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  • State football brackets released for five classes on Sunday

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    Columbine is one of four No. 1 seeds in the Class 5A football playoffs. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    AURORA — The state playoff brackets for five classifications — 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man — were released on Sunday. Postseason play in each class begins this week.

    The 5A bracket, a 32-team field, is the only playoff of the bunch that does not feature a No. 1 overall seed. Instead, it seeds teams Nos. 1-8 into one of four quadrants. The four No. 1 seeds are Columbine (9-0), Valor Christian (7-2), Grandview (7-2) and defending champion Cherry Creek (7-2).

    No. 2 seeds, who are also hosting first-round games, include Regis Jesuit (7-2), Arapahoe (9-0), Pomona (6-3), and Westminster (9-0).

    There were some questions as to why Arapahoe got a No. 2 seed behind Grandview, who the Warriors beat this season. Asked about that specific situation, the 5A committee said it “was due to the quality of (Grandview’s) wins late, how early Arapahoe and Grandview played, and overall strength of Arapahoe’s schedule.”

    Also hosting first round games in 5A are No. 3 seeds — Legacy, Ralston Valley, Horizon, and Fountain-Fort Carson — and No. 4 seeds — Heritage, Fairview, Mountain Vista and Mullen.

    The 32-team 5A field is set by the final Wild Card points, which were released on Saturday morning. From there, the committee has a number of criteria it can use to seed the teams, including the use of the CHSAA RPI formula.

    The 5A title game will be played on Dec. 5 at Mile High.

    Find the complete 5A bracket here.

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    Kent Denver is seeded No. 2 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    In 2A, Bayfield heads the field as the No. 1 overall seed. The Wolverines are 8-0.

    Other top seeds in the 2A field who will host games in the first round include No. 2 Kent Denver, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 La Junta, No. 5 Sterling, No. 6 Alameda, No. 7 Bennett and No. 8 Moffat County.

    Brush, the defending champion, is seeded No. 9.

    The 2A championship game is set for Nov. 28 at a home site.

    The full 2A bracket is available here.

    Leading the 1A field is top overall seed Buena Vista. Also hosting games in the first round are No. 2 Resurrection Christian, No. 3 Paonia, No. 4 Monte Vista, No. 5 Crowley County, No. 6 Burlington, No. 7 Platte Canyon and No. 8 Wiggins.

    Paonia is the defending champion.

    The 1A title game will be played No. 28, also at a home site.

    The complete bracket for 1A is here.

    8-man’s playoff field is led by No. 1 Sedgwick County. Other first-round hosts include No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Akron, No. 4 Sargent, No. 5 Springfield, No. 6 Dayspring Christian, No. 7 West Grand and No. 8 Hoehne.

    Defending champion Caliche did not make the field.

    The 8-man title game will be played No. 28 at a home site.

    Find the full 8-man bracket here.

    In 6-man, Kit Carson got the top seed. Those teams also hosting first-round games are No. 2 Fleming, No. 3 Eads and No. 4 Arickaree/Woodlin. Arickaree/Woodlin is the defending champion.

    The 6-man title tilt will kick off the championship slate with its game scheduled for Nov. 21. It will be played at a home site.

    Find the complete 6-man bracket here.

    The playoff brackets for 3A and 4A will release next Sunday on CHSAANow.com.

  • 2A football state playoff bracket

    Football’s 2015 state playoff bracket for Class 2A.

    2015 CHSAA State Football Playoffs CHSAA 2A Football Playoffs

  • Photos: No. 2 Kent Denver football rolls to win vs. No. 5 Alameda

    LAKEWOOD — Second-ranked Kent Denver football beat No. 5 Alameda 43-6 on Friday afternoon in a Class 2A game.

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  • No. 2 Kent Denver takes care of No. 5 Alameda in 2A football

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    More photos. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    LAKEWOOD — Two undefeated teams faced off Friday afternoon, but only one left that way.

    Kent Denver, No. 2 in Class 2A, beat No. 5 Alameda 43-6 in a conference game.

    “We knew this was a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs for a long time,” said senior running back Wyllis McKissick. “We played them last year and they had a lot of kids back. The fact that they were undefeated and we were undefeated made the game that much more exciting for us.”

    Sun Devils controlled the game on the ground led by McKissick, who finished the game with two rushing touchdowns.

    The two teams couldn’t have had more opposite starts.

    Kent Denver had a great start with a 90-yard kick off return setting up McKissick to punch the ball in. Alameda fumbled possession away on their first play of the game, and it was recovered by Kent Denver on the 10-yard line.

