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Month: January 2019

  • Pueblo Central swim team fighting through adversity

    Pueblo Central girls swimming team’s season has been less than ideal. But they are pushing through the adversity.

  • Girls swimming rankings: Grand Junction and Erie are newcomers

    This week’s girls swimming rankings are below.

    These team rankings are created from the top marks of the season so far which have been entered in MaxPreps. They are compiled by PrepSwimCo.com.

    In addition, the top individual marks of the season to date are compiled here.

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    PrepSwimCo.com Girls Swimming & Diving Rankings

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Fairview 1
    2 Cherry Creek 2
    3 Fossil Ridge 3
    4 Valor Christian 4
    5 Arapahoe 5
    6 Chatfield 8
    7 Regis Jesuit 10
    8 Legacy 9
    9 Lewis-Palmer 7
    10 Mountain Vista 6
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Rampart 1
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 2
    3 Mullen 3
    4 Niwot 5
    5 Highlands Ranch 4
    6 Silver Creek 6
    7 Monarch 7
    8 Broomfield 9
    9 Loveland 8
    10 Grand Junction –
    Dropped out
    Dakota Ridge (10).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Pueblo County 1
    2 Kent Denver 2
    3 Evergreen 3
    4 Aspen 4
    5 Discovery Canyon 5
    6 Manitou Springs 6
    7 Glenwood Springs 7
    8 Colorado Academy 8
    9 Salida 10
    10 Erie –
    Dropped out
    Durango (9).

  • Lewis-Palmer’s McKenna Sciacca named Colorado’s volleyball player of the year by Gatorade

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    In November, Lewis-Palmer’s McKenna Sciacca was named the Class 4A volleyball player of the year. Now, she’s the Gatorade player of the year.

    Sciacca, a senior, was named Colorado’s volleyball player of the year by Gatorade on Tuesday. She now becomes a finalist for the national award.

    A 5-foot-11 setter, she helped lead Lewis-Palmer to a third-consecutive 4A championship last fall. The Rangers finished 28-1.

    Sciacca had 829 assists, 246 digs, 64 aces and 39 blocks. After the season, she was named first-team all-state in 4A, and also earned the 4A player of the year honors.

    Sciacca has a 3.48 GPA, and is signed to play at Northern Colorado.

    She becomes the fifth Lewis-Palmer athlete to win a Gatorade player of the year award, including the third volleyball player. Sciacca follows Michaela Putnicki (2016-17) and Alexa Smith (2014-15).

  • Photos: Lark helps Air Academy boys basketball beat Falcon

    FALCON — Peter Lark scored 17 points to help lead Air Academy to a 68-60 win over Falcon in boys basketball on Monday.

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  • Ball Fever: Upsets late last week could lead to a shakeup in boys basketball rankings

    Alameda Denver North boys basketball
    (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com)

    Our mid-week report theme was top teams hitting their stride and those top teams continued but the theme for the second half of the week may be a few of our top-10 newcomers taking losses from the “underdog”!

    It’s sure to shake up our top-10 this week … let’s look at how it went down!

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    The Look Back

    Thursday, Jan. 10

    • What a night! What’s better than reaching a career milestone? Doing with your buddy on the same night! Kyle Helbig (19 points) and Tanner Baird (27 points) both join the 1,000 point club for Holy Family in their win over Erie.

    • Rangeview seniors Jodaun Dotson and Quincey Jewett score 20 points each as the No. 7 Raiders continue to roll with a lopsided win by 52 over Thorton.
    • We’ve found our second “30-piece” of the season provided by No. 8 Lincoln’s James Felton vs. Chatfield. He poured in 33 points and added 7 rebounds in the Lancers 22-point win over 5A Chatfield.
    • How about 42 combined points from WIlkinson and Westfall for Pine Creek?!!
    • Who had Alameda at 9-1 ten games into the season?
    • 20-point, 13-rebound double-double efforts help a squad a lot and Daniel Carr is no stranger to them!
    • 32-point fourth quarter getting it done for Rampart!

