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
Columbine (7)
9-0
128
3
W
2
Cherry Creek (3)
9-0
126
1
W
3
Valor Christian (4)
9-0
124
2
W
4
Eaglecrest
8-1
94
5
W
5
Grandview
8-1
78
6
W
6
Pomona
6-3
64
4
L
7
Fairview
8-1
46
7
W
8
Ralston Valley
7-2
35
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
7-2
30
8
L
10
Smoky Hill
9-0
21
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 15, Arvada West 5, Denver East 4.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (13)
8-0
146
1
W
2
Pine Creek (1)
7-1
134
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
8-0
115
3
W
4
Greeley West
7-1
107
5
W
5
Broomfield
6-2
72
4
L
6
Ponderosa
6-2
65
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
6-2
52
7
W
8
Pueblo West
6-2
48
8
W
9
Heritage
7-1
25
10
W
10
Longmont
6-2
24
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Grand Junction Central 22, Skyline 9, Rampart 4, Chatfield 2.
Dropped out
Grand Junction Central (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (10)
8-0
116
1
W
2
Palisade (1)
7-1
97
3
W
3
Harrison (1)
8-0
93
5
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
6-2
89
4
W
5
Pueblo East
6-2
76
6
W
6
Discovery Canyon
7-1
61
2
L
7
Frederick
7-1
36
10
W
8
Fort Morgan
7-1
32
–
W
9
Durango
5-3
27
7
L
10
Green Mountain
6-2
24
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 23, Mead 14, Lewis-Palmer 12, George Washington 5, Holy Family 5, Pueblo South 5.
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (8), Holy Family (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Junta (4)
8-0
107
1
W
2
Platte Valley (4)
8-0
97
2
W
3
Resurrection Christian (2)
8-0
88
3
W
4
Bayfield (2)
6-1
85
5
W
5
Salida
8-0
78
6
W
6
Rifle
7-1
58
7
W
7
Basalt
7-1
47
4
L
8
Kent Denver
7-1
34
8
W
9
Eaton
6-2
22
9
W
10
Aspen
6-2
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
D’Evelyn 10, Faith Christian 10, Delta 8, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Limon (10)
8-0
109
1
W
2
Peyton (1)
8-0
94
2
W
3
Strasburg
7-1
88
3
W
4
Meeker
5-2
64
5
W
5
Florence
7-1
54
10
W
6
Colorado Springs Christian
7-1
53
6
W
7
Burlington
6-2
47
7
W
8
Centauri
6-2
37
4
L
9
Holyoke
7-1
33
8
W
10
Crowley County
5-2
18
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Paonia 5, Highland 1, Platte Canyon 1, Wray 1.
Dropped out
None.
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (10)
7-0
109
1
W
2
West Grand (1)
8-0
99
2
W
3
Hoehne
7-1
81
3
W
4
Caliche
6-2
67
4
L
5
Rangely
7-1
66
6
W
6
Mancos
8-0
64
5
W
7
Sargent
6-2
36
8
W
8
Akron
5-3
27
9
W
9
Holly
6-2
23
10
W
10
Sanford
6-2
10
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Fowler 8, Pikes Peak Christian 8, Vail Christian 3, Merino 2, Norwood 2.
Dropped out
None.
6-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Stratton/Liberty (10)
8-0
100
1
W
2
Kit Carson
7-0
89
2
Bye
3
Peetz
6-2
76
3
W
4
Arickaree/Woodlin
5-2
65
6
W
5
Prairie
5-3
62
5
W
6
Otis
5-3
56
4
L
7
Mountain Valley
7-0
23
7
W
8
Cheyenne Wells
5-2
20
8
Bye
9
Granada
4-4
19
9
W
10
Idalia
4-4
17
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Fleming 16, Flagler/Hi-Plains 4, Manzanola 2, North Park 1.
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
Chaparral (11)
17-1
110
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian
18-0
95
3
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
17-1
82
2
2-0
4
Fort Collins
16-2
72
4
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
14-4
65
5
1-0
6
Cherry Creek
15-3
62
6
1-0
7
Eaglecrest
13-5
33
7
0-1
8
Windsor
16-3
32
8
5-0
9
Denver East
13-4
24
9
1-0
10
Chatfield
13-5
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Mountain 9, Castle View 3, Fruita Monument 3, Mountain Vista 3, Ralston Valley 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
17-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
17-2
78
3
2-0
3
Niwot
16-2
77
4
2-0
4
Longmont
16-2
57
2
1-1
5
Mead
15-4
50
6
4-1
6
Ponderosa
13-5
42
5
2-0
7
Evergreen
15-3
35
9
1-0
8
Palmer Ridge
13-6
33
8
1-1
9
Holy Family
13-7
32
7
3-2
10
Palisade
15-4
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Erie 13, Battle Mountain 2, Thomas Jefferson 2.
