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The 2017 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.
Two teams — Centauri and Pueblo West — have taken over the top spots in their respective classifications of the girls basketball rankings this week.
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.
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
PVS
LW
1
Grandview (7)
2-0
97
1
2-0
2
Highlands Ranch (3)
4-1
86
5
4-1
3
Ralston Valley
3-1
76
6
3-1
4
Regis Jesuit
3-2
66
3
3-2
5
Fairview
3-1
43
9
3-1
6
Horizon
4-0
36
7
4-0
7
Cherry Creek
2-1
35
2
2-1
8
Lakewood
6-2
32
4
6-2
9
Castle View
4-0
28
10
4-0
10
Fossil Ridge
2-2
24
8
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Vista 11, Fruita Monument 6, Fort Collins 4, Denver East 3, Arapahoe 2, Broomfield 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo West (9)
5-0
145
3
5-0
2
Golden (4)
5-0
140
4
5-0
3
Evergreen (2)
4-1
108
1
4-1
4
Mesa Ridge
4-2
85
5
4-2
5
Holy Family
3-1
82
9
3-1
6
Valor Christian (1)
3-1
79
7
3-1
7
D’Evelyn
6-1
63
8
6-1
8
Pueblo South (1)
2-3
54
2
2-3
9
Air Academy
5-1
50
10
5-1
10
Windsor
2-1
33
6
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 21, Discovery Canyon 19, The Classical Academy 17, Berthoud 11, Pueblo County 9, Rifle 5, Centaurus 4, Pueblo East 4, Palmer Ridge 3, Fort Morgan 1, Littleton 1, Sierra 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centauri (5)
6-0
89
2
6-0
2
St. Mary’s (1)
4-0
79
3
4-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
3-0
74
4
3-0
4
Lamar (2)
3-1
65
1
3-1
5
Pagosa Springs
2-1
60
5
2-1
6
Moffat County
4-2
27
9
4-2
7
Eaton
4-1
21
–
4-1
8
Kent Denver
4-1
20
–
4-1
9
Cedaredge
4-0
17
–
4-0
10
Alamosa
4-2
15
–
4-2
Others receiving votes:
Manitou Springs 13, Resurrection Christian 11, Weld Central 10, Colorado Academy 9, University 7, Liberty Common 6, Brush 5, Delta 5, Lutheran 5, Sterling 5, Grand Valley 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Gunnison 1.
Dropped out
Sterling (6), Lutheran (7), Manitou Springs (8), Faith Christian (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (7)
5-0
95
1
5-0
2
Swink (2)
3-1
75
4
3-1
3
Wray
3-2
68
3
3-2
4
Del Norte (1)
4-3
49
2
4-3
5
Limon
3-0
44
7
3-0
6
Ignacio
3-0
37
9
3-0
7
Simla
2-0
35
8
2-0
8
Paonia
3-1
31
5
3-1
9
Holyoke
3-0
26
–
3-0
10
Haxtun
3-0
25
6
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Vail Christian 17, Akron 9, Sanford 9, Ellicott 8, Soroco 5, Denver Christian 4, Burlington 3, Highland 3, Hotchkiss 2, Peyton 2, Clear Creek 1, Lyons 1, Rocky Ford 1.
Dropped out
Lyons (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (11)
2-0
110
1
2-0
2
Briggsdale
3-0
89
3
3-0
3
Kim/Branson
4-0
84
5
4-0
4
Fleming
1-1
66
2
1-1
5
Sangre de Cristo
4-0
36
–
4-0
6
Antonito
4-1
33
4
4-1
7
Wiley
2-1
30
9
2-1
8
Heritage Christian
4-0
28
–
4-0
9
Cheraw
4-1
24
–
4-1
10
McClave
3-1
22
–
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Eads 20, Holly 20, La Veta 12, Springfield 11, Centennial 6, North Park 6, Prairie 5, Arickaree/Woodlin 2, Hi-Plains 1.
Dropped out
Eads (6), La Veta (7), Holly (8), Springfield (10).
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
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The 2017-18 preseason boys basketball rankings are here. No. 1 teams to start the season include: Rock Canyon (5A), Golden (4A), Sterling (3A), Sedgwick County (2A) and Holly (1A).
