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  • All-state football teams for 2014 season

    The 2014 all-state football players of the year. From left, Josh Odom of Pine Creek (4A), Kyle Leoffler of Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man), Austin Yahn of Caliche (8-man), Taylor Walters of Paonia (1A), Daniel Martin of Pueblo East (3A), Kyle Rosenbrock of Brush (2A) and Milo Hall of Cherry Creek (5A). (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com; Mark Adams; Jeffrey Tucker/MaxPreps; Courtesy of Paonia)
    The 2014 all-state football players of the year. From left, Josh Odom of Pine Creek (4A), Kyle Leoffler of Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man), Austin Yahn of Caliche (8-man), Taylor Walters of Paonia (1A), Daniel Martin of Pueblo East (3A), Kyle Rosenbrock of Brush (2A) and Milo Hall of Cherry Creek (5A). (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com; Mark Adams; Jeffrey Tucker/MaxPreps; courtesy of Paonia)

    The 2014 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.

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


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    Class 5A

    Player of the year: Milo Hall, Cherry Creek

    Coach of the year: Dave Logan, Cherry Creek

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Peter Anderson Eaglecrest Senior WR
    Austin Conway Overland Senior QB
    Johnny Feauto Fairview Senior QB/CB
    Salofi Gaoa Rocky Mountain Senior T
    Milo Hall Cherry Creek Senior RB
    Olabisi Johnson Bear Creek Senior CB/WR
    Todd Jones Boulder Junior RB/SS
    Carlo Kemp Fairview Junior DE/OT/RB
    Alex Kinney Rocky Mountain Senior K/P
    Cameron Knight Grandview Senior DB
    Scotty Leach Ralston Valley Senior G/C
    Eric Lee Jr. Valor Christian Senior DB/ATH
    Tim Lynott Regis Jesuit Senior OG/C
    Isaac Marquez Pomona Senior CB/SB
    Dillon Middlemiss Pomona Senior T
    Mike Morean Cherry Creek Senior DB
    Jake Moretti Pomona Sophomore TE/T/DE
    Chukwuma Obinnah Grandview Senior RB/SS
    Wesley Ogsbury Denver East Senior WR/CB/FS
    Brady Opp Valor Christian Senior OL/DL
    James Parker Cherry Creek Senior G/DE
    Collin Root Ralston Valley Senior TE/DE/K
    Elijah Ross Eaglecrest Senior QB/CB
    Tim Ryan Fairview Senior DB/WR
    Frank Umu Heritage Senior DT/OL
    Andrew Wingard Ralston Valley Senior RB/DB/RET
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Trevaun Arnold Bear Creek Senior FS/WR
    TeQuan Baker Doherty Junior RB/CB
    Alec Barnes Regis Jesuit Junior LB
    Jordan Bostick Valor Christian Senior DE
    Ben Burnett Prairie View Senior DE
    Danny Collins Lakewood Senior QB/MLB/TE
    Keifer Glau Grandview Senior SS
    Willie Hayes Grandview Senior T
    Ryan Hommel Rock Canyon Senior QB
    David Imola Cherry Creek Junior DT/T
    DJ Leatimua Fountain-Fort Carson Senior LB
    Justice Littrell Doherty Senior MLB/SS
    Henry Lyon Cherry Creek Senior K
    Jack Maly Regis Jesuit Senior T
    Max McDonald Rocky Mountain Senior MLB
    Patrick Moody Chaparral Sophomore MLB
    Joseph Parker Cherry Creek Senior WR
    Connor Pierson Pomona Senior C
    Kevin Prosser Overland Senior WR/LB
    RJ Ramirez Prairie View Senior RB
    Andres Robles Regis Jesuit Senior C
    Morgan Smith Grandview Senior TE
    Jordan Smith Fountain-Fort Carson Senior LB
    Darrian Stickney Doherty Senior LB
    Charles Tigner Fountain-Fort Carson Senior RB/P
    Jonathan Van Diest Cherry Creek Sophomore DE
    Anthony Vessa Ralston Valley Senior NG/LB


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    Class 4A

    Player of the year: Josh Odom, Pine Creek

    Coach of the year: Doug Johnson, Longmont

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Wyatt Aaberg Falcon Senior RB/LB
    Avery Anderson Pine Creek Senior ATH
    Zach Barwick Dakota Ridge Senior K/P
    Alex Delacroix Greeley West Senior RB/LB
    JoJo Domann Pine Creek Junior LB/SS/P
    Connor Durant Standley Lake Senior WR/DB/K
    Zach Fees Fort Collins Senior MLB
    Isaiah Fields Falcon Junior RB/DB
    Cooper Gardner Broomfield Senior OL/DL
    Sean Glenn Longmont Senior T
    Parker Hammond Pine Creek Senior TE/DE
    Quincy Kindred Pueblo Centennial Senior RB/DB
    Jake Lauber Fort Collins Senior OL/DL
    Sam Long Pine Creek Senior T/G/C
    Jeremy Lujan Dakota Ridge Junior RB
    Matt Maestas Montrose Senior OL/DL
    Austin Micci Coronado Senior RB/SS
    Josh Odom Pine Creek Senior MLB/RB
    Isiah Pannunzio Pueblo South Junior TE/DE
    Mike Rocha Montrose Senior FB/LB
    Clint Sigg Longmont Senior QB
    Nate Spinuzzi Pueblo South Senior QB
    Brandon Summer Pueblo West Senior MLB/P
    Trevonte Tasco Denver South Senior HB
    Blake Whitsell Broomfield Senior DL/OL
    Jack Wibbels Pine Creek Junior DE
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Lotoni Afuhaamago Coronado Senior OL/DL
    Tristan Bailey Rampart Senior K/P
    Adam Baumann Mountain View Senior QB
    Conlan Berger Longmont Junior RB
    Tanner Bohm Windsor Senior QB
    Eddie Bratton Falcon Senior DL/OL
    Adam Brown Air Academy Senior QB/FS
    Zach Castellucci Pueblo South Junior OL/DL
    Nick Cohn Dakota Ridge Senior WR/RET
    Zeb Foster Coronado Senior LB/FB
    Ben Freeman Fort Collins Junior OL/DL
    Austin Hartman Silver Creek Senior WR/DB
    Brock Howes Dakota Ridge Senior DL
    Cayden James Montrose Senior OL/DL
    Cody Johnson Windsor Senior LB/RB
    Adrian King George Washington Junior TE/MLB
    Nathan Leithead Pine Creek Junior MLB
    Austin Lopez Palmer Senior MLB/FB
    James Maxie Ponderosa Senior RB/LB
    Kyler Sigsbee Fort Collins Senior QB/ATH
    Bryson Smith Pueblo South Senior OL/DL
    Corte Tapia Windsor Sophomore ILB/DE
    Jeff Vela Falcon Senior FB/LB


