Here is The Associated Press high school football polls in Class 5A and 4A for Sept. 9. The poll includes first-place votes in parentheses, season record, total points and last week’s ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers, including Courtney Oakes of the Aurora Sentinel.
CLASS 5A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Valor Christian (10) 3-0 100 1
2. CHEROKEE TRAIL 2-0 89 3
3. Pomona 1-1 78 4
4. GRANDVIEW 2-0 64 6
5. Cherry Creek 1-1 60 2
6. Fairview 2-0 55 7
7. REGIS JESUIT 1-1 34 8
8.Ralston Valley 2-0 24 9
9. Chatfield 1-1 19 5
10. OVERLAND 3-0 15 10
Others receiving votes: Lakewood 4, Monarch 4, Horizon 2, Doherty 1, Mountain Vista 1.
CLASS 4A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Pine Creek (9) 2-0 98 1
2. Pueblo South 2-0 80 3
3. Denver South (1) 2-0 77 4
4. Windsor 2-0 70 5
5. Montrose 2-1 61 2
6. Dakota Ridge 2-0 50 6
7. Vista Ridge 2-0 40 7
8. Wheat Ridge 2-0 31 8
9. Fort Collins 2-0 30 T9
10. Longmont 1-1 10 T9
Others receiving votes: Greeley West 2, Air Academy 1.
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sentinel