Boulder (5A) and Crested Butte (2A) have taken over as the No. 1 ranked teams in their respective boys soccer rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Boulder (3)
7-2-0
78
2
1-0-0
2
Rampart (2)
12-0-0
71
1
2-0-0
3
Cherry Creek (2)
8-2-2
67
6
1-0-0
4
Broomfield (1)
10-1-0
66
3
2-0-0
5
Legacy (1)
10-1-0
63
4
2-0-0
6
Fairview (1)
8-2-0
56
5
2-0-0
7
Grandview
7-2-2
36
8
1-0-0
8
Arvada West
10-2-1
31
7
0-0-0
9
Regis Jesuit
7-1-2
23
9
1-0-0
10
Castle View
10-1-2
19
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 9, Denver East 7, Smoky Hill 7, Overland 6, Eaglecrest 4, Mountain Vista 3, Aurora Central 2, Far Northeast Warriors 1, Rangeview 1.
Dropped out
Valor Christian (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (6)
11-0-1
86
1
3-0-0
2
Golden (2)
10-1-1
80
2
1-0-0
3
Skyview
10-0-1
72
4
2-0-0
4
Silver Creek
8-1-2
58
5
1-0-0
5
Air Academy
8-4-0
50
3
1-1-0
6
Alameda
11-1-0
48
6
1-0-0
7
Lewis-Palmer (1)
9-3-0
36
–
2-0-0
8
Holy Family
9-2-0
16
–
1-0-0
9
Glenwood Springs
9-1-2
14
10
2-0-0
10
Loveland
9-1-0
12
9
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
The Classical Academy 9, Erie 4, Regis Groff 4, Discovery Canyon 3, Pueblo West 2, Niwot 1.
Dropped out
Regis Groff (7), Discovery Canyon (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (4)
12-0-0
76
1
1-0-0
2
Salida (4)
9-0-1
67
2
1-0-0
3
Roaring Fork
8-1-1
55
4
2-0-0
4
Atlas Preparatory School
9-0-1
49
3
1-0-0
5
Colorado Academy
9-2-0
45
8
2-0-0
6
Delta
9-3-0
39
5
2-0-0
7
Aurora West College Prep Academy
11-1-0
30
7
2-0-0
8
Liberty Common
6-2-1
22
9
1-1-0
9
Arrupe Jesuit
8-2-1
16
10
1-0-1
10
Faith Christian
6-3-1
15
6
0-1-0
Others receiving votes:
KIPP Denver Collegiate 9, Middle Park 8, Lutheran 3, Vail Mountain 3, Jefferson Academy 2, The Academy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Crested Butte (3)
10-3-1
20
2
2-0-0
2
Dawson School (1)
7-3-1
18
1
0-1-0
3
Fountain Valley
7-3-0
10
–
0-0-0
4
Campion Academy (1)
8-0-1
9
3
1-0-1
5
Denver Christian
6-5-0
7
–
0-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Heritage Christian 6, Colorado Rocky Mountain 4, Telluride 1.
A 27-point second quarter sparked the win as Rifle won the battle of the top two teams in Class 2A football.
The top-ranked Bears (6-0) beat No. 2 Delta, 47-29.
“It was a really neat environment, and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids,” Rifle coach Damon Wells told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “It was a close football game, and that’s what you would expect with a team like Delta. Their kids are tough, and I know Ben Johnson is going to have them prepared.”
Rifle trailed 3-0 early, but then scored 21 unanswered points to go up 21-3 late in the second quarter. The Bears led 27-9 at halftime.
Delta narrowed the lead to 27-17 with five minutes to play in the third quarter, but Rifle had an answer, going up 33-17 a minute into the fourth.
Rifle had six rushing touchdowns in the win.
“We ran the football, but we were able to throw it in some pretty high-leverage situations,” Wells said. “I was pretty happy with how our kids responded throughout the night.”
The Bears held a high-scoring Delta offense well below its average of 45.6 points.
“Our kids played hard, and our defensive staff really put together a great plan,” Wells said. “We were a little more exotic with our blitzes than we had been, and I think that paid off.”
The Raiders flexed their muscles in a big top-10 win.
David Dody rushed for five touchdowns for Regis Jesuit in the game, and the Raiders are now 7-0. Nicco Marichiol also had a 35 yard TD pass to Bryce Sloan in the first quarter.