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    Class 3A

    Player of the year: Daniel Martin, Pueblo East

    Coach of the year: David Ramirez, Pueblo East

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Sonny Arellano Pueblo East Senior RB/LB
    Jamil Bond Lutheran Senior RB/DB
    Brock Clark Rifle Senior RB/MLB/P
    Joshua Clausen Lutheran Senior WR/LB
    Willy Clements Holy Family Senior T/DT
    Coby Cline Elizabeth Senior C/NG
    Brody Cypress Lutheran Senior OL/DL
    Bruno Derose Pueblo East Junior TE/LB
    Michael Devries Centaurus Senior DE/DT
    Lalo Diaz-Alvarez Pueblo East Junior OL/DL
    Dylan Draper Discovery Canyon Senior WR/LB
    Jay Frye Northridge Senior WR/SS
    Donny Garcia Pueblo East Senior OL/DL
    Marcus Garcia Delta Senior OL/DL
    Franny Gonzales Fort Morgan Junior K
    Alex Gould Rifle Senior G/LB
    Chris Helbig Holy Family Junior QB/CB
    Daniel Martin Pueblo East Junior QB/DB
    Toby McBride Fort Morgan Junior FB/DE
    Andrew Miranda Lutheran Senior OL/DL
    Davis Price Evergreen Junior K/P
    Brian Reed Evergreen Senior RB/LB/MLB
    Kevin Ribarich Pueblo East Senior WR/DB
    Austin Shepherd Rifle Senior G/MLB
    Bryson Torres Pueblo East Sophomore RB/DB
    James Willis Lutheran Senior QB/DB
    Ryan Younggreen Holy Family Senior SS/RB
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Alonso Archuletta Roosevelt Junior OL/DL
    Beau Beattie Discovery Canyon Junior OL/DL
    Cameron Brown D’Evelyn Junior WR/DB
    Mitch Carter Discovery Canyon Senior WR/DB/K
    Marcus Cassin Evergreen Senior TE/MLB/WR
    Isaac Charlson Discovery Canyon Senior OL/DL
    Marques Combs Palisade Senior WR/DB
    Brendan Edgerley Lutheran Senior TE/LB/P
    Brenden Fulton Northridge Senior QB/FS
    Andrew Hall Discovery Canyon Senior QB/CB
    Chico Hernandez Roosevelt Senior G/DT
    Derek Horn Delta Senior RB/FS
    Tate Kembel Fort Morgan Sophomore RB
    Eric Kembel Fort Morgan Senior C
    Greysen Lincoln Evergreen Senior DE/TE/OL
    Isaac Maestas Palisade Sophomore RB/LB
    Alex Mai Fort Morgan Junior OG/NG
    Zach Manchester Canon City Junior WR
    Alex Nemmers Lutheran Senior WB/DB/RET
    Jonny Ponce Delta Junior RB/FS
    Nathan Putallaz Roosevelt Senior T/G/C
    Anselmo Quezada Palisade Senior OL/DL
    Trenton Stringari Canon City Senior RB/WR
    Jesse Unruh Northridge Senior T/DE
    Jack White Holy Family Senior T


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    Class 2A

    Player of the year: Kyle Rosenbrock, Brush

    Coach of the year: Randy Dreitz, Brush

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Joe Carwin Brush Senior OL/DL
    Garrett Coalson Eaton Senior TE/LB
    Shane Coombs Strasburg Senior G/DE
    Connor Dooley Kent Denver Junior DT/LB
    Gordon Ellis Kent Denver Senior QB/FS
    Ryan Fitzgerald Aspen Senior RB/FS
    Jaden Franklin Kent Denver Senior RB/CB
    Daniel Frantz Platte Valley Senior WR/QB/CB
    Brent Gilliland Sterling Senior G/DT
    Michael Gutierrez Brush Senior RB/LB
    Randy Haley Montezuma-Cortez Senior RB/ILB
    John Heaphey Aspen Senior K/P
    Michael Howard Gunnison Senior FB/MLB
    Parker Joens Platte Valley Junior T/DE
    Bryce Johnson Faith Christian Senior C/DT
    Ryan Lawhead Eaton Senior OL/DL
    Kolt McDaniel Platte Valley Senior WB/LB
    Will McKissick Kent Denver Junior RB/MLB
    Brian Nichols Strasburg Senior WR/DE/SS
    Alec Petterson Brush Senior WR/RB/DB
    Jose Rodriquez Brush Senior OL/DL
    Ethan Rose Sterling Senior WR/FS
    Kyle Rosenbrock Brush Senior RB/QB/MLB
    Carl Schmidt Kent Denver Junior T/DT
    Jacob Smith Strasburg Senior RB/LB/MLB
    Darren Troudt Eaton Senior WR/DB
    Brady Wilson Gunnison Junior RB/LB
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Draven Adame Lamar Senior QB/DB
    Cameron Alexander Brush Senior WR/DB
    Ben Breier St. Mary’s Senior RB/LB/RET
    Aubry Brown Bayfield Senior OG/DE
    Cole Bryant La Junta Junior QB
    Casey Edens Eaton Senior CB
    Niko Guzman Brush Senior WR/DB
    Grant Harkness Faith Christian Senior –
    Kyle Hicks Lamar Senior RB/LB
    Elijah Huff Manual Senior RB/LB
    Anthony Ibarra Platte Valley Junior G/DE
    Nick Koch Gunnison Senior G/K
    Quinton Kopang Bennett Senior FS/TE/RET
    Jake Levy Basalt Senior TE/DE
    Brett Loyd Moffat County Junior FB/MLB
    Mitchell Martin Strasburg Junior QB/CB
    Lane Masar Florence Senior FB
    Danny McGee Manitou Springs Senior TE/DE
    Ty Percival Gunnison Junior –
    Victor Perez Montezuma-Cortez Junior T/DT
    Zane Phelps Bayfield Junior RB/DE
    Reilly Rastello Kent Denver Senior WR/LB
    Seth Rodriquez Bennett Senior FS/QB/WB
    Colby Salisbury Lamar Senior TE/DB
    Jake Sanders Faith Christian Senior WR
    Clay Shaver Brush Junior TE/DE
    Patrick Telck St. Mary’s Senior WR/DB/RET
    Joao Thives Denver North Junior K/P
    Jake Wallin Gunnison Senior QB
    Zane Westbrook Bayfield Senior OT/NG
    Luke Wilson Kent Denver Junior FB
    Zeke Zuelke Bennett Junior LB/OG


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    Class 1A

    Player of the year: Taylor Walters, Paonia

    Coach of the year: Brent McRae, Paonia

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Jareb Aziz Centauri Senior ILB/RB
    Hank Bode Platte Canyon Junior RB
    Bryce Buhr Crowley County Junior –
    Trevor Close Buena Vista Senior RB/FS
    Sabyn Diamond Buena Vista Junior G/DT
    Dylan Geisler Paonia Senior G/DT
    Zakk James Buena Vista Senior WR/LB
    KC Jarvies Centauri Senior QB/CB
    Kerigan Kappel Limon Senior RB/DB
    Josh Kimball Paonia Senior OL
    Tyler Kimble Limon Senior OL/DL
    Bryce McCracken Crowley County Senior RB/MLB
    Luke Mondt Resurrection Christian Senior QB/DB/K
    Colton Newcomb Salida Senior WR/DB/K
    Jake Phelan Meeker Senior QB/DB
    Nathan Rivale Buena Vista Senior T/DT
    Logan Schopp Paonia Senior –
    TJ Shelton Meeker Junior RB/LB
    Joel Simianer Paonia Senior TE/DE
    Javonte’ Stewart Ellicott Senior QB/SS
    Martin Torres Burlington Senior –
    Taylor Walters Paonia Junior –
    Austin Walton Resurrection Christian Senior OL/DL
    Keegan Wentz Buena Vista Junior QB/LB
    Michael Wilcoxson Buena Vista Senior G/LB
    Mitchell Wilson Centauri Senior MLB/WR
    Trey Zupancic Rye Junior RB/DB
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Josh Altman Paonia Senior CB
    Matthew Barnes Monte Vista Senior G/ILB
    Beau Beckman Wray Junior DB/RB
    Devin Christian Limon Junior OL/DL
    Jacob Crist Ellicott Senior WR/LB
    Luke Cross Resurrection Christian Junior MLB
    Austin Dinis Wiggins Junior WR/S
    Eric Dominguez Estes Park Senior K
    Christian Dubois Resurrection Christian Senior OL/DL
    Cooper Eggleston Buena Vista Junior TE/FS
    Nate Finnell Rocky Ford Senior OL/DL
    Jayden Hilferty Limon Junior OL/DL
    Raul Lopez Meeker Senior WR/DB
    Nate Lowe Salida Senior QB/LB
    Luke Meier Limon Senior FB/LB
    James Richardson Centauri Senior LB/RB
    Taylor Rider Wiggins Senior TE/DE
    Cade Schulz Wray Senior RB/DL
    Dillon Stinson Rye Senior OL/DL
    Duncan Turnbull Hotchkiss Senior FB/ILB
    Cooper Ward Resurrection Christian Junior WR/DB/ATH


