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
Valor Christian (12)
5-0
120
1
W
2
Eaglecrest
5-0
104
2
W
3
Pomona
3-2
83
3
L
4
Regis Jesuit
4-1
79
4
W
5
Fairview
5-0
55
7
W
6
Cherry Creek
3-2
51
5
L
7
Mullen
2-3
43
6
Bye
8
Grandview
3-2
41
9
W
9
Columbine
4-1
35
8
W
10
Highlands Ranch
4-1
20
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Lakewood 17, Arvada West 8, Doherty 3, ThunderRidge 1.
Dropped out
Lakewood (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Ponderosa (11)
5-0
166
2
W
2
Chatfield (4)
4-1
142
3
W
3
Pine Creek (3)
4-1
139
1
L
4
Windsor
4-1
106
4
W
5
Loveland
5-0
104
5
W
6
Pueblo West
5-0
89
6
W
7
Monarch
5-0
81
8
W
8
Fruita Monument
5-0
76
7
Bye
9
Pueblo South
4-1
45
9
W
10
Skyline
5-0
18
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Fort Collins 6, Vista Ridge 5, Widefield 4, Broomfield 2, Greeley West 2, Montrose 2, Rampart 2, Standley Lake 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mead (10)
5-0
120
2
W
2
Palmer Ridge (2)
5-0
111
3
W
3
Erie
5-0
87
5
W
4
Berthoud
5-0
77
4
W
5
Roosevelt
4-1
69
7
W
6
Skyview
5-0
55
8
W
7
Holy Family
4-1
45
1
L
8
Harrison
5-0
44
9
W
9
Silver Creek
3-2
32
6
L
10
Longmont
2-3
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Evergreen 14, Thomas Jefferson 10, Denver North 6, Canon City 5, Frederick 5, Rifle 5, Palisade 3.
There was all kinds of shakeup in this week’s football rankings.
The Class 3A poll added five new teams: No. 4 Berthoud, No. 7 Roosevelt, No. 8 Skyview, No. 9 Harrison and No. 10 Canon City.
Lakewood (5A), Skyline (4A), Crowley County (1A), Clear Creek (1A), Sargent (8-man) and Sierra Grande (6-man) are also new this week in their respective classifications.
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.
Widefield 9, Broomfield 7, Vista Ridge 6, Standley Lake 5, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Rampart 4, Montrose 3, Greeley West 1.
Dropped out
Broomfield (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (5)
4-0
104
1
W
2
Mead (5)
4-0
97
2
W
3
Palmer Ridge (1)
4-0
78
4
W
4
Berthoud
4-0
57
–
W
5
Erie
4-0
50
6
W
6
Silver Creek
3-1
48
3
L
7
Roosevelt
3-1
45
–
W
8
Skyview
4-0
38
–
W
9
Harrison
4-0
33
–
W
10
Canon City
4-0
19
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 9, Evergreen 8, Fort Morgan 6, Frederick 5, Discovery Canyon 4, Durango 2, Denver North 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Fort Morgan (5), Discovery Canyon (7), Durango (8), Longmont (9), Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (10)
4-0
142
1
W
2
Bayfield (5)
4-0
132
2
W
3
The Classical Academy
4-0
115
3
W
4
Platte Valley
4-0
101
5
W
5
La Junta
3-1
98
4
L
6
Sterling
3-1
63
6
W
7
Faith Christian
3-1
48
7
W
8
Alamosa
3-1
30
8
Bye
9
Salida
4-0
24
9
Bye
10
Basalt
3-1
21
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Aspen 11, Bishop Machbeuf 9, Valley 9, Coal Ridge 7, Eaton 6, D’Evelyn 4, Elizabeth 3, Delta 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (10)
4-0
118
1
W
2
Meeker (2)
4-0
108
2
W
3
Strasburg
3-1
93
3
W
4
Centauri
5-0
69
5
W
5
Limon
3-1
65
4
L
6
Paonia
3-1
54
6
W
7
Platte Canyon
3-0
52
7
Bye
8
Peyton
3-1
19
10
W
9
Crowley County
4-1
17
–
W
10
Clear Creek
4-0
16
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 15, Cornerstone Christian Academy 8, Buena Vista 7, Cedaredge 7, Rocky Ford 4, Grand Valley 3, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Monte Vista 2, Hotchkiss 1.