    The Sun Devils were able to add to their lead early with a pass from senior quarterback Rob Casey to junior tight end William Sadler, making it 13-0.

    “We played well enough to beat a good football team,” said Kent Denver coach Scott Yates. “We got off to a great start. Running the first kick off back right away and scoring, then getting the fumble and scoring again. That early start really helped us, that was the first momentum-builder.”

    Alameda tried to get its offense going after a rough started but wasn’t capable of stringing any plays together for first downs.

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    More photos. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    McKissick broke out for a 50-yard run. That put Casey in great possession for a 10-yard rushing touchdown to make it 20-0 lead in the first quarter. McKissick added another score in the second quarter after Alameda turned the ball over in their own territory.

    “Our line of course just dominated and that’s what it really comes down to for us,” McKissick said. “Just dominating the line of scrimmage and I think we did that today and that’s why we’re successful.”

    Casey got hurt with seven minutes left in the half and did not return for the remainder of the game. Freshmen quarterback Joe Licht played the rest of game.

    Alameda was finally able to get a drive going with help from senior Hunter Roberts, who took a reception down to the 10-yard-line.

    The Pirates needed to scored before half if they were going to make a comeback, and went for it on 4th-and-5, giving the ball right back to Roberts who got them there. Roberts scored to make the halftime score 27-6.

    The second half was much of the same for the Pirates. Alameda started the half with an interception, giving Sun Devils another opportunity to capitalize off a turnover.

    Kent Denver’s run game continued to pile up yards with 25-yard rush from McKissick and fullback Luke Wilson punching the ball in for a 34-6 lead.

    Alameda tried to gain some type of momentum but Kent Denver’s defense forced turnovers and prevented first downs for the remainder of the game.

    Alameda coach Danion Baca said his team this year has improved drastically from last year and thinks they let mistakes get the best of them on Friday.

    “We knew they were good but too many mistakes,” said Baca. “Kent Denver is a great team and you can’t give them opportunities. Sometimes you just don’t get the breaks and tonight we did not get the breaks and we just let them get ahead of us.

    “With a great team like Kent and a great coach like coach Yates you can’t give them opportunities because they know how to take advantage of them.”

  • Week 9 football preview: Colorado Preps on the big matchups

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    Grandview plays at Valor Christian in a big 5A matchup on Friday. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Colorado Preps‘ Kevin Shaffer looks at Week 9’s big football matchups around the state.

    This week, the show includes comments from Grandview vs. Valor Christian, Kent Denver vs. Alameda, Platte Valley vs. Sterling, and a breakdown of the postseason picture.

    We’ll be following Week 9 action on Friday night, including our live coverage.

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

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    No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Grandview in a big 5A game at Valor on Friday. The Eagles won the Centennial League. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9 of the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Columbine 9-0
    Thurs: W 42-14 vs. Lakewood
    2 Grandview 7-2
    Fri: L 14-31 at (3) Valor Christian
    3 Valor Christian 7-2
    Fri: W 31-14 vs. (2) Grandview
    4 Arapahoe 9-0
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Smoky Hill
    5 Cherry Creek 7-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Eaglecrest
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-2
    Fri: W 31-7 vs. Fruita Monument
    7 Pomona 6-3
    Fri: W 35-13 at Chatfield
    8 Mullen 6-3
    Fri: L 21-31 vs. (9) Ralston Valley
    9 Ralston Valley 7-2
    Fri: W 31-21 at (8) Mullen
    10 Fairview 7-2
    Fri: L 29-36 vs. Legacy

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 9-0
    Fri: W 35-0 at Rampart
    2 Longmont 8-0
    Sat: vs. Greeley West
    3 Vista Ridge 8-1
    Fri: W 55-7 at Sand Creek
    4 Windsor 8-1
    Fri: W 7-6 vs. Thompson Valley
    5 Dakota Ridge 7-1
    Sat: at Lincoln
    6 Durango 8-1
    Fri: W 48-6 at Air Academy
    7 Palmer Ridge 7-2
    Thurs: W 49-14 vs. Liberty
    8 Ponderosa 7-2
    Thurs: W 45-0 at Littleton
    9 Denver South 7-2
    Thurs: W 42-0 at Aurora Central
    10 Wheat Ridge 7-2
    Fri: W 52-19 at Golden

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 8-1
    Fri: W 31-24 at Pueblo County
    2 Fort Morgan 9-0
    Fri: W 56-7 at Elizabeth
    3 Roosevelt 8-1
    Fri: W 24-6 vs. Erie
    4 Rifle 8-1
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Glenwood Springs
    5 Palisade 8-1
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. Eagle Valley
    6 Delta 8-1
    Thurs: W 56-32 at Grand Junction Central
    7 Lewis-Palmer 7-2
    Fri: L 7-42 vs. Discovery Canyon
    8 Holy Family 7-2
    Fri: W 37-23 vs. (9) Mead
    9 Mead 7-2
    Fri: L 23-37 at (8) Holy Family
    10 The Classical Academy 6-3
    Off this week.

