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  • Regis Jesuit girls basketball No. 1 in preseason 5A rankings

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    Regis Jesuit girls basketball leads the preseason 5A poll. (Ray Chen/arrayphoto.com)

    Regis Jesuit girls basketball, winner of the last two Class 5A titles, heads the classification’s preseason poll.

    The Raiders received 11 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, which was released Monday. They also had 139 overall points, edging preseason No. 2 Broomfield (130).

    Regis hasn’t lost to an in-state team since dropping a game to ThunderRidge in Feb. 2013. That’s a span of 28 consecutive wins against Colorado teams. The school is also 42-1 against in-state teams since the start of the 2012-13 season.

    Broomfield lost in last season’s 4A title game, and is making the move to 5A this season.

    Grandview is No. 3, and No. 4 Highlands Ranch and No. 5 Fossil Ridge round out the top 5.

    Also ranked in the preseason are No. 6 Lakewood, No. 7 Cherry Creek, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Horizon and No. 10 ThunderRidge.

    In 4A, Valor Christian is the preseason No. 1. Pueblo South is No. 2, and defending champion Mesa Ridge is No. 3. Holy Family, winner of last year’s 3A title which has moved up to 4A, is No. 7.

    Sterling leads 3A’s preseason poll. Pagosa Springs, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2.

    Yuma is the favorite in 2A. It was runner-up last season to Lutheran, which opens as No. 3.

    Briggsdale heads the 1A ranking. Defending champion Norwood is No. 3.

    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 Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Regis Jesuit (11) 0-0 139
    2 Broomfield (3) 0-0 130
    3 Grandview 0-0 116
    4 Highlands Ranch (1) 0-0 104
    5 Fossil Ridge (1) 0-0 89
    6 Lakewood 0-0 74
    7 Cherry Creek 0-0 59
    8 Rampart 0-0 46
    9 Horizon 0-0 40
    10 ThunderRidge 0-0 29
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 16, Poudre 11, Dakota Ridge 7, Arapahoe 6, Mountain Vista 4, Denver East 2, Legacy 2, Pine Creek 2, Castle View 1, Palmer 1, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Valor Christian (8) 0-0 110
    2 Pueblo South (1) 0-0 87
    3 Sand Creek 0-0 83
    4 Mesa Ridge (3) 0-0 75
    5 Pueblo West (1) 0-0 50
    6 D’Evelyn 0-0 44
    7 Holy Family 0-0 42
    8 Montrose 0-0 29
    9 Pueblo East 0-0 28
    10 Silver Creek 0-0 21
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 18, Green Mountain 17, Palmer Ridge 17, Air Academy 14, Mullen 12, Sierra 12, Glenwood Springs 10, Elizabeth 9, Thompson Valley 7, Vista Ridge 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Windsor 5, Palisade 3, Standley Lake 3, Falcon 2, Canon City 1, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1, Mead 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sterling (4) 0-0 93
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 0-0 84
    3 Lutheran (3) 0-0 75
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 0-0 62
    5 Eaton 0-0 61
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 43
    7 Machebeuf 0-0 37
    8 Lamar 0-0 30
    9 Peak to Peak 0-0 27
    10 Olathe 0-0 22
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 19, Platte Valley 19, Centauri 17, Trinidad 15, Strasburg 12, La Junta 9, Salida 9, Kent Denver 8, Buena Vista 6, Valley 6, Moffat County 3, Monte Vista 2, Grand Valley 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (8) 0-0 96
    2 Hoehne (1) 0-0 82
    3 Caliche 0-0 71
    4 Peyton (1) 0-0 68
    5 Akron 0-0 63
    6 Paonia 0-0 47
    7 Meeker 0-0 41
    8 Rye 0-0 21
    9 Sanford 0-0 16
    10 Simla 0-0 13
    Others receiving votes:
    Dayspring Christian 6, Del Norte 6, Sargent 5, Highland 4, Sedgwick County 4, Ellicott 3, Clear Creek 2, Ridgway 2.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Briggsdale (4) 0-0 88
    2 Idalia (2) 0-0 82
    3 Norwood (3) 0-0 78
    4 Eads 0-0 58
    5 Shining Mountain 0-0 48
    6 Cheraw 0-0 41
    7 Fleming 0-0 35
    8 Kit Carson 0-0 29
    9 Community Christian (1) 0-0 22
    10 Otis 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 8, Elbert 6, Gilpin County 6, Hi-Plains 4, La Veta 4, Sangre De Cristo 4, Weldon Valley 4, Kim 3, South Baca 3, Flagler 2, Springfield 2, Wiley 2, Jim Elliot 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.

