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  • 5A boys basketball ranking adds three new teams

    Regis Jesuit Fort Collins boys basketball
    Regis Jesuit moved up one place to No. 4 this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Grandview, Monarch and Cherry Creek all joined this week’s CHSAANow.com boys basketball rankings in 5A.

    Combined, the three teams went 9-0 last week. Grandview, which went 4-0 at the Mission Prep Christmas Classic in California last week, joined at No. 8. Monarch is No. 9 and Cherry Creek is No. 10.

    There was nearly a massive shakeup of the 5A poll this week. Fossil Ridge — which already owns impressive wins over Eaglecrest, Grandview, ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch and Thompson Valley — received eight first-place votes, and was close to overtaking No. 1 Denver East for the top spot. But the Angels got 11 first-place votes in staying atop the ranking.

    So Fossil Ridge remained at No. 2 spot. Overland stayed at No. 3, while No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 Mountain Vista switched places.

    Eaglecrest is sixth and Arapahoe moved up to ninth this week.

    The biggest mover in the 4A ranking was Air Academy, which went from No. 10 last week to No. 6 this week. Valor Christian stayed atop that poll, and continued to be followed by No. 2 Thompson Valley and No. 3 Thomas Jefferson. No. 4 Pueblo East and No. 5 Sand Creek each moved up one spot.

    3A’s Holy Family, 2A’s Sanford and 1A’s Caliche all remained atop their respective rankings this week. That means the No. 1 teams in each classification have not changed since the preseason.

    These polls will serve as the rankings over the winter break, and through the first part of January. The next poll will not come out until Jan. 13.

    Complete polls for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Denver East (11) 7-2 181 1 2-2
    2 Fossil Ridge (8) 8-0 176 2 2-0
    3 Overland 6-2 141 3 4-0
    4 Regis Jesuit 6-1 117 5 2-0
    5 Mountain Vista 8-0 109 4 4-0
    6 Eaglecrest 6-2 108 6 0-1
    7 Arapahoe 6-0 48 9 3-0
    8 Grandview 7-1 37 – 4-0
    9 Monarch 6-1 30 – 3-0
    10 Cherry Creek 4-2 27 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fairview 26, Legend 18, Smoky Hill 5, Chatfield 4, Dakota Ridge 4, Fort Collins 3, Grand Junction 3, ThunderRidge 3, Chaparral 2, Rangeview 2, Highlands Ranch 1, Mullen 1.
    Dropped out
    Legend (7), Rangeview (8), Grand Junction (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 8-1 133 1 2-1
    2 Thompson Valley (2) 7-1 110 2 1-1
    3 Thomas Jefferson 7-1 95 3 4-1
    4 Pueblo East (1) 9-2 89 5 4-0
    5 Sand Creek 5-1 68 6 2-1
    6 Air Academy 7-1 55 10 1-0
    7 Golden 7-1 54 7 1-0
    8 D’Evelyn 5-2 48 8 1-0
    9 Longmont 5-1 40 4 0-1
    10 Cheyenne Mountain 5-1 38 9 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 20, Denver South 13, Mountain View 4, Glenwood Springs 2, Greeley Central 2, Pueblo Central 2.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 7-0 89 1 2-0
    2 Colorado Academy (1) 6-0 76 2 2-0
    3 Jefferson Academy 5-0 71 4 1-0
    4 Bishop Machebeuf 5-0 62 5 1-0
    5 Faith Christian 5-3 46 6 1-0
    6 Brush 3-1 44 3 1-1
    7 Moffat County 4-1 26 7 1-0
    8 Kent Denver 4-1 22 9 1-0
    9 Colorado Springs Christian 1-3 21 10 0-1
    10 The Pinnacle 3-2 19 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Centauri 4, Monte Vista 4, Aspen 3, Fort Lupton 3, Denver Science & Tech 2, St. Mary’s 2, Strasburg 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (10) 6-0 118 1 2-0
    2 Ignacio (1) 7-0 93 5 2-0
    3 Yuma 4-1 88 2 1-1
    4 Lutheran 2-3 69 4 0-2
    5 Akron 4-1 66 3 2-1
    6 Resurrection Christian 6-2 65 6 2-0
    7 Rye 6-1 50 9 2-0
    8 Simla 4-1 29 8 1-0
    9 Peyton (1) 4-1 25 – 1-0
    10 Haxtun 4-1 13 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver Christian 9, Swink 9, Alexander Dawson 6, Rangely 6, Limon 4, Custer County 3, Front Range Christian 3, Sedgwick County 3, Union Colony 1.
    Dropped out
    Limon (7), Denver Christian (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (6) 5-0 60 1 1-0
    2 McClave 7-0 52 3 3-0
    3 Hi-Plains 5-1 47 2 2-0
    4 Vail Christian 4-1 36 5 1-0
    5 Holly 4-2 32 8 2-1
    6 Cheyenne Wells 4-1 29 9 1-1
    7 Shining Mountain 5-1 24 4 1-1
    8 Norwood 3-2 13 6 1-0
    9 Peetz 3-3 10 – 1-1
    10 Cheraw 3-1 7 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    South Baca 5, Jim Elliot Christian 4, Primero 4, Prairie 3, Walsh 3, Ouray 1.
    Dropped out
    Prairie (7), Jim Elliot Christian (10).

