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Month: March 2021

  • No. 10 Golden boys hoops leans on defense in win over No. 11 Green Mountain

    LAKEWOOD — Good defense never has a bad shooting night on the basketball court.

    Golden — No. 10 in the CHSAANow.com Class 4A boys basketball rankings — has taken that to heart over the past two weeks. The Demons (11-2 record) haven’t allowed an opponent to score more than 50 points in five straight games over the last 15 days.

    “That has been our focus. That is what we’ve been focusing in practice,” Golden coach Lou Vullo said of the Demons’ defensive performance during their 8-game winning streak. “We are challenging each other. We have 10 guys on our roster that are committed every day. They are getting after each other and everyone is getting better.”

    Golden junior Richie Pruett elevates for a shot in the lane during the first half Monday night in the Demons’ 58-46 victory. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    The Demons continued their lockdown defense Monday night against No. 11 Green Mountain. Golden spoiled senior night for the Rams with a 58-46 victory.

    It was also a revenge victory. Green Mountain defeated Golden on the Demons’ home court 63-50 back on Feb. 3.

    “Defensively I think our whole team played well,” said Golden junior James Lacey, who led the Demons with a season-high 17 points . “We talked a lot. Played help-side defense. It was all a team effort.”

    Green Mountain (10-3) actually led 17-12 midway through the first quarter. However, the Rams went ice cold from the field for nearly 12 minutes. Golden went on a 20-0 run that was finally ended with 2:27 left in the second quarter when Green Mountain senior Darius Padilla made a 3-pointer for the Rams’ lone basket in the second quarter.

    “We talked about not letting (Green Mountain) dictate play,” Vullo said. “We wanted to speed them up. We knew they would turn the ball over if we put some full-court pressure on them.”

    Sophomore Aliou Diallo scored 13 of his 15 points for the Demons in the first half to push Golden’s lead to 33-20 at halftime. Lacey took over in the second half pouring in a dozen points after halftime.

    “We have really been working with him,” Vullo said of Lacey. “Tonight the light came on.”

    Golden sophomore Alan Acevedo (30) attracts a double-team under the basket Monday night against Green Mountain. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Green Mountain did make a surge in the fourth quarter led by senior Austin Peterson. The Rams’ leading scorer was in foul trouble the majority of the game, but made a trio of 3-pointers in the final five minutes. However, it was too late to overcome the double-digit deficit.

    “I’m just so happy with my team,” Lacey said. “The defense has really been improving. It’s all about practice and teammate. It’s not an individual game. It might be in club basketball, but in high school it’s all about the team effort.”

    Golden and Green Mountain were two of the hottest teams in 4A coming into Monday’s showdown. The Demons and Rams had a combined 13-game winning streak to start the final week of the regular season.

    Golden finished third in the 4A Jeffco League standings behind No. 8 and league champion Evergreen and Green Mountain. The Demons suffered back-to-back conference losses to the Cougars and Rams, but have now avenged both of those losses in the second go-around in non-league games.

    “We work on the things we are bad at in practice,” Lacey said. “That is why we are improving so much and have gotten on this streak.”

    The Demons close out their regular-season schedule at Littleton on Wednesday night.

    “We are really going to focus on Littleton. They are very well-coached,” Vullo said. “Hopefully we have some momentum going into the playoffs.”

    The Rams have a big test against Evergreen on Wednesday night to wrap up their regular season.

    CHSAA is scheduled to release the 32-team 4A state tournament bracket Monday, March 8. First-round games will be played Tuesday, March 9.

    Green Mountain senior Darius Padilla (24) drives on Golden sophomore Aliou Diallo (2) during the second half Monday night at Green Mountain High School. The Demons won their eight straight game and held their opponent under 50 points for the fifth straight game in the 58-46 win over the Rams. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: No. 2 Valor Christian girls basketball cruises to win over Vista PEAK

    Four players scored in double figures to give Clss 5A No. 2 Valor Christian girls basketball a 90-22 win over Vista PEAK.

  • Photos: No. 5 Chaparral boys basketball takes down No. 14 Chatfield

    With the regular season nearing its end, Class 5A No. 5 Chaparral boys basketball got a crucial 66-52 win over No. 14 Chatfield.

  • Photos: Fast start lifts Riverdale Ridge boys basketball over Northridge

    Riverdale Ridge boys basketball built an 18-point lead early and held on to beat Northridge 62-47 on Monday.

