ENGLEWOOD — Top-ranked Kent Denver and No. 4 Regis Jesuit field hockey played to a 2-2 tie following overtime on Tuesday afternoon.
The Raiders led 1-0 late before Kent Denver tied the game up with one minute left in regulation.
Regis Jesuit then took a lead 45 seconds into overtime, but Kent Denver again tied it up.
Kent Denver, now 4-0-1 this season, plays at Cheyenne Mountain on Friday.
Regis Jesuit is now 4-1-1. The Raiders host Mountain Vista on Wednesday.
A trio of seniors helped Castle View volleyball to a huge win over Chatfield on Tuesday.
Ashley Echols, Kate Menz and Lauren Lowry each had huge contributions as the third-ranked Sabercats beat the No. 4 Chargers on the road, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-11, 25-16).
Echols had 14 kills, Menz added 12 kills and 18 digs, while Lowry had 43 assists and 13 digs in the top-10 Class 5A matchup.
Castle View also got 27 digs from Leanne Lowry, a sophomore, while Genna Ryan Piasecki had eight kills and eight blocks. Holly Schmidt also had eight kills, and added nine digs.
Castle View improved to 7-1 this season, while Chatfield fell to 4-2.
Sterling’s Brayden Lambrecht shot a four-under-par 67 to take the win at Tuesday’s Patriot League Invite hosted by Strasburg.
The Tigers went four-over as a team to also claim the team win.
Lambrecht started his day with two-straight birdies and made the turn at two-under. He sank birdies on 14 and 18 to finish his round three strokes better than Eaton’s Peter Grossenbacher.
Luke Trujillo started his day with a bogey. But after that he was solid for the rest of the day as he turned in a 69 to claim the win at the Air Academy Invite at the Blee Course at Eisenhauer.
Discovery Canyon grabbed the overall team win as well, shooting 15-over as a unit.
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La Veta got a scare in its first set against Springfield. The Class 1A CHSAANow.com No. 8-ranked Longhorns grabbed an impressive 11-point win in that set, apparently setting the tone for the match.
But No. 6 La Veta bounced right back to win the next three and get a 14-25, 25-20, 25-21, 28-26 win.
La Veta moves to 6-0 on the season and look to remain undefeated when it travels to Manzaonla on Friday.
Springfield has another looming top-10 showdown on Tuesday when it heads to Holly.
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Riley Snyder and Dana Thomson combined for 35 kills as Fruita Monument battled back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Valor Christian in five sets.
Truth Hafey helped set up the offensive attack by totaling 37 assists.
It is the fifth-straight win for the Wildcats and just the second loss on the year for the Eagles.
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Pueblo Central took the first set from Trinidad before dropping the next two. Forced to rally, the Wildcats won the last two tightly contested sets to come away with the match.
Skyview football is off to its best start in six seasons.
The Wolverines beat Weld Central 41-20 on Saturday. It means the team is now 2-0 for the first time since the 2011 season, when they finished 7-3.
Skyview, coming off a playoff appearance in Class 3A, will now seek to improve on its 6-5 campaign from a season ago.
On Saturday, the Wolverines got 192 yards and three rushing touchdowns from senior Deyvon Butler. Quarterback Michael Vigil also threw a touchdown pass to Isaiah Montoya.
Anthony Gonzalez, meanwhile had two interceptions that he returned for touchdowns.
Marcus Kemm, a junior, led the defense with nine tackles.
Weld Central had one of its best seasons in year last season when the Rebels went 8-2 and reached the 2A playoffs. They face Jefferson next week.
Skyview goes up 41-12 on Weld Central after #30Gonzales gets 2nd pic6 for TD #copreps t@9Preps @CoPreps 3:18 left in 3rd pic.twitter.com/5ZwHh2xYvV
— Coach Kemm (@Coach_Kemm) September 9, 2017
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Blair Durand got the game winner as Class 5A No. 6 Fossil Ridge grabbed a big 2-1 road win over 4A No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain on Saturday.
Nathan Bergerson also scored for the Sabercats. Logan Wette recorded 13 saves in net.
Up next for Fossil Ridge is a league game on Tuesday at Loveland. Cheyenne Mountain will play host to D’Evelyn.
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Kristian Hooker scored twice as 4A’s top-ranked Air Academy squeezed out a win over Grand Junction.
Thaddaeus Dewing and Luke Louthan also scored goals for the Kadets.
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In the second overtime, Carlos Franco netted the game-winner to get Crested Butte its first win of the season.
The Titans will try to make it two in a row when they host Telluride on Friday.
David Moore III scored an early touchdown, and the Pine Creek defense did the rest.
Moore, a sophomore, had a rushing score in the first quarter, his third of the season. The Eagles, top-ranked in Class 4A, added a field goal in the second quarter.
And though No. 3 Windsor had its chances deep in Pine Creek territory, the Eagles’ defense held firm. The last big play came with 3:57 remaining when Pine Creek intercepted a pass at its own 6-yard-line.
“Our defense stood the test, and had two great stands inside our 20,” coach Todd Miller told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “They kind of bowed their necks and were able to dig in. … Right now, we’re living on our defense.”
This matchup marked the fourth time in the past five seasons that the two teams have met, including twice in the postseason. Pine Creek has won all four matchups.
