Today’s tennis matches between Kent Denver and Valor Christian ended poorly for Valor Christian.
Valor’s Erik Ratkelis played Kent’s David Mitchell who is currently ranked the #1 overall tennis player in Colorado. Mitchell showed he deserved that title today with a devastating win over Ratkelis.
Winning in the first 2 sets, Mitchell gave a strong performance to edge out Ratkelis by 6 to 0 in the first set and 6 to 2 in the second set.
The first set was all Mitchell winning without giving up a single game. The second set, however, Ratkelis rallied enough to put 2 up against Mitchell. But despite this effort, Ratkelis could not overcome Mitchell dominating performance.
Mitchell is a ranked very high nationally and is planning to play in college.
The other games didn’t go much better for Valor with Kent Denver winning every match.
Jimmy Amundson lost his match in two closely contested sets. Drake Bailey lost as well in similar manner. In the doubles, Jerry Farmer and Hunter Kas lost their match and a well played game. Michael Pistili and Dan Stephen lost a hard fought game. Daniel Lorden and Collin Ratkelis also lost in a well played match. Blake Wynja and Jonathan Hurtle lost in a back and forth game.
Coach Eppings said after the game that Kent was a very good school and they were a “little too tough competition, tonight.” He believes they’ll will learn from this loss and come back even better the next time they play Kent Denver.
Despite having one fewer first-place vote, Thompson Valley has supplanted The Classical Academy atop the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country rankings in 4A.
Douglas County jumped into this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A at No. 6. It is the first time this season the Huskies have been ranked.
Cherry Creek, meanwhile, dropped all the way out in something of a surprise.
Cherokee Trail returned to the 5A ranking following a week on the outside looking in. The Cougars are eighth.
ThunderRidge held on to 5A’s top spot — but only narrowly. The Grizzles edged No. 2 Valor Christian by two overall points, despite beating then-No. 4 Grandview last week.
Columbine bumped up to third from fifth, and Ralston Valley went from sixth to fourth. Regis Jesuit rounds out the top five.
Chatfield is No. 7, Fairview is No. 9, and Grandview dropped from No. 4 to No. 10 following its loss to ThunderRidge.
Monarch continued to lead the 4A poll, which added Montbello for the first time this season, at ninth. Along with Denver South (No. 2 in 4A) and Denver West (No. 9 in 2A), it means Denver Public Schools has three ranked schools.
Cherry Creek 55, Pomona 31, Doherty 15, Grand Junction 15, Arapahoe 11, Mountain Vista 8, Legend 7, Fountain-Ft. Carson 4, Mullen 2.
Dropped out
Cherry Creek (3), Grand Junction (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Monarch (20)
2-0
214
1
Bye
2
Denver South (2)
3-0
186
2
W
3
Montrose (1)
4-0
170
4
W
4
Loveland
2-0
122
7
Bye
5
Falcon
3-0
112
6
W
6
Wheat Ridge
2-1
95
5
W
7
Pueblo West
2-1
69
3
L
8
Standley Lake
3-0
60
9
W
9
Montbello
3-0
43
–
W
10
Windsor
2-1
42
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Durango 34, Pine Creek 34, Mesa Ridge 22, Pueblo Centennial 21, Sand Creek 11, Thompson Valley 7, Widefield 6, Vista Ridge 5, Dakota Ridge 4, Mountain View 3, Broomfield 2, Longmont 2, Pueblo South 2.
Dropped out
Pine Creek (8).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Silver Creek (12)
2-0
159
1
Bye
2
Rifle (3)
3-0
140
3
W
3
Holy Family
2-0
122
4
Bye
4
Palisade
3-0
90
6
W
5
Elizabeth
2-1
88
10
W
6
Coronado (1)
4-0
81
8
W
7
Lutheran (2)
3-0
71
7
Bye
8
Roosevelt
1-1
59
9
Bye
9
Discovery Canyon
3-1
58
2
L
10
Conifer
2-1
26
5
L
Others receiving votes:
Delta 23, Erie 21, D’Evelyn 19, The Classical Academy 11, Evergreen 11, Eagle Valley 6, Pueblo East 3, Mead 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Platte Valley (8)
2-0
96
1
Bye
2
Brush (1)
2-0
85
2
Bye
3
Kent Denver (1)
2-1
76
3
W
4
Florence
2-1
57
4
W
5
Manitou Springs
3-0
51
8
W
6
Lamar
3-0
45
9
W
7
Strasburg
3-0
43
6
W
8
Eaton
1-1
34
7
Bye
9
Denver West
3-0
15
–
W
10
Bayfield
2-1
11
10
W
Others receiving votes:
La Junta 9, Faith Christian 8, Fort Lupton 7, University 5, Aspen 3, KIPP 3, Sterling 2.
