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  • 5A volleyball poll adds Fruita Monument at No. 9

    Fruita Monument is the lone newcomer to this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A volleyball poll.

    All five No. 1 teams remained the same.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (10) 12-2 134 1 2-0
    2 Arapahoe (1) 13-1 124 2 2-0
    3 Fossil Ridge (3) 12-0 114 3 2-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 12-2 88 6 2-0
    5 Doherty 11-3 78 7 1-0
    6 Cherry Creek 11-3 72 4 1-1
    7 Eaglecrest 10-3 54 5 1-1
    8 Mountain Vista 12-4 43 8 3-0
    9 Fruita Monument 11-2 25 – 1-0
    10 Lakewood 10-4 14 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 10, Rampart 10, Rangeview 8, Highlands Ranch 3, Fort Collins 2.
    Dropped out
    Cherokee Trail (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (8) 13-1 142 1 2-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (3) 12-1 130 2 2-0
    3 Longmont (3) 12-0 123 3 2-0
    4 Air Academy 11-3 91 4 1-2
    5 Thomas Jefferson (1) 13-0 82 5 3-0
    6 Ponderosa 10-5 58 7 2-0
    7 Montrose 11-2 57 9 1-0
    8 Valor Christian 8-2 37 6 0-1
    9 Niwot 14-4 28 – 4-2
    10 Coronado 10-3 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 18, Battle Mountain 13, Elizabeth 10, Roosevelt 7, Pueblo West 5, Windsor 4, Fort Morgan 1, Pueblo Centennial 1.
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (8), Silver Creek (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (6) 16-0 77 1 2-0
    2 Valley 11-3 65 2 2-1
    3 Eaton (2) 13-1 57 3 7-0
    4 Platte Valley 10-4 46 5 5-2
    5 Bayfield 11-2 42 4 2-0
    6 Holy Family 11-3 41 7 2-1
    7 Gunnison 14-3 34 6 1-0
    8 Sterling 9-3 28 8 2-1
    9 Coal Ridge 13-1 20 9 2-0
    10 Lamar 13-2 14 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Lupton 10, Olathe 3, University 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (3) 13-0 73 1 2-0
    2 Fowler (3) 15-0 72 2 3-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 13-1 68 3 2-0
    4 Paonia 14-0 54 4 3-0
    5 Sangre de Cristo 14-1 36 5 2-0
    6 Sargent 12-2 34 6 2-0
    7 Lyons 10-4 23 8 2-1
    8 Yuma 10-4 17 – 2-0
    9 C.S. School 13-1 13 7 1-0
    10 Akron 9-5 12 – 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 11, Simla 10, Dayspring Christian 9, Byers 2, Denver Christian 2, Rye 2, Del Norte 1, Ridgway 1.
    Dropped out
    Simla (9), Swink (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (7) 13-1 79 1 3-0
    2 Otis (1) 14-1 71 2 2-0
    3 Eads 13-0 58 3 4-0
    4 Fleming 11-3 55 4 2-1
    5 Flagler 11-2 50 5 3-1
    6 Dove Creek 16-0 41 7 3-0
    7 Hi-Plains 12-4 25 8 4-1
    8 Stratton 7-4 18 6 1-2
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 12-1 13 10 3-0
    10 Vail Christian 11-4 12 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    La Veta 8, Idalia 4, Cheraw 3, Edison 3, Genoa Hugo/Karval 1.
    Dropped out
    Edison (9).

  • Football roundup: No. 8 Pine Creek storms back to beat No. 2 Falcon

    The big showdown down South took a turn at halftime.

    Trailing second-ranked Falcon 13-8, No. 8 Pine Creek scored the game’s final 21 points en route to a 29-13 win in Class 4A football.

    “We made some adjustments at halftime and really came out and played well,” Pine Creek coach Todd Miller told ColoradoPreps.com’s Built Ford Tough Scoreboard Show on Friday night. “We got them off the field, our offense controlled the second half, and that was able to keep (Falcon star Kalen Ballage) from carrying the ball. We’ve got a chance of winning when he’s not carrying it.”

