Play begins with pool play on Friday morning at 8 a.m., with matches running throughout the day. That pool play concludes with four matches per class on Saturday morning, and then semifinals will be in the afternoon on Saturday. Championship matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday.
Every match will be played at the Denver Coliseum.
The state brackets in 3A, 4A and 5A were based entirely on results at regional play. In 1A and 2A, the eight regional champions automatically advanced, and then each class added four at-large teams based upon the next four highest qualifiers in the RPI standings that were updated on Monday morning.
The five No. 1 seeds are Fossil Ridge (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Eaton (3A), Dayspring Christian (2A) and Fleming (1A).
All but 5A have a defending champion in the field. Those are No. 3 Cheyenne Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A), No. 6 Yuma (2A) and No. 12 Otis (1A).
The 2016 regional volleyball brackets were released on Monday, and the qualifying schools all found out who they’d be playing and where they’d be going.
The 3A-5A brackets had their fields set by the RPI, and the teams were seeded by the final RPI standings, as well, with some changes made due to geography and first-round league matchups. Teams in 1A and 2A qualified for the regional round after playing in districts last week.
In Class 5A, it was Fossil Ridge who earned the top overall seed after finishing with the highest RPI rating. As a result, the Sabercats will their region.
Rock Canyon, Fairview, Chatfield, Denver East, Chaparral, Mountain Vista, Rampart, Fruita Monument Arapahoe, Loveland and Ralston Valley are the other 5A host teams.
In 4A, undefeated Lewis-Palmer rightfully sits in the No. 1 spot. The Rangers are looking to reclaim the 4A title that they lost to Cheyenne Mountain last year.
Along with the Rangers, it will be Eagle Valley, Cheyenne Mountain, Montrose, Pueblo West, Valor Christian, Holy Family, Berthoud, Thomas Jefferson, Silver Creek, Niwot and Palisade hosting for 4A regionals.
Eaton stands tall as the top overall seed in 3A regionals and is looking to claim a fourth-consecutive title in 2016.
Valley, Colorado Springs Christian, University, Bayfield, Resurrection Christian, Faith Christian, Middle Park, Salida, St. Mary’s, Sterling and Pagosa Springs are the other teams that earned the right to host.
After the completion of district play in 2A, the eight host-site teams were determined. Unlike 3A-5A, which is seeded by RPI, 2A regional brackets are seeded by district results.
Hoehne, Dayspring Christian, Paonia, Denver Christian, Del Norte, Yuma, Telluride and Colorado Springs School will all host regional play this weekend.
Like 2A, the 1A regional brackets are determined by the outcome of district play. As a result, it will be La Veta, Kit Carson, Flagler, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Nucla, Springfield, Kiowa and Weldon Valley who will serve as regional hosts.
The results of regionals will set the state tournament pairings for all classes.
Sedgwick County is now No. 1 in 8-man football. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Heading into the final week of regular season play at the 8-man level, there is a new No. 1 team in the CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Sedgwick County has taken over the top spot in the 8-man poll ahead of its showdown with No. 7 Dayspring Christian on Saturday.
Sargent, which stood tall in last week’s rankings, dropped only one spot to No. 2 and remains undefeated on the year.
Fresh off a win over Justice, Pikes Peak Christian jumped two spots to land at No. 8 this week.
There were no new teams in the 8-man rankings.
Pomona continues to hold a strong grip on the No. 1 spot in the 5A rankings and is continuing to beat every team that the state of Colorado can throw its way.
Chaparral has joined the 5A football rankings. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
The majority of the 5A poll did remain consistent from last week’s rankings except that Chaparral joins the poll at No. 10.
In 4A, Denver South is still the top team while Chatfield (No. 2), Pine Creek (No. 3) and Ponderosa (No. 4) all held their spots from last week’s rankings.
Greeley West jumped two spots to No. 7 while two Pueblo-area teams climbed back into the poll as Pueblo South comes in at No. 9 and Pueblo West lands at No. 10.
Thanks to a thrilling win over Canon City on Friday, Discovery Canyon is still the top team in the 3A poll with Pueblo East jumping one spot to land at No. 2.
