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 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (11)
9-0
135
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
8-1
128
2
W
3
Greeley West
8-1
110
4
W
4
Montrose (1)
8-1
81
3
L
5
Ponderosa
7-2
80
6
W
6
Broomfield
7-2
70
5
W
7
Fruita Monument
7-2
54
7
W
8
Pueblo West
7-2
40
8
W
9
Heritage
8-1
24
9
W
10
Rampart
7-2
12
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 11, Skyline 10, Chatfield 5, Grand Junction Central 5, Dakota Ridge 4, Vista Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Longmont (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (9)
9-0
112
1
W
2
Palisade (1)
8-1
91
2
W
3
Palmer Ridge (1)
7-2
79
4
W
4
Pueblo East
7-2
78
5
W
5
Harrison (1)
9-0
72
3
W
6
Discovery Canyon
8-1
65
6
W
7
Mead
6-3
30
–
W
8
Frederick
8-1
29
7
W
9
Green Mountain
7-2
27
10
W
10
Durango
6-3
26
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Fort Morgan 23, Thomas Jefferson 14, George Washington 5, Holy Family 4, Pueblo South 4, Lewis-Palmer 1.
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
Columbine (7)
9-0
128
3
W
2
Cherry Creek (3)
9-0
126
1
W
3
Valor Christian (4)
9-0
124
2
W
4
Eaglecrest
8-1
94
5
W
5
Grandview
8-1
78
6
W
6
Pomona
6-3
64
4
L
7
Fairview
8-1
46
7
W
8
Ralston Valley
7-2
35
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
7-2
30
8
L
10
Smoky Hill
9-0
21
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 15, Arvada West 5, Denver East 4.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (13)
8-0
146
1
W
2
Pine Creek (1)
7-1
134
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
8-0
115
3
W
4
Greeley West
7-1
107
5
W
5
Broomfield
6-2
72
4
L
6
Ponderosa
6-2
65
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
6-2
52
7
W
8
Pueblo West
6-2
48
8
W
9
Heritage
7-1
25
10
W
10
Longmont
6-2
24
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Grand Junction Central 22, Skyline 9, Rampart 4, Chatfield 2.
Dropped out
Grand Junction Central (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (10)
8-0
116
1
W
2
Palisade (1)
7-1
97
3
W
3
Harrison (1)
8-0
93
5
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
6-2
89
4
W
5
Pueblo East
6-2
76
6
W
6
Discovery Canyon
7-1
61
2
L
7
Frederick
7-1
36
10
W
8
Fort Morgan
7-1
32
–
W
9
Durango
5-3
27
7
L
10
Green Mountain
6-2
24
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 23, Mead 14, Lewis-Palmer 12, George Washington 5, Holy Family 5, Pueblo South 5.
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (8), Holy Family (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Junta (4)
8-0
107
1
W
2
Platte Valley (4)
8-0
97
2
W
3
Resurrection Christian (2)
8-0
88
3
W
4
Bayfield (2)
6-1
85
5
W
5
Salida
8-0
78
6
W
6
Rifle
7-1
58
7
W
7
Basalt
7-1
47
4
L
8
Kent Denver
7-1
34
8
W
9
Eaton
6-2
22
9
W
10
Aspen
6-2
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 10, Faith Christian 10, Delta 8, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Limon (10)
8-0
109
1
W
2
Peyton (1)
8-0
94
2
W
3
Strasburg
7-1
88
3
W
4
Meeker
5-2
64
5
W
5
Florence
7-1
54
10
W
6
Colorado Springs Christian
7-1
53
6
W
7
Burlington
6-2
47
7
W
8
Centauri
6-2
37
4
L
9
Holyoke
7-1
33
8
W
10
Crowley County
5-2
18
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Paonia 5, Highland 1, Platte Canyon 1, Wray 1.
Dropped out
None.
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (10)
7-0
109
1
W
2
West Grand (1)
8-0
99
2
W
3
Hoehne
7-1
81
3
W
4
Caliche
6-2
67
4
L
5
Rangely
7-1
66
6
W
6
Mancos
8-0
64
5
W
7
Sargent
6-2
36
8
W
8
Akron
5-3
27
9
W
9
Holly
6-2
23
10
W
10
Sanford
6-2
10
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Fowler 8, Pikes Peak Christian 8, Vail Christian 3, Merino 2, Norwood 2.
