Cherry Creek, Broomfield, Pomona headline CHSAA preseason football polls | Colorado Sunshine
Cherry Creek defenders Henry Goldberg (33) and Aiden Knapke (0) deliver a hit to jar the ball from Legend receiver Kellen Marchand during the fourth quarter of the Class 5A football state championship game at Canvas Stadium. (Doug Ottewill)
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Cherry Creek, Broomfield and Pomona headlined the CHSAA preseason football polls released Thursday.
Cherry Creek is ranked No. 1 in the Class 5A poll, followed by Valor Christian and Legend.
Broomfield earned the top spot in Class 4A, while Pomona is considered the team to beat in Class 3A. Wellington and Wray are the favorites in Class 2A and 1A, respectively, Haxtun and Cheyenne Wells are the top teams in 8-Man and 6-Man football. Games can start Thursday.
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