Here is The Associated Press preseason high school football poll. 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 (13)                0-0                     130                         –
2. Cherry Creek                           0-0                      110                         –
3. CHEROKEE TRAIL             0-0                       95                          –
4. Columbine                               0-0                       75                          –
5. Pomona                                     0-0                      72                          –
6. Chatfield                                   0-0                       49                         –
7. REGIS JESUIT                        0-0                      46                         –
8. GRANDVIEW                          0-0                      43                         –
9. Fairview                                     0-0                      34                         –
10. Ralston Valley                         0-0                     20                          –

Others receiving votes: ThunderRidge 12, Grand Junction 7, Monarch 6, OVERLAND 6, J.K. Mullen 5, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Doherty 2.

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

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...