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  • Standley Lake boys soccer grabs another shutout win in 4A Jeffco play

    Green Mountain sophomore Kuba Betlinski (9) carries the ball out of the Rams’ defensive zone during the Class 4A Jeffco League game Tuesday against Standley Lake. The Gators took a 1-0 victory to remain undefeated in conference play. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    LAKEWOOD — Standley Lake’s boys soccer team is lurking around the hunt for the Class 4A Jeffco League title.

    The Gators (3-1, 2-0 in league) won their third straight game Tuesday at Lakewood Memorial Field. Standley Lake edge Green Mountain 1-0 in a hard-fought conference match in the rain.

    Standley Lake senior Kellan Bundgaard (5) scored the lone goal in the Gators’ 1-0 victory Tuesday against Green Mountain. Standley Lake will play seven games in 10 days to close out the regular season. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “Green Mountain came out really hard. That put a little heat on me for awhile,” Standley Lake coach John Cole said of the Rams’ early pressure in the opening minutes. “They pressed really hard the whole time and kept us on our toes.”

    Green Mountain (1-4-1, 1-3-1) was attempting to stay relevant in the race for the top two spots in the conference that earn automatic bids for the 16-team 4A state tournament. However, Standley Lake got an early goal in the second half to take the lead.

    Standley Lake senior Kellan Bundgaard scored his fourth goal of the season in the 42nd minute on a sliding shot that got past Green Mountain sophomore goalie Liam Windram, who made several great saves to keep the Rams in the game.

    “I knew I was going to put one in the back of the net. I wasn’t too worried,” Bundgaard said. “Their center backs were stumbling over me, but in the end of the day we are going to win league. We are going to get in that final two (in league). I’m not too worried about it.”

    The confident Bundgaard and fellow senior RJ Krapes both had breakaway chances on Windram to get an insurance goal, but the Gators couldn’t grab a 2-goal lead.

    Standley Lake junior Walker Edwards looks up field during the rainy Class 4A Jeffco League game Tuesday at Lakewood Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “I wanted them to stretch the field a little bit,” Cole said of the Gators’ changes in the second half. “We were playing a little compact. We needed to air them out a little. We needed to widen and stretch.”

    Green Mountain had one final chance to get the equalizing goal on a direct-free kick in the final minute, but the shot sailed just wide of Standley Lake senior David Crosbey to give the Gators it second straight league shutout victory.

    “Coming off spring break you never know how they are going to be coming back,” Cole said. “This was a good way to start it off. It wasn’t necessarily clean, but a win is a win is a win.”

    Tuesday night was the start of seven games in 10 days for the Gators. All the games will be conference games and determine if Standley Lake will make the postseason field.

    “We are a small program,” Cole said. “I might only have one or two subs each game. I hope we can do it for 10 days. They guys are really stoked to play. Anytime I get a lot of energy out of players it’s good.”

    Green Mountain goalie Liam Windram, right, make a save at point-blank range on a shot by Standley Lake junior Sebastian Ortega during the first half Tuesday at Lakewood Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: No. 10 Jefferson Academy boys soccer tops Peak to Peak

    A goal in each half lifted Class 3A No. 10 Jefferson Academy boys soccer to a 2-0 win over Peak to Peak on Tuesday.

  • Lakewood boys soccer stays in 5A Jeffco title hunt with last-second goal

    Lakewood senior Daniel Juarez’s first goal of the season came in a timely manner for the Tigers on Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. Juarez tapped in the game-winning goal with 6 seconds left in regulation-time to give the Tigers a 2-1 victory over Columbine. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    LAKEWOOD — Lakewood senior Daniel Juarez hit the equivalent of a half-court shot at the buzzer on the soccer pitch Monday.

    Starting with a long throw-in by Lakewood senior Mario Zendejas Caraveo, Juarez was able to tip in the game-winning goal with 6 seconds remaining in regulation-time to give the Tigers a 2-1 victory over Columbine at Lakewood Memorial Field.

    Columbine sophomore Carter O’Keefe (13) and Lakewood senior Jimmy Almaraz (3) battle for the ball Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “I saw Mario grabbing the ball. I just tucked in and jumped in,” Juarez said. “I just tipped it in and scored it. I kept looking at the clock. I was just trying to pressure it and take any shot we could get.”

