Cheyenne Mountain has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s 4A hockey rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Regis Jesuit moved up to the top-ranked spot in this week’s 5A hockey poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Belleview Christian (1A) and St. Mary’s (3A) each moved up to No. 1 in their respective boys basketball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Fairview 46, Smoky Hill 35, Rock Canyon 31, Douglas County 24, Vista PEAK 19, Silver Creek 18, Gateway 16, Mullen 15, Ralston Valley 14, Mountain Range 8, Columbine 8, Fountain-Fort Carson 7, Arapahoe 5, Grandview 3, Boulder 3, Legend 2, Highlands Ranch 2, Horizon 1, Far Northeast Warriors 1
Dropped out
Ralston Valley (11), Smoky Hill (14), Rock Canyon (15)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mead (13)
5-0
333
1
2-0
2
Windsor (6)
6-0
287
2
3-0
3
Longmont (2)
6-0
275
3
4-0
4
Lewis-Palmer
4-1
253
4
3-0
5
Pueblo Central (1)
7-1
203
6
3-1
6
Evergreen
6-1
182
7
1-1
7
Montrose (1)
7-0
172
10
5-0
8
Erie
4-1
144
5
2-0
9
Pueblo South
6-1
131
8
3-0
10
Centaurus
3-3
125
8
2-2
11
Golden
6-2
102
11
2-0
12
Aurora Central
6-1
74
14
6-1
13
Pueblo East
2-2
72
13
1-1
14
Steamboat Springs
5-0
71
–
0-0
15
Green Mountain
5-2
70
12
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Thompson Valley 37, Canon City 32, Frederick 30, Palisade 25, Roosevelt 20, Severance 20, Sand Creek 19, D’Evelyn 19, Mountain View 16, Harrison 15, Denver North 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Wheat Ridge 5, Weld Central 4, Holy Family 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Falcon 1, Durango 1
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (15)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (9)
7-0
351
2
3-0
2
Lutheran (15)
5-1
331
1
2-0
3
Manitou Springs
7-0
276
3
3-0
4
Sterling
6-1
244
7
3-0
5
Centauri
6-0
214
5
2-0
6
Faith Christian
4-3
187
4
2-1
7
Colorado Academy
4-0
164
8
0-0
8
Resurrection Christian
4-2
155
6
1-1
9
Manual
4-2
149
11
2-0
10
Kent Denver
6-1
134
8
2-0
11
Coal Ridge
5-1
116
13
3-0
12
Highland
6-1
107
12
2-0
13
Englewood
5-1
82
14
2-0
14
The Pinnacle
8-0
66
–
3-0
15
Strasburg
5-1
61
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Buena Vista 48, Colorado Springs Christian 46, Eaton 44, Salida 35, Brush 31, Aspen 21, University 20, Alamosa 18, Estes Park 17, The Vanguard School 10, Bishop Machebeuf 9, Gunnison 9, Bennett 8, Pagosa Springs 8, DSST: Byers 8, DSST: Conservatory Green 6, Arrupe Jesuit 5, Basalt 5, Platte Valley 4, Moffat County 4, Woodland Park 2, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1, Frontier Academy 1, Liberty Common 1, Fort Lupton 1, Roaring Fork 1
Dropped out
Eaton (10), Buena Vista (15)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Limon (20)
7-0
349
1
2-0
2
Wray (2)
6-0
319
2
3-0
3
Mancos
6-0
271
3
1-0
4
Denver Christian (1)
4-1
216
5
1-0
5
Sanford
5-2
210
7
2-1
6
Yuma
4-3
208
6
2-0
7
Peyton
4-1
197
12
3-0
8
Holly
7-1
188
8
3-1
9
Fowler
4-3
143
4
1-2
10
Wiggins
5-1
111
14
1-1
11
Sedgwick County
5-3
107
8
2-1
12
Meeker
4-1
106
10
1-1
13
Ignacio
4-2
75
11
3-0
14
Crested Butte
3-1
70
13
1-0
15
Soroco (1)
5-1
48
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
West Grand 40, Monte Vista 34, Holyoke 29, Gilpin County 22, Byers 19, Clear Creek 19, Del Norte 18, Thomas MacLaren 14, Lyons 13, Vail Mountain 11, Dayspring Christian Academy 10, Center 8, Vail Christian 5, Golden View Classical 4, Dolores 4, Rye 4, Cedaredge 3, Atlas Prep 2, South Park 1, Heritage Christian 1, Swallows Charter Academy 1
Dropped out
West Grand (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Belleview Christian (16)
7-0
298
2
3-0
2
De Beque (2)
5-1
255
1
0-1
3
Cheraw
7-0
237
6
2-0
4
Primero
7-0
219
5
3-0
5
Merino (1)
4-2
160
4
2-1
6
Evangelical Christian
6-1
157
12
2-0
7
Mile High Academy (2)
0-1
123
3
0-1
8
Haxtun
5-2
118
7
1-1
9
Granada
5-1
111
8
1-1
10
Denver Jewish Day
4-1
94
15
1-0
11
Flatirons Academy
4-1
80
13
1-1
12
Sangre de Cristo
4-1
79
11
1-1
13
Eads
4-1
73
–
1-1
14
Briggsdale
5-2
68
8
2-1
15
Caprock Academy
5-1
66
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Wells 61, Simla 61, Genoa-Hugo 52, Denver Waldorf 49, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 38, Kit Carson 28, McClave 17, Kim/Branson 11, Springfield 10, Longmont Christian 10, Sierra Grande 8, Creede 8, Ouray 7, Walsh 7, Elbert 4, Fleming 3, Idalia 3, Dove Creek 2, Prairie 2, Arickaree/Woodlin 1
This week’s hockey rankings added two newcomers: Woodland Park (4A) and Heritage (5A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Doherty (5A), Aspen (4A) and Colorado Academy (4A) have all joined this week’s hockey rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
In one of the most thrilling finishes in recent memory, Rampart came up just shy of claiming a third straight Class 4A girls swimming championship last winter.