    Class 2A
    1 Bayfield 8-0
    Fri: W 47-9 at Pagosa Springs
    2 Kent Denver 9-0
    Fri: W 43-6 at (5) Alameda
    3 Platte Valley 8-1
    Fri: W 35-21 vs. (6) Sterling
    4 La Junta 9-0
    Fri: W 26-0 at Trinidad
    5 Alameda 8-1
    Fri: L 6-43 vs. (2) Kent Denver
    6 Sterling 7-2
    Fri: L 21-35 at (3) Platte Valley
    7 Eaton 5-4
    Fri: L 13-18 at (10) Brush
    8 Moffat County 7-2
    Fri: W 49-23 vs. Roaring Fork
    9 Bennett 7-2
    Fri: W 2-0 vs. KIPP
    10 Brush 6-3
    Fri: W 18-13 vs. (7) Eaton

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 9-0
    Fri: W 54-6 at Rye
    2 Resurrection Christian 9-0
    Fri: W 65-6 vs. Front Range Christian
    3 Paonia 8-1
    Fri: W 48-7 vs. (9) Cedaredge
    4 Monte Vista 8-1
    Fri: W 23-14 at Centauri
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Sat: vs. Estes Park
    6 Crowley County 8-1
    Fri: W 54-7 at Calhan
    7 Burlington 8-1
    Fri: W 20-0 vs. Holyoke
    8 Meeker 6-3
    Fri: W 36-14 vs. Hotchkiss
    9 Cedaredge 7-2
    Fri: L 7-48 at (3) Paonia
    10 Wiggins 7-2
    Fri: W 43-0 vs. Yuma

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 9-0
    Fri: W 22-3 at (2) Akron
    2 Akron 7-2
    Fri: L 3-22 vs. (1) Sedgwick County
    3 Norwood 8-1
    Off this week.
    4 Sargent 8-1
    Thurs: W 58-6 vs. Sierra Grande
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-2
    Sat: vs. Haxtun
    6 Granada 7-2
    Fri: L 28-48 vs. Springfield
    7 Vail Christian 7-1
    Fri: L 8-34 vs. West Grand
    8 Holly 6-3
    Fri: L 20-40 vs. Wiley
    9 Dove Creek 7-2
    Fri: W 80-44 at Mancos
    10 Hoehne 7-2
    Fri: W 49-14 vs. Custer County

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 9-0
    Fri: W 55-8 vs. Stratton/Liberty
    2 Kit Carson 8-0
    Sat: vs. Primero
    3 Eads 7-1
    Sat: vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-1
    Fri: W 52-6 vs. Cheyenne Wells
    5 Hanover 7-1
    Sat: vs. Idalia
    6 La Veta 8-0
    Sat: vs. Briggsdale
    7 Peetz 5-3
    Sat: at (9) Cheraw
    8 Pawnee 6-2
    Fri: W 63-12 vs. (10) Cotopaxi
    9 Cheraw 6-2
    Sat: vs. (7) Peetz
    10 Cotopaxi 6-3
    Fri: L 12-63 at (8) Pawnee

  • Football rankings: Bayfield moves to the top of 2A

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    Bayfield is the No. 1 team in 2A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    There’s a new No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com Class 2A football rankings. After a convincing 41-7 win over Alamosa, Bayfield comes in at the top spot of this week’s poll.

    The rest of the 2A rankings are relatively unchanged as no teams dropped out this week. Despite a 41-13 win over Brush, Sterling was unable to gain any spots, but look very dangerous as the No. 6 team in 2A.

    Columbine held on to the top spot in the 5A rankings with an impressive 31-7 win over Chatfield Friday. The big surprise in 5A comes with Grandview’s jump from No. 4 to No. 2, overtaking Valor Christian, which won a physical 10-0 game against Cherry Creek on Friday night.

    The Wolves and Eagles will play this coming Friday with the Centennial League title up for grabs. That game is scheduled for a 8 p.m. kick and Altitude will carry the broadcast.

    Fresh off a 41-3 win over Durango, Pine Creek comes in as the unanimous No. 1 team in 4A. The top four teams from last week were able to hold their positions.