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
Cherry Creek (7)
8-0
130
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
8-0
129
2
W
3
Columbine (3)
8-0
122
3
W
4
Pomona
6-2
89
5
W
5
Eaglecrest
7-1
87
4
L
6
Grandview
7-1
73
6
W
7
Fairview
7-1
36
8
W
8
ThunderRidge
7-1
35
9
W
9
Ralston Valley
6-2
25
7
L
10
Cherokee Trail
7-1
23
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 17, Castle View 3, Arvada West 2, Denver East 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (16)
7-0
178
1
W
2
Pine Creek (1)
6-1
158
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
7-0
140
3
W
4
Broomfield
6-1
119
4
W
5
Greeley West
6-1
97
5
W
6
Ponderosa
5-2
67
6
W
7
Fruita Monument
5-2
58
7
W
8
Pueblo West
5-2
46
8
W
9
Grand Junction Central
5-2
28
10
W
10
Heritage
6-1
26
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 19, Skyline 15, Air Academy 12, Chatfield 8, Rampart 6, Vista Peak 6, Wheat Ridge 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
7-0
141
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
7-0
138
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
6-1
110
3
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
5-2
100
4
W
5
Harrison
7-0
87
6
W
6
Pueblo East
5-2
72
8
W
7
Durango
5-2
63
9
W
8
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-1
58
5
L
9
Holy Family
5-2
37
7
L
10
Frederick
6-1
35
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Fort Morgan 19, Green Mountain 7, Lewis-Palmer 4, Mead 4, George Washington 3, Evergreen 2.
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
Chaparral (10)
15-1
100
1
0-0
2
Fossil Ridge
15-1
79
3
1-0
3
Valor Christian
16-0
77
2
3-0
4
Fort Collins
14-2
58
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
13-4
54
5
1-1
6
Cherry Creek
14-3
48
4
1-1
7
Eaglecrest
13-4
34
7
2-0
8
Windsor
11-3
25
9
1-0
9
Denver East
12-4
23
8
3-0
10
Castle View
10-5
17
10
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 10, Mountain Vista 7, Rocky Mountain 4, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 2, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
15-1
100
1
2-0
2
Longmont
15-1
82
3
1-0
3
Discovery Canyon
15-2
78
2
1-1
4
Niwot
14-2
52
5
2-0
5
Ponderosa
11-5
49
4
0-0
6
Mead
11-3
44
6
1-1
7
Holy Family
10-5
41
7
1-1
8
Palmer Ridge
12-5
40
9
2-0
9
Evergreen
14-3
26
8
2-0
10
Erie
10-6
17
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Air Academy 3, Battle Mountain 2, Palisade 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo West (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (3)
14-1
105
1
0-1
2
Platte Valley (4)
13-2
103
5
2-0
3
University (2)
13-3
94
2
1-1
4
Eaton (3)
12-5
84
3
2-0
5
Alamosa
22-0
73
4
3-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
17-3
50
6
2-0
7
Manitou Springs
14-2
48
7
1-0
8
Cedaredge
14-2
31
8
1-1
9
Faith Christian
11-4
21
9
2-0
10
Valley
8-7
13
–
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Englewood 10, Coal Ridge 9, Middle Park 7, Bennett 5, Sterling 4, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Eagle Ridge Academy 1.
Cherry Creek’s defense forced two key second-half turnovers, providing the spark to help the Class 5A top-ranked Bruins stay unbeaten with a win over Eaglecrest on Friday.
The Bruins, down 13-0 at half, rallied to defeat No. 4 Eaglecrest 14-13. They are now 8-0, while Eaglecrest drops to 7-1.
“It was just heart,” Cherry Creek senior Alec Pell told Altitude TV after the game. “(Nothing changed) scheme-wise, we knew what we were doing, it was just digging deep. Coming up with those fumbles was big, and just being a family and sticking together.”
Eaglecrest had seized the lead in the first half by controlling the clock with long drives — and by finishing those drives.
Isaiah Emecheta had a 7-yard score midway through the second quarter, and then quarterback Dylan James raced 43 yards for another score after picking up his own fumble. But the extra-point after the second touchdown wasn’t attempted after a snap and hold was mishandled.
The Raptors’ defense also looked mighty impressive, ending the half with a sack when Cherry Creek had the ball at the Raptors’ 20-yard-line.
But things changed as the second half opened.
Cherry Creek’s Cormier Euell forced a fumble with 7:38 remaining in the third quarter, and Dade Bissell recovered. That led to the Bruins’ first score: a 9-yard pass from Alex Padilla to Vance Brazile.
The Bruins’ defense also forced a fumble on the next possession, and once again Bissell recovered. After converting a fourth-down from the Eaglecrest 29, Cherry Creek’s Jayle Stacks rumbled in for a score to make it 14-13.
