ThunderRidge bumped up one spot from its preseason No. 3 ranking in this week's CHSAANow.com football poll. And Ralston Valley, the Grizzlies' opponent this weekend, went from seventh to third.
Valor Christian leads the first-ever CHSAANow.com 5A football poll. The Eagles are four-time defending champions across three classifications, and beat Cherokee Trail to win last year's 5A crown.
