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  • Widespread changes as Valor Christian takes over atop 5A football poll

    The weekend’s turmoil has bled over into CHSAANow.com’s football polls.

    Though, when a total of 17 ranked teams lose in a week — including the No. 1s in classes 5A, 4A and 3A — it’s not hard to see change coming. So, yes, there are new teams atop 5A (Valor Christian), 4A (Montrose) and 3A (Rifle).

    But the change didn’t only affect the top. In 5A, where three of the top four teams lost last week, that meant Chatfield, Fairview, Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit all made big jumps.

    Valor Christian leads the 5A poll for the second time this season. The Eagles are 4-1, but unbeaten against Colorado competition this season, and received 21 of the 24 first-place votes.

    Chatfield moved up to No. 2 from No. 5, Fairview went from No. 7 to No. 3 and Cherokee Trail moved into fourth from sixth. Regis Jesuit, which last week knocked off then-No. 1 ThunderRidge, went from No. 9 to No. 5.

    ThunderRidge dropped to sixth, and is followed by Grandview and Cherry Creek.

    The 5A poll added two new teams this week: No. 9 Pomona and No. 10 Arapahoe.

    In 4A, Montrose takes over following its come-from-behind win over then-No. 1 Monarch. The Indians were a unanimous No. 1 pick, getting all 21 first-place votes.

    Falcon is No. 2 this week, and Monarch dropped to No. 3. Loveland stayed at No. 4, Montbello moved up one place to round out the top-5.

    Pueblo Centennial (No. 9) and Longmont (No. 10) are 4A’s newcomers this week.

    Rifle takes over atop the 3A ranking following Silver Creek’s loss to Frederick. New to 3A this week are Mead (No. 7) and D’Evelyn (No. 10).

    Brush continued to lead 2A’s poll, which added Bennett at No. 10.

    Likewise, Buena Vista remained atop in 1A. That poll added Paonia (No. 8) and Jefferson (No. 9). Jefferson’s addition is especially noteworthy because the Saints were a combined 3-85 from 2004-12.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (21) 4-1 238 2 W
    2 Chatfield (2) 5-0 189 5 W
    3 Fairview 4-0 181 7 W
    4 Cherokee Trail (1) 4-1 170 6 W
    5 Regis Jesuit 4-1 159 9 W
    6 ThunderRidge 4-1 142 1 L
    7 Grandview 4-1 87 8 W
    8 Cherry Creek 4-1 79 10 W
    9 Pomona 4-1 38 – W
    10 Arapahoe 4-1 35 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 31, Ralston Valley 25, Grand Junction 23, Douglas County 16, Legend 6, Mountain Range 6, Doherty 5.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (3), Ralston Valley (4).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Montrose (21) 6-0 210 2 W
    2 Falcon 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Monarch 3-1 149 1 L
    4 Loveland 4-0 134 4 W
    5 Montbello 5-0 132 6 W
    6 Standley Lake 5-0 102 7 W
    7 Pueblo West 4-1 88 9 W
    8 Pine Creek 3-2 48 10 W
    9 Pueblo Centennial 5-0 35 – W
    10 Longmont 3-1 27 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 26, Durango 18, Wheat Ridge 12, Broomfield 11, Windsor 5, Denver South 3, Sand Creek 3.
    Dropped out
    Wheat Ridge (5), Denver South (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rifle (8) 5-0 154 2 W
    2 Palisade (6) 5-0 153 3 W
    3 Coronado (1) 6-0 121 5 W
    4 Silver Creek (1) 3-1 96 1 L
    5 Discovery Canyon 5-1 92 8 W
    6 Holy Family 3-1 89 7 W
    7 Mead 4-0 51 – W
    8 Evergreen 4-1 45 10 W
    9 Elizabeth 3-2 33 4 L
    10 D’Evelyn (1) 5-1 26 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Lutheran 23, Roosevelt 15, Frederick 14, Erie 7, Eagle Valley 6, Delta 5, Conifer 3, The Classical Academy 2.
    Dropped out
    Lutheran (6), Delta (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (12) 4-0 120 1 W
    2 Kent Denver 4-1 92 2 W
    3 Manitou Springs 5-0 88 5 W
    4 Platte Valley 3-1 85 3 W
    5 Lamar 5-0 78 7 W
    6 Faith Christian 4-2 53 8 W
    7 Strasburg 4-1 46 6 L
    8 Florence 3-2 42 4 L
    9 Denver West 4-1 12 9 L
    10 Bennett 3-2 11 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Eaton 9, Olathe 7, University 7, Aspen 5, Gunnison 2, Bayfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Aspen (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (12) 5-0 161 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 5-0 142 2 W
    3 Hotchkiss 4-1 123 4 W
    4 Centauri 4-1 113 5 W
    5 Wiggins 4-0 80 7 W
    6 Monte Vista 4-1 75 8 W
    7 Cedaredge 3-2 61 3 L
    8 Paonia 4-1 37 – W
    9 Jefferson (1) 6-0 31 – W
    10 Meeker 5-0 30 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Holyoke 27, Lyons 20, Crowley County 16, Wray 6, Cornerstone Christian 5, Resurrection Christian 5, Rye 3, Center 1.
    Dropped out
    Holyoke (6), Wray (9).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 5-0 78 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 5-0 73 2 W
    3 Caliche 5-0 53 3 W
    4 Akron 4-1 51 5 W
    5 Simla 5-0 50 6 W
    6 Norwood 4-1 45 4 W
    7 Kiowa 5-1 27 7 W
    8 Granada 4-1 21 8 W
    9 McClave 4-1 19 9 W
    10 Dove Creek 4-1 11 10 Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Fowler 8, Sargent 4, Soroco 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (8) 5-0 44 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (1) 5-0 31 2 W
    3 Arickaree 5-0 25 3 W
    4 Briggsdale 4-0 20 4 W
    5 Eads 4-1 15 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    None.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Photo gallery: Broomfield gymnastics wins Broomfield Invitational

