Month: February 2015

  • Cherry Creek moves up to No. 4 in latest hockey poll

    Mountain Vista Cherry Creek hockey
    Cherry Creek hockey is up to No. 4 in this week’s hockey poll. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    With most of the top-ranked teams winning last week, there wasn’t much change to the CHSAANow.com hockey rankings this week.

    Regis Jesuit continued to lead the poll with eight of the nine first-place votes and 89 total points. Mountain Vista and Ralston Valley held firm as the Nos. 2 and 3 teams, respectively.

    Here’s what did change: Cherry Creek jumped Dakota Ridge for the No. 4 spot aby virtue of a 4-3 win over the Eagles on Saturday. Also, Doherty moved up to No. 9 this week.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Hockey Poll

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Hockey
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (8) 16-0-0 89 1 2-0-0
    2 Mountain Vista 14-1-1 78 2 3-0-0
    3 Ralston Valley 13-1-0 72 3 3-0-0
    4 Cherry Creek 13-2-0 60 5 2-0-0
    5 Dakota Ridge 12-3-0 51 4 0-2-0
    6 Monarch (1) 11-2-1 50 6 2-0-0
    7 Air Academy 13-2-0 34 7 2-1-0
    8 Resurrection Christian 11-4-0 24 8 1-1-0
    9 Doherty 11-3-0 15 10 1-0-0
    10 Lewis-Palmer 8-8-0 12 9 0-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver East 5, Columbine 2, Aspen 1, Battle Mountain 1, Heritage 1, Standley Lake 1.
    Dropped out
    None.
  • Cherry Creek names Quinn new boys tennis coach

    Cherry Creek huddles after winning the 5A title. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Art Quinn is the new coach of Cherry Creek boys tennis. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Cherry Creek’s powerhouse boys tennis program has a new coach. Art Quinn, the lead assistant for the Bruins over the past few seasons, was hired as coach by athletic director Jason Wilkins on Monday.

    He takes over for longtime coach Kirk Price, who retired after yet another championship last fall. Under Price, the Bruins have won 40 of the last 45 Class 5A team titles.

    Quinn is also the lead instructor at Lifetime Fitness, and filled in when Price missed the 2013 championships.

    The Bruins have won four-consecutive 5A team championships. Last season, players won titles at No. 2 singles, and Nos. 1-3 doubles.

  • Rangeview enters 5A boys basketball rankings at No. 10

    Cherry Creek Rangeview boys basketball
    Rangeview is No. 10 in this week’s 5A boys basketball rankings. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Rangeview has joined this week’s Class 5A boys basketball ranking at No. 10.

    The Raiders, who are riding an eight-game winning streak, totaled 18 points to crack CHSAANow.com’s ranking.

    The 5A poll continued to be led by Regis Jesuit, which got 18 of the 20 first-place votes in the classification. ThunderRidge, which got the other two first-place votes, stayed put at No. 2. Those two teams play on Tuesday.

    Overland bumped up one spot to No. 3, leaping Eaglecrest. Chaparral rounds out the top 5.

    Also ranked this week in 5A: No. 6 Dakota Ridge, No. 7 Rock Canyon, No. 8 Denver East and No. 9 Fossil Ridge.

    In 4A, Longmont extended its stay atop the poll. The Trojans are a unanimous pick with all 20 first-place votes following their one-point win over then-No. 2 Holy Family.

    Golden returned to the No. 2 spot in 4A this week, just ahead of Holy Family, which fell to No. 3.

    The 4A poll added Air Academy (No. 9) and Pueblo South (No. 10) this week.

    For the third time in three weeks, there is a new No. 1 atop the 3A poll after Lutheran was upset by Jefferson Academy last week.

    Faith Christian makes a return after garnering nine of the 15 first-place votes. Colorado Springs Christian, another former No. 1, got the other six first-place votes and is No. 2 this week. Lutheran dropped to No. 3, while Jefferson Academy is No. 4.