  • Mountain Vista makes big jump in hockey ranking

    Ralston Valley forward Evan Lukens, right, puts a hit on Cheyenne Mountain junior Casey Kosley during the second period Monday night at the Apex Ice Arena. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Ralston Valley remains atop the hockey poll this week. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Mountain Vista’s big week has made an impression on the hockey voters.

    The Golden Eagles, coming off a 3-0-0 week which included a 4-3 overtime win over then-No. 6 Cherry Creek, moved up six places to No. 2 in this week’s CHSAANow.com ranking.

    Ralston Valley continued to lead the poll, and received five of the six first-place votes. Monarch is third, Cherry Creek is fourth and Columbine rounds out the top-5.

    These polls will serve as the rankings over the winter break, and through the first part of January. The next poll will not come out until Jan. 13.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Hockey Poll

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Hockey
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Ralston Valley (5) 4-0-0 50 1 1-0-0
    2 Mountain Vista (1) 3-0-0 48 8 3-0-0
    3 Monarch 3-0-0 45 2 2-0-0
    4 Cherry Creek 5-1-1 33 6 3-1-0
    5 Columbine 5-0-1 32 4 2-0-1
    6 Lewis-Palmer 6-1-0 29 9 3-0-0
    7 Regis Jesuit 3-0-0 25 3 0-0-0
    8 Dakota Ridge 4-0-2 17 5 1-0-2
    9 Pueblo County 5-0-2 12 – 2-0-2
    10 Battle Mountain 4-1-1 9 – 2-0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage 8, Bishop Machebeuf 5, Palmer 4, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Doherty 2, Rampart 1, Standley Lake 1.
    Dropped out
    Resurrection Christian (7), Steamboat Springs (10).

  • Ralston Valley enters 5A girls basketball ranking at No. 10

    Ralston Valley senior Janelle Feldmann, far left, and junior Morgan Nishida, far right, attempt to rip the ball away from Chatfield sophomore Peyton Gibler during the Class 5A Jeffco League opener for both teams Tuesday night. Ralston Valley came away with a 60-51 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Ralston Valley is No. 10 in this week’s 5A girls basketball poll. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Ralston Valley has joined this week’s Class 5A CHSAANow.com girls basketball poll. The Mustangs, who went 2-0 last week, are No. 10.

    Elsewhere, the No. 1 teams remained the same. Those are Regis Jesuit (5A), Broomfield (4A), Holy Family (3A), Yuma (2A) and Caliche (1A).

