EADS — Eads won the 6-man football championship with a victory over Arickaree/Woodlin on Saturday.
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Eads shuts down Arickaree/Woodlin in second half to win 6-man football championship
More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) EADS — The dynamic of a 6-man football game tends to allow for the scoreboard to read more like a basketball final. But that wasn’t the case Saturday as Eads, behind a suffocating defense, topped Arickaree/Woodlin 34-12 to win the 6-man state football championship.
After allowing a 56-yard touchdown run on the first play of the game, the Eads (11-1 overall) defense only allowed six points the rest of the way, none of them coming in the second half.
“It feels pretty good,” Eads coach Dustin Upland said. “My assistant coaches, as far as defensively, they had (Arickaree/Woodlin) pegged. They should take the credit for that.”
But early in the game, it didn’t look like credit or praise would be given for defense effort. On the first play from scrimmage, Indians running back Wyatt Kolman broke for a long touchdown run to put his team up 6-0 early.
The Eagles tied the game on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Caden Parker to Dylan Dixon, but another Kolman touchdown gave the lead back to Arickaree/Woodlin at 12-6.
A 49-yard touchdown run by Fred Turner tied the game up once again and as time ticked away in the first half, the Indians drove down looking to regain the lead.
After a pass interference penalty put the Indians on the two-yard line, three straight runs were stuffed by the Eads defense, which was becoming a common theme for the day.
More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) “They played really good defense,” Indians coach David Saffer said. “They have athletes and the have speed. They stack the line to get things to the outside and try to make us use our speed.”
Things started clicking for the Eagles in the second half as Parker again found Dixon through the air. The connection was good for a 60-yard touchdown pass, giving Eads the lead for good.
“We’re more of a second half team,” Dixon said. “We condition a lot, so we’re ready for that.”
This win is especially sweet for Dixon and his teammates. They made to the 6-man title game last year only to lose 44-26 to the Indians.
“We’ve been waiting a long time,” he said. “We’ve been waiting for this revenge.”
Reagan Lane got in on the fun with an eight-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 26-12. A desperate Indians team fumbled the ball away on the next drive and Rustin Jensen was able to recover for the Eagles, giving them the ball a feeling that a state title was imminent.
One more touchdown pass from Parker to Dixon made it 34-12 and the Eagles were celebrating their first football championship since 2007.
Dixon, who was sporting a cast due a broken hand that he suffered two weeks ago, felt an extra surge of motivation for both a rematch of last year’s title game and having to play more as a receiver than at running back, his natural position.
“The cast gave me a lot more motivation,” he said. “I played a position I never played before in my life. I was ready to try it out.”
He did more than try. Thanks to his ability to adapt, he was able to come up big for the Eagles on both sides of the ball. That, and the work of his teammates, paved the way for the Eagles to hoist championship gold.
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Preseason boys basketball rankings announced to kick off 2015-16 season
Overland, which won last season’s title, leads the 5A boys basketball ranking. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com) Overland, Longmont, Colorado Springs Christian, Sanford and Fleming lead CHSAANow.com’s preseason 2015-16 boys basketball rankings.
Of the group, Overland, Colorado Springs Christian and Sanford won championships last season. Longmont and Fleming finished as a runner-up.
Overland was the lone unanimous selection as the No. 1 team, and the Trailblazers lead the Class 5A poll with all 15 first-place votes. They return probably the top player in the state in senior De’Ron Davis, who recently committed to Indiana.
Overland went 23-5 last season in winning 5A over ThunderRidge. Davis was the 5A player of the year last season.
Behind Overland is Legend, a team which reached the Great 8 last season. The Titans return their top six scorers, who were all juniors last season.
In the preseason No. 3 spot, by the narrowest of margins, is ThunderRidge. Last season’s runner-up, who spent a significant time in the No. 1 5A spot during the regular season, figure to be led by Wyoming commit Austin Mueller.
George Washington is No. 4, and Rangeview rounds out the top-5. Regis Jesuit, Denver East, Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest and Dakota Ridge comprise the rest of the 5A preseason top-10.
Longmont is No. 1 in the preseason 4A poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com) In 4A, Longmont received 14 of the 19 first-place votes to lead that classification’s preseason ranking. The Trojans return reigning 4A player of the year Justinian Jessup, a Boise State commit.
Valor Christian, under the guidance of new coach Troy Pachner, is second, and got two first-place votes. Lewis-Palmer also received a first-place vote, and is third. Pueblo Central, and it’s two Division I commits, is No. 4. Golden rounds out the top-5.
Defending champion Air Academy received two first-place votes and is No. 7 to begin the year.
Colorado Springs Christian leads the 3A ranking with nine of the 13 first-place votes. Colorado Academy and Harvard commit Justin Bassey, the reigning 3A player of the year, are second with four first-place votes.
In 2A, defending champion Sanford leads the way with nine of the 10 first-place votes. Their roster includes reigning 2A player of the year Miles Caldon. Resurrection Christian, runner-up a season ago, is second, and got the other first-place vote.