    Denver South and Wheat Ridge both made their way into this week’s top 10 with the Rebels coming in at No. 9 and the Farmers taking the No. 10 spot. Wheat Ridge topped Aurora Central 37-14 Friday.

    There were very few changes to the 3A poll this week. Pueblo East remains in the top spot after a 36-21 win over The Classical Academy.

    TCA fell one spot as a result of the loss and Mean moved up to No. 9.

    Buena Vista holds on to the No. 1 in 1A this week and the rankings overall went unchanged from a week ago.

    In 8-man, Sedgwick County remains at No. 1 after a 44-18 win over No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy. Vail Christian jumped two spots to No. 7 and Hohne is the lone newcomer to this week’s poll.

    Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man. No newcomers were added to this week’s rankings, but Peetz did fall two spots to No. 7 despite a 55-13 win over Weldon Valley.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Columbine (16) 9-0 176 1 –
    2 Grandview (1) 7-1 150 4 W
    3 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 147 3 W
    4 Arapahoe 8-0 113 6 W
    5 Cherry Creek 6-2 112 2 L
    6 Regis Jesuit 6-2 72 7 W
    7 Pomona 5-3 70 8 W
    8 Mullen 6-2 48 9 W
    9 Ralston Valley 6-2 47 5 L
    10 Fairview 7-1 31 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Westminster 19, Horizon 11, Cherokee Trail 4, Legacy 4, Chaparral 2, Doherty 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (16) 8-0 160 1 W
    2 Longmont 8-0 144 2 W
    3 Vista Ridge 7-1 116 3 W
    4 Windsor 7-1 115 4 W
    5 Dakota Ridge 7-1 85 6 W
    6 Durango 7-1 77 5 L
    7 Palmer Ridge 6-2 50 9 W
    8 Ponderosa 6-2 38 10 W
    9 Denver South 6-2 35 – W
    10 Wheat Ridge 6-2 18 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 15, Greeley West 13, Aurora Central 10, Fort Collins 3, Pueblo South 1.
    Dropped out
    Greeley West (7), Aurora Central (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (8) 7-1 134 1 W
    2 Fort Morgan (4) 8-0 110 2 W
    3 Roosevelt (1) 7-1 108 3 W
    4 Rifle 7-1 79 4 W
    5 Palisade (1) 7-1 77 5 W
    6 Delta 7-1 76 6 W
    7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 58 7 W
    8 Holy Family 6-2 41 8 W
    9 Mead 7-1 31 10 W
    10 The Classical Academy 6-3 23 9 L
    Others receiving votes:
    D’Evelyn 13, Centaurus 9, Evergreen 6, Discovery Canyon 5.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Bayfield (4) 7-0 100 2 W
    2 Kent Denver (3) 8-0 93 1 W
    3 Platte Valley (2) 7-1 89 3 W
    4 La Junta (2) 8-0 71 4 W
    5 Alameda 8-0 70 5 W
    6 Sterling 7-1 63 6 W
    7 Eaton 5-3 35 8 W
    8 Moffat County 6-2 34 9 W
    9 Bennett 6-2 22 10 W
    10 Brush 5-3 14 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 6, The Academy 4, Gunnison 2, Strasburg 2, Olathe 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 8-0 124 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (4) 8-0 119 2 W
    3 Paonia 7-1 105 3 W
    4 Monte Vista (1) 7-1 83 4 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 67 5 Bye
    6 Crowley County 7-1 65 6 W
    7 Burlington 7-1 51 7 Bye
    8 Meeker 5-3 41 8 W
    9 Cedaredge 7-1 27 9 W
    10 Wiggins 6-2 21 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 11, Colorado Springs Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (9) 8-0 106 1 W
    2 Akron (1) 7-1 97 2 W
    3 Norwood (1) 8-1 88 3 W
    4 Sargent 7-1 75 4 W
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 56 5 L
    6 Granada 7-1 49 7 W
    7 Vail Christian 6-0 30 9 Bye
    8 Holly 6-2 27 8 W
    9 Dove Creek 6-2 21 6 L
    10 Hoehne 6-2 19 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Merino 12, Springfield 11, Haxtun 10, West Grand 4.
    Dropped out
    Haxtun (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 8-0 77 1 W
    2 Kit Carson (1) 8-0 71 2 W
    3 Eads (1) 7-1 64 3 W
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1 50 4 –
    5 Hanover 7-1 39 6 W
    6 La Veta 8-0 36 7 W
    7 Peetz 5-3 33 5 W
    8 Pawnee 5-2 26 8 Bye
    9 Cheraw 6-2 23 9 W
    10 Cotopaxi 6-2 8 10 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 5, Mountain Valley 5, Idalia 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