    Mesa Ridge made the most significant jump in the 4A poll in going from No. 5 to No. 3.

    The 3A poll added Sterling (No. 6) and Peak to Peak (No. 8).

    These polls will serve as the rankings over the winter break, and through the first part of January. The next poll will not come out until Jan. 13.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (15) 6-1 150 1 2-1
    2 Highlands Ranch 7-1 124 2 3-0
    3 ThunderRidge 7-2 108 3 2-2
    4 Fossil Ridge 8-0 97 5 2-0
    5 Grandview 7-1 96 4 2-1
    6 Lakewood 8-0 54 7 2-0
    7 Rock Canyon 4-2 47 6 2-1
    8 Castle View 6-1 37 8 4-0
    9 Cherry Creek 7-1 24 9 4-0
    10 Ralston Valley 6-2 21 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pine Creek 20, Denver East 11, Rampart 11, Grand Junction 5, Arapahoe 4, Monarch 4, Mountain Vista 4, Horizon 3, Legend 3, Dakota Ridge 1, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Monarch (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Broomfield (13) 6-0 148 1 1-0
    2 Pueblo South 7-1 126 2 3-0
    3 Mesa Ridge (2) 7-0 118 5 4-0
    4 Valor Christian 7-2 92 3 2-2
    5 Elizabeth 7-1 73 6 2-1
    6 Pueblo West 6-1 68 4 2-1
    7 Palmer Ridge 6-1 57 8 2-0
    8 D’Evelyn 4-3 34 7 0-0
    9 Sand Creek 3-2 33 9 0-0
    10 Silver Creek 5-2 23 10 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Glenwood Springs 21, Pueblo East 10, Palisade 8, Pueblo County 5, Thompson Valley 3, Air Academy 2, Mullen 2, Eagle Valley 1, Longmont 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Holy Family (8) 7-1 116 1 1-1
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 6-0 102 2 2-0
    3 Lamar 6-0 77 5 2-0
    4 Centauri 6-0 73 3 1-0
    5 Bishop Machebeuf 5-1 61 6 1-0
    6 Sterling 6-1 50 – 3–1
    7 Eaton 5-1 35 4 1-1
    8 Peak to Peak 5-1 25 – 2-0
    9 Strasburg 6-0 24 10 2-0
    10 Coal Ridge 5-1 14 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Trinidad 11, Kent Denver 9, The Classical Academy 8, Frontier Academy 8, Valley 7, Brush 6, Olathe 6, The Academy 6, Aurora West 5, Middle Park 4, St. Mary’s 4, The Pinnacle 3, Florence 2, Manitou Springs 2, Jefferson Academy 1, Sheridan 1.
    Dropped out
    Estes Park (7), St. Mary’s (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (9) 4-0 108 1 1-0
    2 Peyton (2) 6-0 94 3 2-0
    3 Lutheran 4-0 80 4 2-0
    4 Akron 4-1 67 2 2-1
    5 Liberty Common 7-0 58 6 0-0
    6 Simla 5-0 40 7 1-0
    7 Hoehne 3-1 32 9 0-0
    8 Paonia 4-2 31 8 2-0
    9 Meeker 3-1 26 – 0-0
    10 Sangre de Cristo 3-3 18 5 0-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian 14, Kiowa 12, Crowley County 7, The Vanguard 7, Del Norte 5, Wray 2, Highland 1, Hotchkiss 1, Limon 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Kiowa (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Caliche (4) 5-0 49 1 1-0
    2 Norwood (1) 5-0 44 3 2-0
    3 Idalia 5-0 38 4 1-0
    4 Eads 5-1 36 2 2-1
    5 Kit Carson 4-2 30 6 2-1
    6 Prairie 6-0 25 7 2-0
    7 McClave 4-1 17 10 1-1
    8 Cheraw 5-0 10 9 2-0
    9 Dove Creek 6-0 8 5 2-0
    10 Liberty/Stratton 3-3 7 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Hi-Plains 4, Holly 3, Walsh 3, Belleview Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Photo gallery: Girls swimming’s Coaches Invite

    THORNTON — Fairview won girls swimming’s annual Coaches Invite at VMAC on Saturday. The Knights’ 271 total team points bested second-place Cherry Creek (238) and third-place Regis Jesuit (217).

