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  • Not much movement in football rankings after top-10 teams go 54-11 in Week 4

    Legend Highlands Ranch football
    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Ranked football teams had an outstanding weekend last week, and as a result, there wasn’t a whole lot of movement in the latest CHSAANow.com rankings on Monday.

    Top-10 teams went a combined 54-11 last week, and only two of those losses came to unranked foes.

    So it follows that all seven No. 1 teams remained the same this week. Leading their respective rankings are Valor Christian (Class 5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    There wasn’t a whole lot of change elsewhere.

    In 5A, the teams ranked Nos. 1-6 — Valor, Pomona, Grandview, Ralston Valley, Fairview and Regis Jesuit — didn’t budge.

    The classification did add at Rocky Mountain at No. 10, and Overland jumped Cherry Creek for the No. 7 spot, but it was a quiet week otherwise. Regis Jesuit remains No. 9.

    Cherry Creek Pomona football
    Pomona remained ranked No. 2 in 5A this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    The 4A poll added Greeley West at No. 8. The biggest mover there was Fort Collins bumping up to No. 4 this week.

    Palisade rejoined the 3A poll at No. 10, while 2A added No. 10 Montezuma-Cortez. Platte Canyon (also No. 10) was 1A’s newcomer, and Flagler (another No. 10) joined the 6-man ranks.

    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 Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (12) 3-1 147 1 Bye
    2 Pomona 3-1 116 2 W
    3 Grandview (1) 4-0 114 3 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 4-0 96 4 W
    5 Fairview 4-0 79 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1 68 6 W
    7 Overland 4-0 67 8 Bye
    8 Cherry Creek 2-2 55 7 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1 48 9 W
    10 Rocky Mountain 4-0 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Doherty 6, Lakewood 5, Mountain Vista 5, Bear Creek 1, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (12) 4-0 138 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 4-0 113 2 W
    3 Montrose (1) 3-1 106 3 Bye
    4 Fort Collins (1) 4-0 98 5 W
    5 Vista Ridge 4-0 84 4 W
    6 Windsor 3-1 61 7 W
    7 Dakota Ridge 3-1 60 8 W
    8 Greeley West 4-0 33 – W
    9 Denver South 2-2 31 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1 25 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 8, Kennedy 6, Broomfield 4, Longmont 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (7) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Discovery Canyon (3) 4-0 107 3 W
    3 Delta (3) 3-1 101 2 W
    4 Evergreen 4-0 82 6 W
    5 Rifle 4-0 80 4 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 73 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-2 52 7 L
    8 Roosevelt 3-1 45 8 W
    9 Berthoud 4-0 27 10 W
    10 Palisade 3-1 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra 8, D’Evelyn 7, Conifer 5, Erie 2, Fort Morgan 2, The Classical Academy 2, Canon City 1.
    Dropped out
    Erie (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 4-0 110 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-0 92 2 W
    3 Strasburg 4-0 89 4 W
    4 Platte Valley 2-2 61 5 Bye
    5 Eaton 4-0 54 7 W
    6 Florence 3-1 52 3 L
    7 Faith Christian 3-1 39 8 W
    8 Lamar 3-1 33 6 L
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0 27 9 W
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Gunnison 13, Bayfield 8, University 4, Alameda 2, Manual 2, Valley 2, Sterling 1.
    Dropped out
    Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 4-0 107 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 4-0 98 2 W
    3 Meeker 4-0 71 5 W
    4 Burlington 3-1 68 8 W
    5 Resurrection Christian 4-1 65 4 W
    6 Monte Vista 2-2 46 9 W
    7 Cedaredge (1) 4-0 44 7 W
    8 Limon 3-1 38 3 L
    9 Centauri 1-3 23 6 L
    10 Platte Canyon 3-1 16 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 12, Salida 6, Crowley County 4, Wray 3, Ellicott 2, Holyoke 1, Wiggins 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 4-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (2) 4-0 63 3 W
    3 Norwood 5-0 49 2 W
    4 Akron 4-0 48 5 W
    5 Merino 4-0 46 4 W
    6 Springfield 4-0 40 6 W
    7 Granada 3-1 26 7 W
    8 Sedgwick County 4-0 18 9 W
    9 Simla 2-2 11 8 W
    10 Hoehne 3-1 6 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 4, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 2, Haxtun 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 4-0 66 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 4-0 65 2 W
    3 Fleming 4-0 56 3 W
    4 Peetz 3-1 44 6 W
    5 Walsh 4-0 43 4 W
    6 Kit Carson 4-0 36 7 W
    7 Stratton/Liberty 2-2 22 5 L
    8 Hanover 4-0 19 9 W
    9 Prairie 3-1 14 8 W
    10 Flagler 3-1 7 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 5, Cotopaxi 4, Mountain Valley 4.
    Dropped out
    Weldon Valley (10).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 4 games

