The 2018 regional volleyball tournaments are this week. Teams in each classification are vying for spots in next week’s state tournaments. Find updated results from the regional rounds on these brackets:
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.
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.
Erie 17, Frederick 11, Woodland Park 7, Air Academy 3, Silver Creek 3, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (5)
12-0
113
1
2-0
2
University (4)
11-1
106
2
1-0
3
Eaton (3)
8-5
78
3
2-1
4
Alamosa
18-0
67
5
5-0
5
Platte Valley
9-2
65
4
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
13-2
53
7
5-1
7
Faith Christian
8-3
43
8
2-0
8
Manitou Springs
11-2
39
6
1-1
9
Valley
6-5
21
10
0-1
10
Cedaredge
10-1
20
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 13, Eagle Ridge Academy 10, Bennett 9, Coal Ridge 8, La Junta 4, Lamar 3, Englewood 2, Resurrection Christian 2, Sterling 2, Buena Vista 1, Jefferson Academy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (9)
13-1
90
1
4-0
2
Meeker
14-0
81
2
2-0
3
Wiggins
12-1
67
5
1-0
4
Denver Christian
12-1
62
3
2-0
5
Swink
12-2
46
4
1-1
6
Del Norte
13-1
42
7
3-0
7
Union Colony
11-1
39
6
2-0
8
Rye
11-2
23
8
2-0
9
Vail Mountain
10-3
14
10
3-1
10
Simla
10-4
13
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Dawson School 6, Dayspring Christian 5, Akron 4, Hoehne 3.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (5)
11-1
85
1
1-1
2
Otis (3)
14-0
80
2
2-0
3
Weldon Valley
12-1
59
5
2-0
4
La Veta
10-1
50
3
2-0
5
Briggsdale
12-1
44
4
2-0
6
Walsh
10-0
43
6
1-0
7
Merino
8-4
35
9
0-2
8
De Beque (1)
13-0
28
7
2-0
9
Springfield
7-2
18
10
2-1
10
McClave
9-4
16
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Stratton/Liberty 14, Dove Creek 9, Sangre de Cristo 7, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Fleming 3, Eads 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.
Erie 16, Frederick 13, Battle Mountain 5, Air Academy 3, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Palisade 2, Woodland Park 2, D’Evelyn 1, Eagle Valley 1, Mullen 1.
Dropped out
Erie (7).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (7)
10-0
114
1
3-0
2
University (2)
10-1
104
2
2-0
3
Eaton (3)
6-4
87
3
2-1
4
Platte Valley
7-2
75
5
1-0
5
Alamosa
13-0
63
4
2-0
6
Manitou Springs
10-1
50
7
2-0
7
Colorado Springs Christian
8-1
40
6
2-0
8
Faith Christian
6-3
32
8
2-0
9
Cedaredge
8-1
26
–
1-0
10
Valley
6-4
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Ridge Academy 11, Middle Park 11, Aspen 9, Coal Ridge 8, Delta 5, Lamar 3, Bennett 2, Sterling 2, Buena Vista 1, Englewood 1, Resurrection Christian 1.
Dropped out
Eagle Ridge Academy (9), Aspen (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (6)
9-1
77
1
1-0
2
Meeker (2)
12-0
74
2
2-0
3
Denver Christian
10-1
54
5
2-0
4
Swink
11-1
52
3
3-0
5
Wiggins
11-1
49
4
3-1
6
Union Colony
9-1
35
7
2-0
7
Del Norte
10-1
34
6
1-0
8
Rye
9-2
19
8
2-0
9
Simla
8-4
14
9
2-1
10
Vail Mountain
7-2
7
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 5, Highland 5, Akron 4, Dawson School 4, Hoehne 4, Vail Christian 2, Byers 1.
Dropped out
Byers (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (6)
10-0
69
1
5-0
2
Otis (1)
12-0
66
3
4-0
3
La Veta
8-1
65
2
1-0
4
Briggsdale
10-1
47
4
1-1
5
Weldon Valley
10-1
42
5
2-0
6
Walsh
9-0
36
7
4-0
7
De Beque (1)
11-0
32
6
3-0
8
Stratton/Liberty
7-1
20
9
1-1
9
Merino
8-2
13
–
2-0
10
Springfield
5-1
12
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
McClave 11, Dove Creek 6, Fleming 6, Belleview Christian 4, Eads 4, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Sangre de Cristo 2, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 1, Pikes Peak Christian 1.
