Greeley Central, Montrose, Grand Valley, Eaton, Alamosa, Sanford, Paonia, and North Park have all joined this week’s girls basketball rankings.
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.
D’Evelyn 30, Widefield 21, Golden 13, Berthoud 9, Wheat Ridge 8, Pueblo Central 6, Skyline 5, Mead 4, George Washington 3, Denver West 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Weld Central 2, Canon City 1, Denver North 1, Discovery Canyon 1, Palmer Ridge 1.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (9), Golden (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (10)
4-0
118
1
3-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
2-0
110
2
1-0
3
Lutheran
3-1
84
3
0-1
4
Centauri
5-1
67
6
2-1
5
Delta
3-0
56
8
1-0
6
University
4-1
50
5
1-1
7
Pagosa Springs
2-1
48
4
1-1
8
Grand Valley (1)
5-0
32
–
2-0
9
Eaton
5-0
27
–
2-0
10
Alamosa
4-2
22
–
3-1
Others receiving votes:
Cedaredge 20, Roaring Fork 17, Colorado Academy 13, Faith Christian 13, Resurrection Christian 13, Kent Denver 7, Machebeuf 5, Moffat County 5, Estes Park 2, Platte Valley 2, Coal Ridge 1, Lake County 1, Manitou Springs 1, Riverdale Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Moffat County (7), Kent Denver (9), Cedaredge (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wray (7)
4-0
86
1
3-0
2
Del Norte (1)
5-0
75
4
3-0
3
Holyoke
3-0
50
5
1-0
4
Yuma
2-2
48
3
2-1
5
Simla
3-0
42
7
1-0
6
Limon
2-1
41
2
1-1
7
Swink (1)
2-1
39
6
2-1
8
Sanford
3-1
19
–
2-1
9
Soroco
5-1
18
9
3-1
10
Paonia
3-0
17
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Hotchkiss 14, Meeker 12, Heritage Christian 6, Holly 6, Ignacio 5, Rye 5, Crowley County 4, Highland 3, Rocky Ford 3, Fowler 1, Plateau Valley 1.
Dropped out
Meeker (8), Highland (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (13)
3-0
138
1
3-0
2
Sangre de Cristo (1)
4-0
114
2
1-0
3
Haxtun
3-0
101
3
1-0
4
Briggsdale
5-0
79
4
2-0
5
South Baca
4-0
67
5
2-0
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
4-0
64
6
2-0
7
Kim/Branson
4-0
43
8
1-0
8
Fleming
2-1
26
9
2-0
9
North Park
2-1
23
–
1-0
10
McClave
2-2
22
7
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 17, De Beque 16, Longmont Christian 14, Elbert 10, Shining Mountain Waldorf 8, Cheraw 6, La Veta 5, Cotopaxi 4, Eads 4, Lone Star 3, Pikes Peak Christian 2, Wiley 2, Dove Creek 1, Merino 1.
Sterling, No. 2 in the preseason, has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 3A boys basketball rankings.
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 (9)
0-0
97
1
0-0
2
ThunderRidge
2-0
84
3
2-0
3
Smoky Hill (1)
2-0
76
4
2-0
4
Overland
1-2
52
6
1-2
5
Rangeview
1-0
50
8
1-0
6
Regis Jesuit
1-1
43
7
1-1
7
Chaparral
1-0
39
2
1-0
8
Rock Canyon
2-1
27
–
2-1
9
Eaglecrest
1-0
19
10
1-0
10
George Washington
2-2
18
9
2-2
Others receiving votes:
Columbine 14, Mountain Vista 9, Denver East 8, Mullen 5, Doherty 4, Arvada West 2, Cherry Creek 2, Highlands Ranch 1.