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 4.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-1
    Off this week.
    2 Pomona 3-1
    Fri: W 34-27 at Lakewood
    3 Grandview 4-0
    Fri: W 44-0 vs. ThunderRidge
    4 Ralston Valley 4-0
    Thurs: W 38-14 at Columbine
    5 Fairview 4-0
    Fri: W 48-14 vs. Poudre
    6 Regis Jesuit 3-1
    Fri: W 44-14 vs. (4A 6) Denver South
    7 Cherry Creek 2-2
    Fri: W 41-0 at Grand Terrace (Calif.)
    8 Overland 4-0
    Off this week.
    9 Cherokee Trail 3-1
    Sat: W 34-20 at Rangeview
    10 Doherty 4-0
    Sat: W 35-28 vs. Fruita Monument

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 4-0
    Fri: W 21-14 at Pueblo West
    2 Pueblo South 4-0
    Fri: W 24-21 vs. Falcon
    3 Montrose 3-1
    Off this week.
    4 Vista Ridge 4-0
    Fri: W 35-21 at Palmer Ridge
    5 Fort Collins 4-0
    Thurs: W 13-7 vs. Longmont
    6 Denver South 2-2
    Fri: L 44-14 at (5A 6) Regis Jesuit
    7 Windsor 3-1
    Fri: W 38-7 vs. Greeley Central
    8 Dakota Ridge 3-1
    Fri: W 38-14 vs. (9) Wheat Ridge
    9 Wheat Ridge 2-2
    Fri: L 38-14 at (8) Dakota Ridge
    10 Pueblo Centennial 3-1
    Sat: W 49-42 at Ponderosa

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 4-0
    Fri: W 55-0 at Fort Lupton
    2 Delta 3-1
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Steamboat Springs
    3 Discovery Canyon 4-0
    Fri: W 27-21 vs. (7) Pueblo East
    4 Rifle 4-0
    Fri: W 35-12 vs. Eagle Valley
    5 Holy Family 3-1
    Fri: W 50-7 at Frederick
    6 Evergreen 4-0
    Fri: W 23-3 vs. Green Mountain
    7 Pueblo East 3-2
    Fri: L 27-21 at (3) Discovery Canyon
    8 Roosevelt 3-1
    Fri: W 62-50 at Northridge
    9 Erie 3-1
    Fri: L 10-7 vs. Mead (OT)
    10 Berthoud 4-0
    Fri: W 42-6 vs. Niwot

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 4-0
    Sat: W 42-0 at (6) Lamar
    2 Kent Denver 4-0
    Sat: W 53-6 vs. Ridgeview Academy
    3 Florence 3-1
    Fri: L 21-13 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    4 Strasburg 4-0
    Fri: W 55-0 vs. Jefferson
    5 Platte Valley 2-2
    Off this week.
    6 Lamar 3-1
    Sat: L 42-0 vs. (1) Brush
    7 Eaton 4-0
    Fri: W 28-7 at Manitou Springs
    8 Faith Christian 3-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Manual
    9 St. Mary’s 4-0
    Fri: W 27-7 at University
    10 Bayfield 2-2
    Fri: L 55-44 at (1A 1) Paonia

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 4-0
    Fri: W 55-14 vs. (2A 10) Bayfield
    2 Buena Vista 4-0
    Fri: W 47-24 at (6) Centauri
    3 Limon 3-1
    Fri: L 20-19 at (8) Burlington
    4 Resurrection Christian 4-1
    Sat: W 40-0 vs. Estes Park
    5 Meeker 3-1
    Sat: L 50-0 vs. Holyoke
    6 Centauri 1-3
    Fri: L 47-24 vs. (2) Buena Vista
    7 Cedaredge 4-0
    Fri: W 27-6 vs. Center
    8 Burlington 3-1
    Fri: W 20-19 vs. (3) Limon
    9 Monte Vista 2-2
    Fri: W 20-7 at Pagosa Springs
    10 Rye 3-1
    Off this week.

