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  • Football rankings: Buena Vista moves to top of 1A

    Buena Vista has taken over the top spot of the CHSAANow.com Class 1A football rankings following their 53-12 win over Centauri and former No. 1 Paonia’s 35-0 loss against Bayfield.

    The Demons are the only new No. 1 seed after a week filled with few upsets.

    Cherry Creek remains in the top spot of 5A as the Bruins had a bye this week. They traveled to Utah two weeks ago where they beat Jordan 38-35. They return to the field Friday night to take on Cherokee Trail.

    After dropping out of the 5A rankings last week, Grandview is back in the poll at No. 9. Columbine remains at No. 2 after beating Ralston Valley 21-7 Thursday night. The Mustangs, ranked No. 3 last week, fell four slots following their loss.

    In 4A, Pine Creek remains No. 1 after drubbing Pueblo West 47-7 Saturday. But the first time this season, they were not voted there unanimously.

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    Vista Ridge is up to No. 2 in 4A football. Photos from their win over Palmer Ridge. (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)

    The Vista Ridge Wolves gained two first-place votes after an impressive 40-28 win over Palmer Ridge, who stays in this week’s poll at No. 10. Vista Ridge is now No. 2, and faces Pine Creek on Friday.

    There were no new teams that joined the 4A rankings.

    Pueblo East is still the top team in 3A, although half the first-place votes went to other teams. The Eagles needed plenty of offense to get by Discovery Canyon Friday night. They took the game 47-36.

    D’Evelyn returned to the 3A poll after falling out two weeks ago. They got a much-needed 49-30 win over Pueblo County Friday night.

    Kent Denver remains the team to beat in 2A after they shut out Ridgeview Academy 40-0. Bayfield leapt over La Junta for the No. 2 slot after its big win over Paonia.

    A 28-7 win over Roaring Fork got Gunnison back in the rankings at No. 10. The Cowboys are the only 2A newcomers this week.

    In 1A, Buena Vista takes over the top spot with Resurrection Christian coming in at No. 2 and only trail the Demons by a single point in the voting.

    Previously unranked Limon made the biggest jump this week as they land at No. 7.

    There wasn’t a lot of movement in the 8-man rankings, but Hoehne does join the poll this week at No. 10.

    There were no newcomers to 6-man, although Hanover (No. 6) and Peetz (No. 7) each moved up one slot from last week.

    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 Cherry Creek (18) 4-0 180 1 Bye
    2 Columbine 4-0 153 2 W
    3 Valor Christian 2-2 111 4 Bye
    4 Regis Jesuit 3-1 110 5 W
    5 Mullen 3-1 83 6 W
    6 Pomona 2-2 81 7 W
    7 Ralston Valley 3-1 78 3 L
    8 Arapahoe 4-0 53 8 W
    9 Grandview 3-1 27 – W
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-1 22 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 21, Rock Canyon 18, Heritage 14, Overland 10, Westminster 10, ThunderRidge 6, Chaparral 4, Doherty 4, Horizon 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Rocky Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Heritage (9).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pine Creek (14) 4-0 149 1 W
    2 Vista Ridge (2) 4-0 128 3 W
    3 Longmont 4-0 127 2 W
    4 Windsor 4-0 120 4 W
    5 Greeley West 4-0 82 5 W
    6 Dakota Ridge 3-1 58 6 W
    7 Rampart 4-0 51 8 W
    8 Durango 4-0 41 10 Bye
    9 Montrose 3-1 40 9 Bye
    10 Palmer Ridge 3-1 25 7 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Ponderosa 24, Aurora Central 12, George Washington 10, Mountain View 5, Wheat Ridge 4, Skyline 2, Pueblo South 1, Pueblo West 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pueblo East (7) 4-1 118 1 W
    2 Palisade (3) 4-0 113 3 W
    3 Fort Morgan (3) 4-0 112 2 W
    4 Rifle 4-0 90 4 W
    5 Roosevelt 3-1 84 5 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 62 6 W
    7 Mead (1) 4-0 52 8 W
    8 Berthoud 4-0 44 7 W
    9 Delta 3-1 38 9 W
    10 D’Evelyn 3-1 23 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Evergreen 10, Lewis-Palmer 6, The Classical Academy 5, Erie 4, Eagle Valley 3, Harrison 3, Centaurus 2, Conifer 1.
    Dropped out
    Conifer (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kent Denver (7) 4-0 103 1 W
    2 Bayfield (2) 3-0 93 3 W
    3 La Junta (2) 4-0 87 2 Bye
    4 Platte Valley 3-1 71 5 Bye
    5 Brush 3-1 66 4 W
    6 Eaton 3-1 51 6 W
    7 Sterling 3-1 37 7 Bye
    8 The Academy 4-0 30 9 W
    9 Alameda 4-0 28 10 W
    10 Gunnison 2-2 17 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 11, Olathe 11, Faith Christian 6, Machebeuf 2, Valley 2, Moffat County 1.
    Dropped out
    Lamar (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 5-0 120 2 W
    2 Resurrection Christian (4) 5-0 119 3 W
    3 Paonia 3-1 93 1 L
    4 Cedaredge (1) 4-0 85 5 W
    5 Rye 3-1 63 7 Bye
    6 Monte Vista 3-1 60 6 W
    7 Limon 4-0 49 – W
    8 Platte Canyon 3-1 47 8 W
    9 Meeker 2-2 31 9 W
    10 Burlington 3-1 18 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiggins 13, Crowley County 8, Yuma 5, Peyton 2, Center 1, Ellicott 1.
    Dropped out
    Center (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dayspring Christian (6) 4-0 87 1 W
    2 Sedgwick County (2) 4-0 83 2 W
    3 Merino 4-0 69 5 W
    4 Norwood (1) 4-1 68 3 W
    5 Akron (1) 3-1 52 6 W
    6 Sargent 3-1 49 4 L
    7 Haxtun 4-0 42 7 W
    8 Granada 3-1 34 8 W
    9 Springfield 3-1 26 9 Bye
    10 Hoehne 3-1 10 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Holly 8, Caliche 7, Dove Creek 7, Gilpin County 3, Vail Christian 3, Kiowa 2, West Grand 1.
    Dropped out
    Holly (10).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fleming (6) 4-0 69 1 W
    2 Eads (1) 4-0 55 2 W
    3 Kit Carson 4-0 52 3 W
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 3-1 50 4 W
    5 Pawnee 3-1 43 5 W
    6 Hanover 4-0 25 7 W
    7 Peetz 2-2 22 8 Bye
    8 Otis 3-1 15 6 L
    9 Cheraw 3-1 13 9 W
    10 La Veta 4-0 11 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    North Park 8, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 7, Cotopaxi 6, Cheyenne Wells 3, Walsh 3, Idalia 2, Flagler 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