    That ranking added Alamosa (No. 10) this week.

    Elsewhere, Resurrection Christian (2A) and Sangre de Cristo (1A) both stayed atop their respective rankings.

    The 2A poll added Sedgwick County. 1A added Kit Carson. Both are ranked tenth this week.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (18) 19-0 198 1 2-0
    2 ThunderRidge (2) 18-1 179 2 2-0
    3 Overland 14-5 162 4 2-0
    4 Eaglecrest 15-4 136 3 1-1
    5 Chaparral 15-4 86 6 2-0
    6 Dakota Ridge 18-1 85 7 2-0
    7 Rock Canyon 15-5 84 5 1-1
    8 Denver East 10-8 70 8 2-0
    9 Fossil Ridge 14-5 57 9 2-0
    10 Rangeview 14-5 18 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 10, Boulder 7, Legend 5, Monarch 2, Aurora Central 1, Cherokee Trail 1, Horizon 1.
    Dropped out
    Monarch (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Longmont (20) 19-0 200 1 3-0
    2 Golden 16-3 152 3 2-0
    3 Holy Family 16-3 135 2 2-1
    4 Sierra 16-3 131 5 2-0
    5 Valor Christian 13-5 106 6 2-0
    6 Pueblo Central 15-4 81 4 1-1
    7 Pueblo West 15-4 71 9 2-0
    8 D’Evelyn 14-5 64 8 2-0
    9 Air Academy 15-4 37 2-0
    10 Pueblo South 12-6 35 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver South 34, Lewis-Palmer 12, Sand Creek 8, Pueblo Centennial 7, Glenwood Springs 5, Niwot 5, Widefield 5, Vista Peak 4, Windsor 3, Steamboat Springs 2, Fort Morgan 1, Northridge 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Sand Creek (7), Lewis-Palmer (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Faith Christian (9) 14-2 140 2 1-0
    2 Colorado Springs Christian (6) 16-1 130 3 3-0
    3 Lutheran 14-2 113 1 1-1
    4 Jefferson Academy 13-3 100 5 1-0
    5 Colorado Academy 11-5 86 4 2-0
    6 Sterling 15-2 62 6 2-0
    7 St. Mary’s 11-4 57 7 2-0
    8 Moffat County 12-3 38 9 2-0
    9 The Pinnacle 12-3 35 10 2-0
    10 Alamosa 12-4 22 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grand Valley 15, Kent Denver 13, Bennett 11, Eaton 2, Ridgeview Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (7) 15-0 106 1 1-0
    2 Sanford (4) 13-0 103 2 1-0
    3 Ignacio 12-2 77 3 2-0
    4 Ellicott 13-1 68 6 2-0
    5 Yuma 13-3 62 7 2-0
    6 Highland 15-2 42 4 1-1
    7 Meeker 13-1 36 5 1-1
    8 Simla 14-2 29 8 1-1
    9 Rye 13-3 24 10 2-0
    10 Sedgwick County 11-4 13 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Caliche 10, Swink 9, Paonia 7, Crowley County 6, Akron 5, Peyton 5, Mancos 2, Burlington 1.
    Dropped out
    Swink (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sangre De Cristo (10) 15-0 100 1 2-0
    2 Springfield 15-2 79 2 2-0
    3 Arickaree/Woodlin 14-0 77 4 2-0
    4 Jim Elliot 15-1 75 3 2-0
    5 Fleming 12-2 57 6 1-0
    6 South Baca 13-2 54 5 2-0
    7 Holly 15-3 34 7 3-0
    8 Sierra Grande 12-3 30 9 3-0
    9 Ouray 12-2 24 8 1-1
    10 Kit Carson 12-4 5 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Hi-Plains 4, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Wiley 3, Primero 2, Shining Mountain 2, Denver Waldorf 1, Kim 1.
    Dropped out
    Wiley (10).
  • Sand Creek joins 4A girls basketball poll at No. 9

    Sand Creek has joined the Class 4A girls basketball rankings at No. 9 this week.

