A complete list of individual qualifiers for this weekend’s state cross country meet.
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Month: October 2013
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4A’s Windsor, 3A’s Lamar join this week’s volleyball polls
Windsor (4A), Lamar (3A), Vail Christian and Rocky Mountain Lutheran (1A) are newcomers to this week’s CHSAANow.com volleyball polls.
The five No. 1s from last week — Grandview (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Manitou Springs (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Caliche (1A) — all stayed put.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com Volleyball Polls
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 Grandview (10) 16-2 109 1 2-0 2 Arapahoe (1) 16-2 100 2 2-0 3 Fossil Ridge 17-0 84 3 2-0 4 Regis Jesuit 16-2 71 5 2-0 5 Doherty 15-3 53 4 2-0 6 Cherry Creek 14-4 51 6 2-0 7 Mountain Vista 15-4 44 8 0-0 8 Eaglecrest 12-5 32 7 1-1 9 Lakewood 14-4 20 10 2-0 10 Fruita Monument 15-3 17 9 2-0 Others receiving votes: Rampart 15, Cherokee Trail 6, Ralston Valley 3. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Lewis-Palmer (10) 17-1 136 1 2-0 2 Longmont (2) 17-0 120 3 2-0 3 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 15-2 119 2 1-1 4 Air Academy 18-4 79 4 5-1 5 Thomas Jefferson (1) 17-0 63 5 2-0 6 Montrose 15-3 60 7 3-0 7 Ponderosa 12-6 58 6 0-0 8 Valor Christian 14-4 38 8 4-2 9 Battle Mountain 18-1 32 9 6-0 10 Windsor 14-4 21 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Coronado 15, Niwot 10, Elizabeth 8, Roosevelt 7, Pueblo West 5. Dropped out Niwot (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Manitou Springs (6) 19-0 94 1 1-0 2 Eaton (4) 19-1 93 2 3-0 3 Valley 15-5 75 3 2-1 4 Platte Valley 13-5 55 5 2-0 5 Holy Family 13-5 46 4 1-2 6 Bayfield 15-3 45 6 2-0 7 Gunnison 16-3 44 7 1-0 8 Lamar 17-2 27 – 2-0 9 Sterling 12-5 25 8 2-0 10 Coal Ridge 16-2 24 9 1-1 Others receiving votes: University 16, Fort Lupton 4, Olathe 3, Machebeuf 1, St. Mary’s 1. Dropped out University (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Resurrection Christian (7) 19-0 88 1 4-0 2 Fowler (2) 19-0 78 2 2-0 3 Lutheran 17-2 67 3 1-1 4 Paonia 19-0 66 4 3-0 5 Sangre de Cristo 18-1 39 6 2-0 6 Sargent 17-2 35 5 3-0 7 Swink 16-3 32 7 3-0 8 Yuma 14-5 26 8 3-1 9 Lyons 13-6 25 9 0-2 10 C.S. School 18-1 15 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Dayspring Christian 7, Akron 5, Ridgway 4, SkyView Academy 3, Del Norte 2, Rye 2, Custer County 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Caliche (6) 17-1 69 1 1-0 2 Otis (1) 18-1 63 2 3-0 3 Dove Creek 19-0 48 5 2-0 4 Fleming 16-3 47 3 2-0 5 Flagler 16-3 44 4 4-0 6 Eads 17-2 32 6 2-0 7 Hi-Plains 14-5 20 7 2-0 8 Idalia 10-5 15 8 0-0 9 Vail Christian 14-5 13 – 2-0 10 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 17-2 12 – 2-1 Others receiving votes: Edison 11, La Veta 7, Stratton 3, Cheraw 2, Belleview Christian 1. Dropped out Stratton (9), Edison (10). -
Cherry Creek gymnasts win league championship
Cherry Creek High School Gymnastics
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Week 8 Wild Card Points standings
The official Wild Card Points standings following the completion of football’s Week 8 games.
Wild Card points are used in determining playoff fields for 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A. A total of 32 teams make up the 5A field, while 16 qualify in 4A-2A.