    Lakewood coach Tom Noor admitted he was already pondering overtime before Juarez scored his first goal of the season to edge Columbine (0-3-1, 0-3-1 in Class 5A Jeffco League).

    “I was thinking about overtime, but I didn’t want to go to overtime,” Noor said. “Winning in overtime is OK, but losing in overtime is the worst feeling. It’s like getting gut punched.”

    The last-second victory was huge for Lakewood (4-1, 4-1) when it comes to the race for the conference title and earning one of the two automatic playoff berths to the 16-team 5A state tournament field. Arvada West — No. 2 in the latest CHSAANow.com 5A boys soccer rankings — hold the top spot with a 4-0 league record.

    The Tigers and Wildcats are scheduled for a big showdown at 5 pm Thursday at the North Area Athletic Complex. That game could very well determine the 5A Jeffco League champion.

    “I think we could do it,” Juarez said about Lakewood’s chances against A-West. “I believe in this team, along as we play like we did against Valor.”

    Columbine senior Carl Dixon (8) attempts to hold off Lakewood junior Tyler Archer on getting off a shot during the first half Monday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Lakewood took a 1-0 victory over Valor before spring break to give the Tigers a legitimate shot at winning the conference title.

    “We are going to put a lot into that game on Thursday,” Noor said of the match-up against A-West. “If we can get a result against Valor — who I think is the best team in the conference — we can get a result against anybody.”

    Columbine didn’t get the result it wanted while searching for its first victory of the year. The Rebels did tie things up in the second half against Lakewood with a goal from sophomore Ty Santangelo in the 52nd minute. Santangelo’s shot from long rang found the back of the net to knot things up a 1-1.

    Zendejas Caraveo had given the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute when he beat Columbine goalie Chase Heck in the first half.

    “We won this game, but it’s not how we normally play,” Juarez said. “We need to get better and we all know that. We just have to work.”

    Lakewood will be playing four games in six days at the end of the regular season wraps up Saturday, April 17.

    “I’m happy and we are doing well,” Noor said of how his team is handling the shortened season. “We are doing OK with it. We aren’t injured too bad. Danny scoring that goal is big because maybe he’ll start scoring.”

    Lakewood freshman Dayton Evans (24) and senior Jimmy Almaraz (3) bookend Columbine sophomore Carter O’Keefe during the Class 5A Jeffco League game Monday at Lakewood Memorial Field. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: Hinkley boys soccer improves to 4-0 by beating Brighton

    Hinkley boys soccer beat Brighton 5-0 on Monday, and is now 4-0 so far this season.