At No. 10, Conifer is the only new team in the 3A poll.
As La Junta continues to win, it continues to hold its spot as the unanimous No. 1 team in 2A.
Defending 2A champ, Bayfield, jumps two spots to No. 5 and Sterling makes a three-spot jump to come in at No. 6.
There were no new teams in the 2A rankings.
With a win over Cornerstone Christian, Strasburg still sits atop the 1A poll, but has a new team on its heels as Meeker jumps one spot to No. 2.
Bennett (No. 3) and Cedaredge (No. 7) each jumped two spots this week.
No new teams broke into the 1A rankings.
There were no 6-man rankings this week as regular season play concluded over the weekend and the state playoff bracket was released on Sunday.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Fossil Ridge is making a case to be considered as a top team in the state after jumping to No. 2 in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings this week.
The SaberCats are winners of three-straight and will conclude regular season play this week when they travel to the Cheyenne Mountain tournament this weekend.
Mountain Vista made a two-spot jump this week after wins over Chaparral and Highlands Ranch last week.
Fruita Monument is the only new team to join the 5A poll, coming in at No. 10.
After a clean sweep of Cheyenne Mountain in the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference title game, Lewis-Palmer remains the No. 1 team in 4A.
The top of the 4A rankings certainly have a different look as Pueblo West jumps three spots to No. 2 and Eagle Valley (No. 4) and Montrose (No. 5) each jumped four spots to land in the top five.
Berthoud is the lone newcomer in 4A at No. 10.
In 3A, Eaton still sits atop the rankings while University hung on to its spot at No. 2.
St. Mary’s (No. 8) and Delta (No. 10) are the two new teams to break into the 3A poll.
Dayspring Christian still sits at No. 1 in the 2A, but it was the Colorado Springs School that made a noticeable jump, going from No. 4 to No. 2 heading into the final week of the regular season.
At No. 10, West Grand is the only new team in the 2A rankings.
Like all other classes this week, 1A saw the No. 1 spot go unchanged as Fleming held its ground.
Flagler (No. 4) and McClave (No. 5) did gain some ground on the top teams as both teams jumped two spots from a week ago.
Kiowa is the lone newcomer to the 1A poll, coming in 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.
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.
Silver Creek moved up to No. 2 in 3A football. (@SilverCreekAD/Twitter)
Silver Creek is playing its best football at the right time.
And thanks to a 28-14 win over Fort Morgan on Friday, the Raptors jumped to No. 2 in the Class 3A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
They are now firmly entrenched behind Discovery Canyon, which held on to its No. 1 spot thanks to a thrilling win over Lewis-Palmer.
Rifle was the only new team to break into the 3A poll, coming in at No. 10.
Pomona hung on to the top spot in the 5A rankings and Mullen was able to stay at No. 2 thanks a blocked extra point in overtime that gave the Mustangs a 28-27 win over No. 5 Columbine.
The rest of the 5A rankings remained fairly consistent as no new teams broke into the poll.
In 4A, Denver South, Chatfield and Pine Creek all held their spots at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Mesa Ridge made the biggest jump of the week, gaining two spots to come in at No. 8. Greeley West (No. 9) and Monarch (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A poll.
La Junta remains the undisputed No. 1 team in 2A, receiving every first-place vote in the process.
There were no new teams in the 2A rankings this week.
Strasburg hangs to the No. 1 spot in 1A with Paonia still hanging right behind them at No. 2.
Meeker was able to overtake Platte Canyon as the No. 3 team in the rankings with both teams still undefeated on the year.
The 1A poll also had no new teams this week.
Thanks to receiving eight of 12 first-place votes, Sargent is still the No. 1 team in the 8-man rankings.
Akron jumped one spot to come in at No. 3 and at No. 9, West Grand is the only new addition to the 8-man poll.
Fleming edged out Kit Carson by one vote to hang on to the top spot in the 6-man rankings.
Stratton/Liberty still hangs tight at No. 3 as each of the top three teams in the poll remain undefeated.
There were no new teams in the 6-man poll.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
It’s Dayspring Christian’s week to shine in the Class 2A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings.
