Colorado Academy boys basketball jumped out to an early lead and never let up in its 73-32 win over SkyView Academy.
Month: February 2020
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Photo: No. 5 Regis Jesuit girls basketball stuns No. 4 Highlands Ranch
Freshman Savitri Jackson’s layup barely beat the buzzer as Class 5A No. 5 Regis Jesuit girls basketball beat No.4 Highlands Ranch 37-35 in overtime.
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No. 8 Fruita Monument girls basketball secures SWL title by beating No. 10 Montrose
(Vanessa Vandehey/vanessa-photography.net) MONTROSE — Fruita Monument girls basketball captured the Southwestern League championship with a win over Montrose on Tuesday.
The Wildcats, ranked No. 8 in Class 5A, entered the game at 6-1 in league play, while 4A No. 10 Montrose was 5-1. Following a 55-32 win, Fruita has clinched the league title.
“Happy for the girls,” Fruita coach Michael Wells said. “It’s a culmination of lots of hard work and to end with a Southwest title makes the much sweeter.”
Fruita Monument started fast on Tuesday, opening with a 9-0 run which led to an 18-9 advantage after the first quarter. The Wildcats extended their lead to 38-22 at halftime.
They continued to lead as it was 43-27 after three quarters.
With the win, Fruita Monument finishes the regular season at 21-2 overall.
“Give a lot of credit to Fruita tonight,” Montrose coach Steve Skiff said. “They were able to come in and execute their gameplan and come away with a victory. We will learn from this and we will and we will go back to work tomorrow and prepare for our final league game Friday.”
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Montrose boys basketball wins key league game against Fruita Monument
(Vanessa Vandehey/vanessa-photography.net) MONTROSE — In a key league matchup, Montrose boys basketball beat Fruita Monument 53-48 on Tuesday.
With the win, Montrose moves to 6-1 in league play with one game remaining. Fruita Monument has finished its regular season slate, and is now 7-1 in league. If Montrose wins its final game on Friday, it will give them a share of the Southwestern League title with the Wildcats.
Tuesday’s contest was a back-and-forth affair from the start. Montrose led 15-14 after the first quarter, and then built a 27-19 lead midway through the second. But Fruita closed the frame on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 27 at halftime.
Neither team was able to pull away in a hotly-contested third quarter, and the game was tied 40-40 after three.
In the fourth quarter, Montrose was finally able to take control. They led 47-43 with three minutes left in the game. Fruita had to foul and Montrose went on to win, 53-48.
“What a great high school basketball game,” Coach Ryan Voehringer said. “I have nothing but respect for Coach Hayden and his program. I thought my guys battled for 32 minutes on both ends. I thought are switching defenses caused problem for them and slowed them down offensively a bit.
“Free throws were huge in the fourth quarter. We went 9-12, including 6-6 from Luke Hutto. A great win.”
Luke Hutto had 17 points and six rebounds. Sean Alex had 10 and seven, and Jordan Jennings chipped in with nine points and four assists.
“Last time we played these guys, we came out flat,” Sean Alex said of the first meeting, a 68-49 Fruita win on Feb. 8. “In this game we just kept fighting, which I think shocked them. The crowd played a huge role. I’ve never been to a game that was that loud in my life.”
“Great team win,” Jordan Jennings said. “Those games are the reason why we play. We have to keep the energy up and keep playing like that every night.”
Marcus Labonde led Fruita with 21 points.
“I thought Montrose did a great job of making us stretch the floor and taking away the rim,” Fruita Monument coach Ryan Hayden said. “Our guys hit some tough shots. This was a great game to compete in this time of the year and the type of game that gets us ready for the playoffs.”
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Photos: SkyView Academy girls basketball rallies to beat Colorado Academy
Trailing by six entering the fourth quarter, SkyView Academy girls basketball rallied to beat Colorado Academy 41-36.
2020 state wrestling tournament: Returning state champs, undefeated wrestlers, school qualifiers
A breakdown of information for the 2020 state wrestling tournament.
Included: Lists of returning state champions and undefeated wrestlers, as well as the number of qualifiers per school, all broken down by classification.
