The state gymnastics meet is April 22-24 at Thornton High School.
A full rotation schedule is below.
[divider]
Class 5A
[pdf-embedder url=”https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5A-STATE-GYMNASTICS-TIME-SCHEDULE.pdf” title=”5A STATE GYMNASTICS TIME SCHEDULE”]
[divider]
Class 4A
[pdf-embedder url=”https://old.chsaanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4A-STATE-GYMNASTICS-TIME-SCHEDULE.pdf” title=”4A STATE GYMNASTICS TIME SCHEDULE”]
Because the past days’ weather has impacted the availability of fields and officials, the regular season for boys soccer will be extended through Monday, April 19. As a result, the following adjustments have been made to the postseason calendar.
The CHSAA state pairings meeting will take place and postseason brackets will be released on Tuesday, April 20.
Classes 3A-5A may play first-round games on either Wednesday, April 21, or Thursday, April 22. Both schools must mutually agree to play on Wednesday, April 21, or the game will default to Thursday, April 22.
Classes 2A-5A quarterfinal games will take place on Saturday, April 24. Class 5A may play quarterfinal games on Friday, April 23, if both teams mutually agree on that date. Otherwise, games will default to Saturday, April 24.
There will be no changes to the second week of the postseason calendar.
“Due to the lack of officials and field availability brought on by the unexpected winter storm across the state, the decision was made to extend the regular season for boys soccer to Monday, April 19,” said Justin Saylor, CHSAA assistant commissioner overseeing boys soccer.
See below for full details on the state tournament schedule. April 19 – Regular season games must be completed. Roster/gate lists due to CHSAA. April 20 – State tournament pairings posted. April 21-22 – Class 3A/4A/5A first-round games (higher seed hosts).
*Teams must mutually agree on date & time. April 23 – Optional 5A quarterfinal games (if both teams mutually agree). April 24 – Quarterfinal games for all classes (higher seed hosts). April 27 – Semifinals planning meeting. April 28 – Semifinal games for all classes. April 29 – Finals planning meeting. May 1 – State championship games for all classes.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Mountain Vista (15)
10-0
225
1
1-0
2
Cherry Creek (1)
9-1
207
4
3-0
3
Chaparral
5-1
193
2
1-0
4
Cherokee Trail
8-1
191
3
2-0
5
Ralston Valley
9-0
145
8
3-0
6
Grandview
6-3
144
5
1-1
7
Rampart
3-1
116
6
1-0
8
Valor Christian
4-2
104
7
1-1
9
Legend (1)
4-3
94
9
1-0
10
Columbine
4-0
90
10
1-0
11
Liberty
7-1
58
15
4-0
12
Pueblo West
8-1
54
13
2-0
13
Fort Collins
3-3
50
12
2-1
14
Chatfield
3-2
40
11
2-1
15
Denver East
7-1
31
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Regis Jesuit 28, Eaglecrest 25, Horizon 25, Pine Creek 24, Highlands Ranch 21, Fossil Ridge 20, Broomfield 18, Denver South 15, Dakota Ridge 14, Heritage 13, Lakewood 12, Ponderosa 11, Rocky Mountain 10, Castle View 9, Brighton 8, Air Academy 7, Douglas County 6, Vista PEAK Prep 6, Fruita Monument 5, Arvada West 5, Boulder 5, Doherty 4, Pomona 3, Loveland 2, ThunderRidge 2
Dropped out
Eaglecrest (14)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (10)
8-1
247
1
1-1
2
Cheyenne Mountain (7)
6-0
229
2
2-0
3
Windsor
6-0
167
4
3-0
4
Coronado
7-0
154
5
3-0
5
Niwot
9-1
149
3
3-1
6
Thompson Valley
5-0
129
13
1-0
7
Eagle Valley
8-1
127
8
0-1
8
Durango
8-0
115
10
3-0
9
Mead
2-0
92
6
1-0
10
Palisade
7-1
90
–
1-0
11
Discovery Canyon
4-2
86
7
3-0
12
Woodland Park
7-1
68
11
1-1
13
Holy Family
4-1
66
8
0-1
14
Thomas Jefferson
6-1
59
–
3-1
15
Erie
3-2
58
14
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Montrose 38, Lewis-Palmer 28, Skyview 27, Frederick 26, D’Evelyn 24, Denver West 15, Denver North 14, George Washington 13, The Classical Academy 13, Lincoln 12, Longmont 11, Evergreen 11, Northfield 10, Alameda 10, Aurora Central 9, Battle Mountain 9, Berthoud 9, Fort Morgan 8, Littleton 8, Falcon 7, Mullen 6, Canon City 5, Centaurus 4, Steamboat Springs 3, Conifer 2, Riverdale Ridge 1, Pueblo South 1
Dropped out
Lewis-Palmer (12), Montrose (15)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (10)
6-0
240
1
3-0
2
Lutheran
7-0
180
2
3-0
3
Lamar (3)
9-0
172
6
5-0
4
Sterling (1)
6-2
164
4
2-0
5
DSST: Montview (1)
7-0
141
7
3-0
6
University
6-2
132
3
1-2
7
Montezuma-Cortez (1)
9-0
108
10
3-0
8
Alamosa
6-3
86
8
1-2
9
Resurrection Christian
5-3
85
5
1-2
10
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
