DENVER — The annual press conference held in advance of the Class 4A and 5A championship football games at Sports Authority Field at Mile High was Tuesday. Below are photos.
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Two-point conversion in double-overtime lifts Montrose to 4A football title game
(Rich Goddard/High Desert Imaging) PUEBLO — This game needed a hero and Angelo Youngren delivered Saturday afternoon.
The senior running back sped around the right corner and leaped into the end zone on a two-point conversion propelling Montrose to a dramatic 39-38 double-overtime win past Pueblo South in a Class 4A semifinal game at a frigid Dutch Clark Stadium.
“I live next to my coach (Todd Casebier) and I have grown up with him and he will go for it when he believes we can get it,” the 5-foot-9, 185-pound Youngren said about his coach’s decision to go for the two-point conversion win. “I trusted my teammates and I believe in them. I’m going to make it every time I can when the hole that’s open. It is unbelievable to win like this and go to the state championship game.”
Montrose (12-1) advances to play Pine Creek (11-2) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Pine Creek beat Monarch 21-7 Saturday.
(Rich Goddard/High Desert Imaging) “We kind of talked about it and we had a good play,” Montrose coach Casebier said about the two-point conversion. “We put it in our guys’ hands and we made a play, but give them (South) a ton of credit. That could have gone either way and fortunately it went for us.”
Youngren finished with 35 carries for 184 yards and two scores. Youngren missed the four games leading up to the playoffs with a broken collarbone.
“This was just awesome,” Youngren said.
The Indians last played in the state title game in 1990 and ’91, losing both times. Pueblo South was hosting its first semifinal state football game since the school opened in 1959 and was trying to reach its inaugural state championship game. The Colts also had their 10-game winning streak snapped.
“I figured they would go for two,” South coach Ryan Goddard said. “It was the play we thought they were going to run and they executed it well. They made a play and credit to them.”
Montrose held a 21-7 halftime lead, thanks to quarterback Kameron DeVincentis’ 36-yard touchdown pass to Peter Shearer as the second-quarter expired.
The Colts, however, never quit.
(Rich Goddard/High Desert Imaging) Quaterback Nathan Spinuzzi snuck in for a 1-yard touchdown and then he tossed a pass over the middle to tight end Isiah Panunnzio who broke a slew of tackles on the way to a 93-yard score to tie the game at 21-21 with 31 seconds left in the third quarter.
That’s where the score remained until Lucas Ruiz-Diaz’s 27-yard field with 1:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. Montrose’s scoring drive was kept alive when South was called for a facemask penalty on fourth-and-2 at the Colts’ 20-yard line with 3:15 on the clock.
Trailing 24-21, Spinuzzi fueled a frantic 47-yard drive and with 3 seconds remaining he booted a 38-yard field goal right through the uprights.
“Nathan’s a fantastic kicker, but Ray Mitchell had a heck of a hold on that play,” Goddard said. “He got the ball down and he gave Nate a chance. Nate was just being Nate. He’s a football player and he’s playmaker.”
In overtime, each team received a possession at their opponent’s 10-yard line.
Montrose took the lead 31-24 on a 7-yard touchdown catch by Mike Rocha. South countered with Garrett Krage’s 6-yard scoring run to tie the score.
South then took the upper hand when Spinuzzi lunged in for another 1-yard score on fourth-and-1. Spinuzzi’s PAT put the Colts up 38-31.
With pressure at a paramount, the Indians rose to the occasion. Youngren crashed in for a 1-yard score to get Montrose within 38-37, setting the stage for his riveting 2-point conversion run.
“We wanted to see what they were going to do and I thought our defense battled,” Casebier said. “We thought we might have had a stop on fourth down and we didn’t get it. I didn’t want to keep going score-for-score. We just thought we had a chance to go win it and we were able to do that.”
Panunnzio, a sophomore, was just trying to come to grips with this bitter defeat.
“I was a little surprised they went for two,” said the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder who also is a standout defensive end. “It hurts a lot (to lose). We have come so far and to have it end like that was horrible. We gave them a fight and fought with them all the way to the end and that’s all we can really ask for.”