The 1A preseason poll is led by Fleming, which received six first-place votes. Defending champion Holly is second, and received two first-place votes.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Overland (15) 0-0 150 2 Legend 0-0 114 3 ThunderRidge 0-0 113 4 George Washington 0-0 87 5 Rangeview 0-0 75 6 Regis Jesuit 0-0 62 7 Denver East 0-0 44 8 Cherokee Trail 0-0 43 9 Eaglecrest 0-0 28 10 Dakota Ridge 0-0 20 Others receiving votes: Rampart 13, Fossil Ridge 12, Mountain Vista 12, Rock Canyon 12, Arvada West 11, Boulder 8, Doherty 8, Cherry Creek 5, Abraham Lincoln 3, Aurora Central 3, Greeley West 1, FNE Warriors 1. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Longmont (14) 0-0 185 2 Valor Christian (2) 0-0 135 3 Lewis-Palmer (1) 0-0 128 4 Pueblo Central 0-0 90 5 Golden 0-0 65 6 Sand Creek 0-0 64 7 Air Academy (2) 0-0 58 8 Denver South 0-0 47 9 Pueblo West 0-0 46 10 Pueblo South 0-0 38 Others receiving votes: Sierra 30, Windsor 30, Thomas Jefferson 27, D’Evelyn 26, Holy Family 19, Mead 17, Vista Ridge 8, Evergreen 7, Vista Peak 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Ponderosa 4, Pueblo East 3, Mesa Ridge 2, Mountain View 2, Durango 1, Falcon 1, Green Mountain 1. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Colorado Springs Christian (9) 0-0 126 2 Colorado Academy (4) 0-0 111 3 Faith Christian 0-0 88 4 Sterling 0-0 49 5 Alamosa 0-0 47 6 Kent Denver 0-0 44 7 Jefferson Academy 0-0 40 8 Lutheran 0-0 38 9 St. Mary’s 0-0 36 10 Brush 0-0 34 Others receiving votes: Pagosa Springs 15, Bayfield 14, The Pinnacle 12, Bennett 10, Buena Vista 10, Eaton 9, Machebeuf 9, Manitou Springs 8, Grand Valley 5, Manual 5, Moffat County 5. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Sanford (9) 0-0 99 2 Resurrection Christian (1) 0-0 90 3 Ignacio 0-0 79 4 Rye 0-0 52 5 Holyoke 0-0 44 6 Burlington 0-0 41 7 Meeker 0-0 36 8 Sedgwick County 0-0 31 9 Simla 0-0 22 10 Paonia 0-0 14 Others receiving votes: Akron 9, Highland 7, Rocky Ford 5, Merino 4, Yuma 4, Center 3, Crowley County 3, Swink 3, Ellicott 2, Mancos 1, Peyton 1. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Fleming (6) 0-0 74 2 Holly (2) 0-0 68 3 Sangre De Cristo 0-0 48 4 Kit Carson 0-0 43 5 South Baca 0-0 42 6 Ouray 0-0 32 7 Arickaree/Woodlin 0-0 24 8 Norwood 0-0 16 9 Heritage Christian 0-0 12 10 Jim Elliot 0-0 11 Others receiving votes: Denver Waldorf 10, Granada 10, Primero 10, Shining Mountain 8, Wiley 8, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6, Sierra Grande 6, Springfield 6, Prairie 4. -
8-man football state playoff bracket
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State football brackets released for five classes on Sunday
Columbine is one of four No. 1 seeds in the Class 5A football playoffs. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com) AURORA — The state playoff brackets for five classifications — 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man — were released on Sunday. Postseason play in each class begins this week.
The 5A bracket, a 32-team field, is the only playoff of the bunch that does not feature a No. 1 overall seed. Instead, it seeds teams Nos. 1-8 into one of four quadrants. The four No. 1 seeds are Columbine (9-0), Valor Christian (7-2), Grandview (7-2) and defending champion Cherry Creek (7-2).
No. 2 seeds, who are also hosting first-round games, include Regis Jesuit (7-2), Arapahoe (9-0), Pomona (6-3), and Westminster (9-0).
There were some questions as to why Arapahoe got a No. 2 seed behind Grandview, who the Warriors beat this season. Asked about that specific situation, the 5A committee said it “was due to the quality of (Grandview’s) wins late, how early Arapahoe and Grandview played, and overall strength of Arapahoe’s schedule.”
Also hosting first round games in 5A are No. 3 seeds — Legacy, Ralston Valley, Horizon, and Fountain-Fort Carson — and No. 4 seeds — Heritage, Fairview, Mountain Vista and Mullen.
The 32-team 5A field is set by the final Wild Card points, which were released on Saturday morning. From there, the committee has a number of criteria it can use to seed the teams, including the use of the CHSAA RPI formula.
The 5A title game will be played on Dec. 5 at Mile High.
Find the complete 5A bracket here.
Kent Denver is seeded No. 2 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) In 2A, Bayfield heads the field as the No. 1 overall seed. The Wolverines are 8-0.
Other top seeds in the 2A field who will host games in the first round include No. 2 Kent Denver, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 La Junta, No. 5 Sterling, No. 6 Alameda, No. 7 Bennett and No. 8 Moffat County.
Brush, the defending champion, is seeded No. 9.
The 2A championship game is set for Nov. 28 at a home site.