Sterling and Holly are defending champions, while Sedgwick County finished runner-up last season.
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.
Evergreen 19, Mead 16, Mesa Ridge 16, D’Evelyn 13, Thompson Valley 12, Sierra 7, Air Academy 4, Northridge 3, Sand Creek 3, Windsor 3, Mountain View 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Ponderosa 2, Fort Morgan 1, Vista PEAK 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Sterling (10)
0-0
109
2
Faith Christian
0-0
92
3
Kent Denver (1)
0-0
58
4
Resurrection Christian
0-0
48
5
DSST-Stapleton
0-0
35
6
Colorado Springs Christian
0-0
34
7
Alamosa
0-0
31
8
Lutheran
0-0
27
9
Bayfield
0-0
25
10
Strasburg
0-0
22
Others receiving votes:
Coal Ridge 20, Manitou Springs 20, Manual 15, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 13, Basalt 7, Buena Vista 7, Grand Valley 7, La Junta 7, The Academy 6, Colorado Academy 6, Platte Valley 5, The Vanguard 5, Roaring Fork 4, Arrupe Jesuit 1, Machebeuf 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Sedgwick County (5)
0-0
94
2
Holyoke (4)
0-0
84
3
Del Norte (1)
0-0
61
4
Highland
0-0
46
5
Paonia
0-0
43
6
Fowler
0-0
33
7
Sanford
0-0
31
8
Akron
0-0
30
9
Crowley County
0-0
27
10
Ignacio
0-0
24
Others receiving votes:
Yuma 20, Peyton 10, Burlington 6, Meeker 6, Merino 6, Vail Christian 6, Byers 5, Dawson 5, Limon 4, Haxtun 3, Hotchkiss 3, Evangelical Christian 2, Calhan 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Holly (5)
0-0
69
2
Cheyenne Wells
0-0
61
3
Fleming (1)
0-0
51
4
Creede
0-0
46
5
Front Range Baptist (1)
0-0
40
6
Peetz (1)
0-0
36
7
Kit Carson
0-0
31
8
Longmont Christian
0-0
29
9
Sierra Grande
0-0
18
10
South Baca
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Heritage Christian 8, Ouray 8, Cheraw 7, Stratton/Liberty 4, Sangre de Cristo 4, Flagler 3, Shining Mountain 3, Walsh 3, DeBeque 2, Cornerstone Christian 1, Weldon Valley 1.
Grandview (5A), Evergreen (4A), Lamar (3A), Yuma (2A) and Kit Carson (1A) are each top-ranked teams in the preseason girls basketball rankings that were released on Monday.
All but Yuma are defending champions.
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.
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
Grandview (6)
0-0
90
2
Cherry Creek
0-0
79
3
Regis Jesuit (2)
0-0
71
4
Lakewood (1)
0-0
65
5
Highlands Ranch (1)
0-0
64
6
Ralston Valley
0-0
48
7
Horizon
0-0
28
8
Fossil Ridge
0-0
19
9
Fairview
0-0
18
10
Castle View
0-0
13
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 10, ThunderRidge 10, Doherty 7, Eaglecrest 7, Poudre 5, Monarch 4, Broomfield 2, Fruita Monument 2, Legacy 2, Legend 2, Bear Creek 1, Chaparral 1, Grand Junction Central 1, Liberty 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Evergreen (14)
0-0
175
2
Pueblo South (2)
0-0
142
3
Pueblo West (1)
0-0
120
4
Golden (1)
0-0
115
5
Mesa Ridge
0-0
90
6
Windsor
0-0
75
7
Valor Christian
0-0
74
8
D’Evelyn
0-0
47
9
Holy Family
0-0
39
10
Air Academy
0-0
37
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 26, Rifle 14, Thomas Jefferson 11, George Washington 6, Discovery Canyon 5, Sierra 5, Littleton 2, Pueblo County 2, Pueblo East 2, The Classical Academy 2, Lewis-Palmer 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lamar (5)
0-0
93
2
Centauri (2)
0-0
74
3
St. Mary’s (1)
0-0
66
4
Colorado Springs Christian
0-0
64
5
Pagosa Springs
0-0
56
6
Sterling (2)
0-0
54
7
Lutheran
0-0
34
8
Manitou Springs
0-0
30
9
Moffat County
0-0
16
10
Faith Christian
0-0
12
Others receiving votes:
Resurrection Christian 11, Liberty Common 9, Colorado Academy 6, La Junta 4, Bennett 3, Grand Valley 3, Jefferson Academy 3, Kent Denver 3, The Academy 2, Machebeuf 2, Salida 2, Brush 1, Eaton 1, Trinidad 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (6)
0-0
77
2
Del Norte (1)
0-0
57
3
Wray
0-0
53
4
Swink
0-0
46