  • CDPHE approves variances for Season C; practice set to begin soon

    The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has approved variances for Season C sports, paving the way for those sports to begin practice over the next week.

    Sports in Season C include: field hockey, football, gymnastics, boys soccer, unified bowling and girls volleyball. This will mark the first-ever sanctioned season for unified bowling.

    Field hockey, gymnastics, boys soccer, unified bowling and girls volleyball begin practice on March 8, and competition on March 15. Football begins practice on March 4 for the 48 teams that did not participate during Season A, and competition on March 18.

    Complete dates are available on the approved calendar.

    Each sport has sport-specific modifications in place this season.

    CDPHE variance approvals are required for a high school sport season to begin outside of the current participant dial levels. This allows student participants statewide to participate aligned with education-based models.

    The complete letter from CDPHE, including information regarding safety implementations mandated by CDPHE for each sport, is available here.

  • Nathan Johnson hired to take over Pomona football program

    ARVADA — Nathan Johnson has been tabbed as the next football coach at Pomona High School in Arvada.

    “It’s a storied program, very prideful school, community and culture up there. Especially with football,” Johnson said of Pomona. “I’ve been working toward that next step of becoming a head coach and wanted to throw my name in the hat. I was lucky enough to get an interview and now we are here.”

    Nathan Johnson has been hired to take over Pomona’s football program. Johnson is an Arapahoe High School graduate and spent the past three years as the assistant head varsity football coach at Englewood High School. (photo provided)

    Johnson is an Arapahoe High School graduate and played college football at Adams State University before starting his coaching career. He spent four years as the JV head coach and varsity linebackers coach at Arapahoe, along with being an assistant wrestling coach at the school.

    The last three years Johnson has been the assistant head varsity football coach at Englewood High School. The 29-year-old is making the jump to a program that former coach Jay Madden turned into a Class 5A powerhouse during his nearly two-decade run.

    “I think the first thing is you have to build the trust in the players,” Johnson said of taking over for Madden. “Obviously I would never want to compare myself to Jay. What he built there was quite impressive.”

    The Panthers advanced to the state semifinals six times and played in the 5A state title game four times during Madden’s tenure. Pomona won the 5A state championship in 2017.

    “I need to make sure the players buy into what we are going to do as a coaching staff,” Johnson said. “But, the expectations are still going to be the same. We are going to be hardworking. We are going to be grinders. We are going to be tough.”

    Pomona went 7-1 this past season and won the 5A Jeffco League title. The Panthers lost to eventual state champion Cherry Creek in the state semifinals.

    “Looking at the schedule, it’s going to be a great challenge,” said Johnson, who was at Jeffco’s football stadium scheduling meeting on Friday, Feb. 26. “I’m excited for that challenge and I know our players are not afraid to play anyone. As a coaching staff we are going to prepare and plan to win every week.”

    Pomona will return four first-team all-conference selections — Aaron Karas, Dom Nichols, Deion Maes and Chase Muller — to have give Johnson a solid foundation to build from looking ahead to the 2021 Fall football season.

  • Ball Fever: A look at the resurgence of Gateway boys basketball

    (Thomas Trotman/CHSAANow.com)

    Last season, Gateway boys basketball finished 10-13, but a new energy and excitement can be felt around this program and a lot of this is due to first year Coach Ibn Shabazz.

    Headed into this week, the Olympians are 7-3 overall and 4-1 in league play. We have verified that the Olympians 6-0 start to this season is their best start in 15 years, and possibly the best start any Gateway boys hoops squad has experienced.

    Coach Shabazz has an extremely veteran squad and that’s an excellent situation for a first-year coach to walk into. Shabazz is familiar with the community and the program after being part of the staff the last three years after experiencing success in a smaller classification as a coach at DSST: Green Valley Ranch.

    Trying to instill a new “culture” in the basketball program is one of Shabazz’s main goals: “We want to instill confidence, play free, and have an identity,” he said.

    Players knowing who they are on and off the court is something Coach hopes his young men know is important to him, and what he strives to help them explore on a daily basis. Enthusiasm and excitement clearly come through as Coach Shabazz speaks of his team and that positive energy is certainly carrying over to the players.

    Erick “EZE” Covington is one of the twelve seniors — and he’s a Team Captain — the Olympians have on their roster who can speak to this resurgence. He’s a true “hard nose” multi-sport stud who has been part of the program for four years and has embraced Coach Shabazz’s new culture.