After failing to beat La Junta twice last year, Kent Denver needed this one. And with a late field goal, the top-ranked team in the Class 2A CHSAANow.com football poll got it.
The Sun Devils came away with a 10-7 win over the Tigers to somewhat avenge last year’s defeats, the latter of which came in the 2A state title game.
“Anytime you lose the state championship game you have a bad taste in your mouth,” Kent Denver coach Scott Yates said. “All our kids and coaches wanted to try and erase it.”
The win is the 319th for Yates, who remains tied with West Grand’s Chris Brown for the most in state history.
The Tigers (3-1 overall) jumped out to a 7-0 lead before the end of the first quarter.
But the lead wouldn’t hold.
Kent Denver (4-0) was able to tie the game before halftime and the two teams came out unwilling to give each other any more points.
Still locked in a 7-7 tie, it was Kent Denver who would get the edge as Quinn Voboril kicked a late field goal which proved to be the game winner.
“We had to stop them in order to get the ball with enough time to go down the field. That created a little momentum for us,” Yates said. “It gives you an uplift and said let’s do something with it. We marched the ball down the field pretty well.”
The Sun Devils open league play next week when they hit the road and travel to Elizabeth. The Tigers also begin league play next week, hosting TCA.
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8-man: (8) Hoehne 44, (2) Daypsring Christian 37
Hoehne built a 22-8 lead at halftime, but Dayspring Christian did everything possible to make up ground in the second half. But 22 points in the third quarter alone wasn’t going to cut it.
The Farmers were able to put up 22 more points in the second half and finish off the upset over 8-man’s second-ranked team.
Senior Jacob Yates had 202 yards and two touchdowns for Hoehne. Kyle Rowe also rushed for two scores, and Riley Hudson added one.
Christian Still, a freshman, tossed three touchdown passes for Dayspring Christian — all of them to senior Jimmy Fargo.
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5A: (5) Regis Jesuit 24, (9) Highlands Ranch 0
It took Regis Jesuit almost a full 24 minutes of game time to find the end zone. But after scoring just once in the first half, the Raiders turned up the heat in the second.
They added two touchdowns and field goal to get a big win over a top-10 opponent.
[divider]
1A: (3) Strasburg 14, (4) Limon 12
Strasburg handed Limon its first loss of the season on Saturday.
The Indians scored touchdown a in each the first and fourth quarters and that was all that was needed to move to 3-1 on the season.
[divider]
8-man: (9) Merino 14, (10) McClave 8
Merino remained undefeated on the year with a 14-8 win over McClave. It’s the first loss for the Cardinals, who broke into the 8-man rankings last week.
[divider]
Notables:
No. 3 Cheyenne Wells beat No. 5 Kit Carson in a top-10 game in 6-man, 14-12.
Monarch is now 4-0 following a 14-10 win over Brighton in 4A.
Blayden Fletcher rushed for five touchdowns and 227 yards in North Park’s 47-42 win over Briggsdale. He also had 11 tackles and a sack on defense.
Noah Roper’s great season continues: He had 276 yards and three touchdowns as Erie beat Centaurus 38-13 in 3A. Erie is 4-0.
5A No. 10 Fairview rolled over Prairie View 68-0. Sophomore quarterback Aiden Atkinson threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns. Mariano Kemp, Brian Moreno and Jake Sheerin each rushed for two scores. Sheerin also had a receiving touchdown.
Calvin Pope rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown as Denver East beat Hinkley 50-19 for its first win this season.
Gilpin County improved to 3-1 following a 54-0 win over Belleview Christian.
Thane Duzenack threw a touchdown pass for Mitchell and the Marauders beat Ridge View Academy 22-6 to win their first game this season.
Golden beat Far Northeast 17-14. David O’Connell threw two touchdown passes. Jack Walters recovered two fumbles.
James LaCerte had two touchdowns and 182 yards rushing for Cheyenne Mountain in its 30-7 win over Lincoln.
DJ King threw three touchdowns and had 199 yards passing as Mesa Ridge beat George Washington 49-22. Ju-Wan Edgerton added two rushing scores.
Grant Baker returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown, and then held up as Colorado Springs Christian beat Valley 7-0.