Dropped out
Denver East (5).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (9)
3-0
132
1
3-0
2
Longmont (3)
3-0
118
2
3-0
3
Lincoln (1)
3-0
91
5
3-0
4
Pueblo West
4-0
74
3
4-0
5
Cheyenne Mountain
3-1
69
7
3-1
6
Holy Family
2-1
60
4
2-1
7
Mead
0-1
38
6
0-1
8
Centaurus
2-1
27
–
2-1
9
Pueblo South (1)
0-3
25
9
0-3
10
Golden
1-2
22
10
1-2
Others receiving votes:
Silver Creek 16, Air Academy 14, Harrison 11, Falcon 10, Evergreen 8, Thomas Jefferson 8, Pueblo East 7, Steamboat Springs 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Coronado 5, Montrose 5, Widefield 5, Sierra 4, Green Mountain 3, Littleton 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Palmer Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo East (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sterling (11)
3-0
116
2
3-0
2
The Vanguard
2-0
90
4
2-0
3
Coal Ridge
2-0
66
6
2-0
4
Manual
0-0
61
5
0-0
5
Colorado Academy
1-1
60
1
1-1
6
Lutheran
2-1
56
3
2-1
7
Resurrection Christian
2-1
53
7
2-1
8
Kent Denver
2-0
33
–
2-0
9
Platte Valley
3-0
28
9
3-0
10
Faith Christian
1-1
23
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Alamosa 21, Bayfield 16, Basalt 7, Eaton 6, La Junta 5, Strasburg 5, DSST: Stapleton 4, Colorado Springs Christian 3, Montezuma-Cortez 3, Lamar 2, Delta 1, St. Mary’s 1.
Dropped out
Bayfield (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (15)
1-0
150
1
1-0
2
Highland
2-0
118
2
2-0
3
Limon
2-0
110
4
2-0
4
Simla
2-0
99
5
2-0
5
Holly
1-0
77
7
1-0
6
Sanford
1-0
71
6
1-0
7
Sedgwick County
0-0
35
9
0-0
8
Byers
0-2
34
3
0-2
9
Ignacio
1-1
21
–
1-1
10
Vail Christian
1-1
18
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Fowler 15, Mancos 15, Del Norte 11, Holyoke 10, Heritage Christian 9, Meeker 9, Akron 5, Crowley County 4, Denver Christian 4, Front Range Christian 4, Paonia 3, Peyton 3.
Dropped out
Crowley County (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sangre de Cristo (4)
2-0
66
1
2-0
2
Peetz (2)
2-0
60
4
2-0
3
De Beque (2)
2-0
54
6
2-0
4
Arickaree/Woodlin
2-0
51
3
2-0
5
Cornerstone Christian (1)
3-0
47
8
3-0
6
Kit Carson
0-0
46
2
0-0
7
Springfield
2-0
29
–
2-0
8
Front Range Baptist
2-1
27
7
2-1
9
Creede
2-1
21
–
2-1
10
Sierra Grande
1-1
13
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Haxtun 12, South Baca 11, Walsh 11, Cheraw 9, Evangelical Christian 9, Merino 8, Otis 6, Pikes Peak Christian 5, Longmont Christian 4, Eads 3, McClave 2, Primero 1.
Wray has taken over the top spot in this week’s Class 2A girls basketball rankings.
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.
Widefield 21, Greeley Central 18, Discovery Canyon 8, Thomas Jefferson 8, Centaurus 7, Littleton 5, Mead 4, Montrose 4, Pueblo Central 4, Rifle 4, George Washington 2, The Classical Academy 2, Berthoud 1, Pueblo County 1.
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
St. Mary’s (8)
1-0
107
1
1-0
2
Colorado Springs Christian (3)
1-0
102
2
1-0
3
Lutheran
3-0
67
6
3-0
4
Pagosa Springs
1-0
63
4
1-0
5
University
3-0
56
3
3-0
6
Centauri
3-0
44
7
3-0
7
Moffat County
2-1
33
5
2-1
8
Delta
2-0
26
–
2-0
9
Kent Denver
1-0
15
9
1-0
10
Cedaredge
2-0
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 10, Sterling 10, Machebeuf 9, Faith Christian 8, Manitou Springs 8, Alamosa 7, Eaton 7, Colorado Academy 6, Grand Valley 6, Resurrection Christian 6, Estes Park 2, Jefferson Academy 1, Salida 1.