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    8-man

    Player of the year: Austin Yahn, Caliche

    Coach of the year: Paul Zink, Caliche

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Cade Carver Norwood Senior OL/DL
    Jared Clarkson Akron Senior RB/CB
    Joel Contreras Caliche Senior –
    Brody Donoho Dayspring Christian Academy Senior C/NG
    Trace Elliot Merino Senior OL/DL
    Dalton Harris Granada Senior C/DE
    Tre Jensen Granada Junior RB/DB
    Kylar Mai Dayspring Christian Academy Senior RB/LB
    Vinnie Moltrer Hoehne Senior OL/DL
    Tyler Moltrer Hoehne Senior RB/DB
    Cody Norris Simla Senior QB/WR/CB
    Koy Palmer Granada Senior QB/DB
    Anthony Payne Hoehne Sophomore OL/DL
    Robert Quick Springfield Senior OL/DL
    Gabriel Rocha Granada Senior OL
    Mitch Sides Dayspring Christian Academy Junior OL/DE
    Bruce Taylor Caliche Junior –
    Ryan Walther Caliche Senior –
    Austin Yahn Caliche Senior –
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Isaac Aragon Fowler Senior G/C/DT
    Marcelino Baptista Merino Senior RB/CB
    Alex Davis Vail Christian Junior TE/SE/DE
    Spencer Gatlin Dove Creek Junior DL/OL
    Jason George Simla Junior WR/TE/DE
    Kyler Hamacher Simla Senior WR
    Christian Hersberger Dayspring Christian Academy Senior TE/CB
    Rafe Hutches Springfield Junior RB/LB
    Jorden Jole Merino Senior RB/LB
    Angelo Kirkwood Dayspring Christian Academy Senior RB/LB
    Blaine Larson Fowler Senior QB/RB/DE
    Damian Nieblas Norwood Senior OL/DL
    Riley Samber Akron Senior –
    Seth Silver Hoehne Senior RB/DB
    Cody Terrell Norwood Senior OL/DE
    Matt Thieman Simla Junior G/NG
    TJ Trujillo McClave Senior –
    Joey Younkerman Sargent Junior C/DL


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    6-man

    Player of the year: Kyle Leoffler, Arickaree/Woodlin

    Coach of the year: David Saffer, Arickaree/Woodlin

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Jason Allacher Otis Senior DT/QB
    Cordell Burton Stratton/Liberty Senior FB/LB
    Adrian Cereceres North Park Senior FB/MLB
    Jaxon Crawford Kit Carson Sophomore OL/DE
    Dylan Dixon Eads Junior RB/S
    Luke Duggan Pawnee Junior DB/RB/RET
    Caine Farmer Kit Carson Junior RB/LB
    Bradey Holtz Peetz Senior –
    Isaiah Koolstra Arickaree/Woodlin Senior RB/DB
    Ben Lambrecht Fleming Junior –
    Kyle Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Senior RB/LB
    Trent Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Junior QB/DB
    Luke Loflin Walsh Senior RB/DB
    Jordan Nelson Peetz Junior –
    Tyler Rouse Eads Senior QB/DE/S
    Garrett Shaffer Arickaree/Woodlin Senior TE/LB
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    JD Chenoweth Walsh Senior QB/DB
    Chase Flynn Stratton/Liberty Sophomore OL/DL/K
    Tristan Headrick Cheraw Junior LB/OL
    Erick Ijams Hanover Senior TB/DL
    Dustin Koehler Hanover Senior OL/QB/MLB
    Reagan Lane Eads Junior FB/LB
    Delbert Mccracken Weldon Valley Senior HB/DE
    Tanner Patterson Otis Sophomore QB/LB
    Titus Sharpe Walsh Senior OL/DL
    Marco Solis Kit Carson Junior RB/LB
    Joesph Stahley Fleming Junior –
    Alex Vandenbark Fleming Sophomore –
    Cody Wilson Peetz Sophomore –
    Nathan Witt Flagler Senior –

  • 6-man football state playoff bracket

    Football’s 2014 state playoff bracket for 6-man.

    2014 CHSAA State Football Playoffs CHSAA 6-man Football Playoffs

  • Football roundup: No. 3 Fort Collins rallies to beat No. 8 Broomfield

    Fort Collins trailed Broomfield 21-10 at halftime, but rallied for a 30-21 win on Friday night.

    “At halftime … it wasn’t really a matter of X’s and O’s and we kind of knew that from a coaching standpoint,” Fort Collins coach Eric Rice told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “It was just more a matter of not finishing plays that we had the opportunity to.

    “And so our very spirited message at halftime to the guys was, ‘Sometimes winning a football game is about playing with heart and just playing with a lot of courage.’ I really think that’s all it really took for us to get better in the second half.”

    The third-ranked Lambkins actually led 10-7 with five minutes to play in the second quarter, but Broomfield struck for two quick touchdowns in a span of two-and-a-half minutes to take a 21-10 advantage into halftime.

    Fort Collins responded with a touchdown on its opening drive of the second half — a 5-yard run from Kyler Sigsbee capped it.

    William Bridges then gave the Lambkins a 24-21 lead later in the third quarter, and Sigsbee added another touchdown, his third of the game, with 7:16 remaining in the game to seal things.

    “Really, really proud of our kids for showing their true character that they’re bunch of fighters and they got a lot of heart and they got a lot of courage and found a way to get a win tonight,” Rice said. “I actually look at tonight, and being down at halftime, as a very positive thing for us in the long run, because we might find ourselves in the playoffs here in a couple of weeks down at halftime, and we’re going to be able to draw back on this experience and say, ‘We’ve been there before.’”

    The win sealed the Class 4A Northern League title for the Lambkins.

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    5A: Overland 50, Cherokee Trail 48 (OT)

    A back-and-forth game all night long, it was fitting that this one ended up in overtime.

    The game featured seven ties or lead changes, but it was Ahjon White’s score on fourth-and-goal from the 2 and Austin Conway’s subsequent two-point conversion that proved to be the difference.

    Overland had leads of 14-0, 22-14, 28-20 and 36-28. Each time, Cherokee Trail battled back. The Cougars actually took at 42-36 lead in the fourth quarter, but it was Overland’s turn to respond. Josh Wright’s 20-yard touchdown with 5:26 to play tied the game.