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

    No. 2 Cherry Creek and No. 3 Valor Christian face off on Friday. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; JackEberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
    No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Cherry Creek in a big 5A game on Friday. Complete recap. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; JackEberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Columbine 9-0
    Fri: W 31-7 at Chatfield
    2 Cherry Creek 6-2
    Fri: L 0-10 at (3) Valor Christian
    3 Valor Christian 6-2
    Fri: W 10-0 vs. (2) Cherry Creek
    4 Grandview 7-1
    Fri: W 42-14 at Overland
    5 Ralston Valley 6-2
    Fri: L 6-13 at (8) Pomona
    6 Arapahoe 8-0
    Fri: W 14-7 vs. Rangeview
    7 Regis Jesuit 6-2
    Thurs: W 35-0 at Mountain Vista
    8 Pomona 5-3
    Fri: W 13-6 vs. (5) Ralston Valley
    9 Mullen 6-2
    Thurs: W 35-23 at Bear Creek
    10 Fairview 7-1
    Fri: W 30-16 vs. Fossil Ridge

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 8-0
    Fri: W 41-3 vs. (5) Durango
    2 Longmont 8-0
    Fri: W 41-14 at Adams City
    3 Vista Ridge 7-1
    Fri: W 55-9 vs. Widefield
    4 Windsor 7-1
    Thurs: W 6-0 at Loveland
    5 Durango 7-1
    Fri: L 3-41 at (1) Pine Creek
    6 Dakota Ridge 7-1
    Sat: W 56-22 at Kennedy
    7 Greeley West 6-2
    Fri: L 0-8 at Thompson Valley
    8 Aurora Central 7-1
    Fri: L 14-37 at Wheat Ridge
    9 Palmer Ridge 6-2
    Fri: W 72-20 at Air Academy
    10 Ponderosa 6-2
    Fri: W 45-0 at Green Mountain

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 7-1
    Fri: W 36-21 at (9) The Classical Academy
    2 Fort Morgan 8-0
    Fri: W 50-0 vs. Englewood
    3 Roosevelt 7-1
    Fri: W 56-0 at Niwot
    4 Rifle 7-1
    Fri: W 41-0 at Steamboat Springs
    5 Palisade 7-1
    Fri: W 62-18 at Grand Junction Central
    6 Delta 7-1
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Eagle Valley
    7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1
    Fri: W 50-6 at Woodland Park
    8 Holy Family 6-2
    Fri: W 52-7 at Erie
    9 The Classical Academy 6-3
    Fri: L 21-36 vs. (1) Pueblo East
    10 Mead 7-1
    Fri: W 23-8 vs. Northridge

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 8-0
    Sat: W 35-0 at Bishop Machebeuf
    2 Bayfield 7-0
    Fri: W 41-7 vs. Alamosa
    3 Platte Valley 7-1
    Fri: W 56-6 at University
    4 La Junta 8-0
    Fri: W 35-0 at Lamar
    5 Alameda 8-0
    Sat: W 36-24 at Ridge View Academy
    6 Sterling 7-1
    Fri: W 41-13 vs. (7) Brush
    7 Brush 5-3
    Fri: L 13-41 at (6) Sterling
    8 Eaton 5-3
    Fri: W 24-0 at Valley
    9 Moffat County 6-2
    Fri: W 46-11 vs. Aspen
    10 Bennett 6-2
    Fri: W 40-39 at Strasburg

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 8-0
    Fri: W 56-13 vs. Ellicott
    2 Resurrection Christian 8-0
    Sat: W 49-0 at Cornerstone Christian
    3 Paonia 7-1
    Fri: W 49-14 at Hotchkiss
    4 Monte Vista 7-1
    Fri: W 48-0 vs. Dolores
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Off this week.
    6 Crowley County 7-1
    Fri: W 21-14 at Limon
    7 Burlington 7-1
    Fri: W 27-13 at Highland
    8 Meeker 5-3
    Fri: W 55-8 at Grand Valley
    9 Cedaredge 7-1
    Fri: W 50-6 vs. Lake County
    10 Wiggins 6-2
    Fri: W 41-14 at Holyoke