    Broomfield gymnastics won its own Broomfield Invitational on Saturday.

    Team scores:

    1. Broomfield (182.625)
    2. Mountain Range (177.575)
    3. Overland (177.2)
    4. Elizabeth (172.275)
    5. Pomona (170.925)
    6. Rocky Mountain (168.8)
    7. Standley Lake (167.3)
    8. Thompson Valley (167.05)
    9. Evergreen (167.0)
    10. Chatfield (162.875)
    11. Thornton (160.625)
    12. Loveland (153.7)
    13. Bear Creek (153.075)
    14. Green Mountain (146.95)
    15. Fort Morgan (143.0)
    16. Rampart (84.0)

  • Girls gymnastics season hits halfway point

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    As the 2013 CHSAA girls gymnastics season hits its midpoint, there are some teams that are posting some top scores, along with multiple individual performances that need to be recognized.

    CHSAA gymnastics schools submit their team scores to the CHSAA Office, but post the top individual and team results to cohsgymnastics.blogspot.com.

    Note: Scores as reported to the blog on or before September 20.

    The top 25 team scores up to this point include Mountain Range  with the top score at 182.6 (Sept. 19), but also the season’s third (180.0, Aug. 29) and fifth (178.9, Sept. 6) best scores. Overland has the second best team score (180.475, Sept. 6) and 21st (169.9, Sept. 11) top score.

    Defending 5A team state champion Broomfield has the fourth and 10th best scores this season (179.9, Aug. 29; 176.6, Sept. 4). Green Mountain checks in with the season’s sixth best score (178.675, Sept. 18), while Arvada West has posted the seventh (178.55, Sept. 5), 11th (174.8, Sept. 6), 12th (173.825, Aug. 29) and 23rd (168.75, Sept. 18).

    Cherry Creek has the eighth (178.425, Sept. 7), ninth (177.325, Sept. 11) and 20th (170.325, Sept. 18). Chatfield checks in with the 13th best score (173.125, Sept. 10), while defending 4A team state champion Elizabeth has the 14th (172.450, Aug. 29) top team score this season.

    Ponderosa checks in with No. 15 (171.3, Sept. 18), while Rocky Mountain’s team scores so far this season rank 16th (170.875, Sept. 6) and 19th (170.5, Sept. 19). Pomona has the 17th (170.775, Sept. 10) and 22nd (169.8, Aug. 29). Fort Morgan comes in at 18th (170.75, Sept. 19), Niwot 24th (169.235, Sept. 6) and Evergreen 25th (168.9, Aug. 29).

    The top 10 individual scores by event, include Veronica Versina who has posted the top score (9.625, Sept. 18) and 10th (9.375) best score so far. Green Mountain’s Kathy Nguyen has scored the second highest in vault at 9.6 on Sept. 18. Broomfield’s Kailey Licata has posted a 9.5 (Aug. 29), while teammate Melanie Stelling hit a 9.45 that same day.

    Mountain Range’s Alex Wilson comes in with the fifth top score so far at 9.425 (Sept. 6), while Columbine’s Baylie Trammel has two scores tied for the sixth spot (9.4, Sept. 18 and Aug. 29) top scores at the midpoint. Overland’s Ashlyn Graybill and McKenna Turbyne are also tied at sixth to round out the vault’s top 10, matching Trammel’s 9.4, both on Sept. 6.

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    On the balance beam at midseason, Mountain Range’s Taylor Molliconi holds the best score with 9.65 on Sept. 19, while Overland’s Kellyn Toole posted a 9.625 on Sept. 18 for No. 2. Cherry Creek’s Sela Buted and Sara Fangrow come at No. 3 (9.6, Sept. 20) and No. 4 (9.525, Sept. 7), respectively. There are three gymnasts holding down the No. 5 spot on the list, with Lakewood’s Hanna Roshka scoring 9.5 twice (Sept. 7, Sept. 10) and Marinna Dilley of Fort Collins with 9.5 on Sept. 6. Arvada West’s Jillian Kerr also has a 9.5, scoring that on Sept. 6.

    On the uneven bars, Overland’s Devin Bundas holds the No. 1 spot (9.8, Sept. 6), followed by teammate Ashlynn Graybill (9.625, Sept. 6). MRHS’s Molliconi and Broomfield’s Licata are tied with the third best score at 9.55. Molliconi also holds the No. 6 spot (9.5, Sept. 18) and No. 8 (9.4, Sept. 19). Meanwhile,   Thompson Valley’s Anisha Alvarado checks in at No. 7 (9.450, Sept. 19) and tied for 10th (9.35, Sept. 6). Columbine’s Trammel is No. 9 (9.375, Sept. 7) and Mountain Range’s Syd Kotar is tied at No. 10 (9.350, Sept. 6).