    Team results are below. Find complete results on MaxPreps.

    Coaches Invite: Team scores
    Place Name Dive Total Total
    1 Fairview 271
    2 Cherry Creek 238
    3 Regis Jesuit 31 217
    4 Heritage 155
    5 Ralston Valley 147
    6 Fossil Ridge 9 145
    7 ThunderRidge 125
    8 Mountain Range 13 120
    9 Mountain Vista 112
    10 Chaparral 98
    11 Niwot 83
    12 Arapahoe 60
    13 Broomfield 53
    14 Monarch 6 45
    15 Rock Canyon 7 39
    T16 Highlands Ranch 36
    T16 Grandview 36
    T18 Silver Creek 35
    T18 Boulder 35
    20 Lakewood 2 33
    21 Mullen 28 28
    22 Brighton 26
    23 Pine Creek 1 25
    24 Windsor 24
    25 Legend 20
    26 Chatfield 19 19
    T27 St. Mary’s Academy 17 17
    T27 Smoky Hill 17
    29 Castle View 15 15
    30 Greeley West 14
    31 Golden 9
    32 Thompson Valley 8
    33 Northglenn 7
    34 Dakota Ridge 6
    35 Fort Collins 3 3
    36 Legacy 2
    37 Skyline 1

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  • Photo gallery: No. 5 Regis Jesuit tops Fort Collins in boys basketball

    FORT COLLINS — No. 5 Regis Jesuit got 20 points from Zach Smith in cruising to a 66-51 win over Fort Collins in boys basketball on Friday.

  • Photo gallery: Broomfield and Holy Family square off in basketball

    BROOMFIELD — In a battle of No. 1 teams, 4A Broomfield girls basketball topped 3A Holy Family 73-53 on Friday night. Callie Kaiser had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Broomfield, while and Bri Wilber added 16 points and eight assists. Stacie Hull had 17 points

    The schools’ boys teams also played with No. 1 Holy Family winning 54-41. David Sommers had 15 points, Devlin Granberg had 14 and Chris Helbig chipped in with 10 for Holy Family.

  • Reiter leads Chatfield boys hoops to win over Lakewood

    Chatfield senior Darius Reiter glides to the basketball for a layup during the second half Thursday night. Reiter scored a team-high 28 points for the Chargers in their second league victory of the season. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield senior Darius Reiter glides to the basketball for a layup during the second half Thursday night. Reiter scored a team-high 28 points for the Chargers in their second league victory of the season. (Dennis Pleuss)

    LITTLETON — It was a mixed bag for Chatfield senior Darius Reiter in the opening minutes Thursday night.

    Reiter scored the Chargers’ first seven points of the Class 5A Jeffco League game against Lakewood in the first few minutes, but with 4:38 left in the first quarter he picked up his second foul. Even with Reiter being a spectator for the remainder of the first quarter, Chatfield (6-2, 2-0 in league) kept things on track. And the Chargers scored a 77-67 home victory heading into the holiday break.

    “It wasn’t necessarily the flow I wanted, but it came out well,” said Reiter, who finished with a team-high 28 points. “I was able to get some stuff going.”

    Chatfield coach Stephen Schimpeler was encouraged with how his team responded with some adversity in the opening half.

    “That whole first half we were in foul trouble. I really liked how we handled the situation,” Schimpeler said. “It’s important that your bench performs because there are times you are going to need them.”

    Sophomore Riley Welch led Chatfield’s bench players with 14 points. Starters Alec Wray (14 points) and Andrew St. Germain (11 points) also had strong games in the Chargers’ fourth straight win.

