A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 9: If you’re on mobile, tap here to see the rankings. Class 5A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Mountain Vista 8-0 1 W (49-6 at Fruita Monument) Comment: At some point, Golden Eagles will have to win a close game, right? Right?!?!? This week: vs. Rock Canyon, 7 p.m. Friday. 2. Cherry Creek 7-1 2 W (44-0 at Eaglecrest) Comment: Bruins have outscored Centennial League competition 130-7 over three games. Pretty good, no? This week: vs. Smoky Hill, 7 p.m. Thursday. 3. Valor Christian 7-1 3 W (47-0 at ThunderRidge) Comment: Take away one dreadful night at Mountain Vista and Valor’s resume is as good as anyone’s. This week: vs. Fruita Monument, 7 p.m. Friday. 4. Legend 7-1 4 W (42-7 at Fountain-Fort Carson) Comment: Take away one Columbine field goal and Legend’s resume isn’t too shabby, either. This week: vs. Douglas County, 7 p.m. Friday. 5. Ralston Valley 7-1 6 W (35-34 at No. 6 Columbine, OT) Comment: Take away one road loss at Valor, and Mustangs have themselves nice little case, too. This week: vs. Denver East, 7 p.m. Friday. 6. Columbine 7-1 4 L (35-34 vs. No. 5 Ralston Valley, OT) Comment: Take away one failed two-point try vs. RV and … you get the point: No. 3-6 are interchangeable. This week: at Denver South, 6 p.m. Friday. 7. Pine Creek 5-3 7 W (49-8 win vs. Chaparral) Comment: Eagles get another crack at statement win with Regis Jesuit visiting this weekend. This week: vs. No. 8 Regis Jesuit, 1 p.m. Saturday. 8. Regis Jesuit 5-3 10 W (51-7 vs. Douglas County) Comment: Freshman QB Luke Rubley’s stat line over Raiders’ five-game win streak: 1,020 yards, 9 TDs on 62.7% passing. This week: at No. 7 Pine Creek, 1 p.m. Saturday. 9. Erie 6-2 NR W (48-13 at Mullen) Comment: Tigers have won five straight and are closing in on league title in first year in 5A. Looks like they belong. This week: vs. Legacy, 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 10. Fairview 8-0 8 W (35-7 at Brighton) Comment: Knights have one win over 5A team with winning record. That could grow to two on Friday. This week: vs. Fossil Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday.   Class 4A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Pueblo West 8-0 1 W (41-0 at Widefield) Comment: Week 10 showdown at No. 2 Montrose cannot come here fast enough. This week: vs. Falcon, 7 p.m. Friday. 2. Montrose 8-0 3 W (32-28 at No. 5 Mesa Ridge) Comment: Red Hawks’ dominance of Mesa Ridge in trenches proves they can grind anyone down. This week: at Widefield, 6 p.m. Friday. 3. Dakota Ridge 7-1 2 W (47-7 at Highlands Ranch) Comment: Eagles can lock up league title with eighth straight win on Friday. This week: vs. Golden, 7:30 p.m. Friday. 4. Broomfield 7-1 4 W (42-0 vs. Grand Junction Central) Comment: Eagles take 13-quarter shutout streak into showdown with Riverdale Ridge. This week: vs. No. 7 Riverdale Ridge, 7 p.m. Friday. 5. Mesa Ridge 5-3 5 W (32-28 vs. No. 2 Montrose) Comment: Grizzlies’ three losses all came to top three teams in these rankings … by combined 12-point margin. This week: vs. Doherty, 7 p.m. Thursday. 6. Palmer Ridge 7-1 6 W (42-7 vs. No. 10 Vista Ridge) Comment: Home loss to Mesa Ridge is Bears’ lone blemish. Another league title nears. This week: at Rampart, 7 p.m. Thursday. 7. Riverdale Ridge 8-0 7 W (47-0 vs. Adams City) Comment: Prove-it week arrives for Ravens, who’ve allowed 22 points total against suspect schedule. This week: at No. 4 Broomfield, 7 p.m. Friday. 8. Durango 5-3 8 W (58-0 at Air Academy) Comment: Demons, winners of five of their last six, trending in right direction as November nears. This week: at Liberty, 6 p.m. Friday. 9. Frederick 6-2 10 W (49-6 at Poudre) Comment: Sneaky big game for Frederick this Friday against 6-2 Monarch squad. This week: vs. Monarch, 7 p.m. Friday. 10. Vista Ridge 5-3 8 L (42-7 at No. 6 Palmer Ridge) Comment: At some point, Wolves are going to have to be competitive in marquee game. This week: vs. Air Academy, 7 p.m. Friday. Class 3A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Windsor 6-1 1 W (45-6 at Northridge) Comment: One last hurdle remains between Wizards and 1-2 faceoff at Mead. This week: vs. Tinmath, 7 p.m. Friday. 2. Mead 7-0 2 W (57-6 vs. Greeley Central) Comment: Mavericks’ Week 2 win over Frederick is aging quite nicely. This week: at Northridge, 1 p.m. Saturday. 3. Pomona 5-2 3 W (20-7 vs. Severance) Comment: Surprisingly tight game against Severance last week. Mountain View offers another challenge. This week: at Mountain View, 7 p.m. Friday. 4. Thompson Valley 7-0 4 W (27-7 vs. Mountain View) Comment: Closing out season with games against Roosevelt and Pomona will have Eagles playoff-ready. This week: at Fort Morgan, 7 p.m. Thursday. 5. Lutheran 6-1 5 W (50-0 at Hinkley) Comment: Lions have had this Holy Family game circled on calendar for quite some time. This week: vs. Holy Family, 7 p.m. Friday. 6. Roosevelt 5-2 7 W (21-0 at Fort Morgan) Comment: Roosevelt sandwiched two shutouts around two-game skid. No doubt, Rough Riders remain dangerous. This week: vs. Severance, 7 p.m. Friday. 7. Pueblo East 5-2 8 W (41-36 vs. No. 8 Pueblo Central) Comment: Good luck trading haymakers with Eagles, who have scored 160 points over last three games. This week: vs. Canon City, 7 p.m. Thursday. 8. Pueblo Central 5-2 6 L (41-36 at No. 8 Pueblo East) Comment: Amari Brown (970 yards, 10 TDs in five games) closing in on third 1,000-yard season. This week: at Pueblo County, 7 p.m. Friday. 9. Green Mountain 4-3 9 W (vs. Summit, forfeit) Comment: Hate to see any team lose an opportunity to play on a Friday night. This week: at Evergreen, 7 p.m. Thursday. 10. Palisade 5-2 10 Bye Comment: Mid-October bye isn’t a bad way to get ready for postseason grind. This week: vs. Steamboat Springs, 6 p.m. Thursday. Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.