Despite having one fewer first-place vote, Thompson Valley has supplanted The Classical Academy atop the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country rankings in 4A.
The night started with massive bolts of lightning thundering across the sky accompanied by a few sparse showers, causing an hour and fifteen-minute delay to the start of the game.
ThunderRidge bumped up one spot from its preseason No. 3 ranking in this week's CHSAANow.com football poll. And Ralston Valley, the Grizzlies' opponent this weekend, went from seventh to third.
Fort Collins (5A) and The Classical Academy (4A) are among top-ranked teams in the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country preseason rankings.