More info:
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Class 2A
Returning state champions
| Name | School | Times | Previous |
| Wesley Van Matre | John Mall | 3 | 2A 138 2019, 2A 132 2018, 2A 120 2017 |
| Michael Atencio | Rye | 1 | 2A 113 2019 |
| Anthony Aldretti | John Mall | 1 | 2A 132 2019 |
| Sean Dale | Cedaredge | 1 | 2A 126 2019 |
| Trey Geyer | Cedaredge | 2 | 2A 120 2019, 2A 120 2018 |
| Micah Hertrich | Buena Vista | 1 | 2A 160 2019 |
| Oran Huff | Lyons | 1 | 2A 126 2019 |
| Cade Rockwell | Wray | 1 | 2A 113 2018 |
| Jesse Tapia | Rocky Ford | 1 | 2A 195 2019 |
Undefeated wrestlers
| Name | School | Weight | Record |
| Adam Schiluz | Crowley County | 170 | 38-0 |
Qualifiers by school:
| School | Qualifiers |
| Rocky Ford | 13 |
| Highland | 12 |
| John Mall | 11 |
| Wray | 11 |
| Centauri | 11 |
| Buena Vista | 10 |
| Cedaredge | 10 |
| Hotchkiss | 8 |
| Meeker | 8 |
| Peyton | 8 |
| Yuma | 8 |
| County Line | 7 |
| Crowley County | 7 |
| Dolores Huerta | 7 |
| Hayden | 7 |
| Lyons | 7 |
| Paonia | 6 |
| Fleming/Sedgwick County | 5 |
| Monte Vista | 4 |
| Wiggins | 4 |
| Del Norte | 3 |
| Ignacio | 3 |
| Limon | 3 |
| Mancos | 3 |
| Burlington | 3 |
| Rangely | 3 |
| Rye | 3 |
| Sierra Grande/Centennial | 3 |
| Sanford | 3 |
| Byers | 3 |
| Swink | 3 |
| Trinidad | 3 |
| Akron | 2 |
| Fowler | 2 |
| Holly | 2 |
| North Park | 2 |
| Norwood | 2 |
| Center | 2 |
| Clear Creek | 1 |
| Dolores | 1 |
| Dove Creek | 1 |
| Ellicott | 1 |
| Baca County | 1 |
| Gilpin County | 1 |
| Holyoke | 1 |
| Las Animas | 1 |
| Lotus School | 1 |
| Mountain Valley | 1 |
| Platte Canyon | 1 |
| Soroco | 1 |
| Stratton | 1 |
| West Grand | 1 |
| Calhan | 1 |
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Class 3A
Returning state champions
| Name | School | Times | Previous |
| Davion Chavez | Alamosa | 1 | 3A 106 2018 |
| Jacob Duran | Fort Lupton | 1 | 3A 106 2017 |
| Nick Gallegos | Jefferson | 1 | 3A 152 2019 |
| Isaiah Gamez | La Junta | 2 | 3A 120 2019, 3A 113 2018 |
| Brady Hankin | Woodland Park | 1 | 3A 106 2019 |
| Angelo Lozado | Jefferson | 1 | 2A 113 2019 |
| Cameron Lucero | Pagosa Springs | 1 | 3A 145 2019 |
| Emanuel Munoz-Alcala | University | 1 | 3A 285 2019 |
| Zane Rankin | Lamar | 1 | 3A 132 2019 |
| Isaiah Rios | Valley 3A | 1 | 138 2019 |
| Jaziah Whaley | Valley | 1 | 3A 160 2019 |
Undefeated wrestlers
| Name | School | Weight | Record |
| Jaziah Whaley | Valley | 160 | 37-0 |
| Roberto Estrada | Weld Central | 106 | 44-0 |
| Jake Hamilton | Colorado Springs Christian | 145 | 24-0 |
Qualifiers by school:
| School | Qualifiers |
| Alamosa | 10 |
| Jefferson | 10 |
| Pagosa Springs | 9 |
| Eagle Valley | 8 |
| Eaton | 8 |
| Lamar | 8 |
| Platte Valley | 8 |
| Rifle | 8 |
| Valley | 8 |
| Bennett | 8 |
| Berthoud | 8 |
| La Junta | 7 |
| Sterling | 7 |
| Weld Central | 7 |
| Fort Morgan | 6 |
| Mullen | 6 |
| Skyview | 6 |
| Classical Academy | 6 |
| Florence | 5 |
| Moffat County | 5 |
| University | 5 |
| Gunnison | 4 |
| Manitou Springs | 4 |
| Pueblo Central | 4 |
| Bayfield | 4 |
| Strasburg | 4 |
| Woodland Park | 4 |
| Alameda | 3 |
| Elizabeth | 3 |
| Grand Valley | 3 |
| James Irwin | 3 |
| Olathe | 3 |
| Salida | 3 |
| Brush | 3 |
| Delta | 2 |
| Fort Lupton | 2 |
| Glenwood Springs | 2 |
| Holy Family | 2 |
| Montezuma-Cortez | 2 |
| Basalt | 2 |
| Basalt | 2 |
| Riverdale Ridge | 2 |
| Severance | 2 |
| Steamboat Spgs | 2 |
| Colorado Springs Christian | 1 |
| Denver West | 1 |
| Estes Park | 1 |
| Arvada | 1 |
| Middle Park | 1 |
| Sheridan | 1 |
| Sierra | 1 |
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Class 4A
Returning state champions
| Name | School | Times | Previous |
| Dominick Serrano | Windsor | 3 | 4A 132 2019, 4A 126 2018, 4A 120 2017 |
| Isaiah Salazar | Windsor | 3 | 4A 182 2019, 4A 170 2018, 3A 152 2017 |
| Andy Garcia | Pueblo East | 3 | 4A 285 2019, 4A 285 2018, 4A 285 2017 |
| Jaxon Garoutte | Pueblo County | 1 | 4A 145 2019 |
| Darren Green | Broomfield | 1 | 4A 138 2019 |
Undefeated wrestlers
| Name | School | Weight | Record |
| Dominick Serrano | Windsor | 4A 132 | 39-0 |
| Isaiah Salazar | Windsor | 4A 182 | 33-0 |
Qualifiers by school:
| School | Qualifiers |
