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Month: January 2014

  • Thomas Jefferson snaps Denver South’s winning streak in top-10 boys hoops battle

    (Jordan Morey)
    Thomas Jefferson huddles during a timeout. More photos. (Jordan Morey)

    DENVER — Treyvon Andres of Thomas Jefferson swatted six blocks on the leading rebounder in Colorado.

    “My plan was to not let him get that many offensive rebounds,” Martin said. “That’s where he gets a lot of his points.”

    Andres recorded 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals as No. 6 Thomas Jefferson (8-4) won at No. 10 Denver South (8-6), 59-57 on Wednesday.

    Denver South Thomas Jefferson boys basketball
    Thomas Jefferson’s Treyvon Andres. More photos. (Mark Adams)

    The first three quarters played tight between the two teams as they exchanged leads. Going into the fourth quarter, Denver South led 47-45 after scoring 21 points in the third. Thomas Jefferson played stellar defense, allowing a game-low 10 points, in the final minutes as they took the win.

    With seven seconds left in the game, Andres got thrown to the ground — an obvious flagrant foul — on a fastbreak. He nailed 1-of-2 free throws to give his team a two-point lead.

    “It was a really hard foul — I just had to get through it,” Andres said. “It was a big free throw. I’m just glad enough I could make one.”

    Thomas Jefferson, a 4A school, had lost three-straight games, all to 5A teams — Highlands Ranch, Aurora Central and Rock Canyon — before Wednesday. They lost by a combined total of 15 points over the streak, including a 60-59 loss to Highlands Ranch on Jan. 8.

    “We’ve been grinding and grinding but losing a bunch of close ones,” coach Grant Laman said. “No one wanted to look at each other with four losses in a row.”

    Denver South, on the flip side, had won six-straight games before hosting Thomas Jefferson. Senior Ibrahim Sylla has the most rebounds of anyone in Colorado, averaging 13.3. He scored 19 points and grabbed 19 boards in the loss. His vertical-jumping abilities stunned the crowd by throwing down four monstrous dunks.

    “I don’t think you can shut (Sylla) down — he’s awesome,” Laman said. “We just wanted to limit him the best we could. We told Trayevon, ‘You’ve got him all night, you can play huge in the middle.’ That’s two college basketball players going at it, and the state should smile when those things happen.”

    Next up, Thomas Jefferson travels to Lincoln on Jan. 17. Last season, Thomas Jefferson beat Lincoln 75-64 behind 22 points from Andres. Thomas Jefferson is 3-5 against Lincoln all-time.

    “I don’t know how I’m going to prepare for (Lincoln) yet,” Laman said. “We had a game Monday, and we just won so I haven’t thought about them yet. They’re really good — we will figure something out.”

    Denver South Thomas Jefferson boys basketball
    Treyvon Andres sinks a free-throw in the game’s final moments. More photos. (Mark Adams)

  • Photo gallery: Cherokee Trail boys basketball upsets No. 10 Grandview

    AURORA — David Thornton had 22 points and nine rebounds as Cherokee Trail knocked off No. 10 Grandview 72-67 on Wednesday night.

    Ronnie Barfield added 12 points and five rebounds, while Tyler Larkin scored 10 points.

    KyRon Allen had 21 points in the loss for Grandview.

  • Photo gallery: Legend boys basketball tops Rangeview

    PARKER — Zach Mihalicz had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Legend beat Rangeview in boys basketball on Wednesday, 61-55.

  • New No. 1 Fossil Ridge tops Fort Collins in boys basketball

    (Brock Laue)
    (Brock Laue)

    FORT COLLINS — In an era when fans, and even players, are often obsessed with highlight-reel plays, jaw-dropping dunks and amazing crossovers, the boys basketball team at Fossil Ridge is old fashioned.

    The Sabercats never play one-on-one basketball, they never force wild shots in the hope that they can entertain a crowd or get noticed by recruiters. Instead they play old-school team basketball. Fossil Ridge is a well-oiled machine, a cohesive unit that is patient in their offense and confident in their defense.

    These traits were on display Tuesday night in a game that saw the Sabercats overcome poor shooting and a tough Fort Collins zone to handle the rival Lambkins 47-31.

    “We don’t have the athletes, we don’t have the players to fall back on and just carry us,” Fossil Ridge coach Matt Johannsen said after the game. “We’ve got to do a good job of playing together, we’ve got to do a good job of sharing the basketball, and I think you saw it tonight. We’ve got to do a good job of defending as a team.”

    Fossil Ridge, ranked No. 1 in this week’s CHSAANow.com 5A poll — the first week in the past two seasons that Denver East is not No. 1 — starts five seniors and is an experienced squad that has played together in Johannsen’s system for years.

    “That experience really shows on the court, there’s just so many guys that know what we are doing, they know what we need to do to execute,” Johannsen said.

    Fossil Ridge has a point guard in Evan Smith who is a floor general with a high basketball IQ. He is strong with the ball and is a good scorer with shooting range. This is Smith’s third season starting for Johannsen.

    “Evan is the man,” Johannsen said. “He gets us where we need to be, he coordinates us. He’s been doing that for three years. He’s really level-headed and everybody knows they tune in to him. The experience that he has on the floor is invaluable.”