The full 2A bracket is available here.
Leading the 1A field is top overall seed Buena Vista. Also hosting games in the first round are No. 2 Resurrection Christian, No. 3 Paonia, No. 4 Monte Vista, No. 5 Crowley County, No. 6 Burlington, No. 7 Platte Canyon and No. 8 Wiggins.
Paonia is the defending champion.
The 1A title game will be played No. 28, also at a home site.
The complete bracket for 1A is here.
8-man’s playoff field is led by No. 1 Sedgwick County. Other first-round hosts include No. 2 Norwood, No. 3 Akron, No. 4 Sargent, No. 5 Springfield, No. 6 Dayspring Christian, No. 7 West Grand and No. 8 Hoehne.
Defending champion Caliche did not make the field.
The 8-man title game will be played No. 28 at a home site.
Find the full 8-man bracket here.
In 6-man, Kit Carson got the top seed. Those teams also hosting first-round games are No. 2 Fleming, No. 3 Eads and No. 4 Arickaree/Woodlin. Arickaree/Woodlin is the defending champion.
The 6-man title tilt will kick off the championship slate with its game scheduled for Nov. 21. It will be played at a home site.
Find the complete 6-man bracket here.
The playoff brackets for 3A and 4A will release next Sunday on CHSAANow.com.
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Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 9 games
No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Grandview in a big 5A game at Valor on Friday. The Eagles won the Centennial League. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 9 of the 2015 season.- Live scoreboard
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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-manClass 5A 1 Columbine 9-0 Thurs: W 42-14 vs. Lakewood 2 Grandview 7-2 Fri: L 14-31 at (3) Valor Christian 3 Valor Christian 7-2 Fri: W 31-14 vs. (2) Grandview 4 Arapahoe 9-0 Fri: W 42-0 vs. Smoky Hill 5 Cherry Creek 7-2 Fri: W 42-7 vs. Eaglecrest 6 Regis Jesuit 7-2 Fri: W 31-7 vs. Fruita Monument 7 Pomona 6-3 Fri: W 35-13 at Chatfield 8 Mullen 6-3 Fri: L 21-31 vs. (9) Ralston Valley 9 Ralston Valley 7-2 Fri: W 31-21 at (8) Mullen 10 Fairview 7-2 Fri: L 29-36 vs. Legacy Class 4A 1 Pine Creek 9-0 Fri: W 35-0 at Rampart 2 Longmont 8-0 Sat: vs. Greeley West 3 Vista Ridge 8-1 Fri: W 55-7 at Sand Creek 4 Windsor 8-1 Fri: W 7-6 vs. Thompson Valley 5 Dakota Ridge 7-1 Sat: at Lincoln 6 Durango 8-1 Fri: W 48-6 at Air Academy 7 Palmer Ridge 7-2 Thurs: W 49-14 vs. Liberty 8 Ponderosa 7-2 Thurs: W 45-0 at Littleton 9 Denver South 7-2 Thurs: W 42-0 at Aurora Central 10 Wheat Ridge 7-2 Fri: W 52-19 at Golden Class 3A 1 Pueblo East 8-1 Fri: W 31-24 at Pueblo County 2 Fort Morgan 9-0 Fri: W 56-7 at Elizabeth 3 Roosevelt 8-1 Fri: W 24-6 vs. Erie 4 Rifle 8-1 Fri: W 55-6 vs. Glenwood Springs 5 Palisade 8-1 Fri: W 42-0 vs. Eagle Valley 6 Delta 8-1 Thurs: W 56-32 at Grand Junction Central 7 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 Fri: L 7-42 vs. Discovery Canyon 8 Holy Family 7-2 Fri: W 37-23 vs. (9) Mead 9 Mead 7-2 Fri: L 23-37 at (8) Holy Family 10 The Classical Academy 6-3 Off this week. Class 2A 1 Bayfield 8-0 Fri: W 47-9 at Pagosa Springs 2 Kent Denver 9-0 Fri: W 43-6 at (5) Alameda 3 Platte Valley 8-1 Fri: W 35-21 vs. (6) Sterling 4 La Junta 9-0 Fri: W 26-0 at Trinidad 5 Alameda 8-1 Fri: L 6-43 vs. (2) Kent Denver 6 Sterling 7-2 Fri: L 21-35 at (3) Platte Valley 7 Eaton 5-4 Fri: L 13-18 at (10) Brush 8 Moffat County 7-2 Fri: W 49-23 vs. Roaring Fork 9 Bennett 7-2 Fri: W 2-0 vs. KIPP 10 Brush 6-3 Fri: W 18-13 vs. (7) Eaton Class 1A 1 Buena Vista 9-0 Fri: W 54-6 at Rye 2 Resurrection Christian 9-0 Fri: W 65-6 vs. Front Range Christian 3 Paonia 8-1 Fri: W 48-7 vs. (9) Cedaredge 4 Monte Vista 8-1 Fri: W 23-14 at Centauri 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 Sat: vs. Estes Park 6 Crowley County 8-1 Fri: W 54-7 at Calhan 7 Burlington 8-1 Fri: W 20-0 vs. Holyoke 8 Meeker 6-3 Fri: W 36-14 vs. Hotchkiss 9 Cedaredge 7-2 Fri: L 7-48 at (3) Paonia 10 Wiggins 7-2 Fri: W 43-0 vs. Yuma Class 8-man 1 Sedgwick County 