 9-4-0 | 23 | 8 | 4-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 8-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 3-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Columbine 15, Rock Canyon 12, Grand Junction 10, Rampart 10, Heritage 7, Pine Creek 5, Rocky Mountain 4, Mountain Range 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (9) | 13-1-0 | 99 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 9-2-1 | 81 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East (1) | 11-2-1 | 76 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 10-3-0 | 69 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 5 | Berthoud | 10-2-0 | 51 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Frederick | 8-3-0 | 46 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | D’Evelyn | 9-4-0 | 24 | 8 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Valor Christian | 11-4-0 | 23 | 9 | 0-1-0 |
| 9 | Silver Creek | 7-5-0 | 16 | 7 | 0-2-0 |
| 10 | Broomfield | 7-5-0 | 15 | 10 | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo West 14, Discovery Canyon 7, Mullen 7, Pueblo South 6, Thompson Valley 6, Thomas Jefferson 4, Mountain View 3, Montrose 2, Woodland Park 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (5) | 12-0-0 | 59 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Holy Family (1) | 11-0-0 | 53 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 12-2-0 | 48 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Valley | 8-5-0 | 42 | 2 | 1-3-0 |
| 5 | Rocky Ford | 14-2-0 | 33 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 12-2-1 | 30 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | La Junta | 8-6-0 | 23 | 5 | 1-3-0 |
| 8 | Eaton | 6-6-1 | 17 | 8 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Brush | 7-6-0 | 10 | 9 | 1-1-0 |
| 10 | Basalt | 7-3-0 | 7 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cedaredge 4, Florence 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cedaredge (10). | |||||
Douglas County took down then-No. 3 Cherry Creek on Monday night. Tuesday afternoon, the Huskies find themselves ranked.
Douglas County jumped into this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A at No. 6. It is the first time this season the Huskies have been ranked.
Cherry Creek, meanwhile, dropped all the way out in something of a surprise.
Cherokee Trail returned to the 5A ranking following a week on the outside looking in. The Cougars are eighth.
ThunderRidge held on to 5A’s top spot — but only narrowly. The Grizzles edged No. 2 Valor Christian by two overall points, despite beating then-No. 4 Grandview last week.
Columbine bumped up to third from fifth, and Ralston Valley went from sixth to fourth. Regis Jesuit rounds out the top five.
Chatfield is No. 7, Fairview is No. 9, and Grandview dropped from No. 4 to No. 10 following its loss to ThunderRidge.
Monarch continued to lead the 4A poll, which added Montbello for the first time this season, at ninth. Along with Denver South (No. 2 in 4A) and Denver West (No. 9 in 2A), it means Denver Public Schools has three ranked schools.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (13) | 3-0 | 229 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Valor Christian (11) | 2-1 | 227 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Columbine | 3-0 | 137 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Ralston Valley | 3-1 | 111 | 6 | W |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 3-0 | 108 | 7 | W |
| 6 | Douglas County | 3-0 | 89 | – | W |
| 7 | Chatfield | 3-0 | 74 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Cherokee Trail | 2-1 | 71 | – | W |
| 9 | Fairview | 2-0 | 64 | 8 | Bye |
| 10 | Grandview | 2-1 | 63 | 4 | L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cherry Creek 55, Pomona 31, Doherty 15, Grand Junction 15, Arapahoe 11, Mountain Vista 8, Legend 7, Fountain-Ft. Carson 4, Mullen 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Cherry Creek (3), Grand Junction (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Monarch (20) | 2-0 | 214 | 1 | Bye |