    Ballage did finish the game with 196 yards and two scores.

    “We kind of took a punch in our mouth in the first half — playing in about 40 mile-per-hour winds — and we were able to adjust,” Miller told the Scoreboard Show. “Our kids just controlled the line of scrimmage and Scott Savage and James Fisher had space and they found creases, and we were able to get up on people. And Lavanson Coffey, our blocking fullback, just had a great game and we just kind of went back to old-fashioned football, running between the tackles and getting chunks of yardage and able to put some points on the board.”

    Pine Creek is now 3-0 against 4A competition. The Eagles opened 1-2 against 5A foes Fountain-Fort Carson, Lakewood and Columbine.

    “Going through Columbine, going through Lakewood and Fountain-Fort Carson prepared us for this (game against Falcon),” Miller said. “We had a couple of tough losses early, but we went through some hard practices and hard losses against tough, physical teams and they pay dividends on nights like tonight.”

    The other monster game on Friday night ended with No. 2 Palisade nipping No. 1 Rifle in 3A, 28-27. The Bulldogs’ Levi Hoaglund found John Goff with 17 seconds remaining to secure the win.

    “We had a group of guys that just persevered and hung with it,” Palisade coach Joe Ramunno told the Scoreboard Show.

    Palisade trailed 27-14 at halftime.

    “That’s just kind of the nature of kids that we have here at Palisade,” Ramunno said. “It’s been that way for many, many years — you can go back to the 50s. They’re tough guys that just kind of hang in there. And we got out-played tonight. I really felt like we were outplayed for almost three-and-a-half quarters. Very fortunate to come out with a win, and they just have that mentality: there’s a lot of fight in that dog.”

    At the 5A level, it was another week of destruction. No. 2 Chatfield lost to unranked Columbine in a wild game, No. 8 Cherry Creek topped No. 4 Cherokee Trail and Overland upset No. 7 Grandview, beating the Wolves for the first time in a very long time. Since 2004, Overland was 0-9 against Grandview and was outscored 103-336 over that span.

    Mullen very nearly took down No. 10 Arapahoe, but the Warriors survived in overtime, 27-21. Arapahoe was up 21-0 at halftime.

    When the dust cleared, it left Fairview as 5A’s lone remaining unbeaten team. The Knights (5-0) topped Arvada West 41-21 on Friday.

    Elsewhere, it was No. 8 Paonia beating No. 10 Meeker in 1A despite six turnovers.

    “I hope it was six. I don’t know, I kind of lost count,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard show. “We just kind of huddled them up and said, ‘Here’s the deal, boys: this happens. This happens in life. And you can pick it up and finish and keep believing and keep fighting or you can lay down.’  They fought for each other.”

    Also, 2A’s eighth-ranked Florence rebounded from last week’s loss to Manitou Springs to beat No. 5 Lamar.

    “They knew what they had to do, what they had to clean up, and they had a pretty good week of practice and took a lot of pride in cleaning up what we needed to clean up,” Florence coach Jeremy Nix told the Scoreboard Show.