Dropped out
La Junta (5).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Buena Vista (9)
3-0
140
1
W
2
Limon (4)
3-0
112
2
W
3
Cedaredge (2)
3-1
109
3
W
4
Hotchkiss
2-1
74
4
W
5
Holyoke
3-0
71
5
W
6
Monte Vista
3-0
68
6
W
7
Crowley County
3-0
53
8
W
8
Wray
2-1
40
7
W
9
Centauri
2-1
39
–
W
10
Wiggins
2-0
36
9
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Meeker 20, Rye 12, Resurrection Christian 10, Clear Creek 8, Front Range Christian 7, Jefferson 7, Roaring Fork 7, Burlington 6, Paonia 3, Center 2, Cornerstone Christian 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.
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.
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.
Boulder 21, Pine Creek 17, Poudre 17, Montbello 15, Palmer 11, Brighton 7, Denver East 7, Fort Collins 5, Eaglecrest 4, Highlands Ranch 4, Adams City 3, George Washington 3, Cherokee Trail 2, Heritage 1, Littleton 1.
Dropped out
Eaglecrest (7), Boulder (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (7)
4-0-0
111
1
1-0-0
2
Broomfield (3)
4-1-1
101
2
2-0-0
3
Air Academy (1)
6-0-0
98
4
2-0-0
4
Cheyenne Mountain (1)
3-1-0
93
3
1-1-0
5
Evergreen
3-1-0
67
6
0-0-0
6
Niwot
2-1-1
46
5
0-0-0
7
Ponderosa
3-2-0
38
7
1-1-0
8
Silver Creek
3-1-0
24
10
0-0-0
9
Lewis-Palmer
4-1-1
14
–
1-0-1
10
Denver North
4-0-0
12
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 10, Longmont 9, Golden 8, Wheat Ridge 8, Valor Christian 7, Pueblo South 4, Summit 4, Mullen 3, Denver West 2, Centaurus 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo West (8), Denver South (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
The Classical Academy (5)
6-0-0
110
1
2-0-0
2
Colorado Academy (4)
5-0-0
106
2
2-0-0
3
Holy Family
3-0-0
71
3
0-0-0
4
Coal Ridge (1)
3-0-0
70
4
0-0-0
5
Manitou Springs (1)
6-0-0
66
6
2-0-0
6
Salida
5-0-0
41
9
2-0-0
7
Kent Denver (1)
2-2-0
38
7
1-0-0
8
Faith Christian
3-2-1
37
8
1-0-0
9
Basalt
3-2-0
23
5
0-1-0
10
Bruce Randolph
3-0-1
19
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Roaring Fork 14, Jefferson Academy 12, Peak to Peak 10, C.S. Christian 9, Denver Christian 7, Frontier Academy 7, Fountain Valley 6, Liberty Common 5, Colorado Rocky Mountain 4, Sheridan 3, Vail Mountain 2, Lutheran 1.
The expectations were already high. Now, perhaps, things have been kicked up a notch.
ThunderRidge, coming off a 36-18 win over then-No. 3 Ralston Valley, took over atop the CHSAANow.com football poll in 5A this week. The Grizzlies had been No. 2, but jumped Valor Christian, which lost in overtime to Bingham (Utah).
Valor has yet to play an in-state opponent this season, and the four-time defending champion still received half of the first-place votes. Still, the Eagles are No. 2 this week.
Cherry Creek had its own big win last week — over then-No. 6 Pomona — and moved up on place to No. 3.
Grandview (No. 4) also moved up one place, and faces ThunderRidge this week.
Columbine went from No. 7 to No. 5 to round out the top five.
Ralston Valley settled in sixth following its loss, Regis Jesuit is seventh and Fairview is eighth.
The 5A top-ten is rounded out by two newcomers: Chatfield (No. 9) and Grand Junction (No. 10).
In 4A, Monarch continued its hold on the No. 1 spot. Denver South moved up to second, and the ranking added Standley Lake at No. 9.
Class 1A also got a new No. 1 team this week with Buena Vista taking over at the top.
