To start the volleyball season, Mountain Vista handed Cherry Creek one of its two losses on the year. To start the state tournament, the Bruins returned the favor.
The pools have been set for this weekend’s state volleyball tournaments. All five classes will compete for a title at the Denver Coliseum.
Four new teams cracked into this week’s CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings: Chaparral (5A), Evergreen (4A), Wiggins (2A) and Belleview Christian (1A).
Evergreen (4A), Valley (3A), Wiggins (2A) and Union Colony (2A) are all newcomers to this week’s volleyball rankings.
Five new teams joined the volleyball rankings this week: Windsor (4A), Centauri (3A), Coal Ridge (3A), Haxtun (2A) and Eads (1A).
Ralston Valley football picked up a huge win on Friday night, knocking off top-ranked Pine Creek and ending the Eagles’ state-best 15-game winning streak.
Wiggins (2A), Dolores (2A), Bennett (3A), Evergreen (4A) and Rocky Mountain (5A) have each joined the volleyball rankings this week.
Kent Denver came away with a 10-7 win over La Junta to avenge last year’s defeats, the latter of which came in the 2A state title game.
Thomas Jefferson, in Class 3A, led a group of newcomers to this week’s football rankings.
Castle View (in Class 5A) and Yuma (in 2A) are new No. 1 teams in this week’s volleyball rankings.