Dropped out
Lamar (8), Resurrection Christian (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wray (7)
1-0
87
3
1-0
2
Limon
1-0
69
2
1-0
3
Yuma (1)
0-1
62
1
0-1
4
Del Norte
2-0
58
4
2-0
5
Holyoke
2-0
53
6
2-0
6
Swink (1)
0-0
46
5
0-0
7
Simla
2-0
31
8
2-0
8
Meeker
1-1
18
7
1-1
9
Soroco
2-0
16
–
2-0
10
Highland
2-1
12
9
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Clear Creek 8, Rangely 8, Ignacio 7, Sanford 7, Paonia 4, Rocky Ford 4, Holly 2, Wiggins 2, Sargent 1.
Dropped out
Ignacio (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (10)
0-0
106
1
0-0
2
Sangre de Cristo (1)
3-0
85
3
3-0
3
Haxtun
2-0
63
5
2-0
4
Briggsdale
3-0
44
–
3-0
5
South Baca
2-0
40
8
2-0
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
2-0
39
–
2-0
7
McClave
1-0
35
6
1-0
8
Kim/Branson
3-0
32
7
3-0
9
Fleming
0-1
28
2
0-1
10
La Veta
0-0
27
9
0-0
Others receiving votes:
North Park 25, Springfield 16, Eads 15, De Beque 8, Longmont Christian 8, Aguilar 5, Cheraw 5, Cotopaxi 5, Caliche 4, Otis 4, Primero 3, Wiley 3, Elbert 2, Dove Creek 1, Merino 1, Shining Mountain Waldorf 1.
The preseason boys basketball rankings are out. The No. 1 teams are: Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Colorado Academy (3A), Yuma (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A).
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 (9)
0-0
95
2
Chaparral
0-0
74
3
ThunderRidge
0-0
64
4
Smoky Hill
0-0
59
5
Denver East
0-0
47
6
Overland
0-0
41
7
Regis Jesuit
0-0
30
8
Rangeview
0-0
24
9
George Washington
0-0
22
10
Eaglecrest
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Rock Canyon 19, Valor Christian 15, Mountain Vista 9, Doherty 8, Columbine 7, Cherry Creek 6, Legend 4, Arvada West 2, Fairview 1, Highlands Ranch 1, Mullen 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Lewis-Palmer (12)
0-0
138
2
Longmont (1)
0-0
117
3
Pueblo West
0-0
60
4
Holy Family
0-0
59
5
Lincoln
0-0
49
6
Mead
0-0
40
7
Cheyenne Mountain
0-0
33
8
Pueblo East
0-0
30
9
Pueblo South (1)
0-0
27
10
Golden
0-0
25
Others receiving votes:
Falcon 23, Silver Creek 20, Sierra 17, Widefield 17, Ponderosa 16, Discovery Canyon 15, Thomas Jefferson 13, Montrose 11, Air Academy 8, Glenwood Springs 8, Coronado 7, Steamboat Springs 7, D’Evelyn 6, Evergreen 5, Harrison 4, Green Mountain 3, Denver North 2, Northfield 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Skyview 2, Woodland Park 2, Centaurus 1, Mountain View 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Colorado Academy (4)
0-0
79
2
Sterling (1)
0-0
68
3
Lutheran (1)
0-0
59
4
The Vanguard
0-0
53
5
Manual (3)
0-0
48
6
Coal Ridge
0-0
42
7
Resurrection Christian
0-0
40
8
Bayfield
0-0
26
9
Platte Valley
0-0
24
10
Faith Christian
0-0
15
Others receiving votes:
Roaring Fork 12, Kent Denver 9, Alamosa 6, Delta 4, The Academy 4, DSST: Stapleton 3, Grand Valley 2, Basalt 1.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Yuma (8)
0-0
89
2
Highland (1)
0-0
71
3
Byers
0-0
61
4
Limon
0-0
47
5
Simla
0-0
45
6
Sanford
0-0
31
7
Holly
0-0
29
8
Crowley County
0-0
20
9
Sedgwick County
0-0
19
10
Vail Christian
0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Del Norte 17, Ignacio 17, Holyoke 8, Mancos 5, Thomas McLaren 5, Denver Christian 3, Fowler 3, Akron 2, Burlington 2, Hotchkiss 1, Meeker 1, Union Colony 1.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Sangre de Cristo (7)
0-0
88
2
Kit Carson
0-0
56
3