    Friday, Jan. 11

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
    • Valor, now moved up to 5A Jeffco, got 14 points from Cole Bott but not enough to take down No. 6 Pueblo West, which get their second win this week by 8.
    • Fairview, No. 9 last week in our poll, destroy Mountain Range 82-39 putting in their bid to remain in the top 10!
    • A 26-point, 3 rebound effort from Jackson Hayslip leads Greeley Central to 8-point win over league foe SIlver Creek.
    • The Fever Crew talked about how it always seems like a different player steps up for balanced No. 1 Mountain Vista and this night Corban Gamble scored 26 points (on 82% shooting!) in the tight 4-point win over rival Highlands Ranch. The Eagles also needed all FIVE of Gamble’s three pointers vs. a game Ranch squad in a rivalry game.
    • The Fever Crew was eager to see the result of an ever improving Arvada West’s visit to Rangeview Friday. However, this game may have taught us more of No. 7 Rangeveiws strengths…strength as in one of the best “monsta” double-doubles we’ve seen 2019 in Quncey Jewett’s 33 points (16-18 from the field!) and 16 rebound effort in the 29-point win over No. 10 A-West.
    • We expect 5A Top-10 action to bring us more scoring than 65 points, but 34 is what was needed for ThurnderRidge to take down neighborhood rival Rock Canyon by 3 points on the road. If you visit the Jags be prepared to play a slowed, half court pace and grind out a win if you can. The Grizzlies had just enough to pull this one off late.
    • Need more evidence of Lewis-Palmer claiming its stake on the Top Spot in the state, regardless of classification? How about four players in double figure scoring and this time around it’s Noah Baca’s 20 points that led in the 37-point win over of Sand Creek!
    • TJ Boykins and Brendan Temple both scored in double figures for Douglas County but “at Chap” is no easy task and when the Wolverines have four of their stars score in double digits it’s even tougher! Tanner Giles was the lead man this night for Chap with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists securing the home league win by 8.
    • Another 20-plus point victory for Longmont over Niwot! Is there a more “quiet” undefeated No. 2 team that anyone can think of?
    • How did Javonte Johnson follow up his OUTSTANDING 37 point performance Dan Moohrman covered early in the week? How about 26 more points and 6 rebounds for Cheyenne Mountain in home league win over Palmer Ridge.
    • Columbine, with Luke O’Brien scoring 23, get the rivalry win in new look 5A Jeffco.

    Saturday, Jan. 12

    Had the pleasure of going on “live” 9News with Blake Olson Saturday when Cherry Creek visited tough Grandview.

    As we discussed with Blake, the Wolves have a tough inside/out attack where they punch you in the mouth early with the big boys Dayne Prim and Caleb McGill in the paint, and as soon as you adjust thinking this is all they have their perimeter studs Walker, Ramiro, and Dombro start to make open court plays and hit open 3’s due to the collapsing defense on the inside.

    Seeing the Wolves twice this week in person definitely convinced us they are should be higher than the No. 6 squad our poll, and they used their formula to methodically pull away from your C Creek in this one by 26. But don’t just take our word for it … check it out.

    In other games:

    • No surprise that Eaglecrest was tested by 9-3 Mullen in Saturday’s game, winning by 10. If Aaron Bokol and Ty Robinson keep this up the Raptors will be their normal tough battle in Centennial play

    • In other Centennial, we discussed in the “The Look Ahead” that No. 4 Overland could not take Cherokee Trail lightly in league play but even we didn’t see the 42-41 tight last second final the Trailblazers pulled off with a “monsta” 16 point, 17 rebound double-double from Graham Ike!
    • Fairview took a blow to their claim to stay in the Top-10 after a 2-point loss to Pueblo East late Saturday.
    • Arvada West entered the Top-10 last week and had one of its toughest weeks of the season thus far, capped with a rivalry game where they got the win by six at Pomona. Josh Rogers back to his scoring ways with 26 along with junior Taylor Kline’s 11 helped get the job done.
    • Last week’s No. 2 Smoky Hill righted the ship and got back on track after the tough visit to Grandview beating Arapahoe 81-55 on the road. The Buffaloes stay firmly in the Centennial league race with only one league loss. And Kenny Foster closed out the win above the rim doing “Kenny type thangz….”