    Overland had a chance to win it with 2.8 seconds to play, but missed a field goal and the teams went to overtime.

    In OT, the Trailblazers got the ball first and White scored his fourth total touchdown of the night on the fourth-down try. Conway then got the conversion on a run. It was Overland’s fifth two-point attempt of the night; they ended up converting three of them.

    Cherokee Trail also scored on a fourth-and-goal from the two, but couldn’t convert for two.

    Conway finished 22-of-26 with 256 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 108 yards

    Cherokee Trail’s Izaiah Lottie had a big night with three touchdowns.

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    1A: (8) Centauri 42, (6) Monte Vista 6

    The Falcons cruised to an easy win over the Pirates.

    “We played well and we played together and we were able to get a big victory against a league rival and a good team,” coach Kyle Forster told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “Our first four games were against four quality teams. Three of them are in the top-4. We learned a lot early, and we were able to put it together tonight.”

    Centauri closed the regular season with five-straight wins.

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    Short stuff

    • The playoff brackets for classes 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man are due out Sunday. There’s no exact time set for a release, but brackets will publish on CHSAANow.com as they are finalized. Expect late morning, mid-afternoon.
    • The latest Wild Card point standings won’t publish until either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
    • Speaking of Wild Card points: Manual was the beneficiary of a forfeit from Ridge View Academy earlier this week. It moved them all the way up to No. 9 in the 2A Wild Card points. But following a loss to previously winless Machebeuf on Friday night, Manual dropped to No. 15. It must hold on tight in hopes it makes the 2A playoff field.
    • Lyons wideout Austin Myers had 314 yards receiving in a win over Clear Creek on Friday night, according to BoCoPreps.com. That’s the fourth-highest single-game mark in state history.
    • Northridge upset 3A No. 9 Berthoud, 32-20.
    • Also in 3A, No. 6 Rifle held off Glenwood Springs 20-13. “As usual, we traveled well,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a full house. It was pretty loud. I think sometimes in the mountains in Colorado on Friday nights in the fall, it’s a pretty special environment.”
    • 2A’s top-ranked team, Brush, rolled to a 43-29 win over No. 10 Eaton.
    • St. Mary’s, No. 9 in 2A, won a rivalry game with Manitou Springs, 28-18. St. Mary’s went 1-8 last season; they’re now 7-2 in 2014. “These kids are riding high right now, playing well,” coach Nic Olney told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Here’s another good turnaround: Littleton is 5-4 after beating Ponderosa 21-19. The Lions started 1-4. They won the 4A Plains League as a result. “This is our second fall being together,” coach Kurt Krantz told the Scoreboard Show. “The kids are believing in what we’re doing. They’re starting to understand what this is about.”
    • Rangeview won the 5A South Metro League with a 29-7 win over Heritage. “I really like where our team’s at,” coach Dave Gonzales told the Scoreboard Show. “We kind of found our identity tonight. That’s kind of the team we’ve been waiting on to show up for a few weeks. Finally, everybody’s healthy and we’re kind of in a good little run.”
    • A few top-10 matchups in 8-man: No. 2 Caliche beat No. 5 Merino 37-14; No. 4 Akron beat No. 10 Sedgwick County 60-21; and No. 7 Granada beat No. 6 Springfield 28-12.
    • 6-man’s crossover games began play. Among the winners were Arickaree/Woodlin (66-0 over Miami-Yoder), Walsh (83-32 over Flagler), Fleming (48-6 over Otis) and Peetz (79-32 over Stratton/Liberty). Peetz’s win assures the classification of a new champion this year. Stratton/Liberty won the 2013 crown.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 9 games

    Longmont Broomfield football
    Broomfield, No. 8 in Class 4A, has an important game at No. 3 Fort Collins on Friday night. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Grandview 9-0
    Fri: W 24-21 vs. (6) Valor Christian
    2 Ralston Valley 9-0
    Thurs: W 55-14 vs. Mullen
    3 Fairview 9-0
    Thurs: W 50-49 at Legacy
    4 Pomona 7-2
    Fri: W 49-42 vs. Chatfield
    5 Cherry Creek 6-3
    Fri: W 42-27 at Eaglecrest
    6 Valor Christian 6-3
    Fri: L 24-21 at (1) Grandview
    7 Regis Jesuit 8-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Fruita Monument
    8 Rocky Mountain 8-1
    Fri: W 31-7 vs. Monarch
    9 Mountain Vista 8-1
    Fri: W 55-37 vs. Highlands Ranch
    10 Doherty 8-1
    Thurs: W 44-0 vs. Douglas County

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 9-0
    Sat: W 42-10 vs. Rampart
    2 Montrose 8-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Widefield
    3 Fort Collins 9-0
    Fri: W 30-21 at (8) Broomfield
    4 Denver South 7-2
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. Aurora Central
    5 Pueblo South 8-1
    Fri: W 28-21 at Pueblo West
    6 Vista Ridge 7-2
    Fri: W 48-26 vs. Sand Creek
    7 Greeley West 7-2
    Fri: L 23-14 vs. Longmont
    8 Broomfield 6-3
    Fri: L 30-21 vs. (3) Fort Collins
    9 Dakota Ridge 7-2
    Thurs: W 52-0 vs. Lincoln
    10 Pueblo Centennial 6-3
    Fri: L 26-21 vs. Palmer

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 9-0
    Fri: W 45-14 vs. Lewis-Palmer
    2 Lutheran 9-0
    Sat: W 49-8 vs. Weld Central
    3 Evergreen 9-0
    Fri: W 45-0 at Centaurus
    4 Roosevelt 8-1
    Fri: W 41-8 at Erie
    5 Holy Family 7-2
    Fri: W 56-14 at Mead
    6 Rifle 8-1
    Fri: W 20-13 at Glenwood Springs
    7 Pueblo East 6-3
    Fri: W 47-0 vs. Pueblo County
    8 Fort Morgan 7-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Elizabeth
    9 Berthoud 7-2
    Fri: L 32-20 vs. Northridge
    10 Palisade 7-2
    Fri: W 26-14 vs. Eagle Valley

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 9-0
    Fri: W 43-29 at (10) Eaton
    2 Kent Denver 9-0
    Fri: W 54-6 vs. Alameda
    3 Strasburg 9-0
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Sheridan
    4 Lamar 8-1
    Fri: W 34-7 vs. Florence
    5 Gunnison 8-1
    Fri: W 40-8 at Olathe
    6 Platte Valley 6-3
    Fri: W 50-26 at Sterling
    7 Montezuma-Cortez 7-2
    Fri: W 45-12 vs. Alamosa
    8 Faith Christian 7-2
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Denver West
    9 St. Mary’s 7-2
    Fri: W 28-18 vs. Manitou Springs
    10 Eaton 6-3
    Fri: L 43-29 vs. (1) Brush

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 9-0
    Fri: W 42-21 at Cedaredge
    2 Buena Vista 9-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Salida
    3 Resurrection Christian 8-1
    Sat: W 61-14 at Front Range Christian
    4 Meeker 8-1
    Fri: W 40-7 at Hotchkiss
    5 Platte Canyon 7-1
    Fri: W 51-3 at Estes Park
    6 Monte Vista 6-3
    Fri: L 42-6 vs. (8) Centauri
    7 Burlington 7-2
    Fri: W 53-20 at Holyoke
    8 Centauri 6-3
    Fri: W 42-6 at (6) Monte Vista
    9 Rye 7-2
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Dolores Huerta
    10 Crowley County 7-2
    Fri: W 55-7 vs. Calhan