The game was tied at 7 midway through the second quarter before Dody scored two rushing touchdowns in the final five minutes of that quarter to go up 19-7 at halftime.
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3A: (1) Palmer Ridge 42, (7) Lutheran 20
Palmer Ridge (5-1) picked up yet another big win, this time in league play, as it improved to 5-1 this season.
Raef Ruel had three rushing touchdowns to lead the Bears, Noah Brom also rushed for a score, and Luke McAllister threw a TD pass to Anthony Roberson II.
The game was tied 14-14 following a 95-yard kickoff return from Lutheran’s Brandon Belgrave with three minutes to play in the half. But Palmer Ridge, after punting away the ensuing possession, took the lead when Roberson II scored on a 50-yard fumble recovery.
It was 21-14 at halftime.
The Bears extended their lead with a 49-yard rushing score from Ruel in the third quarter, and then pushed that lead to 35-14 with a 42-yard touchdown by Ruel.
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1A: (1) Strasburg 35, (9) Highland 14
Strasburg (6-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, fought off a Highland rally, and then secured another top-10 win.
“It was a pretty hard-fought win,” Strasburg coach Brian Brown told the Scoreboard Show. “That’s a very good football team we played tonight, and a very good football team, and we were fortunate to come out on top.”
With the game tied at 14, Collin Russell found Jayden Zacher for a 5-yard touchdown pass to give his team a 21-14 lead just before halftime.
Strasburg extended its lead to 27-14 on a 15-yard rushing score by Zacher late in the third quarter, and Russell put it out of reach with a 30-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Hemphell with eight minutes left.
Russell had three touchdown passes, and another on the ground. Jack Swanson had a receiving touchdown.
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8-man: (7) Sanford 52, (3) Mancos 24
Kelton Gartrell was a human highlight reel for Sanford (6-0), accounting for four total touchdowns, including three rushing.
Included in Gartrell’s haul was an 87-yard rushing score, a 93-yard rushing score and a 78-yard punt return for a score.
“Our kids did a super job. They got off an they got their blocks,” Sanford coach Joe Cary told the Scoreboard Show. “We had a big run game from Kelton Gartrell. He just lit up the field tonight. I just can’t say enough about our boys. They came out and played a really good game tonight.”
Mancos led 6-0 and 12-6 in the first quarter, but Sanford took the lead as the first quarter closed, and never looked back. It was 26-12 at halftime.
Chase Moore had three rushing touchdowns in the loss for Mancos, and he now has 22 this season.
Sanford’s defense played really well in the win.
“Every time we had a tackle, we had 5, 6, 7 guys in the ball,” Cary said.
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8-man: (1) Sedgwick County 56, (4) Dayspring Christian 16
With the game tied 8-8 in the first quarter, Sedgwick County (7-0) scored twice in the second to built a 22-8 halftime lead, and then put up 20 points in the third quarter to take a 42-16 lead going to the fourth quarter.
The Cougars, four-time defending champions, scored twice more in the fourth to roll in the win.
Sedgwick County had six rushing touchdowns, and two passing.
“Early on, that game is a lot closer than that score shows,” Sedgwick County coach Chris Michel told the Scoreboard Show. “They’re always tough.”
Of breaking open a tight game, Michel said, “We managed to find some seams later in the second quarter, and then in the second half.”
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Notables
Merino vs. Caliche. More photos. (Dustin Price/dustinpricephotography.com)
8-man No. 5 Merino built a 21-6 halftime lead en route to a 28-6 win over No. 6 Caliche.
An important upset for Cherokee Trail, which knocked off 5A No. 4 Grandview 26-7. CT is now 5-2, while Grandview is 6-1.
In a big matchup that may decide a playoff berth in the 5A Metro 10 conference, Smoky Hill beat Denver East 49-26. With the win, the Buffaloes are 6-0 in league. Every other team has at least two losses. “(Obasanjo Sanni) returned the opening kickoff, which kind of just kicked the wheels in motion,” coach Tom Thenell told the Scoreboard Show. Full highlights of the game are available here.
Quarterback Jordan Woolverton had seven total touchdowns, and kicked a field goal, as 3A No. 9 Durango rolled past Pueblo Centennial 52-10.
In 2A, Elizabeth upset No. 8 La Junta 7-6.
Fort Morgan beat Roosevelt in overtime, 28-27.