  • Boys soccer rankings: Three new teams take over top spots

    Three new teams – Regis Jesuit, Skyview and Crested Butte – jumped up to No. 1 in their respective classifications.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (14) 3-0 244 2 1-0
    2 Arvada West (5) 4-0 227 4 0-0
    3 Fairview (1) 3-0 188 5 3-0
    4 Legacy (3) 4-1 180 8 2-1
    5 Boulder (2) 2-1 168 1 1-1
    6 Denver East (2) 3-0 140 11 2-0
    7 Grandview 4-1 135 8 2-0
    8 Castle View 4-0 125 10 3-0
    9 Arapahoe 4-1 87 3 1-1
    10 Pine Creek 3-1 83 7 0-1
    11 Adams City (1) 2-0 74 0-0
    12 Liberty 3-0 68 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Legend 53, Broomfield 45, Rangeview 43, Fossil Ridge 41, Cherry Creek 29, Valor Christian 25, Mountain Vista 24, Rock Canyon 23, Hinkley 22, Rocky Mountain 21, Bear Creek 19, Gateway 17, Aurora Central 16, Fort Collins 15, Lakewood 13, Rampart 13, Far Northeast Warriors 8, Prairie View 7, Poudre 6, Westminster 6, Vista PEAK Prep 5, Denver South 4, Brighton 4, Northglenn 3, Eaglecrest 1, Overland 1, Pomona 1
    Dropped out
    Broomfield (6), Cherry Creek (12)
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Skyview (13) 2-0 267 2 1-0
    2 Lewis-Palmer (3) 4-1 263 6 3-0
    3 Battle Mountain (2) 6-0 245 3 3-0
    4 Windsor (4) 8-0 209 8 3-0
    5 Mullen (1) 4-0 185 8 2-0
    6 Niwot 6-0 158 12 3-0
    7 Air Academy (3) 3-1 134 1 2-1
    8 The Classical Academy (1) 3-0 133 7 1-0
    9 Golden (1) 3-0 101 4 0-0
    10 Evergreen 2-0 94 11 0-0
    11 Denver North (1) 4-1 83 5 2-1
    12 Regis Groff (1) 3-1 76 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo West 69, Holy Family 35, Erie 31, Northridge 27, Northfield 26, Alameda 25, George Washington 24, Cheyenne Mountain 24, Pueblo Centennial 21, Standley Lake 17, Centaurus 15, Discovery Canyon 12, Thomas Jefferson 11, Mesa Ridge 10, Littleton 7, Falcon 7, Wheat Ridge 6, Pueblo Central 5, Green Mountain 4, Harrison 4, Palmer Ridge 3, Montrose 3, Frederick 2, Pueblo South 1, D’Evelyn 1, Durango 1, Glenwood Springs 1
    Dropped out
    Holy Family (10)
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (15) 5-0 240 1 2-0
    2 Liberty Common (2) 4-0 210 2 2-0
    3 Coal Ridge (2) 3-0 157 3 1-0
    4 KIPP Denver Collegiate 5-0 118 6 2-0
    5 Lamar (1) 3-0 117 – 2-0
    6 Faith Christian 2-1 101 5 0-0
    7 Alamosa (1) 3-0 82 – 1-0
    8 Salida 2-1 75 4 1-1
    9 Middle Park 4-0 66 12 1-0
    10 Jefferson Academy 1-1 63 8 1-1
    11 Lutheran 2-0 55 – 2-0
    12 Manitou Springs 2-0 46 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Arrupe Jesuit 42, Kent Denver 35, Atlas Preparatory School 34, DSST: Conservatory Green 33, Aurora West College Prep Academy 28, Peak to Peak 28, The Academy 23, Delta 16, Vail Mountain 15, Colorado Springs Christian 10, Frontier Academy 7, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6, Montezuma-Cortez 6, Manual 6, Basalt 6, Bishop Machebeuf 6, Pagosa Springs 3, Palisade 2, Roaring Fork 1, Sterling 1
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (7), Arrupe Jesuit (8), Atlas Preparatory School (10), Delta (11)
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Crested Butte (3) 4-0 64 2 1-0
    2 Fountain Valley (2) 2-0 57 6 2-0
    3 Denver Christian (1) 1-0 55 1 0-0
    4 Telluride 3-1 49 4 2-0
    5 Dawson School 2-1 43 3 2-1
    6 Loveland Classical 2-0 42 8 1-0
    7 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1-1 35 10 0-0
    8 Thomas MacLaren School 1-1 23 7 1-1
    9 Heritage Christian 1-1 18 12 1-1
    10 Colorado Rocky Mountain 1-2 16 11 0-1
    11 Lotus School For Excellence 1-3 15 0-1
    12 The Vanguard School 2-1 13 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Ridgway 11, Colorado Springs School 9, Beth Eden Baptist 5, Ellicott 5, Mile High Academy 4, Front Range Christian 2, Lake County 1, Evangelical Christian 1
    Dropped out
    Ridgway (5)

  • Photos: Legend boys soccer beats Rock Canyon

    Legend boys soccer beat Rock Canyon 2-1 on Saturday.

  • Photos: Littleton and Englewood boys soccer meet

    Littleton and Englewood met on the soccer pitch on Saturday.

  • Photos: Mountain Vista boys soccer shuts out ThunderRidge

    Brian Kelley scored the lone goal as Mountain Vista boys soccer beat ThunderRidge 1-0 on Saturday.

  • Photos: No. 5 Fairview boys soccer tops Horizon

    5A No. 5 Fairview boys soccer beat Horizon 3-0 on Saturday.

  • Photos: Mead boys soccer battles back to beat Loveland

    Down a goal at halftime, Mead boys soccer scored twice in the last 40 minutes to get a 2-1 win over Loveland on Friday.