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 9-0
    Fri: W 48-0 at Haxtun
    2 Caliche 8-1
    Fri: W 37-14 vs. (5) Merino
    3 Norwood 9-0
    Off this week.
    4 Akron 7-2
    Fri: W 60-21 at (10) Sedgwick County
    5 Merino 6-3
    Fri: L 37-14 at (2) Caliche
    6 Springfield 7-1
    Fri: L 28-12 vs. (7) Granada
    7 Granada 8-1
    Fri: W 28-12 at (6) Springfield
    8 Simla 7-2
    Sat: W 66-12 vs. Cripple Creek-Victor
    9 Sangre de Cristo 9-0
    Sat: W 61-12 vs. Sanford
    10 Sedgwick County 5-4
    Fri: L 60-21 vs. (4) Akron

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 9-0
    Fri: W 66-0 vs. Miami-Yoder
    2 Eads 9-0
    Sat: W 80-16 vs. Genoa-Hugo
    3 Peetz 8-1
    Fri: W 79-32 vs. Stratton/Liberty
    4 Fleming 8-1
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Otis
    5 Walsh 8-1
    Fri: W 83-32 vs. Flagler
    6 Hanover 9-0
    Sat: W 56-39 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    7 Kit Carson 7-2
    Sat: W 40-20 vs. (8) Pawnee
    8 Pawnee 5-4
    Sat: L 40-20 at (7) Kit Carson
    9 North Park 6-3
    Sat: W 52-13 at (10) Mountain Valley
    10 Mountain Valley 7-2
    Sat: L 52-13 vs. (9) North Park

  • Schedule of 6-man football’s crossover games

    The official list of crossover games for 6-man football in Week 9. Note that these are regular season games.

    Home Away Day Time
    Walsh Flagler Friday 6 p.m.
    Fleming Otis Friday 7 p.m.
    Peetz Stratton/Liberty Friday 7 p.m.
    Arickaree/Woodlin Miami-Yoder Friday 7 p.m.
    Mountain Valley North Park Saturday 1 p.m.
    Eads Genoa-Hugo Saturday 1 p.m.
    Hanover Cheyenne Wells Saturday 1 p.m.
    Kit Carson Pawnee Saturday 2 p.m.

  • Grandview nabs No. 1 ranking after 5A football poll shaken up

    Cherry Creek Grandview football
    Quarterback Cody Summers and Grandview are now the top-ranked team in Class 5A football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview, now 8-0, is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

    The Wolves took over the top spot previously occupied by Valor Christian, which lost an in-state game for the first time in 28 outings on Friday when then-No. 9 Cherry Creek upset the Eagles 33-17.

    Grandview is unbeaten to this point in the rugged Centennial League, and beat Cherry Creek in Week 7. It topped a very solid Overland team 53-13 last Thursday.

    But it wasn’t a clear-cut, unanimous vote.

    Ralston Valley Pomona football
    Led by senior Andrew Wingard, Ralston Valley is No. 2 in the 5A poll. More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Ralston Valley also had a good claim to the top ranking. The Mustangs are 8-0, too, and won a monster game over then-No. 3 Pomona on Friday. They settled into the No. 2 spot this week, just 10 overall points behind Grandview.

    Grandview received 10 first-place votes; Ralston Valley got five.

    Meanwhile, Fairview moved up two places to No. 3 after escaping an upset bid from Fossil Ridge.

    Pomona dropped one spot to fourth, Cherry Creek rocketed up from No. 9 to No. 5, and Valor fell all the way to sixth. Regis Jesuit is seventh, dropping one place despite a good win over then-No. 7 Mountain Vista.

    Rocky Mountain remained at No. 8, Mountain Vista fell to No. 9 and Doherty rejoined the 5A poll at No. 10.

    Speaking to the uncertainty in the 5A ranking at the moment, spots Nos. 4-7 are separated by a mere five points. Things could get much more clouded — Valor Christian and Grandview play in their regular season finale on Friday.

    In the other six classificatoins, none of the top-ranked teams were displaced. It means Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man) stayed on top.

    There were no newcomers in the 4A ranking this week, though 3A added Palisade (No. 10), and St. Mary’s (No. 9). Eaton (No. 10) joined the 2A poll. 1A added Crowley County (No. 10), and North Park joined 6-man’s ranking at No. 9.

    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 Grandview (10) 8-0 152 2 W
    2 Ralston Valley (5) 8-0 142 4 W
    3 Fairview 8-0 108 5 W
    4 Pomona 6-2 96 3 L
    5 Cherry Creek 5-3 94 9 W
    6 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 92 1 L
    7 Regis Jesuit 7-1 91 6 W
    8 Rocky Mountain 7-1 50 8 W
    9 Mountain Vista 7-1 16 7 L
    10 Doherty 7-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 11, Legacy 10, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Eaglecrest 2, Prairie View 2, Cherokee Trail 1, Columbine 1, Heritage 1.
    Dropped out
    Fountain-Fort Carson (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (15) 8-0 150 1 W
    2 Montrose 7-1 127 2 W
    3 Fort Collins 8-0 120 3 W
    4 Denver South 6-2 102 5 W
    5 Pueblo South 7-1 97 6 W
    6 Vista Ridge 6-2 62 7 W
    7 Greeley West 7-1 54 4 L
    8 Broomfield 6-2 43 8 W
    9 Dakota Ridge 6-2 34 9 W
    10 Pueblo Centennial 6-2 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 13, Longmont 9, Rampart 4, Falcon 2, Coronado 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (9) 8-0 135 1 W
    2 Lutheran (5) 8-0 121 2 W
    3 Evergreen 8-0 106 3 W
    4 Roosevelt 7-1 93 4 W
    5 Holy Family 6-2 75 5 W
    6 Rifle 7-1 74 7 W
    7 Pueblo East 5-3 68 8 W
    8 Fort Morgan 6-2 27 10 W
    9 Berthoud 7-1 23 9 W
    10 Palisade 6-2 20 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Canon City 10, Conifer 7, Delta 6, Eagle Valley 5, Northridge 4, Glenwood Springs 3, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    Delta (6).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (11) 8-0 119 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 8-0 105 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 8-0 98 3 W
    4 Lamar 7-1 77 4 W
    5 Gunnison 7-1 76 5 W
    6 Platte Valley 5-3 63 6 W
    7 Montezuma-Cortez 6-2 45 8 W
    8 Faith Christian 6-2 29 10 W
    9 St. Mary’s 6-2 17 – W
    10 Eaton 6-2 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 11, Florence 7.
    Dropped out
    Florence (7), Sterling (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (9) 8-0 99 1 W
    2 Buena Vista (1) 8-0 91 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 7-1 74 3 W
    4 Meeker 7-1 71 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 53 5 Bye
    6 Monte Vista 6-2 46 6 W
    7 Burlington 6-2 38 7 W
    8 Centauri 5-3 34 9 W
    9 Rye 6-2 21 8 L
    10 Crowley County 6-2 15 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cedaredge 3, Wray 3, Ellicott 1, Limon 1, Salida 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (6) 8-0 68 1 W
    2 Caliche (1) 7-1 63 2 W
    3 Norwood 9-0 52 4 W
    4 Akron 6-2 46 3 L
    5 Merino 6-2 37 5 W
    6 Springfield 8-0 36 6 W
    7 Granada 7-1 21 7 W
    8 Simla 6-2 20 9 W
    9 Sangre de Cristo 8-0 18 10 W
    10 Sedgwick County 5-3 15 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Vail Christian 6, Sargent 2, Elbert 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (5) 8-0 68 1 W
    2 Eads (2) 8-0 65 2 W
    3 Peetz 7-1 55 3 W
    4 Fleming 7-1 46 4 W
    5 Walsh 7-1 43 6 W
    6 Hanover 8-0 35 7 W
    7 Kit Carson 6-2 26 5 L
    8 Pawnee 5-3 23 9 W
    9 North Park 5-3 10 – W
    10 Mountain Valley 7-1 7 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 3, Otis 3, Flagler 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (10).