5A No. 5 Ralston Valley beat Mullen 58-17 and is 7-0. “We scored a lot of points, but there were three defensive touchdowns,” coach Matt Loyd told the Scoreboard Show.
In a game played on Thursday, Chris Hile of 6-man No. 5 Flagler/Hi-Plains rushed for 286 yards and eight touchdowns on just 16 carries as his team beat Peetz 72-27.
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More coverage
Conifer vs. Green Mountain. More photos. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)
Friday night means high school football fields will be packed with students, fans and great games.
But there are those who cannot make those games at time. But fear not as some of the best games around the state are routinely available via radio airways or internet streams.
Below is a list of Week 7 games that can be heard through audio broadcasts.
(If any stations are interested in featuring their games in this weekly post, please send an email to dmohrmann@chsaa.org)
The matchup: The top two teams in 2A face off to potentially decide the 2A Western Slope champion just two weeks into league play. Delta had held opponents scoreless all year until giving 14 points to Aspen last week. Running back Levi Warfel has found the end zone 11 times for Rifle meaning this will likely be the Panthers’ toughest challenge all season.
Williams on the matchup: Undefeated Basalt, the third 2A Western Slope League team in the Top 10, looks to stay even with the winner of the Rifle/Delta game, if it can gain a victory over Coal Ridge. The 1-4 Titans, while considerably down from recent seasons, still possess key threats led by 6-foot, 250-pound running back/defensive lineman Damian Spell. Basalt will adjust its five-man and four-man defenses to contain the option attack run by junior quarterback Karsen DuBois. The Longhorns’ NFL-style attack will be propelled by 6-foot, 190-pound junior QB Matty Gillis, who’s passed for more than 100 yards in each game so far this season, 6-foot-3 lead receiver Jackson Rapaport, and the all-sophomore backfield of fullback Gavin Webb, who scored four touchdowns in last week’s 49-7 drubbing of Moffat County, and Cole Dombrowski, who returns after a shoulder injury, round out the offensive attack.
Blocker on the matchup: Aspen (2-3) continues trying to right its ship, disrupted by key injuries early in the season, in Craig at 4-11 Moffat County. The Bulldogs, surprised by last week’s shellacking at the hands of Basalt, hope to show they should be considered stronger than they appeared in that Western Slope League contest that ended up being no contest. The Moffat spread offense, operated by promising shotgun quarterback Ryan Peck, puts four to five receivers in the pattern nearly every play, with speedy senior runner Kevin Hernandez ready to haul the rock at any time. The Skiers will rely on 6-foot-4 junior signal-caller Tyler Ward, who got banged up in the season opener. His top receiver Max Ufkes, recovering from a hamstring injury, returned to the lineup last week, but on the defensive line. Ward’s available targets will still include the reliable Jon Haisfield and Jack Seamans, however.
Seven new teams joined this week’s football rankings: Conifer (3A), Eaton (2A), The Classical Academy (2A), Wray (1A), Hotchkiss (1A), Dove Creek (8-man) and Briggsdale (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Fruita Monument 24, Brighton 22, Ponderosa 19, Golden 12, Wheat Ridge 9, Greeley West 8, Grand Junction 4, Mesa Ridge 2, Monarch 2, Silver Creek 2, Air Academy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (15)
4-1
193
1
L
2
Mead (6)
5-0
183
2
W
3
Pueblo South
4-1
175
3
W
4
Discovery Canyon
4-1
115
4
Bye
5
Green Mountain
4-1
101
5
W
6
Frederick
5-0
88
6
W
7
Lutheran
4-1
72
8
W
8
Conifer
5-0
52
–
W
9
Durango
3-2
49
10
Bye
10
Palisade
2-3
25
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Harrison 24, Erie 23, Holy Family 17, Pueblo Central 16, Thomas Jefferson 14, Northridge 12, Roosevelt 10, Fort Morgan 9, Niwot 9, Pueblo East 8, Battle Mountain 6, Skyview 4, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1.
Dropped out
Erie (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rifle (13)
5-0
200
1
W
2
Delta (4)
4-0
180
2
Bye
3
Platte Valley (1)
4-1
152
3
W
4
Sterling (1)
4-1
150
4
W
5
Resurrection Christian (2)
4-1
137
5
W
6
Faith Christian (1)
4-1
114
6
W
7
Basalt
5-0
96
7
W
8
La Junta
4-1
55
8
W
9
Eaton
3-2
38
–
W
10
The Classical Academy
3-2
22
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Elizabeth 21, Alamosa 9, Moffat County 9, Englewood 8, Lamar 8, Bayfield 7, University 3, Aspen 1.
