Photos: Air Academy clips Grandview to advance to 5A girls lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 9 Air Academy took to the road and got a 10-9 win over No. 8 Grandview to advance to the Class 5A girls lacrosse quarterfinals.
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Photos: Green Mountain beats Roaring Fork in 4A girls lacrosse tournament
No. 8 Green Mountain built an early lead and rode it to a 15-8 win over No. 9 Roaring Fork in the Class 4A girls lacrosse tournament.
Photos: No. 4 Valor Christian girls lacrosse edges No. 3 Cherry Creek
The girls lacrosse regular season came to a thrilling end as Class 5A No. 4 Valor Christian edged No. 3 Cherry Creek 13-12.
Photos: No. 8 Kent Denver girls lacrosse ends regular season with win over Chaparral
Class 5A No. 8 Kent Denver girls lacrosse ended its regular season with a 19-7 win over Chaparral on Tuesday.
Girls lacrosse rankings: The final coaches poll of Season D
In the final coaches poll of Season D, Colorado Academy and Evergreen finished at No. 1.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. This data will be used as one criteria for postseason qualification and seeding.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com Girls Lacrosse Poll
Voted upon by coaches around the state. Coaches looking to vote should email bcochi@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Colorado Academy (10) | 10-0 | 142 | 1 | |
| 2 | Valor Christian (1) | 9-1 | 129 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cherry Creek | 7-3 | 112 | 3 | |
| 4 | Fairview | 8-2 | 103 | 2 | |
| 5 | ThunderRidge (1) | 9-1 | 99 | 5 | |
| 6 | Regis Jesuit | 6-4 | 87 | 6 | |
| 7 | Kent Denver | 6-4 | 76 | 8 | |
| 8 | Grandview | 7-3 | 56 | 8 | |
| 9 | Air Academy | 8-2 | 49 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rock Canyon | 6-4 | 29 | 11 | |
| 11 | Chatfield | 6-4 | 25 | – | |
| 12 | Palmer Ridge | 7-3 | 13 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Mullen 10, Arapahoe 5, Dakota Ridge 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Arapahoe (10), Mullen (12) | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Evergreen (4) | 8-2 | 125 | 2 | |
| 2 | Aspen (3) | 10-0 | 121 | 1 | |
| 3 | Grand Junction (3) | 10-0 | 110 | 7 | |
| 4 | Denver South (2) | 10-0 | 93 | 4 | |
| 4 | Rocky Mountain | 6-2 | 93 | 3 | |
| 6 | Thompson Valley | 8-2 | 85 | 6 | |
| 7 | Golden | 7-3 | 80 | 8 | |
| 8 | Green Mountain | 7-3 | 70 | 5 | |
| 9 | Roaring Fork | 8-2 | 57 | 8 | |
| 10 | Castle View | 5-5 | 33 | 10 | |
| 11 | Northfield | 6-4 | 24 | 12 | |
| 12 | Conifer | 3-8 | 11 | – | |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Telluride 10, Eagle Valley 9, Dawson School 9, Cherokee Trail 5, Fruita Monument 1 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Dawson School (11) | |||||
5A girls lacrosse state tournament bracket
The Season D state tournament bracket for Class 5A girls lacrosse is below.
2021 CHSAA Girls Lacrosse State Championships (Colorado) Class 5A
4A girls lacrosse state tournament bracket
The Season D state tournament bracket for Class 4A girls lacrosse is below.
Photos: No. 4 Valor Christian takes down No. 2 Fairview
In a key late-season matchup, No. 4 Valor Christian won 15-2 over Fairview.
No. 2 Evergreen girls lacrosse wins 7th in a row to claim league crown
LAKEWOOD — Evergreen’s girls lacrosse team remained as hot as the artificial turf field at Trailblazer Stadium late Thursday afternoon.
The Cougars — No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com Class 4A girls lacrosse rankings — won their seventh straight game with a 13-8 victory over rival Green Mountain. Evergreen (7-2, 5-0 in 4A West League) also wrapped up the conference title with the league win over the No. 5 Rams (7-3, 3-2).
Evergreen junior Maddie Cortez (10) and senior Maddie Mancini (11) battle with Green Mountain sophomore Sophie Warren (0) for a loose ball Thursday at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
“It’s really special. We’ve had a great season,” Evergreen coach Rachel Sanford said of the undefeated league record. “We’ve faced some top competition in our league, so we are happy with the success.”
Green Mountain could have created a three-way tie for the conference title with a win over Evergreen. The Rams held a 4-3 lead late in the first half, but Evergreen sophomore Averi Gardner scored with 55 seconds left before halftime to gain some momentum.
The Cougars preceded to score 5 unanswered goals to take a 8-4 lead in the first 10 minutes into the second half.
“It was a big goal of our’s today to have a strong second half. We have been flat the last couple of games,” Sanford said. “We had lot of people come up big and we did great on the draws.”
Evergreen sophomore Averi Gardner (12) races toward the front of the net that is guarded by Green Mountain sophomores Louisa Steinbock (13) and Gina Meyer (20) during the first half Thursday at Trailblazer Stadium. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Senior Margo Miller, along with sophomores Bella Reece and Gardner combined for all 13 of Evergreen’s goals.
“It was huge,” Miller said after her 6-goal performance to lead the Cougars. “I’m a senior and I’ve never won league. I wouldn’t have wanted to do this with any other team. Everyone came together this year.”
Evergreen’s defense was solid in front of Evergreen senior goalie Lauren Spence. Green Mountain junior Shea Murphy led a comeback attempt for the Rams in the final 8 minutes. Murphy scored a team-high 5 goals to get Green Mountain as close as 10-7 with 3:31 left.
However, Miller and Gardner scored three straight goals in the final minutes to get the lead back to a comfortable margin.
“She (Miller) is a tremendous player and leader,” Sanford said. “She really puts the team on her back a lot, but we have a lot of other threats. It’s really a nice rounded offense.”
Evergreen sophomore Bella Reece (3) protects the ball while getting checked by Green Mountain junior Shea Murphy (19). (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Evergreen has one more non-league game at Arapahoe on Tuesday, June 15, before the Cougars find out where they will be seeded for the 12-team state tournament. Evergreen should get a very high seed. The Cougars were No. 5 in the RPI standings before the victory against Green Mountain.
“We are looking forward to hosting,” Sanford said of the postseason. “It’s going to be fierce. We are looking forward to competing and playing our best.”
Evergreen’s boys lacrosse team also went undefeated winning the first league title in the program’s history this Spring 2021 season.
“The guys are having a great season too,” Miller said. “It would be pretty cool for both of us to go really far in the playoffs.”
Green Mountain could also make history if it earns the program’s first playoff bid. The Rams were No. 8 in RPI before the loss to Evergreen. First-round playoff games are scheduled for Thursday, June 17, after brackets are released Wednesday, June 16.
Green Mountain junior Shea Murphy, middle, tries to work past Evergreen’s Carly Poole (8), Maddie Cortez (10) and Margo Miller (7) during the first half Thursday. Murphy had five goals for the Rams, but it wasn’t enough as the Cougars took a 13-8 victory. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Photos: No. 1 Colorado Academy girls lacrosse rolls to win over Ralston Valley
Maya Kendall scored two goals as Class 5A No. 1 Colorado Academy girls lacrosse cruised to a 20-0 win over Ralston Valley.