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  • Ralston Valley returns to 5A girls basketball ranking at No. 10

    Chatfield senior Jaelyn Gonzales, left, and Ralston Valley junior Morgan Nishida battle for a loose ball Tuesday during a Class 5A Jeffco League opener at Chatfield High School. Nishida scored a game-high 16 points in the Mustangs' 60-51 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Ralston Valley is back in the 5A girls basketball ranking this week. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Following a one-week absence, Ralston Valley has returned to the CHSAANow.com girls basketball poll. The Mustangs are No. 10 in 5A.

    Regis Jesuit extended its firm hold on the top spot in that ranking, and continued to be followed by No. 2 Highlands Ranch, No. 3 Fossil Ridge and No. 4 Grandview. Castle View moved up two places this week to round out the top 5.

    Rock Canyon is sixth this week, and is followed by Cherry Creek and Lakewood. ThunderRidge is No. 9.

    The other No. 1s also stayed put. Those are Bloomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Yuma (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    The 3A ranking added Olathe at No. 10, while 2A added Sangre de Cristo, also at No. 10. 1A, too, has a new team at No. 10 this week: Gilpin County.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (18) 10-2 189 1 3-0
    2 Highlands Ranch (1) 12-1 172 2 2-0
    3 Fossil Ridge 12-0 137 3 2-0
    4 Grandview 11-2 127 4 2-0
    5 Castle View 10-3 82 7 1-1
    6 Rock Canyon 8-3 75 8 2-0
    7 Cherry Creek 12-1 69 9 2-0
    8 Lakewood 13-1 62 6 2-1
    9 ThunderRidge 8-4 47 5 1-1
    10 Ralston Valley 10-3 23 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Mountain Vista 19, Horizon 18, Denver East 12, Pine Creek 7, Grand Junction 4, Arapahoe 1, Rampart 1.
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Broomfield (13) 12-0 139 1 2-0
    2 Mesa Ridge (1) 12-0 123 2 2-0
    3 Pueblo South 13-1 116 3 3-0
    4 Elizabeth 11-1 82 4 2-0
    5 Pueblo West 10-2 63 5 2-0
    6 Valor Christian 12-3 59 7 3-0
    7 Glenwood Springs 11-0 51 8 2-0
    8 Sand Creek 9-3 49 6 2-0
    9 D’Evelyn 9-3 40 9 2-0
    10 Palmer Ridge 9-2 17 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Green Mountain 12, Pueblo East 9, Longmont 6, Silver Creek 3, Mullen 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (11) 11-1 136 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (3) 10-0 128 2 2-0
    3 Lamar 11-0 110 3 2-0
    4 Sterling 8-2 81 5 1-1
    5 Peak to Peak 9-2 71 8 3-0
    6 Centauri 8-3 43 4 0-2
    7 Strasburg 9-2 39 7 2-1
    8 The Classical Academy 8-1 29 10 2-1
    9 Eaton 7-4 19 6 0-2
    10 Olathe 8-2 17 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Manitou Springs 14, Trinidad 13, Valley 12, St. Mary’s 10, Bishop Machebeuf 9, Brush 9, Jefferson Academy 9, Cedaredge 8, Platte Valley 6, Alamosa 5, Coal Ridge 2.
    Dropped out
    Coal Ridge (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (8) 9-0 123 1 3-0
    2 Lutheran (4) 8-1 120 2 1-1
    3 Peyton 10-1 99 3 2-0
    4 Akron 7-1 85 4 2-0
    5 Liberty Common (1) 11-0 58 5 2-0
    6 Meeker 9-1 50 8 3-0
    7 Simla 10-0 49 9 3-0
    8 Hoehne 8-1 45 7 2-0
    9 Paonia 8-3 32 6 2-0
    10 Sangre de Cristo 7-3 30 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Hayden 7, The Vanguard 7, Heritage Christian 6, Rye 4, Del Norte 1.
    Dropped out
    Heritage Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (8) 9-0 89 1 2-0
    2 Norwood (1) 8-0 81 2 1-0
    3 Eads 9-1 65 4 2-0
    4 Idalia 9-0 62 3 2-0
    5 Kit Carson 7-2 46 5 1-0
    6 Prairie 8-2 37 6 1-1
    7 Dove Creek 9-1 33 7 2-0
    8 Cheraw 6-2 24 8 1-1
    9 McClave 6-3 12 9 1-0
    10 Gilpin County 7-3 10 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Hi-Plains 7, Holly 6, South Baca 6, Walsh 5, Briggsdale 4, Centennial 2, Genoa-Hugo 2, Belleview Christian 1, La Veta 1, Liberty 1, Liberty/Stratton 1.
    Dropped out
    Hi-Plains (10).