| Pueblo West | 13 |
| Mesa Ridge | 11 |
| Pueblo East | 11 |
| Windsor | 11 |
| Pueblo County | 10 |
| Thompson Valley | 10 |
| Cheyenne Mountain | 10 |
| Montrose | 8 |
| Broomfield | 8 |
| Lewis-Palmer | 7 |
| Roosevelt | 7 |
| Discovery Canyon | 6 |
| Greeley Central | 6 |
| Longmont | 6 |
| Loveland | 6 |
| Coronado | 6 |
| Erie | 5 |
| Pueblo Centennial | 5 |
| Grand Junction Central | 5 |
| Durango | 4 |
| Evergreen | 4 |
| Greeley West | 4 |
| Mountain View | 4 |
| Skyline | 4 |
| Falcon | 3 |
| Frederick | 3 |
| Air Academy | 3 |
| Mead | 3 |
| Battle Mountain | 3 |
| Sand Creek | 3 |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3 |
| Vista Ridge | 3 |
| Widefield | 3 |
| Kennedy | 2 |
| Niwot | 2 |
| Palisade | 2 |
| Palmer Ridge | 2 |
| Summit | 2 |
| Vista Peak | 2 |
| Wheat Ridge | 2 |
| Denver North | 2 |
| Lincoln | 1 |
| George Washington | 1 |
| Harrison | 1 |
| Liberty | 1 |
| Mitchell | 1 |
| Northridge | 1 |
| Pueblo South | 1 |
| Standley Lake | 1 |
| Canon City | 1 |
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Class 5A
Returning state champions
| Name | School | Times | Previous |
| Daniel Cardenas | Pomona | 1 | 5A 120 2019 |
| Dawson Collins | Grand Junction | 1 | 5A 113 2018 |
| Vince Cornella | Monarch | 2 | 5A 113 2019, 5A 106 2018 |
| Franklin Cruz | Pomona | 1 | 5A 1982 2019 |
| Alec Hargreaves | Rocky Mountain | 1 | 5A 195 2019 |
| Kenny Sailas | Brighton | 1 | 5A 106 2019 |
| Antonio Segura | Regis Jesuit | 1 | 5A 145 2019 |
Undefeated wrestlers
| Name | School | Weight | Record |
| Sam Hart | Cherokee Trail | 220 | 34-0 |
| Tyson Beauperthuy | Doherty | 170 | 36-0 |
Qualifiers by school:
| School | Qualifiers |
| Pomona | 13 |
| Cherokee Trail | 10 |
| Ponderosa | 9 |
| Poudre | 9 |
| Rocky Mountain | 9 |
| Douglas County | 8 |
| Adams City | 7 |
| Grandview | 7 |
| Monarch | 7 |
| Rampart | 7 |
| ThunderRidge | 7 |
| Brighton | 7 |
| Cherry Creek | 6 |
| Fort Collins | 6 |
| Fossil Ridge | 6 |
| Mountain Range | 6 |
| Doherty | 5 |
| Fruita Monument | 5 |
| Legacy | 5 |
| Pine Creek | 5 |
| Prairie View | 5 |
| Denver East | 4 |
| Eaglecrest | 4 |
| Grand Junction | 4 |
| Arvada West | 4 |
| Legend | 4 |
| Ralston Valley | 4 |
| Thornton | 4 |
| Chaparral | 3 |
| Chatfield | 3 |
| Arapahoe | 3 |
| Fountain-Fort Carson | 3 |
| Horizon | 3 |
| Mountain Vista | 3 |
| Northglenn | 3 |
| Rangeview | 3 |
| Regis Jesuit | 3 |
| Valor Christian | 3 |
| Castle View | 3 |
| Columbine | 2 |
| Smoky Hill | 2 |
| Boulder | 2 |
| Far Northeast | 1 |
| Heritage | 1 |
| Highlands Ranch | 1 |
| Lakewood | 1 |
| Overland | 1 |
| Aurora Central | 1 |
| Rock Canyon | 1 |
| Bear Creek | 1 |
Boys basketball rankings: Kit Carson moves up to No. 1 in 1A
Kit Carson has taken over as the top-ranked team in Class 1A boys basketball 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 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 | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Rangeview (11) | 21-0 | 128 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Grandview (2) | 16-5 | 103 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Cherry Creek | 17-4 | 88 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Ralston Valley | 18-3 | 80 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Smoky Hill | 17-4 | 79 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Fairview | 17-3 | 67 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Columbine | 17-3 | 48 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Valor Christian | 15-6 | 42 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Boulder | 18-3 | 29 | 9 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Chaparral | 15-6 | 21 | 10 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Eaglecrest 17, Denver East 8, Pine Creek 5. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Mead (12) | 20-1 | 120 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Longmont | 18-3 | 91 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Northfield | 17-4 | 89 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Cheyenne Mountain | 20-1 | 83 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Glenwood Springs | 18-3 | 59 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Golden | 15-6 | 56 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Harrison | 15-4 | 55 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Skyline | 16-5 | 23 | – | 2-0 |