Arickaree/Woodlin
0-0
51
4
Peetz
0-0
48
5
Haxtun
0-0
45
6
De Beque
0-0
38
7
Front Range Baptist
0-0
34
8
Cornerstone Christian (2)
0-0
31
9
Walsh
0-0
25
10
Otis
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Cheraw 18, South Baca 16, Creede 8, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 6, Manzanola 4, Springfield 4, Primero 2.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (11)
17-1
110
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian
18-0
95
3
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
17-1
82
2
2-0
4
Fort Collins
16-2
72
4
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
14-4
65
5
1-0
6
Cherry Creek
15-3
62
6
1-0
7
Eaglecrest
13-5
33
7
0-1
8
Windsor
16-3
32
8
5-0
9
Denver East
13-4
24
9
1-0
10
Chatfield
13-5
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Mountain 9, Castle View 3, Fruita Monument 3, Mountain Vista 3, Ralston Valley 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
17-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
17-2
78
3
2-0
3
Niwot
16-2
77
4
2-0
4
Longmont
16-2
57
2
1-1
5
Mead
15-4
50
6
4-1
6
Ponderosa
13-5
42
5
2-0
7
Evergreen
15-3
35
9
1-0
8
Palmer Ridge
13-6
33
8
1-1
9
Holy Family
13-7
32
7
3-2
10
Palisade
15-4
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Erie 13, Battle Mountain 2, Thomas Jefferson 2.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (10)
15-1
100
1
0-0
2
Fossil Ridge
15-1
79
3
1-0
3
Valor Christian
16-0
77
2
3-0
4
Fort Collins
14-2
58
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
13-4
54
5
1-1
6
Cherry Creek
14-3
48
4
1-1
7
Eaglecrest
13-4
34
7
2-0
8
Windsor
11-3
25
9
1-0
9
Denver East
12-4
23
8
3-0
10
Castle View
10-5
17
10
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 10, Mountain Vista 7, Rocky Mountain 4, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 2, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
15-1
100
1
2-0
2
Longmont
15-1
82
3
1-0
3
Discovery Canyon
15-2
78
2
1-1
4
Niwot
14-2
52
5
2-0
5
Ponderosa
11-5
49
4
0-0
6
Mead
11-3
44
6
1-1
7
Holy Family
10-5
41
7
1-1
8
Palmer Ridge
12-5
40
9
2-0
9
Evergreen
14-3
26
8
2-0
10
Erie
10-6
17
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Air Academy 3, Battle Mountain 2, Palisade 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo West (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (3)
14-1
105
1
0-1
2
Platte Valley (4)
13-2
103
5
2-0
3
University (2)
13-3
94
2
1-1
4
Eaton (3)
12-5
84
3
2-0
5
Alamosa
22-0
73
4
3-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
17-3
50
6
2-0
7
Manitou Springs
14-2
48
7
1-0
8
Cedaredge
14-2
31
8
1-1
9
Faith Christian
11-4
21
9
2-0
10
Valley
8-7
13
–
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Englewood 10, Coal Ridge 9, Middle Park 7, Bennett 5, Sterling 4, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Eagle Ridge Academy 1.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (9)
15-1
99
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian (1)
13-0
83
4
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
14-1
77
3
2-0
4
Cherry Creek
13-2
64
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
12-3
63
2
1-1
6
Fort Collins
12-2
61
5
2-0
7
Eaglecrest
11-4
30
7
2-0
8
Denver East
9-4
23
9
0-0
9
Windsor
10-3
21
10
2-0
10
Castle View
10-5
14
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 6, Rock Canyon 3, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 1, Mountain Vista 1, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