  • Fairview grabs 5A’s top seed as football brackets are released

    (Courtesy photo)
    Fairview is the No. 1 seed in 5A. (Courtesy photo)

    The groundwork, as is so often the case, was laid four years ago. Tom McCartney saw it in his freshmen then. Those freshmen are now seniors, and that group has Fairview seeded No. 1 overall in the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We knew that it was a special group,” McCartney, Fairview’s coach, said Sunday morning. “We also knew that for them to do the things and reach some of the goals they’ve set, you’ve got to have junior compliments. You want to know that your juniors are also part of that.

    “We’ve been kind of waiting on this group of seniors for a while, and a lot of them have gotten a lot of playing time as sophomores and juniors,” he continued. “When you get in those kinds of battles against teams like Pomona and Ralston Valley, and Legacy and Arvada West and Boulder — and Grandview in the playoffs last year, and Regis the year before — all of those experiences help. So, yes, to be honest with you, we’ve seen this coming from this particular group. We knew this was a talented group.”

    The Knights were the lone 5A team to finish the regular season unbeaten (9-0). They were ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com football poll in recent weeks, but were No. 1 in Wild Card points during that stretch, and finished atop the final Wild Card standings released Sunday morning.

    And so, when the 5A bracket was unveiled, it was Fairview in the No. 1 spot. (See the full bracket.)

    “It feels awesome,” McCartney said. “It’s playoff football. We’re just going to prepare. We understand that if you win you move on, and if you don’t you’re done. We want to keep playing. The best way to keep playing is to be prepared and to improve.”

    Fairview draws No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) in the first round. The two teams played in 2010 and 2011, both Mountain Vista wins.

    “Our seniors, when they were freshmen, played them. And so we know a little bit about them,” McCartney said. “We’ve got a ton of respect for coach (Ric) Cash. His teams are always prepared. They’re always hard-nosed.”

    Rounding out the top-5 seeds in 5A were No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    The top 16 seeds host in the first round, meaning No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 7 Columbine, No. 8 Pomona, No. 9 Chatfield, No. 10 Grand Junction, No. 11 Mountain Range, No. 12 Doherty, No. 13 Prairie View, No. 14 Rangeview, No. 15 Ralston Valley and No. 16 Douglas County will get home games.

    Other qualifiers were No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 19 Overland, No. 20 Grandview, No. 21 Gateway, No. 22 Heritage, No. 23 Westminster, No. 24 Rocky Mountain, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson, No. 26 Hinkley, No. 27 Arvada West, No. 28 Castle View, No. 29 Fort Collins, No. 30 Lakewood and No. 31 Eaglecrest.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets were also released on Sunday.

    Brush is 2A’s top seed. As the top-8 host in the first round, No. 2 Manitou Springs, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 Faith Christian, No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Bennett, No. 7 Kent Denver and No. 8 Florence will all get home games.

    Also qualifying in 2A were No. 9 Strasburg, No. 10 Lamar, No. 11 Olathe, No. 12 Fort Lupton, No. 13 Aspen, No. 14 Ridge View Academy, No. 15 Jefferson and No. 16 The Academy.

    In 1A, Buena Vista got the top seed. No. 2 Limon, No. 3 Centauri, No. 4 Paonia, No. 5 Monte Vista, No. 6 Hotchkiss, No. 7 Yuma and No. 8 Platte Canyon will also host first-round games.

    Additional 1A qualifiers were No. 9 Resurrection Christian, No. 10 Rye, No. 11 Burlington, No. 12 Cedaredge, No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 14 Wray, No. 15 Lyons and No. 16 Front Range Christian.

    Hoehne is 8-man’s top seed. Also hosting in the first round will be No. 2 Dayspring Christian, No. 3 Norwood, No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche, No. 6 Kiowa, No. 7 Sargent and No. 8 Dove Creek. Also qualifying were No. 9 Sanford, No. 10 Vail Christian, No. 11 Merino, No. 12 Walsh, No. 13 Akron, No. 14 West Grand, No. 15 Fowler and No. 16 Granada.

    Liberty/Stratton grabbed 6-man’s top seed. Also qualifying were No. 2 Hi-Plains, No. 3 Eads, No. 4 Prairie, No. 5 Otis, No. 6 Peetz, No. 7 Hanover and No. 8 Flagler

  • 2A football playoff bracket

    Football’s 2013 state playoff bracket for Class 2A.