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 8-0
    Fri: W 44-18 vs. (5) Dayspring Christian
    2 Akron 7-1
    Fri: W 48-0 at Caliche
    3 Norwood 8-1
    Sat: W 52-0 vs. Hayden
    4 Sargent 7-1
    Fri: W 30-18 at (6) Dove Creek
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-2
    Fri: L 18-44 at (1) Sedgwick County
    6 Dove Creek 6-2
    Fri: L 18-30 vs. (4) Sargent
    7 Granada 7-1
    Fri: W 67-34 at Wiley
    8 Holly 6-2
    Fri: W 45-12 at Las Animas
    9 Vail Christian 6-0
    Sat: at Pikes Peak Christian
    10 Haxtun 5-3
    Fri: L 21-26 at Merino

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 8-0
    Fri: W 33-20 at Cheyenne Wells
    2 Kit Carson 8-0
    Fri: W 57-40 vs. Walsh
    3 Eads 7-1
    Sat: W 1-0 at Miami-Yoder
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1
    Mon: W 71-30 at Flagler
    Sat: W 69-13 at Bethune
    5 Peetz 5-3
    Fri: W 55-13 vs. Weldon Valley
    6 Hanover 7-1
    Sat: W 53-6 vs. Antonito
    7 La Veta 8-0
    Fri: W 70-37 vs. Manzanola
    8 Pawnee 5-2
    Off this week.
    9 Cheraw 6-2
    Sat: W 77-38 at (10) Cotopaxi
    10 Cotopaxi 6-2
    Sat: L 38-77 vs. (9) Cheraw

  • Football rankings: Columbine ascends to the top of 5A

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    Columbine football is the new No. 1 in Class 5A football. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Following a 42-35 win over Pomona Friday night, combined with Cherry Creek’s 28-20 loss to Grandview, Columbine takes over the top spot in this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com football rankings.

    Cherry Creek falls to No. 2 as a result of their loss to the Wolves. This week, they square off against No. 3 Valor Christian in a rematch of last year’s 5A state championship game. The Bruins walked away with a 25-24 win. Cherry Creek also won last year’s regular season meeting 33-17, a game in which the Bruins didn’t allow a single point in the second half.

    No new teams were added to the 5A poll this week, but with its upset win over Cherry Creek, Grandview jumped from No. 9 to No. 4.

    Like they have all season long, the Pine Creek Eagles firmly held on to the No. 1 spot in 4A. Like the 5A poll, no new teams were added in 4A.

    Durango was able to beat Palmer Ridge 48-35, helping them jump up to No. 5 in the rankings. The Demons travel to Colorado Springs this week for a league game against the No. 1 Eagles.

    This will be the fourth time this season that Pine Creek will be facing a team also ranked in 4A’s top five. They won the three previous games by a combined score of 107-38.

    Pueblo East remains a strong favorite in 3A and is still ranked as the top team in that class. Both Roosevelt and Rifle garnered first place votes thanks to weekend wins over other top 10 teams. Roosevelt topped Holy Family in a shootout, 64-63 and Rifle edged Palisade 13-7.

    No new teams broke into the 3A poll this week.

    Kent Denver Gunnison football
    Kent Denver remains No. 1 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A great week for Kent Denver continues in this week’s 2A poll. After Scott Yates recorded his 300th win, the Sun Devils held on to the No. 1 spot in 2A.

    There were two new additions to this week’s 2A rankings as Moffat County comes in at No. 9 and Bennett breaks in at No. 10.

    Buena Vista is still holding on to the top spot of the 1A rankings, but Resurrection Christian is nipping on their heels, trailing by only two points.

    Meeker, who dropped out of the 1A poll last week, returns at No. 8.

    Sedgwick County is still the top team in the 8-man rankings. There was little movement in that poll, but undefeated Vail Christian did make it’s way into the top 10, landing at No. 9.

    Although Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man, there was movement near the top of that poll. Kit Carson topped Eads 22-8 Friday night causing those two teams to swap places.

    Kit Carson now sits at No. 2 while Eads fell only one spot to No. 3.

