A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 4:
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Class 5A
Team
Record
Previous
Last week
1. Cherry Creek
2-1
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
2
W (42-0 at Cherokee Trail)
Comment: Golden Eagles have allowed 18 total points through four games. This week: Bye.
3. Columbine
3-0
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
W (27-0 vs. Mullen)
Comment: Rillos family pass-catching tradition lives on through Levi, an R.V. sophomore who already has 10 catches for 222 yards and 3 TDs. This week: vs. ThunderRidge, 4 p.m. Thursday.
7. Chatfield
3-0
7
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
10
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
8
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
NR
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
Class 4A
Team
Record
Previous
Last week
1. Palmer Ridge
3-0
1
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
2
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 of which went for TDs. This week: vs. Legacy, 7 p.m. Friday.
3. Montrose
3-0
3
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
5
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
8
W (19-14 vs. No. 8 Mesa Ridge)
Comment: There’s ironman play, and there’s whatever you call what junior 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
7
W (24-0 vs. Denver South)
Comment: Wolves likely won’t face a tougher opponent than the one they’ll meet Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. This week: at 5A No. 3 Columbine, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
7. Heritage
2-1
6
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
4
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
10
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
NR
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 3A
Team
Record
Previous
Last week
1. Roosevelt
3-0
1
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
3
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
9
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
6
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
2
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
5
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
7
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
8
W (43-0 vs. Alamosa)
Comment: Wildcats welcome Californians to Pueblo on Friday. After outscoring last two opponents 75-7, they appear ready for a challenge. This week: vs. Moorpark (Calif.), 7 p.m. Friday.
9. Green Mountain
1-2
4
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
NR
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.
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