Colorado high school football rankings, Week 5: Welcome to showdown week in Class 5A

Team
Record
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Last week

1. Cherry Creek
3-1
1
W (51-39 at Highland Park, Texas)

Comment: Creek’s 2-1 record in out-of-state games makes us wonder: Are Bruins already done with toughest part of their schedule? This week: vs. No. 8 Pine Creek, 7 p.m. Friday.

2. Mountain Vista
4-0
2
Bye

Comment: Benefit of playing Week 0 game? Mid-season bye does a lot for team health. This week: at Overland, 7 p.m. Thursday.

3. Columbine
4-0
3
W (42-7 vs. 4A No. 7 Vista Ridge)

Comment: Rebels face top-10 4A for second straight week. Last week’s score indicates they should do just fine. This week: at 4A No. 10 Heritage, 7 p.m. Friday.

4. Valor Christian
4-0
4
W (46-20 at Mullen)

Comment: Next three weeks will say a lot about Eagles: Their next three opponents have combined record of 12-0. This week: vs. No. 6 Ralston Valley, 7 p.m. Friday.

5. Legend
3-1
5
Bye

Comment: What better opponent to get extra week to prepare for than physical Castle View? This week: vs. No. 9 Castle View, 7 p.m. Friday.

6. Ralston Valley
4-0
6
W (39-2 vs. ThunderRidge)

Comment: Loss of Bryson Diebel in backfield hurts, but sophomore Colton Stratman (6 TDs) is a solid replacement. This week: at No. 4 Valor Christian, 7 p.m. Friday.

7. Chatfield
4-0
7
W (23-3 vs. Brighton)

Comment: Chargers’ Logan Kundred, last year’s tackle leader, is at it again with 10 tackles for loss in four games.  This week: at Douglas County, 7 p.m. Friday.

8. Pine Creek
3-1
10
W (34-13 vs. Arapahoe)

Comment: In case you haven’t noticed, Cherry Creek-Pine Creek one of four ranked-vs-ranked matchups in spicy Friday night in Class 5A. This week: at No. 1 Cherry Creek, 7 p.m. Friday.

9. Castle View
4-0
8
W (37-16 at Douglas County)

Comment: Sabercats made big statement scoring 37 unanswered points to claim Battle of the Rock. This week: at No. 5 Legend, 7 p.m. Friday.

10. Fairview
4-0
9
W (49-0 at Monarch)

Comment: Take out a 35-30 win over Arvada West, and Knights have allowed seven points over their three other wins combined. This week: vs. Smoky Hill, 7 p.m. Friday.

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Record
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1. Roosevelt
4-0
1
W (47-0 at Rifle)

Comment: Back-to-back vs. No. 7 Windsor and No. 6 Pomona is no small challenge. This week: vs. No. 7 Windsor, 7 p.m. Friday.

2. Holy Family
2-1
2
W (56-21 at Lewis-Palmer)

Comment: Most impressive thing about Tigers’ 56 points at L-P? They needed only three quarters to get it. This week: vs. Pueblo East, 7 p.m. Friday.

3. Mead
3-0
4
W (42-6 at Greeley West)

Comment: Mavericks may be tempted to look ahead to date with No. 2 Holy Family in two weeks, but Lewis-Palmer demands attention. This week: vs. Lewis-Palmer, 7 p.m. Friday.

4. Thompson Valley
4-0
7
W (20-0 vs. Loveland)

Comment: It took Eagles 18 seasons to beat Loveland. They’ve now shut out their rivals twice in 12 months. This week: at Northridge, 7 p.m. Thursday.

5. Lutheran
3-1
5
W (41-0 vs. Resurrection Christian)

Comment: Talk about good bye week placement: Lions visit No. 8 Green Mountain on Oct. 4. This week: Bye.

6. Pomona
2-2
3
L (34-12 vs. 4A No. 5 Dakota Ridge)

Comment: After brutal three-week stretch that included games against 4A powers Pueblo West and Dakota Ridge, Panthers get well-earned rest. This week: Bye.

7. Windsor
3-1
6
W (21-7 at Severance)

Comment: Wizards lost first big 3A test with loss at Green Mountain in Week 1. Now comes an even bigger one. This week: at No. 1 Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Friday.

8. Green Mountain
2-2
9
W (44-24 vs. Northridge)

Comment: Just like Week 6 opponent Lutheran, Rams get extra week to prepare for what should be a prime 3A showdown. This week: Bye.

9. Pueblo Central
3-1
8
L (27-3 vs. Moorpark, Calif.)

Comment: Wildcats may have lost last Friday, but they are still undefeated against Colorado teams. This week: vs. Pueblo Centennial, 7 p.m. Friday.

10. Steamboat Springs
4-0
NR
W (24-22 vs. Aspen)

Comment: No way we’re leaving Sailors out of rankings after their first 4-0 start in 15 years. This week: at Summit, 7 p.m. Friday.