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A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 3.
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Class 5A
| Team | Record | Previous | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherry Creek | 3-0 | 1 | W (42-0 vs. Millard North) |
| Comment: Bruins now 2-0 against out-of-state powers. Going for a hat trick on Friday. This week: vs. Skyridge (Utah), 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 2. Valor Christian | 3-0 | 2 | W (49-21 at Las Vegas-Faith Lutheran) |
| Comment: Speaking of out-of-state statements … Mike Sanford’s crew made big one Saturday night in Nevada. This week: Bye. | |||
| 3. Ralston Valley | 2-0 | 4 | W (42-21 vs. No. 9 Grandview) |
| Comment: Best two wins in non-Creek/Valor Division? RV’s routs of Erie and Grandview are in running. This week: at Mullen, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 4. Legend | 3-0 | 3 | W (43-0 at Columbine) |
| Comment: Most years, beating Columbine by 43 points would result in rocketing up the rankings. This week: at No. 6 Arvada West, 7:30 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 5. Mountain Vista | 3-0 | 5 | W (48-13 vs. Erie) |
| Comment: Mountain Vista can’t look too far ahead to Valor on Oct. 3. Cherokee Trail could be dangerous. This week: vs. Cherokee Trail, 7 p.m. Thursday. | |||
| 6. Arvada West | 3-0 | 7 | W (34-33 at No. 7 Fairview) |
| Comment: Wildcats escaped Boulder with big win over Fairview. Now comes an even bigger test. This week: vs. No. 4 Legend, 7:30 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 7. Pine Creek | 1-1 | 9 | Did not play |
| Comment: Four-week gauntlet begins with Loveland, Arapahoe, Cherry Creek and Legend in succession. This week: vs. Loveland, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 8. Fairview | 1-1 | 6 | L (34-33 vs. No. 6 Arvada West) |
| Comment: Arvada West loss may end up being toughest game on Knights’ regular-season schedule. This week: at Boulder, 5:30 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 9. Grandview | 1-2 | 8 | L (42-21 at No. 3 Ralston Valley) |
| Comment: No shame in losing to Legend and Ralston Valley back-to-back. Time to start stacking wins. This week: vs. Legacy, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 10. Arapahoe | 1-1 | NR | W (35-14 vs. 4A No. 6 Heritage) |
| Comment: Milk Jug remains with Warriors. Can they get back up for sneaky tough game in Highlands Ranch? This week: at ThunderRidge, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
Class 4A
| Team | Record | Previous | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dakota Ridge | 2-0 | 1 | W (38-7 at Winter Springs, Fla.) |
| Comment: Senior Landon Kalsbeck currently averaging 11.1 yards per carry — on 16 carries. This week: at Mesa Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 2. Broomfield | 2-0 | 2 | W (28-17 at Monarch) |
| Comment: Eagles had trouble shaking Monarch last week. Coyotes might be dangerous. This week: vs. Rocky Mountain, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 3. Montrose | 3-0 | 3 | W (37-20 at 3A No. 10 Palisade) |
| Comment: Starting to look like Red Hawks’ 20-game regular-season win streak will be 27 by Halloween. This week: Bye. | |||
| 4. Palmer Ridge | 2-0 | 4 | W (49-0 at Doherty) |
| Comment: Bears outscoring opponents 63-7 in first half through two games. This week: vs. Lewis-Palmer, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 5. Vista Ridge | 3-0 | 5 | W (52-0 vs. Evanston, Wyo.) |
| Comment: Wolves averaging 287.7 rushing yards per game through three weeks. This week: at Denver South, 4 p.m. Thursday. | |||
| 6. Heritage | 1-1 | 6 | L (35-14 at 5A No. 10 Arapahoe) |
| Comment: Eagles go another year without hoisting Milk Jug. Can’t dwell on it too much. Northfield just upset Mesa Ridge. This week: at Northfield, 6 p.m. Thursday. | |||
| 7. Golden | 2-0 | 9 | W (45-23 at Brighton) |
| Comment: Demons emphatically avenged ’24 loss to Brighton and could be 5-0 heading into showdown with Heritage. This week: vs. Thomas Jefferson, 4 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 8. Durango | 2-1 | NR | W (17-0 vs. Farmington-Piedra Vista) |
| Comment: Going 2-0 against Farmington and Piedra Vista is no small thing for Demons. This week: Bye. | |||
| 9. Riverdale Ridge | 2-0 | 10 | W (27-10 at Poudre) |
| Comment: Is there a better play in Colorado prep football right now than throwing to Jeter McArthur (5 catches, 196 yards, 4 TDs)? This week: vs. Severance, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 10. Ponderosa | 1-1 | NR | W (40-0 at Rampart) |
| Comment: Heck of a bounce-back from Mustangs after opening-week humbling at Palmer Ridge. This week: at 3A No. 7 Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
Class 3A
| Team | Record | Previous | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Thompson Valley | 2-0 | 1 | W (41-0 at Greeley Central) |
| Comment: Loveland game lurking in two weeks, but Eagles cannot overlook salty Timnath squad. This week: vs. Timnath, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 2. Pomona | 2-0 | 2 | W (17-7 vs. Pueblo West) |
| Comment: Panthers nabbed impressive 4A pelt with win over Pueblo West. This week: at Green Mountain, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 3. Windsor | 2-0 | 3 | W (55-7 vs. Longmont) |
| Comment: Cumulative score for Wizards through two weeks? A tidy 110-7. This week: at Montbello, 11 a.m. Saturday. | |||
| 4. Mead | 2-0 | 4 | W (28-0 at Frederick) |
| Comment: Two games in, and Mavericks still have yet to surrender a single point. This week: Bye. | |||
| 5. Holy Family | 2-0 | 8 | W (41-26 at No. 7 Roosevelt) |
| Comment: Scary realization for rest of 3A: Three years of Kaden Hopkin-to-Nick Leopardi just started. This week: Bye. | |||
| 6. Lutheran | 1-1 | 7 | W (26-25 at Fort Morgan) |
| Comment: Gutsy road win for Lions, who get an even stiffer test on Friday night. This week: vs. Pueblo West, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 7. Roosevelt | 1-1 | 5 | L (41-26 vs. No. 5 Holy Family) |
| Comment: Week 1 shutout of Northfield looking even better after Nighthawks upset Mesa Ridge. This week: vs. 4A No. 10 Ponderosa, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 8. Discovery Canyon | 2-0 | NR | W (22-20 at No. 10 Pueblo East) |
| Comment: Thunder 2-0 against Pueblo schools, with three more remaining on schedule. This week: at Rampart, 7 p.m. Thursday. | |||
| 9. Palisade | 1-1 | 10 | L (37-20 vs. 4A No. 3 Montrose) |
| Comment: Don’t let that score fool you. Bulldogs hung with Montrose for three quarters, which is no small thing. This week: at Resurrection Christian, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
| 10. Pueblo East | 1-1 | 6 | L (22-20 vs. No. 8 Discovery Canyon) |
| Comment: QB Dolphka Lewis (189 rush yards, 3 TDs) spectacular in defeat vs. Discovery Canyon. This week: vs. Pueblo South, 7 p.m. Friday. | |||