    On the floor, Cherry Creek’s Olivia solow-Niederman holds the No. 1 (9.65, Sept. 20) and No. 7 (9.525, Sept. 7) spots. Ana Eyssimont from Chatfield is at No. 2 (9.625, Sept. 10), while Broomfield’s Licata sites tied for third (9.6, Aug. 29) with Arvada West’s Jessica Jankowski (9.6, Sept. 5). Jankowski is also tied for No. 8 (9.5, Sept. 6). Molliconi (MRHS) is tied at No. 5 (9.55, Sept. 19) with Overland’s Bundas (9.55, Sept. 11). Cherry Creek’s Buted is one of three gymnasts tied at No. 8 (9.5, Sept. 20) with Jankowski and Pomona’s Hagemann (9.5, Sept. 10)

    The top all-around score at the midpoint goes to Mountain Range’s Molliconi who holds the No. 1 (37.6, Sept. 19) and No. 3 (37.2, Sept. 6) spots. Broomfield’s Licata holds the No. 2 (37.3, Aug. 29) and No. 4 (37.125, Sept. 4) spots. Bundas (Overland) is tied for fifth (36.975, Sept. 11) with Cherry Creek’s Solow-Niederman (Sept. 7). Cherry Creek’s Fangrow is in No. 7 (36.9, Sept. 7) and Arvada West’s Vasina is No. 8 (36.85, Sept. 18). Solow-Niederman is tied for 10th (36.825, Sept. 20) with Columbine’s Trammel (Sept. 18) and A West’s Jankowski (Sept. 5).

    Colorado’s gymnastics teams head to regionals (Oct. 23 at Cherry Creek; Oct. 24 at Mountain Range and Oct. 25 at Arvada West) to qualify for the state championship meet on November 1-2 at Thornton High School.

    All-Around Top 10
    Rank Gymnast Score School Date
    1 Taylor Molliconi 37.600 Mountain Range 9/19
    2 Kailey Licata 37.300 Broomfield 8/29
    3 Taylor Molliconi 37.200 Mountain Range 9/6
    4 Kailey Licata 37.125 Broomfield 9/4
    T5 Devin Bundas 36.975 Overland 9/11
    T5 Olivia Solow-Niederman 36.975 Cherry Creek 9/7
    7 Sara Fangrow 36.900 Cherry Creek 9/7
    8 Veronica Vasina 36.850 Arvada West 9/18
    T9 Baylie Trammel 36.825 Columbine 9/18
    T9 Olivia Solow-Niederman 36.825 Cherry Creek 9/20
    T9 Jessica Jankowski 36.825 Arvada West 9/5
    Floor Exercise Top 10
    Rank Gymnast Score School Date
    1 Olivia Solow-Niederman 9.650 Cherry Creek 9/20
    2 Ana Eyssimont 9.625 Chatfield 9/10
    T3 Kailey Licata 9.600 Broomfield 8/29
    T3 Jessica Jankowski 9.600 Arvada West 9/5
    T5 Taylor Molliconi 9.550 Mountain Range 9/19
    T5 Devin Bundas 9.550 Overland 9/11
    7 Olivia Solow-Niederman 9.525 Cherry Creek 9/7
    T8 Sela Buted 9.500 Cherry Creek 9/20
    T8 Hadley Hagemann 9.500 Pomona 9/10
    T8 Jessica Jankowski 9.500 Arvada West 9/6
    Uneven Bars Top 10
    Rank Gymnast Score School Date
    1 Devin Bundas 9.800 Overland 9/6
    2 Ashlynn Graybill 9.625 Overland 9/6
    T3 Taylor Molliconi 9.550 Mountain Range 8/29
    T3 Kailey Licata 9.550 Broomfield 9/4
    5 Baylie Trammel 9.525 Columbine 9/18
    6 Taylor Molliconi 9.500 Mountain Range 9/6
    7 Anisha Alvarado 9.450 Thompson Valley 9/19
    8 Taylor Molliconi 9.400 Mountain Range 9/19
    9 Baylie Trammel 9.375 Columbine 9/7
    T10 Syd Kotar 9.350 Mountain Range 9/19
    T10 Anisha Alvarado 9.350 Thompson Valley 9/6
    Beam Top 10 Scores
    Rank Gymnast Score School Date
    1 Taylor Molliconi 9.650 Mountain Range 9/19
    2 Kellyn Toole 9.625 Overland 9/18
    3 Sela Buted 9.600 Cherry Creek 9/20
    4 Sara Fangrow 9.525 Cherry Creek 9/7
    T5 Hanna Roshak 9.500 Lakewood 9/10
    T5 Hanna Roshak 9.500 Lakewood 9/7
    T5 Marinna Dilley 9.500 Fort Collins 9/6
    T5 Jillian Kerr 9.500 Arvada West 9/5
    9 Hanna Roshak 9.475 Lakewood 9/4
    10 Niki Moya 9.475 Bear Creek 9/20
    Vault Top 10 Scores
    Rank Gymnast Score School Date
    1 Veronica Versina 9.625 Arvada West 9/18
    2 Kathy Nguyen 9.600 Green Mountain 9/18
    3 Kailey Licata 9.500 Broomfield 8/29
    4 Melanie Stelling 9.450 Broomfield 8/29
    5 Alex Wilson 9.425 Mountain Range 9/6
    T6 Baylie Trammel 9.400 Columbine 9/18
    T6 Baylie Trammel 9.400 Columbine 8/30
    T6 Ashlynn Graybill 9.400 Overland 9/6
    T6 McKenna Turbyne 9.400 Overland 9/6
    10 Veronica Versina 9.375 Arvada West 9/6
    Top 25 Teams Scores
    Rank School Score Date
    1 Mountain Range 182.600 9/19
    2 Overland 180.475 9/6
    3 Mountain Range 180.000 8/29
    4 Broomfield 179.900 8/29
    5 Mountain Range 1 178.900 9/6
    6 Green Mountain 178.675 9/18
    7 Arvada West 178.550 9/5
    8 Cherry Creek 178.425 9/7
    9 Cherry Creek 177.325 9/11
    10 Broomfield 176.600 9/4
    11 Arvada West 174.800 9/6
    12 Arvada West 173.825 8/29
    13 Chatfield 173.125 9/10
    14 Elizabeth 172.450 8/29
    15 Ponderosa 171.300 9/18
    16 Rocky Mountain 170.875 9/6
    17 Pomona 170.775 9/10
    18 Fort Morgan 170.750 9/19
    19 Rocky Mountain 170.500 9/19
    20 Cherry Creek 170.375 9/18
    21 Overland 169.900 9/11
    22 Pomona 169.800 8/29
    23 Arvada West 169.750 9/18
    24 Niwot 169.325 9/6
    25 Evergreen 168.900 8/29