9-0 Fri: W 22-3 at (2) Akron 2 Akron 7-2 Fri: L 3-22 vs. (1) Sedgwick County 3 Norwood 8-1 Off this week. 4 Sargent 8-1 Thurs: W 58-6 vs. Sierra Grande 5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 Sat: vs. Haxtun 6 Granada 7-2 Fri: L 28-48 vs. Springfield 7 Vail Christian 7-1 Fri: L 8-34 vs. West Grand 8 Holly 6-3 Fri: L 20-40 vs. Wiley 9 Dove Creek 7-2 Fri: W 80-44 at Mancos 10 Hoehne 7-2 Fri: W 49-14 vs. Custer County Class 6-man 1 Fleming 9-0 Fri: W 55-8 vs. Stratton/Liberty 2 Kit Carson 8-0 Sat: vs. Primero 3 Eads 7-1 Sat: vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 8-1 Fri: W 52-6 vs. Cheyenne Wells 5 Hanover 7-1 Sat: vs. Idalia 6 La Veta 8-0 Sat: vs. Briggsdale 7 Peetz 5-3 Sat: at (9) Cheraw 8 Pawnee 6-2 Fri: W 63-12 vs. (10) Cotopaxi 9 Cheraw 6-2 Sat: vs. (7) Peetz 10 Cotopaxi 6-3 Fri: L 12-63 at (8) Pawnee -
Football rankings: Bayfield moves to the top of 2A
Bayfield is the No. 1 team in 2A this week. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com) There’s a new No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com Class 2A football rankings. After a convincing 41-7 win over Alamosa, Bayfield comes in at the top spot of this week’s poll.
The rest of the 2A rankings are relatively unchanged as no teams dropped out this week. Despite a 41-13 win over Brush, Sterling was unable to gain any spots, but look very dangerous as the No. 6 team in 2A.
Columbine held on to the top spot in the 5A rankings with an impressive 31-7 win over Chatfield Friday. The big surprise in 5A comes with Grandview’s jump from No. 4 to No. 2, overtaking Valor Christian, which won a physical 10-0 game against Cherry Creek on Friday night.
The Wolves and Eagles will play this coming Friday with the Centennial League title up for grabs. That game is scheduled for a 8 p.m. kick and Altitude will carry the broadcast.
Fresh off a 41-3 win over Durango, Pine Creek comes in as the unanimous No. 1 team in 4A. The top four teams from last week were able to hold their positions.
Denver South and Wheat Ridge both made their way into this week’s top 10 with the Rebels coming in at No. 9 and the Farmers taking the No. 10 spot. Wheat Ridge topped Aurora Central 37-14 Friday.
There were very few changes to the 3A poll this week. Pueblo East remains in the top spot after a 36-21 win over The Classical Academy.
TCA fell one spot as a result of the loss and Mean moved up to No. 9.
Buena Vista holds on to the No. 1 in 1A this week and the rankings overall went unchanged from a week ago.
In 8-man, Sedgwick County remains at No. 1 after a 44-18 win over No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy. Vail Christian jumped two spots to No. 7 and Hohne is the lone newcomer to this week’s poll.
Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man. No newcomers were added to this week’s rankings, but Peetz did fall two spots to No. 7 despite a 55-13 win over Weldon Valley.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Columbine (16) 9-0 176 1 – 2 Grandview (1) 7-1 150 4 W 3 Valor Christian (1) 6-2 147 3 W 4 Arapahoe 8-0 113 6 W 5 Cherry Creek 6-2 112 2 L 6 Regis Jesuit 6-2 72 7 W 7 Pomona 5-3 70 8 W 8 Mullen 6-2 48 9 W 9 Ralston Valley 6-2 47 5 L 10 Fairview 7-1 31 10 W Others receiving votes: Westminster 19, Horizon 11, Cherokee Trail 4, Legacy 4, Chaparral 2, Doherty 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pine Creek (16) 8-0 160 1 W 2 Longmont 8-0 144 2 W 3 Vista Ridge 7-1 116 3 W 4 Windsor 7-1 115 4 W 5 Dakota Ridge 7-1 85 6 W 6 Durango 7-1 77 5 L 7 Palmer Ridge 6-2 50 9 W 8 Ponderosa 6-2 38 10 W 9 Denver South 6-2 35 – W 10 Wheat Ridge 6-2 18 – W Others receiving votes: Thompson Valley 15, Greeley West 13, Aurora Central 10, Fort Collins 3, Pueblo South 1. Dropped out Greeley West (7), Aurora Central (8). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo East (8) 7-1 134 1 W 2 Fort Morgan (4) 8-0 110 2 W 3 Roosevelt (1) 7-1 108 3 W 4 Rifle 7-1 79 4 W 5 Palisade (1) 7-1 77 5 W 6 Delta 7-1 76 6 W 7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 58 7 W 8 Holy Family 6-2 41 8 W 9 Mead 7-1 31 10 W 10 The Classical Academy 6-3 23 9 L Others receiving votes: D’Evelyn 13, Centaurus 9, Evergreen 6, Discovery Canyon 5. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Bayfield (4) 7-0 100 2 W 2 Kent Denver (3) 8-0 93 1 W 3 Platte Valley (2) 7-1 89 3 W 4 La Junta (2) 8-0 71 4 W 5 Alameda 8-0 70 5 W 6 Sterling 7-1 63 6 W 7 Eaton 5-3 35 8 W 8 Moffat County 6-2 34 9 W 9 Bennett 6-2 22 10 W 10 Brush 5-3 14 7 L Others receiving votes: Faith Christian 6, The Academy 4, Gunnison 2, Strasburg 2, Olathe 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Buena Vista (8) 8-0 124 1 W 2 Resurrection Christian (4) 8-0 119 2 W 3 Paonia 7-1 105 3 W 4 Monte Vista (1) 7-1 83 4 W 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 67 5 Bye 6 Crowley County 7-1 65 6 W 7 Burlington 7-1 51 7 Bye 8 Meeker 5-3 41 8 W 9 Cedaredge 7-1 27 9 W 10 Wiggins 6-2 21 10 W Others receiving votes: Rye 11, Colorado Springs Christian 1. Dropped out None. 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sedgwick County (9) 8-0 106 1 W 2 Akron (1) 7-1 97 2 W 3 Norwood (1) 8-1 88 3 W 4 Sargent 7-1 75 4 W 5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 56 5 L 6 Granada 7-1 49 7 W 7 Vail Christian 6-0 30 9 Bye 8 Holly 6-2 27 8 W 9 Dove Creek 6-2 21 6 L 10 Hoehne 6-2 19 – W Others receiving votes: Merino 12, Springfield 11, Haxtun 10, West Grand 4. Dropped out Haxtun (10). 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (6) 8-0 77 1 W 2 Kit Carson (1) 8-0 71 2 W 3 Eads (1) 7-1 64 3 W 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1 50 4 – 5 Hanover 7-1 39 6 W 6 La Veta 8-0 36 7 W 7 Peetz 5-3 33 5 W 8 Pawnee 5-2 26 8 Bye 9 Cheraw 6-2 23 9 W 10 Cotopaxi 6-2 8 10 L Others receiving votes: Cheyenne Wells 5, Mountain Valley 5, Idalia 3. Dropped out None. -
Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 8 games
No. 3 Valor Christian beat No. 2 Cherry Creek in a big 5A game on Friday. Complete recap. (Photos: Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com; JackEberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8 in the 2015 season.- Live scoreboard
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- Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-manClass 5A 1 Columbine 9-0 Fri: W 31-7 at Chatfield 2 Cherry Creek 6-2 Fri: L 0-10 at (3) Valor Christian 3 Valor Christian 6-2 Fri: W 10-0 vs. (2) Cherry Creek 4 Grandview 7-1 Fri: W 42-14 at Overland 5 Ralston Valley 6-2 Fri: L 6-13 at (8) Pomona 6 Arapahoe 8-0 Fri: W 14-7 vs. Rangeview 7 Regis Jesuit 6-2 Thurs: W 35-0 at Mountain Vista 8 Pomona 5-3 Fri: W 13-6 vs. (5) Ralston Valley 9 Mullen 6-2 Thurs: W 35-23 at Bear Creek 10 Fairview 7-1 Fri: W 30-16 vs. Fossil Ridge Class 4A 1 Pine Creek 8-0 Fri: W 41-3 vs. (5) Durango 2 Longmont 8-0 Fri: W 41-14 at Adams City 3 Vista Ridge 7-1 Fri: W 55-9 vs. Widefield 4 Windsor 7-1 Thurs: W 6-0 at Loveland 5 Durango 7-1 Fri: L 3-41 at (1) Pine Creek 6 Dakota Ridge 7-1 Sat: W 56-22 at Kennedy 7 Greeley West 6-2 Fri: L 0-8 at Thompson Valley 8 Aurora Central 7-1 Fri: L 14-37 at Wheat Ridge 9 Palmer Ridge 6-2 Fri: W 72-20 at Air Academy 10 Ponderosa 6-2 Fri: W 45-0 at Green Mountain Class 3A 1 Pueblo East 7-1 Fri: W 36-21 at (9) The Classical Academy 2 Fort Morgan 8-0 Fri: W 50-0 vs. Englewood 3 Roosevelt 7-1 Fri: W 56-0 at Niwot 4 Rifle 7-1 Fri: W 41-0 at Steamboat Springs 5 Palisade 7-1 Fri: W 62-18 at Grand Junction Central 6 Delta 7-1 Fri: W 41-0 vs. Eagle Valley 7 Lewis-Palmer 7-1 Fri: W 50-6 at Woodland Park 8 Holy Family 6-2 Fri: W 52-7 at Erie 9 The Classical Academy 6-3 Fri: L 21-36 vs. (1) Pueblo East 10 Mead 7-1 Fri: W 23-8 vs. Northridge Class 2A 1 Kent Denver 8-0 Sat: W 35-0 at Bishop Machebeuf 2 Bayfield 7-0 Fri: W 41-7 vs. Alamosa 3 Platte Valley 7-1 Fri: W 56-6 at University 4 La Junta 8-0 Fri: W 35-0 at Lamar 5 Alameda 8-0 Sat: W 36-24 at Ridge View Academy 6 Sterling 7-1 Fri: W 41-13 vs. (7) Brush 7 Brush 5-3 Fri: L 13-41 at (6) Sterling 