Class 5A Rank Team Record Points 1 Fairview 7-0 105 2 Valor Christian 7-1 101.875 T3 Regis Jesuit 7-1 100.25 T3 ThunderRidge 7-1 100.25 5 Cherry Creek 7-1 99.75 6 Columbine 7-1 99.5 7 Grand Junction 6-2 96.5 8 Cherokee Trail 6-2 96.25 9 Mountain Range 7-1 95.75 10 Pomona 6-2 94.375 11 Doherty 6-2 94 12 Prairie View 6-2 93.625 13 Chatfield 6-2 93.375 14 Legend 6-2 93.125 15 Rangeview 5-2 92 16 Ralston Valley 5-3 91.5 17 Arapahoe 6-2 91.25 18 Overland 5-3 90.375 19 Douglas County 5-3 89.875 20 Rocky Mountain 5-3 86.75 21 Fountain-Fort Carson 4-4 85.625 22 Gateway 5-3 85.5 23 Heritage 4-4 84.5 24 Grandview 4-4 84.375 25 Arvada West 4-4 82.75 26 Westminster 4-3 82.714 27 Eaglecrest 4-4 81.625 28 Hinkley 4-4 79.5 29 Chaparral 3-5 79.125 30 Poudre 3-4 79 31 Denver East 3-5 78.75 T32 Mountain Vista 3-5 78.25 T32 Legacy 3-5 78.25 34 Castle View 3-5 76.75 35 Fort Collins 3-5 76.625 T36 Bear Creek 3-5 76.625 T36 Lakewood 2-6 76.625 38 Brighton 3-5 76.25 39 Mullen 2-6 75.375 40 Thornton 4-4 74.75 41 Fruita Monument 3-6 72.778 42 Horizon 2-6 72.625 43 Northglenn 2-6 70.5 44 Rock Canyon 2-6 70.25 45 Smoky Hill 1-7 69.875 46 Highlands Ranch 2-6 66 47 Boulder 1-6 65.143 48 Aurora Central 2-6 64.625 49 Lincoln 2-6 61.125 50 Fossil Ridge 0-8 58.75 51 Palmer 0-8 56.875 52 Adams City 0-8 55 Class 4A Rank Team Record Points 1 Montrose 7-1 96.875 2 Durango 7-1 92.125 3 Pueblo South 7-1 90.75 4 Pine Creek 6-2 89.25 5 Falcon 7-1 88.875 6 Standley Lake 7-1 88.75 7 Loveland 6-1 88.714 T8 Broomfield 5-2 86.571 T8 Longmont 6-1 86.571 10 Denver South 6-2 86.375 11 Monarch 6-1 85.714 12 Windsor 6-2 85 13 Pueblo West 6-2 83.125 14 Pueblo Centennial 6-2 81 15 Dakota Ridge 5-3 80.125 16 Montbello 5-3 79.75 T17 Canon City 5-3 79.25 T17 Sand Creek 6-2 79.25 19 Wheat Ridge 5-3 77.5 20 Vista Ridge 5-3 76.75 21 Green Mountain 5-3 75.5 22 Greeley Central 4-4 73.75 23 Ponderosa 4-4 73 24 Palmer Ridge 3-5 69.625 25 Mesa Ridge 4-4 69 26 Thompson Valley 3-4 68.714 27 Mountain View 3-4 67.857 28 Rampart 3-5 67.5 29 Littleton 3-5 66.75 30 Niwot 2-5 63.429 31 Liberty 1-7 59.875 32 Cheyenne Mountain 1-7 57.875 33 Widefield 0-8 55 34 Golden 1-7 54.625 T35 Greeley West 0-8 53.75 T35 Air Academy 0-8 53.75 37 George Washington 1-7 53 38 Grand Junction Central 0-8 52.5 39 Kennedy 0-8 49.375 Class 3A Rank Team Record Points 1 Palisade 7-1 82.25 2 Coronado 9-0 82 3 Discovery Canyon 7-1 78.625 4 Holy Family 6-1 78.143 5 Mead 7-0 76.714 T6 Conifer 6-2 75.75 T6 Evergreen 6-2 75.75 T6 Lutheran 6-2 75.75 9 Delta 6-2 75.5 10 The Classical Academy 6-2 75.25 11 Elizabeth 6-2 75 12 Roosevelt 5-2 73.714 13 Glenwood Springs 5-3 72.625 14 Silver Creek 5-2 72.429 15 Rifle 6-2 72.125 16 Vista Peak Prep 4-4 70.125 17 Frederick 4-3 68.571 18 Pueblo East 4-4 68.5 19 D’Evelyn 5-4 67.556 20 Pueblo County 4-4 65.375 21 Woodland Park 5-3 65 T22 Weld Central 4-3 64.714 T22 Erie 4-3 64.714 24 Eagle Valley 5-3 63.875 25 Fort Morgan 4-3 62.857 26 Northridge 4-4 61.625 27 Steamboat Springs 4-4 61.25 28 Lewis-Palmer 2-6 59 29 Montezuma-Cortez 3-5 58.375 30 Pueblo Central 2-6 57.125 31 Englewood 3-5 55.875 32 Skyline 2-5 53.429 33 Centaurus 2-5 50.714 T34 Thomas Jefferson 2-6 50.375 T34 Sierra 1-7 50.375 36 Harrison 2-6 49 T37 Skyview 1-7 48 T37 Berthoud 1-6 48 39 Summit 2-5 47.714 40 Mitchell 1-8 47.667 41 Alameda 2-6 47.5 42 Moffat County 1-7 44.875 43 Denver North 1-7 44.25 44 Arvada 1-7 43.25 45 Battle Mountain 0-8 41.25 Class 2A Rank Team Record Points 1 Brush 7-0 75.571 2 Manitou Springs 8-0 73.125 3 Platte Valley 6-1 71.429 4 Faith Christian 7-2 66.889 5 Kent Denver 6-2 66.25 6 Strasburg 6-2 65.5 7 Florence 6-2 65.25 8 Lamar 6-2 64.75 9 Gunnison 6-2 63.75 10 Bennett 6-2 63.25 11 Jefferson 8-1 