  • Fort Collins takes over as girls cross country’s No. 1 team in 5A

    Fort Collins is now atop in the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country poll in 5A.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com Girls Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Fort Collins (7) 132 3
    2 Monarch (7) 129 1
    3 Cherry Creek 116 2
    4 Pine Creek 98 4
    5 ThunderRidge 77 5
    6 Mountain Vista 55 8
    7 Fairview 44 6
    8 Rock Canyon 43 7
    9 Legacy 41 9
    10 Grandview 15 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 6, Castle View 4, Fossil Ridge 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Heritage 2, Ralston Valley 2, Greeley West 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Thompson Valley (10) 131 1
    2 The Classical Academy (2) 119 2
    3 Air Academy (1) 109 7
    4 Niwot 86 3
    5 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 74 6
    6 Battle Mountain 70 4
    7 Mountain View 60 –
    8 Coronado 59 5
    9 Evergreen 22 10
    10 Durango 15 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Palmer Ridge 14, Wheat Ridge 10, Broomfield 1, Summit 1.
    Dropped out:
    Palmer Ridge (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Salida (10) 109 1
    2 Holy Family 86 2
    3 Peak to Peak 81 6
    4 Colorado Academy 74 3
    5 Kent Denver 55 4
    6 Estes Park 44 5
    7 Frontier Academy (1) 38 8
    8 Moffat County 36 9
    9 Bayfield 25 10
    10 Alamosa 21 7
    Others receiving votes:
    Pagosa Springs 13, St. Mary’s 8, Buena Vista 7, La Junta 7, Platte Valley 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Hotchkiss (9) 90 1
    2 Lyons (1) 81 4
    3 Vanguard 80 2
    4 Paonia 79 3
    5 Denver Christian 48 5
    6 Resurrection Christian 46 7
    7 Shining Mountain 45 6
    8 Sargent 29 9
    9 Nederland 26 8
    10 Custer County 10 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian 7, SkyView Academy 7, Crested Butte 1, Mancos 1, Rocky Ford 1.
    Dropped out:
    Heritage Christian (10).

  • Fossil Ridge moves up to No. 3 in 5A volleyball poll

    Fossil Ridge made a big move in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A volleyball poll.

    The SaberCats, 5A’s lone remaining unbeaten team, took down then-No. 2 Doherty as part of a 3-0 week and moved from seventh to third.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (8) 10-2 124 1 2-0
    2 Arapahoe (2) 11-1 112 3 2-0
    3 Fossil Ridge (3) 10-0 95 7 3-0
    4 Cherry Creek 10-2 78 5 2-0
    5 Eaglecrest 9-2 75 4 1-1
    6 Regis Jesuit 10-2 67 6 3-0
    7 Doherty 10-3 65 2 0-2
    8 Mountain Vista 9-4 31 8 2-0
    9 Cherokee Trail 8-5 24 10 0-1
    10 Lakewood 8-4 16 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 11, Rampart 9, Palmer 3, Ralston Valley 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Loveland 1, Rocky Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (6) 11-1 121 1 1-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (6) 10-1 118 2 2-0
    3 Longmont (1) 10-0 102 3 2-0
    4 Air Academy 10-1 84 5 2-0
    5 Thomas Jefferson (1) 10-0 64 6 2-0
    6 Valor Christian 8-1 63 4 1-1
    7 Ponderosa 8-5 39 7 1-1
    8 Roosevelt 8-2 31 9 2-0
    9 Montrose 10-2 30 8 3-0
    10 Silver Creek 8-2 15 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 10, Niwot 10, Elizabeth 9, Mead 6, Pueblo West 5, Mullen 4, Pueblo Centennial 2, Windsor 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (7) 14-0 97 1 2-0
    2 Valley (3) 9-2 81 2 2-0
    3 Eaton 6-1 61 3 0-0
    4 Bayfield 9-2 60 4 1-0
    5 Platte Valley 5-2 58 5 1-1
    6 Gunnison 13-3 42 6 2-0
    7 Holy Family 9-2 40 8 1-0
    8 Sterling 7-2 25 – 1–1
    9 Coal Ridge 11-1 23 7 1-0
    10 Lamar 11-2 18 – 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 15, Fort Lupton 11, Faith Christian 5, Frontier Academy 5, University 5, St. Mary’s 2, C.S. Christian 1, Machebeuf 1.
    Dropped out
    Olathe (9), Fort Lupton (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (5) 11-0 77 1 2-0
    2 Fowler (2) 12-0 70 2 5-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 11-1 63 3 2-0
    4 Paonia 11-0 47 5 2-0
    5 Sangre de Cristo 12-1 24 6 2-0
    6 Sargent 10-2 23 10 2-0
    7 C.S. School 12-1 21 7 2-1
    8 Lyons 8-3 20 9 2-1
    9 Simla 9-3 15 4 2-1
    10 Swink 7-2 14 – 5-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Kiowa 9, Peyton 7, Rye 7, Yuma 7, Akron 6, Dayspring Christian 5, Front Range Christian 5, Custer County 3, Hoehne 2, Del Norte 1.
    Dropped out
    Dayspring Christian (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (4) 10-1 55 1 2-0
    2 Otis (1) 12-1 51 2 2-0
    3 Eads 9-0 38 3 1-0
    4 Fleming 9-2 37 5 1-0
    5 Flagler (1) 8-1 34 4 2-0
    6 Stratton 6-2 23 7 2-0
    7 Dove Creek 13-0 22 6 3-0
    8 Hi-Plains 8-3 20 8 0-1
    9 Edison 14-0 14 – 1-0
    10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 9-1 6 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiley 5, Kit Carson 4, La Veta 4, Pawnee 4, Arickaree 3, Cheraw 3, Aguilar 2, Elbert 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (9), Hanover (10).