8 Eaton 5-3 Fri: W 24-0 at Valley 9 Moffat County 6-2 Fri: W 46-11 vs. Aspen 10 Bennett 6-2 Fri: W 40-39 at Strasburg Class 1A 1 Buena Vista 8-0 Fri: W 56-13 vs. Ellicott 2 Resurrection Christian 8-0 Sat: W 49-0 at Cornerstone Christian 3 Paonia 7-1 Fri: W 49-14 at Hotchkiss 4 Monte Vista 7-1 Fri: W 48-0 vs. Dolores 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 Off this week. 6 Crowley County 7-1 Fri: W 21-14 at Limon 7 Burlington 7-1 Fri: W 27-13 at Highland 8 Meeker 5-3 Fri: W 55-8 at Grand Valley 9 Cedaredge 7-1 Fri: W 50-6 vs. Lake County 10 Wiggins 6-2 Fri: W 41-14 at Holyoke Class 8-man 1 Sedgwick County 8-0 Fri: W 44-18 vs. (5) Dayspring Christian 2 Akron 7-1 Fri: W 48-0 at Caliche 3 Norwood 8-1 Sat: W 52-0 vs. Hayden 4 Sargent 7-1 Fri: W 30-18 at (6) Dove Creek 5 Dayspring Christian 6-2 Fri: L 18-44 at (1) Sedgwick County 6 Dove Creek 6-2 Fri: L 18-30 vs. (4) Sargent 7 Granada 7-1 Fri: W 67-34 at Wiley 8 Holly 6-2 Fri: W 45-12 at Las Animas 9 Vail Christian 6-0 Sat: at Pikes Peak Christian 10 Haxtun 5-3 Fri: L 21-26 at Merino Class 6-man 1 Fleming 8-0 Fri: W 33-20 at Cheyenne Wells 2 Kit Carson 8-0 Fri: W 57-40 vs. Walsh 3 Eads 7-1 Sat: W 1-0 at Miami-Yoder 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 7-1 Mon: W 71-30 at Flagler Sat: W 69-13 at Bethune 5 Peetz 5-3 Fri: W 55-13 vs. Weldon Valley 6 Hanover 7-1 Sat: W 53-6 vs. Antonito 7 La Veta 8-0 Fri: W 70-37 vs. Manzanola 8 Pawnee 5-2 Off this week. 9 Cheraw 6-2 Sat: W 77-38 at (10) Cotopaxi 10 Cotopaxi 6-2 Sat: L 38-77 vs. (9) Cheraw -
Football rankings: Columbine ascends to the top of 5A
Columbine football is the new No. 1 in Class 5A football. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com) Following a 42-35 win over Pomona Friday night, combined with Cherry Creek’s 28-20 loss to Grandview, Columbine takes over the top spot in this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com football rankings.
Cherry Creek falls to No. 2 as a result of their loss to the Wolves. This week, they square off against No. 3 Valor Christian in a rematch of last year’s 5A state championship game. The Bruins walked away with a 25-24 win. Cherry Creek also won last year’s regular season meeting 33-17, a game in which the Bruins didn’t allow a single point in the second half.
No new teams were added to the 5A poll this week, but with its upset win over Cherry Creek, Grandview jumped from No. 9 to No. 4.
Like they have all season long, the Pine Creek Eagles firmly held on to the No. 1 spot in 4A. Like the 5A poll, no new teams were added in 4A.
Durango was able to beat Palmer Ridge 48-35, helping them jump up to No. 5 in the rankings. The Demons travel to Colorado Springs this week for a league game against the No. 1 Eagles.
This will be the fourth time this season that Pine Creek will be facing a team also ranked in 4A’s top five. They won the three previous games by a combined score of 107-38.
Pueblo East remains a strong favorite in 3A and is still ranked as the top team in that class. Both Roosevelt and Rifle garnered first place votes thanks to weekend wins over other top 10 teams. Roosevelt topped Holy Family in a shootout, 64-63 and Rifle edged Palisade 13-7.
No new teams broke into the 3A poll this week.
Kent Denver remains No. 1 in 2A. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) A great week for Kent Denver continues in this week’s 2A poll. After Scott Yates recorded his 300th win, the Sun Devils held on to the No. 1 spot in 2A.
There were two new additions to this week’s 2A rankings as Moffat County comes in at No. 9 and Bennett breaks in at No. 10.
Buena Vista is still holding on to the top spot of the 1A rankings, but Resurrection Christian is nipping on their heels, trailing by only two points.
Meeker, who dropped out of the 1A poll last week, returns at No. 8.
Sedgwick County is still the top team in the 8-man rankings. There was little movement in that poll, but undefeated Vail Christian did make it’s way into the top 10, landing at No. 9.