    Smith (11.5 points per game), Brandon Bodnar (12.2), and Alex Semadeni (12.1) are the leading scorers for the Sabercats. Semadeni and Smith clearly have great chemistry on the court as Smith always seems to find Semadeni for open jumpers.

    Semadeni, who is very effective at working off the ball, is an athletic 6-foot-4 small forward, a good catch and pop shooter. He is also one of several Sabercats with height and length. This length helps shut down passing lanes for opposing offenses and disrupts their rhythm.

    Fossil Ridge may be old fashioned in their emphasis on team over individual highlights, but they are new school in the defenses they run.

    “I was looking at it today and we were joking about it as a staff, I think we have 12 or 13 different defensive calls, half are zone and half are man. Each one gives us a little bit different look,” Johannsen said. “We will be in zone maybe five possessions, but it might be three different zones that we are in during those five possessions.

    “We are trying to not make them comfortable on the offensive end, which is what a defense is supposed to do, and we’ve got the group to be able to switch between defenses like that because they’re so smart.”

    Fossil Ridge has taken advantage of their many defenses, excellent ball movement, senior leadership, and shot makers to start 11-0 with wins over Highlands Ranch, Grandview, and Eaglecrest. This group can lay claim to probably their best team in school history.

    The Sabercats, coming off a Sweet 16 appearance last season, have never reached the Final Four but did make the Elite Eight during the 2010-11 season. They have traditionally been one of the top teams in the Front Range Conference since the school opened in 2004 and have compiled lofty records under Johannsen. That success has not always translated to the playoffs, but Johannsen is unconcerned about tournament time yet.

    “The thing we have to do is continue to maintain our focus on what were about and that’s showing up every day and getting better,” the coach said. “These guys came up with that, I didn’t come up with that, they are buying into that mantra about every day let’s just get a little better.

    “From there we want to let the chips fall where they may. We have not projected out any long term goals that we want to make it to this round of state, we want this in conference, we don’t talk about that. The only thing we can control is our effort on a daily basis in practice.”

    Fossil Ridge may not have any long term goals for the state tournament, but if they keep playing as an old-fashioned “team” with a new-school style, they may find themselves playing on the last weekend of the season.

  • No. 1 Ralston Valley powers past No. 2 Monarch in hockey title rematch

    Ralston Valley Monarch hockey
    Ralston Valley junior goalie Zack LaRocque, middle, looks through traffic in front of the net as his defenders Martin Bakula (18) and Joe Millar (10) fight for position with Monarch forward David Neitenbach on Tuesday night. The Mustangs defeated Monarch 4-1 at Apex Ice Arena in Arvada to improve to 9-0-0 on the season. (Dennis Pleuss)

    ARVADA — Ralston Valley proved Tuesday night it is still the team to beat on the ice this hockey season.

    The defending state champions and No. 1-ranked Ralston Valley Mustangs cruised to a 4-1 victory against No. 2 Monarch at Apex Ice Arena. The Foothills League game was a rematch of last year’s state title game where Ralston Valley claimed the school’s first state championship in hockey with a 5-1 victory.

    Ralston Valley Monarch hockey
    Ralston Valley players celebrate the Mustangs’ 4-1 victory against Monarch on Tuesday night at Apex Ice Arena in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss)
    “I think both teams always get up for this game,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Schoepflin said after his Mustangs improved to 9-0-0. “Obviously with last year playing each other in the state final and battling for league last year there is always more emphasis on this game. We always get up for this game just like (Monarch) does. I think it was a good game tonight.”

    Ralston Valley got up on the scoreboard with just less than seven minutes left in the first period. Sophomore Cody Noel scored off an assist from senior Greg Dyba just as time was running out on a Ralston Valley power play.

    Monarch (7-1-0, 4-1-0 in league) took another 2-minute minor penalty late in the first period. Ralston Valley cashed in again as the power play carried that over into the second period. Dyba put in a rebound at the 51-second mark of the second period to give the Mustangs a 2-0 lead. Seniors Victor Lombardi and Austin Resseguie picked up assists on the goal.

    Dyba picked up his second goal eight minutes later putting in a rebound off his own shot for a 3-0 lead for the Mustangs.

    “Putting those (goals) in were huge for us,” Dyba said. “The second one really gave us momentum.”

    Ralston Valley Monarch hockey
    Ralston Valley senior Ian Oughton (14) carries the puck into the Mustangs’ offensive zone while being chased by Monarch senior Kevin Palm on Tuesday night. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Ralston Valley ended up having to work on its penalty kill for a good portion of the remainder of the second period. The Mustangs were called for six 2-minute minor penalties over the span of the final six minutes of the second period.

    “This was a game tonight completely about special teams,” Schoepflin said. “For us our power play was big and we did some nice things there. There were definitely way too many penalties. It’s a credit to our PK (penalty kill) and Zack LaRocque in net. At the same time, if we expect to go far this year we have to stay out of the box and stay disciplined.”

    Despite Ralston Valley taking 12 penalties on the night, the Coyotes couldn’t solve the Mustangs’ junior goalie.

    “Zack stood on his head,” Dyba said of LaRocque, who had 28 saves on the night. “He had some huge saves on the penalty kill.”

    The Mustangs all but sealed the game taking a 4-0 lead early in the third period. Noel scored on a breakaway for his second tally of the game.