Brian Mosley rushed for three touchdowns to help Doherty football pull off a big upset of previously unbeaten and sixth-ranked ThunderRidge on Friday night.
“We knew this was going to be a four-quarter fight, and it came down to the last minute of the game,” Doherty coach Jeff Krumlauf told CHSAANow. “ThunderRidge is truly a top-10 program in the state right now. They have some special kids and some great coaches. For us to be down by 14 and sustain a course was huge for us on a high level.”
The Spartans entered the week winless at 0-4, but had played the second-toughest schedule in the state according to the RPI, with losses to Cherry Creek, Mullen, Pine Creek and Fairview to open the season. All have been ranked in the top-10 at some point this season.
On Friday, Doherty rallied from down 14 to take a 21-14 lead at halftime, thanks to two scores from Mosley, and a defensive fumble return for a TD.
In the end, the Spartans were able to hold off a rally from ThunderRidge, which had started the season 4-0.
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Colorado PrepsCast
A recap of Friday’s games:
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1A: (2) Limon 36, (1) Strasburg 6
Limon led 21-0 early, taking that lead into the break, before Strasburg made it 21-6 after three. But the Badgers only added to the margin in the fourth quarter.
“I thought our kids were really ready to play; I think they were excited to play,” coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “With our win that we had last week against Meeker, our kids got a little bit of confidence playing against a really good team. And obviously Strasburg is also a great team, and I think they were really looking forward to the challenge.”
Hauk Hubbard led Limon with 111 yards rushing and two scores, while Celby Hollenbaugh also had a rushing touchdown. Cannan Bennett also threw a touchdown pass for Limon.
The game was briefly interrupted in the second half when the sprinklers came on.
“You don’t see it too often,” O’Dwyer said. “I think that was the second time in my career I’ve seen that happen.”
Limon limited Strasburg to just 15 yards rushing. Strasburg entered the game averaging close to 200 yards per game.
The Badgers rushed for 291 yards themselves.
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4A/3A: (4A 4) Montrose 21, (3A 2) Palisade 17
(Tom Hoganson)
MONTROSE — Fourth-ranked Montrose won 21-17 in front of a full house on Friday night.
The game went back-and-forth all night. Palisade grabbed a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but Montrose cut it to 10-7 on a 85-yard interception return for a touchdown from Cauy Boulder with 23 seconds left in the half.
Montrose grabbed its first lead when Cole Simmons scored on a two-yard run in the third quarter, but Palisade responded with a rushing score from quarterback Cam Tucker with 8:34 to play.
The ensuing kickoff went out-of-bounds, giving Montrose the ball at their own 35. They then used a clock-chewing drive to score the winning touchdown with 40 seconds left. Again, it was Simmons who scored, this time on a six-yard rush.
“We beat a good team,” Montrose coach Brett Mertens said afterward. “Cauy Boulden’s interception was big for us. We had some young kids step in and play the line and they did a great job.”
“We had some young kids fill in on the line and they open holes for me,” Simmons said.
— Tom Hoganson
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6-man: (1) Stratton/Liberty 77, (2) Otis 6
(Dustin Price/DustinPricePhotography.com)
The Knighted Eagles flexed their muscles in a matchup of 6-man’s top two teams.
5A No. 7 Eaglecrest quarterback Dylan James rushed for three touchdowns as his team cruised to a 5-0 start this season with a 50-14 win over No. 8 Arvada West.
Pueblo West led 4A No. 9 Pine Creek 9-0 at halftime, but the Eagles scored 21 unanswered points to win 21-9. The turning point was a muffed punt return in the third quarter that set Pine Creek up with a short field, and led to their first touchdown.
Alameda defeated Valley 51-43 to end an 18-game losing streak.
Fountain-Fort Carson sophomore Alexisius Jones Jr. rushed for 340 yards and four touchdowns in his team’s 58-18 win over Overland.