    The Scorpions, now 14-3, have won 10 games in a row. They totalled 33 points to break into CHSAANow.com’s rankings.

    Each of the five No. 1 teams stayed atop their respective rankings. Those are ThunderRidge (5A), Canon City (4A), Sterling (3A), Peyton (2A) and Kit Carson (1A).

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (15) 17-2 159 1 2-0
    2 Broomfield (1) 17-2 145 2 2-0
    3 Highlands Ranch 16-4 125 3 2-0
    4 Monarch 17-2 107 4 2-0
    5 Ralston Valley 14-4 75 6 2-0
    6 Denver East 16-3 58 7 3-0
    7 Grandview 14-4 55 5 1-1
    8 Rampart 14-4 37 8 2-0
    9 Cherry Creek 13-6 36 10 2-0
    10 Grand Junction 16-5 20 9 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Arapahoe 19, Lakewood 19, Fossil Ridge 12, Prairie View 6, Castle View 3, Rocky Mountain 3, Regis Jesuit 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Canon City (14) 19-0 156 1 2-0
    2 Valor Christian (1) 17-2 141 2 2-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 15-4 118 4 2-0
    4 Holy Family 15-4 86 3 2-1
    5 Montrose 14-3 76 6 2-0
    6 D’Evelyn 14-5 65 5 1-1
    7 Pueblo East 14-5 52 7 1-1
    8 Evergreen 16-3 39 10 2-0
    9 Sand Creek 14-3 33 3-0
    10 Glenwood Springs 15-3 26 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 23, Palisade 20, Silver Creek 17, Greeley Central 7, Mullen 7, Eagle Valley 6, Longmont 3, Falcon 2, Mesa Ridge 2, Air Academy 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo South (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (11) 17-0 152 1 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (3) 14-0 135 3 2-0
    3 Lutheran (2) 16-1 126 4 2-0
    4 St. Mary’s 16-1 102 5 1-1
    5 Manitou Springs 15-2 98 2 2-1
    6 Eaton 14-2 81 6 2-0
    7 Olathe 14-1 55 7 3-0
    8 La Junta 12-4 42 9 1-0
    9 Centauri 11-4 25 10 2-0
    10 Platte Valley 12-4 19 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Liberty Common 11, Machebeuf 10, Faith Christian 9, Trinidad 6, Lamar 5, Colorado Academy 4.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Peyton (8) 15-0 98 1 2-0
    2 Yuma 14-2 84 3 2-0
    3 Hoehne (2) 16-0 79 2 2-0
    4 Caliche 14-1 74 4 2-0
    5 Akron 14-2 64 6 2-0
    6 Cedaredge 15-1 48 5 1-1
    7 Paonia 12-4 41 9 3-0
    8 Meeker 10-4 19 8 1-1
    9 Ellicott 11-4 14 7 1-1
    10 Del Norte 13-3 8 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Highland 7, Ignacio 3, Rye 3, Soroco 3, Byers 2, Clear Creek 1, Sanford 1, Wray 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (9) 16-0 99 1 2-0
    2 Norwood (1) 13-0 89 2 2-0
    3 Sangre De Cristo 13-1 66 4 3-0
    4 Idalia 13-2 62 3 1-1
    5 Genoa-Hugo 14-1 54 5 1-0
    6 South Baca 13-2 52 6 2-0
    7 Fleming 11-3 31 8 1-0
    8 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 13-2 29 7 2-0
    9 Briggsdale 12-4 18 2-0
    10 Prairie 12-3 14 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    La Veta 11, Cheraw 9, Plateau Valley 6, Jim Elliot 5, Community Christian 2, Eads 2, Shining Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (9), La Veta (10).
  • Watch upcoming CHSAA championship events live on the NFHS Network

    The CHSAA has partnered with the NFHS Network to broadcast state championship events live on the NFHS Network. Please share the following information with your parents, boosters, coaches and fans.

