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  • All-state softball teams for 2016 season

    The 2016 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players were nominated by leagues.

    Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.

    Scroll down to see the teams.

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    Class 5A

    Cherokee Trail Broomfield softball
    Emily Bell (center) is the 5A player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Player of the year: Emily Bell, Cherokee Trail
    Coach of the year: Caley Mitchell, Cherokee Trail

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Jordan Acosta Douglas County CF Senior
    Emily Bell Cherokee Trail P/OF Senior
    Taylor Gilmore Broomfield P/3B/1B Senior
    Chloe Knapp Cherokee Trail CF Senior
    Lindsey Malkin Broomfield 3B/C Senior
    Tatum Rembao Loveland CF Senior
    Rachel Sabourin Eaglecrest – Sophomore
    Sloane Stewartson Rock Canyon C Senior
    Emily Taggart Legacy – Senior
    Rheanna Will Fossil Ridge – Junior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Avery Bohn Broomfield P/1B/OF Senior
    Ciana Curran Fort Collins P Senior
    Melissa Gellerman Grand Junction Central P/OF Senior
    Hunter Huser Mountain Range P Senior
    Aubrea Leikam Cherry Creek 2B Junior
    Caryle Levy Dakota Ridge P/SS Senior
    Zoe Mihalicz Legend C/1B Senior
    Sara Mitchell Arvada West SS/UTIL Senior
    Cheyenne Padilla Lakewood OF/2B/UTIL Senior
    Alyssa Pinto Cherokee Trail OF Junior
    Jesse Smith Legend OF Senior

    Honorable mention:
    Christaana Angelopulos, Ralston Valley, SS, Sophomore; Sierra Batchelor, Grand Junction Central, SS/P/OF, Senior; Sara Breckbill, Chaparral, C/OF, Senior; Terran Caldwell, Grandview, CF/LF, Senior; Gracie Cordova, Pomona, INF, Senior; Braelyn Crenshaw, Eaglecrest; Camille Gardner, Pine Creek; Rebecca Gonzales, Mountain Vista, Junior; Allie Helton, Liberty, 3B/SS/OF, Senior; Megan Jamison, Fossil Ridge, Senior; Alley Kim, Douglas County, 3B/C, Sophomore; Katelyn Kubitschek, Legacy, Senior; Taylor Laing, Fruita Monument, P/1B, Senior; Halie Litwin, Brighton, P, Sophomore; Shea Mauser, Arvada West, P/1B, Junior; Abbey Montoya, Douglas County, 2B/C, Junior; Emily Morris, ThunderRidge, RHP/1B, Senior; Jazmin Neal, Prairie View, 3B, Senior; Corrina Porras, Fountain-Fort Carson, P/INF, Senior; Rylie Schemh, Brighton, OF, Senior; Shelby Shepherd, Rampart, Junior; Lauren Strathearn, Legacy, Sophomore.

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    Class 4A

    (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
    Ali Kilponen is the 4A player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Player of the year: Alexandria Kilponen, Valor Christian
    Coach of the year: Dave Atencio, Valor Christian

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Lauren Foster Valor Christian SS/2B Senior
    Jade Garbiso Pueblo West P/OF/SS Junior
    Alexandria Kilponen Valor Christian P/1B Junior
    Jetta Nannen Silver Creek P/1B/3B Sophomore
    Taylor Puga Pueblo Central P/1B Junior
    Allie Reynolds Mullen P/INF Senior
    Payton Romines Air Academy – Senior
    Rio Sanchez Erie – Senior
    Tara Shadowen Mountain View OF Senior
    Paris Woods Frederick OF Senior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Lynsey Bauchert Erie – Senior
    CharliRose Davis Mullen INF Senior
    Julia Elbert Air Academy – Senior
    Hannah Hackney Erie – Junior
    Sevi Harden Thomas Jefferson 1B/C/OF Junior
    Annika Hildebrand Canon City C/P/SS Senior
    Makayla Keck Pueblo South P/1B Sophomore
    Erica Mann Valor Christian C/RF Senior
    Mikayla Marquez Kennedy – Junior
    Brandy Trengove Wheat Ridge 1B/P/OF Senior