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

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    No. 3 Ralston Valley at No. 2 Columbine on Thursday highlights Week 4’s top-10 football slate. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 4 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 4-0
    Off this week.
    2 Columbine 4-0
    Thurs: W 21-7 vs. (3) Ralston Valley
    3 Ralston Valley 3-1
    Thurs: L 7-21 at (2) Columbine
    4 Valor Christian 2-2
    Off this week.
    5 Regis Jesuit 3-1
    Fri: W 29-14 at Denver South
    6 Mullen 3-1
    Fri: W 55-14 vs. Arvada West
    7 Pomona 2-2
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Lakewood
    8 Arapahoe 4-0
    Fri: W 28-8 at Hinkley
    9 Heritage 4-1
    Thurs: W 17-0 at Grand Junction
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-1
    Thurs: W 14-7 vs. Rangeview

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 4-0
    Sat: W 47-7 vs. Pueblo West
    2 Longmont 4-0
    Thurs: W 42-13 vs. Fort Collins
    3 Vista Ridge 4-0
    Fri: W 40-28 vs. (7) Palmer Ridge
    4 Windsor 4-0
    Thurs: W 50-0 at Greeley Central
    5 Greeley West 4-0
    Fri: W 39-14 vs. Mountain View
    6 Dakota Ridge 3-1
    Thurs: W 17-14 at Wheat Ridge
    7 Palmer Ridge 3-1
    Fri: L 28-40 at (3) Vista Ridge
    8 Rampart 4-0
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Mesa Ridge
    9 Montrose 3-1
    Off this week.
    10 Durango 4-0
    Off this week.

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 4-1
    Fri: W 47-36 vs. Discovery Canyon
    2 Fort Morgan 4-0
    Fri: W 50-0 vs. Skyview
    3 Palisade 4-0
    Fri: W 49-6 vs. Summit
    4 Rifle 4-0
    Fri: W 26-0 at Eagle Valley
    5 Roosevelt 3-1
    Fri: W 56-12 vs. Northridge
    6 Holy Family 3-1
    Fri: W 65-0 vs. Frederick
    7 Berthoud 4-0
    Fri: W 41-0 at Niwot
    8 Mead 4-0
    Fri: W 10-0 vs. Erie
    9 Delta 3-1
    Fri: W 49-0 at Steamboat Springs
    10 Conifer 3-1
    Fri: L 28-35 vs. Skyline

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 4-0
    Fri: W 40-0 at Ridge View Academy
    2 La Junta 4-0
    Off this week.
    3 Bayfield 3-0
    Fri: W 35-0 vs. (1A 1) Paonia
    4 Brush 3-1
    Sat: W 33-21 vs. (8) Lamar
    5 Platte Valley 3-1
    Off this week.
    6 Eaton 3-1
    Fri: W 31-21 vs. Manitou Springs
    7 Sterling 3-1
    Off this week.
    8 Lamar 2-2
    Sat: L 21-33 at (4) Brush
    9 The Academy 4-0
    Fri: W 33-27 at Middle Park
    10 Alameda 4-0
    Fri: W 44-0 vs. Denver North

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 3-1
    Fri: L 0-35 at (2A 3) Bayfield
    2 Buena Vista 5-0
    Fri: W 53-12 vs. Centauri
    3 Resurrection Christian 5-0
    Fri: W 51-0 at Estes Park
    4 Burlington 3-1
    Fri: L 0-26 at Limon
    5 Cedaredge 4-0
    Fri: W 40-13 at (10) Center
    6 Monte Vista 3-1
    Fri: W 42-12 at Pagosa Springs
    7 Rye 3-1
    Off this week.
    8 Platte Canyon 3-1
    Fri: W 40-0 at Clear Creek
    9 Meeker 2-2
    Sat: W 52-14 at Holyoke
    10 Center 3-1
    Sat: L 13-40 vs. (5) Cedaredge

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 4-0
    Sat: W 63-8 vs. Las Animas
    2 Sedgwick County 4-0
    Fri: W 64-7 vs. (10) Holly
    3 Norwood 4-1
    Fri: W 38-28 at (4) Sargent
    4 Sargent 3-1
    Fri: L 28-38 vs. (3) Norwood
    5 Merino 4-0
    Sat: W 46-8 vs. McClave
    6 Akron 3-1
    Sat: W 52-13 vs. Plateau Valley
    7 Haxtun 4-0
    Fri: W 52-8 vs. Wiley
    8 Granada 3-1
    Fri: W 28-26 at Kiowa
    9 Springfield 3-1
    Off this week.
    10 Holly 3-1
    Fri: L 7-64 at (2) Sedgwick County

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 4-0
    Fri: W 65-0 vs. Weldon Valley
    2 Eads 4-0
    Sat: W 60-6 at Stratton/Liberty
    3 Kit Carson 4-0
    Sat: W 24-0 at Cheyenne Wells
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 3-1
    Fri: W 53-14 vs. (6) Otis
    5 Pawnee 3-1
    Sat: W 33-26 at North Park
    6 Otis 3-1
    Fri: L 14-53 at (4) Arickaree/Woodlin
    7 Hanover 4-0
    Sat: W 54-24 at Genoa-Hugo/Karval
    8 Peetz 2-2
    Off this week.
    9 Cheraw 3-1
    Sat: W 58-6 vs. Aguilar
    10 La Veta 4-0
    Fri: W 68-6 vs. Antonito

  • Football rankings: Mullen, Arapahoe and Heritage join 5A poll

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    Mullen rejoined the 5A football rankings this week at No. 6. (Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com)

    Mullen, Arapahoe and Heritage all climbed into this week’s CHSAANow.com football rankings after impressive wins over the weekend.

    The Mustangs are No. 6 in Class 5A this week, while Arapahoe is No. 8 and Heritage is No. 9.

    Cherry Creek remained the No. 1 team in 5A, getting 17 of the 18 first-place votes. Pomona dropped from No. 2 to No. 7 in Class 5A, following a stunning loss to Mullen. The Panthers held a 11-point lead in the third quarter but couldn’t hang on. As a result, Columbine takes over the No. 2 spot this week.

    Ralston Valley moved up behind the Rebels and is No. 3. Valor Christian sits at No. 4, and Regis Jesuit rounds out the top-5.

    Cherokee Trail is the No. 10 team in 5A this week.

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    Pine Creek remained at No. 1 in 4A. More photos from their win over Dakota Ridge. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    In 4A, Pine Creek once again received every first-place vote after they made a statement in their win over then-No. 3 Dakota Ridge on Thursday.