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    Upcoming CHSAA state championship events

    February 13-14, 2015

    • 4A Girls’ Swimming and Diving Championships – Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center (VMAC), Thornton (All Events)
    • 5A Girls’ Swimming and Diving Championships – Edora Pool & Ice Center (Epic), Fort Collins (All Events)

    February 19-21, 2015

    • CHSAA State Wrestling Championships – Pepsi Center, Denver (All Matches, All Mats)

    March 5, 2015

    • CHSAA State Ice Hockey Semifinals – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland

    March 7, 2015

    • CHSAA State Ice Hockey Finals – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland

    March 6, 2015

    • CHSAA 5A Girls’ Great 8 – Denver Coliseum, Denver

    March 7, 2015

    • CHSAA 5A Boys’ Great 8 – Denver Coliseum, Denver

    March 12, 2015

    • CHSAA 1A Boys’ & Girls’ Quarterfinals – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland
    • CHSAA 2A Boys’ & Girls’ Quarterfinals – Massari Arena, Colorado State University, Pueblo
    • CHSAA 3A Boys’ & Girls Quarterfinals – Lockridge Arena, Colorado Mines, Golden
    • CHSAA 4A & 5A Girls’ Semifinals – Coors Events Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

    March 13, 2015

    • CHSAA 1A Boys’ & Girls’ Semifinals – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland
    • CHSAA 2A Boys’ & Girls’ Semifinals – Massari Arena, Colorado State University, Pueblo
    • CHSAA 3A Boys’ & Girls Semifinals – Lockridge Arena, Colorado Mines, Golden
    • CHSAA 4A & 5A Boys’ Semifinals – Coors Events Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

    March 14, 2015

    • CHSAA 1A Boys’ & Girls’ Third Place Games – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland
    • CHSAA 2A Boys’ & Girls’ Third Place Games – Massari Arena, Colorado State University, Pueblo
    • CHSAA 3A Boys’ & Girls Third Place Games – Lockridge Arena, Colorado Mines, Golden
    • CHSAA 1A Boys’ & Girls’ Finals – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland
    • CHSAA 2A Boys’ & Girls’ Finals – Massari Arena, Colorado State University, Pueblo
    • CHSAA 3A Boys’ & Girls Finals – Lockridge Arena, Colorado Mines, Golden
    • CHSAA Unified Exhibition Contest – Coors Events Center, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • CHSAA 4A & 5A Boys’& Girls’ Finals – Coors Events Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

    Events will be broadcast live if there is reliable Internet or 4G service. Please note: the schedule is subject to change.

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    CHSAA may choose to increase these fees and add in other restrictions pursuant to their current media policies. CHSAA has elected NOT to increase these fees.

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  • Photos: Longmont girls basketball upsets No. 3 Holy Family

    LONGMONT — Sydney Wetterstrom had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Longmont girls basketball to a 46-43 upset of No. 3 Holy Family in Class 4A on Saturday.

    Madi Gaibler added 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Trojans.

    Katie Chavez led Holy Family with 18 points, while Maggie Spitzer had 15.

  • Photos: No. 3 Ralston Valley hockey edges Aspen

    ARVADA — Andrew Frerich scored what proved to be the winning goal at 11:24 of the third period to lift No. 3 Ralston Valley hockey to a 2-1 win over Aspen on Saturday.

    The game was scoreless going into the third period when Aspen took the lead on Henry Godfrey’s short-handed tally three minutes in. Tony Salazar tied the game for the Mustangs at 10:32, and Frerich scored less than a minute after that.

    Scott Albertoni made 24 saves for Ralston Valley. Evan Morris made 16 saves for Aspen.

  • Photos: Second period lifts No. 2 Mountain Vista hockey over Heritage

    LITTLETON — No. 2 Mountain Vista hockey scored two goals late in the second period to break open the game, and went on to beat Heritage 5-2 on Saturday.