    Honorable mention:
    Jessica Bellatti, Evergreen, SS, Senior; Andi Brown, Golden, Senior; Makaila Bueno, Pueblo County, SS/OF, Junior; Janae Cameron, Windsor, C, Junior; Maddie Dewey, Discovery Canyon, Senior; Chayanna Gallardo, Pueblo East, C, Senior; Sarah Geislinger, Elizabeth, Sophomore; Izzy Griego, Mountain View, SS, Junior; Tracy Harris, George Washington, P/1B, Junior; Denae Howes, Arvada, Senior; Sarah Jorissen, Berthoud, P/SS, Sophomore; Jayllan Krause, Woodland Park, 2B/SS/INF, Senior; Grace Ladd, Niwot, LHP/1B, Senior; Hannah Langer, Berthoud, C/OF, Senior; Maya Liester, Palmer Ridge, Junior; Larissa Lum, Discovery Canyon, Senior; Anna Martinez, Holy Family, OF, Freshman; Bailey Marvel, D’Evelyn, Junior; Tierney Norris, Falcon, 2B/P, Senior; Corah Price, Discovery Canyon, Junior; Zoya Robbins, Thomas Jefferson, P/OF, Junior; Julia Wyatt, Frederick, OF, Senior; Abby Zuschlag, Valor Christian, 2B/P, Senior.

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    Class 3A

    3A state softball
    Selena Medina is the 3A player of the year. (Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

    Player of the year: Selena Medina, Rocky Ford
    Coach of the year: JC Carrica, Rocky Ford

    First Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Haley Bender Lamar – Senior
    McKenna Gubanich Faith Christian SS/UTIL Senior
    Karissa Hatchell Eaton C/OF Senior
    Feliciti Jaramillo Rocky Ford 3B/1B Senior
    Taylor Knudson Sterling – Senior
    Kamryn Leoffler Brush –  
    Lily Lockhart Delta P/1B Senior
    Priscilla Lozoya Valley – Junior
    Selena Medina Rocky Ford P/INF Senior
    Abby Mussman Brush –  
    Dakota Stotyn Strasburg P/3B Junior
    Second Team
    Name School Pos. Year
    Morgan Brantmeyer Peak to Peak C/OF Junior
    Jolene Carrica Rocky Ford C/3B/2B Junior
    McKenzie Connor Faith Christian P/1B Sophomore
    Cordelia Hanger The Academy P/INF Freshman
    Liz Jonjak Lyons SS Senior
    Alex Lovato Gunnison P/INF/OF Senior
    Whitney Nelson Rocky Ford 2B/SS/C Senior
    Lindsay Niederkorn Platte Valley P/SS Senior
    Sieara Price Eaton DP/OF Senior
    Lexi Smith La Junta P/SS Junior

    Honorable mention:
    Julie Aguirre, Lamar, Junior; Katie Arnold, Akron, Junior; Shayna Dale, Cedaredge, SS, Senior; Celsi Jurgensmeier, Eaton, SS/2B, Junior; Hayley Keck, La Junta, C/LF, Junior; Haley Mavis, Holyoke, C/INF, Sophomore; Abrianah McGaw, Faith Christian, C/1B, Sophomore; Megan Nieslanik, Basalt, 1B/P/INF, Junior; Sydney Odle, Brush; Carly Powley, Weld Central, SS/C/INF, Sophomore; Alexis Rayburn, Strasburg, P/1B, Sophomore; Morgan Reed, Lamar, Junior; Peyton Richter, St. Mary’s, P/OF, Sophomore; Remington Ross, Eaton, OF/OF, Freshman; Maddy Rule, Brush; Megan Sandoval, Delta, C, Senior; Megan Shelton, Meeker, C/SS/P, Sophomore; Brooke Smith, Limon; Jenna Sutliff, Delta, SS, Sophomore; Sierra Williams, Meeker, SS/C/UTIL, Junior; Peyton Zamora, The Academy, SS, Senior.

  • 5A softball roundup: Fossil Ridge reaches fourth-straight semifinals

    Fossil Ridge Loveland softball
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    AURORA — Fossil Ridge is making this an annual thing.

    For the fourth-consecutive season, the SaberCats advanced to the state softball semifinals in Class 5A. This time, the young squad did so with a 6-3 win over league foe Loveland at Aurora Sports Park.

    “I know we only have two seniors, but there are some kids that because they’ve been to state (before), they get at-bats, they’ve had different roles,” Fossil Ridge coach Dave Philop said. “Now, when they get their chance, that’s paid off.”

    Landyn Bruce exemplified Fossil Ridge’s successful youth on Friday. She was the winning pitcher, and also drove in a pair of runs.