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Live games Class Game Time Notes 5A Cherokee Trail at Valor Christian 1 p.m. Semifinals 5A Fairview at ThunderRidge 1 p.m. Semifinals 4A Pine Creek at Monarch 1 p.m. Semifinals 4A Montrose at Pueblo South 1 p.m. Semifinals 3A The Classical Academy at Coronado 1 p.m. Semifinals 3A Silver Creek at Delta 1 p.m. Semifinals 2A Faith Christian at Platte Valley 1 p.m. Championship 1A Centauri at Paonia 1 p.m. Championship 8-man Dayspring Christian at Caliche 1 p.m. Championship -
4A football preview: Pueblo South finally hosting a semifinal
Pueblo South’s Nathan Spinuzzi. (Tim Visser/MaxPreps.com) View the 4A football playoff bracket.
No. 1 Montrose (11-1) at No. 5 Pueblo South (11-1)
1 p.m. Saturday at Dutch Clark StadiumFor the first time since the school opened in 1959, Pueblo South is hosting a semifinal game. The Colts reached the semis in 2003 and 2004, but were on the road each time.
“Hopefully we can take advantage of being at home and make the most of it,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told ColoradoPreps.com’s Scoreboard Show on Saturday.
Pueblo South has now won 10 consecutive games, including a 27-21 victory against Dakota Ridge in the quarterfinals. The Colts’ offense has largely come on the ground — they’re a 65/35 split tilted toward rushing — but Nathan Spinuzzi is a definitive threat to pass. He has 16 passing touchdowns and a 66.3 completion percentage.
Senior Garrett Krage shoulders most of the rushing load with 215 carries, 1,274 yards and 30 touchdowns this season.
Montrose, meanwhile, got a big boost as the playoffs started when senior running back Angelo Youngren returned from a broken collarbone after missing four games. In the Indians’ two playoff wins, he has 306 yards and three touchdowns. Here’s how valuable he can be: In Montrose’s 39-34 win over Monach during the regular season — arguably the biggest game of the 4A season to date — he had 266 yards and three scores.
But Youngren’s absence during the regular season also meant the emergence of junior Mike Rocha, who has 1,440 yards and 26 touchdowns this season. In the playoffs, Rocha has 174 yards and five scores.
If there’s a difference between the two, it’s this: Youngren is 5-10, 188; Rocha is 6-0, 202. Expect Rocha, who’s listed as a fullback, to handle short-yardage and goal-to-go situations.
Pueblo South has never reached a championship game. Montrose last went in 1991 and 1990, but lost both times.
This is the first time Montrose has reached the semifinals under coach Todd Casebier.
“This is the fifth time we’ve been (to the quarterfinals), and it’s the first time we’ve been able to win it,” Casebier told the Scoreboard Show on Saturday. “We finally got over the hump.”
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No. 3 Pine Creek (10-2) at No. 6 Monarch (10-1)
1 p.m. Saturday at Centaurus HS
Pine Creek was last in the championship game during the 2011 season. Pine Creek opened the season 1-2. The Eagles, though, opened with three 5A teams that all reached the postseason. Perhaps this is why teams play those games: They’re tests, designed to prepare you for the postseason.
Well, Pine Creek certainly looks prepared. The Eagles took out Pueblo West, 35-18, in the first round, then handled a powerful Windsor program 25-0 in the quarters.
They’ve done it by spreading the ball around. Nine different plays have scored rushing touchdowns this season; six have caught a scoring pass. Still, Pine Creek still has the go-to guys. On the ground, that’s Austin Schultz (743 yards, 10 touchdowns), Avery Anderson (318, seven) and Scotty Savage (676, six). Through the air, junior quarterback Tommy Lazzaro (21 touchdown passes) is targeting Austin Meachum (532 yards, eight scores) and Savage (550, seven).
Pine Creek is in search of its first championship game appearance since 2011, when it lost to Valor Christian.