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 4-0
    Fri: W 46-0 at Las Animas
    2 Norwood 5-0
    Fri: W 20-8 vs. Sargent
    3 Caliche 4-0
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Rangely
    4 Merino 4-0
    Sat: W 58-14 at McClave
    5 Akron 4-0
    Sat: W 62-7 vs. Plateau Valley
    6 Springfield 4-0
    Fri: W 56-6 at Rolla (Kan.)
    7 Granada 3-1
    Fri: W 56-32 vs. Kiowa
    8 Simla 2-2
    Fri: W 49-6 at Swink
    9 Sedgwick County 4-0
    Fri: W 64-20 at Holly
    10 Hoehne 3-1
    Fri: W 60-0 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 4-0
    Fri: W 52-6 at Otis
    2 Eads 4-0
    Fri: W 39-8 vs. (5) Stratton/Liberty
    3 Fleming 4-0
    Sat: W 60-26 at (10) Weldon Valley
    4 Walsh 4-0
    Fri: W 67-8 at Manzanola
    5 Stratton/Liberty 2-2
    Fri: L 39-8 at (2) Eads
    6 Peetz 3-1
    Sat: Win by forfeit vs. Deer Trail
    7 Kit Carson 4-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    8 Prairie 3-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Briggsdale
    9 Hanover 4-0
    Sat: W 71-6 vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    10 Weldon Valley 2-2
    Sat: L 60-26 vs. (3) Fleming

  • Arickaree/Woodlin takes over No. 1 spot in 6-man football poll

    Arickaree/Woodlin Stratton/Liberty football
    Arickaree/Woodlin is the new No. 1 team in the 6-man football poll this week. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Turns out a win over a No. 1 team does help you move up to the top spot.

    Arickaree/Woodlin, No. 2 in CHSAANow’s 6-man football poll last week, moved up to No. 1 this week following its 60-30 win over Stratton/Liberty on Friday night.

    Coach David Saffer was expecting the move after the game on Friday.

    "We’ve got a target on our backs," he told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. "We’ve just got to stay focused and keep working."

    Saffer’s squad was the only new No. 1 team this week. Valor Christian (5A), Pine Creek (4A), Lutheran (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A) and Dayspring Christian (8-man) all held firm atop their respective rankings.

    Ralston Valley Arvada West football
    Ralston Valley is up to No. 4 in this week’s 5A football poll. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Valor held on to the top spot despite its loss to Chandler (Ariz.). But the Eagles are no longer a unanimous selection: they received 13 of the 18 first-place votes this week.

    No. 2 Pomona, No. 3 Grandview and No. 4 Ralston Valley — which got three — also received first-place votes in 5A this week. Fairview rounds out the top five after bumping up one spot.

    Regis Jesuit is sixth, Cherry Creek fell to seventh following its loss to Jordan (Utah), Overland moved up to eighth and Cherokee Trail fell to No. 9 after losing to Regis Jesuit. Doherty is the lone newcomer in 5A this week, and joins at No. 10.

    Among the biggest movers this week was Fort Collins, which jumped up from No. 9 to No. 5 in the 4A poll following its win over Windsor last week.

    The 4A ranking added Pueblo Centennial (No. 10), 3A added Berthoud (also No. 10) and St. Mary’s joined 2A (No. 9). In 1A, newcomer Rye is No. 10, and 6-man has two new teams this week: No. 9 Hanover and No. 10 Weldon Valley.