Although Fleming is still the No. 1 team in 6-man, there was movement near the top of that poll. Kit Carson topped Eads 22-8 Friday night causing those two teams to swap places.
Kit Carson now sits at No. 2 while Eads fell only one spot to No. 3.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Columbine (17) 7-0 179 2 W 2 Cherry Creek 6-1 140 1 L 3 Valor Christian (1) 5-2 125 4 W 4 Grandview 6-1 117 9 W 5 Ralston Valley 6-1 101 6 W 6 Arapahoe 7-0 99 7 W 7 Regis Jesuit 5-2 58 3 L 8 Pomona 4-3 52 5 L 9 Mullen 5-2 48 8 W 10 Fairview 6-1 22 10 W Others receiving votes: Westminster 18, Horizon 12, Cherokee Trail 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 6, Mountain Vista 4, Legacy 2, Doherty 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pine Creek (13) 7-0 154 1 W 2 Longmont (3) 7-0 147 2 W 3 Vista Ridge 6-1 116 4 W 4 Windsor 6-1 114 3 L 5 Durango 7-0 95 6 W 6 Dakota Ridge 6-1 77 5 W 7 Greeley West 6-1 62 8 W 8 Aurora Central 7-0 40 9 W 9 Palmer Ridge 5-2 25 7 L 10 Ponderosa 5-2 22 10 W Others receiving votes: Denver South 16, Montrose 4, Loveland 3, Fort Collins 2, Rampart 2, Wheat Ridge 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Pueblo East (7) 6-1 130 1 Bye 2 Fort Morgan (4) 7-0 113 3 W 3 Roosevelt (2) 6-1 110 4 W 4 Rifle (1) 6-1 85 7 W 5 Palisade 6-1 76 2 L 6 Delta 6-1 70 5 W 7 Lewis-Palmer 6-1 55 8 W 8 Holy Family 5-2 37 6 L 9 The Classical Academy 6-2 35 9 W 10 Mead 6-1 32 10 W Others receiving votes: D’Evelyn 18, Discovery Canyon 5, Evergreen 4. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Kent Denver (6) 7-0 100 1 W 2 Bayfield (3) 6-0 98 2 W 3 Platte Valley 6-1 85 3 W 4 La Junta (2) 7-0 78 4 W 5 Alameda 7-0 61 5 W 6 Sterling 6-1 60 6 W 7 Brush 5-2 43 8 W 8 Eaton 4-3 24 7 L 9 Moffat County 5-2 20 – W 10 Bennett 5-2 17 – W Others receiving votes: Strasburg 11, Gunnison 4, Faith Christian 3, The Academy 1. Dropped out The Academy (9), Faith Christian (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Buena Vista (7) 7-0 122 1 W 2 Resurrection Christian (5) 7-0 120 2 Bye 3 Paonia 6-1 96 3 W 4 Monte Vista (1) 6-1 84 5 W 5 Platte Canyon 6-1 76 7 W 6 Crowley County 6-1 53 9 W 7 Burlington 7-1 52 10 W 8 Meeker 4-3 36 – W 9 Cedaredge 6-1 23 4 L 10 Wiggins 5-2 16 8 L Others receiving votes: Limon 13, Rye 13, Peyton 9, Holyoke 3. Dropped out Rye (6). 8-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Sedgwick County (8) 7-0 106 1 W 2 Akron (3) 6-1 100 2 W 3 Norwood 7-1 82 3 W 4 Sargent 6-1 66 4 W 5 Dayspring Christian 6-1 62 6 W 6 Dove Creek 6-1 47 7 – 7 Granada 6-1 46 5 W 8 Holly 5-2 19 9 W 9 Vail Christian 6-0 17 – W 10 Haxtun 5-2 16 8 L Others receiving votes: Hoehne 13, Merino 8, Plateau Valley 6, Springfield 6, Gilpin County 5, West Grand 4, Caliche 2. Dropped out Merino (10). 6-man RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (6) 7-0 78 1 W 2 Kit Carson (2) 7-0 74 3 W 3 Eads 6-1 63 2 L 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-1 42 4 Bye 5 Peetz 4-3 39 8 W 6 Hanover 6-1 37 6 W 7 La Veta 7-0 35 7 – 8 Pawnee 5-2 28 5 L 9 Cheraw 5-2 20 9 W 10 Cotopaxi 6-1 6 – W Others receiving votes: Cheyenne Wells 5, Flagler 5, Mountain Valley 3, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 2, North Park 2, Idalia 1, Stratton/Liberty 1. Dropped out Cheyenne Wells (10). -
Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 7 games
Windsor and Longmont played an epic game in their 4A clash on Thursday. Game recap / Photo gallery. (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com) A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7 in the 2015 season.
