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Chaparral, riding a five-game winning streak, has cracked the top 10 of the Class 5A boys lacrosse coaches poll.
The Wolverines (7-3) are tenth in this week’s ranking after going 2-0 last week with wins over Douglas County and ThunderRidge.
Mullen remained atop the 5A poll, though Cherry Creek jumped into the second spot after its win over Arapahoe. Arapahoe dropped to third.
The 4A poll continued to be led by Wheat Ridge. Air Academy (No. 2) and Cheyenne Mountain (No. 3) rounded out the top three.
Complete rankings for both classes are below.
Denver Post coaches poll
First place votes in parentheses. Coaches: Want to vote? Email rcasey@denverpost.com.
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| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Doherty (7) | 14-0 | 70 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek | 13-1 | 63 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Chaparral | 13-2 | 54 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 10-3 | 47 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Grandview | 10-4 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Mountain Vista | 11-4 | 32 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Highlands Ranch | 11-4 | 24 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Heritage | 11-4 | 20 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Cherokee Trail | 13-5 | 17 | 6 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Legend | 9-4 | 8 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Pine Creek 5, Chatfield 3, Fossil Ridge 2, Lakewood 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Bear Creek. | |||||
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| Class 5A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Mullen (4) | 9-2 | 67 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek (2) | 6-4 | 61 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Arapahoe (1) | 9-2 | 53 | 2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Columbine | 6-4 | 46 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 8-3 | 45 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Kent Denver | 6-3 | 30 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Rock Canyon | 9-3 | 29 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Colorado Academy | 5-3 | 21 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Fort Collins | 5-4 | 17 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Chaparral | 7-3 | 10 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Smoky Hill 4, Mountain Vista 2. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Mountain Vista. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Wheat Ridge (5) | 7-3 | 59 | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Air Academy (1) | 10-1 | 55 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Cheyenne Mountain | 10-1 | 41 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Aspen | 7-1 | 40 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Steamboat Springs | 10-3 | 35 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Ponderosa | 8-2 | 34 | 5 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Valor Christian | 7-3 | 28 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Thompson Valley | 6-4 | 17 | 8 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Battle Mountain | 9-2 | 11 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 10 | St. Mary’s | 6-3 | 6 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Alexander Dawson 2, Summit 1, Windsor 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