| 2 | Denver South (2) | 3-0 | 186 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Montrose (1) | 4-0 | 170 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Loveland | 2-0 | 122 | 7 | Bye |
| 5 | Falcon | 3-0 | 112 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Wheat Ridge | 2-1 | 95 | 5 | W |
| 7 | Pueblo West | 2-1 | 69 | 3 | L |
| 8 | Standley Lake | 3-0 | 60 | 9 | W |
| 9 | Montbello | 3-0 | 43 | – | W |
| 10 | Windsor | 2-1 | 42 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Durango 34, Pine Creek 34, Mesa Ridge 22, Pueblo Centennial 21, Sand Creek 11, Thompson Valley 7, Widefield 6, Vista Ridge 5, Dakota Ridge 4, Mountain View 3, Broomfield 2, Longmont 2, Pueblo South 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pine Creek (8). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Silver Creek (12) | 2-0 | 159 | 1 | Bye |
| 2 | Rifle (3) | 3-0 | 140 | 3 | W |
| 3 | Holy Family | 2-0 | 122 | 4 | Bye |
| 4 | Palisade | 3-0 | 90 | 6 | W |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 2-1 | 88 | 10 | W |
| 6 | Coronado (1) | 4-0 | 81 | 8 | W |
| 7 | Lutheran (2) | 3-0 | 71 | 7 | Bye |
| 8 | Roosevelt | 1-1 | 59 | 9 | Bye |
| 9 | Discovery Canyon | 3-1 | 58 | 2 | L |
| 10 | Conifer | 2-1 | 26 | 5 | L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Delta 23, Erie 21, D’Evelyn 19, The Classical Academy 11, Evergreen 11, Eagle Valley 6, Pueblo East 3, Mead 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Platte Valley (8) | 2-0 | 96 | 1 | Bye |
| 2 | Brush (1) | 2-0 | 85 | 2 | Bye |
| 3 | Kent Denver (1) | 2-1 | 76 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Florence | 2-1 | 57 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Manitou Springs | 3-0 | 51 | 8 | W |
| 6 | Lamar | 3-0 | 45 | 9 | W |
| 7 | Strasburg | 3-0 | 43 | 6 | W |
| 8 | Eaton | 1-1 | 34 | 7 | Bye |
| 9 | Denver West | 3-0 | 15 | – | W |
| 10 | Bayfield | 2-1 | 11 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| La Junta 9, Faith Christian 8, Fort Lupton 7, University 5, Aspen 3, KIPP 3, Sterling 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| La Junta (5). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Buena Vista (9) | 3-0 | 140 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Limon (4) | 3-0 | 112 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Cedaredge (2) | 3-1 | 109 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Hotchkiss | 2-1 | 74 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Holyoke | 3-0 | 71 | 5 | W |
| 6 | Monte Vista | 3-0 | 68 | 6 | W |
| 7 | Crowley County | 3-0 | 53 | 8 | W |
| 8 | Wray | 2-1 | 40 | 7 | W |
| 9 | Centauri | 2-1 | 39 | – | W |
| 10 | Wiggins | 2-0 | 36 | 9 | Bye |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Meeker 20, Rye 12, Resurrection Christian 10, Clear Creek 8, Front Range Christian 7, Jefferson 7, Roaring Fork 7, Burlington 6, Paonia 3, Center 2, Cornerstone Christian 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Paonia (10). | |||||
| 8-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Hoehne (6) | 3-0 | 77 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Dayspring Christian (2) | 3-0 | 74 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Akron | 3-0 | 58 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Norwood | 2-1 | 43 | 7 | L |
| 5 | Caliche | 3-0 | 36 | 4 | W |
| 6 | Simla | 3-0 | 33 | 5 | Bye |
| 7 | McClave | 3-0 | 29 | 6 | W |
| 8 | Granada | 2-1 | 24 | 8 | W |
| 9 | Kiowa | 3-1 | 22 | 9 | W |
| 10 | Dove Creek | 3-1 | 21 | 10 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Sangre de Cristo 10, Fowler 4, Haxtun 3, Hayden 3, Soroco 2, Walsh 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| 6-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Liberty/Stratton (6) | 3-0 | 38 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Hi-Plains (2) | 3-0 | 30 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Arickaree | 3-0 | 19 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Eads | 2-1 | 18 | 3 | L |