Dropped out
None.
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Stratton/Liberty (10)
8-0
100
1
W
2
Kit Carson
7-0
89
2
Bye
3
Peetz
6-2
76
3
W
4
Arickaree/Woodlin
5-2
65
6
W
5
Prairie
5-3
62
5
W
6
Otis
5-3
56
4
L
7
Mountain Valley
7-0
23
7
W
8
Cheyenne Wells
5-2
20
8
Bye
9
Granada
4-4
19
9
W
10
Idalia
4-4
17
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Fleming 16, Flagler/Hi-Plains 4, Manzanola 2, North Park 1.
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
Cherry Creek (7)
8-0
130
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
8-0
129
2
W
3
Columbine (3)
8-0
122
3
W
4
Pomona
6-2
89
5
W
5
Eaglecrest
7-1
87
4
L
6
Grandview
7-1
73
6
W
7
Fairview
7-1
36
8
W
8
ThunderRidge
7-1
35
9
W
9
Ralston Valley
6-2
25
7
L
10
Cherokee Trail
7-1
23
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 17, Castle View 3, Arvada West 2, Denver East 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (16)
7-0
178
1
W
2
Pine Creek (1)
6-1
158
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
7-0
140
3
W
4
Broomfield
6-1
119
4
W
5
Greeley West
6-1
97
5
W
6
Ponderosa
5-2
67
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
5-2
58
7
W
8
Pueblo West
5-2
46
8
W
9
Grand Junction Central
5-2
28
10
W
10
Heritage
6-1
26
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 19, Skyline 15, Air Academy 12, Chatfield 8, Rampart 6, Vista Peak 6, Wheat Ridge 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
7-0
141
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
7-0
138
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
6-1
110
3
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
5-2
100
4
W
5
Harrison
7-0
87
6
W
6
Pueblo East
5-2
72
8
W
7
Durango
5-2
63
9
W
8
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-1
58
5
L
9
Holy Family
5-2
37
7
L
10
Frederick
6-1
35
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Fort Morgan 19, Green Mountain 7, Lewis-Palmer 4, Mead 4, George Washington 3, Evergreen 2.
Cherry Creek’s defense forced two key second-half turnovers, providing the spark to help the Class 5A top-ranked Bruins stay unbeaten with a win over Eaglecrest on Friday.
The Bruins, down 13-0 at half, rallied to defeat No. 4 Eaglecrest 14-13. They are now 8-0, while Eaglecrest drops to 7-1.
“It was just heart,” Cherry Creek senior Alec Pell told Altitude TV after the game. “(Nothing changed) scheme-wise, we knew what we were doing, it was just digging deep. Coming up with those fumbles was big, and just being a family and sticking together.”
Eaglecrest had seized the lead in the first half by controlling the clock with long drives — and by finishing those drives.
Isaiah Emecheta had a 7-yard score midway through the second quarter, and then quarterback Dylan James raced 43 yards for another score after picking up his own fumble. But the extra-point after the second touchdown wasn’t attempted after a snap and hold was mishandled.
The Raptors’ defense also looked mighty impressive, ending the half with a sack when Cherry Creek had the ball at the Raptors’ 20-yard-line.
But things changed as the second half opened.
Cherry Creek’s Cormier Euell forced a fumble with 7:38 remaining in the third quarter, and Dade Bissell recovered. That led to the Bruins’ first score: a 9-yard pass from Alex Padilla to Vance Brazile.
The Bruins’ defense also forced a fumble on the next possession, and once again Bissell recovered. After converting a fourth-down from the Eaglecrest 29, Cherry Creek’s Jayle Stacks rumbled in for a score to make it 14-13.
Eaglecrest drove down and had a shot to take the lead with 1:19 to play, but a 34-yard field goal attempt missed just to the right, and Cherry Creek held on.
“It just show what we are this year,” Pell said. “We’re just a different beast. We’re all together, we’re so close. And that closeness and that heart is what got us that win.”
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3A: Frederick 41, (7) Holy Family 23
Frederick made a statement with a big upset of Holy Family, and has now won six games in consecutive seasons. The Warriors are 6-1 in 2018.
“We showed up,” Frederick coach Travis Peeples told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “Our kids are physical now. And, boy, are they excited. We’re on the bus, and we’re having a great ride home.”