    “Maybe they think they don’t know any better because they’re so young,” Philop said. “They’re kind of naive. They know it’s tough, they know the moment’s big, but they’re not sure. That’s a little to do with it, because they are young.”

    Still, the coach added, “They feel like they can win, and it was their turn. That’s probably a little bit more of it: They want to keep the tradition going as long as they can.”

    Fossil Ridge will face another league foe, Broomfield, in Saturday’s semifinals at 10 a.m. Broomfield won their earlier matchup in September, 5-0.

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    (2) Cherokee Trail 7, (7) Rock Canyon 4

    5A state softball Legacy Cherokee Trail
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Chloe Knapp hit a walkoff grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to give the Cougars a dramatic victory.

    Rock Canyon led 4-3 going into the final frame before Cherokee Trail was able to load the bases with no outs.

    It was the second dramatic win of the day for the Cougars, who edged No. 15 Legacy 11-10 in the first round. Legacy had the bases loaded, but Cherokee Trail was able to get out of the jam.

    Rock Canyon beat No. 10 Grand Junction Central 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.

    Cherokee Trail will face Eaglecrest in the semifinals.

    (1) Broomfield 12, (9) Douglas County 4

    Avery Bohn and Matti Morales each hit three-run home runs to lead the top seed back to the semifinals for the first time since 2014.

    The game was close before Broomfield broke it open with a seven-run sixth inning.

    The Eagles had beat No. 16 Cherry Creek 16-1 in the first round, while Douglas County eliminated defending champion Mountain Range 10-0.

    (3) Eaglecrest 5, (6) Fort Collins 2

    Fort Collins got on the board first, but Eaglecrest responded with three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a lead it would never give up.

    Fort Collins did cut it to 3-2 in the third inning, however, the Lambkins couldn’t get any closer. Eaglecrest added two more runs in the sixth.

    The Raptors beat No. 14 Brighton 10-2 in the first round, while Fort Collins beat No. 11 Legend 5-3.

  • State softball preview: Lower seeds making most of postseason chances

    Pomona Mountain Range softball
    Reigning 5A softball player of the year Hunter Huser of Mountain Range. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    It should come as no surprise that the defending Class 5A state champion is one of the final 16 teams headed into this weekend’s state softball tournament.

    Yet somehow Mountain Range punching its state ticket – by winning a regional title no less – was one of the bigger upsets of last Saturday’s regional round.

    That’s because the Mustangs came into the Region 7 tournament in Arvada as the No. 26 overall seed. At times there was even a bit of doubt if the team would qualify for the postseason, but there is something to be said for experience and for confidence.

    “I think we actually proved that a low seed can move forward,” Mountain Range coach Dane Craig said. “When teams can get hot … good things are going to happen in this tournament.”

    The state softball tournament gets rolling Friday morning at Aurora Sports Park with a 10 a.m. start. The title games in all three classifications will take place Saturday afternoon.

    It wasn’t just the Mustangs though who proved that if age is just a number, the same could be said for seeding. Rock Canyon, the No. 20 seed in 5A, won the Region 4 tournament. No. 25 Cherry Creek won a pair of elimination games to qualify as the second team from Region 2.

    In Class 4A it was 24th-seeded Falcon that disrupted the field, claiming the Region 2 title with victories over the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds.

    “We kind of set this goal before we came into this weekend, saying this was kind of our tournament to forget about our first 19 games because we were up and down,” said Falcons coach Kerri Millikan, whose squad finished the regular season with a 9-10 record.

    “We came out with an intense attitude and put together two great wins.”

    The eight regionals in 3A pretty much played out as expected, with 22nd-seeded Platte Valley the only surprise. The Patriots eliminated No. 11 seed Burlington to advance to state.

    Mountain Range – which is now the No. 8 seed in 5A and opens with Douglas County – had perhaps the most interesting path to state in regional play. After storming their way to the first-ever state title in 2015, the Mustangs endured a trying regular season that led to a seventh-place finish in the Front Range League.

    What hurt the team most was an early injury to 2015 Player of the Year Hunter Huser, who sustained a deep ligament bruise on her wrist after being hit by a pitch.

    Huser was never quite herself during the regular season, including a rough showing against Fossil Ridge on Oct. 4 that saw the senior allow 10 runs on 18 hits.