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    The Look Ahead

    Monday, Jan. 14

    • Columbine/Castle View: O’Brien & Hettinger!
    • No. 1 Lewis-Palmer vs. Discovery Canyon
    • 9-3 Bellos (FNE) get test at Boulder
    • Cheyenne Mountain vs. Sand Creek southern action…
    • 4A Wheat Ridge vs. Ralston Valley

    Tuesday, Jan. 15

    • Will it be No. 1 vs. No. 2 in 9News GOTN M-Vista at Chap?!!
    • Centaurus & Longmont in 4A Top 10!
    • Fairview vs. 12-2 Poudre
    • East vs. West Pueblo style!
    • ThunderRidge vs. Regis Continental stuff!
    • GW vs. Lincoln solid city action!
    • Castle View, 10-2, takes on Legend
    • No. 3 Holy Family vs. Berthoud

    Wednesday, Jan. 16

    • Overland vs. Smoky Hill “Centennial” Top 10!
    • Arapahoe vs. Eaglecrest
    • Arvada West/Dakota Ridge Jeffco
    • Wheat Ridge vs. Golden
    • Mullen tries top 5 Grandview!
    • No. 1 Lewis-Palmer vs. Palmer Ridge
    • Air Academy vs. Cheyenne Mountain good down south!

    Thursday, Jan. 17

    • Highlands Ranch/Heritage league stuff…
    • Ponderosa vs. Chap in Parker showdown!
    • Rock Canyon/Regis Continental standings
    • Denver rivalry: South & East rekindle…
    • No. 1 Mountain Vista vs. Castle View
    • ThunderRidge vs. DougCo

    Friday, Jan. 18

    • Lincoln travels to Scottsbluff!
    • Longmont looks to cont. to roll vs. Mountain View
    • Rangeview vs. Prairie View
    • Eaglecrest vs. Grandview Top 10!
    • Holy Family vs. Windsor
    • Overland vs. Cherry Creek
    • Poudre vs. Fossil Ridge up north!
    • Mullen vs. Smoky Hill
    • Air Academy takes shot at No. 1 Lewis-Palmer!

    Saturday, Jan. 19

    • D’Evelyn vs. Wheat Ridge
    • Bellos (FNE) vs. GW “City Saturday!”
    • Sierra vs. Harrison good southern…
    • No. 1 Mountain Vista vs. Falcon
    • ThunderRidge vs. Arvada West

    The “league play” rivalries won’t let you down, folks! Get out and enjoy the hoops….

  • Boys basketball rankings: Plenty of changes across the board

    (@CVboysbasketbal/Twitter)