5
Paonia
0-0
34
6
Haxtun
0-0
30
7
Limon
0-0
27
8
Simla
0-0
24
9
Ignacio
0-0
21
10
Lyons
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Evangelical Christian 10, Holyoke 10, Akron 7, Denver Christian 6, Ellicott 5, Sanford 5, Clear Creek 4, Burlington 3, Highland 3, Soroco 2, Center 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Kit Carson (9)
0-0
90
2
Fleming
0-0
65
3
Briggsdale
0-0
62
4
Antonito
0-0
61
5
Kim/Branson
0-0
46
6
Eads
0-0
45
7
La Veta
0-0
28
8
Holly
0-0
18
9
Wiley
0-0
14
10
Springfield
0-0
11
Others receiving votes:
Genoa-Hugo/Karval 10, Heritage Christian 10, South Baca 10, Sangre de Cristo 7, Cheraw 5, Nucla 5, Cheyenne Wells 3, McClave 3, Edison 2.
PEYTON — Forget rain, sleet or snow. The 60-miles per hour wind gusts in Peyton may have been the worst conditions that two group of high school football players may ever face in their lives.
In Saturday’s first round game in the Class 1A state football tournament, No. 8 Peyton and No. 9 Paonia had to battle that element as well as each other.
The Eagles may have grabbed the 13-0 win to advance to next week’s quarterfinals, but it was anything but easy.
“The conditions were terrible today,” Paonia senior running back Jaden Miller said. “We couldn’t throw the ball at all, we had to stick to our running game at that was hard.”
But it got the job done.
The Eagles (8-2) overall tend not to go to the air very much anyway. But even the dominant running game that sees Miller go for about 145 yards per game took a hit.
He got the ball early and often, but the Eagles had trouble moving against the wind in the first quarter.
Neither team was able to put any points on the board in the first quarter and overall it was clear that typical game plans were going to be tossed out the window due to the wind.
“Playing in this kind of wind hurts you when you can’t punt, when can’t throw at all and when you can’t run an option or a sweep,” Eagles coach Blaine Escher said. “That’s some tricky stuff.”
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Going with the wind in the second quarter, Paonia managed to get into the end zone on a one-yard Caden Meiliner run. That score gave the senior quarterback more confidence in what he was hoping the offense could do moving forward.
“At that point we knew we could score on them,” Meiliner said. “We knew we could get the job done so at that point it was about execution.”
The Panthers (8-2) got the ball to start the second half and were once again moving with the wind. But the Eagles were doing a good job of breaking up run protection up the middle as well as containing the outside.
Peyton struggled to move the ball all day, totaling 63 yards of offense all game, but managed to in Paonia territory late in the quarter.
Knowing his team had to strike before the field flipped, Peyton coach Richard Deems managed the final two minutes of the third quarter like they were the final two minutes at the end of the game.
“The wind was ridiculous,” Deems said. “There’s nothing we can do about Mother Nature and it limited what we were able to do offensively.”
Josh Gonzales led the Panthers with 48 rushing yards. Trevor Walker added 21 but the rest of the team was rendered ineffective.
Even with a six-point lead, the Eagles knew the game was far from in hand. They put together one more good drive that was capped off with a three-yard touchdown run from Miller.
“We knew they were a pretty good team,” Miller said. “We knew they were going to fight back hard so we knew we had to score a couple more times.”
Turned out the one was more than enough. Miller led all rushers with 93 yards on Saturday and Paonia’s hopes of reaching at least the semifinals for a fifth-straight season remain alive.
The Eagles will host No. 1 Bennett next week in the 1A quarterfinals.