    Reid Goodman, Tanner Gillis and Jordan Cox each had a goal and an assist for the Golden Eagles.

  • Photos: No. 1 Longmont boys hoops holds off No. 2 Holy Family

    LONGMONT — Class 4A boys basketball’s top two teams battled Saturday, and No. 1 Longmont emerged with a 1-point victory over No. 2 Holy Family to stay undefeated.

    Justinian Jessup and Blake Ogrady led the attack for Longmont, scoring 11 and 10 points respectively. Luke Golter poured in a game-high 16 points, and Chris Helbig added 14 points for Holy Family in the loss.

    Longmont will look to keep its perfect record as it travels to Mountain View on Tuesday. Holy Family, after suffering its second loss of the season, will look to rebound Tuesday at Mead.

  • No. 5 St. Mary’s girls basketball upsets No. 2 Manitou Springs

    COLORADO SPRINGS — In a game that is sure to shake up the Class 3A girls basketball rankings, the fifth-ranked St. Mary’s Pirates got a huge 47-40 win over No. 2 Manitou Springs Friday night.

    With the win, the Pirates (16-0 overall, 8-0 3A Tri-Peaks) now have sole control over the Tri-Peaks League with two league games remaining on their schedule.

    “This was a great game just to let us know that we’re capable of playing with great teams like Manitou,” Pirates guard Maggie Hartman said. “They’re a very good team and it was a great challenge for us. We enjoyed it.”

    St. Mary's players (white) get set in their offense during Friday's win over Manitou Springs. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow)
    St. Mary’s players (white) get set in their offense during Friday’s win over Manitou Springs. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    The teams were locked in a tight game from the get go as Gala Jensen started things off with a quick basket for the Mustangs (14-2, 7-1). It seemed the junior forward, who averages 16 points per game, was going to be in for a big night, but foul trouble took her out of rhythm and she wouldn’t score another basket until the fourth quarter.

    The Pirates would go on a 7-0 run before the Mustangs could get point guard Shelby Megyeri involved. Seven of her 13 points on the night came in the first quarter as she pulled the Mustangs to within one point at 10-9.

    “We knew Shelby could shoot, she hit about six threes on us last year,” Pirates coach Mike Burkett said. “She does so many things for them and she has such a diversified game.”

    The Pirates padded their lead in the second quarter by going on a 12-2 run. The Mustangs finally got some life when Megyeri was able to sink a bucket and knock down two free throws on the next possession to cut the Pirates’ lead to 22-15 at halftime.

    The biggest problem for the Mustangs was the inability to get bodies underneath the basket for rebounds. And even if they were there, the ball always seemed to bounce into the waiting hands of St. Mary’s.

    “We worked hard on defense and we just didn’t reward ourselves with a box-out,” Manitou coach Jon Asp said.

    As the second half carried on, the Mustangs fell more and more out of sync. Toward the end of the third quarter, Megyeri penetrated toward the basket before trying to pass the ball to forward Brooke Garretson who was expecting the ball to be shot. Asp decided that the communication wasn’t working with the personnel on the court and opted remove Garretson from the game.

    But by then, he was ready to send Jensen back in, which gave the Mustangs a huge boost. Trailing by 10 early in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs finally began to hit some much needed shots.

    A 3-pointer from McKenzi Petricko followed by a basket with a foul shot from Jensen cut the St. Mary’s lead to four points. The Pirates would once again build it up to seven before Petricko knocked down another three to once again make it a four-point game. But that’s as close as the Mustangs would get.

    Hartman made her way to the foul line eight times in the fourth quarter and made all but one of them. She finished with a game-high 20 points to give the Pirates the upset on their home floor.

    “You have to take advantage of the home wins,” Burkett said. “(Manitou) is a great team. They beat us last year on a buzzer beater and it was two evenly matched teams.”