  • 4A boys tennis poll adds D’Evelyn at No. 7

    D’Evelyn joined CHSAANow.com’s Class 4A boys tennis ranking this week. The Jaguars are seventh this week.

    Complete rankings for both classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Tennis Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Cherry Creek (11) 110 1
    2 Fairview 94 2
    3 Regis Jesuit 77 3
    4 Mountain Vista 58 4
    5 Arapahoe 54 6
    6 Fossil Ridge 53 5
    7 Grand Junction 52 7
    8 Denver East 37 8
    9 Boulder 22 9
    10 Chatfield 11 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Legend 9, Legacy 8, George Washington 6, Fort Collins 5, Chaparral 4, Rocky Mountain 3, Heritage 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (5) 50 1
    2 Niwot 45 2
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 39 4
    4 Colorado Academy 36 3
    5 Mullen 29 6
    6 Air Academy 25 5
    7 D’Evelyn 17 –
    8 Discovery Canyon 14 9
    9 Greeley Central 12 7
    10 Valor Christian 7 8
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Thompson Valley (10).

  • Brush in charge of 2A football poll after beating Platte Valley

    (David Samples/lastingimagesbydave.com)
    (David Samples/lastingimagesbydave.com)

    Brush took down former No. 1 Platte Valley on Friday. Monday, the Beetdiggers took its spot atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 2A football poll.

    Brush, which won the game 28-10, was ranked second last week. It received all 10 first-place votes in the poll. Platte Valley dropped to third, behind Kent Denver.

    The 2A poll added Faith Christian (No. 8) and Aspen (No. 10) this week.

    In 5A, ThunderRide continued to lead the way and received 13 first-place votes to No. 2 Valor Christian’s 11. Columbine remained in third, and Ralston Valley stayed at No. 4.

    Chatfield moved up from seventh to fifth, and is followed by No. 6 Cherokee Trail and No. 7 Fairview. Grandview is eighth, Regis Jesuit is ninth, and Cherry Creek rejoined the ranking at No. 10.

    Monarch stayed atop 4A’s ranking, but there’s a new No. 2 team in that poll: Montrose, which moved up from third. It’s excellent timing, considering the two teams play Friday.

    Falcon is third this week, followed by Loveland, Wheat Ridge and Montbello, which beat former No. 2 Denver South on Saturday. South dropped to No. 8.

    Montbello and Wheat Ridge play Friday.

    Pine Creek was the lone new team to the 4A poll.

    The 3A ranking added No. 9 Delta and No. 10 Evergreen. Silver Creek remained at No. 1.

    In 1A, Meeker (No. 10) was the lone newcomer.

    There were no new teams to the 8-man poll, but 6-man added Briggsdale (No. 4).