    2013 CHSAA State Football Championships CHSAA 2A Football Championship

  • Grandview now No. 1 in 5A volleyball poll

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    For the second consecutive week, there is a new team leading CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A volleyball poll. This week, Grandview will take its turn at the top.

    The Wolves moved up from No. 3 following a 2-0 week which inlcuded a 3-1 win over previous No. 1 Arapahoe. Arapahoe dropped to third, just behind No. 2 Doherty.

    There is also a new No. 1 team in 2A, where Resurrection Christian takes over.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (6) 8-2 123 3 2-0
    2 Doherty (5) 10-1 120 2 2-0
    3 Arapahoe (3) 9-1 117 1 1-1
    4 Eaglecrest 8-1 95 7 2-0
    5 Cherry Creek 8-2 84 4 1-1
    6 Regis Jesuit 7-2 57 8 2-0
    7 Fossil Ridge 7-0 50 10 4-0
    8 Mountain Vista 7-4 36 5 1-2
    9 Lakewood 6-4 27 6 0-1
    10 Cherokee Trail 8-4 23 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 12, Chaparral 7, ThunderRidge 6, Rampart 4, Fort Collins 3, Pomona 2, Thornton 2, Loveland 1, Pine Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 10-1 122 1 0-1
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (2) 8-1 109 2 1-0
    3 Longmont (1) 8-0 94 3 1-0
    4 Valor Christian 7-0 72 4 2-0
    5 Air Academy 8-1 65 5 2-0
    6 Thomas Jefferson (1) 8-0 63 7 2-0
    7 Ponderosa 7-4 56 6 2-1
    8 Montrose 7-2 33 8 0-1
    9 Roosevelt 6-2 20 – 1-0
    10 Silver Creek 6-2 13 9 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 12, Elizabeth 12, Mead 12, Windsor 8, Weld Central 7, Mullen 5, Niwot 5, Sand Creek 4, Pueblo West 3.
    Dropped out
    Elizabeth (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (10) 12-0 100 1 3-0
    2 Valley 7-2 66 2 2-1
    3 Eaton 6-1 65 4 0-0
    4 Bayfield 8-2 55 3 2-1
    5 Platte Valley 4-1 47 6 1-1
    6 Gunnison 11-3 44 5 3-0
    7 Coal Ridge 10-1 32 7 2-0
    8 Holy Family 8-2 31 – 5-0
    9 Olathe 8-1 27 8 1-0
    10 Fort Lupton 10-1 22 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 15, Frontier Academy 11, Sterling 11, University 9, C.S. Christian 5, Faith Christian 4, Platte Canyon 4, Machebeuf 2.
    Dropped out
    Frontier Academy (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 9-0 103 2 2-0
    2 Fowler (4) 7-0 98 1 2-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 9-1 85 3 2-0
    4 Simla 7-2 68 5 3-2
    5 Paonia 9-0 59 4 3-0
    6 Sangre de Cristo 10-1 30 8 2-1
    7 C.S. School 10-0 29 6 2-0
    8 Dayspring Christian 9-2 23 – 2-0
    9 Lyons 6-2 22 9 0-1
    10 Sargent 8-2 18 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 14, Rye 11, Hoehne 8, Swink 6, Akron 4, Del Norte 3, Limon 3, Custer County 2, Kiowa 2, Denver Christian 1, SkyView Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Rye (7), Akron (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (4) 8-1 57 1 1-0
    2 Otis (1) 10-1 52 3 6-0
    3 Eads 8-0 46 2 3-0
    4 Flagler (1) 6-1 39 6 2-0
    5 Fleming 8-2 34 4 2-0
    6 Dove Creek 10-0 21 5 3-0
    7 Stratton 4-2 18 7 0-1
    8 Hi-Plains 8-2 14 8 2-1
    9 Cheraw (1) 4-1 13 – 1-0
    10 Hanover 2-10 7 – 0-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Pawnee 5, Edison 4, Kit Carson 4, Peetz 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 4, La Veta 3, Walsh 3, Weldon Valley 3, Wiley 3, Cheyenne Wells 2, Kim 2, Idalia 1.
    Dropped out
    La Veta (9), Rocky Mountain Lutheran (10).