    LaRocque admitted after the game he was “frustrated” losing his shutout bid late in the game. Monarch finally got on the board when senior Brett Kiyota score off assists from juniors David Neitenbach and Walker Harris.

    Ralston Valley Monarch hockey
    Ralston Valley seniors (from left to right) Victor Lombardi, Greg Dyba and Austin Resseguie celebrate one of Dyba’s two second-period goals Tuesday night at Apex Ice Arena. The defending state champions and No. 1 ranked Mustangs beat No. 2 Monarch 4-1 in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Monarch actually outshot Ralston Valley 29-24. Coyotes’ junior goalie Baily Aust finished the game with 20 saves in the loss.

    “We worked really hard in practice this week focusing on this game to come out hard,” LaRocque said.

    Ralston Valley has had an impressive last three games on the ice in defeating No. 3 Mountain Vista, No. 7 Columbine and No. 2 Monarch.

    “We have a veteran group who has played in big games before,” Schoepflin said. “I think that helps us.”

    Monarch has had issues figuring out Ralston Valley. The Coyotes finished their 2012-13 campaign with a 19-2-2 record. Both losses came at the hands of the Mustangs, including the loss in the state title game.

    After playing five games in 11 days, Ralston Valley has a bit of a break. The defending state champions aren’t back on the ice until facing Summit on Jan. 21, at Apex.

    The Mustangs will also get familiar with Edge Ice Arena in Littleton next week. Ralston Valley faces fellow Jeffco programs Dakota Ridge (Jan. 22) and Chatfield (Jan. 25) at The Edge before heading into the final few weeks of the regular season.

    Monarch gets back into action right away. The Coyotes face Dakota Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Edge.

    Ralston Valley Monarch hockey
    Monarch junior Keo Jamieson, left, takes a hit from Ralston Valley junior Kyle Valdez during the first period Tuesday night. (Dennis Pleuss)

  • Patterson leads Pueblo South girls basketball in win over Pueblo County

    Pueblo South coach Shannan Lane. (Tracy Renck)
    Pueblo South coach Shannan Lane. (Tracy Renck)

    PUEBLO — Some girls high school basketball players do not have games like this their entire careers.

    Shannon Patterson of Pueblo South is having nights like this on a regular basis.

    The senior poured in 26 points powering the defending Class 4A state champion Colts to a convincing 76-30 win over Pueblo County in the South-Central League opener for both teams Tueday night at the Hornets’ Nest.

    “Coming in people were saying we were not the same team we were last year,” said Patterson, who also had six 3-pointers. “We just wanted to prove them wrong and show them that we could be better than last year’s team and not to doubt us.”

    South (11-1), which is ranked No. 3 in the latest CHSAANow.com poll, won its seventh game in row. Pueblo County (9-5) was no match for the Colts, who made 14 of 20 3-point attempts.

    “I wasn’t surprised with how well South played, I just thought we could play with them and obviously I was wrong,” Pueblo County coach Mark Villegas said. “We missed some shots early and they hit a couple of big 3s and it just snowballed from there.”

    Kendra Jesik and Patterson each had five points giving the Colts a quick 10-3 lead just over one minute into the game.

    The Colts kept pushing the tempo and then with 4:44 left in the first half Patterson put on a clinic.

    Pueblo South's Shannon Patterson. (Tracy Renck)
    Pueblo South’s Shannon Patterson. (Tracy Renck)

    The 5-foot-6 Patterson scored her team’s final 12 points of the second quarter, the final six on back-to-back treys. Patterson had 21 first-half points and the Colts were up 37-15 at intermission.

    “I think she is the best player in 4A,” Villegas said of Patterson. “She provides ball pressure and she takes your best offensive player out of the game and she scores at will right now.”

    Patterson, who came into the game averaging 23.4 points a game, drew praise from South coach Shannan Lane. Patterson has signed to play for Colorado State University-Pueblo next year.

    “Shannon’s been solid,” Lane said. “She has stepped up her game from last year and she has had to. Everybody knows we are trying to fill those points we lost from Mikala (Gordon). We didn’t know where we were going to get those points and Kendra has picked it up a bunch. I really didn’t know if Shannon, who was scoring 16 points a game last year, could average almost 10 more points a game this season and she has. She’s playing at a different level. Her speed, her quickness and she’s just one heck of an all-around player.”

    Gordon, a 5-foot-9 post player, averaged 17 points a game last season and was the Colts’ floor leader. Gordon is now playing for Colorado Christian University.

    As good as Patterson and Jesik have been, they don’t work alone. Guard Jaylan Duran is scoring 12.3 points a game and 6-foot post player Sissy Hall is at 6.6 points. The juniors had nine points each against Pueblo County.

    “The key for us is just to play as a family and trust each other,” Hall said. “If we do that, I’m confident we can make another run at winning state again.”

    Duran had a game-high 19 points on the strength of five 3-pointers in the Colts’ 66-42 victory over D’Evelyn in the Class 4A state championship game at the Events Center at the University of Colorado last March.

    South has won five girls basketball state championships in school history in 1979, 1992, ’93, ’94 and last year.

  • CHSAA Legislative Council meets January 30

    25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Banquet Slated for January 29, Legislative Council January 30

    AURORA — The first of two Colorado High Activities Association Legislative Council Meetings is slated for Thursday, January 30, at the Red Lion Inn in Aurora, located at I-225 and Parker Road. The Meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. and will be aired lived on CHSAA.tv as part of the NFHS Network.