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (13) 4-0 229 1 W
    2 Valor Christian (11) 3-1 216 2 W
    3 Columbine 4-0 161 3 W
    4 Ralston Valley 3-1 140 4 Bye
    5 Chatfield 4-0 121 7 W
    6 Cherokee Trail 3-1 118 8 W
    7 Fairview 3-0 88 9 W
    8 Grandview 3-1 71 10 W
    9 Regis Jesuit 3-1 41 5 L
    10 Cherry Creek 3-1 32 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Junction 31, Pomona 27, Rocky Mountain 17, Doherty 13, Douglas County 13, Arapahoe 3.
    Dropped out
    Douglas County (6).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Monarch (19) 3-0 203 1 W
    2 Montrose (2) 5-0 176 3 W
    3 Falcon 4-0 141 5 W
    4 Loveland 3-0 117 4 W
    5 Wheat Ridge 3-1 93 6 W
    6 Montbello 4-0 89 9 W
    7 Standley Lake 4-0 64 8 W
    8 Denver South 3-1 56 2 L
    9 Pueblo West 3-1 47 7 W
    10 Pine Creek 2-2 41 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Durango 36, Windsor 35, Pueblo Centennial 23, Sand Creek 20, Dakota Ridge 5, Ponderosa 4, Broomfield 2, Longmont 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Windsor (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (11) 3-0 139 1 W
    2 Rifle (1) 4-0 119 2 W
    3 Palisade 4-0 98 4 W
    4 Elizabeth 3-1 92 5 W
    5 Coronado (1) 5-0 91 6 W
    6 Lutheran (2) 4-0 74 7 W
    7 Holy Family 2-1 57 3 L
    8 Discovery Canyon 4-1 42 9 W
    9 Delta 3-1 30 – W
    10 Evergreen 3-1 23 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    The Classical Academy 19, Mead 18, D’Evelyn 9, Roosevelt 9, Eagle Valley 3, Erie 2.
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (8), Conifer (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Brush (10) 3-0 100 2 W
    2 Kent Denver 3-1 79 3 W
    3 Platte Valley 2-1 70 1 L
    4 Florence 3-1 61 4 W
    5 Manitou Springs 4-0 54 5 W
    6 Strasburg 4-0 47 7 W
    7 Lamar 4-0 46 6 W
    8 Faith Christian 3-2 33 – W
    9 Denver West 4-0 17 9 W
    10 Aspen 3-1 13 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    University 10, Eaton 7, Fort Lupton 5, Ridgeview Academy 4, Basalt 2, Bennett 2.
    Dropped out
    Eaton (8), Bayfield (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (8) 4-0 123 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 4-0 108 2 W
    3 Cedaredge (1) 3-1 89 3 Bye
    4 Hotchkiss 3-1 80 4 W
    5 Centauri 3-1 65 9 W
    6 Holyoke 4-0 59 5 W
    7 Wiggins 3-0 45 10 W
    8 Monte Vista 3-1 44 6 L
    9 Wray 2-2 27 8 L
    10 Meeker 4-0 24 – W
    Others receiving votes:
    Rye 15, Center 12, Jefferson 9, Paonia 8, Lyons 5, Crowley County 3.
    Dropped out
    Crowley County (7).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (5) 4-0 68 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 4-0 65 2 W
    3 Caliche 4-0 46 5 W
    4 Norwood 3-1 45 4 W
    5 Akron 3-1 43 3 L
    6 Simla 4-0 40 6 W
    7 Kiowa 4-1 23 9 W
    8 Granada 3-1 19 8 W
    9 McClave 3-1 15 7 L
    10 Dove Creek 4-1 14 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Fowler 6, Sargent 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (6) 4-0 38 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (2) 4-0 28 2 W
    3 Arickaree 4-0 20 3 W
    4 Briggsdale 3-0 16 – W
    5 Eads 3-1 15 4 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 2, Hanover 1.
    Dropped out
    Fleming (5).

  • Douglas County joins 5A football poll following big upset

    (Kay Livingstone)
    Douglas County is ranked sixth in this week’s 5A poll. (Kay Livingstone)

    Douglas County took down then-No. 3 Cherry Creek on Monday night. Tuesday afternoon, the Huskies find themselves ranked.

    Douglas County jumped into this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A at No. 6. It is the first time this season the Huskies have been ranked.

    Cherry Creek, meanwhile, dropped all the way out in something of a surprise.

    Cherokee Trail returned to the 5A ranking following a week on the outside looking in. The Cougars are eighth.

    ThunderRidge held on to 5A’s top spot — but only narrowly. The Grizzles edged No. 2 Valor Christian by two overall points, despite beating then-No. 4 Grandview last week.

    Columbine bumped up to third from fifth, and Ralston Valley went from sixth to fourth. Regis Jesuit rounds out the top five.

    Chatfield is No. 7, Fairview is No. 9, and Grandview dropped from No. 4 to No. 10 following its loss to ThunderRidge.