    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 Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding, except in 5A where they are used as part of the seeding criteria.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (13) 3-1 175 1 L
    2 Pomona (1) 2-1 151 3 W
    3 Grandview (1) 3-0 116 4 W
    4 Ralston Valley (3) 3-0 108 7 W
    5 Fairview 3-0 97 6 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 2-1 84 8 W
    7 Cherry Creek 1-2 77 5 L
    8 Overland 4-0 74 10 W
    9 Cherokee Trail 2-1 62 2 L
    10 Doherty 3-0 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lakewood 10, Rocky Mountain 9, Chatfield 8, Mountain Vista 4, Horizon 2, Eaglecrest 1, Rangeview 1.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 3-0 169 1 W
    2 Pueblo South 3-0 143 2 W
    3 Montrose 3-1 117 4 W
    4 Vista Ridge 3-0 101 5 W
    5 Fort Collins (1) 3-0 99 9 W
    6 Denver South 2-1 84 3 L
    7 Windsor 2-1 57 8 L
    8 Dakota Ridge 2-1 48 7 L
    9 Wheat Ridge 2-1 37 6 L
    10 Pueblo Centennial 2-1 26 – Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley West 20, Widefield 10, Coronado 7, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Kennedy 5, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    Longmont (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lutheran (5) 3-0 104 1 W
    2 Delta (5) 2-1 93 2 Bye
    3 Discovery Canyon (2) 3-0 91 3 W
    4 Rifle 3-0 67 4 Bye
    5 Holy Family 2-1 61 9 W
    6 Evergreen 3-0 59 5 W
    7 Pueblo East 3-1 58 6 W
    8 Roosevelt 2-1 47 8 Bye
    9 Erie 3-0 22 10 W
    10 Berthoud 3-0 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 14, D’Evelyn 9, Sierra 4, Canon City 3, Centaurus 3, Eagle Valley 2, Lewis-Palmer 2, The Classical Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Palisade (7).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 3-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 3-0 95 2 W
    3 Florence 3-0 93 4 W
    4 Strasburg 3-0 90 3 W
    5 Platte Valley 2-2 64 5 L
    6 Lamar 3-0 55 7 W
    7 Eaton 3-0 44 9 W
    8 Faith Christian 2-1 43 6 W
    9 St. Mary’s 3-0 18 – W
    10 Bayfield 2-1 10 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Manual 8, Gunnison 6, Manitou Springs 6, Montezuma-Cortez 4, University 3, Olathe 2.
    Dropped out
    Manitou Springs (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (12) 3-0 120 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 3-0 106 2 W
    3 Limon 3-0 84 3 W
    4 Resurrection Christian 3-1 72 5 W
    5 Meeker 3-0 62 6 Bye
    6 Centauri 1-2 49 4 L
    7 Cedaredge 3-0 39 7 W
    8 Burlington 2-1 36 8 W
    9 Monte Vista 1-2 31 10 W
    10 Rye 3-1 14 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Canyon 10, Wiggins 8, Byers 7, Crowley County 7, Salida 7, Wray 5, Ellicott 3.
    Dropped out
    Platte Canyon (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (5) 3-0 77 1 W
    2 Norwood (2) 4-0 71 2 W
    3 Caliche (1) 3-0 67 3 W
    4 Merino 3-0 53 4 W
    5 Akron 3-0 45 6 W
    6 Springfield 3-0 43 5 Bye
    7 Granada 2-1 24 7 L
    8 Simla 1-2 18 8 L
    9 Sedgwick County 3-0 16 9 W
    10 Hoehne 2-1 14 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 3, Sargent 3, Vail Christian 3, Haxtun 1, Rangely 1, Sanford 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 3-0 58 2 W
    2 Eads (1) 3-0 54 3 W
    3 Fleming 3-0 46 4 W
    4 Walsh 3-0 37 5 W
    5 Stratton/Liberty 2-1 35 1 L
    6 Peetz 2-1 34 6 W
    7 Kit Carson 3-0 25 10 W
    8 Prairie 2-1 9 7 L
    9 Hanover 3-0 7 – W
    10 Weldon Valley 2-1 6 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cotopaxi 5, Flagler 5, Pawnee 5, Cheyenne Wells 3, Mountain Valley 1, South Park 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (8), Flagler (9).

  • Final alignment for 2014 football season

    The 2014 football league and classification alignment, as set by the football committee, and approved by CLOC and the legislative council.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man


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    Class 5A

    * – Denotes playing up

    Centennial (6)
    School Enrollment
    Cherokee Trail 2,633
    Cherry Creek 3,512
    Eaglecrest 2,513
    Grandview 2,588
    Overland 2,282
    Valor Christian * 847
    Continental North (6)
    School Enrollment
    Rock Canyon 1,948
    Fruita Monument 1,706
    Highlands Ranch * 1,608
    Mountain Vista 2,100
    ThunderRidge 2,019
    Regis Jesuit * 1,408
    Continental South (6)
    School Enrollment
    Castle View 1,850
    Doherty 2,064
    Fountain-Fort Carson 1,714
    Legend 1,978
    Chaparral 2,105
    Douglas County 1,824
    Flatirons (8)
    School Enrollment
    Boulder 1,939
    Brighton 1,841
    Denver East 2,433
    Montbello 2,160
    Northglenn 1,796
    Prairie View 1,794
    Thornton 1,770
    Westminster 2,390
    Front Range (8)
    School Enrollment
    Fairview 2,128
    Fossil Ridge 2,090
    Horizon 1,917
    Legacy 2,178
    Monarch 1,624
    Mountain Range 1,964
    Poudre 1,780
    Rocky Mountain 1,934
    Jeffco (8)
    School Enrollment
    Arvada West 1,703
    Bear Creek 1,729
    Chatfield 1,805
    Columbine 1,660
    Lakewood 2,091
    Pomona * 1,448
    Ralston Valley 1,748
    Mullen * 723
    South Metro (7)
    School Enrollment
    Arapahoe 2,188
    Gateway 1,680
    Heritage 1,668
    Hinkley 1,923
    Rangeview 2,305
    Grand Junction 1,694
    Smoky Hill 2,141


