ENGLEWOOD — Top seed Kent Denver soccer had no problem against No. 16 Aspen, winning 3-0 in the second round of the 3A tournament on Saturday.
Robby Dunn scored two goals for Kent, and Rory Buck netted the third.
Kent Denver, who has not allowed a goal this tournament, will face No. 9 Coal Ridge in the quarterfinals on Friday.
THORNTON — Senior running back Andrew Spraberry had 29 carries for 214 yards and a touchdown as Fossil Ridge beat Horizon 21-7 in a 5A Front Range League matchup on Friday.
Horizon couldn’t get much going on the ground, only rushing for 29 yards as a team, but senior quarterback Ayden
Karraker threw for 173 yards.
Fossil Ridge senior quarterback Mitchell Salmela passed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Fossil Ridge moves to 5-4 this season (4-3 in league play), and Horizon drops to 4-5 (2-5).
No. 7 Horizon will face No. 2 Valor Christian in the first round of the 5A tournament on Friday. No. 5 Fossil Ridge will play No. 4 Bear Creek.
The 2014 all-state boys golf teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.
The athletes who won championships at their classification were named golfers of the year.
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Golfer of the year: Grant Olinger, Sr., Pomona
Coach of the year: Marty Cornell, Coronado
| First team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | School |
| Evan Buchalski | Sr. | Loveland |
| Li Chen | Sr. | Legacy |
| Trevor Glen | Sr. | Legacy |
| Josh Hill | Sr. | Monarch |
| David Packer | Jr. | Arapahoe |
| Hunter Paugh | Jr. | Fort Collins |
| Daniel Pearson | So. | Fairview |
| Isaac Petersilie | Jr. | Coronado |
| Grant Olinger | Sr. | Pomona |
| Trevor Olkowski | So. | Grand Junction |
| AJ Ott | Jr. | Fort Collins |
Golfer of the year: Taylor Rodriguez, Sr., Pueblo South
Coach of the year: Jason Preeo, Valor Christian
| First team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | School |
| Pierce Aichinger | Sr. | Valor Christian |
| Wilson Belk | Sr. | Cheyenne Mountain |
| Braden Bentley | Jr. | Mesa Ridge |
| Bretton Krantz | Sr. | Windsor |
| Ross Macdonald | Sr. | Valor Christian |
| Hayden Plewe | Sr. | Montezuma-Cortez |
| Taylor Rodriguez | Sr. | Pueblo South |
| Jake Staiano | Sr. | Valor Christian |
| Britt Walton | Jr. | Steamboat Springs |
| Coby Welch | Jr. | Valor Christian |
Golfer of the year: Yale Kim, So., Dawson School
Coach of the year: Kent Chrisman, Sterling
| First team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | School |
| Cole Folwell | Sr. | Dawson School |
| Cooper Gould | Sr. | Vail Christian |
| Will Hazen | Jr. | Aspen |
| Reed Hodgson | Sr. | Eaton |
| Oliver Jack | Fr. | Kent Denver |
| Yale Kim | So. | Dawson School |
| Trey Lambrecht | Sr. | Sterling |
| Drew Mendoza | Sr. | Manitou Springs |
| Max Messner | Jr. | Colorado Academy |
| Sam Taylor | So. | Peak to Peak |
ARVADA — In a span of three minutes Thursday night, Ralston Valley capitalized twice to gain the upper hand on Denver East in the opening round of the Class 5A boys soccer state tournament at the North Area Athletic Complex.
Senior Jordan Quinlisk headed in a perfect centering pass from fellow senior Samuel Yavak, giving the No. 15 seed Mustangs a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute. Minutes later Quinlisk struck against when his centering pass was deflected into the net by an Angel defender in the 26th minute.
“It got us going with the momentum,” Quinlisk said after his two scores helped the 5A Jeffco League champions take a 3-1 victory over the No. 18 Angels to advance to the round of 16 of the state tournament. “Denver East was a really good team. I’m glad we came out with the win.”