  • Football roundup: Fairview holds off Fossil Ridge’s upset bid

    Fairview’s defense stuffed Fossil Ridge’s late two-point conversion attempt to preserve a 42-40 win in Fort Collins, and keep the No. 5 Knights (8-0) unbeaten this season.

    Senior quarterback Johnny Feauto had another stellar night, including a few of his characteristic creative scores. Feauto finished with three touchdowns, including two passing scores, but did get a scare late when he took a hit and had to miss a few plays while having his knee attended to.

    Feauto returned to finish out the win, and indicated afterward that he should be fine.

    Fairview, meanwhile, had built a 42-28 lead after three quarters. But Fossil Ridge kept fighting. The SaberCats got a touchdown pass from Mitchell Salmela to Josh Visee, and eventually cut it to 42-40 with 41 seconds to play. Andrew Spraberry then took a handoff up the middle, but a number of Knights were there to meet him.

    The ensuing onside kick failed, and Fairview ran out the clock to win.

    Spraberry finished with three touchdowns, and 173 yards according to the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Feauto had 445 yards of total offense, according to the paper.

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    5A: Eaglecrest 23, Cherokee Trail 17

    This Centennial League is no joke.

    Darian Turner scored what proved to be the winning touchdown on a four-yard run with 6:12 to play as Eaglecrest topped Cherokee Trail 23-18 on Friday night in Class 5A.

    Turner had set up the play with a 44-yard reception on a screen. He then recovered a game-sealing fumble deep in Eaglecrest’s territory with less than a minute to play.

    Though it was back-and-forth for much of the early going, Eaglecrest was able to build a 17-9 lead at halftime. Cherokee Trail chipped away with a field goal in the third quarter, then took an 18-7 lead with 11:25 remaining in the game.

    That set the stage for Turner’s score, and Eaglecrest’s answer.

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    5A: (6) Regis Jesuit 35, (7) Mountain Vista 7

    Mountain Vista Regis Jesuit football
    More photos. (Mark Adams/CHSAANow.com)

    Alex Barnes rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Raiders cruised to a win in this top-10 showdown.

    Regis quarterback Matt Houghtaling threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 33 yards.

    The Raiders led 28-0 at halftime, and cruised to a win in this top-10 showdown.

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    6-man: (6) Walsh 76, (5) Kit Carson 52

    The two teams combined for 128 points, with Walsh coming out on top.

    “It was kind of an introduction to 6-man football, wasn’t it?” coach Ronny Tate told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “They were pretty tough. That wide-open thing, that makes a coach pull his hair out.”

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    5A: Prairie View 42, Denver East 38

    Ben Meraz scored the winning touchdown with 39 seconds to play as the Thunderhawks moved to 7-1 this season.

    “That last drive, our O-line came up big,” Prairie View coach Todd Riccio told the Scoreboard Show. “We had to drive 80 yards. There were two minutes left on the clock when we got the ball back.”

    It was a back-and-forth game, with Denver East rallying from down 28-16 early in the third quarter to take a 30-28 lead in the fourth. The Angels were clinging to a 38-35 lead prior to Meraz’s score.

    “I’m still catching my breath from it,” Riccio said. “It was a shootout, and it was fun to be a part of.”

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    3A: Northridge 37, Mead 31

    Mead led 33-24 late into the fourth quarter before Northridge scored 14 points within a span of 15 seconds to steal a win.

    Northridge got a pick-six with 2:24 remaining. On the ensuring kickoff, Northridge recovered a fumble. The Grizzlies scored on the next play, with 2:09 remaining. They held on to win.

    “We were lucky tonight. We didn’t deserve to win,” Northridge coach Jeff Fulton told the Scoreboard Show. “Mead dominated most facets of the game. … We snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat.

    “We’re going to wake up in the morning and feel pretty good,” he added later. “But we were very fortunate. Our kids just never died. They never gave up.”

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    Notables

    • In 8-man, No. 2 Caliche beat No. 3 Akron 49-24.
    • No. 2 Buena Vista beat No. 8 Rye 40-14 in 1A. “We got a couple of turnovers and kind of changed the momentum,” Buena Vista coach Matt Flavin told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a dog-fight there in the beginning, and when that momentum changed over, it definitely helped us out.”
    • Pine Creek appears to be rolling. 4A’s No. 1 team (and defending champion) is now 8-0, with consecutive shutouts under its belt. Last week, it was a 47-0 decision over Liberty. This week, it was 56-0 at Durango.
    • Crowley County knocked off 1A No. 10 Limon, 25-0. “I thought our ‘D’ did a good job getting to the ball … and making big stops when they had to,” Crowley County coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show.
    • St. Mary’s upset 2A No. 7 Florence, 42-19.
    • Eagle Valley upset 3A No. 6 Delta, 18-7.
    • 6-man’s Genoa-Hugo/Karval went winless last season (0-8), but is now 4-4 following a 49-13 win over South Park on Friday.
    • Worth noting from Thursday night: Palmer Ridge and Air Academy combined for 142 points.
    • With Valor Christian’s in-state winning streak stopped at 28, we looked up the longest current streaks. In order: 8-man’s Dayspring Christian (20), Pine Creek (19) and 1A’s Paonia (18). All three won titles last season.

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  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 8 games

    Ralston Valley Bear Creek football
    Ralston Valley, No. 4 in 5A, plays No. 3 Pomona in one of the most anticipated games of the year on Friday. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 6-2
    Fri: L 33-17 at (9) Cherry Creek
    2 Grandview 8-0
    Thurs: W 53-13 vs. Overland
    3 Pomona 6-2
    Fri: L 22-15 at (4) Ralston Valley
    4 Ralston Valley 8-0
    Fri: W 22-15 vs. (3) Pomona
    5 Fairview 8-0
    Fri: W 42-40 at Fossil Ridge
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-1
    Fri: W 35-7 vs. (7) Mountain Vista
    7 Mountain Vista 7-1
    Fri: L 35-7 at (6) Regis Jesuit
    8 Rocky Mountain 7-1
    Thurs: W 28-7 at Mountain Range
    9 Cherry Creek 5-3
    Fri: W 33-17 vs. (1) Valor Christian
    10 Fountain-Fort Carson 6-2
    Thurs: L 31- 28 vs. Castle View

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 8-0
    Fri: W 56-0 at Durango
    2 Montrose 7-1
    Fri: W 31-21 at Falcon
    3 Fort Collins 8-0
    Thurs: W 31-28 vs. Silver Creek
    4 Greeley West 7-1
    Sat: L 27-20 vs. Thompson Valley
    5 Denver South 6-2
    Fri: W 52-18 vs. George Washington
    6 Pueblo South 7-1
    Fri: W 24-21 at Palmer
    7 Vista Ridge 6-2
    Fri: W 42-8 at Widefield
    8 Broomfield 6-2
    Fri: W 35-24 at Mountain View
    9 Dakota Ridge 6-2
    Thurs: W 44-6 vs. Kennedy
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-2
    Off this week.