    But it was Vista Ridge and quarterback Elway Tubbs that turned heads this week as they trounced then-No. 7 Ponderosa 57-35 Friday night. The Wolves leapt from No. 5 to No. 3 with a date with Pine Creek still on the horizon.

    The Western Slope added two teams this week as Montrose comes in at No. 9 while Durango makes an appearance at No. 10.

    The record-breaking numbers that Holy Family put up in the previous two weeks came to a halt as they were topped by Palisade in a big 3A matchup. The Bulldogs jumped from No. 5 to No. 3 as a result and even garnered a firs-place vote. Holy Family fell to No. 6.

    Pueblo East remained No. 1 in 3A this week. Conifer was the lone newcomer in this week’s 3A poll.

    A 49-7 win over Denver West keeps Kent Denver in firm position atop the 2A rankings. But La Junta received a huge surge in votes after scoring 27 points off turnovers in a 33-14 win over Eaton. The Tigers jumped from No. 6 to No. 2.

    They are joined in the 2A rankings by Sterling (No. 7), The Academy (No. 9), and Alameda (No. 10).

    The top three spots in 1A remained intact, including No. 1 Paonia. Resurrection Christian garnered three first-place votes after an impressive 42-6 win over Platte Canyon.

    Center is the lone newcomer in 1A at No. 10.

    The 10 teams in the 8-man poll remain the same, but the order changed slightly thanks to Merino’s win over Granada. The Bobcats fell from No. 4 to No. 8 and the Rams jumped one spot to No. 5.

    Dayspring Christian remained No. 1 in 8-man.

    Cheraw and Le Veta played their way into the 6-man rankings, coming in at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. Fleming held on to the top spot in that poll.

    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
    1 Cherry Creek (17) 4-0 179 1
    2 Columbine (1) 3-0 155 3
    3 Ralston Valley 3-0 128 6
    4 Valor Christian 2-2 108 4
    5 Regis Jesuit 2-1 104 7
    6 Mullen 2-1 83 –
    7 Pomona 1-2 80 2
    8 Arapahoe 3-0 59 –
    9 Heritage 3-1 19 –
    10 Cherokee Trail 2-1 17 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 12, Legacy 10, Rock Canyon 8, Poudre 6, Westminster 6, Fairview 5, Overland 5, Doherty 3, Rocky Mountain 2, Chaparral 1.
    Dropped out
    Grandview (5), Fairview (8), Rocky Mountain (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pine Creek (15) 3-0 150 1
    2 Longmont 3-0 128 2
    3 Vista Ridge 3-0 116 5
    4 Windsor 3-0 110 4
    5 Greeley West 3-0 62 6
    6 Dakota Ridge 2-1 61 3
    7 Palmer Ridge 3-0 51 9
    8 Rampart 3-0 30 10
    9 Montrose 3-1 28 –
    10 Durango 4-0 26 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Ponderosa 20, George Washington 11, Wheat Ridge 8, Aurora Central 7, Adams City 4, Denver South 4, Palmer 4, Mountain View 3, Mesa Ridge 2, Pueblo West 2, Liberty 1.
    Dropped out
    Ponderosa (7), Wheat Ridge (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pueblo East (9) 3-1 134 1
    2 Fort Morgan (3) 3-0 116 2
    3 Palisade (1) 3-0 105 5
    4 Rifle (1) 3-0 91 4
    5 Roosevelt 2-1 66 6
    6 Holy Family 2-1 64 3
    7 Berthoud 3-0 48 7
    8 Mead 3-0 36 10
    9 Delta 2-1 33 8
    10 Conifer 3-0 20 –
    Others receiving votes:
    D’Evelyn 19, Steamboat Springs 7, Evergreen 6, Mitchell 6, Harrison 5, Lewis-Palmer 5, Discovery Canyon 2, Eagle Valley 2, Pueblo County 2, The Classical Academy 2, Pueblo Central 1.
    Dropped out
    Lewis-Palmer (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (8) 3-0 106 1
    2 La Junta (2) 4-0 92 6
    3 Bayfield 2-0 77 4
    4 Brush (1) 2-1 75 3
    5 Platte Valley 3-1 65 5
    6 Eaton 2-1 57 2
    7 Sterling 3-1 31 –
    8 Lamar 2-1 28 9
    9 The Academy 3-0 22 –
    10 Alameda 3-0 20 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 11, Gunnison 8, Florence 5, Machebeuf 4, Olathe 2, Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (7), Florence (8), Trinidad (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Paonia (9) 3-0 126 1
    2 Buena Vista (1) 3-0 111 2
    3 Resurrection Christian (3) 4-0 110 3
    4 Burlington 3-0 75 5
    5 Cedaredge 3-0 64 7
    6 Monte Vista 2-1 63 6
    7 Rye 3-1 46 8
    8 Platte Canyon 2-1 41 4
    9 Meeker 1-2 23 9
    10 Center 3-0 14 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Limon 12, Wiggins 12, Dolores 7, Crowley County 6, Peyton 3, Ellicott 2.
    Dropped out
    Crowley County (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Dayspring Christian (8) 3-0 89 1
    2 Sedgwick County (1) 3-0 68 3
    3 Norwood 3-0 65 2
    4 Sargent 3-0 54 5
    5 Merino 3-0 52 6
    6 Akron 2-1 48 7
    7 Haxtun 3-0 34 8
    8 Granada 2-1 27 4
    9 Springfield 3-1 22 9
    10 Holly 3-0 18 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Hoehne 6, Caliche 5, Vail Christian 4, Kiowa 3.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Fleming (5) 3-0 68 1
    2 Eads (2) 3-0 65 2
    3 Kit Carson 3-0 52 4
    4 Arickaree/Woodlin 2-1 50 5
    5 Pawnee 2-1 42 3
    6 Otis 3-0 30 7
    7 Hanover 3-0 26 6
    8 Peetz 2-2 25 8
    9 Cheraw 2-1 11 –
    10 La Veta 3-0 7 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 2, Primero 2, Walsh 2, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 1, Hi-Plains 1, Idalia 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheyenne Wells (9), North Park (10).

  • Football roundup: Fruita Monument beats rival Grand Junction, moves to 2-0

    For the first time since the 2012, Fruita Monument has won consecutive games. The Wildcats are 2-0 under new coach Todd Casebier following a 23-0 win over Grand Junction on Friday.

    “I’m just proud for our kids,” Casebier told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show on Friday night. “They’ve had sand kicked in their face around here for a while, and our coaching staff has been great. I’m happy for Fruita.”

    Fruita finished 1-9 in Class 5A last season.