  • Lakewood joins 5A volleyball ranking at No. 6

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    Grandview is ranked third in this week’s 5A poll. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    Here comes Lakewood. The Tigers, who knocked off then-No. 1 Doherty as part of a 6-0 week last week, joined the CHSAANow.com volleyball poll.

    Lakewood is now 6-3, ranked sixth, and even received one first-place vote this week.

    Doherty dropped to second this week, and was replaced by Arapahoe atop the ranking.

    Lewis-Palmer continued to lead the 4A ranking, which added Montrose (No. 8).

    The 3A poll got a facelift, of sorts. Manitou Springs jumped from No. 4 to No. 1, and that ranking added Olathe (No. 8), Frontier Academy (No. 9) and Fort Lupton (No. 10).

    Likewise, there is a new No. 1 team in the 2A ranking: Fowler. C.S. School (No. 6), Sangre de Cristo (No. 8) and Lyons (No. 9) all joined that ranking.

    The 1A poll features two new teams in No. 9 La Veta and No. 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Arapahoe (8) 8-0 102 3 1-0
    2 Doherty (2) 8-1 91 1 5-1
    3 Grandview 6-2 79 2 5-1
    4 Cherry Creek 7-1 61 4 5-1
    5 Mountain Vista 6-2 60 7 4-1
    6 Lakewood (1) 6-3 52 – 6-0
    7 Eaglecrest 6-1 50 5 4-1
    8 Regis Jesuit 5-2 37 6 1-1
    9 Cherokee Trail 7-3 27 8 2-2
    10 Fossil Ridge 3-0 17 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fruita Monument 10, Ralston Valley 5, Highlands Ranch 4, Rampart 3, Heritage 2, Legend 2, Brighton 1, Pine Creek 1.
    Dropped out
    Fruita Monument (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 10-0 100 1 3-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 7-1 78 2 2-0
    3 Longmont 7-0 77 3 2-0
    4 Valor Christian 5-0 61 4 2-0
    5 Air Academy 6-1 60 6 2-0
    6 Ponderosa 5-3 43 5 5-2
    7 Thomas Jefferson 6-0 35 8 4-0
    8 Montrose 7-1 24 – 1-0
    9 Silver Creek 6-1 20 9 1-1
    10 Elizabeth 6-1 17 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Coronado 16, Mullen 4, Pueblo West 4, Roosevelt 4, Battle Mountain 2, Durango 2, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out
    Coronado (7).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Manitou Springs (5) 9-0 82 4 2-0
    2 Valley (5) 5-1 73 1 0-0
    3 Bayfield 6-1 64 2 0-1
    4 Eaton 6-1 61 3 1-0
    5 Gunnison 8-3 45 5 3-0
    6 Platte Valley 3-0 44 6 1-0
    7 Coal Ridge 8-1 36 7 1-1
    8 Olathe 7-1 28 – 2-0
    9 Frontier Academy 8-1 26 – 2-0
    10 Fort Lupton 9-1 24 – 5-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Holy Family 21, Sterling 19, C.S. Christian 13, University 7, St. Mary’s 3, Lamar 2, Rifle 2.
    Dropped out
    University (8), Holy Family (9), C.S. Christian (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Fowler (3) 5-0 81 2 2-0
    2 Resurrection Christian (3) 7-0 75 3 0-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 7-1 71 1 1-1
    4 Paonia 6-0 52 6 2-0
    5 Simla 4-0 44 5 1-0
    6 C.S. School (1) 8-0 28 – 3-0
    7 Rye 5-2 23 8 2-1
    8 Sangre de Cristo 8-0 20 – 4-0
    9 Lyons 6-1 16 – 1-0
    10 Akron 2-3 15 7 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Byers 14, Dayspring Christian 9, Swink 9, Sargent 6, Limon 1, SkyView Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Yuma (4), Swink (9), Dayspring Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (5) 7-1 55 1 2-0
    2 Eads 5-0 42 4 2-0
    3 Otis 4-1 41 3 2-0
    4 Fleming 6-2 39 2 1-1
    5 Dove Creek 7-0 22 7 3-0
    6 Flagler 4-1 21 6 2-1
    7 Stratton 4-1 19 8 3-0
    8 Hi-Plains 6-1 17 5 2-1
    9 La Veta (1) 7-0 11 – 4-0
    10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7-0 10 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Centennial 9, Edison 9, Cotopaxi 8, Kit Carson 7, Primero 7, Mountain Valley 6, Walsh 3, Wiley 2, Belleview Christian 1, Cheraw 1, Idalia 1.
    Dropped out
    Idalia (9), Pawnee (10).