6-man: In a win over No.4 Flagler/Hi-Plains, freshman Yahir Enriquez rushed for six touchdowns and 292 yards on 22 carries for No. 8 Idalia. He also threw a touchdown pass, and caught another. He had 383 all-purpose yards. “Everything was clicking for us,” Idalia coach Colby Newton told the Scoreboard Show.
2A No. 10 Kent Denver scored a tying touchdown and two-point conversion with 1:42 to play in regulation, then went on to beat Pueblo Centennial in overtime, 34-28.
Hinkley football is now 4-0 after a 30-14 win over Sand Creek. Hinkley was 1-19 over the past two seasons, and has won more than three games in a season just once since 2004.
Steamboat Springs football cruised to a 40-7 win over Hotchkiss in their first game in their home stadium after it was renovated.
5A No. 5 Grandview had its way with Mullen, beating the Mustangs 56-3.
In 1A, No. 6 Centauri beat No. 10 Buena Vista 41-7.
In 8-man, No. 6 Holly edged No. 8 Fowler 29-28. “It was crazy,” coach Dayne Eaton told the Scoreboard Show. “I don’t know if I’ve seen a game where the kids were playing that hard against each other.”
Fort Collins beat Poudre in overtime, 20-14. The Lambkins had led 14-0 at halftime, and Poudre rallied to tie it and send it to OT.
Vista PEAK is now 4-0 in 4A after beating Aurora Central 30-14. This is the best start in the seven-year history of the program.
6-man: Granada and No. 5 Cheyenne Wells traded scores seemingly every other minute in a shootout, one that saw Granada ultimately pull off the upset win 74-64.
Emmanual Heurta rushed for three touchdowns to help 1A No. 5 Wray beat Brush 26-7.
Noah Roper scored three touchdowns on just seven carries as 3A No. 1 Erie topped Canon City 55-7. He also recovered a fumble.
Denver East quarterback Myles Patterson threw for 242 yards and three scores in a 44-6 win over Mountain Range. The Angels are now 4-1 after going 2-8 last season. It’s their best start since they opened 6-1 in 2014.
In a matchup of returning champions, 3A No. 6 Palmer Ridge beat Pueblo South 45-14.
Joshia Davis, a running back who missed the past three games with injury, made his return for Valor Christian in a 27-0 win over Menlo Atherton (Calif.). He had six carries, and scored a touchdown.
The football season is has officially moved into Week 4 meaning that standings and RPI ratings are starting to take form.
Many teams are beginning to wrap up non-league play and will continue to look at non-league regional rivalry matchups. One prime example is on the Western Slope where Palisade hosts Grand Junction Central.
That game highlights this week’s slate of games that can be heard on radio broadcasts throughout the state.
(If any stations are interested in featuring their games in this weekly post, please send an email to dmohrmann@chsaa.org)
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Grand Junction-Central at 3A (3) Palisade
Time: 7 p.m. kick
Station: The Team 1340
On the call: Reo Van Gilder (Play by play), Mick Zanski (Color)
Van Gilder on the matchup: The Warriors are looking for a three-game winning streak and earning a sweep of the Grand Valley teams (They beat Fruita Monument 13-9 on Aug. 31, then took down Grand Junction 33-6 last Friday). Their offense under Max Marsh is finally clicking, as is the running game with Anthony Zubiate. Palisade, meanwhile, continues to reload and roll right along with a bing win over Green Mountain. They’ve outscored their opponents 62-29 over the first two games, and are averaging over 300 yards per game on the ground. A fun clash of styles is in store Friday night.
On the call: Caleb Burggraaf (Play by play), Bob Marken (Color)
Burggraaf on the matchup: The Demons are at No. 1 in the RPI in 1A and the Spartans are at No. 3 in the RPI in 2A. Both teams are undefeated coming into the game, and to top it all off, it is the homecoming game for the Spartans. Salida will be looking to use a strong defense which has held opponents to only 29 points in three games. Buena Vista is bringing an offense which has scored 67 points in two games, including a 41-27 win over 2A Cedaredge in last week’s game.