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
Valor Christian (10)
3-0
154
1
Bye
2
Pomona (6)
3-0
150
2
W
3
Eaglecrest
3-0
120
3
W
4
Columbine
3-0
103
4
W
5
Regis Jesuit
2-1
73
7
W
6
Grandview
2-1
68
5
L
7
Cherry Creek
2-1
62
8
W
8
Mullen
2-2
56
6
W
9
Highlands Ranch
3-0
46
9
W
10
Fairview
3-0
18
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Doherty 16, Poudre 9, Rock Canyon 3, Legacy 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (19)
3-0
208
1
W
2
Ponderosa (2)
3-0
178
2
W
3
Chatfield
2-1
125
5
W
4
Windsor
2-1
119
4
W
5
Fruita Monument
4-0
118
7
W
6
Loveland
3-0
116
6
W
7
Pueblo West
3-0
95
10
W
8
Monarch
3-0
68
9
W
9
Pueblo South
2-1
52
3
L
10
Broomfield
1-2
22
8
L
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 16, Vista Ridge 14, Skyline 7, Fort Collins 6, Brighton 3, Greeley West 3, Montrose 3, Widefield 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (5)
3-0
127
1
W
2
Mead (4)
3-0
117
2
W
3
Silver Creek (1)
3-0
98
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (3)
3-0
96
6
W
5
Fort Morgan
2-1
64
5
L
6
Erie
3-0
63
7
W
7
Discovery Canyon
2-1
43
9
W
8
Durango
3-1
35
8
L
9
Longmont
1-2
33
3
L
10
Thomas Jefferson (1)
3-0
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Skyview 15, Berthoud 13, Roosevelt 10, Evergreen 6, Frederick 6, Harrison 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Rifle 5, Canon City 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo East (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (11)
3-0
152
1
Bye
2
Bayfield (3)
3-0
139
2
Bye
3
The Classical Academy
3-0
126
4
W
4
La Junta (2)
3-0
124
3
W
5
Platte Valley
3-0
86
5
W
6
Sterling
2-1
69
7
Bye
7
Faith Christian
2-1
49
8
W
8
Alamosa
3-1
42
9
W
9
Salida
4-0
23
–
W
10
Basalt
2-1
22
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Valley 14, Aspen 11, Eaton 9, D’Evelyn 7, Delta 4, Elizabeth 3.
Dropped out
Delta (6), D’Evelyn (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (10)
3-0
118
1
W
2
Meeker (2)
3-0
108
2
Bye
3
Strasburg
2-1
84
3
W
4
Limon
3-0
82
4
W
5
Centauri
4-0
75
5
W
6
Paonia
2-1
48
7
W
7
Platte Canyon
3-0
42
8
W
8
Monte Vista
2-1
23
6
L
9
Wray
2-1
21
–
W
10
Peyton
2-1
17
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 15, Grand Valley 7, Crowley County 6, Olathe 5, Clear Creek 3, Highland 2, Manual 2, Rocky Ford 2.
Austin Bertron threw three touchdown passes and Blayden Fletcher ran for another three as 6-man’s No. 6-ranked North Park hung on to get a 41-36 win over No. 10 La Veta on Saturday.
Bertron totaled 240 yards through the air with Bryce Carlstrom on the receiving end of all of them.
The Wildcats (2-1 overall) jumped out to a 28-12 lead in the first half, but the Redskins (2-1) battled back in the second half. They trailed 41-20 entering the fourth quarter and put 16 points in the board in that span.
But it wasn’t enough. The Wildcats didn’t even need to score as their 41 points were good enough to hold up for the win.
[divider]
(1) Pine Creek 21, Fountain-Fort Carson 7
Fountain-Fort Carson grabbed an early 7-0 lead, but David Moore III found the end zone three times to give the defending Class 4A state champions a 21-7 win on Saturday.
Dreden Bryant scored the first touchdown of the game, giving the Trojans the lead, but that the only time they would put points on the board.
[divider]
1A: (8) Platte Canyon 22, Buena Vista 20
Platte Canyon entered the fourth quarter down by six points, but were able to eight on the board to grab a win over Buena Vista.
The Huskies move to 3-0 and travel to Center next week.
[divider]
Notables:
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Trailing at halftime, 8-man No. 9 Merino’s defense held Rocky Mountain Lutheran scoreless in the second half to get a 26-20 win.
5A No. 10 Fairview jumped out to a 17-3 lead over Rocky Mountain halftime and went on to win 24-6.