| 9 | Pueblo West | 15-6 | 18 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Erie | 16-4 | 16 | 9 | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Montrose 14, Pueblo East 12, Green Mountain 10, Thomas Jefferson 9, Silver Creek 5. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Montrose (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (15) | 18-0 | 167 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Lutheran (1) | 16-2 | 152 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sterling | 16-3 | 125 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 4 | The Vanguard School | 16-1 | 113 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Faith Christian | 15-3 | 107 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | DSST: Byers (1) | 16-1 | 56 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Alamosa | 15-4 | 53 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Manitou Springs | 15-3 | 43 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Eaton | 15-3 | 38 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Centauri | 16-2 | 37 | 6 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Gunnison 14, DSST: College View 6, Manual 6, DSST: Montview 5, St. Mary’s 3, University 3, Coal Ridge 2, Eagle Ridge 2, Jefferson Academy 2, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Highland (14) | 16-1 | 149 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Yuma (1) | 15-2 | 133 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Limon | 16-2 | 109 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Fowler | 16-2 | 94 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Denver Christian | 13-3 | 79 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Ignacio | 14-2 | 66 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Mancos | 14-3 | 55 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Sedgwick County | 17-1 | 51 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Sanford | 13-4 | 31 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 10 | Crested Butte | 15-2 | 23 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Vail Christian 21, Holly 7, Wray 4, Dawson School 1, Heritage Christian 1, Peyton 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Vail Christian (10). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Kit Carson (5) | 16-1 | 70 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 2 | De Beque (3) | 16-2 | 67 | 1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Sangre de Cristo | 16-1 | 63 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Walsh | 15-2 | 57 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Flatirons Academy | 14-4 | 37 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Mile High Academy | 12-2 | 36 | 9 | 4-1 |
| 7 | Briggsdale | 15-2 | 33 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Kim/Branson | 14-3 | 30 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Evangelical Christian | 14-3 | 20 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Denver Waldorf | 11-4 | 11 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ouray 10, Fleming 4, Cotopaxi 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Ouray (10). | |||||
Girls basketball rankings: Three new teams join the polls
Vista PEAK (5A), Montrose (4A) and Cotopaxi (1A) have joined this week’s girls 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 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 | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Grandview (9) | 19-2 | 116 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Cherry Creek (1) | 18-2 | 103 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian (2) | 20-1 | 97 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Highlands Ranch | 17-4 | 82 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 17-4 | 79 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 16-4 | 57 | 6 | 3-1 |
| 7 | Fossil Ridge | 17-3 | 49 | 7 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Fruita Monument | 20-2 | 26 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Vista Peak Prep | 19-2 | 14 | – | 3-0 |