    The CHSAA Hall of Fame will induct its 25th class the night before at the same site, starting at 6:30 p.m. The CHSAA Silver Anniversary Hall of Fame Class includes student-participants Jerome Biffle (Denver East), Tonya Beaber (Deer Trail) and Mark Randall (Cherry Creek). They are joined by three coaches, including current Granada coach Manuel Gonzales, former Fairview coach Sam Pagano and former Cheyenne Mountain coach Mike Provenzano. Long-time Sterling-area administrator and official Bob Plank, Grand Junction schools music educator Gary Ambrosier, Canon City speech coach and student leadership advisor Pauline Carochi, and the 1979 Evergreen girls’ volleyball team round out the 10 inductees that make up the Class of 2013.

    Prior to the CHSAA Hall of Fame dinner, the CHSAA Board of Directors will be meeting at the hotel, starting at 8:00 a.m.

    The CHSAA Legislative Council is the body that determines the rules for the student participants in the state of Colorado and its 70 members represent all the individual athletic conferences, along with representatives from the Colorado Association of School Boards, Colorado Athletic Directors Association and Colorado Association of Secondary School Administrators. They will be voting on one constitutional proposal, five administrative proposals and four sports/activities proposals, along with three administrative committee reports, one activities committee report and 10 sport committee reports. In addition, the Legislative Council will hear nominations to replace members on the Board of Directors.

    All Proposals and Committee reports that will be voted on can be found on the CHSAA website (www.CHSAANow.com) under School Info. The following are brief descriptions of the agenda items:

    Constitutional Proposals (requires 2/3 majority vote to pass)

    C-1 – Specialized Sports Training Schools – This proposal would not allow schools that offer any type of specialized sports training to be a member of the Association.  A second rule change would prohibit any student participant at a school of this sort from participation at any CHSAA member school. (Submitted by the Board of Directors)

    Administrative Proposals – (Requires majority vote to pass, unless otherwise noted)

    ADM-1 – 2014-2016 Classification of Schools – This by-law proposal impacts four sections of the Classification and League Organization rules. Language added to by-law 1500.grants the Legislative Council the authority to increase the number of base classifications based on the growth of the CHSAA membership. The change to 1500.11 would allow for classification to be increased based upon the number of schools participating in a given sport. Proposed changes to 1500.21 would allow the CLOC to consider mitigating factors for placing schools in classification once the classification figures are determined. Called Equity Consideration Factors, these include socio-economic status of the school, school demographics, geography, a school’s participation rate, a school’s enrollment trend and competitive history, along with the entry or selection process for the school’s student body. The CLOC could recommend that a school in the lower 10% of a larger classification be placed in the next lower class based on these factors. (Submitted by the Board of Directors)

    ADM-2 – Classification of Schools – The proposal addresses by-law 1500.27 and adjusts the play down criteria needed to play in a classification smaller than what a school’s enrollment places them. The proposal eliminates one set of criteria and replaces that with a notation that says “the team playing down will not be eligible for post-season consideration in the classification in which they are playing down.” (Submitted by the Western Slope League)

    ADM-3 – Hazing and Documentation – This proposal requires a signed documentation that a student and his/her parents affirm their responsibility in preventing and reporting hazing incidents. The signed documentation must on file with the school prior to the student’s participation. (Submitted by Board of Directors)

    ADM-4 – Sunday Contact – An often-addressed by-law, this proposal would allow coaches to have contact with their players on Sunday outside the high school sports season for competition only (this would prohibit practice. (Submitted by the Frontier League)

    ADM-5 – Scrimmages – This proposal would allow schools to schedule scrimmages after the fifth day of practice, but would maintain that football teams could not scrimmage until the 10th day after the start of practice. (Submitted by Jeffco, Southwestern, Centennial, East Metro)

    Sports/Activities Proposals

    S-1 – Basketball Maximum Number of Contests – This proposal would drop the number of regular season contests that 4A schools can play from 23 to 19. It would allow the 5A schools to maintain their regular season limit of 23. It maintains the wording of the by-law that limits Classes 1A, 2A and 3A to 19 games. (Submitted by the Northern League)

    Editor’s Note: The results from a survey of all CHSAA basketball schools are posted at www.CHSAANow.com and address the question of game limits by classification.

    S-2 – Fall Sports Seasons Starting Dates – This proposal recommends starting the fall competitive season six days earlier. For those familiar with Zero Week, this would open that week to competition for all sports without the need for permission. The proposal allows for increased flexibility in scheduling. It impacts cross country, football, field hockey, gymnastics, boys’ soccer, spirit and volleyball. (Submitted by Jeffco, Southwestern Centennial, East Metro)

    S-3 – Spirit Season of Sport – This proposal would not allow CHSAA schools to host official spirit team try-outs until after Memorial Day. (Submitted by the Colorado Springs Metro)

    S-4 – Volleyball Maximum Matches Team – This proposal is recommending cutting the number of volleyball matches from 23 to 19.  (Submitted by the Northern League)

    There are no Activities proposals.