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    Class 4A

    ** – Denotes playing down
    # – Must qualify in the 5A playoffs

    Foothills (6)
    School Enrollment
    Falcon 1,253
    Mesa Ridge 1,330
    Montrose 1,361
    Sand Creek 1,231
    Vista Ridge 1,239
    Widefield 1,240
    Longs Peak (6)
    School Enrollment
    Adams City ** 1,768
    Greeley West 1,518
    Longmont 1,180
    Loveland 1,521
    Thompson Valley 1,238
    Windsor 1,225
    Mountain (6)
    School Enrollment
    Aurora Central ** 2,084
    Denver South 1,380
    G. Washington 1,436
    Golden 1,289
    Standley Lake 1,344
    Wheat Ridge 1,307
    Northern (6)
    School Enrollment
    Broomfield 1,428
    Fort Collins 1,517
    Greeley Central 1,407
    Mountain View 1,180
    Silver Creek 1,129
    Skyline 1,352
    Pikes Peak (6)
    School Enrollment
    Air Academy 1,402
    Durango 1,075
    Liberty 1,576
    Palmer Ridge 1,095
    Pine Creek 1,467
    Rampart 1,524
    Plains (6)
    School Enrollment
    Dakota Ridge 1,545
    Green Mountain 1,105
    Ponderosa  1,161
    J.F. Kennedy 1,259
    Lincoln 1,517
    Littleton 1,383
    Southern (6)
    School Enrollment
    Cheyenne Mountain 1,309
    Coronado 1,498
    Palmer # 1,986
    Pueblo Centennial 1,251
    Pueblo South 1,357
    Pueblo West 1,368


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    Class 3A

    * – Denotes playing up
    ** – Denotes playing down

    Colorado 7 (8)
    School Enrollment
    Elizabeth 762
    Englewood 611
    Fort Lupton 601
    Fort Morgan 892
    Lutheran * 329
    Skyview 780
    Vista Peak 877
    Weld Central 609
    Metro North (6)
    School Enrollment
    Centaurus 1,017
    Arvada 905
    Conifer 819
    D’Evelyn 642
    Evergreen 1,009
    Thomas Jefferson 1,027
    Northern (8)
    School Enrollment
    Berthoud 678
    Erie 770
    Frederick 969
    Holy Family 619
    Mead 767
    Niwot ** 1,311
    Northridge 1,046
    Roosevelt 817
    South Central (5)
    School Enrollment
    The Classical Academy 618
    Pueblo Central 827
    Pueblo County 833
    Pueblo East 1,030
    Sierra 877
    Southern (6)
    School Enrollment
    Canon City 1,019
    Discovery Canyon 1,009
    Harrison 815
    Lewis-Palmer 1,033
    Mitchell ** 1,215
    Woodland Park 881
    Western Slope (8)
    School Enrollment
    Delta 626
    Eagle Valley 711
    Glenwood Springs 797
    Central G.J. ** 1,452
    Palisade 1,049
    Rifle 720
    Steamboat Springs 645
    Summit 770


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    Class 2A

    * – Denotes playing up
    ** – Denotes playing down
    # – Must qualify in 3A playoffs