Monarch, the defending champion, has rolled off seven wins in a row after that midseason loss to Montrose. During that stretch, the Coyotes are outscoring opponents by an average of 41.9 points.
Included were wins over playoff teams Montbello, Broomfield and Standley Lake during the regular season, as well as the 62-28 win over Vista Ridge to open the postseason, and then last week’s quarterfinal victory against Loveland, 42-8.
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Playoff football roundup: Pueblo South tops Dakota Ridge to move to semis
A roundup of Saturday’s playoff football games. Find Friday’s roundup here.
Class 5A
ThunderRidge claimed the final semifinal spot with a 13-9 win over Grandview. Backup quarterback Branden Brenning led the Grizzlies to the win. Read the full story here.
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Class 4A
Pueblo South is headed to the semifinals for the first time since 2004 with a 27-21 win over Dakota Ridge.
“We got them to fumble in their first possession, and we marched it right down and got a big score, got some momentum going in our favor,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “Then we had a big interception and a long return, and were able to make some plays off of that and turn that into points, as well. We’ve been pretty successful this year in winning the turnover battle. If you win turnovers and third downs, you’re going to be OK most of the time.”
Pueblo South will face Montrose in the semifinals.
“Our kids were excited after the game, and I was excited for them,” Goddard said. “I told them they did a good job, and that they’re a special team and they have an opportunity to do something special here, and they’re making their impact on the program. But it’s time to go to work on Monday and we’ve got to start thinking about Montrose.”
Montrose beat Denver South 47-27 on Saturday. The Indians led 33-6 at halftime.
“Our guys did a great job of just executing. We were able to get on them on some special teams stuff and get a couple of short fields,” Montrose coach Todd Casebier told the Scoreboard Show. “We had some good special teams in the first half.
“South kept playing until the very end, but we were just too much for them today.”
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Class 3A
Defending champion Silver Creek rolled into the semifinals. The Raptors handled Pueblo East, 34-14.
“It was a really big win. That Pueblo East team was as good a team as we’ve played,” Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “We’re real fortunate to get a win.”
Silver Creek will play Delta in the semifinals. Delta beat Glenwood Springs 13-9 on Saturday.
“We’re excited about the trip,” Apodaca said. “Western Slope football is good football. … It’s exciting. It’s good 3A football, and a good community, so it’s an exciting trip for our kids.”
Coronado beat Roosevelt 29-27 to claim a spot in the other semifinal. It will meet The Classical Academy, which upset Palisade on Friday.
“There’s special things happening with these young men,” Coronado coach Bobby Lizzarraga told the Scoreboard Show. “It’s showing up on the field.”
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Class 2A
The 2A title matchup is set: Faith Christian will play Platte Valley. Both teams upset higher-seeded opponents on Saturday.
Faith Christian, seeded fourth, beat No. 1 Brush 24-14 on Saturday.
“In the first half, it was one of those games where it looked like neither team was going to punt, because we couldn’t stop each other,” Faith Christian coach Blair Hubbard told the Scoreboard Show. “Then, the adjustments and the turnovers in the second half were just a big part of it.”
No. 3 Platte Valley beat No. 2 Manitou Springs, 13-7. The Broncos are making a second-consecutive trip to the title game.
“We made some mistakes that have been uncharacteristic of what we’ve been doing the last few weeks,” Platte Valley Troy Hoffman told the Scoreboard Show, “but we fought back, we regrouped very well in the fourth quarter and the kids fought through this barrier, this obstacle and they came through with a victory today. I’m very proud of them.”
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Class 1A
Paonia will face Centauri in the 1A championship next week.
Centauri topped Limon 21-8 to reach the title game for the first time in school history.
“We’re ready to play this,” Centauri coach Kyle Forster told the Scoreboard Show. “This was a goal we had 14 weeks ago, and it’s come true. Now we’re just going to have to go in and play our best because Paonia is playing their best football of the year right now, too. So it’s going to be a real big dog-fight.”
Paonia beat Buena Vista 28-14 on Saturday.