    “Playing for Coach Ib is great,” Covington said. “He knows our team strengths and builds around them and is quick to call us out on our mistakes. Coach isn’t one to draw up a bunch of plays and have us run them, but more of a coach that trusts his players and lets us just hoop with his pointers and ways to beat opposing schemes.”

    Covington is a “stat-stuffin” coaches’ dream, as he averages 8 points, 4 assists, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals through 10 games. Covington credits Coach Shabazz’s energy and new “culture” he’s brought to a group that was already very close and Shabazz won’t let the Oly’s back down from adversity.

    That adversity was on display last Wednesday as Gateway was upset by Bear Creek at home after surrendering a 10-point first half lead. What was impressive was that whether this team was up or down the enthusiasm (especially during a pandemic with few in the stands) and energy from the players and staff on the bench never ceased until the final seconds.

    Instead of beating themselves up about the loss, Coach Shabazz and Covington both assessed the mistakes the team made and it was all about how will they respond.

    The Olympians’ other senior captain and statistical leader, Andres Arellano Jr., did just that, responding in the very next game with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals to help break the three-game losing streak the Oly’s were certainly not used to this season.

    The 6’5 senior wing is new to Gateway, but noticed players talking about a different “feel” to the season right away.

    “A rough and disappointing start to my senior season but after listening to and being under Coach Ibn I started to turn it around and it’s been a pretty amazing experience,” Arellano said.

    Once again those words: energy, culture, and attitude exude when Arellano speaks of the program overall.

    “I’ve heard so much how the culture of Gateway basketball has changed under Coach Ibn this year,” he said. “We react a lot according to Coach, he brings us energy every day in practice and in games. We feed off that energy and it’s our job to keep the energy high and play to the best of our ability.”

    Coach Shabazz noted that the home loss to Bear Creek was a tough one but all he wanted to see was how his team respond to adversity. They did that with a 10-point team win at Brighton Friday night.

    Speaking of a challenge! The toughest test of the season comes tomorrow when CHSAANow.com’s No. 3-ranked 5A team with the state’s longest winning streak, Rangeview, visits Gateway on Wednesday.

    “With 12 proud seniors from Aurora, a lot of these boys have known each other for years and I’ll push my guys,” said coach Shabazz. Once again, another opportunity to see how his squad responds to adversity with a new energy and culture!

    Hard to come away from this Ball Fever Special Assignment and not feel that the Gateway Basketball Program is in good hands for what could be many years to come.

    Coach Shabazz has put in work in the community, youth basketball, mentoring, and Gateway is fulling understanding what many in the Northeast Denver and Aurora communities already knew!

    (Thomas Trotman/CHSAANow.com)

  • State wrestling schedule announced; information on spectators released

    State wrestling championship matches
    (David Harvey/ImageProPhotography.com)

    The state wrestling tournament is around the corner, and the full schedule of events has been released.

    The three-day event, scheduled for March 11-13, will be held at Southwest Motors Events Center in Pueblo. It includes the first-ever sanctioned state tournament for girls wrestling on the Thursday of Championship Weekend.

    Due to capacity limitations, the event is not open to general public. Tickets will be distributed to schools of the student-athletes who qualified.

    The event will be live-streamed.

    “We’re excited to provide a state culminating event for student-athletes in Season B,” said CHSAA assistant commissioner Adam Bright, who oversees wrestling. “While we’re at a different venue, the tradition of the CHSAA state wrestling tournament continues.

    “We started the conversation from a dual-only format, but with the tradition of wrestling being an individual and team competition, we fought hard to secure a variance that allows for a more traditional format with an expanded capacity,” Bright added.

    The regional wrestling tournaments are being held this weekend, and will be following their local county health guidelines for capacity limitations.

    Following the completion of that competition, the state wrestling tournament brackets will be released on Sunday.

    The schedule of events is below.