Frederick broke open a game in which they led 20-17 at halftime to pick up their biggest win of the season so far.
“Our kids had a great week of practice,” Peeples said. “They just wanted to show what they could do against a quality opponent, and that was one of the questions everyone had: Could we beat a quality opponent? And this one was circled on Monday.”
In the win, Peeples said his team “dominated the line of scrimmage tonight.”
“I think we wore them down,” Peeples said. “We started running the ball inside the tackles. Our offensive line, all seven of the guys up front were tremendous. We had some gaping holes, and we ran the ball really well tonight.”
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3A: (2) Discovery Canyon 39, (5) Thomas Jefferson 22
Marshall Pike rushed for three touchdowns to help Discovery Canyon stay unbeaten at 7-0, and hand previously unbeaten Thomas Jefferson (6-1) its first loss of the season.
Zack Anderson also tossed two passing touchdowns for the Thunder, one to Zach Surface and another to Kevin Pasion.
The top-ranked Badgers continued to roll, this time picking up a top-5 win.
“It was just a great all-around effort by everybody,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show. “Defensively, we got some turnovers, some interceptions, and we had some short fields to work with. It was one of those games where we just had some fortunate things go our way.
“I thought we did a great job defensively putting kids in places to make plays, and those kids made those plays.”
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Notables
Greeley West, No. 5 in 4A, beat Brighton 48-17, and is now 6-1. “We’ve got a lot of weapons on offense,” coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “I’m really proud of how they’re performing.”
Aspen had one of the biggest upsets of the night, taking down No. 3 Rifle 20-19 in 2A. “It’s a huge win,” coach Travis Benson told the Scoreboard Show. “I am super proud of the defense. The eight guys in the box, they played hard, they fought, they played the run. And our secondary came up with some picks when we needed to.”
In 2A, No. 5 Resurrection Christian beat No. 8 Eaton 26-7. “The kids responded the way we wanted them to, and that was good to see,” coach Jeff Van Winkle told the Loveland Reporter-Herald. “That’s a tough Eaton team.”
Another top-10 game in 2A: No. 5 Basalt beat No. 10 Delta 13-0.
In 1A, No. 10 Holyoke knocked off No. 8 Wray 30-14.
Perhaps one of the lowest-scoring 8-man games in a long time: No. 4 Caliche beat No. 8 Akron 6-0.
There were top-10 matchups all over the board in 6-man: No. 1 Stratton/Liberty beat No. 6 Arickaree/Woodlin 60-20; No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 9 Granada 60-24 and No. 3 Otis beat No. 7 Idalia 68-56.
This week’s football rankings saw just two new teams hop into the polls across all classifications: Grand Junction Central (4A) and Briggsdale (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
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
Cherry Creek (8)
7-0
124
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
7-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
7-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
7-0
88
4
W
5
Pomona
5-2
74
5
W
6
Grandview
6-1
69
6
W
7
Ralston Valley
6-1
40
8
W
8
Fairview
6-1
31
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
6-1
29
10
W
10
Cherokee Trail
6-1
17
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 13, Castle View 3, Arvada West 1, Doherty 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (15)
6-0
177
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
5-1
157
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
6-0
136
3
W
4
Broomfield
5-1
124
4
W
5
Greeley West
5-1
86
8
W
6
Ponderosa
4-2
67
7
W
7
Fruita Monument
4-2
59
9
W
8
Pueblo West
4-2
54
10
W
9
Heritage
5-1
35
5
L
10
Grand Junction Central
4-2
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 23, Air Academy 12, Skyline 10, Rampart 7, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 2, Brighton 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Longmont (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
6-0
142
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
6-0
135
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
5-1
102
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
4-2
97
3
W
5
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-0
88
6
W
6
Harrison
6-0
86
5
W
7
Holy Family
5-1
73
7
W
8
Pueblo East
4-2
61
8
W
9
Durango
4-2
55
9
W
10
Fort Morgan
5-1
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Frederick 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 4, Lewis-Palmer 4, George Washington 3, Mead 3, Glenwood Springs 1.
Hoehne took a big step toward securing a league championship in the Arkansas Valley with a win over Holly on Friday.
The third-ranked Farmers beat Holly 54-20.