“We came out and we were ready to go,” Paonia coach Brent McRae told the Scoreboard Show, “but getting (an early) score and then the first three-and-out we got and scoring again — just the confidence. Our kids knew they would be able to run the ball and that just carried us the whole game.”
Of the title game, McRae said, “It’s going to be a fun day.”
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8-man
Caliche and Dayspring Christian will play for the 8-man title.
Caliche topped top-seeded Hoehne 44-40, while Dayspring Christian edged Norwood 44-43 with a 22-yard field goal in the final moments.
“We made big plays. That’s probably what the difference was,” Dayspring Christian coach Mick Holmes told the Scoreboard Show. “It came down to a field goal with seven seconds left. It’s kind of funny — we talked about it all week: ‘It may come down to a field goal.’ And we put it through the uprights.”
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6-man
Liberty/Stratton captured the 6-man title with a 44-40 win over Hi-Plains. Read the full story here.
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State volleyball roundup: No. 9 seeds Elizabeth, Yuma into semis
Elizabeth is in the 4A volleyball semifinals. (Pam Wagner) DENVER — They weren’t supposed to be in the semis. Not as a No. 9 seeds.
Yet, Class 4A’s Elizabeth and 2A’s Yuma — ninth-seeded, both — were the first two teams to punch their tickets to Saturday’s semifinals during the first day of the state volleyball tournaments at the Denver Coliseum on Friday.
“Today, we’re just here,” Elizabeth coach Russ Haman said. “Nobody expects much out of us.”
Haman’s Cardinals topped No. 4 Montrose to start the day, 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 25-10), then ruined No. 5 Thomas Jefferson’s coming-to-state party with another 3-1 win (25-22, 18-25, 25-23, 25-21).
“We felt we could compete with everybody,” Haman said. “We didn’t set expectations. We were just like, ‘We’re going to do the best we can and play together as a team.’ That’s what we’ve had to work on all year, is playing as a team. That’s what they’ve chosen to do.”
In preparation for big-time moments and teams his squad faced Friday, Haman scheduled matches and scrimmages with some of the elite programs in the state — including Lewis-Palmer, Cherry Creek, Cherokee Trail and Lakewood.
“You get with those big-hitting teams and we learned how to try to work a defense around that,” Haman said. “Ideally, we want to play the hard, hard teams and get better and better.”
Elizabeth could match up with Lewis-Palmer, 4A’s top seed, in the semifinals. It would be a fun personal matchup — Rangers coach Susan Odenbaugh “got me into coaching,” Haman said.
Yuma advanced to the 2A semifinals. (Pam Wagner) Yuma also took No. 4 and 5 seeds en route to the semis. The Indians beat No. 5 Sangre de Cristo 3-1 (25-12, 25-8, 24-26, 25-13) and No. 4 Paonia 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-19).
“You know, we were a little disappointed in our seed, but I think it kind of lit a fire under the girls and they wanted to prove it a little bit more,” Yuma coach Megan Martinez said. “They came out ready to play.”
This week, Martinez scheduled early practices to help her girls acclimate to playing so early in the day.
“That got them ready to go,” Martinez said.
Elsewhere, 5A’s top seed Grandview swept Castle View in its only match of the day. The Wolves will face No. 8 Rampart for a semifinal berth on Saturday morning.
Cherry Creek. (Pam Wagner) No. 4 Mountain Vista and No. 5 Cherry Creek both beat No. 9 Fruita Monument, meaning their Saturday morning matchup will also determine a semifinal spot.
No. 2 Arapahoe and No. 7 Doherty will play for the semis on Saturday following their wins over No. 11 Cherokee Trail. Doherty rallied from a 2-0 hole to beat CT 3-2.
The final semifinal spot in 5A comes down to No. 3 Fossil Ridge and No. 6 Eaglecrest, who both topped No. 10 Pine Creek on Friday.
In 4A, No. 1 Lewis-Palmer beat No. 12 Coronado 3-1, and No. 8 Roosevelt swept Coronado. Those teams meet Saturday morning to determine the semifinalist from Pool I.