62.222 12 Olathe 6-2 61.25 13 La Junta 5-3 57.5 14 Denver West 5-3 57.375 15 Trinidad 4-4 56.125 16 Fort Lupton 5-3 56 17 Aspen 5-3 55.125 18 Bayfield 4-4 53 19 Ridge View Academy 3-4 52.429 20 Sterling 3-4 52 21 Eaton 3-4 50.429 22 Sheridan 3-5 49.875 23 University 3-4 48.571 24 Alamosa 3-5 48.5 25 Bishop Machebeuf 3-5 46.875 26 The Academy 3-5 44.75 27 Pagosa Springs 2-6 39.625 28 Manual 2-6 39.375 29 Basalt 2-6 38.625 30 St. Mary’s 0-8 37.5 31 Dolores Huerta Prep 1-7 37 32 Grand Valley 1-7 36.125 33 Valley 0-7 34.286 34 Coal Ridge 0-8 32.5 35 The Pinnacle 0-8 30 36 Middle Park 0-7 27.857 -
5A boys soccer state tournament bracket
Boys soccer’s 2013 state tournament bracket for Class 5A.
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4A boys soccer state tournament bracket
Boys soccer’s 2013 state tournament bracket for Class 4A.
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3A boys soccer state tournament bracket
Boys soccer’s 2013 state tournament bracket for Class 3A.
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Softball roundup: Fossil Ridge scores a semifinal ticket
Aurora Sports Park sits quiet prior to Saturday’s action. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
A roundup of Saturday’s action at the state softball tournaments at Aurora Sports Park.Class 5A
Fossil Ridge. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) AURORA — Fossil Ridge won its first two games at Saturday’s opening rounds of the 5A state softball tournament by a combined score of 29-7. It now finds itself in the semifinals for the first time in school history.
In fact, Fossil Ridge had never even won a game at the state tournament before Saturday.
The third-seeded SaberCats beat No. 14 Pine Creek in the opening round, 10-3, then followed with a 19-4 mercy-rule-shortened win over No. 6 Eaglecrest which ended on Haley Donaldson’s walk-off three-run home run.
Legacy softball coach Dawn Gaffin goes over instructions between innings Saturday afternoon during the Lightning’s 8-1 quarterfinal victory against Dakota Ridge. Legacy, 5-time Class 5A state champion, will face Brighton in the 5A state semifinals 10 a.m. Sunday at Aurora Sports Park. More photos. (Dennis Pleuss) Fossil Ridge is 22-1 in 2013. The SaberCats’ lone loss this season came to Legacy on Sept. 16. They could get a rematch on Saturday — but first they’ll need to get past No. 7 Legend, another first-timer in the semis.
Legend (19-5) dispatched No. 10 Grandview 13-8 to open the tournament, then beat No. 2 Rock Canyon 6-1 in the quartefinals.
No. 9 Brighton was the lone team to knock off a No. 1 seed on Saturday. The Bulldogs, now 22-2, beat No. 1 Douglas County 8-4 in the quarterfinals. That followed an 11-1 win over No. 8 Loveland, the defending champion.
In the semis, Brighton will get No. 5 Legacy, which beat a pair of Jeffco squads (Chatfield and Dakota Ridge) to earn its seventh consecutive berth into the state tournament semifinals.
No. 12 Chatfield gave Legacy a tough test before the Lightning pulled away in the late innings for a 6-2 win.
“I think we kind of learned from it,” Legacy senior pitcher Haley Smith said. “Our bats were kind of cold at first, but we had everybody set up.”
Legacy used some “small ball” tactics in the third inning against No. 4 Dakota Ridge to score four runs on the way to an 8-1 victory.
Despite the rich tradition of winning five straight 5A state crowns from 2007 to 2011, Smith doesn’t believe Legacy will be nervous going into the semifinals.
“If anything I think there is less pressure because everyone thinks we can’t do it,” Smith said. “We are the underdogs.”
Semifinal games:
- (9) Brighton vs. (5) Legacy, 10 a.m.
