Despite having one fewer first-place vote, Thompson Valley has supplanted The Classical Academy atop the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country rankings in 4A.
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.
Fort Collins (5A) and The Classical Academy (4A) are among top-ranked teams in the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com girls cross country preseason rankings.
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.