Powered by sweeps over Gilpin County and Dawson, the Eagles are the new No. 1 team in the rankings. They are the only new No. 1 team in any class this week.
Paonia, who sat at No. 1 a week ago, dropped only one spot to No. 2.
Yuma made a noticeable jumping, gaining three spots to land at No. 3. There were no new teams in the 2A poll this week.
Rock Canyon held its spot as the top team in 5A, but it was Arapahoe, not Fossil Ridge, coming in at No. 2. The Sabercats dropped one spot to land at No. 3.
Loveland was the lone newcomer in 5A, joining the rankings at No. 10.
Lewis-Palmer and Cheyenne Mountain remained at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in this week’s 4A poll.
The two traditional volleyball powers will face-off Thursday in a game that will in all likelihood decide the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Championship.
Montrose jumped into the 4A poll at No. 9, the only newcomer this week.
Like 5A and 4A, the top team in the 3A poll went unchanged as Eaton holds a firm grip on that spot.
Valley made the big jump this week to land at No. 3, two spots better than last week’s rankings.
Pagosa Springs (No. 9) and Coal Ridge (No. 10) were the two newcomers to the 3A poll.
Fleming hung on to the No. 1 spot in 1A with Kit Carson still biting its heels at No. 2.
Weldon Valley (No. 4) and Nucla (No. 5) each gained a spot from a week ago.
There were no new teams in the 1A poll.
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.
Pine Creek made an absolute statement on the road on Friday, shutting out Pueblo West in a big top-10 football matchup in Class 4A.
The Eagles, ranked No. 3, beat the No. 9 Cyclones 35-0. It is Pine Creek’s fourth win in a row since starting 1-2.
“I thought our kids just came out and played well hard,” Pine Creek coach Todd Miller told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “We’ve made some changes since the beginning of the season, and our kids are kind of buying into it. They’re flying around, and we’re playing kind of old school Pine Creek football and getting real physical. We had some fun.”
The two teams were scoreless after the first quarter, but Pine Creek’s Xavier Hill scoredtwice in the second quarter to give his team a 14-0 lead at halftime.
It was yet another solid defensive outing for the Eagles after giving up 50 points in a season-opening loss to Chatfield.
“There’s no superstars on that defense, just a bunch of guys that run to the ball, hustle and they play every play,” Miller said.
Miller added that he thinks his team still has more improving to do.
“We’ve got a lot to do,” he said. “We can get a lot better. I think we haven’t played our best football. We’re playing pretty good, but there’s a lot of steps we need to take to play that championship-caliber football that I think a lot of teams in the state are capable of. We’re on our way. It’s just one step at a time.”
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4A: Greeley West 30, (4) Broomfield 29
Greeley West led 23-8 as the fourth quarter opened, then held on for dear life to secure the upset win.
“It ended up going our way tonight,” Spartans coach Jason Renouf told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a close game.”
“It was a wild finish,” Renouf said. “Broomfield’s a good team. They don’t quit. They have a solid passing attack, and they unleashed it there in the fourth quarter.”
“We just held them when we needed to,” Renouf added.
This game was back-and-forth all night, but Silver Creek ultimately pulled it out.
Silver Creek got a crucial fumble recovery in the second half which led to the go-ahead touchdown.
“That was a huge play,” Raptors coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “They had scored to go up, our offense did a good job of answering — we tied it up — and on the ensuing kickoff, we forced a fumble and got a short field and were able to do something with it.
“That was probably a turning point in the game,” he added.
After the break, Fort Morgan went up 14-7, but Silver Creek tied it up at 14 when Dylan Ordway hit Thomas Blazon for a score.
On the ensuing kickoff, Silver Creek forced that crucial fumble, and the Ordway found Joseph Roth-Bogrett to go up 21-14. Ramirez added a rushing score to give his team the final two-score cushion.
“It was one of those wins we had to have in order to stay in a place where we can get into the playoffs,” Faith Christian coach Ralph Nance told the Scoreboard Show.
It was Faith Christian’s fourth-straight game following an 0-3 start.