    Valor Christian Mountain Range softball
    (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    A little rest proved to be the right tonic though, as Huser allowed only four combined runs in victories over No. 7 Arvada West and that same Fossil Ridge team in the regional title game.

    Sophomore Rachel Colwell and junior Ellery Sherman each had three hits in the 10-3 victory over the Sabercats.

    Craig said his team was more than prepared after going through the gauntlet of the Front Range League. Six of the final 16 teams in 5A are from the Front Range, and league champion Broomfield is the No. 1 seed and a potential quarterfinal opponent for Mountain Range.

    “I think these girls are not looking ahead,” he said. “We’re excited for the opportunity to defend our state championship, and I’m really looking forward to it.”

    Falcon, which is the No. 8 seed in 4A and faces No. 9 Pueblo West on Friday, also has a challenging schedule to thank for getting the squad prepared for the postseason. The Falcons have already played three of the top seven seeds at the 4A state tournament, and also faced defending 3A champion and No. 1 seed Strasburg as well.

    The Falcons broke a late tie to defeat Elizabeth in the regional opener last weekend, and the bats got hot in a 16-5 triumph over Conifer. Senior Tierney Norris homered in both games, freshman Alexa Winter drove in four runs against Conifer and sophomore Taylor Striebel went the distance in both games.

    Falcon made the quarterfinals last fall before falling 1-0 to Wheat Ridge, but the team graduated all-state hitter/pitcher Laci Lashley. Millikan returned only two players at the same position from a year ago, and the Falcons had to change from a power-hitting team to a squad that was more focused on the fundamentals.

    It paid off, as Falcon has received key contributions from up and down the lineup.

    “It takes everybody to get to that game No. 4 of the state tournament,” Millikan said. “We’re fighting for every single game, but our season right now is four games long.”

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    2016 state softball tournament

    Class 5A

    • Bracket
    • Defending State Champion: Mountain Range
    • Top 4 Seeds: 1. Broomfield, 2. Cherokee Trail, 3. Eaglecrest, 4. Loveland

    Class 4A

    • Bracket
    • Defending State Champion: Valor Christian
    • Top 4 Seeds: 1. Erie, 2. Mullen, 3. Valor Christian, 4. Wheat Ridge

    Class 3A

    • Bracket
    • Defending State Champion: Strasburg
    • Top 4 Seeds: 1. Strasburg, 2. Rocky Ford, 3. Eaton, 4. Brush

  • State softball brackets released for all classes

    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    Aurora Sports Park is home to the state tournaments. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Broomfield, Erie and Strasburg were the top seeds in the state softball brackets released on Monday morning.

    Find the complete brackets here:

    The top eight seeds in each class are regional champions from last weekend. The other qualifiers were seeded according to the final RPI of the regular season, with small adjustments made to avoid regional opponents in the first round.

    The state tournaments in all three classes are Friday and Saturday at Aurora Sports Park. Games begin at 10 a.m. each day.

    Broomfield heads the 5A field, just as it did in regionals. Other top seeds include No. 2 Cherokee Trail, No. 3 Eaglecrest, No. 4 Loveland, No. 5 Dakota Ridge, No. 6 Fort Collins, No. 7 Rock Canyon and No. 8 Mountain Range, the defending champion.

    In 4A, Erie also carried its top seed from regionals over. Also seeded highly in the class are No. 2 Mullen, No. 3 Valor Christian (the defending champion), No. 4 Wheat Ridge, No. 5 Air Academy, No. 6 Frederick, No. 7 Discovery Canyon and No. 8 Falcon.

    Likewise, the top seed from regionals in 3A, Strasburg, is also the top seed at state. Other high seeds are No. 2 Rocky Ford, No. 3 Eaton, No. 4 Brush, No. 5 Lamar, No. 6 Valley, No. 7 The Academy and No. 8 Sterling.

  • Final results from the 4A boys golf state tournament

    CARBONDALE — Complete results after the final round of the 2016 Class 4A state boys golf tournament at River Valley Ranch.