    Colorado (8)
    School Enrollment
    Alameda ** 884
    Denver North ** 680
    Denver West 576
    Faith Christian 413
    Kent Denver 465
    Machebeuf 353
    Manual 406
    Ridge View * 296
    Frontier (8)
    School Enrollment
    The Academy 520
    Bennett * 286
    Jefferson 396
    KIPP  354
    Middle Park 331
    The Pinnacle 537
    Sheridan 333
    Strasburg 357
    Patriot (6)
    School Enrollment
    Brush 442
    Eaton 502
    Platte Valley 333
    Sterling 565
    University 531
    Valley 528
    Tri-Peaks (6)
    School Enrollment
    Florence 465
    La Junta 367
    Lamar 416
    Manitou Springs 520
    St. Mary’s 308
    Trinidad * 236
    Western Slope North (6)
    School Enrollment
    Aspen 555
    Basalt 373
    Coal Ridge 547
    Moffat County 504
    Roaring Fork 333
    Battle Mountain # 794
    Western Slope South (6)
    School Enrollment
    Bayfield  368
    Gunnison 326
    Olathe 351
    Pagosa Springs  395
    Montezuma Cortez** 664
    Alamosa 506


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    Class 1A

    * – Denotes playing up
    ** – Denotes playing down
    # – Must qualify in 2A playoffs

    Metro (8)
    School Enrollment
    Clear Creek  224
    Cornerstone Christian*  61
    Denver Christian  142
    Estes Park #  333
    Front Range Christian  179
    Lyons  221
    Platte Canyon  299
    Resurrection Christian  216
    North Central (6)
    School Enrollment
    Burlington  232
    Highland  239
    Holyoke  176
    Wiggins  158
    Wray  195
    Yuma  225
    South Central (6)
    School Enrollment
    Byers  158
    Calhan  141
    Crowley County  140
    C.S. Christian  280
    Limon  136
    Rocky Ford  200
    Southern Peaks (6)
    School Enrollment
    Centauri  269
    Center  178
    Dolores  208
    Ignacio  217
    John Mall *  116
    Monte Vista  256
    Tri-Peaks (6)
    School Enrollment
    Buena Vista  248
    Dolores Huerta  273
    Ellicott  227
    Peyton  217
    Rye  225
    Salida  295
    Western Slope (6)
    School Enrollment
    Cedaredge  239
    Grand Valley  291
    Hotchkiss  212
    Lake County  292
    Meeker  190
    Paonia  148


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    8-man

    * – Denotes playing up
    ** – Denotes playing down

    Arkansas Valley (6)
    School Enrollment
    Granada * 65
    Holly 77
    Las Animas 109
    McClave 89
    Springfield 92
    Wiley * 75
    Central (9)
    School Enrollment
    Elbert * 61
    Gilpin County * 74
    Justice  116
    Longmont Christian* 69
    Nederland ** 185
    R.M. Lutheran * 66
    Vail Christian 113
    West Grand 130
    Pikes Peak Christian * 66
    Mountain (7)
    School Enrollment
    Del Norte 135
    Dove Creek * 74
    Mancos 111
    Sanford 108
    Sangre de Cristo 87
    Sargent 119
    Sierra Grande 84
    Plains (6)
    School Enrollment
    Akron 117
    Caliche 93
    Dayspring Christian 107
    Haxtun 97
    Merino 106
    Sedgwick County 104
    Southern (7)
    School Enrollment
    Custer County 135
    Cripple Creek/Victor 115
    Fowler 114
    Hoehne 121
    Kiowa 113
    Simla 102
    Swink 102
    Western Slope (6)
    School Enrollment
    Hayden 113
    Norwood 77
    Nucla * 57
    Plateau Valley * 72
    Rangely 117
    Soroco 105


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    6-man

    ** – Denotes playing down

    Central (6)
    School Enrollment
    Colorado Deaf & Blind 59
    Deer Trail 39
    Genoa-Hugo 47
    Hanover 57
    Miami-Yoder ** 83
    South Park ** 104
    East Central (7)
    School Enrollment
    Arickaree/Woodlin 33
    Bethune 42
    Flagler 48
    Hi-Plains 45
    Idalia 29
    Otis 52
    Stratton/Liberty 62
    North (7)
    School Enrollment
    Briggsdale 55
    Fleming 73
    North Park 56
    Pawnee 28
    Peetz 72
    Prairie 56
    Weldon Valley 58
    Southeast (6)
    School Enrollment
    Cheraw 62
    Cheyenne Wells 48
    Eads 54
    Kit Carson 32
    Manzanola 58
    Walsh 50
    Southwest (6)
    School Enrollment
    Aguilar 25
    Antonito ** 79
    Cotopaxi 51
    La Veta 53
    Mountain Valley 37
    Primero 56

  • Fairview grabs 5A’s top seed as football brackets are released

    (Courtesy photo)
    Fairview is the No. 1 seed in 5A. (Courtesy photo)

    The groundwork, as is so often the case, was laid four years ago. Tom McCartney saw it in his freshmen then. Those freshmen are now seniors, and that group has Fairview seeded No. 1 overall in the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We knew that it was a special group,” McCartney, Fairview’s coach, said Sunday morning. “We also knew that for them to do the things and reach some of the goals they’ve set, you’ve got to have junior compliments. You want to know that your juniors are also part of that.