- Live scoreboard
- Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
- Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games
- Follow all the action live beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday
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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-manClass 5A 1 Cherry Creek 6-1 Fri: L 20-28 at (9) Grandview 2 Columbine 7-0 Fri: W 42-35 vs. (5) Pomona 3 Regis Jesuit 5-2 Fri: L 10-14 vs. ThunderRidge 4 Valor Christian 5-2 Thurs: W 33-14 at Cherokee Trail 5 Pomona 4-3 Fri: L 35-42 at (2) Columbine 6 Ralston Valley 6-1 Fri: W 41-0 vs. Bear Creek 7 Arapahoe 7-0 Fri: W 17-14 vs. Grand Junction 8 Mullen 5-2 Fri: W 41-7 vs. Lakewood 9 Grandview 6-1 Fri: W 28-20 vs. (1) Cherry Creek 10 Fairview 6-1 Fri: W 54-13 at Mountain Range Class 4A 1 Pine Creek 7-0 Thurs: W 47-13 vs. Liberty 2 Longmont 7-0 Thurs: W 8-7 vs. (3) Windsor 3 Windsor 6-1 Thurs: L 7-8 at (2) Longmont 4 Vista Ridge 6-1 Fri: W 42-6 vs. Mesa Ridge 5 Dakota Ridge 6-1 Fri: W 47-7 at Green Mountain 6 Durango 7-0 Fri: W 48-35 vs. (7) Palmer Ridge 7 Palmer Ridge 5-2 Fri: L 35-48 at (6) Durango 8 Greeley West 6-1 Thurs: W 42-16 vs. Adams City 9 Aurora Central 7-0 Sat: W 34-6 at George Washington 10 Ponderosa 5-2 Fri: W 67-7 vs. Lincoln Class 3A 1 Pueblo East 6-1 Off this week. 2 Palisade 6-1 Thurs: L 7-13 vs. (7) Rifle 3 Fort Morgan 7-0 Sat: W 49-14 at Vista PEAK 4 Roosevelt 6-1 Fri: W 64-63 at (6) Holy Family 5 Delta 6-1 Fri: W 56-0 at Glenwood Springs 6 Holy Family 5-2 Fri: L 63-64 vs. (4) Roosevelt 7 Rifle 6-1 Thurs: W 13-7 at (2) Palisade 8 Lewis-Palmer 6-1 Fri: W 57-8 vs. Mitchell 9 The Classical Academy 6-2 Fri: W 59-0 vs. Sierra 10 Mead 6-1 Fri: W 21-18 at Berthoud Class 2A 1 Kent Denver 7-0 Fri: W 35-0 vs. (10) Faith Christian 2 Bayfield 6-0 Fri: W 42-0 at Montezuma-Cortez 3 Platte Valley 6-1 Fri: W 47-16 vs. Valley 4 La Junta 7-0 Fri: W 6-0 vs. Florence 5 Alameda 7-0 Fri: W 16-6 vs. Manual 6 Sterling 6-1 Fri: W 18-17 at (7) Eaton 7 Eaton 4-3 Fri: L 17-18 vs. (6) Sterling 8 Brush 5-2 Fri: W 43-6 vs. University 9 The Academy 5-2 Sat: L 21-49 vs. Strasburg 10 Faith Christian 4-3 Fri: L 0-35 at (1) Kent Denver Class 1A 1 Buena Vista 7-0 Fri: W 49-6 at Dolores Huerta 2 Resurrection Christian 7-0 Off this week. 3 Paonia 6-1 Fri: W 62-6 at Lake County 4 Cedaredge 6-1 Fri: L 12-38 at Meeker 5 Monte Vista 6-1 Fri: W 27-8 at John Mall 6 Rye 5-2 Fri: L 21-22 at Peyton 7 Platte Canyon 6-1 Fri: W 51-7 at Lyons 8 Wiggins 5-2 Fri: L 20-27 at (10) Burlington 9 Crowley County 6-1 Fri: W 62-0 vs. Rocky Ford 10 Burlington 7-1 Fri: W 27-20 vs. (8) Wiggins Class 8-man 1 Sedgwick County 7-0 Fri: W 52-0 at Caliche 2 Akron 6-1 Fri: W 43-14 vs. (8) Haxtun 3 Norwood 7-1 Fri: W 58-0 vs. Rangely 4 Sargent 6-1 Fri: W 60-6 vs. Del Norte 5 Granada 6-1 Fri: W 45-6 vs. Las Animas 6 Dayspring Christian 6-1 Fri: W 56-14 at (10) Merino 7 Dove Creek 6-1 Fri: W 48-6 vs. Sanford 8 Haxtun 5-2 Fri: L 14-43 at (2) Akron 9 Holly 5-2 Fri: W 38-6 vs. McClave 10 Merino 4-3 Fri: L 14-56 vs. (6) Dayspring Christian Class 6-man 1 Fleming 7-0 Fri: W 73-7 at Briggsdale 2 Eads 6-1 Fri: L 8-22 at (3) Kit Carson 3 Kit Carson 7-0 Fri: W 22-8 vs. (2) Eads 4 Arickaree/Woodlin 5-2 Sat: L 24-36 at Flagler 5 Pawnee 5-2 Fri: L 21-45 vs. (8) Peetz 6 Hanover 6-1 Fri: W 53-7 at Manzanola 7 La Veta 7-0 Fri: W 74-26 at Walsh 8 Peetz 4-3 Fri: W 45-21 at (5) Pawnee 9 Cheraw 5-2 Fri: W 58-39 vs. (10) Cheyenne Wells 10 Cheyenne Wells 4-3 Fri: L 39-58 at (9) Cheraw