13-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
14-1
86
2
2-0
3
Longmont
14-1
78
3
2-0
4
Ponderosa
11-5
54
4
1-0
5
Niwot
12-2
51
5
2-0
6
Mead
10-2
43
7
2-0
7
Holy Family
9-4
38
8
2-0
8
Evergreen
12-3
34
9
1-0
9
Palmer Ridge
10-5
32
6
2-1
10
Pueblo West
11-4
14
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Erie 12, Air Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Woodland Park 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (7)
14-0
105
1
2-0
2
University (2)
12-2
97
2
1-1
3
Eaton (2)
10-5
74
3
2-0
4
Alamosa
19-0
71
4
1-0
5
Platte Valley
11-2
70
5
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
15-3
52
6
2-1
7
Manitou Springs
13-2
42
8
2-0
8
Cedaredge
13-1
22
10
3-0
9
Faith Christian
9-4
20
7
1-1
10
Bennett
9-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valley 11, Coal Ridge 9, Englewood 9, Middle Park 5, Sterling 4, Eagle Ridge Academy 2.
Dropped out
Valley (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (8)
15-1
80
1
2-0
2
Meeker
15-0
72
2
1-0
3
Wiggins
14-1
58
3
2-0
4
Denver Christian
14-1
55
4
2-0
5
Swink
16-2
42
5
4-0
6
Del Norte
16-1
39
6
3-0
7
Union Colony
12-2
27
7
1-1
8
Rye
13-2
19
8
2-0
9
Simla
11-4
13
10
1-0
10
Vail Mountain
13-3
11
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 5, Akron 4, Highland 4, Dolores 3, Hoehne 3, Limon 3, Lyons 1, Paonia 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (4)
13-1
76
1
2-0
2
Otis (4)
15-0
74
2
1-0
3
La Veta
14-1
53
4
4-0
4
Weldon Valley
14-1
51
3
2-0
5
Briggsdale
12-2
43
5
0-1
6
Merino
9-5
35
7
1-1
7
Walsh
11-2
33
6
1-2
8
De Beque
13-2
24
8
0-2
9
Springfield
9-4
21
9
2-2
10
Stratton/Liberty
11-3
10
–
2-2
Others receiving votes:
McClave 9, Dove Creek 6, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Fleming 2.
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.
Erie 17, Frederick 11, Woodland Park 7, Air Academy 3, Silver Creek 3, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (5)
12-0
113
1
2-0
2
University (4)
11-1
106
2
1-0
3
Eaton (3)
8-5
78
3
2-1
4
Alamosa
18-0
67
5
5-0
5
Platte Valley
9-2
65
4
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
13-2
53
7
5-1
7
Faith Christian
8-3
43
8
2-0
8
Manitou Springs
11-2
39
6
1-1
9
Valley
6-5
21
10
0-1
10
Cedaredge
10-1
20
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 13, Eagle Ridge Academy 10, Bennett 9, Coal Ridge 8, La Junta 4, Lamar 3, Englewood 2, Resurrection Christian 2, Sterling 2, Buena Vista 1, Jefferson Academy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (9)
13-1
90
1
4-0
2
Meeker
14-0
81
2
2-0
3
Wiggins
12-1
67
5
1-0
4
Denver Christian
12-1
62
3
2-0
5
Swink
12-2
46
4
1-1
6
Del Norte
13-1
42
7
3-0
7
Union Colony
11-1
39
6
2-0
8
Rye
11-2
23
8
2-0
9
Vail Mountain
10-3
14
10
3-1
10
Simla
10-4
13
9
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Dawson School 6, Dayspring Christian 5, Akron 4, Hoehne 3.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (5)
11-1
85
1
1-1
2
Otis (3)
14-0
80
2
2-0
3
Weldon Valley
12-1
59
5
2-0
4
La Veta
10-1
50
3
2-0
5
Briggsdale
12-1
44
4
2-0
6
Walsh
10-0
43
6
1-0
7
Merino
8-4
35
9
0-2
8
De Beque (1)
13-0
28
7
2-0
9
Springfield
7-2
18
10
2-1
10
McClave
9-4
16
–
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Stratton/Liberty 14, Dove Creek 9, Sangre de Cristo 7, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Fleming 3, Eads 1.