Pomona 42, Cherokee Trail 40, Arapahoe 34, Douglas County 20, Doherty 8, Horizon 4, Legend 2, Mullen 2, Mountain Range 1, Mountain Vista 1.
Dropped out
Pomona (6), Cherokee Trail (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Monarch (19)
2-0
192
1
2
Denver South (1)
2-0
170
3
3
Pueblo West
2-0
120
7
4
Montrose
3-0
113
5
5
Wheat Ridge
1-1
98
2
6
Falcon
2-0
96
6
7
Loveland
2-0
88
8
8
Pine Creek
1-1
70
4
9
Standley Lake
2-0
31
–
10
Windsor
1-1
29
9
Others receiving votes:
Montbello 15, Dakota Ridge 14, Mesa Ridge 14, Durango 13, Pueblo Centennial 9, Longmont 7, Vista Ridge 5, Sand Creek 4, Ponderosa 3, Widefield 3, Green Mountain 2, Pueblo South 2, Thompson Valley 2.
Dropped out
Dakota Ridge (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Silver Creek (8)
2-0
124
1
2
Discovery Canyon
3-0
97
2
3
Rifle (4)
2-0
89
3
4
Holy Family
2-0
80
6
5
Conifer
2-0
79
5
6
Palisade
2-0
53
8
7
Lutheran (1)
3-0
50
9
8
Coronado (1)
3-0
45
–
9
Roosevelt
1-1
35
7
10
Elizabeth
1-1
28
4
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Valley 16, Pueblo East 15, Northridge 10, Erie 4.
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Platte Valley (7)
2-0
79
1
2
Brush (1)
2-0
64
4
3
Kent Denver
1-1
62
3
4
Florence
1-1
45
2
5
La Junta
2-0
40
6
6
Strasburg
2-0
36
8
7
Eaton
1-1
33
5
8
Manitou Springs
1-0
18
10
9
Lamar
2-0
16
9
10
Bayfield
1-1
12
–
Others receiving votes:
Fort Lupton 11, Denver West 7, Faith Christian 7, Ridgeview Academy 6, University 2, Aspen 1, KIPP 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.
Rangeview 25, Denver East 24, Standley Lake 20, Poudre 18, Fossil Ridge 16, Montbello 14, Arvada West 11, Aurora Central 8, Abraham Lincoln 7, Adams City 6, Heritage 4, Palmer 4, Brighton 2, Fort Collins 2.
Dropped out
Denver East (5), Fossil Ridge (7), Heritage (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Battle Mountain (8)
3-0-0
121
1
2-0-0
2
Broomfield (3)
2-1-1
107
2
2-1-0
3
Cheyenne Mountain (1)
2-0-0
104
4
2-0-0
4
Air Academy (1)
4-0-0
93
5
3-0-0
5
Niwot
2-1-1
65
3
1-1-1
6
Evergreen
3-1-0
57
7
3-0-0
7
Ponderosa
2-1-0
41
8
1-1-0
8
Pueblo West
2-0-0
21
–
1-0-0
9
Denver South
1-1-0
17
6
0-1-0
10
Silver Creek
3-1-0
14
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 11, Denver North 10, Valor Christian 10, Lewis-Palmer 9, Windsor 9, Golden 6, Sand Creek 3, Denver West 2, Mullen 2, Summit 2, Wheat Ridge 2, Montrose 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
Dropped out
Sand Creek (9), Valor Christian (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
The Classical Academy (6)
4-0-0
111
2
1-0-0
2
Colorado Academy (4)
3-0-0
104
1
2-0-0
3
Holy Family
3-0-0
77
4
2-0-0
4
Coal Ridge (1)
3-0-0
72
6
3-0-0
5
Basalt
3-1-0
63
3
1-1-0
6
Manitou Springs
4-0-0
40
–
2-0-0
7
Kent Denver (1)
1-2-0
37
5
0-1-0
8
Faith Christian
2-2-1
35
7
1-1-1
9
Salida
3-0-0
33
9
1-0-0
10
Jefferson Academy
3-1-0
16
–
3-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Peak to Peak 10, Bruce Randolph 9, Fountain Valley 7, Machebeuf 7, Denver Christian 6, Jefferson 6, Lake County 6, Frontier Academy 5, Roaring Fork 5, Liberty Common 4, C.S. Christian 3, Aurora West 2, Lutheran 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.
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.