    More coverage:

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    Team

    Teams
    Place School R1 R2 Total To Par
    1 Discovery Canyon 212 226 438 +6
    2 Montrose 225 228 453 +21
    3 Valor Christian 232 225 457 +25
    4 Silver Creek 233 225 458 +26
    5 Evergreen 231 242 473 +41
    6 Palmer Ridge 237 237 474 +42
    T7 Golden 245 243 488 +56
    T7 Niwot 243 245 488 +56
    T9 Steamboat Springs 253 246 499 +67
    T9 Falcon 248 251 499 +67
    11 Mullen 253 251 504 +72
    12 Pueblo County 251 256 507 +75
    13 Pueblo West 260 267 527 +95

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    Individual

    Note: * indicates winner of a playoff

    Individuals
    Place Name School R1 R2 Total To Par
    T1 Luke Trujillo Discovery Canyon 67 73 140 -4*
    T1 Jackson Solem Silver Creek 71 69 140 -4
    3 Cole Krantz Windsor 70 71 141 -3
    T4 Darren Edwards Thompson Valley 74 71 145 +1
    T4 Glen-Michael Mihavetz Montrose 73 72 145 +1
    6 Tyler Severin Roosevelt 72 75 147 +3
    T7 Barrett Jones Eagle Valley 74 74 148 +4
    T7 Mathew Casias Pueblo South 74 74 148 +4
    T7 Micah Stangebye Montrose 71 77 148 +4
    T10 Caleb Blackburn Discovery Canyon 74 75 149 +5
    T10 Owen Pasvogel Discovery Canyon 71 78 149 +5
    12 Josh Howe Palmer Ridge 77 73 150 +6
    T13 Jack Schoenborn Valor Christian 80 72 152 +8
    T13 Aiden Detlof Cheyenne Mountain 79 73 152 +8
    T13 Lenny Urbas Evergreen 76 76 152 +8
    16 Gabe Goodman Green Mountain 80 73 153 +9
    T17 Zach Zurcher Valor Christian 79 75 154 +10
    T17 Parker Skiles Golden 77 77 154 +10
    T19 Nathan Dwyer Thompson Valley 79 76 155 +11
    T19 Michael Phenicie Mullen 78 77 155 +11
    T19 Ty Findlow Valor Christian 77 78 155 +11
    T19 Brady Henderson Ft. Morgan 77 78 155 +11
    T19 Jake Welch Valor Christian 76 79 155 +11
    T24 TJ Shehee Silver Creek 82 74 156 +12
    T24 Everett Dwyer Cheyenne Mountain 79 77 156 +12
    T24 Bridger Tenney Evergreen 78 78 156 +12
    T24 Travis Menke Jr. Denver North 75 81 156 +12
    28 Max Kuesel Niwot 80 77 157 +13
    29 Reice Henricks Air Academy 71 87 158 +14
    T30 Robert Heiny Greeley Central 80 79 159 +15
    T30 Trey Jones Palmer Ridge 79 80 159 +15
    T30 Jake Butler Niwot 78 81 159 +15
    T33 Dawson Hussong Montrose 81 79 160 +16
    T33 Wes Weber Mountain View 81 79 160 +16
    T35 Drew Egan Pueblo County 81 80 161 +17
    T35 Ryan Welsh Falcon 80 81 161 +17
    T35 Jacob Smith Rifle 77 84 161 +17
    T38 Willy O’Brien Golden 81 81 162 +18
    T38 Garrett Stansel Silver Creek 80 82 162 +18
    T40 Tommy Henninger Steamboat Springs 84 80 164 +20
    T40 Brock Rodrigues Pueblo County 81 83 164 +20
    T42 Hayden Fry Discovery Canyon 85 80 165 +21
    T42 Nolan Sankey Steamboat Springs 83 82 165 +21
    T42 Graham Gaspard Summit 81 84 165 +21
    T42 Elijah Harp Palmer Ridge 81 84 165 +21
    T42 Blake Kuzava Evergreen 77 88 165 +21
    T47 Cesar Shinall Falcon 87 80 167 +23
    T47 Michael Denardo Pueblo West 81 86 167 +23
    T47 Skeet Ericson Elizabeth 81 86 167 +23
    T50 Nic Mayhan Mullen 85 83 168 +24
    T50 Bryson Courrejou Roosevelt 82 86 168 +24
    52 Drew Mettler Mountain View 81 88 169 +25
    T53 Mac Konrad Ponderosa 92 78 170 +26
    T53 Jack Rotermund Steamboat Springs 86 84 170 +26
    T53 Tanner Caldarola Eagle Valley 84 86 170 +26
    T53 Mitchell Rasmuson Windsor 83 87 170 +26
    T53 Miles Joersz Battle Mountain 82 88 170 +26
    T58 Ryan Lords Montrose 89 83 172 +28
    T58 Chance Sundarapura Golden 87 85 172 +28
    T58 Andy Schleich Pueblo West 85 87 172 +28
    T58 Jack Hoover Niwot 85 87 172 +28
    T62 Jake Johnson Golden 88 86 174 +30
    T62 Andrew Elliott Niwot 86 88 174 +30
    T64 Sam Spiers D’Evelyn 93 82 175 +31
    T64 Sam Levy Woodland Park 91 84 175 +31
    T64 Drew Sedinger Greeley Central 87 88 175 +31
    T64 Connor Lattimer Northridge 84 91 175 +31
    T68 Dietrich Berning Silver Creek 84 93 177 +33
    T68 Lucas Robbins Durango 84 93 177 +33
    T70 Travis Woolsey Canon City 89 90 179 +35
    T70 Caleb Humble Erie 82 97 179 +35
    T72 Matt Rolen Littleton 91 90 181 +37
    T72 Nate Bruntz Falcon 91 90 181 +37
    T72 Josh Rymkiewicz Mullen 90 91 181 +37
    T72 Robert Loughman Falcon 81 100 181 +37
    76 Jack Marvel WheatRidge 91 92 183 +39
    T77 Cam Morgan Green Mountain 91 93 184 +40
    T77 Ethan Vanbuskirk Pueblo Centennial 86 98 184 +40
    T79 Justice Rosales Pueblo East 98 87 185 +41
    T79 Colton McCabe Pueblo County 89 96 185 +41
    81 AJ Arguello Pueblo West 94 94 188 +44
    82 Andrew Manney Lewis Palmer 92 100 192 +48
    83 Anthony Romero Pueblo County 105 93 198 +54
    84 Sean Wallace Mullen 162 91 253 +109