| 10 | Cherokee Trail | 13-8 | 11 | 9 | 1-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Mountain Vista 9, Fountain-Fort Carson 8, Chaparral 3, Denver East 3, Doherty 1, Thornton 1, ThunderRidge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Fountain-Fort Carson (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Mullen (13) | 15-6 | 150 | 1 | 2-1 |
| 2 | Pueblo West (3) | 20-1 | 144 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Sand Creek | 19-1 | 125 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Green Mountain | 19-2 | 109 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Berthoud | 19-2 | 83 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Erie | 19-2 | 76 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Holy Family | 15-6 | 57 | 7 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Thompson Valley | 20-1 | 31 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Sierra | 16-4 | 20 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Montrose | 17-4 | 18 | – | 1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Falcon 17, George Washington 15, Air Academy 12, Ponderosa 12, Evergreen 5, Canon City 4, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Glenwood Springs 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Falcon (9). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | St. Mary’s (7) | 18-1 | 83 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Lutheran | 17-1 | 74 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Centauri (2) | 16-2 | 67 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Pagosa Springs | 14-3 | 65 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Delta | 14-3 | 54 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 6 | The Vanguard | 16-1 | 43 | 5 | 3-0 |
| 7 | University | 16-2 | 35 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 8 | The Academy | 18-0 | 29 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Alamosa | 15-4 | 28 | 9 | 2-1 |
| 10 | Eaton | 15-3 | 10 | 10 | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Jefferson Academy 3, Manitou Springs 3, Cedaredge 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Limon (4) | 17-1 | 99 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Holyoke (3) | 17-1 | 98 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Rocky Ford (2) | 18-0 | 86 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Rye (1) | 18-0 | 71 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Heritage Christian | 16-0 | 59 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Meeker | 16-2 | 43 | 10 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Del Norte | 14-3 | 39 | 4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Colorado Springs School (1) | 16-1 | 35 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Sanford | 11-5 | 25 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Simla | 13-3 | 20 | 8 | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Ignacio 15, Wray 7, Peyton 5, Yuma 2, Swink 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Fleming (7) | 17-1 | 138 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Briggsdale | 16-1 | 122 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Springfield (4) | 15-1 | 115 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 4 | South Baca (4) | 16-2 | 113 | 3 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Sangre de Cristo | 14-3 | 69 | 5 | 3-1 |
| 6 | Shining Mountain Waldorf | 14-4 | 65 | 6 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Genoa-Hugo/Karval | 13-4 | 56 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Lone Star | 15-1 | 54 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Kit Carson | 12-5 | 36 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Cotopaxi | 15-3 | 13 | – | 2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Flatirons Academy 10, Merino 6, McClave 5, Wiley 5, De Beque 3, Elbert 2, Kim/Branson 2, Longmont Christian 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Elbert (10). | |||||
Hockey rankings: Monarch moves up to No. 4
Monarch has moved up to No. 4 in this week’s hockey rankings.