  • Widespread changes as Valor Christian takes over atop 5A football poll

    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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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    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.

  • Grandview now No. 1 in 5A volleyball poll

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    For the second consecutive week, there is a new team leading CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A volleyball poll. This week, Grandview will take its turn at the top.

    The Wolves moved up from No. 3 following a 2-0 week which inlcuded a 3-1 win over previous No. 1 Arapahoe. Arapahoe dropped to third, just behind No. 2 Doherty.

    There is also a new No. 1 team in 2A, where Resurrection Christian takes over.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (6) 8-2 123 3 2-0
    2 Doherty (5) 10-1 120 2 2-0
    3 Arapahoe (3) 9-1 117 1 1-1
    4 Eaglecrest 8-1 95 7 2-0
    5 Cherry Creek 8-2 84 4 1-1
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-2 57 8 2-0
    7 Fossil Ridge 7-0 50 10 4-0
    8 Mountain Vista 7-4 36 5 1-2
    9 Lakewood 6-4 27 6 0-1
    10 Cherokee Trail 8-4 23 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 12, Chaparral 7, ThunderRidge 6, Rampart 4, Fort Collins 3, Pomona 2, Thornton 2, Loveland 1, Pine Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 10-1 122 1 0-1
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (2) 8-1 109 2 1-0
    3 Longmont (1) 8-0 94 3 1-0
    4 Valor Christian 7-0 72 4 2-0
    5 Air Academy 8-1 65 5 2-0
    6 Thomas Jefferson (1) 8-0 63 7 2-0
    7 Ponderosa 7-4 56 6 2-1
    8 Montrose 7-2 33 8 0-1
    9 Roosevelt 6-2 20 – 1-0
    10 Silver Creek 6-2 13 9 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 12, Elizabeth 12, Mead 12, Windsor 8, Weld Central 7, Mullen 5, Niwot 5, Sand Creek 4, Pueblo West 3.
    Dropped out
    Elizabeth (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (10) 12-0 100 1 3-0
    2 Valley 7-2 66 2 2-1
    3 Eaton 6-1 65 4 0-0
    4 Bayfield 8-2 55 3 2-1
    5 Platte Valley 4-1 47 6 1-1
    6 Gunnison 11-3 44 5 3-0
    7 Coal Ridge 10-1 32 7 2-0
    8 Holy Family 8-2 31 – 5-0
    9 Olathe 8-1 27 8 1-0
    10 Fort Lupton 10-1 22 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 15, Frontier Academy 11, Sterling 11, University 9, C.S. Christian 5, Faith Christian 4, Platte Canyon 4, Machebeuf 2.
    Dropped out
    Frontier Academy (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 9-0 103 2 2-0
    2 Fowler (4) 7-0 98 1 2-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 9-1 85 3 2-0
    4 Simla 7-2 68 5 3-2
    5 Paonia 9-0 59 4 3-0
    6 Sangre de Cristo 10-1 30 8 2-1
    7 C.S. School 10-0 29 6 2-0
    8 Dayspring Christian 9-2 23 – 2-0
    9 Lyons 6-2 22 9 0-1
    10 Sargent 8-2 18 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 14, Rye 11, Hoehne 8, Swink 6, Akron 4, Del Norte 3, Limon 3, Custer County 2, Kiowa 2, Denver Christian 1, SkyView Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (7), Akron (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (4) 8-1 57 1 1-0
    2 Otis (1) 10-1 52 3 6-0
    3 Eads 8-0 46 2 3-0
    4 Flagler (1) 6-1 39 6 2-0
    5 Fleming 8-2 34 4 2-0
    6 Dove Creek 10-0 21 5 3-0
    7 Stratton 4-2 18 7 0-1
    8 Hi-Plains 8-2 14 8 2-1
    9 Cheraw (1) 4-1 13 – 1-0
    10 Hanover 2-10 7 – 0-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 5, Edison 4, Kit Carson 4, Peetz 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4, La Veta 3, Walsh 3, Weldon Valley 3, Wiley 3, Cheyenne Wells 2, Kim 2, Idalia 1.
    Dropped out
    La Veta (9), Rocky Mountain Lutheran (10).