Eaglecrest drove down and had a shot to take the lead with 1:19 to play, but a 34-yard field goal attempt missed just to the right, and Cherry Creek held on.
“It just show what we are this year,” Pell said. “We’re just a different beast. We’re all together, we’re so close. And that closeness and that heart is what got us that win.”
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3A: Frederick 41, (7) Holy Family 23
Frederick made a statement with a big upset of Holy Family, and has now won six games in consecutive seasons. The Warriors are 6-1 in 2018.
“We showed up,” Frederick coach Travis Peeples told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “Our kids are physical now. And, boy, are they excited. We’re on the bus, and we’re having a great ride home.”
Frederick broke open a game in which they led 20-17 at halftime to pick up their biggest win of the season so far.
“Our kids had a great week of practice,” Peeples said. “They just wanted to show what they could do against a quality opponent, and that was one of the questions everyone had: Could we beat a quality opponent? And this one was circled on Monday.”
In the win, Peeples said his team “dominated the line of scrimmage tonight.”
“I think we wore them down,” Peeples said. “We started running the ball inside the tackles. Our offensive line, all seven of the guys up front were tremendous. We had some gaping holes, and we ran the ball really well tonight.”
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3A: (2) Discovery Canyon 39, (5) Thomas Jefferson 22
Marshall Pike rushed for three touchdowns to help Discovery Canyon stay unbeaten at 7-0, and hand previously unbeaten Thomas Jefferson (6-1) its first loss of the season.
Zack Anderson also tossed two passing touchdowns for the Thunder, one to Zach Surface and another to Kevin Pasion.
The top-ranked Badgers continued to roll, this time picking up a top-5 win.
“It was just a great all-around effort by everybody,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show. “Defensively, we got some turnovers, some interceptions, and we had some short fields to work with. It was one of those games where we just had some fortunate things go our way.
“I thought we did a great job defensively putting kids in places to make plays, and those kids made those plays.”
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Notables
Greeley West, No. 5 in 4A, beat Brighton 48-17, and is now 6-1. “We’ve got a lot of weapons on offense,” coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “I’m really proud of how they’re performing.”
Aspen had one of the biggest upsets of the night, taking down No. 3 Rifle 20-19 in 2A. “It’s a huge win,” coach Travis Benson told the Scoreboard Show. “I am super proud of the defense. The eight guys in the box, they played hard, they fought, they played the run. And our secondary came up with some picks when we needed to.”
In 2A, No. 5 Resurrection Christian beat No. 8 Eaton 26-7. “The kids responded the way we wanted them to, and that was good to see,” coach Jeff Van Winkle told the Loveland Reporter-Herald. “That’s a tough Eaton team.”
Another top-10 game in 2A: No. 5 Basalt beat No. 10 Delta 13-0.
In 1A, No. 10 Holyoke knocked off No. 8 Wray 30-14.
Perhaps one of the lowest-scoring 8-man games in a long time: No. 4 Caliche beat No. 8 Akron 6-0.
There were top-10 matchups all over the board in 6-man: No. 1 Stratton/Liberty beat No. 6 Arickaree/Woodlin 60-20; No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 9 Granada 60-24 and No. 3 Otis beat No. 7 Idalia 68-56.
This week’s football rankings saw just two new teams hop into the polls across all classifications: Grand Junction Central (4A) and Briggsdale (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Cherry Creek (8)
7-0
124
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
7-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
7-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
7-0
88
4
W
5
Pomona
5-2
74
5
W
6
Grandview
6-1
69
6
W
7
Ralston Valley
6-1
40
8
W
8
Fairview
6-1
31
9
W
9
ThunderRidge
6-1
29
10
W
10
Cherokee Trail
6-1
17
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 13, Castle View 3, Arvada West 1, Doherty 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (15)
6-0
177
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
5-1
157
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
6-0
136
3
W
4
Broomfield
5-1
124
4
W
5
Greeley West
5-1
86
8
W
6
Ponderosa
4-2
67
7
W
7
Fruita Monument
4-2
59
9
W
8
Pueblo West
4-2
54
10
W
9
Heritage
5-1
35
5
L
10
Grand Junction Central
4-2
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 23, Air Academy 12, Skyline 10, Rampart 7, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 2, Windsor 2, Brighton 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Longmont (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (11)
6-0
142
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
6-0
135
2
W
3
Palisade (1)
5-1
102
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (1)
4-2
97
3
W
5
Thomas Jefferson (1)
6-0
88
6
W
6
Harrison
6-0
86
5
W
7
Holy Family
5-1
73
7
W
8
Pueblo East
4-2
61
8
W
9
Durango
4-2
55
9
W
10
Fort Morgan
5-1
15
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Frederick 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 4, Lewis-Palmer 4, George Washington 3, Mead 3, Glenwood Springs 1.