Holly actually led the game 20-8 in the first quarter, meaning Hoehne ripped off 46 unanswered points.
“It was kind of scary at first,” coach Gabe Dasko told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We made some defensive adjustments, and our kids kind of wore them down physically. Our kids are pretty physical.
“I mean, we’d rather play football in a phone booth,” Dasko continued. “They kind of spread you out, and they put you in some tough situations.”
Hoehne is now 5-1, and 4-0 in the Arkansas Valley. Every other team in the league has at least one loss.
“It’s not over yet,” Dasko said. “We’ve still got Wiley and McClave. We’re not good enough right now to take anybody lightly. McClave looks like they’re playing pretty decent right now. And we’ve just got to keep sharpening the edge on the knife for our kids, and getting better every week.”
Salida is now 6-0 after beating Pagosa Springs 35-7.
“I think last year set the table for us,” first-year Spartans coach Matt Luttrell told the Scoreboard Show. “The kids have been well-coached up to this point. Eric Handke did a great job kind of passing the baton on to me. And I’ve been around these kids since they were freshmen, as well. It’s just fun to be a part of. Last year definitely set the tone for us.”
6-man No. 1 Stratton/Liberty continued to roll, this time beating No. 9 Granada 52-12. The Knighted Eagles are 6-0.
Also unbeaten in 6-man are No. 2 Kit Carson (6-0) and No. 10 Mountain Valley (5-0). Mountain Valley has only scheduled eight games.
There are six unbeaten teams in 2A: No. 6 Basalt, No. 1 La Junta, No. 5 Resurrection Christian, No. 7 Salida, No. 2 Platte Valley and No. 3 Rifle. All are 6-0.
In 3A, No. 1 Erie, No. 6 Thomas Jefferson and No. 2 Discovery Canyon are all 6-0. No. 5 Harrison (5-0) plays Falcon on Saturday.
Undefeated teams in 1A: No. 4 Peyton (6-0) and No. 1 Limon (5-0). The Badgers play Yuma on Saturday.
Only No. 1 Loveland and No. 3 Montrose remain unbeaten in 4A. Both are 6-0.
Four teams are 7-0 in 5A: Smoky Hill, No. 1 Cherry Creek, No. 3 Columbine and No. 4 Eaglecrest. 6-0 Valor Christian plays Rock Canyon on Saturday.
There are four unbeaten teams in 8-man, and only No. 2 West Grand is 6-0 so far. No. 1 Sedgwick County, No. 5 Mancos and No. 6 Sanford all play Saturday. Sedgwick County, a three-time defending champion, has the longest winning streak in the state at 28 games.
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
Cherry Creek (8)
6-0
123
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
6-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
6-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
6-0
88
5
W
5
Pomona
4-2
72
6
W
6
Grandview
5-1
64
4
L
7
Cherokee Trail
6-0
45
8
W
8
Ralston Valley
5-1
35
7
W
9
Fairview
5-1
24
9
W
10
ThunderRidge
5-1
21
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 10, Castle View 3, Denver East 2, Doherty 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Regis Jesuit 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (14)
5-0
176
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
4-1
161
2
Bye
3
Montrose (1)
5-0
131
3
W
4
Broomfield
4-1
118
4
W
5
Heritage (1)
5-0
75
7
W
6
Longmont
4-1
63
8
W
7
Ponderosa
3-2
60
10
W
8
Greeley West
4-1
58
–
W
9
Fruita Monument
3-2
47
5
L
10
Pueblo West
3-2
40
9
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Air Academy 11, Skyline 11, Grand Junction Central 10, Rampart 6, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 3, Golden 3, Standley Lake 3, Brighton 2, Windsor 2, Hinkley 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Skyline (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (9)
5-0
131
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
5-0
119
2
Bye
3
Palmer Ridge (1)
3-2
86
6
Bye
4
Palisade (1)
4-1
81
3
W
5
Harrison
5-0
76
5
W
6
Thomas Jefferson (1)
5-0
75
4
W
7
Holy Family
4-1
58
8
W
8
Pueblo East
3-2
50
7
Bye
9
Durango
3-2
44
9
Bye
10
Fort Morgan
4-1
17
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Lewis-Palmer 8, George Washington 7, Mead 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 3, Frederick 3, Pueblo Central 1.