  • Football roundup: Ralston Valley pulls off miraculous win on 56-yard field goal

    Ralston Valley's Collin Root kicks the game-winning 56-yard field goal. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
    Ralston Valley’s Collin Root kicks the game-winning 56-yard field goal. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Ralston Valley looked to be the first major upset victim of the Class 5A football playoffs.

    Then senior Collin Root drilled a 56-yard field goal on the final play of the Mustangs’ second-round game against Eaglecrest. It made for an unbelievable, miraculous 44-43 win.

    “56-yarder, with that kind of pressure, by Collin Root, it’s just an unbelievable kick,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show on Friday night.

    Ralston Valley's Collin Root reacts to kicking the game-winning field goal against Eaglecrest. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
    Ralston Valley’s Collin Root reacts to kicking the game-winning field goal against Eaglecrest. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    The two teams slugged it out the entire night, with Eaglecrest methodically marching down and kicking what looked to be a game-winning field goal with 38 seconds left following a fumble recovery.

    But Ralston Valley got one last crack. With Eaglecrest in a prevent defense, and despite having just one timeout, the Mustangs dialed up three straight run plays — two by Kyle Rush, another by Andrew Wingard — to drive down to Eaglecrest’s 39-yard-line with 3.3 seconds remaining.

    With the famous Legacy Stadium wind at his back, Root stepped up and drilled the kick. Eaglecrest coach Mike Schmitt later told the Aurora Sentinel that he thought the odds of it going through the uprights was “1 percent.”

    “He’s such a heck of a kicker, and he’s hit 55 in practice multiple times,” Loyd said. “The key word being ‘practice.’ Different story with the game on the line in order to keep moving on.”

    Root entered the game having hit 2-of-4 field goals this season, with a long of 43.

    “It was unbelievable,” Loyd said. “It was pretty exciting for our guys. We’ve actually been out there three times before, and lost heartbreakers, so we were able to win that one.”

    The Mustangs, a No. 1 seed, move on to host No. 2 Fairview in the quarterfinals.

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    4A: (13) Falcon 28, (4) Denver South 13

    Matt Bastian, Josiah Hall, Jeff Vela and Wyatt Aaberg each had rushing touchdowns for the Falcons, who pulled the biggest upset of 4A’s first round.

    “We knew we had to go on the road and battle against a really tough team, and our kids really came together and found a way to get it done tonight,” Brian Green, Falcon’s co-head coach, told the Scoreboard Show.

    It was Vela’s score in the third quarter which made it 21-7 as Falcon announced the upset potential to the state. The Rebels did cut it to 21-13 later in the third quarter, but Aaberg’s touchdown put the game away.

    Falcon did a great job of containing South’s ground game, as well, and actually didn’t allow a rushing touchdown.

    Denver South entered the game averaging 323.7 rushing yards per game. Falcon held the Rebels to 35 yards on 29 carries.

    “It’s just an incredible job by our kids,” Green said. “It was a great gameplan, and just attacking. We weren’t sitting back waiting for them — but just attacking and running downhill on defense.”

    Falcon jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the game. It advances to play Pueblo South in the quarterfinals, a team that beat the Falcons 24-21 on Sept. 19. Falcon will host.

