Senior DeAndre Shorts and Grandview come into the 2015 season ranked No. 4 in the preseason Associated Press Class 5A football poll. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Senior DeAndre Shorts and Grandview come into the 2015 season ranked No. 4 in the preseason Associated Press Class 5A football poll. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

Here is The Associated Press preseason Class 5A high school football poll for 2015. 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 (6)                  0-0                    105                         –
2. Cherry Creek (5)                     0-0                       104                        –
3. Pomona                                    0-0                     79                          –
4. GRANDVIEW                      0-0                       61                          –
T5. REGIS JESUIT                  0-0                       59                         –
T5. Columbine                              0-0                     59                          –
7. Fairview                                     0-0                      45                         –
8. Ralston Valley                          0-0                     31                          –
9. Ftn.-Fort Carson                       0-0                       19                         –
10. CHEROKEE TRAIL             0-0                       11                          –

Others receiving votes: Doherty 9, Legacy 7, Rocky Mountain 4, EAGLECREST 4, J.K. Mullen 4, Mountain Vista 2, OVERLAND 1, ThunderRidge 1

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: 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...