On the call: Ryan Kaufman (Play by play), Ryan Pelton (Color)
Kaufman on the matchup: This is a matchup between two teams that will want to run the football in order to take pressure off of their first year starting quarterbacks, Gabe Chapel for the Cougars and Kyle Gaster for the Grizzlies who each turned the football over twice last week. Coronado is focused on finishing drives better than they did a week ago against Lewis-Palmer. Head coach Monte Gutowski called their red zone issues “embarassing.” Mesa Ridge on the other hand is looking to score from anywhere on the field after getting shut out by Pueblo West. The X-factor in this game could be special teams as Coronado has had a kick or punt returned for a touchdown in each of their first two games.
On the call: Clark Johnson (Play by play), Mike Danson (Color)
Tanner Schwindt on the matchup: The Highland Huskies are coming off of a bye week and look to jump up a classification to take on The Valley Vikings. Ryan Burkholder and company look to make a statement win after a close loss to Manitou Springs last week.
Listen to the game on KFKA 1310 or at 1310kfka.com.
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2A: (3) Platte Valley at (7) Eaton
Time: 6 p.m. kick (Saturday)
Station: 1310 KFKA
On the call: Clark Johnson (Play by play), Mike Danson (Color)
Tanner Schwindt on the matchup: The rivalry is back! Eaton knocked off Platte Valley in the quarterfinals last year and after a 2-0 start the Reds are going to try to defend their home turf against a very hungry Broncos team.
Listen to the game on KFKA 1310 or at 1310kfka.com.
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6-man: (4) Peetz at (1) Stratton/Liberty
Time: 2 p.m. kick (Saturday)
Station: KAT Country 98.3 and katcountry983.com
On the call: Marc Romero
Romero on the matchup: The rematch of last year’s 6-man state championship game (and Stratton’s Homecoming Game) finds 1-1 Peetz coming off a big win over Fleming last week, and 2-0 Stratton/Liberty seemingly still putting up points after notching 66 and 72 in their first two games. The Bulldogs are still looking for consistency in the passing game, but in the meantime have already rushed for 342 yards per game with 10 ground scores.
Five new teams have hopped into this week’s volleyball rankings: Longmont (4A), Coal Ridge (3A), Union Colony (2A), Akron (2A) and Flagler/Hi-Plains (1A).
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
Chaparral (7)
8-1
112
1
2-0
2
Cherokee Trail (4)
6-1
105
2
1-0
3
Fort Collins
5-1
91
3
1-0
4
Eaglecrest (1)
5-0
71
5
2-0
5
Valor Christian
5-0
69
6
2-0
6
Fossil Ridge
2-1
68
4
1-0
7
Castle View
5-2
45
7
2-0
8
Chatfield
3-1
21
8
0-1
9
Cherry Creek
1-2
19
10
0-0
10
Rock Canyon
2-4
15
9
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 7, Bear Creek 6, Fruita Monument 5, Legend 5, Pine Creek 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Lakewood 4, Rampart 3, Fairview 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Monarch 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
6-1
94
1
5-1
2
Ponderosa
8-1
65
3
2-0
3
Holy Family
4-3
62
2
0-1
4
Niwot
5-1
51
4
5-1
5
Discovery Canyon (1)
7-1
46
10
6-0
6
Palmer Ridge
5-2
37
6
4-1
7
Longmont
6-1
33
–
6-0
8
Erie
6-2
32
5
4-1
9
Evergreen
5-3
25
8
4-1
10
Air Academy
3-3
17
7
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Mead 15, Berthoud 14, Pueblo West 13, Battle Mountain 11, Eagle Valley 7, Mullen 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Thomas Jefferson 4, Coronado 3, Woodland Park 3, D’Evelyn 2, Frederick 2, Palisade 2, Silver Creek 2.