    “Any ‘W’ is important for Fruita right now,” Casebier said. “The fact that we’re 2-0 really is the most important thing, because the kids even buy in more, they work harder, and you just can kind of feel the wave going our direction.

    “I was part of a similar thing in Montrose, and some of the same things are happening for us here at Fruita. So I’m excited about that, and just happy to be a part of it. It’s just a neat deal for everybody.”

    This is also the first time Fruita Monument has beat Grand Junction since the 2012 season, when the Wildcats went 5-5 — their largest win total over the past decade.

    “I’ve just seen potential from the get-go since I’ve been here, and I really feel like it’s coming together,” Casebier said. “We’ll enjoy it this weekend and go back to work. We’ve got a big one coming up next week in Montrose.”

    Casebier was the coach at Montrose for 10 seasons prior to joining Fruita Monument, leading them to the 4A title game in 2013.

    “It’s going to be strange, for sure, being in a different locker room and looking across that field,” Casebier said. “Montrose was great to me, and I’ve got a lot of friends on the staff, all those kids I coached. So it’ll be hard that way, but at the same time, they’re competitors and of course, our guys at Fruita, we need to win. And I know Montrose wants this.

    “It’ll be a good football game. We’ll hug afterwards either way. Again, I’m not looking forward to playing those guys, but, as you said, I don’t do the schedule.”

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    5A: (7) Regis Jesuit 23, (10) Mullen 17

    Michael Pavlakovich passed for a touchdown and rushed for another as No. 7 Regis Jesuit beat longtime rival Mullen, ranked No. 10, on Friday.

    The Raiders also got a rushing touchdown from Alec Barnes and solid defense all night in beating Mullen for the third season in a row.

    The win was the first for new head coach Danny Filleman, who moved from Arizona this offseason. Regis Jesuit had a tough loss against Cherry Creek in Week 1.

    The Raiders (1-1) will play Cherokee Trail next week. The Cougars beat Denver East 35-7 on Friday to move to 2-0.

    Mullen (1-1) got rushing touchdowns from Marcus McElroy Jr. and Shamond Hamilton in the loss. The Mustangs have a tough opponent in Pomona next week.

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    1A: (5) Platte Canyon 36, (10) Wiggins 20

    Platte Canyon got an important early-season with thanks to a big second half that allowed the Huskies to pull away.

    Platte Canyon led just 14-8 at halftime, but extended that to 22-14 after three then scored twice in the fourth quarter to put this one out of reach.

    The game was originally scheduled for Saturday but was moved up to Friday so a few Wiggins players could attend ACT testing.

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    4A: (2) Longmont 45, (5) Falcon 26

    Longmont jumped out to a 10-0 lead at halftime, then pushed it to 24-7 in the third quarter. The Trojans, last season’s 4A runner-up, would roll from there.

    No. 2 Longmont is now 2-0 this season.

    Falcon, meanwhile, opened the season against the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the classification. The Falcons lost to Pine Creek in Week 1.

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    3A/4A: (9) Greeley West 28, (8) D’Evelyn 20

    Greeley West led 14-0 at halftime, and 21-7 after three quarters, then held on for the win.

    The Spartans, who were 1-9 in 2013, have now started 2-0 in consecutive seasons.

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    5A: (8) Fairview 35, Boulder 17

    Thomas Creese, the latest in a long line of successful Fairview quarterbacks, threw three touchdowns to lead the Knights to a rivalry win over Boulder on Friday night.

    Fairview led 21-0 in the first half, but Boulder rallied to make it 21-10 and later, 28-17, but Fairview held on.

    Boulder’s TJ Jones had two touchdowns in the loss.

    The game was the 52nd in the history of the two schools. Fairview has now won eight consecutive in the series, and 11 of the past 12. The Knights lead the overall series 32-20, according to BoCoPreps.com.

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    5A: Bentonville (Ark.) 41, (3) Valor Christian 22

    Bentonville, the reigning 7A champion, took a lead in the second quarter and never looked back.

    Valor Christian had a 10-7 lead with 9:59 to go in the second, but Bentonville answered two minutes later and eventually built a 28-10 lead after three quarters. It grew to 35-10 before Valor broke the unanswered points streak.

    Eagles quarterback Dylan McCaffrey rushed for a score and threw for another in the loss.

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    Notables

    • In the annual Cannon Game down south, Pueblo East beat Pueblo South 54-21. Dutch Clark Stadium unveiled its new scoreboard, too.
    • Crowley County knocked off 1A No. 4 Rye, 21-20. The deciding moment was a blocked field goal with 1:30 left. “It was a heck of a play,” Chargers coach Brandon Roe told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Monte Vista, ranked No. 8 in 1A, upset 2A No. 9 Gunnison 10-9. Monte Vista had a 60-yard touchdown pass on 3rd-and-22 late in the game. “It’s good for both programs to play top-ten teams from each other’s classification,” coach Manny Wasinger told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Florence stunned 2A No. 2 Faith Christian, 15-12.
    • No. 5 Pawnee handed defending 6-man champion Arickaree/Woodlin, ranked No. 3, its first loss of the season in a 31-26 game.
    • Another 6-man top-10 showdown: No. 4 Kit Carson beat No. 8 Cheraw 44-33.
    • 1A No. 1 Paonia shutout Ignacio 49-0, extending its winning streak to 25 games. That mark is second only to 4A’s Pine Creek, which has won 27 in a row. Pine Creek has a bye this week.
    • TJ Shelton had four touchdowns as No. 9 Meeker beat Coal Ridge 36-6 in 1A.
    • Silver Creek threw a 99-yard touchdown pass, but lost to 4A No. 3 Dakota Ridge, 44-21.
    • Sterling upset 2A No. 8 Strasburg, 26-18.
    • 8-man Springfield knocked off No. 3 Hoehne, 26-14.

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    More coverage

  • Week 2 football preview: Colorado Preps on the big matchups

    Pomona Columbine football
    For the second week in a row, Pomona football is playing the No. 1-ranked team in 5A. Last week, the Panthers beat Valor Christian. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    Colorado Preps‘ Kevin Shaffer looks at Week 2’s big football matchups around the state.

    This week, the show includes comments from Pomona, Longmont, Arvada, Platte Canyon, and Cheraw.

    We’ll be following Week 2 action on Friday night, including our live coverage.