  • Football roundup: Grandview gets big bounce-back win against Cherry Creek

    Cherry Creek Grandview football
    More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

    A week after being upset by Eaglecrest, Grandview had a big bounce-back win against Cherry Creek.

    The ninth-ranked Wolves got rushing touchdowns from Hayden Blubaugh and Gunnar Lamphere, then relied on a stout defense to secure the 17-6 win.

    “It was a great bounce-back week for our kids, and our defense really stepped up tonight,” Grandview coach John Schultz told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show.

    Blubaugh, the Wolves’ star running back, gave his team a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 57-yard run. No. 7 Cherry Creek responded in the second quarter with a rushing score from Trey Windham.

    Grandview added a field goal before the half to lead 10-6 at the break. Lamphere, the quarterback, added his TD in the third quarter.

    “It was a good grind-it-out victory for our offense,” Schultz said.

    The game set an attendance record for Legacy Stadium.

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    8-man: (2) Daypsring Christian 51, (6) Hoehne 50 (OT)

    In a wild one, Dayspring Christian outlasted Hoehne in overtime.

    The two teams traded scores most of the night, but Hoehne did start to pull away by halftime, leading 30-16 at the break.

    It remained a two-score game after the third quarter, with Hoehne holding a 38-29 edge, and the Farmers pushed it to 44-29 with 9:17 remaining the fourth.

    But the Eagles refused to go away. They scored 16 unanswered points in five minutes to tie the game at 44, and the teams headed to overtime deadlocked there.

    In OT, Dayspring Christian was able to secure the win.

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    3A: Mead 49, (3) Longmont 35

    Mead got perhaps the best win since the program was restarted in 2010, topping city rival Longmont in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

    “We just kept plugging. That’s kind of the mantra we’ve been using,” Mead coach Jason Klatt told the Scoreboard Show. “Our kids just didn’t get ratted. We’ve shown a resiliency, and our kids don’t really care if we’re down two touchdowns, or seven points. It doesn’t matter. We just kept on plugging and I’m really proud of our kids tonight.”

    The two teams went crazy scoring in the first half, and Longmont held a 32-28 lead at halftime. The Trojans pushed it to 35-28 after three quarters, but didn’t score again.

    “I’m so proud of our defensive staff and our defensive kids,” Klatt said. “We really just hung in there tonight, and we started gaining confidence as the game wore on that we could stop them.”

    Mead tied it up on Riley Glynn’s third passing touchdown, and four minutes later Evan Hanson returned an interception for a score to give the Mavericks the lead.

    Nathan Mackey had three total touchdowns, including two rushing scores and one receiving.

    It was Mead’s third-straight win after dropping its season-opener.