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
Chaparral (9)
15-1
99
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian (1)
13-0
83
4
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
14-1
77
3
2-0
4
Cherry Creek
13-2
64
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
12-3
63
2
1-1
6
Fort Collins
12-2
61
5
2-0
7
Eaglecrest
11-4
30
7
2-0
8
Denver East
9-4
23
9
0-0
9
Windsor
10-3
21
10
2-0
10
Castle View
10-5
14
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 6, Rock Canyon 3, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 1, Mountain Vista 1, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
13-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
14-1
86
2
2-0
3
Longmont
14-1
78
3
2-0
4
Ponderosa
11-5
54
4
1-0
5
Niwot
12-2
51
5
2-0
6
Mead
10-2
43
7
2-0
7
Holy Family
9-4
38
8
2-0
8
Evergreen
12-3
34
9
1-0
9
Palmer Ridge
10-5
32
6
2-1
10
Pueblo West
11-4
14
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Erie 12, Air Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Woodland Park 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (7)
14-0
105
1
2-0
2
University (2)
12-2
97
2
1-1
3
Eaton (2)
10-5
74
3
2-0
4
Alamosa
19-0
71
4
1-0
5
Platte Valley
11-2
70
5
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
15-3
52
6
2-1
7
Manitou Springs
13-2
42
8
2-0
8
Cedaredge
13-1
22
10
3-0
9
Faith Christian
9-4
20
7
1-1
10
Bennett
9-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valley 11, Coal Ridge 9, Englewood 9, Middle Park 5, Sterling 4, Eagle Ridge Academy 2.
Dropped out
Valley (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (8)
15-1
80
1
2-0
2
Meeker
15-0
72
2
1-0
3
Wiggins
14-1
58
3
2-0
4
Denver Christian
14-1
55
4
2-0
5
Swink
16-2
42
5
4-0
6
Del Norte
16-1
39
6
3-0
7
Union Colony
12-2
27
7
1-1
8
Rye
13-2
19
8
2-0
9
Simla
11-4
13
10
1-0
10
Vail Mountain
13-3
11
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 5, Akron 4, Highland 4, Dolores 3, Hoehne 3, Limon 3, Lyons 1, Paonia 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (4)
13-1
76
1
2-0
2
Otis (4)
15-0
74
2
1-0
3
La Veta
14-1
53
4
4-0
4
Weldon Valley
14-1
51
3
2-0
5
Briggsdale
12-2
43
5
0-1
6
Merino
9-5
35
7
1-1
7
Walsh
11-2
33
6
1-2
8
De Beque
13-2
24
8
0-2
9
Springfield
9-4
21
9
2-2
10
Stratton/Liberty
11-3
10
–
2-2
Others receiving votes:
McClave 9, Dove Creek 6, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Fleming 2.
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
Cherry Creek (8)
6-0
123
1
W
2
Valor Christian (4)
6-0
116
2
W
3
Columbine (1)
6-0
109
3
W
4
Eaglecrest
6-0
88
5
W
5
Pomona
4-2
72
6
W
6
Grandview
5-1
64
4
L
7
Cherokee Trail
6-0
45
8
W
8
Ralston Valley
5-1
35
7
W
9
Fairview
5-1
24
9
W
10
ThunderRidge
5-1
21
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Smoky Hill 10, Castle View 3, Denver East 2, Doherty 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Regis Jesuit 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Loveland (14)
5-0
176
1
W
2
Pine Creek (2)
4-1
161
2
Bye
3
Montrose (1)
5-0
131
3
W
4
Broomfield
4-1
118
4
W
5
Heritage (1)
5-0
75
7
W
6
Longmont
4-1
63
8
W
7
Ponderosa
3-2
60
10
W
8
Greeley West
4-1
58
–
W
9
Fruita Monument
3-2
47
5
L
10
Pueblo West
3-2
40
9
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Air Academy 11, Skyline 11, Grand Junction Central 10, Rampart 6, Vista Peak 6, Chatfield 3, Golden 3, Standley Lake 3, Brighton 2, Windsor 2, Hinkley 1, Wheat Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Skyline (6).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (9)
5-0
131
1
W
2
Discovery Canyon (2)
5-0
119
2
Bye
3
Palmer Ridge (1)
3-2
86
6
Bye
4
Palisade (1)
4-1
81
3
W
5
Harrison
5-0
76
5
W
6
Thomas Jefferson (1)
5-0
75
4
W
7
Holy Family
4-1
58
8
W
8
Pueblo East
3-2
50
7
Bye
9
Durango
3-2
44
9
Bye
10
Fort Morgan
4-1
17
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Lewis-Palmer 8, George Washington 7, Mead 6, Green Mountain 5, Evergreen 3, Frederick 3, Pueblo Central 1.