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    4A: (5) Pueblo South 20, (12) Greeley West 7

    Ray Mitchell had two rushing touchdowns to spot Pueblo South a 14-0 lead in the first half and the Colts never looked back en route to the win. The defense had an outstanding night, as well.

    “I can’t give enough praise to our defense and what they did, and getting off the field in key situations, and making plays,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told the Scoreboard Show. “Our kids just stepped up.”

    Nate Spinuzzi also kicked a pair of 23-yard field goals in the win. The final came on a long, time-consuming drive which put the game out of reach.

    “It’s a tribute to our offensive line, and credit to those guys up front, and our backs,” Goddard said. They did a fantastic job of just grinding it out and getting first downs.”

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    5A: (2) Fairview 45, (3) Overland 27

    Quarterback Johnny Feauto threw four first-half touchdown passes, three to Tim Ryan, as Fairview opened a 28-0 halftime lead and never looked back.

    “To be able to get that halftime lead was a great start,” Fairview coach Tom McCartney told the Scoreboard Show.

    Feauto finished with five touchdown passes, and Ryan also added a 65-yard rushing touchdown.

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    Short stuff

    • Arickaree/Woodlin carved out a spot in 6-man’s championship game with a 72-22 win over Fleming in the semifinals.
    • No. 2 Fort Collins beat No. 15 Rampart 49-6 in 4A. The Lambkins get a rematch with Longmont next. “We had to battle the elements,” coach Eric Rice told the Scoreboard Show. “The skies opened up and it pretty much poured the whole second half, and we didn’t see that in the forecast. I’m proud of our kids for being able to adjust.”
    • Two No. 1 seeds in 5A just rolled in running clock wins: Cherry Creek beat No. 4 Bear Creek 56-21, and Grandview beat No. 5 Lakewood 40-0.
    • Another big win for a top seed in 5A: No. 2 Valor Christian beat No. 3 Mountain Vista 44-0. Quarterback Dylan McCaffrey threw for 318 yards and two touchdowns.
    • One more: No. 2 Regis Jesuit 44, Heritage 0. Alec Barnes rushed for three touchdowns.
    • In 4A, No. 7 Longmont beat No. 10 Pueblo Centennial 26-7. Longmont has won seven straight games after a 1-3 start. “It’s super-exciting to be able to do that,” coach Doug Johnson told the Scoreboard Show. “It’s just a tough-minded group of kids.”
    • Discovery Canyon, 3A’s top seed, easily handled No. 16 Berthoud, 41-0. It’s actually the first playoff win in school history. “We talked a little bit about it, and just about the disappointing exit of the previous two seasons,” coach Shawn Mitchell told the Scoreboard Show. “I feel like this group just has a different mentality. I don’t think they had too much anxiety about that. I think that they were just focused on being 1-0 at the end of this week. But for the program itself, it was a big hurdle to get over.”

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  • State gymnastics results: Individual event finals

    THORNTON — Complete results from the second day of the Class 4A and 5A state gymnastics meets, which featured the finals for all individual events.

    Results for all events are below.
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    Individual event finals

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  • Football roundup: Rocky Mountain holds firm to hold on and beat ThunderRidge

    Fairview Rocky Mountain football
    Rocky Mountain coach Mark Brook, pictured during a game earlier this season, led his squad to a win over ThunderRidge in the 5A football playoffs. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    ThunderRidge stood on Rocky Mountain’s 3-yard-line with one second to play. Score a touchdown, and you win.

    Well, for Rocky, it was, hold firm and you win. The No. 2-seeded Lobos did just that, notching a sack on the final play to preserve a 7-3 win over No. 7 ThunderRidge in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We couldn’t get things going offensively, but we battled back at the end and we were able to make a stop when we needed to,” Rocky Mountain coach Mark Brook told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “It was pretty darn close.”

    The game’s only touchdown came when Rocky’s Tausolia Liufau recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter.

    “I was on a blitz and saw Scottie (Creighton) knock the ball out,” Liufau told the Fort Collins Coloradoan. “It was a great play by him. I just jumped on it in the endzone.”