Dropped out
Lamar (9), Alamosa (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (20)
5-0
218
1
W
2
Limon
4-1
188
2
W
3
Holyoke (2)
5-0
156
3
W
4
Florence
5-0
151
4
W
5
Centauri
4-1
111
5
Bye
6
Meeker
4-1
102
7
W
7
Colorado Springs Christian
4-1
101
6
W
8
Wray
4-1
42
–
W
9
Highland
3-2
40
10
W
10
Hotchkiss
4-1
36
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Buena Vista 15, Flatirons Academy 15, Rye 15, Peyton 9, Burlington 8.
Dropped out
Burlington (8), Rye (9).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (12)
6-0
138
1
W
2
Fowler (2)
5-0
113
2
W
3
Mancos
5-0
108
3
W
4
Dayspring Christian Academy
5-0
107
4
W
5
Merino
4-1
66
6
W
6
Caliche
4-1
63
5
W
7
Sanford
5-0
54
7
W
8
Vail Christian
5-0
39
8
W
9
Pikes Peak Christian
3-1
26
9
W
10
Dove Creek
5-1
11
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Soroco 10, Rangely 9, West Grand 9, Sargent 6, Hoehne 5, McClave 5, Holly 1.
Dawson School has moved up to No. 1 in this week’s Class 2A boys soccer rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rampart (7)
10-0-0
91
1
1-0-0
2
Boulder (1)
6-2-0
88
2
0-0-0
3
Broomfield (1)
8-1-0
82
4
1-0-0
4
Legacy
8-1-0
79
3
1-0-0
5
Fairview (1)
6-2-0
64
6
0-0-0
6
Cherry Creek (1)
7-2-2
58
9
1-0-0
7
Arvada West
10-2-0
40
7
2-0-0
8
Grandview
6-2-2
36
5
0-1-0
9
Regis Jesuit
6-1-2
24
8
1-0-1
10
Valor Christian
8-1-1
14
–
1-0-1
Others receiving votes:
Castle View 7, Fossil Ridge 5, Gateway 5, Ralston Valley 4, Denver East 3, Pine Creek 2, Smoky Hill 2, Aurora Central 1.
Dropped out
Fossil Ridge (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (7)
8-0-1
103
1
0-0-0
2
Golden (2)
9-1-1
94
2
1-0-0
3
Air Academy (2)
7-3-0
75
9
2-0-0
4
Skyview
8-0-1
69
6
2-0-0
5
Silver Creek
7-1-2
67
5
3-0-0
6
Alameda
10-1-0
52
3
2-1-0
7
Regis Groff
8-2-0
33
10
2-0-0
8
Discovery Canyon
8-2-0
32
7
1-1-0
9
Loveland
9-1-0
29
4
1-1-0
10
Glenwood Springs
7-1-2
15
8
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 9, Denver North 5, Holy Family 5, Mullen 3, Pueblo Centennial 3, Pueblo East 3, The Classical Academy 3, Palmer Ridge 2, Ponderosa 2, Standley Lake 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (5)
11-0-0
86
1
2-0-0
2
Salida (4)
8-0-1
75
2
0-0-1
3
Atlas Preparatory School
8-0-1
67
4
1-0-1
4
Roaring Fork
6-1-1
53
5
1-0-0
5
Delta
7-3-0
40
3
0-1-0
6
Faith Christian
6-2-1
37
7
1-0-0
7
Aurora West College Prep Academy
9-1-0
35
6
2-0-0
8
Colorado Academy
7-2-0
27
8
2-0-0
9
Liberty Common
5-1-1
22
9
2-0-1
10
Arrupe Jesuit
7-2-0
14
–
0-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Lutheran 12, Middle Park 11, KIPP Denver Collegiate 5, The Academy 5, Vail Mountain 3, Jefferson Academy 2, Lamar 1.