    Monarch continued to lead the 4A poll, which added Montbello for the first time this season, at ninth. Along with Denver South (No. 2 in 4A) and Denver West (No. 9 in 2A), it means Denver Public Schools has three ranked schools.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (13) 3-0 229 1 W
    2 Valor Christian (11) 2-1 227 2 W
    3 Columbine 3-0 137 5 W
    4 Ralston Valley 3-1 111 6 W
    5 Regis Jesuit 3-0 108 7 W
    6 Douglas County 3-0 89 – W
    7 Chatfield 3-0 74 9 W
    8 Cherokee Trail 2-1 71 – W
    9 Fairview 2-0 64 8 Bye
    10 Grandview 2-1 63 4 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 55, Pomona 31, Doherty 15, Grand Junction 15, Arapahoe 11, Mountain Vista 8, Legend 7, Fountain-Ft. Carson 4, Mullen 2.
    Dropped out
    Cherry Creek (3), Grand Junction (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Monarch (20) 2-0 214 1 Bye
    2 Denver South (2) 3-0 186 2 W
    3 Montrose (1) 4-0 170 4 W
    4 Loveland 2-0 122 7 Bye
    5 Falcon 3-0 112 6 W
    6 Wheat Ridge 2-1 95 5 W
    7 Pueblo West 2-1 69 3 L
    8 Standley Lake 3-0 60 9 W
    9 Montbello 3-0 43 – W
    10 Windsor 2-1 42 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Durango 34, Pine Creek 34, Mesa Ridge 22, Pueblo Centennial 21, Sand Creek 11, Thompson Valley 7, Widefield 6, Vista Ridge 5, Dakota Ridge 4, Mountain View 3, Broomfield 2, Longmont 2, Pueblo South 2.
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Silver Creek (12) 2-0 159 1 Bye
    2 Rifle (3) 3-0 140 3 W
    3 Holy Family 2-0 122 4 Bye
    4 Palisade 3-0 90 6 W
    5 Elizabeth 2-1 88 10 W
    6 Coronado (1) 4-0 81 8 W
    7 Lutheran (2) 3-0 71 7 Bye
    8 Roosevelt 1-1 59 9 Bye
    9 Discovery Canyon 3-1 58 2 L
    10 Conifer 2-1 26 5 L
    Others receiving votes:
    Delta 23, Erie 21, D’Evelyn 19, The Classical Academy 11, Evergreen 11, Eagle Valley 6, Pueblo East 3, Mead 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Platte Valley (8) 2-0 96 1 Bye
    2 Brush (1) 2-0 85 2 Bye
    3 Kent Denver (1) 2-1 76 3 W
    4 Florence 2-1 57 4 W
    5 Manitou Springs 3-0 51 8 W
    6 Lamar 3-0 45 9 W
    7 Strasburg 3-0 43 6 W
    8 Eaton 1-1 34 7 Bye
    9 Denver West 3-0 15 – W
    10 Bayfield 2-1 11 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    La Junta 9, Faith Christian 8, Fort Lupton 7, University 5, Aspen 3, KIPP 3, Sterling 2.
    Dropped out
    La Junta (5).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Buena Vista (9) 3-0 140 1 W
    2 Limon (4) 3-0 112 2 W
    3 Cedaredge (2) 3-1 109 3 W
    4 Hotchkiss 2-1 74 4 W
    5 Holyoke 3-0 71 5 W
    6 Monte Vista 3-0 68 6 W
    7 Crowley County 3-0 53 8 W
    8 Wray 2-1 40 7 W
    9 Centauri 2-1 39 – W
    10 Wiggins 2-0 36 9 Bye
    Others receiving votes:
    Meeker 20, Rye 12, Resurrection Christian 10, Clear Creek 8, Front Range Christian 7, Jefferson 7, Roaring Fork 7, Burlington 6, Paonia 3, Center 2, Cornerstone Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    Paonia (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Hoehne (6) 3-0 77 1 W
    2 Dayspring Christian (2) 3-0 74 2 W
    3 Akron 3-0 58 3 W
    4 Norwood 2-1 43 7 L
    5 Caliche 3-0 36 4 W
    6 Simla 3-0 33 5 Bye
    7 McClave 3-0 29 6 W
    8 Granada 2-1 24 8 W
    9 Kiowa 3-1 22 9 W
    10 Dove Creek 3-1 21 10 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 10, Fowler 4, Haxtun 3, Hayden 3, Soroco 2, Walsh 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Liberty/Stratton (6) 3-0 38 1 W
    2 Hi-Plains (2) 3-0 30 2 W
    3 Arickaree 3-0 19 4 W
    4 Eads 2-1 18 3 L
    5 Fleming 2-1 8 5 W
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 4, Briggsdale 1, Hanover 1, Peetz 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Thompson Valley joins 4A boys tennis poll

    There wasn’t much change in the CHSAANow.com boys tennis rankings this week, though Thompson Valley did sneak into the Class 4A poll.

    Complete rankings for both classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Tennis Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Cherry Creek (11) 110 1
    2 Fairview 99 2
    3 Regis Jesuit 76 3
    4 Mountain Vista 67 4
    5 Fossil Ridge 59 5
    6 Arapahoe 58 7
    7 Grand Junction 50 6
    8 Denver East 43 8
    9 Boulder 21 9
    10 Chatfield 9 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage 5, Chaparral 4, Fort Collins 2, Fruita Monument 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (4) 40 1
    2 Niwot 35 2
    3 Colorado Academy 31 4
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 30 3
    5 Air Academy 22 6
    6 Mullen 22 5
    7 Greeley Central 14 8
    8 Valor Christian 12 7
    9 Discovery Canyon 9 10
    10 Thompson Valley 3 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Steamboat Springs 2.
    Dropped out
    Steamboat Springs (9).

  • Chatfield picks up the pace in downing Dakota Ridge

    Chatfield junior quarterback Kyle Winkler (11) heads upfield with an entourage of linemen including Connor Haines, Jake Jones and Joey Roselli on Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. The Chargers improved to 3-0 with a 42-27 victory against Dakota Ridge. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield junior quarterback Kyle Winkler (11) heads upfield with an entourage of linemen including Connor Haines, Jake Jones and Joey Roselli on Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. The Chargers improved to 3-0 with a 42-27 victory against Dakota Ridge. (Dennis Pleuss)

    LAKEWOOD — Playing as fast as possible on offensive is the current trend on the football field. It appears Chatfield’s super-charged offense might just be ahead of the curve when it comes to diversity to go along with speed.