    Rocky Mountain will play Fountain-Fort Carson in the second round. The Trojans beat Westminster 35-6 on Friday night.

    “I know for a fact that that’s an athletically gifted team,” Brook said. “They have a couple of people who are really special, and that’s a hard-nosed football team.”

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    2A playoffs: (7) Montezuma-Cortez 40, (10) St. Mary’s 37

    In the lone 2A playoff game of the night, Montezuma-Cortez built up a 33-7 lead at halftime, only to watch it slowly evaporate in the third quarter, and again the fourth.

    Eventually, St. Mary’s rattled off 30 unanswered points to take a 37-33 lead with two minutes remaining. But Montezuma-Cortez was able to rally itself for the win.

    “We thought we had it in the bag at the halftime, and I told our kids, ‘We have one more half.’ They didn’t show up until the last two minutes of that game,” Montezuma-Cortez coach Casey Coulter told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a wild one.

    “We came out flat (in the second half). And hat’s off to St. Mary’s,” Coulter said. “I mean they were a different team in the second half. They did everything right, we did everything wrong. And you can’t do that. We got lucky.”

    According to Colorado Preps, it is the first postseason win for Montezuma-Cortez in 57 years.

    The Panthers will play the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 2 Kent Denver and No. 15 La Junta in the second round.

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    3A: (1) Discovery Canyon 34, (10) Canon City 31 (OT)

    The top-ranked Thunder narrowly escaped the upset in this one.

    Canon City actually had a shot at a winning field goal in the final seconds of regulation, but the kicking team couldn’t get lined up in time before the clock ran out.

    In overtime, Canon City kicked a field goal — and then Discovery Canyon’s Spencer Chambers scored the winning 1-yard touchdown on the ensuing possession.

    With the win, Discovery Canyon is likely to end up as No. 1 in the final Wild Card points. The 3A bracket will be set on Sunday.

    Canon City wide receiver Zach Manchester had 18 catches in the game, according to the Canon City Daily Record. That is the fourth-highest mark in state history.

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    3A: Delta 27, (8) Palisade 24 (OT)

    Likely needing a win to make the 3A playoff field, Delta first tied the game with a 21-yard field goal from Abraham Ontiveros with 20 seconds left in regulation.

    Ontiveros then hit a second field goal in overtime to pull off the upset.

    “We got to about the 3 (yard-line) and couldn’t quite get it in (during regulation), and (Ontiveros) banged it in,” Delta coach Ben Johnson told the Scoreboard Show. “Then in overtime, we had intercepted a pass, so we ran it a couple of times and lined him up in the middle, and he hit that one through.

    “He’s just a good, clutch kid and he made some big plays for us.”

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    5A playoffs: (2) Fairview 41, (7) Castle View 21

    Fairview Castle View football
    Fairview’s Johnny Feauto (17) celebrates with teammates after winning Friday night. More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    For a little while, Fairview looked to be in a bit of trouble.

    Heading into the fourth quarter, the second-seeded Knights led No. 7 Castle View just 20-13 and faced 4th-and-1 at their own 47.

    Well, junior Carlo Kemp rumbled for 20 yards to pick up that first down. Two plays later, Jason Harvey scored — and Fairview exhaled.

    “We did a nice job of overcoming some things tonight,” Kemp told BoCoPreps.com after the game.

    Fairview quarterback Johnny Feauto threw for 395 yards and two touchdowns, according to the paper.

    The Knights advance to play No. 3 Overland in the next round. The Trailblazers beat No. 6 Denver East 45-21 on Friday night.

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     5A playoffs: (2) Valor Christian 48, (7) Horizon 12

    This one, too, had the makings of an upset early.

    Valor Christian led just 7-6 late in the second quarter, but a 15-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Sid Turnbull-Fraser just before the half made it 14-6 at the break.

    The Eagles then scored on their first possession of the second half, and got an interception return for a touchdown from Eric Lee Jr. on Horizon’s first drive to break the game open.

