A pair of new teams has entered this week’s Class 4A football top 10.
Mesa Ridge (No. 9) and Heritage (No. 10) jumped into the , knocking out Dakota Ridge and Pueblo West. Denver South made the biggest jump of the week, climbing four spots into No. 4 after knocking off then-No. 3 Ponderosa, 32-17, on Thursday.
The No. 1 spots stayed the same for another week as Cherry Creek (5A), Palmer Ridge (4A), Roosevelt (3A), The Classical Academy (2A), Limon (1A), Haxtun (8-man) and Stratton (6-man) were again atop their respective classifications.
Here are the rest of the rankings, as voted on by coaches around the state:
Class 5A
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. Cherry Creek (18) |
5-1 |
189 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Columbine (1) |
6-0 |
165 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Valor Christian |
4-2 |
143 |
3 |
W |
| 4. Grandview |
5-1 |
118 |
4 |
W |
| 5. Ralston Valley |
4-2 |
115 |
5 |
W |
| 6. Regis Jesuit |
3-3 |
87 |
6 |
W |
| 7. ThunderRidge |
6-0 |
65 |
7 |
W |
| 8. Pine Creek |
5-1 |
57 |
8 |
W |
| 9. Rock Canyon |
6-0 |
44 |
9 |
W |
| 10. Legacy |
4-2 |
25 |
10 |
W |
|
| Dropped out: None. |
|
| Others receiving votes: Fossil Ridge 19, Mountain Vista 8, Legend 7, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Fairview 1. |
Class 4A
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. Palmer Ridge (14) |
6-0 |
186 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Broomfield (5) |
6-0 |
173 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Loveland |
5-1 |
146 |
5 |
W |
| 4. Denver South |
5-1 |
111 |
8 |
W |
| 5. Montrose |
4-2 |
98 |
6 |
W |
| 6. Ponderosa |
4-2 |
89 |
3 |
L |
| 7. Fruita Monument |
4-2 |
64 |
4 |
L |
| 8. Vista Ridge |
4-2 |
52 |
9 |
W |
| 9. Mesa Ridge |
4-2 |
32 |
– |
W |
| 10. Heritage |
4-2 |
22 |
– |
W |
|
| Dropped out: Pueblo West (7), Dakota Ridge (10). |
|
| Others receiving votes: Dakota Ridge 20, Pueblo West 18, Erie 10, Standley Lake 8, Longmont 5, Air Academy 4, Widefield 3, Bear Creek 2, Skyline 2. |
Class 3A
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. Roosevelt (13) |
5-0 |
170 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Durango (3) |
4-1 |
149 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Green Mountain (1) |
5-0 |
141 |
3 |
W |
| 4. Northridge (2) |
5-0 |
136 |
4 |
W |
| 5. Lutheran |
3-2 |
117 |
5 |
L |
| 6. Resurrection Christian |
5-0 |
80 |
6 |
W |
| 7. Summit |
5-0 |
70 |
8 |
W |
| 8. Evergreen |
4-1 |
62 |
7 |
W |
| 9. Holy Family |
3-2 |
47 |
10 |
W |
| 10. Pueblo East |
4-1 |
33 |
9 |
W |
|
| Dropped out: None. |
|
| Others receiving votes: Northfield 16, Frederick 9, Thompson Valley 7, Pueblo Central 6, Glenwood Springs 1, Palisade 1. |
Class 2A
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. The Classical Academy (14) |
5-0 |
176 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Delta (4) |
6-0 |
164 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Eaton (1) |
4-1 |
162 |
3 |
W |
| 4. Basalt |
5-0 |
113 |
4 |
W |
| 5. The Academy |
4-1 |
92 |
6 |
W |
| 6. Florence |
4-1 |
86 |
5 |
W |
| 7. Elizabeth |
4-1 |
75 |
7 |
W |
| 8. Moffat County |
4-1 |
40 |
9 |
W |
| 9. Montezuma-Cortez |
5-1 |
38 |
10 |
W |
| 10. Berthoud |
4-1 |
26 |
– |
W |
|
| Dropped out: La Junta (8). |
|
| Others receiving votes: Bennett 22, Alamosa 17, Woodland Park 16, La Junta 9, Brush 2, D’Evelyn 2, Rifle 2, Grand Valley 1, Salida 1, University 1. |
Class 1A
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. Limon (17) |
5-0 |
178 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Wray (1) |
4-1 |
145 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Strasburg |
4-1 |
139 |
3 |
W |
| 4. Yuma |
5-0 |
122 |
5 |
W |
| 5. Monte Vista |
4-0 |
87 |
6 |
W |
| 6. Wiggins |
3-2 |
79 |
4 |
L |
| 7. Meeker |
4-1 |
66 |
7 |
W |
| 8. Buena Vista |
3-2 |
55 |
8 |
W |
| 9. Centauri |
3-2 |
51 |
9 |
W |
| 10. Gunnison |
4-2 |
40 |
10 |
W |
|
| Dropped out: None. |
|
| Others receiving votes: Holyoke 7, Rye 6, Manual 5, Flatirons Academy 3, North Fork 3, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Burlington 1, Estes Park 1. |
8-man
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. Haxtun (18) |
5-0 |
180 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Dove Creek |
6-0 |
151 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Simla |
5-0 |
126 |
3 |
W |
| 4. Mancos |
5-1 |
121 |
4 |
W |
| 5. Crowley County |
5-0 |
88 |
6 |
W |
| 6. Lyons |
5-0 |
79 |
7 |
W |
| 7. West Grand |
5-0 |
78 |
5 |
W |
| 8. Caliche (1) |
4-1 |
61 |
– |
L |
| 9. Holly |
4-1 |
48 |
9 |
W |
| 10. Akron |
3-2 |
46 |
8 |
L |
|
| Dropped out: Sanford (10). |
|
| Others receiving votes: Sanford 21, Merino 20, Dayspring Christian Academy 10, Hayden 5, Vail Christian 4, Swink 3, McClave 2, Belleview Christian 1, Sedgwick County 1. |
6-man
| Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
LW |
|
| 1. Stratton (13) |
6-0 |
139 |
1 |
W |
| 2. Fleming (2) |
4-1 |
131 |
2 |
W |
| 3. Otis |
6-0 |
121 |
3 |
W |
| 4. Arickaree |
5-1 |
83 |
6 |
W |
| 5. Granada |
4-2 |
81 |
5 |
W |
| 6. Genoa-Hugo |
4-2 |
78 |
4 |
L |
| 7. Cheyenne Wells |
3-3 |
53 |
7 |
W |
| 8. Branson/Kim |
5-1 |
51 |
8 |
W |
| 9. Deer Trail |
6-0 |
24 |
9 |
W |
| 10. Eads |
4-2 |
16 |
– |
W |
|
| Dropped out: Cheraw (10). |
|
| Others receiving votes: Cheraw 15, Cotopaxi 14, North Park 12, La Veta 3, Sierra Grande 2, Briggsdale 1, Walsh 1. |