Pine Creek is now 2-0 after beating 5A ThunderRidge last week. The Eagles host Fountain-Fort Carson next week.
Windsor drops to 1-1, and plays at Broomfield next week.
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The Mustangs stunned their rival with a comeback that saw Mullen take the lead for the first time with three seconds left in the game.
Regis Jesuit had led the entire game, and the Raiders were up 39-26 with 2:56 remaining, but Mullen recovered a late fumble on the 47-yard-line, scored on a pass play, and then got an onside kick with 50 seconds remaining.
That set up the winning touchdown, with quarterback Dominic Depizzol throwing a 6-yard touchdown to Alonzo Moon on fourth-and-2. The point-after was good, and that gave the Mustangs the win.
Depizzol had six passing touchdowns, four of which went to Wind Henderson.
Regis Jesuit quarterback Justin Lamb threw three touchdowns. Kiahn Martinez had a rushing TD.
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Pueblo West handed Pueblo East its first in-city loss since 2014.
“They’re a quality program. We knew we were going to have to play a good game,” Cyclones coach Monte Pinkerton told the Scoreboard Show. “We were able to finish a little bit stronger than we did last year, and were able to pull it off.”
The Cyclones were led by their defense on Friday night.
“We’ve got a bunch of guys that just like to fly around,” Pinkerton said.
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For the second consecutive day, Montrose sophomore Micah Stangebye sat atop the leaderboard.
A day after shooting 5-under, Stangebye shot 3-under at the Montrose Black Canyon Invite at Black Canyon Golf Course.
His teammate, freshman Jordan Jennings, finished second at 1-under, and Montrose also won as a team in shooting 209. Grand Junction (223) was second, paced by Blake Schneiter, who was third individually at 1-over.
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Eaglecrest senior Davis Bryant continued his hot streak this season, winning the latest Centennial League meet on Thursday.
Bryant shot 2-under in winning at Saddle Rock. Arapahoe’s Tommy Packer (even) finished second in helping his team win the meet with a 7-over. Mullen was second as a team (+20), while Cherry Creek (+21) was third.
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Discovery Canyon’s Luke Trujillo also continued his winning ways on Thursday.
Trujillo shot 2-under at Springs Ranch Golf Club to win the Scorpion Invite hosted by Sand Creek.
Palmer Ridge’s Elijah Harp (+3) was second. Teammate Drew Laake (+5) was third. The Bears also won the team title at +21. Discovery Canyon was second at +29.
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Greeley West football beat Longmont to move to 2-0 on Thursday night, taking down Class 3A’s top-ranked Trojans.
The game had a weird ending: It was called with 2:39 remaining after the stadium had to be evacuated, according to the Greeley Tribune, because of a gas leak near the stadium.
Afterward, Greeley West posted on its Facebook page that “small leak” had been capped.
“The site is now secure and safe, according to fire authorities,” the school posted. “Sorry for the inconvenience and interruption to tonight’s Greeley West game. The emergency response was quick and safety was secured.”
This marked the first time since 2009 that Greeley West, which plays in 4A, had beat Longmont. The two teams play annually, and Longmont had won seven-straight games between the two teams.
Longmont actually led 14-0 in the first quarter before Greeley West rallied to tie the game at halftime.
The Trojans again took the lead at 20-14 in the third quarter, but the Spartans scored the game’s final 20 points.
Greeley West’s Derek West had two rushing touchdowns and also returned a kickoff for a score, according to the Greeley Tribune.
The Spartans are now 2-0, while Longmont fell to 1-1.
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The Bulldogs scored 22 second-half points to rally from a 27-6 halftime hole and beat Montrose.
Montrose, which plays in 4A, jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the second quarter, but Palisade adjusted after the break. The rally started late in the third, with a rushing touchdown with 4 minutes to play in the frame.
The Bulldogs, a 3A program, got another rushing score early in the fourth, then took the lead three minutes later on yet another rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion.
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Silver Creek exploded for 22 second-quarter points en route to the 45-33 win over Mountain View.
Andreik Knechtel and TJ Blazon each accounted for two touchdowns for the Raptors, according to the Loveland Reporter-Herald. Brandon Harper added a 98-yard kickoff return for a score.
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Pikes Peak Christian volleyball upset No. 7 Kiowa on Thursday night, giving the Eagles their first top-10 win in program history.
The Eagles rallied from down 2-1 to win the Class 1A match 3-2 (25-13, 19-25, 17-25, 25-16, 15-4).
According to athletic director Marko Hahn, this is also the first time Pikes Peak Christian has beaten Kiowa since 2008.
“A win against Kiowa is a culmination of hard work and dedication by our ladies,” coach Shawn Sweat said. “These ladies give 200 percent every time they step on that court. It’s confirmation that their hard work pays off.”
Senior Gabrielle Braithwaite and sophomore Kyler Sweat each had six kills for Pikes Peak Christian, while Anna Cagle had seven aces and 11 digs. Sweat also had 12 digs.
“Last night our ladies did everything we asked them to do,” Sweat said. “It took all ten of our girls just doing what they know when we needed them to do it. We don’t have a specific stand out player. They play as a team, they win as a team.”
Freshman Ashley Collitt led Kiowa with 21 kills.
Pikes Peak Christian is now 5-2, while Kiowa is 1-1.