  • Thompson Valley now atop 4A girls cross country ranking

    Despite having one fewer first-place vote, Thompson Valley has supplanted The Classical Academy atop the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country rankings in 4A.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com Boys Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Monarch (9) 98 1
    2 Cherry Creek 95 3
    3 Fort Collins (1) 94 2
    4 Pine Creek 77 4
    5 ThunderRidge 63 5
    6 Fairview 48 6
    7 Rock Canyon 34 7
    8 Mountain Vista 31 9
    9 Legacy 22 –
    10 Grandview 14 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley West 10, Fossil Ridge 7, Arapahoe 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Heritage 2.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Thompson Valley (5) 104 2
    2 The Classical Academy (6) 103 1
    3 Niwot 81 4
    4 Battle Mountain 65 6
    5 Coronado 60 3
    6 Cheyenne Mountain 48 8
    7 Air Academy 38 7
    8 Durango 37 5
    9 Palmer Ridge 24 –
    10 Evergreen 13 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Broomfield 11, Wheat Ridge 9, Mountain View 6, Summit 5, Discovery Canyon 1, Golden 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Salida (10) 100 1
    2 Holy Family 87 2
    3 Colorado Academy 76 3
    4 Kent Denver 75 4
    5 Estes Park 50 5
    6 Peak to Peak 40 7
    7 Alamosa 32 9
    8 Frontier Academy 30 6
    9 Moffat County 29 8
    10 Bayfield 13 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Buena Vista 8, Pagosa Springs 7, Platte Valley 5.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Hotchkiss (9) 90 1
    2 Vanguard (1) 85 3
    3 Paonia 72 4
    4 Lyons 69 2
    5 Denver Christian 61 7
    6 Shining Mountain 40 5
    7 Resurrection Christian 37 9
    8 Nederland 28 6
    9 Sargent 28 8
    10 Heritage Christian 10 –
    Others receiving votes:
    SkyView Academy 9, Custer County 8, Rocky Ford 5, Liberty Common 3, Mancos 3, Sedgwick County 3.

  • Lakewood joins 5A volleyball ranking at No. 6

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    Grandview is ranked third in this week’s 5A poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Here comes Lakewood. The Tigers, who knocked off then-No. 1 Doherty as part of a 6-0 week last week, joined the CHSAANow.com volleyball poll.

    Lakewood is now 6-3, ranked sixth, and even received one first-place vote this week.

    Doherty dropped to second this week, and was replaced by Arapahoe atop the ranking.

    Lewis-Palmer continued to lead the 4A ranking, which added Montrose (No. 8).

    The 3A poll got a facelift, of sorts. Manitou Springs jumped from No. 4 to No. 1, and that ranking added Olathe (No. 8), Frontier Academy (No. 9) and Fort Lupton (No. 10).

    Likewise, there is a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking: Fowler. C.S. School (No. 6), Sangre de Cristo (No. 8) and Lyons (No. 9) all joined that ranking.

