The schedule hasn't been overly challenging for the Basalt softball team early on this fall, so getting to face one of the stronger teams in the state came with a bit of uncertainty.
Three of the four boys soccer classifications have new top-ranked teams in this week's polls, with Air Academy (4A), Kent Denver (3A) and Telluride (2A) taking over at the top.
Five new teams have hopped into this week's volleyball rankings: Longmont (4A), Coal Ridge (3A), Union Colony (2A), Akron (2A) and Flagler/Hi-Plains (1A).
Eight newcomers joined this week's football rankings. They are: ThunderRidge (5A), Ponderosa (4A), Harrison (3A), Salida and Berthoud (2A), Buena Vista (1A), Mancos (8-man), and Cotopaxi (6-man).