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Columbine (17) 7-0 179 2 W
    2 Cherry Creek 6-1 140 1 L
    3 Valor Christian (1) 5-2 125 4 W
    4 Grandview 6-1 117 9 W
    5 Ralston Valley 6-1 101 6 W
    6 Arapahoe 7-0 99 7 W
    7 Regis Jesuit 5-2 58 3 L
    8 Pomona 4-3 52 5 L
    9 Mullen 5-2 48 8 W
    10 Fairview 6-1 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Westminster 18, Horizon 12, Cherokee Trail 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 6, Mountain Vista 4, Legacy 2, Doherty 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (13) 7-0 154 1 W
    2 Longmont (3) 7-0 147 2 W
    3 Vista Ridge 6-1 116 4 W
    4 Windsor 6-1 114 3 L
    5 Durango 7-0 95 6 W
    6 Dakota Ridge 6-1 77 5 W
    7 Greeley West 6-1 62 8 W
    8 Aurora Central 7-0 40 9 W
    9 Palmer Ridge 5-2 25 7 L
    10 Ponderosa 5-2 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 16, Montrose 4, Loveland 3, Fort Collins 2, Rampart 2, Wheat Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (7) 6-1 130 1 Bye
    2 Fort Morgan (4) 7-0 113 3 W
    3 Roosevelt (2) 6-1 110 4 W
    4 Rifle (1) 6-1 85 7 W
    5 Palisade 6-1 76 2 L
    6 Delta 6-1 70 5 W
    7 Lewis-Palmer 6-1 55 8 W
    8 Holy Family 5-2 37 6 L
    9 The Classical Academy 6-2 35 9 W
    10 Mead 6-1 32 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    D’Evelyn 18, Discovery Canyon 5, Evergreen 4.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (6) 7-0 100 1 W
    2 Bayfield (3) 6-0 98 2 W
    3 Platte Valley 6-1 85 3 W
    4 La Junta (2) 7-0 78 4 W
    5 Alameda 7-0 61 5 W
    6 Sterling 6-1 60 6 W
    7 Brush 5-2 43 8 W
    8 Eaton 4-3 24 7 L
    9 Moffat County 5-2 20 – W
    10 Bennett 5-2 17 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Strasburg 11, Gunnison 4, Faith Christian 3, The Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    The Academy (9), Faith Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (7) 7-0 122 1 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (5) 7-0 120 2 Bye
    3 Paonia 6-1 96 3 W
    4 Monte Vista (1) 6-1 84 5 W
    5 Platte Canyon 6-1 76 7 W
    6 Crowley County 6-1 53 9 W
    7 Burlington 7-1 52 10 W
    8 Meeker 4-3 36 – W
    9 Cedaredge 6-1 23 4 L
    10 Wiggins 5-2 16 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Limon 13, Rye 13, Peyton 9, Holyoke 3.
    Dropped out
    Rye (6).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sedgwick County (8) 7-0 106 1 W
    2 Akron (3) 6-1 100 2 W
    3 Norwood 7-1 82 3 W
    4 Sargent 6-1 66 4 W
    5 Dayspring Christian 6-1 62 6 W
    6 Dove Creek 6-1 47 7 –
    7 Granada 6-1 46 5 W
    8 Holly 5-2 19 9 W
    9 Vail Christian 6-0 17 – W
    10 Haxtun 5-2 16 8 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Hoehne 13, Merino 8, Plateau Valley 6, Springfield 6, Gilpin County 5, West Grand 4, Caliche 2.
    Dropped out
    Merino (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 7-0 78 1 W
    2 Kit Carson (2) 7-0 74 3 W
    3 Eads 6-1 63 2 L
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1 42 4 Bye
    5 Peetz 4-3 39 8 W
    6 Hanover 6-1 37 6 W
    7 La Veta 7-0 35 7 –
    8 Pawnee 5-2 28 5 L
    9 Cheraw 5-2 20 9 W
    10 Cotopaxi 6-1 6 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 5, Flagler 5, Mountain Valley 3, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 2, North Park 2, Idalia 1, Stratton/Liberty 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (10).

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

    Windsor and Longmont face off in a huge showdown of 4A unbeatens on Thursday. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Windsor and Longmont played an epic game in their 4A clash on Thursday. Game recap / Photo gallery. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 6-1
    Fri: L 20-28 at (9) Grandview
    2 Columbine 7-0
    Fri: W 42-35 vs. (5) Pomona
    3 Regis Jesuit 5-2
    Fri: L 10-14 vs. ThunderRidge
    4 Valor Christian 5-2
    Thurs: W 33-14 at Cherokee Trail
    5 Pomona 4-3
    Fri: L 35-42 at (2) Columbine
    6 Ralston Valley 6-1
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Bear Creek
    7 Arapahoe 7-0
    Fri: W 17-14 vs. Grand Junction
    8 Mullen 5-2
    Fri: W 41-7 vs. Lakewood
    9 Grandview 6-1
    Fri: W 28-20 vs. (1) Cherry Creek
    10 Fairview 6-1
    Fri: W 54-13 at Mountain Range