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 2 games

    Regis Jesuit Mullen football
    No. 7 Regis Jesuit and No. 10 Mullen play on Friday night. (Mark Adams)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 2 in the 2015 season.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Cherry Creek 3-0
    Fri: W 7-6 at (2) Pomona
    2 Pomona 1-1
    Fri: L 6-7 vs. (1) Cherry Creek
    3 Valor Christian 1-2
    Fri: L 22-41 at Bentonville (Ark.)
    4 Columbine 2-0
    Off this week.
    5 Grandview 2-0
    Thurs: W 53-7 vs. Gateway
    6 Ralston Valley 2-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 at ThunderRidge
    7 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Fri: W 23-17 vs. (10) Mullen
    8 Fairview 2-0
    Fri: W 35-17 vs. Boulder
    9 Doherty 1-1
    Thurs: L 6-7 at Arapahoe
    10 Mullen 1-1
    Fri: L 17-23 at (7) Regis Jesuit

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 2-0
    Off this week.
    2 Longmont 2-0
    Fri: W 45-26 at (5) Falcon
    3 Dakota Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 44-21 at Silver Creek
    4 Windsor 2-0
    Fri: W 36-14 at (7) Broomfield
    5 Falcon 0-2
    Fri: L 26-45 vs. (2) Longmont
    6 Vista Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 55-7 vs. Pueblo West
    7 Broomfield 0-2
    Fri: L 14-36 vs. (4) Windsor
    8 Ponderosa 2-0
    Fri: W 21-20 at Mesa Ridge
    9 Greeley West 2-0
    Fri: W 28-20 at (3A 8) D’Evelyn
    10 Wheat Ridge 2-0
    Off this week.

    Class 3A
    1 Pueblo East 2-1
    Fri: W 54-21 vs. Pueblo South
    2 Fort Morgan 2-0
    Thurs: W 49-0 at Niwot
    3 Holy Family 2-0
    Fri: W 64-60 at Discovery Canyon
    4 Rifle 3-0
    Fri: W 61-0 vs. Jefferson
    5 Palisade 2-0
    Sat: W 55-28 at Pueblo Central
    6 Roosevelt 2-1
    Thurs: W 41-8 at Loveland
    7 Berthoud 2-0
    Sat: W 53-7 at Arvada
    8 D’Evelyn 1-1
    Fri: L 20-28 vs. (4A 9) Greeley West
    9 Lewis-Palmer 2-0
    Thurs: W 49-7 vs. Sand Creek
    10 Delta 2-1
    Fri: W 48-13 vs. Pagosa Springs

    Class 2A
    1 Kent Denver 2-0
    Fri: W 47-0 at Englewood
    2 Faith Christian 1-1
    Fri: L 12-15 at Florence
    3 Eaton 2-0
    Fri: W 48-0 vs. Holyoke
    4 Brush 1-1
    Fri: W 36-19 at Weld Central
    5 Platte Valley 2-1
    Fri: W 46-6 vs. Bennett
    6 Bayfield 2-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. Miyamura (N.M.)
    7 La Junta 3-0
    Fri: W 27-8 vs. Alamosa
    8 Strasburg 0-2
    Fri: L 18-26 at Sterling
    9 Gunnison 0-2
    Fri: L 9-10 vs. (1A 8) Monte Vista
    10 Lamar 1-1
    Fri: W 18-13 at Centauri

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 2-0
    Fri: W 49-0 vs. Ignacio
    2 Buena Vista 2-0
    Fri: W 42-7 vs. Hotchkiss
    3 Resurrection Christian 3-0
    Fri: W 55-6 vs. Yuma
    4 Rye 2-1
    Fri: L 20-21 vs. Crowley County
    5 Platte Canyon 2-0
    Fri: W 36-20 vs. (10) Wiggins
    6 Burlington 2-0
    Fri: W 41-0 vs. Front Range Christian
    7 Cedaredge 2-0
    Fri: W 14-12 at Olathe
    8 Monte Vista 1-1
    Fri: W 10-9 vs. (2A 9) Gunnison
    9 Meeker 1-2
    Fri: W 36-6 vs. Coal Ridge
    10 Wiggins 1-1
    Sat: L 20-36 at (5) Platte Canyon

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 2-0
    Sat: W 54-8 vs. Hayden
    2 Norwood 3-0
    Fri: W 46-0 vs. Del Norte
    3 Hoehne 1-1
    Fri: L 14-26 vs. Springfield
    4 Granada 2-0
    Fri: W 79-32 vs. Sanford
    5 Sedgwick County 3-0
    Fri: W 70-0 at Leyton (Neb.)
    6 Sargent 2-0
    Fri: W 50-6 at Wiley
    7 Caliche 2-1
    Fri: W 48-6 at Potter-Dix (Neb.)
    8 Akron 1-1
    Fri: W 40-0 vs. Fowler
    9 Haxtun 2-0
    Off this week.
    10 Merino 2-0
    Fri: W 20-6 at Simla

    Class 6-man
    1 Fleming 2-0
    Fri: W 61-0 vs. Idalia
    2 Eads 2-0
    Fri: W 54-0 at Hi-Plains
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-1
    Fri: L 26-31 vs. (5) Pawnee
    4 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 44-33 vs. (8) Cheraw
    5 Pawnee 2-0
    Fri: W 31-26 at (3) Arickaree/Woodlin
    6 Hanover 2-0
    Thurs: W 46-0 vs. Colorado D&B
    7 Peetz 1-2
    Sat: W 63-33 at Briggsdale
    8 Cheraw 1-1
    Fri: L 33-44 at (4) Kit Carson
    9 Otis 2-0
    Fri: W 83-34 at Flagler
    10 North Park 1-1
    Off this week.

  • Cherry Creek, Kent Denver, Dayspring Christian new No. 1 teams in football rankings

    Cherry Creek Regis Jesuit football
    Cherry Creek is atop the Class 5A football poll this week. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Cherry Creek, fresh off of two impressive wins to begin the season, has ascended to the top of CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

    The Bruins, defending 5A champions, beat Heritage in Zero Week, then followed it up with a 17-3 win over then-No. 4 Regis Jesuit in Week 1. They received 11 of the 18 first-place votes, and edged out Pomona, which moved up to No. 2 after getting six first-place votes.

    Cherry Creek and Pomona play on Friday.

    Pomona, No. 3 in the preseason, beat No. 1 Valor Christian last week. Valor Christian fell to No. 3 in the 5A poll.

    Columbine is fourth, and Grandview moved into the top five following its win over Chaparral. Ralston Valley also moved up — to sixth — after its Week 1 win over Eaglecrest.

    Regis Jesuit fell three spots to seventh, Fairview is eighth and Doherty moved up to ninth. Mullen is the lone newcomer to 5A this week at No. 10. The Mustangs opened the season with a 41-0 win against Gateway.

    There are also new No. 1 teams in the 2A and 8-man rankings.