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.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Chaparral (6) | 12-1-3 | 99 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Valor Christian (3) | 13-2-1 | 98 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Fort Collins (2) | 14-2-1 | 91 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 4 | Monarch | 10-5-1 | 65 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Regis Jesuit | 10-5-2 | 64 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 6 | Denver East | 13-3-0 | 46 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
| 7 | Ralston Valley | 10-6-0 | 44 | 7 | 0-1-0 |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 8-6-3 | 37 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Heritage | 12-4-1 | 33 | 9 | 1-1-0 |
| 10 | Doherty | 16-0-1 | 18 | 10 | 1-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Pine Creek 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
3A girls swimming: Evergreen bookends meet to repeat as state champ
THORNTON — The history book for Class 3A swimming not is a long read, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to add chapters to it.
That’s exactly what Evergreen did at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center on Saturday. Relay teams won their races to start the meet and end the meet and the Cougars ended the night with 372.5 points and, more importantly, their second straight state championship. Aspen was the runner-up with 214 points. (Find the full results here. And the Team Manager file here.)
“It’s not easy to win,” Evergreen coach Liz Hudd said. “This meet was really faster. Our girls swam faster than they did last year and were lower in places. This was much faster and it was an amazing experience.”
The 2019-20 season marked just the fourth season of 3A’s existence. The rising numbers of participation prompted the addition of the classification for the 2016-17 winter season. With the fourth championship in program history, Evergreen became the first 3A school to successfully defend the title it had won the year before.
And that was the mission from the very start. After grabbing the top seed in the 200-yard medley relay during Friday’s preliminaries, the Cougars matched their prelims pace, finishing in one minute, 51.28 seconds to claim gold.
Then senior Remi Gucker added some instant padding to the team lead. Her 1:56.61 in the 200 freestyle helped the Cougars build up a quick 83 points and take every bit of momentum a team could ask for to start a championship meet. St. Mary’s Academy’s Sydney Silver won the race at 1:52.06.
“We were on the top of the roller coaster from the start,” Gucker said. “They had the team scores posted after the fourth event and we knew we were ahead. I didn’t do as well as I wanted in my event, but we had a lot of great swims. We had a lot of personal bests.”
She later added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:15.71, only adding to a banner performance for herself and her team. Kent Denver’s Jolie Kim won the race at 5:08.16.
After taking the top seed in the 50 freestyle last year and falling just short of winning the race, St. Mary’s senior Caitlin Cairns wasn’t going to be denied gold or a lasting legacy this year. Her 23.09 in the sprint set a 3A state record.
“Both (winning the race and setting the record) felt great,” Cairns said. “I was just happy to win again and represent my team.”
After Discovery Canyon’s Rachel Alexander claimed the diving crown, Cairns jumped right back in the pool for the 100 butterfly and won with a time of 55.27
Other notable wins included Salida’s Elise Mishmash in the 100 freestyle, defending the title she won a year ago.
Silver added a win in the 100 backstroke to go with her earlier win in the 200 freestyle and in doing so she set a 3A state record at 54.55.
Delta’s Jillian Carlson took the 100 breaststroke at 1:07.09 as the 400 freestyle relay teams prepared for the final event of the day.
Evergreen closed out the meet the way it opened it, by building a solid lead in the race and riding to a time of 3:39.77. That win gave the Cougars another gold medal, but more importantly it also cemented a stellar performance that earned another state championship trophy.
“The girls brought it,” Hudd said. “They’re competitive and they knew what had to get done.”