No. 2 Longmont and No. 7 Ponderosa will play for a semifinal berth out of Pool II. Both teams beat No. 11 Pueblo West.
Pool III has a Colorado Springs flavor, with No. 3 Cheyenne Mountain and No. 6 Air Academy battling for the semis after both beating No. 10 Valor Christian.
In 3A, No. 1 Eaton and No. 8 Bayfield both beat No. 12 Lamar, so they’ll play for a semifinal spot on Saturday. Out of Pool IV, No. 4 Platte Valley and No. 5 Holy Family both topped Coal Ridge and meet for a semifinal berth on Saturday.
Valley, seeded second, and No. 7 University will play for the semis on Saturday. Both teams beat No. 11 Machebeuf.
No. 3 Manitou Springs and No. 6 Gunnison are set to play for the final 3A semifinal spot after taking down No. 10 Sterling.
Dove Creek playing Kit Carson. (Pam Wagner) In 2A, No. 12 Meeker upset No. 8 Ridgway in Pool I. Couple with No. 1 Resurrection Christian’s later win over Meeker, it could make Saturday morning’s match between Ridgway and Resurrection Christian interesting. Should Resurrection Christian win, it’ll get the semifinal spot. But if Ridgway wins, the semifinalist will be determined on a tiebreaker.
No. 2 Lutheran and No. 7 Lyons will battle for the semis after both beat No. 11 C.S. School.
Pool III sets up like Pool I with No. 10 Akron beating No. 6 Swink on Friday. It means No. 3 Fowler can win the pool with a win over Swink, but a Swink win in that game sets up the tiebreaker scenario.
In 1A, No. 1 Dove Creek and No. 8 Vail Christian will play for a semifinal spot following wins over No. 12 Kit Carson. Out of Pool IV, No. 4 Fleming and No. 5 Eads will meet for that semifinal spot after both teams beat No. 9 Stratton.
No. 3 Otis and No. 6 Flager are set to play for the semis on Saturday. Both teams beat No. 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran.
Pool II has a potential tiebreaker scenario. No. 11 Idalia beat No. 7 Hi-Plains but lost to No. 2 Caliche on Friday. That means if Caliche beats Hi-Plains on Saturday, it gets the semifinal berth. If Hi-Plains wins, the teams will go to the tiebreak.
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4A football poll adds Windsor and Denver South
(Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) Windsor and Denver South have both returned to the CHSAANow.com 4A football poll.
The Wizards are ranked ninth this week, while Denver South is No. 10.
Likewise, the 3A poll added two new teams: Conifer (No. 9) and The Classical Academy (No. 10).
Montrose (4A) and Coronado (3A) continued to lead each poll.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Montrose (10) 8-1 163 1 W 2 Monarch (5) 7-1 146 3 W 3 Pine Creek (2) 7-2 139 2 W 4 Falcon (1) 8-1 117 4 W 5 Pueblo South 8-1 106 5 W 6 Loveland 7-1 95 9 W 7 Durango 7-2 74 6 L 8 Standley Lake 8-1 57 10 W 9 Windsor 7-2 34 – W 10 Denver South 7-2 33 – W Others receiving votes: Longmont 19, Pueblo Centennial 3, Broomfield 2, Dakota Ridge 1, Montbello 1. Dropped out Longmont (7), Broomfield (8). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Coronado (8) 9-0 150 1 Bye 2 Palisade (6) 8-1 148 3 W 3 Discovery Canyon 8-1 130 2 W 4 Holy Family (1) 7-1 117 4 W 5 Elizabeth (1) 7-2 80 6 W 6 Silver Creek (1) 6-2 74 8 W 7 Rifle 7-2 59 10 W 8 Roosevelt 6-2 58 9 W 9 Conifer 7-2 38 – W 10 The Classical Academy 7-2 37 – W Others receiving votes: Evergreen 23, Mead 14, Glenwood Springs 7, Lutheran 5, Delta 4. Dropped out Mead (5), Delta (7). -
Football roundup: Monarch handles Broomfield in 4A
Monarch made a statement to rest of 4A football on Friday night: Yep, they’re still a force in the classification.