    The 1A poll features two new teams in No. 9 La Veta and No. 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arapahoe (8) 8-0 102 3 1-0
    2 Doherty (2) 8-1 91 1 5-1
    3 Grandview 6-2 79 2 5-1
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1 61 4 5-1
    5 Mountain Vista 6-2 60 7 4-1
    6 Lakewood (1) 6-3 52 – 6-0
    7 Eaglecrest 6-1 50 5 4-1
    8 Regis Jesuit 5-2 37 6 1-1
    9 Cherokee Trail 7-3 27 8 2-2
    10 Fossil Ridge 3-0 17 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 10, Ralston Valley 5, Highlands Ranch 4, Rampart 3, Heritage 2, Legend 2, Brighton 1, Pine Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    Fruita Monument (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 10-0 100 1 3-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 7-1 78 2 2-0
    3 Longmont 7-0 77 3 2-0
    4 Valor Christian 5-0 61 4 2-0
    5 Air Academy 6-1 60 6 2-0
    6 Ponderosa 5-3 43 5 5-2
    7 Thomas Jefferson 6-0 35 8 4-0
    8 Montrose 7-1 24 – 1-0
    9 Silver Creek 6-1 20 9 1-1
    10 Elizabeth 6-1 17 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 16, Mullen 4, Pueblo West 4, Roosevelt 4, Battle Mountain 2, Durango 2, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out
    Coronado (7).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (5) 9-0 82 4 2-0
    2 Valley (5) 5-1 73 1 0-0
    3 Bayfield 6-1 64 2 0-1
    4 Eaton 6-1 61 3 1-0
    5 Gunnison 8-3 45 5 3-0
    6 Platte Valley 3-0 44 6 1-0
    7 Coal Ridge 8-1 36 7 1-1
    8 Olathe 7-1 28 – 2-0
    9 Frontier Academy 8-1 26 – 2-0
    10 Fort Lupton 9-1 24 – 5-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Holy Family 21, Sterling 19, C.S. Christian 13, University 7, St. Mary’s 3, Lamar 2, Rifle 2.
    Dropped out
    University (8), Holy Family (9), C.S. Christian (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fowler (3) 5-0 81 2 2-0
    2 Resurrection Christian (3) 7-0 75 3 0-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 7-1 71 1 1-1
    4 Paonia 6-0 52 6 2-0
    5 Simla 4-0 44 5 1-0
    6 C.S. School (1) 8-0 28 – 3-0
    7 Rye 5-2 23 8 2-1
    8 Sangre de Cristo 8-0 20 – 4-0
    9 Lyons 6-1 16 – 1-0
    10 Akron 2-3 15 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 14, Dayspring Christian 9, Swink 9, Sargent 6, Limon 1, SkyView Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Yuma (4), Swink (9), Dayspring Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (5) 7-1 55 1 2-0
    2 Eads 5-0 42 4 2-0
    3 Otis 4-1 41 3 2-0
    4 Fleming 6-2 39 2 1-1
    5 Dove Creek 7-0 22 7 3-0
    6 Flagler 4-1 21 6 2-1
    7 Stratton 4-1 19 8 3-0
    8 Hi-Plains 6-1 17 5 2-1
    9 La Veta (1) 7-0 11 – 4-0
    10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7-0 10 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Centennial 9, Edison 9, Cotopaxi 8, Kit Carson 7, Primero 7, Mountain Valley 6, Walsh 3, Wiley 2, Belleview Christian 1, Cheraw 1, Idalia 1.
    Dropped out
    Idalia (9), Pawnee (10).

  • ThunderRidge moves up to No. 1 in 5A football ranking

    (Ray Chen/MaxPreps.com)
    (Ray Chen/MaxPreps.com)

    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.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    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.

  • Fruita Monument joins 5A volleyball poll at No. 10

    Fruita Monument has worked its way into the CHSAANow.com volleyball poll.

    Fruita, 4-1 this season, is ranked tenth in this week’s Class 5A ranking.