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 7-0
    Thurs: W 47-13 vs. Liberty
    2 Longmont 7-0
    Thurs: W 8-7 vs. (3) Windsor
    3 Windsor 6-1
    Thurs: L 7-8 at (2) Longmont
    4 Vista Ridge 6-1
    Fri: W 42-6 vs. Mesa Ridge
    5 Dakota Ridge 6-1
    Fri: W 47-7 at Green Mountain
    6 Durango 7-0
    Fri: W 48-35 vs. (7) Palmer Ridge
    7 Palmer Ridge 5-2
    Fri: L 35-48 at (6) Durango
    8 Greeley West 6-1
    Thurs: W 42-16 vs. Adams City
    9 Aurora Central 7-0
    Sat: W 34-6 at George Washington
    10 Ponderosa 5-2
    Fri: W 67-7 vs. Lincoln

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 6-1
    Off this week.
    2 Palisade 6-1
    Thurs: L 7-13 vs. (7) Rifle
    3 Fort Morgan 7-0
    Sat: W 49-14 at Vista PEAK
    4 Roosevelt 6-1
    Fri: W 64-63 at (6) Holy Family
    5 Delta 6-1
    Fri: W 56-0 at Glenwood Springs
    6 Holy Family 5-2
    Fri: L 63-64 vs. (4) Roosevelt
    7 Rifle 6-1
    Thurs: W 13-7 at (2) Palisade
    8 Lewis-Palmer 6-1
    Fri: W 57-8 vs. Mitchell
    9 The Classical Academy 6-2
    Fri: W 59-0 vs. Sierra
    10 Mead 6-1
    Fri: W 21-18 at Berthoud

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 7-0
    Fri: W 35-0 vs. (10) Faith Christian
    2 Bayfield 6-0
    Fri: W 42-0 at Montezuma-Cortez
    3 Platte Valley 6-1
    Fri: W 47-16 vs. Valley
    4 La Junta 7-0
    Fri: W 6-0 vs. Florence
    5 Alameda 7-0
    Fri: W 16-6 vs. Manual
    6 Sterling 6-1
    Fri: W 18-17 at (7) Eaton
    7 Eaton 4-3
    Fri: L 17-18 vs. (6) Sterling
    8 Brush 5-2
    Fri: W 43-6 vs. University
    9 The Academy 5-2
    Sat: L 21-49 vs. Strasburg
    10 Faith Christian 4-3
    Fri: L 0-35 at (1) Kent Denver

    Class 1A
    1 Buena Vista 7-0
    Fri: W 49-6 at Dolores Huerta
    2 Resurrection Christian 7-0
    Off this week.
    3 Paonia 6-1
    Fri: W 62-6 at Lake County
    4 Cedaredge 6-1
    Fri: L 12-38 at Meeker
    5 Monte Vista 6-1
    Fri: W 27-8 at John Mall
    6 Rye 5-2
    Fri: L 21-22 at Peyton
    7 Platte Canyon 6-1
    Fri: W 51-7 at Lyons
    8 Wiggins 5-2
    Fri: L 20-27 at (10) Burlington
    9 Crowley County 6-1
    Fri: W 62-0 vs. Rocky Ford
    10 Burlington 7-1
    Fri: W 27-20 vs. (8) Wiggins

    Class 8-man
    1 Sedgwick County 7-0
    Fri: W 52-0 at Caliche
    2 Akron 6-1
    Fri: W 43-14 vs. (8) Haxtun
    3 Norwood 7-1
    Fri: W 58-0 vs. Rangely
    4 Sargent 6-1
    Fri: W 60-6 vs. Del Norte
    5 Granada 6-1
    Fri: W 45-6 vs. Las Animas
    6 Dayspring Christian 6-1
    Fri: W 56-14 at (10) Merino
    7 Dove Creek 6-1
    Fri: W 48-6 vs. Sanford
    8 Haxtun 5-2
    Fri: L 14-43 at (2) Akron
    9 Holly 5-2
    Fri: W 38-6 vs. McClave
    10 Merino 4-3
    Fri: L 14-56 vs. (6) Dayspring Christian

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 7-0
    Fri: W 73-7 at Briggsdale
    2 Eads 6-1
    Fri: L 8-22 at (3) Kit Carson
    3 Kit Carson 7-0
    Fri: W 22-8 vs. (2) Eads
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-2
    Sat: L 24-36 at Flagler
    5 Pawnee 5-2
    Fri: L 21-45 vs. (8) Peetz
    6 Hanover 6-1
    Fri: W 53-7 at Manzanola
    7 La Veta 7-0
    Fri: W 74-26 at Walsh
    8 Peetz 4-3
    Fri: W 45-21 at (5) Pawnee
    9 Cheraw 5-2
    Fri: W 58-39 vs. (10) Cheyenne Wells
    10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3
    Fri: L 39-58 at (9) Cheraw