    Reiter did plenty of damage at the free-throw line, making 12-of-13 shots from the charity stripe. The second conference game for both teams turned into a physical affair with a total of 56 fouls being called.

    Lakewood (4-4, 0-2) only led once in the game at 2-0. Chatfield extended its lead to as much as 21 points late in the third quarter, but the Tigers turned it on offensively in the fourth quarter, scoring 31 points to make a game of it.

    Chatfield sophomore Riley Welch, left, and Lakewood freshman Kolton Peterson scramble after a loose ball Thursday night at Chatfield High School. Welch and Peterson both had strong games coming off the bench for their teams. Welch had 14 points, while Peterson threw in 16 points. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield sophomore Riley Welch, left, and Lakewood freshman Kolton Peterson scramble after a loose ball Thursday night at Chatfield High School. Welch and Peterson both had strong games coming off the bench for their teams. Welch had 14 points, while Peterson threw in 16 points. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “We had the opportunity to shoot instead of handing it to Chatfield,” Lakewood coach Daryl Johnson said of the fourth quarter. “We actually got shots up instead of turning it over.”

    Lakewood senior Evan O’Dorisio led all scorers with 32 points. Senior Irhad Kozic found his shooting touch with a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and freshman Kolton Peterson came off the bench to score 16 points for the Tigers.

    “It’s a matter of execution and trust,” Johnson said after the Tigers’ second straight league defeat. “We’ve got to weave our strengths together. We’ll get it together.”

    Lakewood will get back into action after winter break with a 2 p.m. game Saturday, Jan. 4, when it hosts Ralston Valley.

    Chatfield has a long road ahead to defend its conference championship it grabbed with an undefeated 16-0 mark last season. Each of the nine 5A Jeffco teams faces their league foes twice (home and away) during the conference schedule.

    “We aren’t necessarily aiming for that, but we know it’s there and we want to repeat it,” Reiter said of Chatfield attempting to match last year’s undefeated run in the conference.

    Schimpeler stated that he believes the 5A Jeffco league is “getting better” and it will be no easy task in repeating as league champs.

    “It’s going to be really hard this year when everyone is gunning for you being league champs and you are Chatfield,” Schimpeler said. “We told these guys it’s going to be tougher this year than last year. I think that was evident tonight.”

    After playing eight games in 17 days since the start of the basketball season, Chatfield will get back to action after the holidays by hosting Pomona at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4.

    Chatfield sophomore Riley Welch, right, drives toward the basketball against Lakewood senior James Hofmann on Thursday night at Chatfield High School. Welch threw in 14 points off the bench for the Chargers in a 77-67 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Chatfield sophomore Riley Welch, right, drives toward the basketball against Lakewood senior James Hofmann on Thursday night at Chatfield High School. Welch threw in 14 points off the bench for the Chargers in a 77-67 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Lakewood senior Guy Young, left, is able to get a hand in the face of Chatfield senior Grant Haines during the first half Thursday at Chatfield High School. The Chargers won the Class 5A Jeffco League game 77-67 to head into winter break with a 6-2 record. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Lakewood senior Guy Young, left, is able to get a hand in the face of Chatfield senior Grant Haines during the first half Thursday at Chatfield High School. The Chargers won the Class 5A Jeffco League game 77-67 to head into winter break with a 6-2 record. (Dennis Pleuss)

  • 4A wrestling ranking adds Pueblo County at No. 7

    Lakewood Arvada West wrestling
    Arvada West continues to be the No. 1 team in On The Mat’s 5A wrestling rankings. (Mark Adams)

    Pueblo County joined the 4A wrestling rankings provided by On The Mat this week. The Hornets are No. 7.

    Elsewhere, Sterling joined the 3A ranking at No. 10. 2A added Dove Creek (No. 7) and Highland (No. 10).

    The 5A poll went unchanged this week.