3-3
80
8
2-2
11
Prospect Ridge Academy
9-1
79
14
2-0
12
Bayfield
6-3
76
13
2-1
13
Manitou Springs
4-1
75
12
1-1
14
Platte Valley
3-5
72
11
1-2
15
Faith Christian
4-2
50
–
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Middle Park 41, Liberty Common 39, Coal Ridge 37, Bennett 34, Lake County 32, Valley 27, Fort Lupton 23, Delta 22, Eagle Ridge Academy 21, The Vanguard School 21, The Academy 20, DSST: Byers 19, James Irwin 19, Bishop Machebeuf 17, Frontier Academy 16, SkyView Academy 15, Basalt 14, Centauri 12, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Estes Park 10, Moffat County 10, DSST: College View 9, Kent Denver 9, The Pinnacle 8, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 8, Colorado Academy 7, Cedaredge 6, La Junta 6, Strasburg 5, Peak to Peak 5, KIPP Denver Collegiate 4, Buena Vista 4, St. Mary’s 3, Pagosa Springs 3, Brush 2
Dropped out
Valley (15)
#N/A
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Meeker
8-0
130
3
4-0
2
Wiggins (4)
8-2
123
1
1-1
3
Denver Christian (4)
3-0
117
2
1-0
4
Sedgwick County
8-1
101
4
2-1
5
Fowler
7-2
92
7
3-1
6
Dayspring Christian Academy (1)
8-0
83
6
3-0
7
Vail Christian
5-0
73
8
0-0
8
Limon
4-5
61
5
2-4
9
Del Norte
6-3
50
11
2-0
10
Rye
4-1
42
12
0-0
11
Heritage Christian
6-2
32
10
1-1
12
Vail Mountain
6-2
29
–
3-1
14
Soroco
7-1
24
–
3-0
15
Monte Vista
9-1
23
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Addenbrooke Classical Academy 20, Dolores 20, Byers 18, Hoehne 18, Swink 18, Rocky Ford 16, Yuma 14, Union Colony Prep 13, Telluride 12, Wray 10, West Grand 9, Sargent 8, Ignacio 7, Calhan 4, Sanford 4, Holyoke 3
Dropped out
Sargent (8), Dolores (13), Byers (14), Union Colony Prep (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (14)
8-0
224
1
2-0
2
Simla
8-0
200
2
4-0
3
Stratton/Liberty
8-0
166
5
3-0
4
Wiley
6-1
160
4
1-0
5
Merino (1)
6-2
156
6
3-0
6
Sangre de Cristo
8-2
129
7
3-0
7
Springfield
8-1
114
10
3-0
8
Briggsdale
5-3
111
3
2-1
9
Kit Carson
6-3
104
8
3-0
10
Dove Creek
7-1
64
8
3-0
11
McClave
8-2
63
11
1-2
12
Elbert (1)
6-1
57
14
2-0
13
Otis
6-3
56
12
4-1
14
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
5-2
55
15
3-0
15
Belleview Christian
5-0
35
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Weldon Valley 30, Flagler 27, Kiowa 19, Cotopaxi 18, Haxtun 14, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 14, De Beque 13, Flatirons Academy 12, La Veta 12, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 10, Hanover 9, Mile High Academy 7, Cripple Creek-Victor 7, Evangelical Christian 7, Idalia 7, Pikes Peak Christian 6, Cheraw 6, Deer Trail 4, Sierra Grande 4
Gov. Jared Polis said his office would be “thrilled” about working with CHSAA to make a fall football season a reality.
During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the Governor directly addressed the possibility of a high school football season this fall.
“We would be thrilled to work with (CHSAA) to make that happen, for the districts that are ready to go,” Polis said. “I think there’s some opportunity to have a fall season for those who are ready.
“Clearly returning to in-classroom instruction should be the priority,” Polis added. “Districts that aren’t even back in the classroom, and aren’t running busses, they want to provide the football experience, but many of them won’t be ready until Season C in the spring.”
Polis said that he would like to keep in tact “a Season C option for the districts that aren’t yet ready to move forward.” That could potentially mean having a season for some schools in the fall, and another season for other schools in the spring.
Later, in responding to a question about football, Polis said that a fall season was “absolutely” an option.
“If there are schools and districts that are ready to move forward with fall football, and can implement that quickly, we want to encourage CHSAA to allow for that, as long as they are running an analogous process in the C season for districts and teams that are not ready to compete in the A season,” Polis said.
The CHSAA office will provide an update when available.
CHSAA commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green released the following statement on Monday:
“In recent weeks, we have seen reconsideration at the Association, school district and conference level regarding the resuming fall sports, especially football. We also hear those who are advocating for a reconsideration of the 2020-21 sport calendar.