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    State wrestling schedule

    Thursday, March 11
    Date Division Activity Start Time
    3/11 Girls Quarterfinals 2:00 PM
    3/11 Girls Semifinals, Consolation Rd. 1, Consolation Semi 3:45 PM
    3/11 Girls Parade of Champions 6:15 PM
    3/11 Girls Finals, Championship, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th 6:30 PM
    Friday, March 12
    Date Division Activity Start Time
    3/13 2A Quarterfinals 9:00 AM
    3/13 3A Quarterfinals 10:30 AM
    3/13 2A Semifinals, Consolation Rd. 1, Consolation Semi 12:30 PM
    3/13 3A Semifinals, Consolation Rd. 1, Consolation Semi 2:30 PM
    3/13 2A Parade of Champions 5:00 PM
    3/13 2A Finals, Championship, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th 5:15 PM
    3/13 3A Parade of Champions 7:00 PM
    3/13 3A Finals, Championship, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th 7:15 PM
    Saturday, March 13
    Date Division Activity Start Time
    3/13 4A Quarterfinals 9:00 AM
    3/13 5A Quarterfinals 10:30 AM
    3/13 4A Semi-Finals, Consolation Rd. 1, Consolation Semi 12:00 PM
    3/13 5A Semi-Finals, Consolation Rd. 1, Consolation Semi 2:00 PM
    3/13 4A Parade of Champions 4:00 PM
    3/13 4A Finals, Championship, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th 4:15 PM
    3/13 5A Parade of Champions 6:00 PM
    3/13 5A Finals, Championship, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th 6:15 PM

  • Boys basketball rankings: Wray now No. 1 in 2A

    After going 3-0 last week, Wray has moved up to No. 1 in the Class 2A boys basketball rankings.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Cherry Creek (10) 11-0 283 1 3-0
    2 Regis Jesuit (8) 11-0 275 2 2-0
    3 Rangeview 11-0 262 3 2-0
    4 ThunderRidge (2) 5-2 208 4 0-1
    5 Chaparral 8-2 205 5 0-1
    6 George Washington 9-2 190 7 2-0
    7 Mountain Vista 9-2 138 6 2-0
    8 Fossil Ridge 11-1 130 8 3-0
    9 Denver East 10-3 119 8 2-0
    10 Fairview 10-2 85 11 3-0
    11 Valor Christian 8-3 76 12 0-1
    12 Eaglecrest 7-3 73 15 3-0
    13 Fountain-Fort Carson 8-1 63 – 2-0
    14 Chatfield 9-2 62 10 0-1
    15 Rock Canyon 6-4 49 – 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Doherty 36, Overland 24, Rampart 23, Douglas County 23, Smoky Hill 17, Mullen 13, Silver Creek 12, Ralston Valley 10, Gateway 9, Columbine 4, Arapahoe 4, Boulder 4, Air Academy 1, Vista PEAK 1, Horizon 1
    Dropped out
    Doherty (13), Overland (14)
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Windsor (17) 9-1 364 1 1-0
    2 Longmont (1) 9-1 346 2 1-0
    3 Pueblo Central (1) 11-1 276 4 2-0
    4 Montrose (3) 12-0 252 6 3-0
    5 Mead (2) 6-3 240 3 0-1
    6 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 232 5 3-1
    7 Erie (1) 6-2 192 8 0-0
    8 Evergreen 9-3 178 7 1-1
    9 Steamboat Springs (1) 10-0 165 8 2-0
    10 Golden 10-2 163 10 2-0
    11 Green Mountain 10-2 122 12 2-0
    12 Holy Family 6-5 101 15 1-1
    13 Aurora Central 10-1 98 11 2-0
    14 Pueblo South 10-2 95 13 3-0