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    8-man: (1) Sargent 22, (5) Norwood 20

    The new No. 1 team Sargent held firm with a big top-5 win.

    “It was a total team effort. They jumped out ahead 6-0, and we just kept battling and battling,” coach Trevan Pepper told the Scoreboard Show.

    The Farmers led 22-8 early in the third quarter, and then 22-14 as the fourth quarter started, but they were able to hold on.

    Sargent made a stop on a two-point attempt in the fourth quarter to win.

    “It was a good victory for us,” Pepper said.

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    3A/2A: Durango 14, (6) Bayfield 6 (OT)

    The two area rivals met for the first time in 80 years, and Durango pulled off the overtime win.

    Peyton Woolverton hit Jake Bourdon for a four-yard TD in overtime to give his team the lead, which they followed with a two-point conversion.

    “We had it timed out well in practice and it was just like second nature down there because we’d done it already so many times,”Boudron told the Durango Herald after the game.

    Durango’s Dawson Marcum then ended the game with an interception on Bayfield’s possession in overtime.

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    3A: (7) Silver Creek 20, (10) Roosevelt 10

    The Raptors improved to 4-0 with a big top-10 win.

    “It’s a huge win,” Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca told the Scoreboard Show. “We had the opportunity to play Roosevelt eight-to-ten times over the last few years, and we’ve never been able to beat them at their place. For our program in general, that was a big win and a step in the right direction.”

    Silver Creek led most of the way, though it was only 7-3 at halftime, and Roosevelt did take a brief 10-7 lead in the third quarter.

    “Our defense kept us in it,” Apodaca said.

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    Notables

    • High winds affected a number of games across the state, to the point that they caused the postponement of the Rye/John Mall game, according to Rye AD Beth Burns. The winds were so bad that several cars had their windows blown out, one soccer goal slid on the field, and another blew over the fence. The two teams will play Saturday at 1 p.m.
    • 6-man No. 2 Kit Carson beat No. 5 Cheyenne Wells 22-14. The game featured a 20-minute lightning delay, and a big rain storm late in the fourth quarter. “To our kids’ credit, they really hung on and persevered and came up with the win,” coach Jim Trahern told the Scoreboard Show.
    • A top-5 showdown in 1A ended with No. 2 Strasburg beating No. 4 Limon 43-12.
    • 4A No. 6 Pine Creek beat No. 5 Vista Ridge 39-14. Both teams are now 2-2.
    • Another top-10 matchup in 4A saw No. 9 Ponderosa handle No. 10 Rampart, 37-6. “Our team is starting to click a little bit,” Ponderosa coach Jaron Cohen told the Scoreboard Show.
    • Snow made its first appearance at a game this season, when Grand Valley hosted Aspen. Grand Valley won 48-34.
    • In 2A, No. 7 D’Evelyn picked up a good win by topping No. 10 Platte Valley 22-12.
    • 1A No. 5 Bennett edged No. 10 Burlington 15-13.
    • Centauri got a big 26-12 upset win against 1A No. 6 Buena Vista. “They were fired up and ready to go, and they did everything we asked them to do,” coach Kyle Forster told the Scoreboard Show of his defense.
    • Pikes Peak Christian upset No. 10 West Grand 20-8 in 8-man. The keeps all-time wins leader Chris Brown at 309 career wins.
    • Cheraw knocked off No. 7 Sierra Grande in 6-man.
    • Legacy football won its second game in a row after the tragic bus accident that shook the community. This night, the Lightning beat Horizon 38-21.
    • Lutheran beat Falcon in overtime, 21-14.
    • Pueblo West made a late stand to secure a 20-13 win over Dakota Ridge. Dakota Ridge was at the 6-yard-line with 17 seconds remaining.
    • Faith Christian had a 98 1/2 yard touchdown tonight in a 34-7 win over Brush. Freshman Isiah Kroll hit senior Brandon Herman.
    • 4A No. 8 Windsor trailed at the half, but rallied to beat Greeley West 28-7.

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  • List of boys golf’s 2016 state qualifiers

    Below is an interactive database of boys golf’s state qualifiers in classes 5A, 4A and 3A during the 2016 season. These golfers qualified out of their respective regionals.