    The four No. 1 teams — Arvada West (5A), Broomfield (4A), Brush (3A), Paonia (2A) — have stayed the same since the preseason.

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

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    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West 1
    2 Rocky Mountain 2
    3 Ponderosa 3
    4 Pomona 4
    5 Cherry Creek 5
    6 Pine Creek 6
    7 Chaparral 7
    8 Fruita Monument 8
    9 Coronado 9
    10 Greeley West 10
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Broomfield 1
    2 Thompson Valley 2
    3 Discovery Canyon 3
    4 Pueblo South 4
    5 Windsor 5
    6 Palisade 7
    7 Pueblo County –
    8 Montrose 8
    9 Pueblo Central 6
    10 Weld Central 9
    Dropped out
    Mead (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush 1
    2 Valley 2
    3 Dolores Huerta 3
    4 Centauri 4
    5 Lamar 5
    6 Monte Vista 7
    7 La Junta 8
    8 Alamosa 6
    9 Fort Lupton 10
    10 Sterling –
    Dropped out
    Bennett (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Paonia 1
    2 Meeker 2
    3 Baca County 3
    4 Swink 4
    5 Rocky Ford 5
    6 Sedgwick County/Fleming 6
    7 Dove Creek –
    8 Center 10
    9 Merino 8
    10 Highland –
    Dropped out
    Akron (7), Wray (9).

  • Liberty Common basketball coach wins No. 400

    Liberty Common players celebrate coach Jim Altergott's 400th win last Saturday. (Courtesy photo)
    Liberty Common players celebrate coach Jim Altergott’s 400th win last Saturday. (Courtesy photo)

    Liberty Common boys basketball coach Jim Altergott knew he was sitting at 399 career wins last Saturday. So did athletic director Dan Knab, who had a cake and celebratory posters waiting.

    “I think he kind of put the cart before the horse, because we hadn’t had the win yet,” Altergott joked on Friday. “What if we would’ve lost that and he had everything ready to go?”

    Fortunately, for the celebration’s sake, the Eagles beat Conifer 61-56. It was Altergott’s 400th win.

    “It’s more about the kids than it is me, winning 400,” said Altergott, who has been coaching since 1973. “We knew it was at 399, and we had a couple of other chances to get it, but it didn’t materialize.”

    Liberty Common started the 2013-14 season 2-1. The second win came over Highland, one of Altergott’s prior posts, and put him at 399. But the Eagles lost their next three games.

    Finally, at 2-4, Liberty Common returned to Fort Collins for its first home game of the season. The Eagles led 32-23 at halftime, and 46-36 after three quarters. Andrew Jones had 17 points, Arjun Gill had 14, and Josh VanVleet added 13. It was time for cake and posters.

    “It was just another game, I guess,” Altergott said. “I just kind of approached it as the next game on the schedule, and when it was over, everyone else was probably more excited than I was about it.

    “The kids also knew how close I was,” he added. “I never said anything to them about it, but I guess other people must have said something to them. They played really well in that last game.”

    Altergott had been tracking his career record since he started.

    “I used to have it written out from the time I started, year-by-year,” he said, “but through the different moves over the year, I lost the paper it was on. I have a cumulative total from resumes, so that’s how I knew where we were at.”

    The bulk of the wins came at Roosevelt, where he spent 25 seasons as coach. He also spent seven at Highland. Now in his first year at Liberty Common, Altergott has been a head coach for 36 seasons.

    Asked if he’s taken a moment to reflect on his career, Altergott said, “I haven’t yet. It’s the next practice. I haven’t thought about going backwards and looking at that. Someone did ask me about my very first win, and that was too long ago. I don’t remember that one.”

  • Photo gallery: Standley Lake boys basketball beats Legacy

    BROOMFIELD — Standley Lake had a one-point lead going into the fourth quarter but beat Legacy by a score of 50-43.

    Legacy’s Trenton Johnson was the high scorer for Legacy with 14 points.