COLORADO PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS, WEEK 4

Class 5A

Team

Record

Pvs

Last week

1. Cherry Creek

2-1

W (42-7 vs. Regis Jesuit)

Comment: Once Dallas visit is complete, Bruins will have logged roughly 3,600 travel miles over first four weeks. This week: at Highland Park (Texas), 7 p.m. Friday.

2. Mountain Vista

4-0

W (42-0 at Cherokee Trail)

Comment: Golden Eagles have allowed 18 points through four games. This week: Bye.

3. Columbine

3-0

W (35-21 vs. Fossil Ridge)

Comment: Sign all is well in Rebel Country? Columbine has 960 rush yards through three games. This week: vs. 4A No. 6 Vista Ridge, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

4. Valor Christian

3-0

W (30-14 at Salt Lake City East)

Comment: After Mullen, Eagles face No. 6 Ralston Valley, No. 2 Mountain Vista and No. 8 Castle View over three straight weekends. This week: at Mullen, 7 p.m. Friday.

5. Legend

3-1

W (55-0 vs. Prairie View)

Comment: Bye comes at perfect time for Titans: Ahead of two-game gauntlet vs. No. 8 Castle View and at No. 10 Pine Creek. This week: Bye.

6. Ralston Valley

3-0

W (27-0 vs. Mullen)

Comment: Rillos family pass-catching tradition lives on through Levi, a sophomore who has 10 catches for 222 yards, 3 TDs. This week: vs. ThunderRidge, 4 p.m. Thursday.

7. Chatfield

3-0

W (23-16 vs. Eaglecrest)

Comment: Get to know Rome Bell. Chargers freshman has 13 catches for 249 yards three weeks into varsity career. This week: vs. Brighton, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

8. Castle View

3-0

W (51-6 at Horizon)

Comment: Whoever emerges from this week’s Battle of the Rock should be considered serious threat in 5A. This week: at Douglas County, 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

9. Fairview

3-0

W (56-0 vs. Boulder)

Comment: Nine different players have scored touchdowns for Knights so far this season. This week: at Monarch, 7 p.m. Friday.

10. Pine Creek

2-1

W (41-14 at Loveland)

Comment: The further away Eagles get from Week 0 loss to Valor Christian, the better they look. This week: vs. Arapahoe, 7 p.m. Friday

Team

Record

Pvs

Last week

1. Palmer Ridge

3-0

W (48-19 at Lewis-Palmer)

Comment: Bears haven’t had a 100-yard rusher in a game yet this season, but five are averaging at least 48 yards per contest. This week: at Longmont, 7 p.m. Thursday.

2. Broomfield

3-0

W (51-7 at Rocky Mountain)

Comment: Eagles said they wanted to get Mikhail Benner more touches. Air Force DB commit has seven catches — three for TDs. This week: vs. Legacy, 7 p.m. Friday.

3. Montrose

3-0

Bye

Comment: Red Hawks eyeing first 4-0 start since 2021 — a season that fell one stop short of 4A title game appearance. This week: vs. Grand Junction Central, 7 p.m. Friday.

4. Pueblo West

4-0

W (47-21 vs. 3A No. 5 Lutheran)

Comment: Only thing more explosive than Cyclones’ offense (37.6 ppg) is their student-led livestream broadcasts. This week: Bye.

5. Dakota Ridge

2-1

W (19-14 vs. No. 8 Mesa Ridge)

Comment: There’s ironman play, and there’s whatever you call what Landon Kalsbeck did last week: 190 total yards, 2 TDs, 10 tackles and 4.0 sacks. This week: at 3A No. 3 Pomona, 4 p.m. Friday.

6. Vista Ridge

3-0

W (24-0 vs. Denver South)

Comment: Wolves likely won’t face a tougher opponent than the one they’ll meet Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. This week: at 5A No. 3 Columbine, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

7. Heritage

2-1

W (40-17 vs. Northfield)

Comment: Eagles offense is as good as advertised. Defense will have to be the same at Mesa Ridge. This week: at No. 8 Mesa Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday.

8. Mesa Ridge

2-1

L (19-14 at No. 5 Dakota Ridge)

Comment: Grizzlies narrowly lost to one Jeffco power on road last week. They get another in the Springs on Friday. This week: vs. No. 7 Heritage, 7 p.m. Friday.

9. Riverdale Ridge

3-0

W (13-8 at Severance)

Comment: It took 11 quarters for an opponent to score on Ravens’ salty defense in 2024. This week: vs. Thornton, 7 p.m. Friday.

10. Grand Junction

3-0

W (49-0 at Denver North)

Comment: Tigers are 3-0 for first time in 11 years. Beat Fruita and they’ll be 4-0 for first time since 2011 team finished 11-1. This week: at Fruita Monument, 7 p.m. Friday.

Class 4A

Class 3A

Team

Record

Pvs

Last week

1. Roosevelt

3-0

W (42-24 at Ponderosa)

Comment: No 3A team has better set of wins than Rough Riders’ back-to-back victories over Holy Family and Ponderosa. This week: at Rifle, 7 p.m. Friday.

2. Holy Family

1-1

Bye

Comment: Last time Tigers lost to Roosevelt, they followed it up with 11 straight wins. This week: at Lewis-Palmer, 7 p.m. Friday.

3. Pomona

2-1

W (33-7 vs. No. 9 Green Mountain)

Comment: Only blemish on Panthers’ resume is 21-17 loss at 4A No. 4 Pueblo West. Another 4A power awaits on Friday. This week: vs. 4A No. 5 Dakota Ridge, 4 p.m. Friday.

4. Mead

2-0

Bye

Comment: Mavericks got much-needed break after surviving 16-14 slugfest with 4A Frederick. This week: at Greeley West, 7 p.m. Friday.

5. Lutheran

2-1

L (47-21 at 4A No. 4 Pueblo West)

Comment: Lions hoping humbling in Pueblo ends up being “iron-sharpens-iron” situation. This week: vs. Resurrection Christian, 7 p.m. Friday.

6. Windsor

2-1

W (54-0 vs. Montbello)

Comment: Since losing to Green Mountain in Week 1, Wizards have outscored a pair of 4A schools 88-9. This week: at Severance, 7 p.m. Friday.

7. Thompson Valley

3-0

W (24-9 at Tinmath)

Comment: Last year’s win over cross-town rival Loveland was first in 16 seasons. Can Eagles make it two in a row? This week: vs. Loveland, 7 p.m. Friday.

8. Pueblo Central

3-0

W (43-0 vs. Alamosa)

Comment: Wildcats welcome Californians to Pueblo on Friday. After outscoring last two opponents 75-7, they appear ready. This week: vs. Moorpark (Calif.), 7 p.m. Friday.

9. Green Mountain

1-2

L (33-7 at No. 3 Pomona)

Comment: For first time this season, Rams won’t be playing a ranked opponent. This week: vs. Northridge, 7 p.m. Friday.

10. Palisade

2-1

W (20-6 vs. Resurrection Christian)

Comment: Take down Durango on Friday and it isn’t hard to see Bulldogs entering second week of November with 9-1 record. This week: at Durango, 5 p.m. Friday.

Note: All stats taken from Maxpreps.com.