| 5 | Fleming | 2-1 | 8 | 5 | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Prairie 4, Briggsdale 1, Hanover 1, Peetz 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Valor Christian was the only new team in the three CHSAANow.com softball polls this week, entering the Class 4A ranking at No. 9.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaglecrest (4) | 6-1-0 | 72 | 1 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (1) | 9-0-0 | 70 | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County (2) | 8-0-0 | 51 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 9-0-0 | 50 | 5 | 1-0-0 |
| 5 | Dakota Ridge | 9-2-0 | 45 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 7-2-0 | 41 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 7-2-0 | 24 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 8 | Legacy | 5-4-0 | 19 | 8 | 1-0-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 7-3-0 | 17 | 9 | 1-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 5-1-0 | 14 | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Grand Junction 12, Rock Canyon 11, Standley Lake 6, Chatfield 4, Arvada West 2, Cherokee Trail 2, Columbine 2, Mountain Vista 2, Central G.J. 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (7) | 9-1-0 | 70 | 1 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 7-2-1 | 60 | 2 | 0-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East | 8-2-1 | 51 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 9-2-0 | 43 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 5 | Frederick | 6-3-0 | 34 | 5 | 0-0-0 |
| 6 | Berthoud | 8-2-0 | 30 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 7 | Silver Creek | 7-3-0 | 25 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 8 | D’Evelyn | 6-3-0 | 20 | 9 | 0-1-0 |
| 9 | Valor Christian | 11-3-0 | 12 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Broomfield | 5-5-0 | 10 | 8 | 0-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pueblo West 9, Discovery Canyon 8, Pueblo South 6, Mullen 4, Falcon 1, Roosevelt 1, Thompson Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pueblo South (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (6) | 10-0-0 | 66 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Valley | 7-2-0 | 60 | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| 3 | Holy Family (1) | 8-0-0 | 57 | 4 | 0-0-0 |
| 4 | Sterling | 10-2-0 | 54 | 3 | 0-1-0 |
| 5 | La Junta | 7-3-0 | 36 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 9-2-1 | 35 | 5 | 1-0-0 |
| 7 | Rocky Ford | 12-2-0 | 34 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Eaton | 4-5-1 | 19 | 7 | 1-1-0 |
| 9 | Brush | 6-5-0 | 13 | 10 | 1-0-0 |
| 10 | Cedaredge | 6-2-0 | 7 | 9 | 0-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Basalt 4, Florence 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
The expectations were already high. Now, perhaps, things have been kicked up a notch.
ThunderRidge, coming off a 36-18 win over then-No. 3 Ralston Valley, took over atop the CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A this week. The Grizzlies had been No. 2, but jumped Valor Christian, which lost in overtime to Bingham (Utah).
Valor has yet to play an in-state opponent this season, and the four-time defending champion still received half of the first-place votes. Still, the Eagles are No. 2 this week.
Cherry Creek had its own big win last week — over then-No. 6 Pomona — and moved up on place to No. 3.
Grandview (No. 4) also moved up one place, and faces ThunderRidge this week.
Columbine went from No. 7 to No. 5 to round out the top five.
Ralston Valley settled in sixth following its loss, Regis Jesuit is seventh and Fairview is eighth.
The 5A top-ten is rounded out by two newcomers: Chatfield (No. 9) and Grand Junction (No. 10).
In 4A, Monarch continued its hold on the No. 1 spot. Denver South moved up to second, and the ranking added Standley Lake at No. 9.