Denver East had the majority of the scoring chances early with senior Augustin Bennett and junior Andre Arendt both having good looks before Quinlisk swiftly turned the momentum around.
The Angels might have come in as a lower seed, but they were certainly going to be a tough out. Denver East was ranked No. 1 in the CHSAANow.com poll earlier this season after quality victories over two top-10 seeds for the state tournament in No. 2 Smoky Hill and No. 7 Pine Creek. Then there was the fact Denver East advanced to the 5A state semifinals last season.
“There is a lot of weight that comes with that name (Denver East). We have a ton of respect for them,” Ralston Valley coach Kyle Kazemi said. “Ultimately is was a matter of us being opportunistic.”
Denver East got on the scoreboard with a header by sophomore Ryan Riforgiate that rocketed past Ralston Valley goalie Daniel Black and into the back of the net in the 56th minute.
However, the Mustangs (10-6 overall) responded by drawing a penalty kick in the 69th minute. Senior Alexander Makic took the penalty kick. Denver East keeper Will Palmquist saved the initial shot, but Makic was able to get to the rebound and put it in for a 3-1 Ralston Valley lead.
“I didn’t make up my mind on the shot,” Makic said of his penalty shot. “Natural instinct is don’t stop moving. That’s all it is. You just keep moving forward.”
Denver East (8-8) wasn’t able to muster up another good scoring chance in the final minutes to overcome the two-goal deficit.
“Those last nine or 10 minutes can be the hardest in the world in a one-goal game. We needed something like that,” Kazemi said of the importance of Makic’s goal. “He (Makic) missed the PK, but follows it up. It was super fun. It was awesome.”
The victory sets up a second-round showdown against Smoky Hill (14-2) on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Smoky Hill High School. The Buffaloes easily eliminated Lincoln with an 11-1 victory Thursday.
“We’re ready to play anybody at this point,” Kazemi said after his squad was able to erase the memories of a tough 1-0 first-round loss to Fort Collins at NAAC last season.
It was a bazaar regular season for Ralston Valley. The Mustangs started the season with five straight losses.
“There were a lot of people underestimating us,” Quinlisk said. “We just knew something good was coming. We knew 0-5 wasn’t us.”
Ralston Valley proceeded to reel off eight consecutive victories. A non-league loss to Evergreen ended the winning streak, but the Mustangs quickly bounded in their regular-season finale with a 4-1 win over Columbine to wrap up an undefeated 7-0 record in the 5A Jeffco League.
“We had our losing streak and we had our winning streak,” Makic said. “Now it’s the final destination. We are out if we lose, so we don’t want to lose.”
BOULDER — No. 3 Boulder soccer outlasted a feisty No. 30 Adams City, 2-1, to move on in the 5A state playoffs on Thursday.
Adams City struck first, with a goal from Adrian Morales in the 3rd minute. Boulder was able to answer in the 19th minute when Quinn Liebmann rocketed a free kick from 30 yards out into the corner of the net.
In the 63rd minute, Leroy Alphonse out-hustled an Adams City defender on a Boulder clearance and put the ball in the net to give Boulder the lead for good.
Boulder will face No. 19 Poudre in the second round next Wednesday.
The live event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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| Live games | |||
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| Class | Game | Time | Notes |
| 1A | Wray vs. Highland | 6:30 p.m. | Audio |
| 2A | (4) Lamar vs. Florence | 6:30 p.m. | Audio |
| 8-man | Wiley vs. Holly | 6:40 p.m. | Audio |
| 2A | La Junta vs. Trinidad | 6:40 p.m. | Audio |
| 1A | Cedaredge vs. (1) Paonia | 6:45 p.m. | Audio |
| 4A | (2) Montrose vs. Widefield | 6:45 p.m. | Audio |
| 1A | (10) Crowley County vs. Calhan | 6:50 p.m. | Audio |
| 5A | (4) Pomona vs. Chatfield | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 3A | Niwot vs. Frederick | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 5A | Monarch vs. (8) Rocky Mountain | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 2A | (1) Brush vs. (10) Eaton | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 1A | Center vs. John Mall | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 5A | (9) Mountain Vista vs. Highlands Ranch | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 4A | Ponderosa vs. Littleton | 7 p.m. | Video |
| 3A | Glenwood Springs vs. (6) Rifle | 7 p.m. | Audio |
| 3A | Delta vs. Central (G.J.) | Alternate | 7 p.m. | Audio |
| 3A | (8) Fort Morgan vs. Elizabeth | 7 p.m. | Audio |
| 5A | (1) Grandview vs. (6) Valor Christian | 7 p.m. | Altitude TV |
BROOMFIELD — No. 12-seeded Broomfield got goals from Cody Ewing, Porter Milner and Chris Sharkey in beating No. 21 Lakewood in the first round of the Class 5A boys soccer tournament on Thursday.