Dropped out
Cheyenne Mountain (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
2-0
108
1
0-0
2
Lutheran (2)
6-0
99
2
5-0
3
University
5-0
83
3
1-0
4
Faith Christian
4-1
65
4
3-1
5
Platte Valley
5-2
50
5
4-2
6
Alamosa
9-0
39
8
2-0
7
Valley
3-4
30
6
3-3
8
Colorado Springs Christian
4-1
28
10
2-0
9
Coal Ridge
4-3
17
–
3-1
10
Middle Park
1-3
15
9
0-3
Others receiving votes:
Aspen 13, Manitou Springs 8, Eagle Ridge Academy 7, Resurrection Christian 7, DSST: College View 6, St. Mary’s 6, Bayfield 4, Delta 4, Roaring Fork 4, Bennett 3, Bishop Machebeuf 3, KIPP Denver 2, Lamar 2, Buena Vista 1, Sterling 1.
Dropped out
Resurrection Christian (7).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (9)
5-0
90
1
3-0
2
Meeker
7-0
79
2
2-0
3
Wiggins
7-0
67
3
1-0
4
Swink
7-0
65
5
2-0
5
Denver Christian
5-1
49
6
2-0
6
Del Norte
7-1
42
7
3-0
7
Simla
4-2
40
4
0-2
8
Rye
5-1
17
10
2-0
9
Union Colony
5-1
9
–
4-0
10
Akron
5-2
8
–
4-1
Others receiving votes:
Sanford 7, Front Range Christian 4, Highland 4, Vail Mountain 4, Limon 3, Dawson School 2, Rocky Ford 2, Byers 1, Hoehne 1, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Fowler (8), Limon (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (7)
3-0
79
1
1-0
2
La Veta
5-1
71
4
2-0
3
Briggsdale
7-0
67
5
2-0
4
Otis
5-0
54
2
4-0
5
McClave
4-1
41
3
0-1
6
Fleming
3-4
35
6
2-3
7
Weldon Valley
6-1
30
10
1-0
8
De Beque (1)
6-0
28
9
3-0
9
Flagler/Hi-Plains
2-0
18
–
2-0
10
Dove Creek
6-1
17
7
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Stratton/Liberty 13, Walsh 12, Springfield 9, Cheyenne Wells 6, Sangre de Cristo 4, Belleview Christian 3, Haxtun 3, Merino 3, Cotopaxi 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 (5)
6-1
99
2
5-1
2
Cherokee Trail (5)
5-1
96
4
5-0
3
Fort Collins
4-1
81
8
4-1
4
Fossil Ridge
1-1
62
1
1-1
5
Eaglecrest (1)
3-0
54
5
1-0
6
Valor Christian
3-0
52
7
2-0
7
Castle View
3-2
32
3
3-2
8
Chatfield
3-0
27
10
2-0
9
Rock Canyon
1-4
25
6
1-4
10
Cherry Creek
1-2
16
9
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Ralston Valley 8, Broomfield 7, Bear Creek 6, Loveland 6, Rocky Mountain 6, Mountain Vista 5, Pine Creek 5, Regis Jesuit 5, Liberty 4, Fruita Monument 3, Grandview 2, Legend 2, Rampart 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
1-0
100
1
1-0
2
Holy Family
4-2
59
2
4-2
3
Ponderosa
6-1
51
7
4-1
4
Niwot
0-0
48
3
0-0
5
Erie
2-1
41
–
1-1
6
Palmer Ridge
1-1
38
5
0-1
7
Air Academy
2-3
25
8
2-3
8
Evergreen
1-2
23
4
0-2
9
Cheyenne Mountain
1-1
17
9
1-1
10
Discovery Canyon
1-1
16
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Valley 16, Pueblo West 15, Battle Mountain 11, Berthoud 10, Coronado 10, Mullen 10, D’Evelyn 9, Longmont 9, Canon City 8, Thomas Jefferson 8, Montrose 6, Kennedy 5, Frederick 4, Golden 3, Mead 3, Palisade 2, Roosevelt 1, Silver Creek 1, Woodland Park 1.
Payton Brgoch led the way with 15 kills and five blocks as No. 2 Lutheran volleyball swept No. 5 Valley in a top-5 Class 3A matchup on Thursday.
It was a season-opening match for both teams.
Abby Akers also had seven kills for the Lions, while Kennedey Johnson added 15 assists, six kills and two aces. Bella Vezzani had 14 digs, and Lexi Wilmoth had 12 assists.