    15 Centaurus 4-4 67 14 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 54, D’Evelyn 28, Frederick 21, Pueblo East 20, Sand Creek 20, Palisade 20, Severance 16, Thomas Jefferson 14, Mountain View 11, Canon City 11, Wheat Ridge 3, Denver North 3, Elizabeth 2, Summit 2, Widefield 1, Falcon 1, Grand Junction 1, Durango 1
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 St. Mary’s (20) 9-0 482 1 1-0
    2 Lutheran (12) 10-1 431 2 2-0
    3 Sterling 10-1 383 4 2-0
    4 Manitou Springs 11-0 376 3 2-0
    5 Manual 8-2 262 6 1-0
    6 Centauri 10-1 256 5 1-1
    7 Faith Christian 7-3 246 8 2-0
    8 Colorado Academy 7-1 213 7 1-1
    9 Resurrection Christian 8-3 200 8 1-1
    10 Englewood 9-1 171 14 2-0
    11 Highland 10-1 169 11 3-0
    12 Coal Ridge 9-2 149 10 1-1
    13 Aspen 10-1 118 15 3-0
    14 Kent Denver 8-4 96 12 1-1
    15 The Pinnacle (1) 11-1 93 13 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Colorado Springs Christian 56, Strasburg 55, Gunnison 37, Salida 26, Estes Park 22, Brush 18, Alamosa 15, Buena Vista 13, University 10, Bishop Machebeuf 9, DSST: Montview 9, Bennett 8, Basalt 5, Eaton 4, Moffat County 4, Eagle Ridge Academy 3, Arrupe Jesuit 3, DSST: Conservatory Green 3, Banning Lewis 3, Pagosa Springs 3, DSST: College View 2, Platte Valley 1, Lamar 1, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1, Fort Lupton 1, Middle Park 1, The Vanguard School 1, Prospect Ridge Academy 1
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wray (21) 12-0 329 2 3-0
    2 Limon 10-1 302 1 1-1
    3 Peyton (1) 8-1 275 3 1-0
    4 Denver Christian 9-1 227 4 2-0
    5 Sanford 8-3 226 6 1-1
    6 Yuma 7-3 216 5 0-0
    7 Holly 12-1 197 8 3-0
    8 Mancos 10-1 178 7 3-0
    9 Ignacio 9-2 133 10 2-0
    10 Sedgwick County 9-4 108 11 2-0
    11 Meeker 8-3 99 8 2-2
    12 Fowler 8-4 84 12 2-1
    13 Wiggins 7-4 44 13 1-1
    14 Crested Butte 6-3 41 15 2-1
    15 Thomas MacLaren 6-2 35 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Del Norte 33, Monte Vista 27, Vail Mountain 21, Center 14, Holyoke 14, Byers 8, Lake County 7, Dayspring Christian Academy 6, Cedaredge 5, Vail Christian 3, Soroco 2, Clear Creek 2, Calhan 1, Dolores 1, Rye 1, Rocky Ford 1
    Dropped out
    Monte Vista (14)
    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Belleview Christian (19) 12-0 345 1 2-0
    2 De Beque (1) 10-1 299 2 2-0
    3 Cheraw (2) 12-0 295 3 3-0
    4 Primero 8-1 262 4 0-1
    5 Merino (1) 7-4 216 5 2-0
    6 Granada 11-1 192 11 3-0
    7 Caprock Academy 11-1 187 8 2-0
    8 Mile High Academy (1) 6-2 176 7 3-1
    9 Evangelical Christian 8-2 153 6 0-0
    10 Haxtun 8-4 136 12 1-1
    11 Briggsdale 8-2 135 10 1-0
    12 Sangre de Cristo 8-3 102 13 2-1
    13 Denver Jewish Day 6-2 100 8 2-0
    14 Genoa-Hugo 8-3 71 15 2-0
    15 Eads 9-3 61 14 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Wells 34, Kim/Branson 28, Flatirons Academy 27, Simla 18, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 14, Longmont Christian 8, Elbert 6, Hi-Plains 4, Sierra Grande 4, McClave 2, Fleming 2, Denver Waldorf 1, Prairie 1, Dove Creek 1
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Girls basketball rankings: Green Mountain girls basketball rises to No. 1 in 4A

