A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 6: If you’re on mobile, tap here to see the rankings. Class 5A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Cherry Creek 4-1 1 W (21-14 vs. No. 7 Pine Creek) Comment: Bruins needed fourth-quarter TD to survive Pine Creek upset bid last Friday. As always, state titles must be earned. This week: at Cherokee Trail, 6 p.m. Saturday. 2. Mountain Vista 5-0 2 W (55-6 at Overland) Comment: No opponent has come within 30 of MV. What happens when Golden Eagles face late-game pressure? We may find out Friday. This week: vs. No. 4 Valor Christian. 7 p.m. Friday. 3. Columbine 5-0 3 W (44-7 at 4A No. 10 Heritage) Comment: Rebels about to get serious test against salty Angels defense at All-City Stadium. This week: at Denver East, 2 p.m. Saturday. 4. Valor Christian 5-0 4 W (34-17 vs. No. 8 Ralston Valley) Comment: Weird thing to say in first week of conference play, but Valor-MV may be 5A South Metro League title game. This week: at No. 2 Mountain Vista, 7 p.m. Friday. 5. Legend 4-1 5 W (30-0 vs. No. 10 Castle View) Comment: Titans haven’t allowed one point since heartbreaking 16-14 loss to Columbine in Week 2. This week: at No. 7 Pine Creek, 1 p.m. Saturday. 6. Chatfield 5-0 6 W (27-24 at Douglas County) Comment: Chargers came out of nonconference slate unbeaten, but Ralston Valley will be their first ranked 5A opponent. This week: vs. No. 8 Ralston Valley, 7 p.m. Thursday. 7. Pine Creek 3-2 8 L (21-14 at No. 1 Cherry Creek) Comment: How does a team lose and rise up the rankings? When it takes tie game into fourth quarter of a road game at Stutler Bowl. This week: vs. No. 5 Legend, 1 p.m. Saturday. 8. Ralston Valley 4-1 6 L (34-17 at No. 4 Valor Christian) Comment: Mustangs emerge from nonconference with just one loss. Not bad considering offseason exodus of loaded senior class. This week: at No. 6 Chatfield, 7 p.m. Thursday. 9. Fairview 5-0 10 W (56-0 vs. Smoky Hill) Comment: Knights have posted three consecutive shutouts. Cumulative score of those three games: 161-0. This week: vs. Prairie View, 1 p.m. Saturday. 10. Castle View 4-1 9 L (30-0 at No. 5 Legend) Comment: Humbling loss at Legend last week. How Sabercats respond on Friday night will say a lot. This week: vs. Fruita Monument, 7 p.m. Friday. Class 4A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Pueblo West 5-0 4 W (35-7 at No. 8 Vista Ridge) Comment: Cyclones defense, which allowed just 10 first-half points prior to last week’s rout, continues to rise to the occasion.  This week: at Doherty, 6:30 p.n. Thursday. 2. Dakota Ridge 4-1 5 W (31-13 vs. Cherokee Trail) Comment: Winners of four straight since Week 1 loss to 5A Chatfield, Eagles are rolling as conference play arrives. This week: at Ponderosa, 7 p.m. Friday 3. Montrose 5-0 3 W (35-12 at Fruita Monument) Comment: Red Hawks’ 35-point outing at Fruita Monument constitutes their lowest scoring output of season. Yeesh. This week: at Falcon, 6 p.m. Friday. 4. Mesa Ridge 4-1 6 W (31-28 at No. 6 Palmer Ridge) Comment: Emerging with two wins from three-game gauntlet of Dakota Ridge, Heritage and Palmer Ridge proves Grizzlies are for real. This week: at Widefield, noon Saturday. 5. Broomfield 4-1 2 L (13-3 vs. Erie) Comment: You have to go back to 2019 4A title game to find last time Eagles were held to three points or less. This week: at Longmont, 7:30 p.m. Friday. 6. Palmer Ridge 4-1 1 L (31-28 vs. No. 4 Mesa Ridge) Comment: One reason for optimism after last week’s loss to Mesa Ridge? Bears turned ball over three times and only lost by three. This week: vs. Air Academy, 7 p.m. Friday. 7. Riverdale Ridge 5-0 8 W (28-14 at Silver Creek) Comment: With nonconference opponents sporting combined record of 5-22, Ravens still have much to prove. This week: at Skyline, 7 p.m. Friday. 8. Vista Ridge 3-2 7 L (35-7 vs. No. 1 Pueblo West) Comment: Back-to-back blowout losses to Columbine (42-7) and Pueblo West (35-7) will test Wolves’ resolve. This week: at Liberty, 6 p.m. Thursday. 9. Durango 3-2 NR W (38-7 vs. Grand Junction) Comment: Demons’ demolition of previously undefeated Grand Junction featured 11 (!) tackles for loss. This week: at Rampart, 6 p.m. Friday 10. Heritage 2-3 10 L (44-7 vs. 5A No. 3 Columbine) Comment: No 4A team had tougher nonconference slate than Heritage. Time for those hard knocks to start paying off. This week: vs. Golden, 6 p.m. Thursday. Class 3A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Windsor 4-1 7 W (34-10 at No. 4 Roosevelt) Comment: Wizards started season in No. 1 spot and are back after suffocating Roosevelt attack that had been averaging 38.7 points per game. This week: Bye. 2. Mead 4-0 3 W (31-0 vs. Lewis-Palmer) Comment: Mavs’ sturdy defense (8.5 points allowed/game) faces biggest challenge yet against high-scoring Holy Family. This week: at No. 8 Holy Family, 7 p.m. Friday. 3. Thompson Valley 5-0 4 W (21-0 vs. Northridge) Comment: With three shutouts in their last four games, Eagles’ blue-collar approach is paying dividends. This week: Bye. 4. Roosevelt 4-1 1 L (34-10 vs. No. 1 Windsor) Comment: Rough Riders’ bye comes at perfect time: After humbling loss to Windsor and before knock-down, drag-out vs. Pomona. This week: Bye. 5. Lutheran 3-1 5 Bye Comment: Junior QB Eli Abramson has thrown four TD passes in three different games. Per usual, Lions can sling it. This week: at No. 7 Green Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Friday. 6. Pomona 2-2 6 Bye Comment: Nothing but 3A opponents from here on out for Panthers, who are unbeaten against teams in their classification. This week: vs. Wheat Ridge, 6 p.m. Friday. 7. Green Mountain 2-2 8 Bye Comment: Rams still have best win (19-13 at Windsor) of any team in 3A ranks. This week: vs. No. 5 Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Friday. 8. Holy Family 2-2 2 L (63-42 vs. No 10 Pueblo East) Comment: As good as Tigers offense is, defense has some things to figure out after giving up 472 rushing yards to Pueblo East. This week: vs. No. 2 Mead, 7 p.m. Friday. 9. Pueblo Central 4-1 9 W (56-0 vs. Pueblo Centennial) Comment: Most impressive thing about blowout of Pueblo Centennial? Wildcats did it without leading rusher Amari Brown. This week: Bye. 10. Pueblo East 3-2 NR W (63-42 at No. 8 Holy Family) Comment: Eagles had not one, but two players top 200 yards last week at Holy Family: sophomore QB Dolphka Lewis (211) and junior RB Justus Freeman (230). This week: Bye. Note: All stats taken from maxpreps.com. Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.