Valley’s Kenzie Ray had nine kills to lead her team, Heather Meining had 11 digs, and Delaney Eckhardt had 13 assists.
Lutheran will play No. 8 Resurrection Christian next Tuesday, while Valley moves on to play Weld Central that same day.
New teams in this week’s volleyball rankings include: Eaglecrest and Chatfield (5A); Ponderosa, Cheyenne Mountain and Coronado (4A); Del Norte (2A); Briggsdale, De Beque and Dove Creek (1A).
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
Fossil Ridge (4)
0-0
80
1
0-0
2
Chaparral (4)
1-0
76
2
1-0
3
Castle View
0-0
57
6
0-0
4
Cherokee Trail
0-1
54
4
0-1
5
Eaglecrest (1)
2-0
40
–
2-0
6
Rock Canyon
0-0
37
8
0-0
7
Valor Christian
1-0
35
7
1-0
8
Fort Collins
0-0
29
5
0-0
9
Cherry Creek
0-1
27
3
0-1
10
Chatfield
1-0
15
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Denver East 10, Pine Creek 8, Mountain Vista 6, Highlands Ranch 5, Grandview 4, Rampart 4, Fairview 2, Ralston Valley 2, Rocky Mountain 2, Arapahoe 1, Windsor 1.
Dropped out
Rocky Mountain (9), Mountain Vista (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
0-0
90
1
0-0
2
Holy Family
0-0
58
2
0-0
3
Niwot
0-0
57
4
0-0
4
Evergreen
1-0
50
5
1-0
5
Palmer Ridge
1-0
39
3
1-0
6
Pueblo West
0-0
33
8
0-0
7
Ponderosa
2-0
29
–
2-0
8
Air Academy
0-0
20
7
0-0
9
Cheyenne Mountain
0-0
19
–
0-0
10
Coronado
1-0
17
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 15, Discovery Canyon 13, Erie 12, Longmont 11, Battle Mountain 7, Montrose 7, Berthoud 4, Roosevelt 4, Eagle Valley 3, Mead 3, Palisade 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (6), Longmont (9), Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (9)
2-0
99
1
2-0
2
Lutheran
0-0
83
2
0-0
3
University (1)
2-0
82
3
2-0
4
Faith Christian
0-0
66
4
0-0
5
Valley
0-0
64
5
0-0
6
Coal Ridge
0-0
50
7
0-0
7
Platte Valley
0-0
29
10
0-0
8
Resurrection Christian
0-0
25
8
0-0
9
Lamar
1-2
19
9
1-2
10
Centauri
1-1
14
6
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 6, The Pinnacle 5, Alamosa 4, Aspen 3, Bayfield 2, Bennett 1, Buena Vista 1, Manitou Springs 1, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (10)
0-0
100
1
0-0
2
Meeker
1-0
68
4
1-0
3
Simla
2-0
67
5
2-0
4
Wiggins
2-0
65
8
2-0
5
Lyons
0-1
60
2
0-1
6
Denver Christian
0-0
55
3
0-0
7
Swink
3-0
48
6
3-0
8
Del Norte
3-1
24
–
3-1
9
Limon
0-0
21
9
0-0
10
Dolores
1-2
13
7
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Rye 6, Ignacio 5, Hotchkiss 4, Union Colony 4, Dayspring Christian 3, Rocky Ford 3, Fowler 2, Highland 1, Vail Mountain 1.
Dropped out
Hoehne (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (8)
0-0
96
1
0-0
2
La Veta (1)
3-0
90
2
3-0
3
Otis
0-0
72
4
0-0
4
Fleming
0-0
67
3
0-0
5
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
51
6
0-0
6
McClave
0-0
50
5
0-0
7
Briggsdale
4-0
27
–
4-0
8
Wiley
0-0
23
7
0-0
9
De Beque (1)
2-0
16
–
2-0
10
Dove Creek
2-0
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Flagler/Hi-Plains 12, Haxtun 11, Sangre de Cristo 11, Merino 10, Springfield 1, Weldon Valley 1.
Dropped out
Haxtun (8), Sangre de Cristo (9), Flagler/Hi-Plains (10).