    Kent Denver Gunnison football
    Kent Denver is now No. 1 in Class 2A. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Kent Denver takes over in 2A following its win over then-No. 7 Gunnison, coupled with Brush’s loss to rival Fort Morgan. The 2A ranking added No. 7 La Junta this week.

    In 8-man, Dayspring Christian takes over at the top. The Eagles narrowly edged out Norwood with 75 total points to Norwood’s 74 — despite Norwood actually getting more first-place votes (four) than Dayspring (three).

    The 8-man poll added Haxtun (No. 9) and Merino (No. 10) this week.

    Each of the other No. 1 teams held firm this week: Pine Creek (4A), Pueblo East (3A), Paonia (1A) and Fleming (6-man).

    The biggest movers in 4A’s ranking were Windsor, which moved up to fourth and Vista Ridge, now ranked No. 6. That poll added three new teams: No. 8 Ponderosa, No. 9 Greeley West and No. 10 Wheat Ridge.

    In 3A, Rifle jumped up from No. 8 to No. 4. That poll, too, has three new members: No. 7 Berthoud, No. 8 D’Evelyn and No. 9 Lewis-Palmer.

    There were no new teams in 1A, though Burlington did jump from No. 10 to No. 6.

    The 6-man poll added Cheraw at No. 8.

    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
    1 Cherry Creek (11) 2-0 173 2
    2 Pomona (6) 1-0 166 3
    3 Valor Christian 1-1 126 1
    4 Columbine 2-0 121 5
    5 Grandview 1-0 87 7
    6 Ralston Valley 1-0 75 9
    7 Regis Jesuit 0-1 68 4
    8 Fairview 1-0 64 6
    9 Doherty (1) 1-0 32 10
    10 Mullen 1-0 27 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 17, Legacy 11, Lakewood 4, Rocky Mountain 4, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Heritage 3, Mountain Vista 3, Arapahoe 2, Horizon 2, Eaglecrest 1, ThunderRidge 1.
    Dropped out
    Fountain-Fort Carson (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pine Creek (12) 2-0 120 1
    2 Longmont 1-0 105 2
    3 Dakota Ridge 1-0 92 3
    4 Windsor 1-0 77 7
    5 Falcon 0-1 57 4
    6 Vista Ridge 1-0 46 10
    7 Broomfield 0-1 36 6
    8 Ponderosa 1-0 31 –
    9 Greeley West 1-0 29 –
    10 Wheat Ridge 2-0 18 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Loveland 13, Montrose 7, Pueblo West 7, Rampart 6, Denver South 4, Palmer Ridge 4, Fort Collins 3, Durango 2, Silver Creek 2, Greeley Central 1.
    Dropped out
    Denver South (5), Fort Collins (8), Pueblo South (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Pueblo East (8) 1-1 130 1
    2 Fort Morgan (5) 1-0 109 2
    3 Holy Family 1-0 107 4
    4 Rifle (1) 2-0 89 8
    5 Palisade 1-0 72 5
    6 Roosevelt 1-1 50 6
    7 Berthoud 1-0 43 –
    8 D’Evelyn 1-0 35 –
    9 Lewis-Palmer 1-0 29 –
    10 Delta 1-1 24 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Discovery Canyon 20, Mead 13, Evergreen 11, The Classical Academy 8, Conifer 7, Erie 6, Mitchell 4, Pueblo Central 4, Canon City 3, Pueblo County 2, Eagle Valley 1, Frederick 1, Lutheran 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Evergreen (3), Discovery Canyon (7), Lutheran (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (10) 1-0 109 2
    2 Faith Christian 1-0 88 4
    3 Eaton 2-0 77 6
    4 Brush (1) 0-1 76 1
    5 Platte Valley 1-1 67 5
    6 Bayfield 1-0 52 8
    7 La Junta 2-0 35 –
    8 Strasburg 0-1 31 3
    9 Gunnison 0-1 29 7
    10 Lamar 0-1 10 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Moffat County 7, Alameda 5, Florence 5, Sterling 5, Trinidad 4, Battle Mountain 3, Olathe 3, Aspen 2, Roaring Fork 1.
    Dropped out
    Florence (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Paonia (10) 1-0 136 1
    2 Buena Vista (3) 1-0 128 2
    3 Resurrection Christian (1) 2-0 113 4
    4 Rye 2-0 86 6
    5 Platte Canyon 1-0 75 5
    6 Burlington 1-0 44 10
    7 Cedaredge 1-0 42 8
    8 Monte Vista 0-1 39 7
    9 Meeker 0-2 34 3
    10 Wiggins 1-0 30 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 20, Limon 17, Ellicott 10, Crowley County 2, Center 1, Hotchkiss 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Dayspring Christian (3) 1-0 75 3
    2 Norwood (4) 2-0 74 2
    3 Hoehne 1-0 66 5
    4 Granada 1-0 61 4
    5 Sedgwick County (1) 3-0 54 7
    6 Sargent 1-0 38 10
    7 Caliche (1) 1-1 26 1
    8 Akron 0-1 21 6
    9 Haxtun 2-0 20 –
    10 Merino 0-1 20 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Kiowa 14, Holly 12, Springfield 8, Soroco 3, Wiley 3, Gilpin County 1.
    Dropped out
    Springfield (8), Simla (9).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Fleming (6) 1-0 69 1
    2 Eads (1) 1-0 61 2
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 1-0 59 3
    4 Kit Carson 1-0 48 4
    5 Pawnee 1-0 36 7
    6 Hanover 1-0 29 6
    7 Peetz 0-2 24 5
    8 Cheraw 1-0 23 –
    9 Otis 1-0 20 10
    10 North Park 1-1 11 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Idalia 4, Cheyenne Wells 1.
    Dropped out
    Walsh (9).

  • Reid Kahl gets fresh start with defending 2A football champ Brush

    Brush head coach Reid Kahl chats with his assistants during football practice. (Photo courtesy of Scott Hodgson/Brush High School)
    Brush head coach Reid Kahl chats with his assistants during football practice. (Photo courtesy of Scott Hodgson/Brush High School)

    [dropcap]R[/dropcap]eid Kahl is no stranger to defending state championships. Kahl was able to secure Class 4A titles in 2006 and 2008 while he was the head coach at Wheat Ridge.

    Now he has the task of defending a 2A championship. Only, unlike those at Wheat Ridge, this is not a state championship that he won. This offseason, Kahl was hired by Brush to take over for Randy Dreitz. Dreitz left the team in March after leading the Beetdiggers to the 2A state championship.

    “After the season was over last year, everybody pretty much knew that Randy was going to retire,” Kahl said. “I didn’t think much about it until later in the spring when the job opened up. I had a lot of people from the community reach out to me and show a lot of interest in me doing it.”