Dropped out
Lutheran (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Dawson School (2)
7-2-1
28
4
1-0-0
2
Crested Butte (4)
8-3-1
24
2
0-1-0
3
Campion Academy (1)
7-0-0
13
–
2-0-0
4
Colorado Rocky Mountain
4-2-1
12
–
1-0-0
5
Ridgway
6-0-3
8
5
1-0-1
Others receiving votes:
Denver Christian 7, Fountain Valley 6, Heritage Christian 5, Lotus School For Excellence 1, Telluride 1.
In a top-5 Class 3A boys soccer matchup, No. 5 Roaring Fork beat No. 3 Delta on Thursday.
The Rams won, 2-1.
“I believe it was a team effort,” Roaring Fork coach Nick Forbes said. “I feel like that every single player from starters to players coming off the bench showed they wanted it more.”
Roaring Fork scored two first half goals, the first from Emiliano Magana and the second from Dylan Webster.
“Every single player from starters to players coming off the bench wanted it more and that showed by our effort on the field,” Roaring Fork goalkeeper Noah Wheeless said.
Delta scored a second half goal as Martin Corral scored on a cross by Nathan Downey.
“I feel Roaring Fork came out with more intensity and we didn’t match it early on,” Delta coach Paul Shean said. “They put in two goals as they took advantage of our slow start. We played hard, but against good teams if you let your guard down for a couple minute stretch it will always find a way to hurt you. Credit to Coach Forbes and his squad for coming out the better team today.”
Fruita Monument 26, Ponderosa 22, Silver Creek 18, Brighton 13, Greeley West 10, Golden 9, Grand Junction 9, Wheat Ridge 9, Skyline 5, Air Academy 4, Windsor 4, Longmont 3, Vista Ridge 2, Mesa Ridge 1, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
Ponderosa (7), Silver Creek (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (19)
4-0
202
1
W
2
Mead (1)
4-0
190
2
Bye
3
Pueblo South
3-1
167
3
L
4
Discovery Canyon
4-1
120
4
W
5
Green Mountain
3-1
101
5
W
6
Frederick (1)
4-0
95
7
W
7
Palisade
2-2
62
6
L
8
Lutheran
3-1
50
8
W
9
Erie
2-2
40
10
W
10
Durango
3-2
39
9
W
Others receiving votes:
Conifer 27, Holy Family 16, Thomas Jefferson 16, Northridge 15, Pueblo Central 15, Fort Morgan 12, Roosevelt 10, Harrison 8, Lewis-Palmer 7, Pueblo East 7, Battle Mountain 6, Skyview 4, Lincoln 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rifle (13)
4-0
204
1
W
2
Delta (5)
4-0
192
2
W
3
Platte Valley (2)
3-1
165
3
Bye
4
Sterling
3-1
157
4
Bye
5
Resurrection Christian (2)
3-1
137
5
W
6
Faith Christian (1)
3-1
117
6
W
7
Basalt
4-0
66
9
W
8
La Junta
3-1
64
8
W
9
Lamar
3-1
51
–
W
10
Alamosa
3-1
49
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Eaton 21, Moffat County 15, Elizabeth 9, Aspen 6, University 6, Englewood 3, D’Evelyn 2, Arvada 1.
Dropped out
Eaton (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (17)
4-0
188
2
W
2
Limon (1)
3-1
162
1
L
3
Holyoke (1)
4-0
142
3
W
4
Florence
4-0
119
4
W
5
Centauri
4-1
98
7
W
6
Colorado Springs Christian
3-1
95
6
W
7
Meeker
3-1
79
5
Bye
8
Burlington
2-2
35
10
W
9
Rye
4-0
29
9
Bye
10
Highland
2-2
23
–
L
Others receiving votes:
Hotchkiss 21, Buena Vista 19, Wray 14, Flatirons Academy 10, Peyton 6, Grand Valley 3, Paonia 2.
Dropped out
Buena Vista (8).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (13)
5-0
148
1
W
2
Fowler (2)
4-0
120
2
W
3
Mancos
4-0
117
3
W
4
Dayspring Christian Academy
4-0
106
5
W
5
Caliche
3-1
71
4
L
6
Merino
3-1
67
6
W
7
Sanford
4-0
62
7
W
8
Vail Christian
4-0
40
8
W
9
Pikes Peak Christian
2-1
26
–
Bye
10
Rangely
3-1
17
10
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Hoehne 15, Soroco 14, West Grand 10, Sargent 5, Dove Creek 4, Elbert 1, Holly 1, Plateau Valley 1.
