Grand Junction is ranked No. 10 this week. (Courtesy photo)
Grand Junction was idle last week. No matter, the Tigers have rejoined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.
Grand Junction (5-2), last ranked Sept. 9, is No. 10 in the poll. The Tigers took the spot vacated by Arapahoe after the Warriors were upset by Lakewood last week. Up next for GJ: Unbeaten Montrose, which is No. 1 in 4A.
Valor Christian continued to lead the 5A poll, and received 22 of the 23 first-place votes. Fairview remained in second, and Regis Jesuit in third. Cherry Creek is fourth and ThunderRidge fifth after the two schools swapped places.
Columbine (No. 6) and Chatfield (No. 7) also stayed put, while Pomona moved up to No. 8. The Panthers, coming off a win over rival Ralston Valley, have a big showdown with Fairview on Friday afternoon.
Montrose is a unanimous pick atop 4A, and Monarch remained in that poll’s No. 2 spot. Pine Creek bumped up to No. 3, Falcon is fourth and Pueblo South rounds out the top 5.
Broomfield is No. 8 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)
Broomfield (4-2) joined the 4A ranking after beating then-No. 3 Standley Lake last week. The Eagles are eighth. Standley Lake fell to ninth.
Conifer joined the 3A poll. The Lobos are No. 9 following consecutive wins over ranked opponents Lutheran, D’Evelyn and Rifle. Rifle, No. 3 last week, dropped to No. 10 this week.
Gunnison (No. 10) is the lone newcomer to 2A, while 1A added Yuma (No. 9) and Platte Canyon (No. 10). 8-man added Sargent at No. 10, and 6-man added Otis (No. 5).
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Football Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Valor Christian (22) | 6-1 | 229 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Fairview (1) | 6-0 | 192 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Regis Jesuit | 6-1 | 158 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Cherry Creek | 6-1 | 154 | 5 | W |
| 5 | ThunderRidge | 6-1 | 153 | 4 | W |
| 6 | Columbine | 6-1 | 101 | 6 | W |
| 7 | Chatfield | 6-1 | 100 | 7 | W |
| 8 | Pomona | 6-1 | 82 | 9 | W |
| 9 | Cherokee Trail | 5-2 | 50 | 10 | W |
| 10 | Grand Junction | 5-2 | 19 | – | Bye |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Overland 10, Rock Canyon 6, Mountain Range 5, Arapahoe 4, Lakewood 1, Ralston Valley 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Arapahoe (8). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Montrose (24) | 7-0 | 240 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Monarch | 5-1 | 189 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Pine Creek | 5-2 | 180 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Falcon | 6-1 | 151 | 6 | W |
| 5 | Pueblo South | 6-1 | 118 | 8 | W |
| 6 | Longmont | 5-1 | 109 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Durango | 6-1 | 97 | 10 | W |
| 8 | Broomfield | 4-2 | 64 | – | W |
| 9 | Standley Lake | 6-1 | 62 | 3 | L |
| 10 | Loveland | 5-1 | 59 | 4 | L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Windsor 23, Pueblo West 8, Denver South 6, Pueblo Centennial 6, Cañon City 4, Montbello 2, Sand Creek 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Montbello (9). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Palisade (17) | 7-0 | 179 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Coronado | 8-0 | 126 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Silver Creek (1) | 5-1 | 116 | 4 | W |
| 4 | Discovery Canyon | 6-1 | 115 | 5 | Bye |
| 5 | Holy Family | 5-1 | 96 | 6 | W |
| 6 | Evergreen | 6-1 | 93 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 5-2 | 64 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Mead | 6-0 | 57 | 8 | W |
| 9 | Conifer | 5-2 | 38 | – | W |
| 10 | Rifle | 5-2 | 33 | 3 | L |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Roosevelt 26, The Classical Academy 24, Frederick 10, Delta 5, Glenwood Springs 5, Lutheran 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Roosevelt (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Brush (11) | 6-0 | 110 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Platte Valley | 5-1 | 92 | 4 | W |
| 3 | Manitou Springs | 7-0 | 84 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Kent Denver | 6-1 | 81 | 2 | W |
| 5 | Florence | 5-2 | 57 | 5 | W |
| 6 | Faith Christian | 6-2 | 51 | 6 | W |
| 7 | Strasburg | 5-2 | 38 | 9 | W |
| 8 | Lamar | 5-2 | 31 | 7 | L |
| 9 | Bennett | 5-2 | 29 | 8 | W |
| 10 | Gunnison | 5-2 | 11 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Olathe 10, Jefferson 7, Fort Lupton 3, Denver West 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Eaton (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Buena Vista (12) | 7-0 | 163 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Limon (5) | 7-0 | 154 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Hotchkiss | 6-1 | 136 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Centauri | 6-1 | 118 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Monte Vista | 6-1 | 85 | 5 | W |
| 6 | Cedaredge | 5-2 | 76 | 7 | W |
| 7 | Paonia | 6-1 | 65 | 6 | W |
| 8 | Wray | 4-3 | 40 | 8 | W |
| 9 | Yuma | 4-3 | 27 | – | W |
| 10 | Platte Canyon | 6-1 | 26 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Resurrection Christian 17, Lyons 13, Burlington 6, Cornerstone Christian 3, Rye 3, Crowley County 2, Wiggins 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Wiggins (9), Lyons (10). | |||||
| 8-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Hoehne (6) | 7-0 | 96 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Dayspring Christian (4) | 7-0 | 93 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Caliche | 7-0 | 72 | 3 | W |
| 4 | Simla | 6-0 | 66 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Norwood | 6-1 | 50 | 5 | W |
| 6 | Kiowa | 6-1 | 48 | 6 | Bye |
| 7 | Akron | 5-2 | 27 | 8 | W |
| 8 | Dove Creek | 6-1 | 26 | 9 | W |
| 9 | McClave | 6-1 | 25 | 7 | W |
| 10 | Sargent | 5-2 | 20 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Vail Christian 12, Sanford 8, Springfield 5, West Grand 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Sanford (10). | |||||
| 6-man | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Liberty/Stratton (7) | 7-0 | 48 | 1 | W |
| 2 | Arickaree (4) | 7-0 | 47 | 2 | W |
| 3 | Hi-Plains | 6-1 | 25 | 5 | W |
| 4 | Eads | 6-1 | 24 | 4 | W |
| 5 | Otis | 4-2 | 16 | – | W |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Briggsdale 5. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Briggsdale (3). | |||||