Eagles goalkeeper Michael Genge made four saves in notching the shutout.
WESTMINSTER — Third-ranked Fairview drove down the field with no timeouts and one minute to play in staving off an upset bid from Legacy.
Trailing 49-42, Fairview got the ball back at its own 18-yard-line. The Knights swiftly moved down the field, and quarterback Johnny Feauto hit running back Jason Harvey for a 1-yard score with 15 seconds remaining.
Fairview coach Tom McCartney then elected to go for two — and Feauto found Steve D’Epagnier for what proved to be the game-winning conversion.
Feauto finished with five touchdowns and more than 500 yards passing.
ARVADA — No. 2 Ralston Valley football closed out a perfect regular season with a 55-14 win over Mullen on Thursday night.
Andrew Wingard, a new Wyoming commit, rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries for the Mustangs. He also had a 95-yard kickoff return for a score, and had an interception.
Noah Wells hauled in two receiving touchdowns for Ralston Valley.
The Mustangs improved to 9-0 with the win.
It took more than two overtimes — and two days — but No. 27-seeded Westminster upset No. 6 Arapahoe in the first round of the Class 5A boys soccer tournament on Friday afternoon.
The two teams began their playoff matchup at 4 p.m. Thursday, and battled to a 1-1 tie in regulation. The draw continued through one 15-minute overtime and into the next when darkness forced play to be suspended with 10:44 to play in the second extra frame.
At the moment of suspension, Arapahoe was set to attempt a free kick just outside of the Westminster box. If converted, the Warriors would win the game. (CHSAA’s postseason tie-breaking procedure dictates two sudden victory overtimes prior to penalty kicks.)
Officials took pictures of the teams on the field to ensure the same players would return upon resumption.
On Friday, Westminster arrived a little early and got some practice in on defending that free kick. The Wolves also worked on penalty kicks.
Arapahoe didn’t convert the free kick attempt when play resumed, and the two teams remained at a stalemate, forcing penalties.
“It was kind of cold coming out, but they did well defending,” first-year Westminster coach Ben Forbes said on Friday afternoon.
“Obviously our transportation helped us out in getting us here a little bit early, and we were able to do that walkthrough,” Forbes added. “Anytime you can simulate what’s going to happen, good things are going to happen from it.”
The two teams were tied through the first five attempts in the shootout at four goals apiece. So they moved on to sudden victory penalty kicks.
Westminster keeper Isaiah Mondragon then saved Arapahoe’s first attempt.
“The boys thought they had won it, and actually started running on the field,” Forbes said. “I was like, ‘No, boys, come back! We’re not done yet.’”
They returned to the bench, and Wolves’ junior Brandon Enriquez stepped up with a chance to win the game. He scored.
“Then they could go cheer,” Forbes said, laughing.
The end result — a 1-1, 5-4 win in penalty kicks — was the largest upset of the first round of the 5A tournament.
“Definitely a big motivator, and a big boost, a 27 seed upsetting a six seed,” Forbes said. “The boys are in high spirits about that.”
Westminster actually started this season 0-6-0. The Wolves have since gone 8-1-1, including one massive win on Friday.
“Right now we’re on a pretty good roll,” Forbes said.