    McCaffrey finished 18-of-23 passing for 166 yards and three touchdowns, while Stone Watson rushed for 158 yards on 17 carries.

    Brian Dawkins Jr. also had an interception for Valor, his fourth of the season.

    Valor Christian will next play Mountain Vista, which beat Cherokee Trail in the first round.

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    Notables

    • Greeley West staved off near disaster with a game-winning stop in overtime. Loveland nearly pulled off an upset in regulation, but a short field goal missed wide. In overtime, after Alex Silva’s 28-yard kick, the Spartans’ defense sacked Loveland quarterback Ayden Eberhardt on fourth down to preserve the win. Had Greeley West lost to the Indians (3-7), it was in danger from dropping out of the 4A playoff field. With the win, it appears safe.
    • No. 5 Lakewood beat No. 4 Prairie View in the 5A playoffs, 27-9. Prairie actually led 3-0 at halftime. “I think our kids were a little uptight in the first half,” Lakewood coach Jeff Braun told the Scoreboard Show. “I just told them, ‘Relax. We’ll make a few adjustments and we’ll go play.’ … Once we got up on them 7-3, the momentum swung to our side.”
    • Also in the 5A playoffs, Columbine, a No. 5 seed, handled No. 4 Rangeview 48-7.
    • Eaglecrest pulled away from Legacy with a 28-point fourth quarter to win a 5A playoff game, 49-27. It was another No. 5 seed beating a No. 4.
    • The lone No. 4 seed to win in the 5A playoffs was Bear Creek, which beat No. 5 Fossil Ridge 42-16.
    • Those upsets noted, higher-seeded teams in the 5A playoffs are 12-3 to this point.
    • Grandview, a No. 1 seed, rolled Brighton 51-0. Five different players had rushing touchdowns for the Wolves, led by Chuk Obinnah’s two.
    • There was just one playoff game Friday night in 1A: No. 2 Buena Vista beat No. 15 Hotchkiss, 41-7.

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  • 5A volleyball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 5A regional volleyball tournaments in 2014.

    Order of play at each regional: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2.

    All regional winners advance to the state tournament. Regional champions are in bold.

    Printable bracket: Download PDF

    Go to region: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

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    Region 1
    Site: Eaglecrest
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    1 Eaglecrest 2 0
    24 ThunderRidge 1 1
    36 Liberty 0 2
    Schedule
    Eaglecrest def. Liberty, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-15)
    ThunderRidge def. Liberty, 3-2
    Eaglecrest def. ThunderRidge, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-19)

    Region 2
    Site: Grandview HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    2 Grandview 2 0
    23 Bear Creek 1 0
    35 Monarch 0 2
    Schedule
    Grandview def. Monarch, 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-10)
    Bear Creek def. Monarch, 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-12)
    Grandview def. Bear Creek, 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-19)

    Region 3
    Site: Regis Jesuit HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 1 p.m.
    Seed School W L
    3 Regis Jesuit 2 0
    22 Coronado 1 1
    34 Boulder 0 2
    Schedule
    Regis Jesuit def. Boulder, 3-1
    Coronado def. Boulder, 3-1
    Regis Jesuit def. Coronado, 3-2

    Region 4
    Site: Rampart HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    4 Rampart 2 0
    21 Mountain Vista 1 1
    33 Fort Collins 0 2
    Schedule
    Rampart def. Fort Collins, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-17)
    Mountain Vista def. Fort Collins, 3-2 (19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-7)
    Rampart def. Mountain Vista, 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-15)

    Region 5
    Site: Chaparral HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    5 Chaparral 2 0
    20 Lakewood 1 1
    32 Smoky Hill 0 2
    Schedule
    Chaparral def. Smoky Hill, 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-15)
    Lakewood def. Smoky Hill, 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-17)
    Chaparral def. Lakewood, 3-1 (25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 25-14)