    Administrative Committees

    Budget/Property Administration Committee (First reading) – The Budget committee is recommending a freeze on participation fees for the 2015-16 and reported that there would be no refund given to schools in May 2014 as a result of a Board of Directors decision. The CHSAA Board directed the $33,732 be used to assist the We Are CHSAA anti-hazing and inclusion program. The Committee reported that $34,510 was reimbursed to schools to cover 100% travel costs for those sports that could not be reimbursed and that there was a refund of $102,423 given in May 2013 as a result of the operating profit from 2011-12.

    Classification and League Organization Committee – The committee made its recommendation for the classification numbers for the 2014-2016 competitive cycle. Recommendations were made for membership for Caprock Academy (Grand Junction), DSST-Green Valley Ranch (Denver) and Venture Preparatory School (Denver). The committee approved a number of play down requests and league changes, along with approving several programs for enrollment exemptions. The following schools were approved to play down in specific sports: Adams City (football), Alameda (football), Antonito (football), Aurora Central (football), Boulder (softball), Centaurus (volleyball), Central GJ (football), CIVA Charter (boys’ & girls’ basketball, volleyball), Denver North (football), Dolores Huerta (girls’ basketball), Greeley Central (softball), Greeley West )boys’ soccer), Miami Yoder (football), Mitchell (football), Montbello (girls’ soccer), Montezuma-Cortez (soccer, football), Nederland (football), Niwot (football), Rifle (boys’ & girls’ soccer), Roosevelt (boys’ soccer), Skyline (softball), South Park (football).

    The request approved for schools moving leagues includes: Broomfield (Northern to Front Range), Conon City (South Central to Colorado Springs Metro), Classical Academy (Tri-Peaks to CSML), Ellicott (Tri-Peaks to Black Forest), Highland (Patriot to Mile High), Holy Family (Metro to Tri-Valley), Littleton (Continental to Jeffco), Lyons (Patriot to Mile High) Manzanola (Southeastern to High Plains), Northridge (Tri-Valley to Northern), Skyview Academy (Independent to Metro), South Baca (Southeastern to Arkansas Valley), Swallows Academy (Independent to Santa Fe), Twin Peaks Charter (Independent to Mile High), Valor Christian (Independent to 5A Jeffco), Vanguard (Black Forest to Tri-Peaks).  Clear Creek (Frontier), Heritage Christian (Mile High), Longmont Christian (Mile High), Sierra Grande (Southern Peaks) all changed in classification but have remained in the same league.

    Officials Fees Committee – There are no major changes proposed.

    Student Leadership – No major changes proposed.

    Sports Committees

    Baseball – The Baseball Committee is recommending a change in the Wild Card Points accrued by out-of-state schools, along with a reduction in the loss points for the Wild Card Points table. The committee is requesting that these changes be made effective immediately to help the 2014 season. The committee adjusted the playoff formats in all classes and established playoff qualification procedures for Liberty Common (3A), SkyView Academy (3A), Ponderosa (4A) and Valor Christian (4A).

    Cross Country – The committee is recommending changing the 3A scoring to Run 7, Score 5, and in 2A to Run 6, Score 3.

    Field Hockey – Recommendations from the committee include moving the finals date to the Saturday of the 9th week of play, rather than the Monday of the 10th week.

    Football – The committee made recommendations for the football conferences and then made changes in playoff formats that include: A6 – Week 9 Crossover teams will be ranked 1-16 by Wild Card Points; A8 – Teams will play a 9-week schedule and begin playoffs on Week 10; 1A – The higher seed team will host the playoff game if both teams have an equal number of previous home games; 3A – A 3A team that plays a 5A school it will now receive 4A Wild Card Points, in addition to the state championship game being played at the highest seed; 5A – The top 32 qualifiers will be selected and seeded by a committee of administrators, one from each conference. In 5A, the higher seed will also host if both schools have already hosted a playoff game in a previous round.

    Golf – The committee modified its coaching rule to have the coach 10 yards from the greens surface once a player reaches the green to putt. The spectator policy was amended to keep a minimum 10-yard distance from the players on the fairway. 5A league schools will secure regional sites and determine the host school 30 days prior to the regional tournament. Finally, only coaches with a handicap document/sticker or doctor’s note may have a cart during the state tournament.

    Gymnastics – Class 4A will qualify the top all-around performer, not on a qualifying team, from each region and then the next nine regardless of region, according to recommendations from the committee. The regional meets will all be held on Saturday, October 24, and 7th and 8th place ribbons will be awarded at state.

    Soccer – The committee established the format needed in Girls 2A which starts in 2015, and changed the 3A bracket from a 32-team to a 24-team event. The committee adjusted its seeding criteria to include League Finish, MaxPreps rankings, League Poll which will look at head-to-head competition and common opponents. The regular season finishes will be honored and geography will be considered when placing teams seeded 24-32.

    Softball – The committee is recommending reducing 3A qualifiers from 24 to 18 and changes to all classes seeding. Class 3A seeding will guarantee that the 6 regional champions are seeded 1-6, while in 4A and 5A, the committee refined the seeding criteria.

    Tennis – Hosts for 5A Boys’ and Girls’ will be determined by league finish and each league much secure two regional sites, according to recommendations from the committee. The committee also adjusted regional assignments and noted that only teams that qualify four or more players to state are eligible for the state team championship competition.