    Following a week that saw a number of upsets, there were a number of changes to this week’s boys basketball rankings.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they 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.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Mountain Vista (10) 11-0 128 1 1-0
    2 Chaparral 12-2 121 3 2-0
    3 Grandview (4) 9-4 112 6 2-0
    4 Overland 10-3 92 4 2-0
    5 ThunderRidge 11-2 83 5 1-0
    6 Smoky Hill 11-2 74 2 0-1
    7 Rangeview 12-2 67 7 3-0
    8 Rock Canyon 11-3 35 8 1-1
    9 Fairview 10-4 32 9 2-1
    10 Castle View 10-2 7 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 6, Eaglecrest 6, Regis Jesuit 3, Highlands Ranch 2, Pine Creek 2.
    Dropped out
    Arvada West (10).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Lewis-Palmer (14) 11-0 158 1 2-0
    2 Longmont (2) 12-0 145 2 3-0
    3 Holy Family 9-2 111 3 2-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 10-2 97 5 2-0
    5 Pueblo West 9-4 75 6 2-1
    6 Greeley Central 9-2 64 4 2-1
    7 Steamboat Springs 11-2 60 7 2-0
    8 Lincoln 7-5 48 8 1-0
    9 Wheat Ridge 10-2 43 9 2-0
    10 Centaurus 8-4 41 10 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Mead 26, Harrison 4, Silver Creek 3, Northfield 2, Pueblo East 2, Sierra 1.
    Dropped out
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    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (12) 9-0 128 1 2-0
    2 Manual 7-2 95 6 2-0
    3 Kent Denver (1) 9-0 91 5 2-0
    4 Coal Ridge 10-1 83 2 1-1
    5 Lutheran 7-2 75 3 1-0
    6 The Vanguard 7-2 69 4 1-0
    7 Faith Christian 8-3 31 10 2-0
    8 Colorado Academy 7-3 29 8 0-1
    9 Resurrection Christian 8-3 28 – 2-0
    10 Centauri 9-1 26 7 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Colorado Springs Christian 16, Montezuma-Cortez 16, Alamosa 7, Delta 6, DSST: Byers 6, Gunnison 3, Platte Valley 3, Bayfield 1, DSST: Stapleton 1, Lamar 1.
    Dropped out
    Montezuma-Cortez (9).
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 9-0 106 1 9-0
    2 Holly (4) 12-0 101 2 3-0
    3 Highland 8-1 85 3 1-0
    4 Fowler 7-3 59 6 2-0
    5 Limon 8-2 55 4 2-0
    6 Byers 7-2 53 7 2-0
    7 Heritage Christian 8-2 50 5 2-0
    8 Denver Christian 6-3 28 – 2-0
    9 Simla 6-3 25 9 2-1
    10 Sanford 5-4 24 8 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peyton 7, Campion Academy 5, Dolores Huerta 4, Paonia 2, Sedgwick County 1.
    Dropped out
    Dolores Huerta (10).
    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 De Beque (5) 10-0 90 2 2-0
    2 Cornerstone Christian (5) 10-0 88 1 2-0
    3 Sangre de Cristo 6-1 60 3 1-1
    4 Peetz 7-2 47 5 1-0
    5 Belleview Christian 8-2 36 – 2-0
    6 Front Range Baptist 5-2 34 6 1-1
    7 Haxtun 8-2 32 – 2-0
    8 Walsh 5-3 27 – 1-1
    9 Ouray 5-1 19 9 0-1
    10 Springfield 6-3 17 8 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheraw 16, Briggsdale 15, Mile High Academy 15, Pikes Peak Christian 14, Kit Carson 11, Longmont Christian 11, Evangelical Christian 9, Arickaree/Woodlin 4, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 2, Cotopaxi 1.
    Dropped out
    Cheraw (4), Pikes Peak Christian (7), Arickaree/Woodlin (10).