    The Chargers’ high-octane, no-huddle offense had 74 snaps Thursday night in front of Chatfield’s homecoming crowd at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. The Chargers downed Jeffco rival Dakota Ridge 42-27 to move to 3-0 this season.

    Chatfield moved into the No. 9 slot of the CHSAANow.com Class 5A football poll this week and continued its hot start on the opening drive Thursday night. The Chargers went 80 yards on 13 plays with five different receivers catching balls and four different players carrying the football. Junior quarterback Kyle Winkler capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to senior Austin Steinhoff.

    “That is definitely what we want to do,” Winkler said, referring to the opening drive. “We have a lot of variety with our offense. All of our receivers are great players. It gives you the self assurance that whoever you throw the ball to they are going to make plays.”

    Winkler finished the night 22-for-29 passing for 177 yards and four touchdowns. Senior Brandon Zanier led all Chargers’ receivers with six catches for 91 yards and a touchdown.

    “We knew in the offseason that we had a lot of skill kids,” Chatfield coach Brett McGatlin said. “It makes it fun for the kids, which I always love.”

    The Chargers needed their depth to close out the victory in the final quarter. Dakota Ridge (1-2) closed to within 28-21 early in the fourth quarter after Eagles’ quarterback Braxton Thais hooked up with senior Tucker Barr for a 24-yard touchdown. Then senior Aaron Nelson scored from one yard out after a special teams’ miscue set Dakota Ridge up at Chatfield’s 10-yardline.

    Chatfield senior running back Brendan Murphy was having a huge game with 21 carries for 171 yards and a touchdown, but left the game in the fourth quarter with an injury. Winkler helped ease the pain of losing Murphy by throwing a 22-yard touchdown to Zanier the play after Murphy was helped off the field.

    Dakota Ridge senior receiver Jake Sanchez (6) takes a shot from Chatfield senior defensive back Reece Rumsey (4) Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Dakota Ridge senior receiver Jake Sanchez (6) takes a shot from Chatfield senior defensive back Reece Rumsey (4) Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Dakota Ridge did answer with Nelson’s second touchdown run of the game to make the score 35-27 after a failed 2-point conversion with 5:23 left in the fourth quarter.

    Senior Austin Steinhoff had a big 27-yard run on the ensuing drive for Chatfield. Junior Sean O’Dell had a 35-yard reception to put the Chargers on Dakota Ridge’s 6-yard line. O’Dell finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown catch from Winkler to seal the victory.

    “It’s a rivalry game. We can see their school from our school,” McGatlin said. “(Dakota Ridge is) a good football. That’s going to be a really good 4A football team.”

    Dakota Ridge coach Ron Woitalewicz called the loss a “moral” victory.

    “Very proud of our kids,” Woitalewicz said. “It was 28-7 and a lot of kids would fold up and get blown out. I thought our kids fought and competed all the way to the end.”

    The Eagles’ two losses this year have come at the hands of 5A’s top ranked ThunderRidge (2-0) and Chatfield.

    “Playing games like this will make us better and tougher when our league (play) rolls around,” Woitalewicz said.

    Dakota Ridge has a pair of non-league road games against George Washington and Central of Grand Junction before diving into its 4A Plains League play.

    Chatfield faces another 5A Jeffco school in Arvada West next Friday at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada before kicking off its 5A Super 6 conference schedule with Lakewood.

  • ThunderRidge moves up to No. 1 in 5A football ranking

    (Ray Chen/MaxPreps.com)
    (Ray Chen/MaxPreps.com)

    The expectations were already high. Now, perhaps, things have been kicked up a notch.

    ThunderRidge, coming off a 36-18 win over then-No. 3 Ralston Valley, took over atop the CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A this week. The Grizzlies had been No. 2, but jumped Valor Christian, which lost in overtime to Bingham (Utah).

    Valor has yet to play an in-state opponent this season, and the four-time defending champion still received half of the first-place votes. Still, the Eagles are No. 2 this week.

    Cherry Creek had its own big win last week — over then-No. 6 Pomona — and moved up on place to No. 3.

    Grandview (No. 4) also moved up one place, and faces ThunderRidge this week.

    Columbine went from No. 7 to No. 5 to round out the top five.

    Ralston Valley settled in sixth following its loss, Regis Jesuit is seventh and Fairview is eighth.

    The 5A top-ten is rounded out by two newcomers: Chatfield (No. 9) and Grand Junction (No. 10).

    In 4A, Monarch continued its hold on the No. 1 spot. Denver South moved up to second, and the ranking added Standley Lake at No. 9.