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
Valor Christian (8)
3-0
143
1
W
2
Pomona (7)
2-0
142
2
W
3
Eaglecrest
2-0
100
5
W
4
Columbine
2-0
82
4
Bye
5
Grandview
2-0
77
6
W
6
Mullen
1-2
72
9
W
7
Regis Jesuit
1-1
69
3
L
8
Cherry Creek
1-1
54
7
W
9
Highlands Ranch
2-0
45
8
Bye
10
Fairview
2-0
17
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Doherty 15, Poudre 4, Rock Canyon 3, Legacy 2.
Dropped out
Doherty (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (15)
2-0
186
1
W
2
Ponderosa (3)
2-0
166
2
W
3
Pueblo South (1)
2-0
117
4
Bye
4
Windsor
1-1
110
3
L
5
Chatfield
1-1
105
5
W
6
Loveland
2-0
91
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
3-0
84
8
W
8
Broomfield
1-1
57
7
W
9
Monarch
2-0
47
–
W
10
Pueblo West
2-0
43
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Greeley West 22, Rampart 9, Vista Ridge 6, Brighton 1, Grand Junction 1.
Dropped out
Rampart (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (7)
2-0
131
2
Bye
2
Mead (2)
2-0
121
3
W
3
Longmont (2)
1-1
98
1
L
4
Silver Creek
2-0
97
4
W
5
Fort Morgan
2-0
90
6
W
6
Palmer Ridge (3)
2-0
82
7
W
7
Erie
3-0
51
9
–
8
Durango
3-0
45
10
W
9
Discovery Canyon
1-1
33
8
W
10
Pueblo East
0-2
24
5
L
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 15, Berthoud 10, Evergreen 6, Palisade 4, Skyview 4, Frederick 3, Harrison 3, Roosevelt 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Summit 2, Lewis-Palmer 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (9)
3-0
140
1
W
2
Bayfield (3)
3-0
129
2
W
3
La Junta (3)
2-0
111
3
W
4
The Classical Academy
2-0
98
4
W
5
Platte Valley
2-0
76
8
W
6
Delta
1-1
74
6
W
7
Sterling
2-1
67
5
L
8
Faith Christian
1-1
34
7
L
9
Alamosa
2-1
24
9
L
10
D’Evelyn
1-1
19
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Salida 12, Eaton 10, Aspen 7, Basalt 7, Elizabeth 5, Manitou Springs 4, Valley 3, Bishop Machbeuf 2, Resurrection Christian 2, University 1.
Dropped out
Eaton (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (9)
2-0
108
2
W
2
Meeker (2)
3-0
99
3
Bye
3
Strasburg
1-1
84
1
L
4
Limon
2-0
71
6
W
5
Centauri
3-0
61
5
W
6
Monte Vista
2-0
43
8
W
7
Paonia
1-1
33
9
W
8
Platte Canyon
2-0
31
–
W
9
Peyton
2-1
24
4
L
10
Olathe
2-0
15
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 10, Crowley County 8, Wray 8, Highland 4, Clear Creek 3, Grand Valley 3.
Dropped out
Crowley County (7), Grand Valley (10).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (9)
2-0
99
1
Bye
2
Hoehne (1)
2-0
87
2
W
3
Dayspring Christian
2-0
80
3
W
4
West Grand
2-0
56
5
W
5
Norwood
1-0
48
7
Bye
6
Holly
2-0
47
6
W
7
Haxtun
2-0
38
8
W
8
Fowler
2-0
29
–
W
9
Merino
2-0
26
10
Bye
10
Caliche
2-1
18
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Soroco 9, Akron 4, Del Norte 2, McClave 2, Sargent 2, Swink 2, Springfield 1.
Dropped out
Sargent (4), Akron (9).
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Stratton/Liberty (4)
2-0
82
2
W
2
Peetz (3)
2-0
80
3
W
3
Cheyenne Wells (2)
2-0
76
1
W
4
Otis
2-0
55
5
W
5
Kit Carson
2-0
54
4
W
6
North Park
1-1
36
7
Bye
7
Fleming
1-1
34
8
W
8
Prairie
2-0
30
–
W
9
Cotopaxi
2-0
15
9
W
10
La Veta
2-0
13
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Genoa-Hugo 12, Arickaree/Woodlin 5, Sierra Grande 2, Idalia 1.