    Volleyball – The major changes that came from the committee include altering the order of matches at the state tournament and changes in the seeding for 1A and 2A.

    The Legislative Council will start at 8:30 a.m. with its traditional Speak Out session where members of the public may ask to speak to the Legislative Council on pertinent issues. Speakers are limited to five minutes and may gain access to the podium by contacting CHSAA’s Bethany Brookens (303) 344-5050 by Friday, January 17 at 4:00 p.m.

     

  • Top-10 girls basketball schedule for week of Jan. 13

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for girls basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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    Class 5A
    1 Regis Jesuit 10-2
    Wed: W 78-46 vs. (7) Castle View
    Fri: W 75-25 at Hathaway Brown (Ohio)
    Sat: W 78-56 at Princeton (Ohio)
    2 Highlands Ranch 12-1
    Tues: W 69-27 at Doherty
    Fri: W 56-35 vs. Chaparral
    3 Fossil Ridge 12-0
    Tues: W 50-38 vs. Fort Collins
    Fri: W 59-39 vs. Loveland
    4 Grandview 11-2
    Wed: W 65-47 at Cherokee Trail
    Fri: W 54-30 at Smoky Hill
    5 ThunderRidge 8-4
    Wed: L 45-50 vs. Denver East
    Fri: W 63-30 at Douglas County
    6 Lakewood 13-1
    Mon: L 46-55 vs. (7) Castle View
    Wed: W 66-51 at Bear Creek
    Sat: W 77-35 vs. Standley Lake
    7 Castle View 10-3
    Mon: W 55-46 at (6) Lakewood
    Wed: L 46-78 at (1) Regis Jesuit
    8 Rock Canyon 8-3
    Mon: W 102-39 at Thomas Jefferson
    Fri: W 76-40 at Ponderosa
    9 Cherry Creek 12-1
    Wed: W 53-38 at Mullen
    Fri: W 60-43 vs. Cherokee Trail
    10 Pine Creek 12-1
    Thurs: L 51-65 at (4A 7) Valor Christian
    Sat: W 46-45 at Palmer

    Class 4A
    1 Broomfield 12-0
    Tues: W 73-46 vs. Longmont
    Fri: W 77-35 at Thompson Valley
    2 Mesa Ridge 12-0
    Tues: W 66-23 at Widefield
    Fri: W 72-30 at Coronado
    3 Pueblo South 13-1
    Tues: W 76-30 at Pueblo County
    Fri: W 47-35 vs. Canon City
    Sat: W 49-45 at Rampart
    4 Elizabeth 11-1
    Fri: W 55-34 vs. Weld Central
    Sat: W 82-33 vs. Fort Morgan
    5 Pueblo West 10-2
    Tues: W 55-53 vs. Pueblo East
    Fri: W 76-28 at Pueblo Central
    6 Sand Creek 9-3
    Tues: W 65-41 at Cheyenne Mountain
    Fri: W 51-41 vs. Air Academy
    7 Valor Christian 12-3
    Tues: W 54-40 vs. Palmer
    Thurs: W 65-51 vs. (5A 10) Pine Creek
    Sat: W 67-32 at Heritage
    8 Glenwood Springs 11-0
    Tues: W 61-41 at Grand Junction Central
    Fri: W 45-37 vs. Palisade
    9 D’Evelyn 9-3
    Tues: W 70-20 vs. Alameda
    Fri: W 68-40 at Evergreen
    10 Palmer Ridge 9-2
    Tues: W 36-30 vs. Air Academy
    Thurs: W 51-37 at Discovery Canyon

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 11-1
    Wed: W 56-40 vs. (2A 2) Lutheran
    Fri: W 53-36 at Faith Christian
    2 Pagosa Springs 10-0
    Thurs: W 46-29 vs. Sargent
    Sat: W 46-24 vs. (4) Centauri
    3 Lamar 11-0
    Fri: W 67-22 vs. Pueblo Cetennial
    Sat: W 38-26 at Trinidad
    4 Centauri 8-3
    Fri: L 43-49 vs. Alamosa
    Sat: L 24-46 at (2) Pagosa Springs
    5 Sterling 8-2
    Tues: L 54-60 at (2A 1) Yuma
    Fri: W 36-28 at (6) Eaton
    6 Eaton 7-4
    Tues: L 48-58 at (7) Strasburg
    Fri: L 28-36 vs. (5) Sterling
    7 Strasburg 9-2
    Tues: W 58-48 vs. (6) Eaton
    Fri: L 26-42 at Brush
    Sat: W 55-30 vs. Vista PEAK
    8 Peak to Peak 9-2
    Wed: W 56-41 vs. St. Mary’s Acadeny
    Fri: W 60-29 vs. Jefferson Academy
    Sat: W 60-36 vs. (10) The Classical Academy
    9 Coal Ridge 7-3
    Tues: L 38-40 vs. Grand Valley
    Fri: L 38-45 at Cedaredge
    10 The Classical Academy 8-1
    Mon: W 42-28 vs. Colorado Springs Christian
    Thurs: W 46-25 vs. Florence
    Sat: L 36-60 at (8) Peak to Peak