The third-ranked Coyotes handled hard-charging and eighth-ranked Broomfield, 48-12, behind an onslaught of points in the first half.
“We feel pretty good about beating those guys,” Monarch coach Phil Bravo told ColoradoPreps.com’s Built Ford Tough Scoreboard Show. “They have such a good team and a good program with a rich tradition. When you get a chance to beat ’em, it feels real good.”
Senior running back Ethan Marks had well over 200 rushing yards, while quarterback Jay MacIntyre and Kidd Soole also got heavily involved in the offense.
“We were getting them from all different vantage points and executed real well offensively,” Bravo said.
Four weeks ago, Monarch also had a big halftime lead against Montrose, but surrendered 33 second-half points in a 39-34 loss.
This time around, at halftime, “I wrote on the board, ’33 second-half points.’ That’s what we gave up to Montrose,” Bravo said. “I said, ‘I don’t want that in the second half.’ Our kids played really, really well in the second half defensively. We got ’em three-and-out, we got the ball and went up and scored and then held ’em again. We got that clock running early in the fourth quarter, and it felt really good to play well in that second half with a big lead at halftime.”
Elsewhere, No. 5 Pueblo South beat Pueblo West 31-21.
“They’re a good football program and they’re well-coached,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told the Scoreboard Show. “They play a brand of football that’s physical and they like to get after you. Our kids, they wanted that challenge and they stepped up to it.
“They had an opportunity to get back to where we want to be — and that’s well known around Pueblo as far as the football program is concerned. Hopefully, now, we’ll get a little recognition around the state level, too.”
4A’s top-ranked team, Montrose, rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat No. 6 Durango 14-10.
In 5A, No. 1 Valor Christian rolled Rock Canyon 56-6. Quarterback A.J. Cecil threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another. Five different Eagles scored on the ground, including Christian McCaffrey, who carried just three times for 76 yards. He was also on the receiving end of two of Cecil’s scoring passes.
Quarterback Anders Hill threw for five touchdowns — all in the first half — as No. 2 Fairview handled rival Boulder 69-3.
No. 4 Cherry Creek had to stave off a late rally from Eaglecrest to seal a 41-34 win.
In 3A, No. 8 Silver Creek took care of No. 5 Mead 45-13 in a highly-anticipated game. Mead had been unbeaten going into the contest, but Ben Sjobakken threw two touchdown passes to pace the Silver Creek offense.
Tenth-ranked Rifle beat No. 7 Delta, 52-27.
1A’s No. 2 team, Limon, finished the regular season a perfect 9-0 with a 42-13 win over Crowley County. Kerigan Kappel had more than 200 yards, and Gavin Liggett added 115.
“I was really pleased with the balance we had with different guys carrying the ball,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show.
Winners in 8-man’s crossover games included No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche and No. 8 Sargent.
Peetz upset No. 2 Arickaree in a 6-man crossover, while No. 5 Otis beat Briggsdale.
Playoffs begin next week for 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man teams. Brackets come out Sunday.
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Football poll adds Mountain Range in 5A; Coronado on top in 3A
Mountain Range is ranked 10th this week. (Pam Wagner) Mountain Range, 7-1 this season, has joined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.
The Mustangs, ranked No. 10, are riding a four-game winning streak, including a 22-16 decision against Rocky Mountain last week. Their lone loss this season came at Grand Junction on Sept. 20.
Valor Christian remained atop the 5A ranking with 19 of the 22 first-place votes. Fairview, which got the other three first-place votes, stayed in the No. 2 spot following its big win over Pomona, and continued to be followed by No. 3 Regis Jesuit, No. 4 Cherry Creek and No. 5 ThunderRidge.
Columbine stayed in sixth this week, while Cherokee Trail bumped up two spots to seventh. Pomona remained in eighth and Grand Junction moved up to ninth after beating 4A No. 1 Montrose.