    The start of Brush’s title defense is a more interesting story for Kahl himself rather than the team. The Beetdiggers kick their season off by traveling to Fort Morgan on Sept. 4. Kahl was a standout football player for the Mustangs, who happen to be the Beetdiggers’ rivals.

    “I’m going to be completely honest with you, and I’m not just saying this, it’s been a much bigger deal for everyone else than it has been for me,” Kahl said. “It’s been since 2001, which was my last season in Fort Morgan.”

    Karl left the Farmers after the 2013 season and took last year off before taking the job at Brush. It was a summer of turnover at the school as a new principal and athletic director were named at the same meeting.

    To echo the sentiment of Kahl, it was really the community support that brought his name into the coaching search since there wasn’t an athletic director to include him in it.

    “None of us that hired Reid were here,” said athletic director Scott Hodgson, who is also in his first year at the school after coming over from Holly. “Once we found out that was the choice, we were really happy. He’s had great success everywhere he’s been.”

    Karl comes in this season with the task of defending a state championship that he was not a part of. The Beetdiggers also lost a big senior class, including 2A player of the year Kyle Rosenbrock.

    Fair or not, this young Brush team comes into the season, not only with a new coach, but also with a target on its back.

    “It’s a different situation and it’s not an easy situation,” Kahl said. “They graduated a ton of seniors last year and I have a really inexperienced team. We all know that there’s a big target on our back and I talked to the kids about it when I first met with them.”

    But that won’t matter to the teams on the opposite sideline. They’ll only see “Brush” on the jerseys and they’ll know that was the last team to walk away as state champions.

    Besides, Brush opened up as preseason No. 1 in 2A on Monday.

    Karl knows the expectations are high and that he is walking into a program that will expect him to win. His track record at Wheat Ridge indicates that he can find success. His plan is to just run the systems that he’s comfortable running and hope that it translates into wins for the Beetdiggers.

    “I’ve installed a lot of the same offense that I run wherever I’m (coaching),” Kahl said. “We spent a lot time on it over the summer and the kids have done a nice job picking it up.”

    He gets his chance to see just how well they’ve picked it up when Brush travels to Fort Morgan on Sept. 4. Kahl has plenty of good memories from when he was with the Mustangs but knows once the ball kicked-off, it’s time to focus on his job as the coach of the Beetdiggers.

    “After 26 years of coaching, it’s not like I was there yesterday,” Kahl said. “I think it seems to be a big to people on the outside and not so much for me.”

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    Small-school football preview

    Defending champions:

    Returning All-State athletes:

    • 2A: Cole Bryant (Sr.) La Junta, Connor Dooley (Sr.) Kent Denver, Anthony Ibarra (Sr.) Platte Valley, Parker Joens (Sr.) Platte Valley, Brett Loyd, (Sr.) Moffat County, Mitchell Martin, (Sr.) Strasburg, Will McKissick (Sr.) Kent Denver, Ty Percival (Sr.) Gunnison, Victor Perez (Sr.) Montezuma-Cortez, Zane Phelps (Sr.) Bayfield, Carl Schmidt (Sr.) Kent Denver, Clay Shaver (Sr.) Brush, Joao Thives (Sr.) Denver North, Brady Wilson (Sr.) Gunnison, Luke Wilson (Sr.) Kent Denver, Zeke Zuelke (Sr.) Bennett
    • 1A: Beau Beckman (Sr.) Wray, Hank Bode (Sr.) Platte Canyon, Bryce Buhr (Sr.) Crowley County, Devin Christian (Sr.) Limon, Luke Cross (Sr.) Resurrection Christian, Sabyn Diamond (Sr.) Buena Vista, Austin Dinis (Sr.) Wiggins, Cooper Eggleston (Sr.) Buena Vista, Jayden Hilferty (Sr.) Limon, TJ Shelton (Sr.) Meeker, Taylor Walters (Sr.) Paonia, Cooper Ward (Sr.) Resurrection Christian, Trey Zupancic (Sr.) Rye
    • 8-man: Alex Davis (Sr.) Vail Christian, Spencer Gatlin (Sr.) Dove Creek, Jason George (Sr.) Simla, Rafe Hutches (Sr.) Springfield, Tre Jensen (Sr.) Granada, Anthony Payne (Jr.) Hoehne, Mitch Sides (Sr.) Dayspring Schristian Academy, Bruce Taylor (Sr.) Caliche, Matt Thieman (Sr.) Simla, Joey Younkerman (Sr.) Sargent
    • 6-man: Jaxon Crawford (Jr.) Kit Carson, Dylan Dixon (Sr.) Eads, Luke Duggan (Sr.) Pawnee, Caine Farmer (Sr.) Kit Carson, Chase Flynn (Jr.) Stratton/Liberty, Tristan Headrick (Sr.) Cheraw, Ben Lambrecht (Sr.) Fleming, Reagan Lane (Sr.) Eads, Trent Leoffler (Sr.) Arickaree/Woodlin, Jordan Nelson (Sr.) Peetz, Tanner Patterson (Jr.) Otis, Marco Solis (Sr.) Kit Carson, Joesph Stahley (Sr.) Fleming, Alex Vandenbark (Jr.) Fleming, Cody Wilson (Jr.) Peetz

    Regular season begins: Sept. 3

    Postseason begins: Nov. 7

    State championship: Nov. 21 (6-man), Nov. 28 (8-man, 1A and 2A)

  • Canon City takes over atop 4A girls basketball rankings

    Canon City Mesa Ridge girls basketball
    Marissa McIntosh and Canon City are now No. 1 in the 4A poll. (Brandon Hopper)

    Canon City is the new No. 1 team in CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A girls basketball rankings.

    The Tigers are the lone remaining unbeaten team (17-0) in 4A, and they got 12 of the 17 first-place votes this week.

    Former No. 1 Valor Christian was upset by D’Evelyn last week, and dropped to No. 2. D’Evelyn moved up to No. 5.