It was a tough experience but a well-learned lesson for the Rams, who have every intention reaching that championship level for the 2021 season.
And there is plenty of reason to think they can do it. For starters, they have the returning 4A swimmer of the year in Lindsey Immel back and in a mindset to help the Rams achieve their championship dreams.
On top of performing at a peak level at last year’s state meet, Immel also learned that even if it a team gives its all, it may not come away with a championship. That’s not deterring her or the Rams, only making them want to work for it that much more.
“With the shortened season, it’s going to make everyone want to work harder,” Immel said. “We don’t have that time to warm up, we just have to get straight into it. For a lot of us, we’re going in looking to have fun.”
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Immel grabbed wins in the 200-yard medley relay, the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle to earn swimmer of the year honors last year. She also won the medley, 100 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay in 2019 which also led to her receiving first-team all-state honors.
This year, she’s looking to cap of a stellar high school swimming career and even as soon as the first day of official practice, she made her presence known as an established veteran of the team.
“She showed up ready to go,” coach Dan Greene said. “She took charge of the pool right away when she came in.”
She’s been competing in the sport long enough to understand that the focus cannot be on just her. The effort the Rams put together three years ago was good enough to clinch its first 4A girls swim title in program history.
It’s a team component in high school swimming that is uniquely valued with coaches and athletes. And while the swimmers can only control their own performances, they still know how crucial it is to bond and compete as a team when shooting for a common goal, such as a team swim title.
“Swimming is such an individual sport when you really look at it,” Immel said. “But your team is really the most important thing when you’re at state. I individually swam the best that I could and everyone on the team individually swam the best that they could that day. It’s all about supporting one another.”
Having been a recipient of two state championships and also a very close runner-up, Immel knows the feeling of that final day and knows how much effort is required through the course of the season to fulfill that goal.
That’s why the team is in such good hands as competition starts next week.
“She’s in a good position to be a leader on the team,” Greene said. “She’s already been a leader in the past, but as a senior I’d like to see how she steps up and does it”
Fort Collins (5A) and Battle Mountain (4A) head the preseason hockey rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
The 2020 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 head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created from the results of the coaches’ vote.
Because there will be two football seasons during the 2020-21 school year, this is the all-state football team for Season A. There will be a separate all-state football team released for Season C.
A week after losing to Rampart, Fountain-Fort Carson got revenge with a 33-17 win on Friday night.
The eighth-ranked Trojans took a 13-10 lead just before halftime, then pushed the lead to 19-10 in the third quarter.
Rampart cut it to 19-17 midway through the third, but Fountain-Fort Carson responded to go up 26-17 on a touchdown pass from Tavian Tuli to Joshua Williams, and then scored again in the fourth quarter after to make it 33-17.
FFC finishes the regular season at 5-1, while Rampart is now 4-2.
The two teams matched up for a second-straight week due to COVID causing quarantines for their originally-scheduled opponents.
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3A/4A: (5) Pueblo South 35, Vista Ridge 28
In another matchup that spawned out of COVID quarantines, South held off Vista Ridge’s last-minute drive to secure the win.
The Colts’ defense, which gave up 21 points (Vista Ridge had a return score), was the difference.
“Our kids are just absolutely resilient and tough,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “Everything we expect out of them everything we desire out of them, that’s what they were tonight.
“It just came down to our kids made a coupe of plays, put a little pressure on the quarterback,” Goddard said. “Our secondary played lights out, our linebackers played well, and our defensive line hung in there and tried to get after a really good quarterback.”
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3A: (3) Durango 27, (10) Canon City 13
Playing without two top players due to quarantines, Durango held off a very good Canon City team to finish the regular season 5-0.
“Every week has been a struggle,” Durango coach David Vogt told the Scoreboard Show. “You never know what’s going to happen week-to-week. … For our kids to rally, it just shows the kind of kids we have here.”
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1A: (6) Hotchkiss 49, Cedaredge 7
Hotchkiss won as Mordecai White had three touchdowns and 141 yards on nine carries.
The Bulldogs are 6-0.
“We’ve been building toward this,” Hotchkiss coach Curtis Hintz told the Scoreboard Show. “Last year, we were kind of there knocking on the door. … Kids left hungry. They’ve done a good job in the weight room. And, of course, with the year that it’s been with COVID, they’ve done a good job of controlling what they can control. It’s paid off during the regular season, and we’re looking forward to seeing how the bracket unfolds.”
4A No. 1 Dakota Ridge finished the regular season with a 51-0 win over Chatfield. The Eagles are now 6-0. “I’ve been at Dakota Ridge for 25 years — it’s probably the best team we’ve ever had,” coach Ron Woitalewicz told the Scoreboard Show. His team is in contention for the top seed in the 4A playoffs — which are expected to be deep. “This is probably as deep as I’ve seen 4A in a long time, in terms of the quality of teams out there,” Woitalewicz added. A photo gallery is available here.
In 6-man, No. 1 Fleming beat No. 4 Granada 49-44.
Simla, No. 9 in 8-man, beat Dolores Huerta 40-0. Coletin Mazerall rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns.
5A No. 7 Fairview topped Castle View 49-36 in a back-and-forth game. Quarterback Liam O’Brien threw for 382 yards and five scores. Grant Page had a heck of a game at receiver: 13 catches, 224 yards, four touchdowns.