Despite the loss, Montrose remained atop the 4A ranking. Pine Creek moved up to No. 2, jumping Monarch, which fell to No. 3.
Coronado is now atop the 3A poll after Palisade’s loss to Delta. Discovery Canyon is second and Palisade dropped to third.
Delta joined the ranking at No. 7, as did Roosevelt (No. 9) following its win over then-No. 3 Silver Creek. Silver Creek dropped to No. 8 this week.
Complete rankings for all polls are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
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Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Valor Christian (19) 7-1 217 1 W 2 Fairview (3) 7-0 193 2 W 3 Regis Jesuit 7-1 165 3 W 4 Cherry Creek 7-1 154 4 W 5 ThunderRidge 7-1 144 5 W 6 Columbine 7-1 103 6 W 7 Cherokee Trail 6-2 89 9 W 8 Pomona 6-2 60 8 L 9 Grand Junction 6-2 42 10 W 10 Mountain Range 7-1 13 – W Others receiving votes: Ralston Valley 8, Arapahoe 7, Chatfield 5, Overland 5, Legend 4, Rock Canyon 1. Dropped out Chatfield (7). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Montrose (10) 7-1 185 1 L 2 Pine Creek (3) 6-2 169 3 W 3 Monarch (7) 6-1 158 2 W 4 Falcon (1) 7-1 122 4 W 5 Pueblo South 7-1 110 5 W 6 Durango 7-1 98 7 W 7 Longmont 6-1 92 6 W 8 Broomfield 5-2 69 8 W 9 Loveland 6-1 54 10 W 10 Standley Lake 7-1 48 9 W Others receiving votes: Windsor 25, Denver South 14, Pueblo West 6, Dakota Ridge 4, Wheat Ridge 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Coronado (9) 9-0 137 2 W 2 Discovery Canyon (1) 7-1 127 4 W 3 Palisade (4) 7-1 126 1 L 4 Holy Family (1) 6-1 101 5 W 5 Mead 7-0 91 8 W 6 Elizabeth (1) 6-2 62 7 W 7 Delta 6-2 52 – W 8 Silver Creek 5-2 45 3 L 9 Roosevelt 5-2 40 – W 10 Rifle 6-2 39 10 W Others receiving votes: Conifer 33, The Classical Academy 12, Glenwood Springs 6, Evergreen 5, Lutheran 4. Dropped out Evergreen (6), Conifer (9). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Brush (9) 7-0 99 1 W 2 Manitou Springs (1) 8-0 86 3 W 3 Platte Valley 6-1 84 2 W 4 Faith Christian 7-2 57 6 W 5 Florence 6-2 50 5 W 6 Kent Denver 6-2 46 4 L 7 Strasburg 6-2 36 7 W 8 Bennett 6-2 32 9 W 9 Gunnison 6-2 20 10 W 10 Lamar 6-2 14 8 W Others receiving votes: Olathe 12, Jefferson 8, Fort Lupton 2. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Buena Vista (11) 8-0 153 1 W 2 Limon (5) 8-0 148 2 W 3 Centauri 7-1 122 4 W 4 Paonia 7-1 104 7 W 5 Hotchkiss 6-2 85 3 L 6 Monte Vista 7-1 83 5 W 7 Cedaredge 6-2 69 6 W 8 Resurrection Christian 5-2 44 – W 9 Yuma 5-3 33 9 W 10 Platte Canyon 7-1 19 10 W Others receiving votes: Rye 7, Burlington 4, Jefferson 4, Holyoke 2, Wray 2, Lyons 1. Dropped out Wray (8). 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Hoehne (7) 8-0 97 1 W 2 Dayspring Christian (3) 8-0 92 2 W 3 Norwood 7-1 76 5 W 4 Simla 7-0 71 4 W 5 Caliche 7-1 61 3 L 6 Kiowa 6-2 40 6 L 7 McClave 7-1 37 9 W 8 Sargent 6-2 28 10 W 9 Dove Creek 6-2 23 8 L 10 Walsh 6-2 13 – W Others receiving votes: Merino 8, Akron 2, Sangre de Cristo 1, Springfield 1. Dropped out Akron (7). 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 8-0 48 1 W 2 Arickaree (2) 8-0 41 2 W 3 Eads 7-1 26 4 W 4 Hi-Plains 7-1 19 3 W 5 Otis 5-2 13 5 W Others receiving votes: Prairie 3. Dropped out None. -
4A’s Windsor, 3A’s Lamar join this week’s volleyball polls
Windsor (4A), Lamar (3A), Vail Christian and Rocky Mountain Lutheran (1A) are newcomers to this week’s CHSAANow.com volleyball polls.