    Elsewhere, the four other No. 1 teams remained the same: ThunderRidge (5A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    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.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (16) 15-2 169 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 15-2 154 2 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 14-4 127 5 2-0
    4 Monarch 15-2 111 4 1-1
    5 Grandview 13-3 90 3 1-2
    6 Ralston Valley 12-4 73 8 2-0
    7 Denver East 13-3 58 7 2-0
    8 Rampart 12-4 46 10 1-0
    9 Grand Junction 14-4 32 9 2-0
    10 Cherry Creek 11-6 16 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Horizon 15, Lakewood 13, Arapahoe 12, Regis Jesuit 5, Fossil Ridge 4, Legacy 4, Pine Creek 3, Rocky Mountain 3.
    Dropped out
    Horizon (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (12) 17-0 163 2 3-0
    2 Valor Christian (4) 15-2 149 1 2-1
    3 Holy Family (1) 13-3 122 3 2-0
    4 Pueblo West 13-4 103 4 2-0
    5 D’Evelyn 13-4 87 7 3-0
    6 Montrose 12-3 69 6 2-0
    7 Pueblo East 13-4 56 8 2-0
    8 Glenwood Springs 13-2 44 5 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 11-4 40 9 1-1
    10 Evergreen 14-3 36 10 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Silver Creek 15, Mullen 11, Palisade 10, Eagle Valley 8, Sand Creek 8, Greeley Central 7, Longmont 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1, Mead 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (9) 15-0 143 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 13-1 126 2 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 12-0 121 3 2-0
    4 Lutheran 14-1 111 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 15-0 108 5 1-0
    6 Eaton 12-2 69 6 1-0
    7 Olathe 11-1 59 7 2-0
    8 Platte Valley 11-3 31 10 2-0
    9 La Junta 11-4 29 8 1-1
    10 Centauri 9-4 16 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Machebeuf 15, Liberty Common 14, Faith Christian 8, Salida 7, Kent Denver 6, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, The Vanguard 3, Colorado Academy 2, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Machebeuf (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 13-0 88 1 3-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 14-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Yuma 12-2 71 4 2-0
    4 Caliche 12-1 62 3 0-1
    5 Cedaredge 14-0 58 5 1-0
    6 Akron 12-2 52 6 2-0
    7 Ellicott 10-3 26 – 2-0
    8 Meeker 9-3 21 7 1-1
    9 Paonia 9-4 13 9 1-0
    10 Del Norte 11-3 8 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 6, Ignacio 3, Sanford 3, Sargent 3, Soroco 3, Wray 3, Byers 1.
    Dropped out
    Highland (8).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (9) 14-0 99 1 4-0
    2 Norwood (1) 11-0 79 4 1-0
    3 Idalia 12-1 74 3 2-0
    4 Sangre De Cristo 10-1 68 2 0-1
    5 Genoa-Hugo 13-1 58 5 2-0
    6 South Baca 11-2 49 7 0-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 11-2 21 9 2-0
    8 Fleming 10-3 18 – 2-0
    9 Cheraw 9-4 16 8 1-1
    10 La Veta 11-2 16 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Eads 13, Briggsdale 9, Heritage Christian 9, Hi-Plains 8, Prairie 7, Flagler 4, Plateau Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Briggsdale (6), Heritage Christian (10).

  • Rampart joins 5A girls basketball poll at No. 10

    (Courtesy of Robin Cook)
    Rampart girls basketball is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A. (Courtesy of Robin Cook)

    Rampart has joined this week’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week.

    The Rams (11-4) are riding a five-game winning streak. They are ranked No. 10 by CHSAANow.com’s panel of voters.

    Elsewhere in 5A, ThunderRidge continued to lead the poll, and got 15 of the 16 first-place votes. Broomfield remained at No. 2, while Grandview moved up one place to No. 3. Monarch also moved up one spot to No. 4.

    Monarch rounds up 5A’s top 5 teams.

    Each of the four other No. 1 teams also remained the same. Those are Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

    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.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (15) 13-2 159 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 12-2 138 2 3-0
    3 Grandview 12-1 124 4 2-0
    4 Monarch 14-1 109 5 2-0
    5 Highlands Ranch 12-4 102 3 1-1
    6 Horizon 12-3 73 6 1-1
    7 Denver East 11-3 57 7 1-0
    8 Ralston Valley 10-4 47 8 2-0
    9 Grand Junction 12-4 20 9 2-0
    10 Rampart 11-4 19 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 8, Lakewood 8, Fossil Ridge 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Arapahoe 3, Pine Creek 2, Rocky Mountain 2.
    Dropped out
    Lakewood (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 13-1 176 1 2-0
    2 Canon City (4) 14-0 163 2 1-0
    3 Holy Family 11-3 110 3 2-1
    4 Pueblo West 11-4 105 4 1-0
    5 Glenwood Springs 11-2 66 10 2-0
    6 Montrose 10-3 60 5 2-1
    7 D’Evelyn 10-4 58 9 2-0
    8 Pueblo East 11-4 56 8 2-0
    9 Pueblo South 10-3 55 7 2-0
    10 Evergreen 11-3 31 6 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Greeley Central 21, Longmont 17, Mesa Ridge 14, Sand Creek 14, Durango 13, Air Academy 6, Eagle Valley 6, Mullen 6, Palisade 5, Falcon 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Littleton 1, Mead 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (10) 13-0 150 1 2-0
    2 Manitou Springs (3) 11-1 139 3 2-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (4) 10-0 133 2 2-0
    4 Lutheran 12-1 123 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 14-0 111 5 3-0
    6 Eaton 11-2 69 6 1-1
    7 Olathe 9-1 51 8 1-0
    8 La Junta 10-3 28 7 1-1
    9 Machebeuf 9-3 27 – 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 9-3 20 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Faith Christian 16, Centauri 14, Salida 11, Lamar 10, Liberty Common 9, Kent Denver 7, Trinidad 6, The Vanguard 4, Valley 4, Colorado Academy 2, Alamosa 1.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (9), Centauri (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (7) 10-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 12-0 84 2 2-0
    3 Caliche (1) 12-0 83 3 2-0
    4 Yuma 10-2 69 6 2-0
    5 Cedaredge 13-0 63 5 2-0
    6 Akron 10-2 56 4 1-1
    7 Meeker 8-2 31 7 2-0
    8 Highland 9-3 18 10 2-0
    9 Paonia 8-4 17 8 0-1
    10 Del Norte 10-3 7 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sargent 5, Ellicott 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 4, Sanford 3, Soroco 3, Sedgwick County 2, Kiowa 1, West Grand 1.
    Dropped out
    Sedgwick County (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (5) 10-0 76 1 1-0
    2 Sangre De Cristo (3) 10-0 74 2 2-0
    3 Idalia 10-1 61 3 2-0
    4 Norwood 10-0 59 4 1-0
    5 Genoa-Hugo 11-1 46 6 2-0
    6 Briggsdale 9-3 37 5 2-1
    7 South Baca 11-2 31 7 3-0
    8 Cheraw 8-3 19 – 1-0
    9 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 9-2 10 – 1-0
    10 Heritage Christian 9-3 9 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fleming 6, La Veta 5, Eads 2, Prairie 2, Hi-Plains 1, Jim Elliot 1, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (8), Plateau Valley (10).