  • Girls basketball rankings: Del Norte and St. Mary’s are new No. 1 teams

    Fossil Ridge Fruita Monument girls basketball
    (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    Del Norte (in Class 2A) and St. Mary’s (in 3A) have each risen to the top of their respective girls basketball poll this week.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they 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.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (8) 11-0 111 1 3-0
    2 Highlands Ranch (3) 11-1 110 2 1-0
    3 Grandview (1) 10-3 92 3 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 8-3 89 4 1-1
    5 Fossil Ridge 10-1 70 5 3-0
    6 Valor Christian 11-2 55 6 3-0
    7 Horizon 11-3 48 7 2-0
    8 Vista Peak 12-1 32 8 3-0
    9 Ralston Valley 8-4 18 10 1-0
    10 Broomfield 10-3 14 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Legend 9, Windsor 4, Cherokee Trail 2, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Monarch 2.
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Air Academy (18) 10-0 208 1 2-0
    2 Pueblo South (2) 11-1 191 2 1-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 11-2 173 3 2-1
    4 Mullen 8-5 113 6 2-0
    5 Evergreen (1) 8-2 103 5 1-0
    6 Holy Family 6-4 92 7 2-0
    7 Greeley Central 10-1 91 4 3-0
    8 Montrose 13-1 63 8 1-0
    9 Berthoud 11-1 58 9 3-0
    10 Ponderosa 10-3 37 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Mesa Ridge 24, D’Evelyn 9, Pueblo East 9, Sierra 7, Skyline 6, Golden 5, Green Mountain 4, Eagle Valley 3, George Washington 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Denver West 2, Discovery Canyon 2, Kennedy 1, Niwot 1, Skyview 1, Thompson Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Mesa Ridge (10).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 St. Mary’s (5) 8-0 86 2 1-0
    2 Colorado Springs Christian (4) 9-0 85 1 2-0
    3 Centauri 9-1 68 3 1-0
    4 Pagosa Springs 7-2 61 4 1-0
    5 Delta 8-1 54 5 2-0
    6 Eaton 10-1 46 6 2-0
    7 Grand Valley 7-1 31 7 1-0
    8 Lutheran 5-3 19 8 1-0
    9 The Academy 8-1 17 9 2-0
    10 Cedaredge 6-2 9 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Valley 8, Alamosa 4, University 3, Moffat County 2, Resurrection Christian 2.
    Dropped out
    Platte Valley (10).
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Del Norte (6) 9-0 94 3 2-0
    2 Limon (3) 9-1 84 2 2-0
    3 Swink 8-1 66 5 2-0
    4 Wray 7-2 65 1 1-1
    5 Yuma (1) 7-2 49 4 2-0
    6 Heritage Christian 10-0 47 8 2-0
    7 Simla 8-1 37 9 3-0
    8 Rye 10-1 36 – 2-1
    9 Meeker 8-1 26 7 2-0
    10 Holyoke 4-4 18 6 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Soroco 13, Holly 5, Hotchkiss 4, Highland 2, Plateau Valley 2, Peyton 1, Sanford 1.
    Dropped out
    Soroco (10).
    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (12) 9-0 120 1 1-0
    2 Briggsdale 10-0 99 2 1-0
    3 South Baca 8-0 83 3 1-0
    4 Sangre de Cristo 7-1 78 4 1-0
    5 Haxtun 9-1 72 5 2-0
    6 Genoa-Hugo/Karval 8-1 54 6 1-0
    7 Fleming 8-2 32 8 2-0
    8 De Beque 8-2 30 7 1-1
    9 North Park 6-2 25 – 2-0
    10 Cotopaxi 9-1 22 10 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Wiley 18, Kim/Branson 12, Belleview Christian 5, Longmont Christian 5, McClave 3, Lone Star 1, Springfield 1.
    Dropped out
    Kim/Branson (9).

  • Hockey rankings: Ralston Valley joins the poll at No. 9

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Ralston Valley has entered the latest hockey rankings, joining the poll at No. 9 this week.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, the poll will release 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 (11) 9-0-0 110 1 1-0-0
    2 Valor Christian 10-1-1 97 2 3-0-0
    3 Cherry Creek 9-3-0 73 3 0-2-0
    4 Fort Collins 7-3-2 63 6 2-0-0
    5 Chaparral 6-4-0 59 5 0-1-0
    6 Monarch 4-4-1 57 4 0-2-0
    7 Dakota Ridge 7-2-1 47 7 2-0-0
    8 Denver East 6-3-1 29 8 1-0-0
    9 Ralston Valley 5-4-0 18 – 2-0-0
    10 Pine Creek 11-1-1 14 9 3-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Battle Mountain 10, Mountain Vista 7, Doherty 6, Kent Denver 5, Resurrection Christian 5, Heritage 3, Aspen 1, Crested Butte 1.
    Dropped out
    Resurrection Christian (10).

  • Colorado’s elite wrestlers battle at Arvada West Invitational

    ARVADA — The evidence was overwhelming how competitive and challenging the two-day Arvada West Wrestling Invitational was as it wrapped up late Saturday afternoon.

    The annual tournament featured the On The Mat’s top 3 ranked teams in Class 5A and 4A — Pomona, Grand Junction, Grandview, Windsor, Pueblo East and Pueblo County — along with 25 state placers and 11 nationally ranked wrestlers.

    Brighton sophomore Kenny Sailas, right, defeated Arvada West senior Mitchell Romero in the 106-pound title match Saturday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “This tournament has got tougher,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said.

    The Panthers, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, eventually finished fifth in the team standings. Pomona senior Justin Pacheco was the lone Panther to advance to the championship matches. He lost to Windsor junior Dominick Serrano 7-2.

    “Serrano is definitely the guy I wanted to wrestle this year,” Pacheco said. “It didn’t go the way I wanted it to this time, but I’ll see him again at the state duals in a couple of weeks.”