Class 1A’s North Central league features four teams ranked in this week’s top-10. So Friday’s league matchup between No. 5 Wray and No. 6 Burlington was of a little extra importance.
Burlington came away with an important 19-8 win over Wray, thanks in part to two touchdown passes from Braden Witzel, and some stout defense.
“It is a big win for us,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “I was really proud of our defense. Two or three times, they were down inside the 20. And we were able to keep them from putting points on the board. I was just really proud of the kids.”
Taylor Scott opened the scoring for Burlington with a 1-yard touchdown in the first quarter. After a Wray safety, Witzel threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Burton with 4:42 left in the second.
The score remained that way until late in the fourth quarter. That’s when Wray cut it to 12-8 with 5:33 following an interception return for a touchdown.
Witzel and Burton then hooked up again for a second time, this one from 30 yards with 35 seconds left, to account for the final margin.
With the win, Burlington is now 1-0 in conference play — along with No. 1 Limon and No. 7 Holyoke, who also won on Friday night.
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3A: Niwot 20, Eagle Valley 14
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Niwot football is now 3-2 after a 20-14 win over Eagle Valley. The Cougars ended a 19-game losing streak earlier in the year.
“Our kids have worked really, really hard, and it’s almost overwhelming at times for what they’ve sacrificed to try to get to this point,” coach Jeremy Lanter told the Scoreboard Show. “The rotating coaches they’ve had in that program, it’s nice to have some consistency and have some kids buy into that consistency.”
On Friday, Julian Molina rushed for two touchdowns for the Cougars, and Eric Ruiz also scored on the ground.
This is just the second time since 2008 that the team has won three games in a season.
“It is so important,” Lanter said of winning games. “Especially when you’re trying everything you can to keep kids motivated and inspired when they know that they’re looking at a 19-game losing streak. Especially for them to be chipping away at that, and they continue to pick up the hammer and pound the stone, and try to give themselves the best opportunity. But winning helps. Winning doesn’t fix everything, but it certainly does help.”
In 8-man, No. 2 West Grandvew beat No. 7 Rangely 20-6 to stay unbeaten at 6-0.
Another top-10 battle in 8-man: No. 5 Hoehne shut out No. 9 Fowler.
In 3A, Pueblo Central is now 4-1 after going 2-18 over the past two seasons. “It’s been great, the kids have been a pleasure to coach so far,” coach Kris Cotterman told the Scoreboard Show. The Wildcats beat Sand Creek 47-6.
It was an offensive affair as No. 3 Otis outlasted No. 4 Prairie 64-59 in 6-man.
Roosevelt beat Glenwood Springs 16-10 in overtime.
4A Bear Creek got its first win of the season against a solid Windsor squad, 30-26.
The Academy quarterback Brandon Boston completed 12-of-15 passes for four touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Prospect Ridge. The Wildcats are now 3-2 in 2A.
Longmont’s Drake Engelking rushed for four touchdowns in his team’s 43-8 win over Silver Creek in 4A. The Trojans are 4-1.
1A No. 3 Peyton improved to 5-0 with a 42-0 win over Ellicott. JD Hart rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns, and also had a receiving score.
Luke McCaffrey threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another as 5A No. 2 Valor Christian shut out Castle View 35-0.
Denver East is now 5-0 in Metro 10 play, and 5-1 overall, after beating Westminster 13-7. The Angels host Smoky Hill next Friday in what could be a matchup of unbeatens in conference play, should Smoky win on Saturday.
