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Prep Power Rankings: Week of Oct. 16

Windsor climbs into 4A volleyball top ten, Skyline enters 4A boys soccer, plus softball’s power five entering state

Senior Max Borghi and Pomona (5-2) retain the No. 2 ranking in this week's Class 5A football power rankings.
(Photo By John Leyba/The Denver Post)
Senior Max Borghi and Pomona (5-2) retain the No. 2 ranking in this week’s Class 5A football power rankings.
Kyle Newman, digital prep sports editor for The Denver Post.
By | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Each week, Denver Post preps editor Kyle Newman releases his power rankings for Class 5A and 4A football, volleyball, boys soccer and softball. Here are the rankings for week of Oct. 16, with a postseason power five for softball as the sport enters the state tournament this weekend at Aurora Sports Park.

5A FOOTBALL

  1. Valor Christian (7-0)
  2. Pomona (5-2)
  3. Eaglecrest (7-0)
  4. Regis Jesuit (6-1)
  5. Cherry Creek (5-2)
  6. Highlands Ranch (6-1)
  7. Grandview (5-2)
  8. Columbine (6-1)
  9. Fairview (6-1)
  10. Fountain-Fort Carson (4-3)

4A FOOTBALL

  1. Ponderosa (7-0)
  2. Pine Creek (6-1)
  3. Chatfield (6-1)
  4. Windsor (6-1)
  5. Fruita Monument (7-0)
  6. Loveland (7-0)
  7. Monarch (6-1)
  8. Pueblo West (6-1)
  9. Standley Lake (6-1)
  10. Skyline (6-1)

5A VOLLEYBALL

  1. Highlands Ranch (14-1)
  2. Castle View (13-2)
  3. Mountain Vista (12-2)
  4. Fossil Ridge (13-3)
  5. Cherry Creek (15-2)
  6. Rock Canyon (12-3)
  7. Fort Collins (12-2)
  8. Rocky Mountain (14-1)
  9. Chatfield (13-3)
  10. Chaparral (11-4)

4A VOLLEYBALL

  1. Lewis-Palmer (17-0)
  2. Pueblo West (14-1)
  3. Holy Family (17-2)
  4. Valor Christian (12-3)
  5. Longmont (15-2)
  6. Palmer Ridge (15-2)
  7. Thomas Jefferson (12-3)
  8. Niwot (14-2)
  9. D’Evelyn (13-1)
  10. Windsor (11-5)

5A BOYS SOCCER

  1. Boulder (11-1-1)
  2. Denver East (12-1)
  3. Broomfield (11-2-1)
  4. Fort Collins (11-1-1)
  5. Arapahoe (11-2-1)
  6. Grandview (11-2)
  7. Legacy (9-3-1)
  8. Hinkley (11-1-1)
  9. Fairview (8-4)
  10. Regis Jesuit (10-3-1)

4A BOYS SOCCER

  1. Air Academy (14-0)
  2. The Classical Academy (12-1)
  3. Durango (9-2-2)
  4. Kennedy (11-1-1)
  5. Niwot (11-1-1)
  6. Battle Mountain (12-2)
  7. Skyline (10-1-2)
  8. Windsor (12-1)
  9. Montrose (9-3-2)
  10. Sand Creek (12-1-1)

5A SOFTBALL — POSTSEASON POWER FIVE

  1. Eaglecrest (20-1, No. 1 seed): The title favorite hasn’t lost to an in-state team all fall.
  2. Legacy (18-3, No. 3 seed): Coach Dawn Gaffin knows how to win at the state tourney.
  3. Columbine (15-6, No. 5 seed): Freshman ace Korbe Otis can keep the Rebels in any game.
  4. Arvada West (18-3, No. 2 seed): Senior Shea Mauser has the Wildcats hungry for a title.
  5. Pomona (14-7, No. 8 seed): Panthers are playing with house money after two upset victories at regionals.

4A SOFTBALL —  POSTSEASON POWER FIVE

  1. Valor Christian (21-0, No. 1 seed): The championship path runs through Eagles ace Ali Kilponen.
  2. Thomas Jefferson (19-2, No. 6 seed): Anyone in the Spartans’ lineup can go yard at any time.
  3. Erie (16-5, No. 4 seed): The Tigers are seasoned, but are in Valor Christian’s half of the bracket.
  4. Golden (18-3, No. 2 seed): Junior pitcher Cassidy Paulson has the Demons rolling.
  5. Discovery Canyon (16-4-1, No. 3 seed): The Thunder mercy-ruled their way to the regional title.

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