    Serrano, a two-time 4A state champion, improved his high school career record to 104-0 with the victory.

    A handful of Pomona wrestlers didn’t wrestle during the two-day tournament and the Panthers suffered a couple of more injuries at the meet.

    “We are about as beat up as I have ever seen us,” Federico admitted. “The tournaments we go to you get beat up, but I think it makes us better wrestlers and tougher mentally. There are no season-ending injuries. We just need some time to recoup. We have time.”

    Windsor junior Isaiah Salazar, left, works on a takedown of Pomona sophomore Franklin Cruz in a 182-pound semifinal Saturday. Salazar remained undefeated on the season winning the 182 title. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Jefferson junior Nick Gallegos made the most of his time in the highly competitive tournament. Gallegos — ranked No. 1 at 152-pounds in Class 3A — took victory by injury default against Pueblo County’s Trevor Singleton — No. 3 in 4A at 152. Singleton appeared to suffer a knee injury midway through the first period and couldn’t continue.

    “It feels really good. It took me two years to get here,” Gallegos said of his victory at A-West. “I couldn’t have done this without my coach Dwight Howes. It feels great.”

    Howes was a state champion at Arvada High School in his day and has been an assistant coach for Jefferson head coach Oscar Fonseca.

    “I don’t think we’ve ever had a champion here,” Fonseca said. “That is a pretty great accomplishment. He (Gallegos) never stops working in the wrestling room.”

    Gallegos placed third at 138 pounds during his first trip to the state tournament as a freshman in 2017. He was a favorite to win last year, but Gallegos was in a car accident two days before the state tournament. He lost 2-0 in his opening match and had to drop out of the tournament due to injury.

    “My focus is winning a state title,” Gallegos said.

    Grandview senior Fabian Santillan, right, takes down Jefferson junior Zander Condit during a semifinal match at 138 pounds. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Jefferson could be in the mix for the 3A state title. The Saints are currently ranked third. Fonseca had five wrestlers compete at the A-West Invite and four placed in the top 4.

    “These tournament are great, but they are just practice,” Fonseca said. “We are looking toward our next match. We don’t look at rankings. We don’t worry about that stuff.”

    A nice addition for the Saints this season was the sister/brother tandem of Cayden and Zander Condit. Conifer dropped its wrestling program this year so the Condits are wrestling for Jefferson.

    Cayden is looking to join the list of female wrestlers to qualify for the state tournament and Zander placed fifth at 132 pounds in the 3A tournament last year.

    “They fit in extremely well with us,” Fonseca said of the Condits. “They have come in and been a part of our family. They have been a great addition for us.”

    Arvada West wasn’t able to grab an individual title, but senior Mitchell Romero (106) and freshman Dylan Kruse (113) both advanced to title bouts.

    Pueblo East came away with the team title racking up 195.5 points. Rival Pueblo County (188.5) took second and Windsor (185.5) placed third.

    Jefferson junior Nick Gallegos, left, walked away from the Arvada West Wrestling Invite with the 152-pound championship title. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

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    Arvada West Wrestling Invitational Champions
    106 — Kenny Sailas, Brighton
    113 — Jett Strickenberger, Discovery Canyon
    120 — Will Vombaur, Windsor
    126 — Patrick Allis, Discovery Canyon
    132 — Dominick Serrano, Windsor
    138 — Fabian Santillan, Grandview
    145 — Jaxon Garoutte, Pueblo County
    152 — Nick Gallegos, Jefferson
    160 — Christopher Fasano, Pueblo County
    170 — Jay Skalecki, Grand Junction
    182 — Isaiah Salazar, Windsor
    195 — Zion Freeman, Pueblo East
    220 — Hunter Tobiasson, Grand Junction
    285 — Refugio Chairez, Garden City (Kansas)

  • Photos: No. 3 Pueblo West girls basketball tops Rampart

    COLORADO SPRINGS — Class 4A No. 3 Pueblo West wrapped up their trip to the 2019 Rampart Holiday Classic with a 68-30 win over host Rampart on Saturday.

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