Rampart has risen to the top of this week’s Class 5A boys soccer rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rampart (6)
9-0-0
74
3
3-0-0
2
Boulder (1)
6-2-0
69
7
2-0-0
3
Legacy
7-1-0
66
1
2-1-0
4
Broomfield (1)
7-1-0
64
2
2-1-0
5
Grandview
6-1-2
49
4
0-0-1
6
Fairview (1)
6-2-0
41
5
2-1-0
7
Arvada West
8-2-0
37
–
3-0-0
8
Regis Jesuit
5-1-1
22
8
2-1-0
9
Cherry Creek
6-2-2
19
10
0-0-1
10
Fossil Ridge
4-3-0
12
6
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valor Christian 9, Denver East 6, Eaglecrest 6, Poudre 5, Bear Creek 4, Gateway 4, Ralston Valley 4, Smoky Hill 2, Arapahoe 1, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
Eaglecrest (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (7)
8-0-1
95
1
1-0-1
2
Golden (2)
8-1-1
83
3
2-0-0
3
Alameda
8-0-0
61
10
1-0-0
4
Loveland (1)
8-0-0
57
7
1-0-0
5
Silver Creek
4-1-2
53
6
1-0-0
6
Skyview
6-0-1
51
4
0-0-0
7
Discovery Canyon
7-1-0
42
9
2-0-0
8
Glenwood Springs
6-0-2
38
–
1-0-1
9
Air Academy
5-3-0
29
8
1-1-0
10
Regis Groff
6-2-0
24
2
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Palmer Ridge 10, Pueblo East 3, Pueblo Centennial 2, The Classical Academy 2.
Dropped out
Palmer Ridge (5).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (6)
9-0-0
105
1
1-0-0
2
Salida (5)
8-0-0
104
2
2-0-0
3
Delta
7-2-0
71
5
1-1-0
4
Atlas Preparatory School
7-0-0
62
3
2-0-0
5
Roaring Fork
5-1-1
48
4
1-0-0
6
Aurora West College Prep Academy
7-1-0
47
9
2-0-0
7
Faith Christian
5-2-1
38
7
1-1-0
8
Colorado Academy
5-2-0
37
6
1-0-0
9
Liberty Common
3-1-0
29
10
2-0-0
10
Lutheran
6-2-0
11
8
2-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Vail Mountain 10, KIPP Denver Collegiate 9, Middle Park 9, Fort Lupton 6, Arrupe Jesuit 5, The Academy 4, Manitou Springs 3, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Jefferson Academy 2, Coal Ridge 1, DSST: Byers 1, Lamar 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fountain Valley (5)
6-1-0
29
1
1-0-0
2
Crested Butte (1)
8-2-1
20
2
2-0-0
3
Denver Christian
5-3-0
13
3
2-0-0
4
Dawson School
6-2-1
9
4
2-0-0
5
Ridgway
5-0-2
7
5
1-0-1
Others receiving votes:
Campion Academy 4, Colorado Rocky Mountain 3, Heritage Christian 3, Telluride 2.
For the fourth-straight year, Montrose has won the 4A Region 4 tournament. They finished with a team score of 223 (3-over). Mullen was second at 238. Summit and Conifer were tied for third third at 250. Palisade was fourth at 251.
“Great win for the team,” Montrose coach Dave Woodruff said. “Looking forward to state.”
For the second year in a row, Micah Stangebye and Jordan Jennings tied for first at even par. Stangebye won the playoff after one hole which made him a four-time regional champion.
“Today I hit the driver pretty well,” Strangebye said. “The pin placements were very tough on the greens. It is really great to say I’ve won the regionals as a team and individually four years in a row. Now on to state.”
Said Jennings: “I didn’t play my best today, but hung in there. Most excited about the team. We have more more goal to reach. I’m super excited for Micah to be a four time regional champ is awesome.”
Their Montrose teammate, Ryan Lords, tied for third along with Rhett Johnson of Mullen and Hunter Swanson of Northfield at 3-over.
“I putted good today, but just hit a few that put me behind a little bit,” Ryan Lords said. “It is a great accomplishment to win regionals four times in a row.”
— Tom Hoganson
[divider]
5A Western Regional
Rock Canyon won the region, held at Gold Course, by finishing at 3-over. Fairview (+6) was second, and Valor Christian (+17) placed third.