    Region 6
    Site: Pine Creek HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    6 Pine Creek 2 0
    19 Denver East 1 1
    31 Heritage 0 2
    Schedule
    Pine Creek def. Heritage, 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-16)
    Denver East def. Heritage, 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18)
    Pine Creek def. Denver East, 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-22)

    Region 7
    Site: Cherokee Trail HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    7 Cherokee Trail 2 0
    18 Rock Canyon 1 1
    30 Brighton 0 2
    Schedule
    Cherokee Trail def. Brighton, 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16)
    Rock Canyon def. Brighton, 3-0 (25-20, 29-27, 27-25)
    Cherokee Trail def. Rock Canyon, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-23)

    Region 8
    Site: Douglas County HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    8 Douglas County 1 1
    17 Chatfield 2 0
    29 Broomfield 0 2
    Schedule
    Douglas County def. Broomfield, 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20)
    Chatfield def. Broomfield, 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20)
    Chatfield def. Douglas County, 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21)

    Region 9
    Site: Cherry Creek HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    9 Cherry Creek 2 0
    16 Castle View 0 2
    28 Loveland 1 1
    Schedule
    Cherry Creek def. Loveland, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20)
    Loveland def. Castle View, 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-20)
    Cherry Creek def. Castle View, 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-22)

    Region 10
    Site: Fairview HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    10 Fairview 2 0
    15 Arapahoe 0 2
    27 Rangeview 1 1
    Schedule
    Fairview def. Rangeview, 3-2 (26-28, 25-18, 17-25, 28-26, 15-13)
    Rangeview def. Arapahoe, 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-9)
    Fairview def. Arapahoe, 3-1 (25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 25-20)

    Region 11
    Site: Ralston Valley HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    11 Ralston Valley 1 1
    14 Highlands Ranch 1 1
    26 Rocky Mountain 1 1
    Schedule
    Ralston Valley def. Rocky Mountain, 3-1 (25-20, 25-14, 24-26, 25-23)
    Rocky Mountain def. Highlands Ranch, 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 16-14)
    Highlands Ranch def. Ralston Valley, 3-1
    Tiebreak 1: Rocky Moutain def. Ralston Valley, 1-0 (25-15)
    Tiebreak 2: Highlands Ranch def. Rocky Mountain, 1-0 (25-15)

    Region 12
    Site: Legend HS
    Date: Nov. 1, 10 a.m.
    Seed School W L
    12 Legend 2 0
    13 Fossil Ridge 1 1
    25 Prairie View 0 2
    Schedule
    Legend def. Prairie View, 3-0
    Fossil Ridge def. Prairie View, 3-0
    Legend def. Fossil Ridge, 3-2

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    CHSAA regional seeding/pairing procedure

    1. All league champions will automatically earn a berth to regionals.

    2. The remaining teams (up to 36) will be selected based on the MaxPreps Rankings published at the end of the regular season.

    3. Teams will then be seeded on the CHSAA regional seeding criteria:

    • The MaxPreps rankings will be the primary consideration
    • The CHSAA Seeding Committee will only make changes based on splitting up league opponents and geographical considerations (if and when possible)

    4. Teams seeded Nos. 1-12 will host regionals.

    5. All regional winners will automatically advance to the state champions

  • 5A football state playoff bracket

    Football’s 2014 state playoff bracket for Class 5A.

    2014 CHSAA State Football Playoffs CHSAA 5A Football Playoffs

  • Playoff football brackets for five classes released on Sunday

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    Grandview is one of four No. 1 seeds in Class 5A football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    AURORA — Grandview, Ralston Valley, Pomona and Cherry Creek all got No. 1 seeds when the Class 5A football bracket was released on Sunday.

    All four teams are the top seeds in their respective quadrants — which is a new format for this season. The classification kept a 32-team bracket, but instead of seeding teams Nos. 1-32, the seeding committee seeded four quadrants with Nos. 1-8 apiece.

    The seeding committee is also a new addition this season. Previously, the 32-team bracket was set strictly by Wild Card points standings, with a few changes up or down one seed to avoid league matchups. This year, the 32 qualifiers were again set by the Wild Card points — which were released on Sunday morning — but the committee true-seeded the field based on a number of different criteria, including head-to-head, and an RPI ranking system.