- (3) Fossil Ridge vs. (7) Legend, 10 a.m.
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Broomfield is headed to the semifinals. More photos. (Pam Wagner) Class 4A
Fifth-seeded Broomfield narrowly survived being No. 13 D’Evelyn’s second upset victim of the day. But the Eagles did survive, and advance, to the 4A semifinals on Sunday.
Broomfield rallied from 2-0 and 4-2 holes to hold on and beat D’Evelyn 7-6 on Saturday. The Eagles had a four-run fifth-inning which led to the win. They will face top-seeded Wheat Ridge in the semifinals.
Wheat Ridge junior Erin Dalton connects with a pitch during the Farmers’ 5-0 win against Roosevelt in the opening round of the Class 4A state softball tournament Saturday at Aurora Sports Park. More photos. (Dennis Pleuss) Wheat Ridge didn’t have much problem advancing.
The Farmers shut out No. 16 Roosevelt by a 5-0 score in the opening round and cranked out 11 hits in a 9-4 quarterfinal victory against No. 8 Mountain View. Still, Wheat Ridge coach Marty Stricklett said there is “some improving to do” going into the final day of the season.
The Farmers edged Broomfield 2-0 earlier this season. Sophomore Christina Nelson hit a two-run home run in the first inning and senior pitcher Jessica Salbato pitched a shutout against Broomfield back on Aug. 30.
A 1-0 loss to Niwot in the 4A semifinals last year still motivates the Farmers heading into their eighth straight trip to the state semifinals.
“Tomorrow we are still going off what happened last year,” Stricklett said. “We’ve got to show up and play our game. The name of our game is hitting. We’ve got to hit the ball.”
On the other side of the bracket, No. 6 Erie beat No. 11 Silver Creek 11-1 and No. 3 Pueblo East 7-1 to advance to Sunday. The Tigers will face No. 2 Ponderosa, which escaped No. 15 Palmer Ridge’s upset bid, 5-4, to open the tournament, then beat No. 7 Berthoud 6-0 in the quarters.
Semifinal games:
- (1) Wheat Ridge vs. (5) Broomfield, 10 a.m.
- (6) Erie vs. (2) Ponderosa, 10 a.m.
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Class 3A
The four semifinalists at the 3A level each only played one game on Saturday. That’s because Strasburg, Sterling, Holy Family and Valley all had opening-round byes as seeds Nos. 1-4.
Top-seeded Strasburg beat No. 9 Basalt 11-0, and will meet No. 4 Valley, which eeked past No. 5 Eaton 1-0.
In the other semifinal, No. 2 Sterling will meet No. 3 Holy Family. Sterling beat No. 7 Lamar 5-0 and Holy Family beat No. 11 Dolores Huerta 3-0.
Semifinal games:
- (1) Strasburg vs. (4) Valley, 10 a.m.
- (3) Holy Family vs. (2) Sterling, 10 a.m.
— Reporting from Dennis Pleuss and Ryan Casey.
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Boys soccer’s state tournament brackets released
AURORA — Smoky Hill, Air Academy, and Colorado Academy are the top seeds in their respective boys soccer state tournaments.
The Class 5A, 4A and 3A state brackets were released on Sunday afternoon. Find them here:
The brackets were put together by a seeding and pairing committee. The committee members are nominated by each region/league president and shared with the CHSAA office. Also serving on the committee are:
- The President of the Soccer Coaches Association (non-voting member)
- The CHSSCA Poll Director (non-voting member)
- The CHSSCA Poll Advisor (non-voting member)
- One non voting representative from the CHSAA office
Criteria for each bracket:
- Each region/league will receive automatic qualifiers equaling no more than 40 percent of the number of teams in in the region/league. In the case that the percentage of teams results in a non-whole number the number of qualifiers will be truncated to the nearest whole number. (Example 3.6 becomes 3.)
- All region/leagues are guaranteed a minimum of one automatic qualifier.
At-large teams will be selected and placed on the bracket using the following resources (in no particular order):
- MaxPreps Ranking
- League poll
- Head-to-head competition
- Common opponents
- Region/league regular season finish must be honored when selecting at-large teams.
The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 6 at these sites:
- 3A: All-City Stadium, Denver Public Schools
- 4A: Sports Authority Stadium, Parker
- 5A: Legacy Stadium, Cherokee Trail High School
The season is scheduled to conclude with the State Championships on Nov. 9 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park:
- 4A: 10:30 a.m.
- 3A: 1:00 p.m.
- 5A: 3:30 p.m.
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Photo gallery: State softball champions crowned
AURORA — Legacy (5A), Wheat Ridge (4A) and Strasburg (3A) won state softball championships on Saturday.
Below is a gallery of the state semifinals and championships.