Getting your player ready...
Palmer Ridge is the latest team at the top of the Class 4A girls soccer coaches poll.
The Bears went 3-0-0 last week with wins over Discovery Canyon, Falcon and Broomfield, and moved up from No. 3 this week. Former No. 1 Cheyenne Mountain dropped to No. 2 following a 1-0 loss to Valor Christian.
Valor moved up from No. 7 to No. 6 with the win.
There were no new teams in the 4A ranking this week.
The 5A poll continued to be led by Mountain Vista, which went 2-0-0 last week. Ralston Valley was the lone new team to that ranking.
Complete rankings for all 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 | Mountain Vista (7) | 12-1-0 | 70 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Rock Canyon | 11-1-1 | 55 | 3 | 4-0-0 |
| 3 | Fairview | 8-1-1 | 52 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Legacy | 11-2-0 | 46 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Smoky Hill | 9-1-1 | 42 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Pine Creek | 8-3-2 | 36 | 7 | 2-0-1 |
| 7 | Fossil Ridge | 8-2-1 | 30 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 7-3-1 | 21 | 9 | 1-1-0 |
| 9 | Ralston Valley | 9-3-0 | 15 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Doherty | 8-1-3 | 9 | 6 | 1-1-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Denver East 4, Rocky Mountain 4, Liberty 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (10) Fort Collins. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Palmer Ridge (6) | 10-1-1 | 103 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain (3) | 9-2-1 | 96 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Broomfield | 10-2-1 | 82 | 2 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Sand Creek (1) | 9-2-1 | 70 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Green Mountain (1) | 8-0-1 | 65 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Valor Christian | 6-2-4 | 58 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Lewis-Palmer | 9-4-0 | 37 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Air Academy | 7-3-2 | 26 | 6 | 0-1-1 |
| 9 | Mullen | 5-4-3 | 19 | 9 | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Ponderosa | 3-5-4 | 16 | 10 | 0-1-1 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Evergreen 9, Thompson Valley 8, Wheat Ridge 8, Skyview 4, Battle Mountain 2, Centaurus 1, Montrose 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | The Classical Academy (7) | 11-2-1 | 70 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Peak to Peak | 8-2-2 | 63 | 2 | 2-0-1 |
| 3 | Colorado Academy | 9-4-0 | 49 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s | 8-4-0 | 41 | 3 | 3-1-0 |
| 5 | Coal Ridge | 13-1-0 | 37 | 7 | 4-0-0 |
| 6 | Kent Denver | 8-5-1 | 33 | 8 | 2-0-1 |
| 7 | The Academy | 7-0-1 | 29 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Frontier Academy | 9-2-0 | 21 | – | 4-0-0 |
| 9 | Manitou Springs | 9-3-0 | 18 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Grand Valley | 11-2-0 | 11 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Holy Family 6, Roaring Fork 6, Sterling 1. | |||||
| Dropped from ranking | |||||
| (9) Holy Family, (10) Sterling. | |||||