    No. 2 seeds include Rocky Mountain, Fairview, Valor Christian and Regis Jesuit. No. 3s are Fountain-Fort Carson, Overland, Mountain Vista and Doherty.

    Among first-round matchups are No. 4 Prairie View vs. No. 5 Lakewood, No. 3 Mountain Vista vs. No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 4 Legacy vs. No. 5 Eaglecrest, and No. 3 Doherty vs. No. 6 Heritage.

    Valor Christian is the defending champion, having won five consecutive titles over three classifications.

    Teams can begin play this weekend. The semifinals are the weekend of Nov. 22 at home sites, with the championship No. 29 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

    The full 5A bracket can be found here.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets also came out on Sunday.

    2A’s top seed is Brush, which will faces Moffat County in the first round. No. 2 is Kent Denver, No. 3 is Strasburg and No. 4 is Lamar. Also hosting first-round games are No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Platte Valley, No. 7 Montezuma-Cortez and No. 8 Faith Christian.

    Platte Valley is the defending champion.

    See the full 16-team 2A bracket here.

    In 1A, Paonia earned the top seed. The defending champion will host No. 16 Wiggins in the first round of the 16-team playoff.

    Other hosts in 1A include No. 2 Buena Vista, No. 3 Meeker, No. 4 Resurrection Christian, No. 5 Centauri, No. 6 Rye, No. 7 Crowley County and No. 8 Wray.

    See the entire 1A bracket here.

    Dayspring Christian, also a defending champion, nabbed the top seed in 8-man. It will host No. 16 Elbert to kick off its title defense.

    Arickaree/Woodlin Stratton/Liberty football
    Arickaree/Woodlin is the No. 1 seed in 6-man. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Caliche, No. 4 Granada, No. 5 Akron, No. 6 Sangre de Cristo, No. 7 Simla and No. 8 Vail Christian will also host games in the first round of the 16-team field.

    Find the full 8-man bracket here.

    In 6-man, Arickaree/Woodlin is the top seed of the eight-team field. It plays No. 8 North Park in the first round.

    Other teams hosting games in the first round include No. 2 Eads, No. 3 Peetz and No. 4 Fleming.

    Defending champion Stratton/Liberty did not make the eight-team field.

    See the entire 6-man bracket here.

    The 2A, 1A and 8-man championship games are No. 22. 6-man’s title game is Nov. 15.

  • Photos: Broomfield beats Lakewood in 5A boys soccer tourney

    BROOMFIELD — No. 12-seeded Broomfield got goals from Cody Ewing, Porter Milner and Chris Sharkey in beating No. 21 Lakewood in the first round of the Class 5A boys soccer tournament on Thursday.

    Eagles goalkeeper Michael Genge made four saves in notching the shutout.

  • Arvada West boys soccer shuts out Lakewood to close out regular season

    Arvada West sophomore Brendan Patterson (18) gets a shot past Lakewood junior goalkeeper Hector Moreno (far left) as Lakewood sophomore Andrew Efaw (3) looks on Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. Patterson's goal helped A-West score a 2-0 victory against the Tigers. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Arvada West sophomore Brendan Patterson (18) gets a shot past Lakewood junior goalkeeper Hector Moreno (far left) as Lakewood sophomore Andrew Efaw (3) looks on Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. Patterson’s goal helped A-West score a 2-0 victory against the Tigers. (Dennis Pleuss)

    LAKEWOOD — Arvada West has to play the waiting game after finishing off its regular season Monday night at Lakewood Memorial Field.

    The three-time defending Class 5A Jeffco League champions scored a 2-0 victory against Lakewood. The win locked up a postseason berth for the Wildcats (9-6, 6-1 in league).