Class 1A also got a new No. 1 team this week with Buena Vista taking over at the top.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
| Class 5A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (12) | 2-0 | 226 | 2 |
| 2 | Valor Christian (12) | 1-1 | 217 | 1 |
| 3 | Cherry Creek | 2-0 | 176 | 4 |
| 4 | Grandview | 2-0 | 137 | 5 |
| 5 | Columbine | 2-0 | 88 | 7 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 2-1 | 79 | 3 |
| 7 | Regis Jesuit | 2-0 | 70 | 9 |
| 8 | Fairview | 2-0 | 67 | 10 |
| 9 | Chatfield | 2-0 | 58 | – |
| 10 | Grand Junction | 3-0 | 48 | – |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Pomona 42, Cherokee Trail 40, Arapahoe 34, Douglas County 20, Doherty 8, Horizon 4, Legend 2, Mullen 2, Mountain Range 1, Mountain Vista 1. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| Pomona (6), Cherokee Trail (8). | ||||
| Class 4A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Monarch (19) | 2-0 | 192 | 1 |
| 2 | Denver South (1) | 2-0 | 170 | 3 |
| 3 | Pueblo West | 2-0 | 120 | 7 |
| 4 | Montrose | 3-0 | 113 | 5 |
| 5 | Wheat Ridge | 1-1 | 98 | 2 |
| 6 | Falcon | 2-0 | 96 | 6 |
| 7 | Loveland | 2-0 | 88 | 8 |
| 8 | Pine Creek | 1-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 9 | Standley Lake | 2-0 | 31 | – |
| 10 | Windsor | 1-1 | 29 | 9 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Montbello 15, Dakota Ridge 14, Mesa Ridge 14, Durango 13, Pueblo Centennial 9, Longmont 7, Vista Ridge 5, Sand Creek 4, Ponderosa 3, Widefield 3, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo South 2, Thompson Valley 2. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| Dakota Ridge (10). | ||||
| Class 3A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Silver Creek (8) | 2-0 | 124 | 1 |
| 2 | Discovery Canyon | 3-0 | 97 | 2 |
| 3 | Rifle (4) | 2-0 | 89 | 3 |
| 4 | Holy Family | 2-0 | 80 | 6 |
| 5 | Conifer | 2-0 | 79 | 5 |
| 6 | Palisade | 2-0 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 | Lutheran (1) | 3-0 | 50 | 9 |
| 8 | Coronado (1) | 3-0 | 45 | – |
| 9 | Roosevelt | 1-1 | 35 | 7 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 1-1 | 28 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Eagle Valley 16, Pueblo East 15, Northridge 10, Erie 4. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| D’Evelyn (10). | ||||
| Class 2A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Platte Valley (7) | 2-0 | 79 | 1 |
| 2 | Brush (1) | 2-0 | 64 | 4 |
| 3 | Kent Denver | 1-1 | 62 | 3 |
| 4 | Florence | 1-1 | 45 | 2 |
| 5 | La Junta | 2-0 | 40 | 6 |
| 6 | Strasburg | 2-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 7 | Eaton | 1-1 | 33 | 5 |
| 8 | Manitou Springs | 1-0 | 18 | 10 |
| 9 | Lamar | 2-0 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | Bayfield | 1-1 | 12 | – |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Fort Lupton 11, Denver West 7, Faith Christian 7, Ridgeview Academy 6, University 2, Aspen 1, KIPP 1. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| Faith Christian (7). | ||||
| Class 1A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Buena Vista (7) | 2-0 | 154 | 3 |
| 2 | Limon (4) | 2-0 | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Cedaredge (6) | 2-1 | 126 | 1 |
| 4 | Hotchkiss | 1-1 | 81 | 4 |
| 5 | Holyoke | 2-0 | 78 | 8 |
| 6 | Monte Vista | 2-0 | 57 | 6 |
| 7 | Wray | 1-1 | 56 | 9 |
| 8 | Crowley County | 2-0 | 51 | – |
| 9 | Wiggins | 2-0 | 49 | 5 |
| 10 | Paonia | 2-0 | 38 | – |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Centauri 34, Meeker 25, Rye 13, Burlington 9, Peyton 7, Roaring Fork 7, Resurrection Christian 4, Cornerstone Christian 2, Lyons 2, Platte Canyon 2, Ignacio 1. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| Centauri (7), Rye (10). | ||||
| 8-man | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Hoehne (8) | 2-0 | 80 | 1 |
| 2 | Dayspring Christian | 2-0 | 60 | 2 |
| 3 | Akron | 2-0 | 54 | 3 |
| 4 | Caliche | 2-0 | 45 | 4 |
| 5 | Simla | 3-0 | 40 | 9 |
| 6 | McClave | 2-0 | 35 | 10 |