“The young kids are starting to figure it out, and we just hope that as we go down the road, they’ll continue to improve,” Nance said.
Bishop Machebeuf played the first home game in the history of its program on Friday. The Buffaloes beat Sheridan.
Machebeuf is now 6-1, which is its highest win total since the 2010 season when it went 7-4.
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Notables
Briggsdale beat Longmont Christian 83-75 in 6-man. The 158 combined points are the third-most in state history.
Akron, No. 4 in 8-man, avenged a earlier loss to No. 3 Daypsring Christian with a 37-27 win. “Our linemen played phenomenal tonight,” coach Jerome Weers told the Scoreboard Show.
6-man No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 7 Eads 48-8. “It was a big game, and our kids responded really well to the challenge,” coach Jim Trahern told the Scoreboard Show.
Another big one in 6-man: No. 1 Fleming outscored No. 6 Peetz 58-41.
In 3A: No. 10 Holy Family made a statement with a 43-20 win over No. 9 Erie.
1A No. 4 Meeker took care of No. 6 Cedaredge, 42-14.
8-man’s No. 2 team, Sedgwick County, won on the road at No. 7 Merino.
2A No. 9 Manitou Springs narrowly escaped an upset by Salida with a 35-34 win. The Mustangs faked a punt in their own territory in the fourth quarter to keep a drive alive, went down and scored, then faked the extra point to get the win.
Castle View beat Rocky Mountain in overtime, 28-27.
Our weekly check of the all-time wins list: West Grand and coach Chris Brown beat Rangely 46-8, giving him his 312th career win. And Kent Denver and coach Scott Yates beat Englewood 41-13, giving him win No. 310.
Resurrection Christian climbed a spot to No. 2 and Delta made the biggest jump on the week, gaining two spots to land at No. 6.
Strasburg remains the No. 1 team in 1A with Paonia hanging on to the No. 2 spot.
Cedaredge gained the most ground with a three-spot jump to come in at No. 6 this week.
By a one-point margin, Sargent is still the top team in 8-man. Sedgwick County comes in at No. 2 with an equal number of first-place votes as the Farmers.
Akron jumped two spots to land at No. 4 while Hoehne (No. 6) and Pikes Peak Christian (No. 9) each moved up one spot from the last set of rankings.
Fleming keeps a firm hold on 6-man’s No. 1 spot with Kit Carson and Stratton/Liberty coming in at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Newcomer Hi-Plains joins the 6-man poll at No. 9.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
It’s not going to be easy to knock Eaton off its perch as the top team in the Class 3A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings, but University is certainly making moves with those hopes.
The Bulldogs jumped to No. 2 in the rankings this week and are one of only four teams to even take a set from the Reds.
Bayfield also jumped up in this week’s poll, coming in at No. 7 which is two spots better than their previous ranking.
No new teams broke into the 3A poll this week.
Rock Canyon remains the No. 1 team in the 5A poll, but Arapahoe is certainly gaining attention as the Warriors jump to No. 3 this week. They were sitting at No. 6 a week ago, but going 2-0 – including a win over Cherry Creek – certainly helped in their leap.
Fairview is the lone addition to the 5A rankings, landing at No. 10.
A still undefeated Lewis-Palmer team hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 4A with a unanimous vote.
Cheyenne Mountain and Valor Christian also held on to their positions at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Pueblo West has continued to play well and jumped two spots to land at No. 4.
Thomas Jefferson (No. 9) and D’Evelyn (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 4A poll.
Paonia is still the No. 1 team in 1A with Dayspring Christian still sitting firm at No. 2.
There is a new No. 3 team, however, as the Colorado Springs School jumped two spots from last week’s rankings.
There are two new teams in the 2A poll this week as Fowler breaks in at No. 9 and John Mall comes in at No. 10.
Like all other classes, the No. 1 spot in 1A went unchanged as Fleming still sits on top of the poll.
La Veta jumped to No. 3 this week after improving to 16-0 on the season.
Otis (No. 9) and Prairie (No. 10) are the two new teams in the 1A poll.
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.