The Jaguars were paced by Nick Fallin, who won the region after finishing his round tied at 2-under with Fairview’s Ryder Heuston and winning in a playoff. Rock Canyon also had Finn Olson (+2) place fifth, and Beck Duncan (+3) tie for sixth.
Legacy’s Trenton Homchanh placed third individually at even, and Prairie View’s Jeff Nelson (+1) was fourth.
[divider]
3A Region 4
Montezuma-Cortez captured the region, held at Aspen Golf Club, with a team score of 23-over. Host Aspen was second at 25-over, Basalt (+44) was third, Delta (+46) was fourth, and Gunnison (+60) placed fifth.
The Panthers had the top two individual finishers, with Blake Keetch claiming top individual honors at 2-over, and Thayer Plewe (+3) placing second.
Delta’s Atley Harris (+4) was third, and Aspen teammates Nic Pevny and Jack Pevny tied for fourth at 5-over.
This week’s football rankings feature seven new teams: Legend (5A), Vista Peak (4A), Silver Creek (4A), Frederick (3A), Eaton (2A), Vail Christian (8-man), and Briggsdale (6-man).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Loveland 32, Greeley West 25, Skyline 15, Fruita Monument 14, Windsor 13, Grand Junction 11, Golden 6, Monarch 6, Rampart 6, Hinkley 5, Longmont 5, Wheat Ridge 4, Brighton 3, Air Academy 1.
Dropped out
Loveland (8), Windsor (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (18)
3-0
200
1
W
2
Mead (2)
4-0
187
2
W
3
Pueblo South
3-0
162
4
Bye
4
Discovery Canyon
3-1
107
6
W
5
Green Mountain
2-1
91
3
L
6
Palisade
2-1
89
5
W
7
Frederick
3-0
85
7
W
8
Lutheran
2-1
35
–
W
9
Durango
2-2
31
10
W
10
Erie
1-2
30
9
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Roosevelt 27, Pueblo Central 18, Fort Morgan 16, Thomas Jefferson 16, Conifer 13, Holy Family 11, Northridge 10, Pueblo East 8, Battle Mountain 6, Skyview 4, Denver North 3, Harrison 3, Lewis-Palmer 3.
Dropped out
Roosevelt (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rifle (15)
3-0
205
1
W
2
Delta (4)
3-0
172
3
W
3
Platte Valley (1)
3-1
146
4
W
4
Sterling
3-1
140
2
L
5
Resurrection Christian (1)
2-1
121
6
W
6
Faith Christian (1)
2-1
112
5
W
7
Alamosa
3-0
105
8
W
8
La Junta
2-1
71
7
W
9
Basalt
3-0
67
9
W
10
Eaton
1-2
17
–
L
Others receiving votes:
Bayfield 8, Bennett 8, Moffat County 8, The Classical Academy 6, Lamar 5, D’Evelyn 4, University 4, Bishop Machebeuf 3, Elizabeth 3, Englewood 2, Kent Denver 2, Aspen 1.
Dropped out
Bayfield (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Limon (15)
3-0
193
1
W
2
Strasburg (4)
3-0
169
2
Bye
3
Holyoke (1)
3-0
167
3
Bye
4
Florence
3-0
125
5
W
5
Meeker
3-1
101
4
L
6
Colorado Springs Christian
2-1
92
6
W
7
Centauri
3-1
83
7
W
8
Buena Vista
3-0
57
9
W
9
Rye
4-0
37
10
W
10
Burlington
1-2
21
8
L
Others receiving votes:
Highland 19, Hotchkiss 11, Wray 9, Paonia 6, Peyton 4, Wiggins 4, Monte Vista 2.
Dropped out
None.
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (12)
4-0
129
1
W
2
Fowler (1)
3-0
97
2
Bye
3
Mancos
3-0
95
4
W
4
Caliche
3-0
93
3
Bye
5
Dayspring Christian Academy
3-0
75
5
W
6
Merino
2-1
48
6
Bye
7
Sanford
3-0
44
8
W
8
Vail Christian
3-0
33
–
W
9
West Grand
3-1
26
9
W
10
Rangely
3-1
19
7
L
Others receiving votes:
Hoehne 18, Pikes Peak Christian 16, Soroco 8, Holly 6, Sargent 5, Dove Creek 3.