    Class 2A
    1 Yuma 9-0
    Tues: W 60-54 vs. (3A 5) Sterling
    Fri: W 54-38 at Sedgwick County
    Sat: W 74-32 vs. Dayspring Christian
    2 Lutheran 8-1
    Wed: L 40-56 at (3A 1) Holy Family
    Fri: W 67-31 at Kent Denver
    3 Peyton 10-1
    Fri: W 56-32 at Evangelical Christian
    Sat: W 89-6 vs. Miami-Yoder
    4 Akron 7-1
    Fri: W 72-29 vs. Wiggins
    Sat: W 72-29 at Merino
    5 Liberty Common 11-0
    Tues: W 80-18 at Nederland
    Thurs: W 68-19 at Denver Christian
    6 Paonia 8-3
    Fri: W 48-33 vs. Soroco
    Sat: W 64-25 at Hayden
    7 Hoehne 8-1
    Fri: W 52-27 at Las Animas
    Sat: W 58-21 vs. Crowley County
    8 Meeker 9-1
    Tues: W 61-16 vs. Rangely
    Fri: W 70-32 at West Grand
    Sat: W 64-43 vs. North Park
    9 Simla 10-0
    Tues: W 54-35 at Kiowa
    Fri: W 66-22 vs. Miami-Yoder
    Sat: W 42-27 at Calhan
    10 Heritage Christian 9-1
    Tues: W 45-25 at Front Range Christian
    Fri: W 55-30 vs. Union Colony Prep

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 9-0
    Tues: W 51-42 vs. (6) Prairie
    Fri: W 72-59 vs. Wray
    2 Norwood 8-0
    Fri: W 44-29 at Ridgway
    3 Idalia 9-0
    Fri: W 47-40 at (10) Hi-Plains
    Sat: W 58-41 vs. Cheynne Wells
    4 Eads 9-1
    Fri: W 53-27 vs. Deer Trail
    Sat: W 53-42 vs. (10) Hi-Plains
    5 Kit Carson 7-2
    Fri: W 40-28 at Granada
    Sat: at Flagler
    6 Prairie 8-2
    Tues: L 42-51 vs. (1) Caliche
    Fri: W 64-41 at Pawnee
    7 Dove Creek 9-1
    Fri: W 57-18 vs. Telluride
    Sat: W 47-36 at Ignacio
    8 Cheraw 6-2
    Fri: W 48-29 at Cheynne Wells
    Sat: L 40-48 at Holly
    9 McClave 6-3
    Thurs: W 45-33 vs. Kim
    10 Hi-Plains 4-4
    Fri: L 40-47 vs. (3) Idalia
    Sat: L 42-53 at (4) Eads

  • Top-10 boys basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 13

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for boys basketball’s top-10 teams this week.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A
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    Class 5A
    1 Fossil Ridge 12-0
    Tues: W 47-31 vs. Fort Collins
    Fri: W 83-32 at Loveland
    2 Denver East 11-3
    Fri: W 94-31 at Denver North
    3 Regis Jesuit 12-1
    Tues: W 56-37 vs. George Washington
    Fri: W 59-47 at Castle View
    4 Cherry Creek 11-2
    Wed: W 58-41 vs. Mullen
    Fri: W 59-49 vs. Cherokee Trail
    5 Overland 9-4
    Wed: W 55-54 vs. Smoky Hill
    Sat: L 54-62 at (7) Arapahoe
    6 Eaglecrest 10-3
    Wed: W 65-43 vs. (7) Arapahoe
    Fri: W 59-50 vs. Mullen
    7 Arapahoe 9-2
    Wed: L 43-65 at (6) Eaglecrest
    Sat: W 62-54 vs. (5) Overland
    8 Mountain Vista 11-1
    Fri: W 82-60 at Heritage
    9 Monarch 10-2
    Tues: W 52-38 vs. Horizon
    Fri: L 64-68 at Fairview
    10 Grandview 8-5
    Wed: L 67-72 at Cherokee Trail
    Fri: L 65-72 at Smoky Hill

    Class 4A
    1 Valor Christian 13-3
    Tues: W 83-55 at Palmer
    Thurs: W 83-57 vs. Pine Creek
    Sat: W 95-51 vs. Pueblo West
    2 Thompson Valley 11-1
    Tues: W 65-34 vs. Centaurus
    Fri: W 57-31 at Broomfield
    3 Sand Creek 10-1
    Tues: W 70-68 vs. Cheyenne Mountain
    Fri: W 60-51 vs. (5) Air Academy
    4 D’Evelyn 9-2
    Wed: W 64-41 at Alameda
    Fri: W 70-37 vs. Evergreen
    5 Air Academy 10-3
    Tues: W 57-47 at Palmer Ridge
    Fri: L 51-60 at (3) Sand Creek
    6 Thomas Jefferson 9-4
    Mon: L 54-63 at Rock Canyon
    Wed: W 59-57 at (10) Denver South
    Fri: W 72-63 at Abraham Lincoln
    7 Pueblo South 11-2
    Tues: W 93-47 vs. Pueblo County
    Wed: W 61-42 vs. Fountain-Fort Carson
    Fri: W 87-50 at Canon City
    8 Longmont 10-2
    Tues: W 50-33 vs. Broomfield
    Fri: W 56-35 vs. Centaurus
    Sat: L 51-56 at Erie
    9 Pueblo East 11-3
    Tues: W 74-60 vs. Pueblo West
    Fri: W 80-27 at Pueblo County
    10 Denver South 9-6
    Wed: L 57-59 vs. (6) Thomas Jefferson
    Fri: W 73-58 at George Washington