Pagosa Springs 23, Coal Ridge 16, Prospect Ridge Academy 11, Rye 11, Bennett 10, Alamosa 5, Faith Christian 3, St. Mary’s 3, The Vanguard 3, Grand Valley 1, Lutheran 1, Platte Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Paonia (7)
13-1
112
1
2-0
2
Dayspring Christian (5)
14-0
110
2
1-0
3
Colorado Springs School
13-2
73
5
2-0
4
Lyons
12-3
68
3
2-0
5
Hoehne
13-2
67
6
0-0
6
Yuma
12-3
65
4
1-0
7
Simla
10-4
59
7
1-1
8
Ridgway
13-1
42
8
2-0
9
Fowler
12-4
20
–
2-0
10
John Mall
12-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Sargent 12, Denver Christian 8, Telluride 8, Ignacio 5, Rangely 4, Union Colony 4, Highland 2, West Grand 2, Akron 1, Byers 1, Custer County 1.
Dropped out
West Grand (9), Denver Christian (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (5)
14-1
85
1
2-0
2
Kit Carson (1)
16-0
79
2
4-0
3
La Veta (2)
16-0
73
5
4-0
4
Flagler
15-2
56
3
4-1
5
Weldon Valley
12-3
47
6
1-0
6
Nucla
11-1
30
7
1-0
7
McClave
12-2
27
4
3-1
8
Heritage Christian
10-4
25
9
1-0
9
Otis
11-4
16
–
1-0
10
Prairie (1)
10-4
15
–
4-0
Others receiving votes:
Kiowa 14, Holly 6, Sierra Grande 6, Springfield 6, Cotopaxi 5, Genoa Hugo/Karval 3, Briggsdale 2.
Pueblo West is ranked No. 9 in 4A this week. (Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
The Class 4A CHSAANow.com football rankings has some fresh faces with the release of this week’s rankings, and it’s happening at the right time.
Pueblo West comes into the poll at No. 9 and Skyline is right behind them at No. 10.
With a 28-0 win over Niwot on Friday, the Falcons remain undefeated on the year and received enough support from the voters to be regarded as a top-10 team.
The Cyclones have won three-straight games after surrendering their first two of the season. Wins against Pueblo South and Dakota Ridge got them votes, but it was the  57-20 win over Coronado on Saturday that pushed them into the poll.
Denver South hung on to the top spot in 4A, taking 16 of 17 first-place votes.
Coming off a bye, Pomona hung on to the No. 1 position in 5A, but Mullen was able to jump one spot to No. 2.
Fairview (No. 6) and Doherty (No. 9) also jumped one spot from a week ago. Despite coming up short against No. 8 Valor Christian last Thursday, Cherry Creek stayed in the rankings at No. 10 meaning no new teams broke into the 5A rankings.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Discovery Canyon made a statement against Vista Ridge Friday night and as a result, hang on to the No. 1 spot in 3A.
After snagging a couple of first-place votes, Lewis-Palmer jumped to No. 3, one spot above where they were a week ago.
Longmont made the big 3A jump of the week, leaping three spots to come in at No. 7.
There were no new teams in the 3A rankings this week.
In 2A, both La Junta (No. 1) and The Classical Academy (No. 2) maintained their spots after a thrilling showdown Friday night that saw the Tigers come away with the late win.
La Junta’s schedule does not get any easier this week as they host Manitou Springs, which jumped to No. 4 after a homecoming win over Lamar.
At No. 10, sterling is the only new team to break into the 2A poll.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 1A as all 10 teams from last week’s rankings remained in the this week’s poll.
Peyton made the big jump of the week to come in at No. 7, two spots better than they were previously ranked.
In 8-man, Sargent took five of 13 first-place votes to hang on to the top spot.
Merino made a three-spot leap to come in at No. 4.
There were no new teams in the 8-man rankings.
Still undefeated, Fleming holds strong as the No. 1 team in 6-man with Kit Carson hanging tight at No. 2.
Cotopaxi (No. 5) and Peetz (No. 6) each jumped three spots from last week’s rankings.
At No. 10, Genoa-Hugo is the only new team in the 6-man rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