    “We’ve been kind of waiting on this group of seniors for a while, and a lot of them have gotten a lot of playing time as sophomores and juniors,” he continued. “When you get in those kinds of battles against teams like Pomona and Ralston Valley, and Legacy and Arvada West and Boulder — and Grandview in the playoffs last year, and Regis the year before — all of those experiences help. So, yes, to be honest with you, we’ve seen this coming from this particular group. We knew this was a talented group.”

    The Knights were the lone 5A team to finish the regular season unbeaten (9-0). They were ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com football poll in recent weeks, but were No. 1 in Wild Card points during that stretch, and finished atop the final Wild Card standings released Sunday morning.

    And so, when the 5A bracket was unveiled, it was Fairview in the No. 1 spot. (See the full bracket.)

    “It feels awesome,” McCartney said. “It’s playoff football. We’re just going to prepare. We understand that if you win you move on, and if you don’t you’re done. We want to keep playing. The best way to keep playing is to be prepared and to improve.”

    Fairview draws No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) in the first round. The two teams played in 2010 and 2011, both Mountain Vista wins.

    “Our seniors, when they were freshmen, played them. And so we know a little bit about them,” McCartney said. “We’ve got a ton of respect for coach (Ric) Cash. His teams are always prepared. They’re always hard-nosed.”

    Rounding out the top-5 seeds in 5A were No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    The top 16 seeds host in the first round, meaning No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 7 Columbine, No. 8 Pomona, No. 9 Chatfield, No. 10 Grand Junction, No. 11 Mountain Range, No. 12 Doherty, No. 13 Prairie View, No. 14 Rangeview, No. 15 Ralston Valley and No. 16 Douglas County will get home games.

    Other qualifiers were No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 19 Overland, No. 20 Grandview, No. 21 Gateway, No. 22 Heritage, No. 23 Westminster, No. 24 Rocky Mountain, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson, No. 26 Hinkley, No. 27 Arvada West, No. 28 Castle View, No. 29 Fort Collins, No. 30 Lakewood and No. 31 Eaglecrest.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets were also released on Sunday.

    Brush is 2A’s top seed. As the top-8 host in the first round, No. 2 Manitou Springs, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 Faith Christian, No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Bennett, No. 7 Kent Denver and No. 8 Florence will all get home games.

    Also qualifying in 2A were No. 9 Strasburg, No. 10 Lamar, No. 11 Olathe, No. 12 Fort Lupton, No. 13 Aspen, No. 14 Ridge View Academy, No. 15 Jefferson and No. 16 The Academy.

    In 1A, Buena Vista got the top seed. No. 2 Limon, No. 3 Centauri, No. 4 Paonia, No. 5 Monte Vista, No. 6 Hotchkiss, No. 7 Yuma and No. 8 Platte Canyon will also host first-round games.

    Additional 1A qualifiers were No. 9 Resurrection Christian, No. 10 Rye, No. 11 Burlington, No. 12 Cedaredge, No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 14 Wray, No. 15 Lyons and No. 16 Front Range Christian.

    Hoehne is 8-man’s top seed. Also hosting in the first round will be No. 2 Dayspring Christian, No. 3 Norwood, No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche, No. 6 Kiowa, No. 7 Sargent and No. 8 Dove Creek. Also qualifying were No. 9 Sanford, No. 10 Vail Christian, No. 11 Merino, No. 12 Walsh, No. 13 Akron, No. 14 West Grand, No. 15 Fowler and No. 16 Granada.

    Liberty/Stratton grabbed 6-man’s top seed. Also qualifying were No. 2 Hi-Plains, No. 3 Eads, No. 4 Prairie, No. 5 Otis, No. 6 Peetz, No. 7 Hanover and No. 8 Flagler

  • 6-man football playoff bracket

    Football’s 2013 state playoff bracket for 6-man.

    2013 CHSAA State Football Championships CHSAA A-6 Football Championship

  • 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).