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  • Falcon alum Kalen Ballage ties NCAA record with eight TDs in a game

    Falcon's Kalen Ballage. (Tim Visser/MaxPreps)
    Falcon’s Kalen Ballage. (Tim Visser/MaxPreps)

    Falcon alum Kalen Ballage tied an NCAA record on Saturday with eight touchdowns in Arizona State’s 68-55 win over Texas Tech.

    Ballage, a 2014 graduate of Falcon who is now a sophomore running back for the Sun Devils, touched the ball just 15 times. He had seven rushing touchdowns (and 137 yards) on just 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown.

    He tied the record set by Illinois’ Howard Griffith in 1990.

    “I visited a lot of different schools but Arizona State is the place to be,” Ballage told CHSAANow.com of signing with Arizona State in 2014.

    In high school, Ballage played running back, wide receiver and linebacker for Falcon.

  • Softball rankings: Fossil Ridge moves to top of 5A poll

    Pomona Fossil Ridge softball
    (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Fossil Ridge has ascended to the top of the CHSAANow.com softball rankings in Class 5A this week.

    The SaberCats are a perfect 6-0-0 to start the season, and received six of the nine first-place votes in the classification to lead the poll with 77 total points.

    Legend is No. 2, having bumped up one spot from No. 3.

    ThunderRidge, unranked in the preseason, jumped all the way into the 5A poll at No. 3 this week. The Grizzlies are one of five newcomers to the ranking, which also includes No. 6 Legacy, No. 7 Arvada West, No. 9 Grand Junction Central and No. 10 Rocky Mountain.

    D'Evelyn softball team
    D’Evelyn joined this week’s 4A softball poll at No. 9. (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Valor Christian remained atop the 4A ranking, though Erie sits just one point behind the Eagles at No. 2.

    The 4A poll added Mullen (No. 4), D’Evelyn (No. 9) and Rifle (No. 10) this week.

    In 3A, Strasburg continues to lead the ranking. The poll added No. 8 Fort Lupton, and also saw some major movers: Brush went from seventh to second, and The Academy jumped from eighth to third.

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

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Fossil Ridge (6) 6-0-0 77 4
    2 Legend 5-2-1 69 3
    3 ThunderRidge (1) 8-0-0 60 –
    4 Broomfield 5-2-0 47 5
    5 Mountain Range (1) 3-2-0 43 1
    6 Legacy 5-0-0 39 –
    7 Arvada West 5-2-1 34 –
    8 Eaglecrest 7-1-0 27 5
    9 Grand Junction Central 4-1-1 22 –
    10 Rocky Mountain 6-1-0 17 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Loveland 14, Cherokee Trail 13, Smoky Hill 9, Lakewood 8, Castle View 4, Highlands Ranch 3, Pomona 3, Prairie View 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 2, Poudre 1.
    Dropped out
    Chaparral (2), Pomona (7), Grandview (8), Ralston Valley (9), Loveland (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Valor Christian (6) 6-0-0 85 1
    2 Erie (3) 8-0-0 84 2
    3 Mountain View 5-0-0 55 3
    4 Mullen 4-2-1 44 –
    5 Wheat Ridge 6-3-0 42 4
    6 Silver Creek 7-1-0 38 6
    7 Air Academy 6-2-0 26 8
    8 Falcon 4-2-0 23 9
    9 D’Evelyn 3-1-0 14 –
    10 Rifle 6-0-0 13 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 12, Cheyenne Mountain 9, Pueblo County 9, Frederick 8, Thompson Valley 8, Thomas Jefferson 7, Golden 6, Berthoud 4, Evergreen 4, Pueblo West 3, Palmer Ridge 1.
    Dropped out
    Frederick (5), Berthoud (7), Thompson Valley (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Strasburg (7) 4-0-0 70 1
    2 Brush 3-1-0 55 7
    3 The Academy 4-1-0 51 8
    4 Eaton 6-1-0 43 2
    5 La Junta 5-3-0 38 4
    6 Rocky Ford 5-1-0 31 3
    7 Sterling 5-4-0 28 5
    8 Fort Lupton 7-0-0 23 –
    9 Valley 2-2-0 21 6
    10 Cedaredge 2-0-0 10 10
    Others receiving votes:
    Meeker 6, Lamar 4, Faith Christian 3, Basalt 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    Lamar (9).

  • Photos: Discovery Canyon boys golf wins Cheyenne Mountain Invite

    COLORADO SPRINGS — Discovery Canyon is continuing its successful fall season as the boys golf team took the win at Monday’s Cheyenne Mountain Invite.

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