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 8-0
    Fri: W 56-20 at Harrison
    2 Lutheran 8-0
    Fri: W 55-28 at Vista PEAK
    3 Evergreen 8-0
    Sat: W 40-0 at Arvada
    4 Roosevelt 7-1
    Fri: W 63-0 vs. Niwot
    5 Holy Family 6-2
    Fri: W 51-13 vs. Erie
    6 Delta 5-3
    Fri: L 18-7 at Eagle Valley
    7 Rifle 7-1
    Fri: W 46-3 vs. Steamboat Springs
    8 Pueblo East 5-3
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. The Classical Academy
    9 Berthoud 7-1
    Fri: W 14-0 vs. Frederick
    10 Fort Morgan 6-2
    Fri: W 44-0 at Englewood

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 8-0
    Fri: W 54-14 vs. (9) Sterling
    2 Kent Denver 8-0
    Fri: W 56-6 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    3 Strasburg 8-0
    Fri: W 56-14 at Bennett
    4 Lamar 7-1
    Fri: W 39-14 at La Junta
    5 Gunnison 7-1
    Fri: W 47-6 vs. Pagosa Springs
    6 Platte Valley 5-3
    Fri: W 57-13 vs. University
    7 Florence 5-3
    Fri: L 42-19 at St. Mary’s
    8 Montezuma-Cortez 6-2
    Fri: W 14-6 vs. Olathe
    9 Sterling 5-3
    Fri: L 54-14 at (1) Brush
    10 Faith Christian 6-2
    Sat: W 49-14 vs. Denver North

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 8-0
    Fri: W 50-7 vs. Hotchkiss
    2 Buena Vista 8-0
    Fri: W 40-14 vs. (8) Rye
    3 Resurrection Christian 7-1
    Fri: W 76-0 vs. Cornerstone Christian
    4 Meeker 7-1
    Fri: W 52-0 vs. Grand Valley
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Off this week.
    6 Monte Vista 6-2
    Fri: W 48-7 at Dolores
    7 Burlington 6-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Highland
    8 Rye 6-2
    Fri: L 40-14 at (2) Buena Vista
    9 Centauri 5-3
    Fri: W 43-0 at John Mall
    10 Limon 6-2
    Fri: L 25-0 at Crowley County

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 8-0
    Sat: W 53-21 vs. (8) Sedgwick County
    2 Caliche 7-1
    Fri: W 49-24 at (3) Akron
    3 Akron 6-2
    Fri: L 49-24 vs. (2) Caliche
    4 Norwood 9-0
    Fri: W 59-6 at Hayden
    5 Merino 6-2
    Fri: W 40-12 at Haxtun
    6 Springfield 8-0
    Fri: W 40-8 at McClave
    7 Granada 7-1
    Fri: W 46-12 vs. Wiley
    8 Sedgwick County 5-3
    Sat: L 53-21 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    9 Simla 6-2
    Fri: W 54-14 vs. Hoehne
    10 Sangre de Cristo 8-0
    Fri: W 48-6 at Mancos

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-0
    Fri: W 77-0 vs. Bethune
    2 Eads 8-0
    Fri: W 63-25 vs. Miami-Yoder
    3 Peetz 7-1
    Fri: W 67-18 at Weldon Valley
    4 Fleming 7-1
    Fri: W 64-6 at (10) Cheyenne Wells
    5 Kit Carson 6-2
    Fri: L 76-52 at (6) Walsh
    6 Walsh 7-1
    Fri: W 76-52 vs. (5) Kit Carson
    7 Hanover 8-0
    Sat: W 62-12 at Antonito
    8 Mountain Valley 7-1
    Sat: L 61-42 vs. North Park
    9 Pawnee 5-3
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Prairie
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-4
    Fri: L 64-6 vs. (4) Fleming

  • Fountain-Fort Carson joins 5A football rankings

    Columbine Fountain-Fort Carson football
    Fountain-Fort Carson is ranked No. 10 in 5A this week. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Buoyed by its four-overtime win against Doherty on Friday night, Fountain-Fort Carson cracked CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings on Monday.

    The Trojans, now 6-1, entered the poll at No. 10. They have won their last five games.

    Elsewhere in 5A, Valor Christian stayed atop the ranking after receiving ten of the 16 first-place votes. Grandview, which got four first-place votes after its big win against Cherry Creek, returned to the No. 2 spot this week.

    Pomona is third, and Ralston Valley is fourth. Those two cross-town rivals play one another on Friday night.

    Fairview rounds out 5A’s top five, Regis Jesuit is sixth, Mountain Vista moved up to No. 7 and Rock Mountain is No. 8. Cherry Creek fell three places to No. 9.

    The other No. 1 teams also remained put, including Pine Creek (4A), Discovery Canyon (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A), Dayspring Christian (8-man) and Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man).

    Newcomers (or returners to the rankings) this week include Dakota Ridge (No. 9 in 4A); Berthoud (No. 9, 3A); Fort Morgan (No. 10, 3A); Sterling (No. 9, 2A); and Cheyenne Wells (No. 10, 6-man).

    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 (10) 6-1 152 1 W
    2 Grandview (4) 7-0 132 3 W
    3 Pomona 6-1 129 2 W
    4 Ralston Valley (2) 7-0 113 4 W
    5 Fairview 7-0 99 5 W
    6 Regis Jesuit 6-1 87 7 W
    7 Mountain Vista 7-0 45 10 W
    8 Rocky Mountain 6-1 41 9 W
    9 Cherry Creek 4-3 36 6 L
    10 Fountain-Fort Carson 6-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Overland 9, Doherty 7, Cherokee Trail 3.
    Dropped out
    Doherty (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 7-0 169 1 W
    2 Montrose 6-1 144 2 W
    3 Fort Collins (1) 7-0 138 3 W
    4 Greeley West 7-0 111 4 W
    5 Denver South 5-2 96 6 W
    6 Pueblo South 6-1 95 5 W
    7 Vista Ridge 5-2 59 9 W
    8 Broomfield 5-2 43 10 W
    9 Dakota Ridge 5-2 26 – W
    10 Pueblo Centennial 5-2 19 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 16, Longmont 6, Falcon 5, Pueblo West 5, Rampart 2, Kennedy 1.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Discovery Canyon (10) 7-0 118 1 W
    2 Lutheran (2) 7-0 103 2 W
    3 Evergreen 7-0 96 5 W
    4 Roosevelt 6-1 81 6 W
    5 Holy Family 5-2 60 4 L
    6 Delta 5-2 57 7 W
    7 Rifle 6-1 52 3 L
    8 Pueblo East 4-3 29 8 Bye
    9 Berthoud 6-1 21 – W
    10 Fort Morgan 5-2 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 11, Canon City 5, Conifer 3, Northridge 3, Glenwood Springs 2.
    Dropped out
    Conifer (9), Glenwood Springs (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (9) 7-0 98 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 7-0 88 2 W
    3 Strasburg (1) 7-0 83 3 W
    4 Lamar 6-1 67 6 W
    5 Gunnison 6-1 58 8 W
    6 Platte Valley 4-3 49 7 W
    7 Florence 5-2 31 4 L
    8 Montezuma-Cortez 5-2 24 10 W
    9 Sterling 5-2 19 – W
    10 Faith Christian 5-2 14 5 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 10, La Junta 6, St. Mary’s 2, Bennett 1.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Paonia (10) 7-0 100 1 W
    2 Buena Vista 7-0 90 2 W
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1 76 3 Bye
    4 Meeker 6-1 71 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 57 5 W
    6 Monte Vista 5-2 46 6 W
    7 Burlington 5-2 28 10 W
    8 Rye 6-1 26 7 W
    9 Centauri 4-3 23 8 W
    10 Limon 6-1 16 9 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Wray 8, Hotchkiss 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (8) 7-0 80 1 W
    2 Caliche 6-1 69 3 W
    3 Akron 6-1 63 2 W
    4 Norwood 8-0 56 4 W
    5 Merino 5-2 45 5 L
    6 Springfield 7-0 39 7 W
    7 Granada 6-1 28 6 W
    8 Sedgwick County 5-2 20 8 L
    9 Simla 5-2 17 9 W
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-0 12 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sierra Grande 4, Vail Christian 3, Hoehne 2, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin (6) 7-0 60 1 W
    2 Eads 7-0 54 2 W
    3 Peetz 6-1 46 3 W
    4 Fleming 6-1 39 4 W
    5 Kit Carson 6-1 32 5 L
    6 Walsh 6-1 30 6 W
    7 Hanover 7-0 28 7 W
    8 Mountain Valley 7-0 19 10 W
    9 Pawnee 4-3 11 8 L
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3 5 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Stratton/Liberty 2, Flagler 1, North Park 1, Otis 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Flagler (9).