    “We did what we had to do in winning out,” A-West coach Troy Gette said of his team winning four straight conference games after losing to league-leading Ralston Valley in overtime two weeks ago. “As long as we are getting better and building momentum toward the playoffs that’s our goal at this point.”

    Lakewood junior Logan Pocsik (18) elevates for a header over Arvada West junior Dylan Snyder (20) during the first half Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. A-West took a 2-0 victory to clinch a postseason berth. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Lakewood junior Logan Pocsik (18) elevates for a header over Arvada West junior Dylan Snyder (20) during the first half Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. A-West took a 2-0 victory to clinch a postseason berth. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Ralston Valley (8-5, 6-0) plays its league finale against Columbine at 4 p.m. Friday at Lakewood Memorial. The Mustangs scored four second-half goals Monday night at the North Area Athletic Complex to defeat Bear Creek 4-0 for their eighth straight victory and come one win away from running the league table.

    Columbine, No. 10 in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A boys soccer poll, and Chatfield are also in the mix for postseason bids.

    “It shows you how good (5A) Jeffco is this year,” A-West junior goalie Andy Fendel said of the balance in the conference this season. “I think realistically we could have four or five teams in the playoffs this year. It will be really interesting to see how the seeding shakes out.”

    A-West has had a rollcoaster season. The Wildcats went through a five-game losing streak during a 10-day stretch in early September, but closed the regular season winning seven of eight games.

    The Wildcats kept their positive momentum going Monday against Lakewood (6-8, 4-3). The Tigers had won four straight coming into Monday’s game and were eyeing a fifth to claim one of the three automatic playoff bids 5A Jeffco receives. The remainder of the squads will have to hope they get one of the 11 at-large bids.

    “Both teams knew what they were playing for,” Gette said. “It was a playoff atmosphere game.”

    A-West broke the scoreless tie late in the first half. Sophomore Brendan Patterson knocked in a rebound off a header from junior teammate Kyler Fowkes in the 38th minute. Lakewood senior Sergio Gomez tried to clear the shot from Patterson right at the goal line, but the sideline official ruled the ball crossed the line.

    “It went in by a couple of inches,” Fowkes said. “It was past the line.”

    Fowkes found the back of the net in the 68th minute scoring his team-leading 10th goal of the season to give the Wildcats a 2-0 cushion. Senior Brandon Oeltjenbruns did some nice work in the corner before getting the ball to Fowkes.

    “I was just trying to get in a place where I could help him (Oeltjenbruns) out,” Fowkes said. “Once he got it to me I was able to get past a defender and finish it.”

    A-West would like to finish it season in better fashion then the previous three years where the Wildcats have been bounced from the playoffs in the first round.

    “Get out of the first round and see how it goes from there,” Fowkes said of A-West’s focus.

    The Wildcats will have time to heal up before postseason play begins Oct. 23. Gette hopes to get senior and starting center back Drew Bender back for the playoffs. Bender has been out with a shoulder injury.

    Lakewood wraps up its regular season with a non-league road game 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fountain-Fort Carson. It will be the last chance for the Tigers to make their case to the seeding committee. Pairing for the 32-team state tournament will be posted on CHSAANow.com on Sunday.

    Lakewood senior Juan Lujan (5) and Arvada West sophomore Ethan Weslar (8) battle for control of the ball Monday at Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Lakewood senior Juan Lujan (5) and Arvada West sophomore Ethan Weslar (8) battle for control of the ball Monday at Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Arvada West junior Kyler Fowkes (10) looks to make a move at midfield Monday in the regular-season finale for the Wildcats. Fowkes scored his 10th goal of the season in A-West's 2-0 victory against Lakewood. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Arvada West junior Kyler Fowkes (10) looks to make a move at midfield Monday in the regular-season finale for the Wildcats. Fowkes scored his 10th goal of the season in A-West’s 2-0 victory against Lakewood. (Dennis Pleuss)

  • Photos: Third-ranked Ralston Valley football beats Lakewood

    ARVADA — No. 3 Ralston Valley moved to 6-0 with a 47-14 win over Lakewood on Thursday night.