Updated volleyball, boys soccer, softball and field hockey rankings for Week 3.
Colorado High School Coaches Association/MaxPreps Polls
About the CHSCA/MaxPreps polls: Head coaches in each sport are invited to vote on the top teams in their classification. Five points are awarded for a first-place vote, four for a second-place vote, etc., to determine the rankings.
Volleyball
Class 5A
1. Ponderosa
2. Chaparral
3. Highlands Ranch
4. Arapahoe
5. Lakewood
Others receiving votes: Regis Jesuit, Doherty, Cherry Creek, Eaglecrest, Mountain Vista, Cherokee Trail and Chatfield.
Top games this week: Chatfield at Ponderosa (Tuesday), Mountain Vista at Ponderosa (Friday), Rampart at Highlands Ranch (Saturday), Eaglecrest Invitational (Saturday).
Class 4A
1. Mullen
2. Roosevelt
3. Montrose
4. Cheyenne Mountain
5. Lewis-Palmer
Others receiving votes: Skyline, Sterling, Rock Canyon, D'Evelyn.
Top games this week: Pueblo East at Pueblo West (Tuesday), Regis Jesuit at Mullen (Tuesday), Woodland Park at Lewis-Palmer (Thursday), Greeley Central at Thompson Valley (Thursday), Roosevelt at Longmont (Thursday), Lewis-Palmer Invitational (Saturday).
Class 3A
1. Colorado Springs Christian
2. Valley
3. Eaton
4. Faith Christian
5. Colorado Academy
Others receiving votes: Bayfield, The Classical Academy, Platte Valley, Holy Family, Lamar and St. Mary's.
Top games this week: Salida at Colorado Springs Christian (Tuesday).
Class 2A
1. Sangre de Cristo
2. Fowler
3. Simla
4. Burlington
5. Hoehne
Others receiving votes: Merino, Resurrection Christian, Limon.
Top games this week: Fowler at Hoehne (Tuesday), Custer County at Cripple Creek-Victor (Tuesday), Evangelical Christian at Kiowa (Thursday), Burlington at Akron (Friday), Simla at Evangelical Christian (Friday), Center at Sangre de Cristo (Saturday), Simla Invitational (Saturday).
Class A
1. Otis
2. Fleming
3. Liberty (Joes)
4. Weldon Valley
5. Hi-Plains
Others receiving votes: Pawnee, Kim, Kit Carson.
Top games this week: Fleming at Peetz (Friday).
Softball
Class 5A
1. Legacy
2. Ralston Valley
3. Grand Junction Central
4. Mountain Vista
5. Chaparral
Others receiving votes: Ponderosa, Standley Lake, Eaglecrest, Pomona, Poudre, Brighton, Arvada West.
Top games this week: Standley Lake at Dakota Ridge (Tuesday), Fruita at Grand Junction (Tuesday), Standley Lake at Ralston Valley (Thursday), Grand Junction at Grand Junction Central (Thursday).
Class 4A
1. Windsor
2. Mullen
3. Wheat Ridge
4. Mountain View
5. D'Evelyn
Others receiving votes: Pueblo South, Castle View, Berthoud, Silver Creek, Thomas Jefferson and Widefield.
Top games this week: Windsor at Niwot (Tuesday), Fossil Ridge at Niwot (Thursday).
Class 3A
1. Erie
2. Faith Christian
3. Holy Family
4. Platte Canyon
5. Valley
Others receiving votes: Burlington, Limon, Rocky Ford.
Top games this week: Erie at Platte Valley (Tuesday), Rocky Ford at Florence (Thursday).
Boys Soccer
Class 5A
1. Denver East
2. Boulder
3. Rangeview
4. Arapahoe
5. Fort Collins
Others receiving votes: Cherry Creek, Heritage, Fairview, Grandview, Liberty, Pine Creek, Poudre, Chatfield, Regis Jesuit, Smoky Hill and Rocky Mountain.
Top games this week: Liberty at Grandview (Tuesday), Fort Collins at Rocky Mountain (Tuesday), Pine Creek at Arapahoe (Thursday), Cherry Creek at Fort Collins (Saturday), Arapahoe at Heritage (Saturday).
Class 4A
1. Niwot
2. Broomfield
3. Wheat Ridge
4. Cheyenne Mountain
5. Rock Canyon
Others receiving votes: Lewis-Palmer, Fossil Ridge, Pueblo West, Mullen, Battle Mountain, Pueblo Centennial, Silver Creek, Eagle Valley and Golden.
Top games this week: Cheyenne Mountain at Centaurus (Tuesday), Pueblo Centennial at Pueblo West (Tuesday), Silver Creek at Niwot (Friday).
Class 3A
1. Colorado Springs Christian
2. Kent Denver
3. St. Mary's
4. Denver Christian
5. Peak to Peak
Others receiving votes: Faith Christian, Colorado Academy, The Classical Academy, Basalt, Fountain Valley, Crested Butte, Aspen, James Irwin and Lutheran-Parker.
Top games this week: Kent Denver at Colorado Springs Christian (Wednesday).
Field Hockey
1. Kent Denver
2. Cherry Creek
3. Palmer Ridge
4. Colorado Academy
5. St. Mary's Academy
Top games this week: Colorado Academy at Smoky Hill (Tuesday), Kent Denver at Mountain Vista (Wednesday), Palmer Ridge at Kent Denver (Friday).
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