“We continue to work collaboratively with our state, health and educational officials. We’re monitoring information from other states to see if it’s applicable to reconsiderations in Colorado.
“Over the course of the past week, this has prompted conversations at the state level to see if some outdoor fall sports could resume under the state safety guidelines, including variances that would be needed to make this happen. We appreciate their willingness to keep the dialogue open.
“Our office will continue to provide further updates if any changes occur with the 2020-21 activities calendar.”
Cherry Creek’s Riley Stewart has been selected as the girls cross country runner of the year in Colorado by Gatorade.
Stewart, a sophomore, won the Class 5A title with a time of 18:12.3, and helped the Bruins win the team championship. She won the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships (17:03.73) and was then 31st nationally at the NXN Final.
Stewart also placed sixth at the Foot Locker Cross Country Midwest Regional championships and 17th at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.
A 4.0 student, Stewart has volunteered on behalf of public park clean-up initiatives.
“I’ve coached athletes for the past 16 years and I’ve had very few who are as talented as Riley Stewart,” said Ethan Dusto, head coach at Cherry Creek High. “None of them have had the same combination of talent, hard work and humility that she exhibits.”
LAKEWOOD — Chatfield’s defense isn’t going to let the Chargers’ offense steal all the headlines this football season.
Squaring off against a Brighton defense that had only allowed 12 points in its first two wins of the season — including a shutout victory last week against Wheat Ridge — Chatfield’s defense wanted to make its own mark Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium.
Chatfield senior Shane Compton (7) and Brighton junior Eli Griffeth (10) battle in the air during the opening minutes Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
“We know that our strength is in our back-seven,” Chatfield coach Bret McGatlin said of the Chargers’ defense after a 42-10 victory against Brighton. “They fly to the football. I know if we can hold teams to under 14 points we have a good shot.”
Chatfield — ranked No. 6 in this week’s CHSAANow.com Class 4A football poll — got down early when Brighton quarterback Alex Griffeth connected with junior Eli Bowman for a 45-yard touchdown pass in a flea flicker. It was the Bulldogs’ first offensive play from scrimmage.
“It just caught me off guard. I thought I had it,” Chatfield defensive back Shane Compton said of Brighton’s trick play that Compton nearly intercepted when he went up with Bowman for the ball. “It was kind of depressing.”
It was a different story for Chatfield’s defense for the remainder of the night. The Chargers (2-1) forced three Brighton turnovers, including interceptions by Compton and senior Nathan Freeman. The Bulldogs also had six drives that were three downs and out.
“Defense played lights out,” Chatfield senior quarterback Matt Canino said. “They did struggle in that first quarter, but they turned it around and set the tone. Everyone did their job defensively.”
Chatfield senior Colin Simcox (17) wraps up Brighton senior Elijah Cortez during the non-league game Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Chatfield got its high-powered offense into gear in the second quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points to take a 21-7 lead. Canino led the charge with his legs and arm. After Brighton fumbled, the Chargers took advantage with Canino finding the end zone on a 27-yard scamper down Chatfield’s sideline.
Chatfield’s defense forced Brighton into back-to-back three downs and out. Canino capitalized with a 6-yard touchdown pass to senior Daniel Nickels and followed that up with a 45-yard scoring strike to senior Jon Dorrance with 2:22 left before halftime.
On the touchdown to Dorrance, Canino was nearly sacked before slipping a pass over the middle. Dorrance did the rest splitting the Bulldogs’ defense.
“That was awesome,” McGatlin said of the touchdown pass to Dorrance. “He (Canino) grew up a lot tonight.”
Canino finished 14-for-23 passing for 164 yards and two touchdowns. He was also the Chargers’ leading rushing with 10 carries for 86 yards and another score.
Chatfield senior Daniel Nickels (1) tries to breakaway from a Brighton defender during the first half Thursday night at Jeffco Stadium. Nickels scored a touchdown during the Chargers’ 21-point second quarter. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Chatfield running back Malcolm Boyd was bottled up for the most of the night. He finished with 16 carries for 47 yards, but did have a pair of touchdown runs in the third quarter that helped extend Chatfield’s lead to 35-10.
Sophomore Jake Marschall put the icing on the homecoming game victory with a 57-yard touchdown late after McGatlin pulled his starters out of the game.
“We lost our homecoming game last year. We wanted to make sure that didn’t happen again,” Compton said. “We turned it up defensively. We have absolute ball hawks back there.”
Chatfield is prepared for a run of three straight Thursday night games that began against Brighton. The Chargers face Fruita-Monument in Grand Junction next Thursday and travel to Greeley West on Sept. 26 to finish of their non-conference schedule.
“I prefer Friday night games, but tonight we can proved we can come off a short week and come out with the ‘W’ on homecoming,” Canino said.
Chatfield senior Colin Simcox (17) tackles Brighton senior Elijah Cortez (3) to the ground. After giving up an early touchdown, the Chargers’ defense was stellar in the 42-10 victory over the Bulldogs. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