| 7 | Norwood | 2-0 | 22 | – |
| 8 | Granada | 1-1 | 18 | – |
| 9 | Kiowa | 2-1 | 17 | – |
| 10 | Dove Creek | 2-1 | 15 | – |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Sangre de Cristo 13, Sargent 13, Belleview Christian 7, R.M. Lutheran 5, Antonito 4, Fowler 4, Miami-Yoder 3, Springfield 3, Haxtun 2. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| Elbert (5), Fowler (6), Sargent (7), Haxtun (8). | ||||
| 6-man | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Liberty/Stratton (7) | 2-0 | 43 | 1 |
| 2 | Hi-Plains (2) | 2-0 | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | Eads | 2-0 | 26 | 3 |
| 4 | Arickaree | 2-0 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Fleming (1) | 1-1 | 10 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Kit Carson 5, Deer Trail 3, Peetz 3, Otis 2, Briggsdale 1, Hanover 1. | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| None. | ||||
Eaglecrest held onto its spot atop the CHSAANow.com softball poll, but things are getting close at the top of the Class 5A ranking.
Four different teams received first-place votes this week: Brighton (No. 2), Douglas County (No. 3) and Fossil Ridge (No. 5). Loveland was the lone newcomer to the poll, at tenth.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Eaglecrest (4) | 6-1-0 | 103 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | Brighton (2) | 8-0-0 | 99 | 5 | 6-0-0 |
| 3 | Douglas County (3) | 7-0-0 | 81 | 3 | 0-0-0 |
| 4 | Dakota Ridge | 7-2-0 | 66 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 5 | Fossil Ridge (3) | 8-0-0 | 65 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 7-2-0 | 58 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Grandview | 6-2-0 | 36 | 7 | 0-0-0 |
| 8 | Legacy | 4-4-0 | 35 | 2 | 0-3-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 6-3-0 | 24 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 10 | Loveland | 5-1-0 | 22 | – | 5-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Rock Canyon 17, Grand Junction 16, Standley Lake 12, Arvada West 10, Pine Creek 9, ThunderRidge 7, Chatfield 4, Rampart 4, Columbine 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Cherokee Trail 2, Mountain Vista 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rock Canyon (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (12) | 9-1-0 | 120 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | Erie | 7-2-1 | 96 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Pueblo East | 7-2-1 | 90 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Ponderosa | 8-1-0 | 77 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Frederick | 6-3-0 | 61 | 5 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Silver Creek | 7-3-0 | 51 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | Berthoud | 7-2-0 | 50 | 8 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Broomfield | 5-4-0 | 24 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 9 | D’Evelyn | 6-2-0 | 20 | 9 | 3-2-0 |
| 10 | Pueblo South | 7-2-0 | 17 | – | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Valor Christian 14, Discovery Canyon 13, Pueblo West 12, Mullen 4, Roosevelt 4, Niwot 3, Thomas Jefferson 2, Thompson Valley 2, Falcon 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Niwot (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (5) | 9-0-0 | 56 | 1 | 4-0-0 |
| 2 | Valley | 6-2-0 | 50 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 10-1-0 | 49 | 4 | 4-0-0 |
| 4 | Holy Family (1) | 8-0-0 | 48 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Lamar | 8-2-1 | 31 | 5 | 0-2-0 |
| 6 | La Junta | 5-3-0 | 28 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Eaton | 3-4-1 | 21 | 7 | 0-2-1 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 10-2-0 | 20 | 8 | 5-0-0 |
| 9 | Cedaredge | 6-1-0 | 13 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Brush | 5-5-0 | 10 | – | 3-3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Akron 2, Florence 1, Platte Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Niwot (10). | |||||