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    This week’s girls basketball rankings are out, and it’s the second-to-last poll of the season.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state.

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Grandview (12) 11-0 306 1 3-0
    2 Valor Christian (9) 11-0 297 2 0-0
    3 Regis Jesuit 9-1 257 3 0-0
    4 Highlands Ranch 8-2 236 4 1-0
    5 Ralston Valley 10-2 206 6 2-0
    6 Chaparral 10-1 195 7 1-0
    7 Arapahoe 9-2 156 8 3-0
    8 Rangeview 10-1 145 8 1-1
    9 Fossil Ridge 9-2 142 5 0-2
    10 Doherty 9-1 96 10 2-0
    11 Monarch 9-1 83 11 2-0
    12 Denver South 11-1 67 13 2-0
    13 Chatfield 10-2 65 12 2-0
    14 Fruita Monument 8-2 39 15 1-1
    15 Eaglecrest 7-4 36 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherry Creek 26, Horizon 25, Broomfield 23, Ponderosa 18, Vista PEAK 17, Mountain Vista 13, Fountain-Fort Carson 12, ThunderRidge 12, Arvada West 12, Pueblo West 9, Lakewood 5, Castle View 5, Columbine 4, Pine Creek 4, Poudre 3, Brighton 2, Denver East 2, Air Academy 2
    Dropped out
    Vista PEAK (14)
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (8) 12-0 393 2 2-0
    2 Holy Family (5) 8-1 391 1 0-0
    3 Mullen (13) 9-2 366 5 3-0
    4 Falcon (3) 11-0 365 4 2-0
    5 George Washington (1) 10-1 325 3 2-1
    6 Windsor 9-1 301 6 1-0
    7 The Classical Academy 11-2 204 7 3-0
    8 Canon City 10-1 182 8 2-0
    9 Northridge 10-1 156 8 2-0
    10 Grand Junction Central 9-2 119 14 3-0
    11 Palmer Ridge 9-3 115 12 2-1
    12 Thompson Valley 9-2 111 – 2-0
    13 Erie 8-3 105 11 2-0
    14 Weld Central 10-2 94 15 3-0
    15 D’Evelyn 10-3 76 10 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Roosevelt 52, Thornton 40, Berthoud 40, Mead 34, Coronado 30, Severance 25, Evergreen 18, Lewis-Palmer 18, Durango 11, Pueblo County 5, Battle Mountain 5, Widefield 5, Rifle 4, Mesa Ridge 3, Littleton 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Northfield 2, Centaurus 1
    Dropped out
    Roosevelt (13)
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 The Vanguard School (20) 10-0 367 1 3-0
    2 Centauri 11-1 324 2 2-0
    3 Lutheran (4) 10-1 314 3 1-0
    4 Platte Valley 9-1 299 5 2-0
    5 Eaton (1) 9-1 245 4 1-1
    6 Delta 10-1 235 7 3-0
    7 University 8-4 187 12 3-0
    8 Brush 9-2 166 11 2-0
    9 The Academy 5-1 161 6 0-1
    10 Pagosa Springs 10-2 148 8 2-0
    11 St. Mary’s 9-1 128 8 1-0
    12 Kent Denver 8-2 95 10 0-1
    13 Peak to Peak 7-1 65 13 1-0
    14 Manitou Springs 4-2 50 15 0-0
    15 Moffat County 7-3 30 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 29, Resurrection Christian 27, Coal Ridge 26, Ellicott 24, Basalt 24, Faith Christian 16, Sterling 9, Colorado Academy 8, Alamosa 6, St. Mary’s Academy 6, Colorado Springs Christian 5, Valley 2, The Pinnacle 2, Middle Park 1, Prospect Ridge 1
    Dropped out
    Basalt (14)
    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sanford (6) 11-1 306 1 2-1
    2 Cedaredge (6) 11-1 297 5 2-0
    3 Holyoke (3) 12-0 293 2 2-0
    4 Rye (6) 11-1 284 3 3-0
    5 Rocky Ford 10-2 221 4 1-2
    6 Heritage Christian (2) 11-0 214 6 2-0
    7 Paonia 10-2 189 7 2-1
    8 Wray 9-3 175 8 2-1
    9 Limon 9-2 152 10 1-1
    10 Ignacio 8-2 135 11 1-1
    11 Sedgwick County 11-2 134 8 1-1
    12 Soroco 9-1 113 12 1-0
    13 Lotus School for Excellence 10-0 73 13 2-0
    14 Burlington 9-3 50 14 2-1
    15 Del Norte 8-4 30 15 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Center 26, Addenbrooke Classical 13, Mancos 11, Olathe 11, Gilpin County 10, Fowler 9, Sargent 7, Monte Vista 3, Hotchkiss 2, Rangely 1, Hoehne 1
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Briggsdale (14) 10-0 348 1 1-0
    2 Kit Carson (7) 11-0 332 2 2-0
    3 Sangre de Cristo (1) 10-1 298 3 3-0
    4 Flatirons Academy 7-3 232 4 2-0
    5 South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 11-1 205 7 3-0
    6 Kim/Branson 11-1 189 8 2-0
    7 Elbert (1) 8-1 183 8 2-0
    8 McClave (1) 9-1 179 6 2-0
    9 Simla 9-3 168 5 1-2
    10 Shining Mountain 10-1 146 10 2-0
    11 Cotopaxi 10-2 126 11 3-0
    12 Fleming 6-3 98 – 2-1
    13 Dove Creek 10-0 77 14 3-0
    14 Merino 6-5 67 12 2-0
    15 Lone Star 6-3 60 13 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Haxtun 52, Springfield 35, Sierra Grande 22, North Park 11, Belleview Christian 11, Idalia 10, Eads 9, Antonito 7, Moffat 4, Centennial 3, Genoa-Hugo 3, Kiowa 3, Cheraw 1, Granada 1
    Dropped out
    Sierra Grande (15)