    Class 1A also got a new No. 1 team this week with Buena Vista taking over at the top.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 ThunderRidge (12) 2-0 226 2
    2 Valor Christian (12) 1-1 217 1
    3 Cherry Creek 2-0 176 4
    4 Grandview 2-0 137 5
    5 Columbine 2-0 88 7
    6 Ralston Valley 2-1 79 3
    7 Regis Jesuit 2-0 70 9
    8 Fairview 2-0 67 10
    9 Chatfield 2-0 58 –
    10 Grand Junction 3-0 48 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Pomona 42, Cherokee Trail 40, Arapahoe 34, Douglas County 20, Doherty 8, Horizon 4, Legend 2, Mullen 2, Mountain Range 1, Mountain Vista 1.
    Dropped out
    Pomona (6), Cherokee Trail (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Monarch (19) 2-0 192 1
    2 Denver South (1) 2-0 170 3
    3 Pueblo West 2-0 120 7
    4 Montrose 3-0 113 5
    5 Wheat Ridge 1-1 98 2
    6 Falcon 2-0 96 6
    7 Loveland 2-0 88 8
    8 Pine Creek 1-1 70 4
    9 Standley Lake 2-0 31 –
    10 Windsor 1-1 29 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Montbello 15, Dakota Ridge 14, Mesa Ridge 14, Durango 13, Pueblo Centennial 9, Longmont 7, Vista Ridge 5, Sand Creek 4, Ponderosa 3, Widefield 3, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo South 2, Thompson Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Silver Creek (8) 2-0 124 1
    2 Discovery Canyon 3-0 97 2
    3 Rifle (4) 2-0 89 3
    4 Holy Family 2-0 80 6
    5 Conifer 2-0 79 5
    6 Palisade 2-0 53 8
    7 Lutheran (1) 3-0 50 9
    8 Coronado (1) 3-0 45 –
    9 Roosevelt 1-1 35 7
    10 Elizabeth 1-1 28 4
    Others receiving votes:
    Eagle Valley 16, Pueblo East 15, Northridge 10, Erie 4.
    Dropped out
    D’Evelyn (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Platte Valley (7) 2-0 79 1
    2 Brush (1) 2-0 64 4
    3 Kent Denver 1-1 62 3
    4 Florence 1-1 45 2
    5 La Junta 2-0 40 6
    6 Strasburg 2-0 36 8
    7 Eaton 1-1 33 5
    8 Manitou Springs 1-0 18 10
    9 Lamar 2-0 16 9
    10 Bayfield 1-1 12 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Lupton 11, Denver West 7, Faith Christian 7, Ridgeview Academy 6, University 2, Aspen 1, KIPP 1.
    Dropped out
    Faith Christian (7).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Buena Vista (7) 2-0 154 3
    2 Limon (4) 2-0 139 2
    3 Cedaredge (6) 2-1 126 1
    4 Hotchkiss 1-1 81 4
    5 Holyoke 2-0 78 8
    6 Monte Vista 2-0 57 6
    7 Wray 1-1 56 9
    8 Crowley County 2-0 51 –
    9 Wiggins 2-0 49 5
    10 Paonia 2-0 38 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 34, Meeker 25, Rye 13, Burlington 9, Peyton 7, Roaring Fork 7, Resurrection Christian 4, Cornerstone Christian 2, Lyons 2, Platte Canyon 2, Ignacio 1.
    Dropped out
    Centauri (7), Rye (10).

    8-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Hoehne (8) 2-0 80 1
    2 Dayspring Christian 2-0 60 2
    3 Akron 2-0 54 3
    4 Caliche 2-0 45 4
    5 Simla 3-0 40 9
    6 McClave 2-0 35 10
    7 Norwood 2-0 22 –
    8 Granada 1-1 18 –
    9 Kiowa 2-1 17 –
    10 Dove Creek 2-1 15 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Sangre de Cristo 13, Sargent 13, Belleview Christian 7, R.M. Lutheran 5, Antonito 4, Fowler 4, Miami-Yoder 3, Springfield 3, Haxtun 2.
    Dropped out
    Elbert (5), Fowler (6), Sargent (7), Haxtun (8).

    6-man
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Liberty/Stratton (7) 2-0 43 1
    2 Hi-Plains (2) 2-0 33 2
    3 Eads 2-0 26 3
    4 Arickaree 2-0 13 5
    5 Fleming (1) 1-1 10 4
    Others receiving votes:
    Kit Carson 5, Deer Trail 3, Peetz 3, Otis 2, Briggsdale 1, Hanover 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Regis Jesuit moves up on latest boys tennis rankings

    Regis Jesuit moved from No. 7 to No. 3 in this week’s CHSAANow.com boys tennis poll.

    Both No. 1 teams — Cherry Creek (5A) and Kent Denver (4A) — remained the same this week.

    Complete rankings for both classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Tennis Polls

    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.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Cherry Creek (13) 130 1
    2 Fairview 117 2
    3 Regis Jesuit 85 7
    4 Mountain Vista 78 4
    5 Fossil Ridge 67 5
    6 Grand Junction 66 3
    7 Arapahoe 65 6
    8 Denver East 50 8
    9 Boulder 29 9
    10 Chatfield 16 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 4, Fort Collins 4, Fruita Monument 2, Heritage 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PTS PVS
    1 Kent Denver (3) 39 1
    2 Niwot (1) 37 2
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 30 4
    4 Colorado Academy 29 3
    5 Mullen 20 8
    6 Air Academy 18 5
    7 Valor Christian 11 7
    8 Greeley Central 8 10
    9 Steamboat Springs 7 6
    10 Discovery Canyon 5 9
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    None.