    Class 3A
    1 Holy Family 12-0
    Tues: W 69-53 at (2A 4) Lutheran
    Fri: W 58-37 at (4) Faith Christian
    2 Colorado Academy 10-0
    Tues: W 44-36 at (3) Jefferson Academy
    Fri: W 83-39 vs. Manual
    3 Jefferson Academy 10-1
    Tues: L 36-44 vs. (2) Colorado Academy
    4 Faith Christian 7-4
    Fri: L 37-58 vs. (1) Holy Family
    5 Colorado Springs Christian 4-3
    Tues: W 58-36 at The Classical Academy
    6 Kent Denver 6-3
    Tues: L 50-71 vs. Bishop Machebeuf
    Fri: L 45-60 vs. (2A 4) Lutheran
    7 The Pinnacle 6-2
    Fri: W 79-50 at Platte Canyon
    8 Aspen 7-2
    Fri: W 66-53 vs. Roaring Fork
    Sat: W 49-37 at Olathe
    9 Brush 6-4
    Tues: W 47-33 vs. University
    Fri: W 69-38 at Strasburg
    10 Moffat County 6-2
    Fri: W 62-36 at Basalt
    Sat: W 78-56 at Cedaredge

    Class 2A
    1 Ignacio 9-0
    Sat: W 80-23 vs. Dove Creek
    2 Sanford 9-1
    Fri: W 59-33 vs. Custer County
    Sat: W 66-58 at Center
    3 Yuma 8-1
    Fri: W 48-46 at Sedgwick County
    Sat: W 62-43 vs. Dayspring Christian
    4 Lutheran 5-4
    Tues: L 53-69 vs. (3A 1) Holy Family
    Fri: W 60-45 at (3A 6) Kent Denver
    5 Akron 7-1
    Fri: W 83-39 vs. Wiggins
    Sat: W 89-57 at Merino
    6 Resurrection Christian 9-2
    Fri: W 84-43 at Alexander Dawson
    7 Rye 9-2
    Fri: L 59-64 at Crowley County
    Sat: W 62-48 vs. Fowler
    8 Simla 8-1
    Fri: W 77-23 vs. Miami-Yoder
    Sat: W 69-55 at Calhan
    9 Haxtun 8-1
    Tues: W 59-41 at Fleming
    Sat: W 55-52 vs. (1A 7) Shining Mountain
    10 Peyton 8-2
    Fri: W 64-16 at Evangelical Christian
    Sat: W 71-6 vs. Miami-Yoder

    Class 1A
    1 Caliche 9-0
    Tues: W 80-38 vs. Prairie
    Fri: W 74-38 vs. Wray
    2 Hi-Plains 8-1
    Fri: W 87-31 vs. Idalia
    Sat: W 61-46 at Eads
    3 McClave 7-2
    Off this week.
    4 Vail Christian 6-1
    Sat: W 75-23 vs. Plateau Valley
    5 Holly 7-3
    Tues: W 90-34 at Manzanola
    Fri: L 59-65 at South Baca
    Sat: W 72-59 vs. (9) Cheraw
    6 Cheyenne Wells 7-2
    Fri: L 48-53 vs. (9) Cheraw
    Sat: W 83-29 vs. Idalia
    7 Shining Mountain 9-2
    Tues: W 70-43 at Denver Waldorf
    Fri: W 53-48 at Longmont Christian
    Sat: L 52-55 at (2A 9) Haxtun
    8 Norwood 6-2
    Fri: W 47-33 at Ridgway
    9 Cheraw 5-2
    Fri: W 53-48 at (6) Cheyenne Wells
    Sat: L 59-72 at (5) Holly
    10 Primero 8-1
    Tues: W 70-41 vs. Maxwell (N.M.)

  • Top-10 hockey schedule for the week of Jan. 13

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for hockey’s top-10 teams this week.

    Hockey
    1 Ralston Valley 9-0-0
    Tues: W 4-1 vs. (2) Monarch
    2 Monarch 8-1-0
    Tues: L 1-4 at (1) Ralston Valley
    Wed: W 5-3 at (8) Dakota Ridge
    3 Mountain Vista 10-1-0
    Mon: W 11-0 at Air Academy
    Tues: W 9-1 at Valor Christian
    4 Regis Jesuit 9-1-0
    Fri: W 7-1 vs. (9) Standley Lake
    Sat: W 6-0 at (7) Columbine
    5 Cherry Creek 9-2-1
    Fri: W 7-5 at Mullen
    Sat: W 4-3 vs. (9) Standley Lake
    6 Lewis-Palmer 10-1-0
    Fri: W 5-3 vs. (10) Heritage
    7 Columbine 7-3-1
    Sat: L 0-6 vs. (4) Regis Jesuit
    8 Dakota Ridge 6-2-4
    Wed: L 3-5 vs. (2) Monarch
    Thurs: T 2-2 at Resurrection Christian
    9 Standley Lake 5-4-1
    Fri: L 1-7 at (4) Regis Jesuit
    Sat: L 3-4 at (5) Cherry Creek
    10 Heritage 4-5-0
    Fri: L 3-5 at (6) Lewis-Palmer