The five No. 1s from last week — Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Manitou Springs (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Caliche (1A) — all stayed put.
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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (10) 16-2 109 1 2-0 2 Arapahoe (1) 16-2 100 2 2-0 3 Fossil Ridge 17-0 84 3 2-0 4 Regis Jesuit 16-2 71 5 2-0 5 Doherty 15-3 53 4 2-0 6 Cherry Creek 14-4 51 6 2-0 7 Mountain Vista 15-4 44 8 0-0 8 Eaglecrest 12-5 32 7 1-1 9 Lakewood 14-4 20 10 2-0 10 Fruita Monument 15-3 17 9 2-0 Others receiving votes: Rampart 15, Cherokee Trail 6, Ralston Valley 3. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 17-1 136 1 2-0 2 Longmont (2) 17-0 120 3 2-0 3 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 15-2 119 2 1-1 4 Air Academy 18-4 79 4 5-1 5 Thomas Jefferson (1) 17-0 63 5 2-0 6 Montrose 15-3 60 7 3-0 7 Ponderosa 12-6 58 6 0-0 8 Valor Christian 14-4 38 8 4-2 9 Battle Mountain 18-1 32 9 6-0 10 Windsor 14-4 21 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Coronado 15, Niwot 10, Elizabeth 8, Roosevelt 7, Pueblo West 5. Dropped out Niwot (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Manitou Springs (6) 19-0 94 1 1-0 2 Eaton (4) 19-1 93 2 3-0 3 Valley 15-5 75 3 2-1 4 Platte Valley 13-5 55 5 2-0 5 Holy Family 13-5 46 4 1-2 6 Bayfield 15-3 45 6 2-0 7 Gunnison 16-3 44 7 1-0 8 Lamar 17-2 27 – 2-0 9 Sterling 12-5 25 8 2-0 10 Coal Ridge 16-2 24 9 1-1 Others receiving votes: University 16, Fort Lupton 4, Olathe 3, Machebeuf 1, St. Mary’s 1. Dropped out University (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Resurrection Christian (7) 19-0 88 1 4-0 2 Fowler (2) 19-0 78 2 2-0 3 Lutheran 17-2 67 3 1-1 4 Paonia 19-0 66 4 3-0 5 Sangre de Cristo 18-1 39 6 2-0 6 Sargent 17-2 35 5 3-0 7 Swink 16-3 32 7 3-0 8 Yuma 14-5 26 8 3-1 9 Lyons 13-6 25 9 0-2 10 C.S. School 18-1 15 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Dayspring Christian 7, Akron 5, Ridgway 4, SkyView Academy 3, Del Norte 2, Rye 2, Custer County 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Caliche (6) 17-1 69 1 1-0 2 Otis (1) 18-1 63 2 3-0 3 Dove Creek 19-0 48 5 2-0 4 Fleming 16-3 47 3 2-0 5 Flagler 16-3 44 4 4-0 6 Eads 17-2 32 6 2-0 7 Hi-Plains 14-5 20 7 2-0 8 Idalia 10-5 15 8 0-0 9 Vail Christian 14-5 13 – 2-0 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 17-2 12 – 2-1 Others receiving votes: Edison 11, La Veta 7, Stratton 3, Cheraw 2, Belleview Christian 1. Dropped out Stratton (9), Edison (10).