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 7 games

    Denver South Standley Lake football
    Denver South is ranked No. 6 in 4A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 6-1
    Fri: W 17-7 vs. Cherokee Trail
    2 Pomona 6-1
    Fri: W 47-28 vs. Columbine
    3 Grandview 7-0
    Fri: W 24-6 at (6) Cherry Creek
    4 Ralston Valley 7-0
    Fri: W 38-14 at Bear Creek
    5 Fairview 7-0
    Thurs: W 46-8 vs. Mountain Range
    6 Cherry Creek 4-3
    Fri: L 24-6 vs. (3) Grandview
    7 Regis Jesuit 6-1
    Fri: W 30-22 at ThunderRidge
    8 Doherty 6-1
    Fri: L 43-42 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson (4OT)
    9 Rocky Mountain 6-1
    Fri: W 43-10 at Poudre
    10 Mountain Vista 7-0
    Thurs: W 42-7 vs. Fruita Monument

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 7-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at Liberty
    2 Montrose 6-1
    Fri: W 52-6 vs. Sand Creek
    3 Fort Collins 7-0
    Thurs: W 38-7 vs. Mountain View
    4 Greeley West 7-0
    Fri: W 14-0 at Adams City
    5 Pueblo South 6-1
    Fri: W 24-21 at Coronado
    6 Denver South 5-2
    Thurs: W 32-14 at Golden
    7 Pueblo Centennial 5-2
    Thurs: L 36-14 vs. Pueblo West
    8 Windsor 4-3
    Fri: L 32-31 vs. Longmont
    9 Vista Ridge 5-2
    Fri: W 54-12 at Mesa Ridge
    10 Broomfield 5-2
    Fri: W 34-7 at Greeley Central

    Class 3A
    1 Discovery Canyon 7-0
    Fri: W 48-7 at Woodland Park
    2 Lutheran 7-0
    Sat: W 54-13 vs. Englewood
    3 Rifle 6-1
    Fri: L 18-10 vs. Palisade
    4 Holy Family 5-2
    Fri: L 34-26 at (6) Roosevelt
    5 Evergreen 7-0
    Sat: W 44-6 at (9) Conifer
    6 Roosevelt 6-1
    Fri: W 34-26 vs. (4) Holy Family
    7 Delta 5-2
    Fri: W 39-10 vs. (10) Glenwood Springs
    8 Pueblo East 4-3
    Off this week.
    9 Conifer 5-2
    Sat: vs. (5) Evergreen
    10 Glenwood Springs 4-3
    Fri: L 39-10 at (7) Delta

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 7-0
    Fri: W 61-20 at University
    2 Kent Denver 7-0
    Fri: W 39-7 at (5) Faith Christian
    3 Strasburg 7-0
    Fri: W 57-13 vs. The Academy
    4 Florence 5-2
    Fri: L 21-20 vs. La Junta
    5 Faith Christian 5-2
    Fri: L 39-7 vs. (2) Kent Denver
    6 Lamar 6-1
    Fri: W 14-7 vs. Manitou Springs
    7 Platte Valley 4-3
    Fri: W 40-0 at Valley
    8 Gunnison 6-1
    Fri: W 31-16 vs. Alamosa
    9 Eaton 5-2
    Fri: L 21-14 at Sterling
    10 Montezuma-Cortez 5-2
    Fri: W 47-13 at Bayfield

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 7-0
    Fri: W 50-12 vs. Lake County
    2 Buena Vista 7-0
    Sat: W 35-14 vs. Ellicott
    3 Resurrection Christian 6-1
    Off this week.
    4 Meeker 6-1
    Fri: W 40-27 at Cedaredge
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Sat: W 58-27 vs. Lyons
    6 Monte Vista 5-2
    Fri: W 59-6 vs. John Mall
    7 Rye 6-1
    Fri: W 20-16 vs. Salida
    8 Centauri 4-3
    Fri: W 41-0 at Ignacio
    9 Limon 6-1
    Sat: W 48-0 at Byers
    10 Burlington 5-2
    Fri: W 35-6 at Wiggins

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 7-0
    Sat: W 27-6 vs. (5) Merino
    2 Akron 6-1
    Fri: W 52-34 at Haxtun
    3 Caliche 6-1
    Fri: W 36-26 at (8) Sedgwick County
    4 Norwood 8-0
    Fri: W 50-6 at Rangely
    5 Merino 5-2
    Sat: L 27-6 at (1) Dayspring Christian
    6 Granada 6-1
    Fri: W 47-8 at Las Animas
    7 Springfield 7-0
    Fri: W 40-8 at Wiley
    8 Sedgwick County 5-2
    Fri: L 36-26 vs. (3) Caliche
    9 Simla 5-2
    Sat: W 58-16 at Custer County
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-0
    Sat: W 42-14 vs. Fowler

    Class 6-man
    1 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-0
    Fri: W 71-0 vs. (9) Flagler
    2 Eads 7-0
    Fri: W 60-36 vs. (5) Kit Carson
    3 Peetz 6-1
    Fri: W 51-20 vs. (8) Pawnee
    4 Fleming 6-1
    Fri: W 70-28 vs. Briggsdale
    5 Kit Carson 6-1
    Fri: L 60-36 at (2) Eads
    6 Walsh 6-1
    Fri: W 55-0 at La Veta
    7 Hanover 7-0
    Sat: W 60-20 vs. Manzanola
    8 Pawnee 4-3
    Fri: L 51-20 at (3) Peetz
    9 Flagler 4-3
    Fri: L 71-0 at (1) Arickaree/Woodlin
    10 Mountain Valley 7-0
    Sat: W 70-24 at Aguilar