    Each of the five top-ranked teams remained atop their respective polls for the second week in a row. They are Doherty (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Valley (3A), Lutheran (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    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.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Doherty (12) 3-0 131 1 2-0
    2 Grandview (1) 1-1 121 2 1-0
    3 Arapahoe (1) 7-0 101 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 2-0 90 3 1-0
    5 Eaglecrest 2-0 76 5 2-0
    6 Regis Jesuit 4-1 57 6 1-0
    7 Mountain Vista 2-1 54 7 2-0
    8 Cherokee Trail 5-1 53 8 1-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 2-0 22 10 2-0
    10 Fruita Monument 4-1 14 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 12, Pine Creek 8, Rampart 8, Lakewood 7, Legend 7, Rangeview 4, Highlands Ranch 3, Douglas County 2, Abraham Lincoln 0, Adams City 0.
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (14) 7-0 130 1 6-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 5-1 100 2 4-1
    3 Longmont 5-0 92 4 5-0
    4 Valor Christian 3-0 79 3 2-0
    5 Ponderosa 0-1 59 5 0-1
    6 Air Academy 4-1 49 9 1-0
    7 Coronado 5-1 32 6 5-1
    8 Thomas Jefferson 2-0 28 7 1-0
    9 Silver Creek 5-0 27 – 5-0
    10 Elizabeth 5-1 18 – 5-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Montrose 14, Durango 13, Mountain View 13, Windsor 13, Mead 11, Mullen 10, Frederick 6, Pueblo West 5, Broomfield 3, Green Mountain 3.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (8), Durango (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valley (5) 5-1 94 1 4-1
    2 Bayfield (1) 6-0 77 4 5-0
    3 Eaton (1) 5-1 74 3 4-1
    4 Manitou Springs (3) 7-0 73 5 6-0
    5 Gunnison 5-3 61 2 2-3
    6 Platte Valley 2-0 54 7 2-0
    7 Coal Ridge (1) 7-0 33 – 3-0
    8 University 1-2 32 6 0-2
    9 Holy Family 2-2 31 8 0-0
    10 C.S. Christian 2-0 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 18, Frontier Academy 11, Classical Academy 8, St. Mary’s 5, Rifle 4, Colorado Academy 3, Olathe 3, Brush 2, St. Mary’s Academy 2, Lamar 1.
    Dropped out
    St. Mary’s (9), Sterling (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (5) 6-0 73 1 2-0
    2 Fowler (1) 3-0 67 2 2-0
    3 Resurrection Christian (2) 7-0 64 6 6-0
    4 Yuma 1-2 37 5 0-1
    5 Simla 3-0 35 4 1-0
    6 Paonia 4-0 34 8 3-0
    7 Akron 1-2 30 7 1-1
    8 Rye 3-1 25 9 2-1
    9 Swink 1-1 24 3 1-1
    10 Dayspring Christian 5-2 12 – 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 10, Sanford 4, Sangre de Cristo 4, C.S. School 3, Hoehne 3, Lyons 3, Mancos 3, Meeker 3, Sierra Grande 2, Telluride 2, Burlington 1, Sargent 1, Alexander Dawson, 0.
    Dropped out
    Sangre de Cristo (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    3 Caliche (5) 5-1 77 1 4-1
    4 Fleming (1) 5-1 69 2 5-1
    5 Otis (2) 2-1 58 3 1-1
    6 Eads 3-0 44 6 1-0
    7 Hi-Plains 4-0 43 4 3-0
    8 Flagler 2-0 31 7 1-0
    9 Dove Creek 4-0 24 10 4-0
    10 Stratton 1-1 18 5 0-1
    11 Idalia 2-0 15 8 1-0
    12 Pawnee 3-2 13 – 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiley 12, Edison 8, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6, Vail Christian 6, Belleview Christian 5, Norwood 5, Briggsdale 4, La Veta 3, McClave 3, Walsh 3.
    Dropped out
    Kit Carson (9).