Jeffco Preps With Pleuss is a monthly roundup of Jeffco prep highlights hosted by Dennis Pleuss, Jeffco Public Schools’ sports information director. This month’s edition features Jefferson wrestlers had a solid showing at the Ron Granieri Memorial Invitational at Arvada West High School. We take in boys basketball action where Golden and Evergreen squared off in Class 4A Jeffco League action. Pomona boys basketball team traveled to Lakewood High School for a battle of the ‘big cats’. Green Mountain’s girls basketball is leading the pack in the 4A Jeffco League standings this winter and had no problem with Golden on a Saturday afternoon. We finish with highlights from the Adapted Athletics Basketball Day at Gold Crown Field House.
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No. 1 Pomona wrestling powering toward another state title run
ARVADA — Believe it or not … Pomona wrestling team might very well be deeper than its 2019 squad that cruised last year to the program’s sixth Class 5A state team title since 2000.
Despite posting 166.5 points at the state tournament last year — 63 points more than second-place Ponderosa — Pomona coach Sam Federico didn’t hesitate when asked if his 2020 Panthers are deeper.
Pomona’s Elias Gonzales, right, grabs the leg of Valor’s Sam Hamilton during the 152-pound match Thursday night at Pomona High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) “By far,” Federico said of Pomona that has been the top-ranked 5A team all season by On the Mat. “We had a wrestle-off today between four guys for who was going to be our 145 pounder. It was hard. They were tough matches. That’s tough for those kids who have put in a lot of time and effort. It’s tough for the kids and the coaches.”
Pomona has two returning state champions in sophomore Daniel Cardenas and junior Franklin Cruz. Right now, Cardenas (138 pounds), Cruz (195), along with Elijah Olguin (120) and Gage Bernall (160) are all ranked No. 1 in their individual weight classes.
On top those, there are 10 other Pomona wrestlers that dot the On the Mat top-10 rankings in nearly every weight class in 5A.
“We have a good brotherhood and we are always there pushing each other,” Pomona’s 182-pounder Jose Rosales said. “We go hard everyday.”
Pomona sure went hard Thursday night in its 5A Jeffco League dual against Valor Christian. The Panthers took a 73-0 victory. Pomona won all seven matches that were wrestled and took six forfeit victories.
“It looks pretty good,” Pomona sophomore Daniel Cardenas said after looking at the scoreboard with the final 73-0 win for the Panthers. “This is what we expect. We want to come out here and show dominance. We want to show everyone that we are the best team in the state.”
Pomona’s Daniel Cardenas (138 pounds), top, along with Franklin Cruz (195 pounds) will look to repeat as individual state champions down at Pepsi Center coming up in mid-February. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Cardenas took a 20-5 technical fall in his match at 138. The sophomore is coming off a strong freshman campaign where he finished with a 34-7 record that ended with 8-5 win in the 120-pound state championship over Ponderosa’s Jaron Mahler.
“I feel more confident for sure,” Cardenas said. “Last year I had a lot more jitters before state.”
The graduation of the likes of four-time state placers Justin Pacheco and Theorius Robison on paper might look to hurt Pomona’s chances of winning a fourth team title over the past five seasons. However, youth is what is spearheading the Panthers this season.
“Sometimes we have to stop and realize how young our team is,” Federico said. “I think 10 or 11 of our weight classes are sophomores and freshmen. It’s pretty cool to see how they are able to adapt.”
With so many of his young wrestlers already with experience at the national level while wrestling before high school, Federico isn’t concerned with how is young wrestlers will handle the pressure of regionals and state coming up in less than a month.
“I don’t think they’ll be shell shocked by it,” Federico said of the atmosphere down at Pepsi Center. “I think they’ll just go out and compete.”
Pomona’s Jeremiah Steele puts the finishing touches on his first-period pin Thursday night against Valor Christian. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) -
Wrestling rankings: Loveland and Poudre join this week
Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Rocky Ford 2 3 Cedaredge 3 4 Paonia 4 5 Highland 5 6 John Mall 7 7 Lyons 6 8 Buena Vista 8 9 Hotchkiss 9 10 Centauri 10 Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Jefferson 1 2 Alamosa 2 3 Valley 3 4 Lamar 5 5 Pagosa Springs 4 6 Eagle Valley 6 7 Weld Central 7 8 Sterling 8 9 Fort Morgan 9 10 Bennett 10 Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Windsor 1 2 Pueblo East 2 3 Pueblo County 3 4 Broomfield 4 5 Mesa Ridge 6 6 Cheyenne Mountain 7 7 Roosevelt 5 8 Pueblo West 8 9 Loveland – 10 Longmont 10 Dropped out Grand Junction Central (9). Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Rocky Mountain 3 3 Monarch 7 4 Ponderosa 2 5 Cherokee Trail 5 6 Grand Junction 4 7 Brighton 6 8 Poudre – 9 Pine Creek 9 10 Legacy 10 Dropped out Grandview (8). -
Photos: Pomona boys basketball upsets No. 2 Denver East
Isaiah Tshimanga scored 30 points as Pomona boys basketball got a 74-72 upset win over Class 5A No. 2 Denver East on Wednesday.
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Wrestling rankings: Jefferson returns to No. 1 in 3A
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Rocky Ford 2 3 Cedaredge 3 4 Paonia 4 5 Highland 6 6 Lyons 5 7 John Mall 9 8 Buena Vista 7 9 Hotchkiss 8 10 Centauri 10 Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Jefferson 3 2 Alamosa 1 3 Valley 2 4 Pagosa Springs 4 5 Lamar 5 6 Eagle Valley 6 7 Weld Central 7 8 Sterling 8 9 Fort Morgan 9 10 Bennett – Dropped out Skyview (10). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Windsor 1 2 Pueblo East 2 3 Pueblo County 4 4 Broomfield 3 5 Roosevelt 5 6 Mesa Ridge 6 7 Cheyenne Mountain 7 8 Pueblo West 8 9 Grand Junction Central 9 10 Longmont – Dropped out Loveland (10). Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Ponderosa 3 3 Rocky Mountain 2 4 Grand Junction 4 5 Cherokee Trail 5 6 Brighton 6 7 Monarch 7 8 Grandview 8 9 Pine Creek 9 10 Legacy 10 Dropped out None. -
Wrestling rankings: Fort Morgan joins in 3A
Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Rocky Ford 3 3 Cedaredge 2 4 Paonia 4 5 Lyons 5 6 Highland 7 7 Buena Vista 6 8 Hotchkiss 8 9 John Mall 9 10 Centauri 10 Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Alamosa 1 2 Valley 2 3 Jefferson 3 4 Pagosa Springs 4 5 Lamar 5 6 Eagle Valley 6 7 Weld Central 7 8 Sterling 8 9 Fort Morgan – 10 Skyview 9 Dropped out Eaton (10). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Windsor 1 2 Pueblo East 2 3 Broomfield 3 4 Pueblo County 4 5 Roosevelt 5 6 Mesa Ridge 6 7 Cheyenne Mountain 7 8 Pueblo West 8 9 Grand Junction Central 9 10 Loveland 10 Dropped out None. Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Rocky Mountain 2 3 Ponderosa 3 4 Grand Junction 4 5 Cherokee Trail 5 6 Brighton 6 7 Monarch 7 8 Grandview 8 9 Pine Creek 9 10 Legacy 10 Dropped out None. -
Wrestling rankings: Changes as teams head out of the break
Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Cedaredge 3 3 Rocky Ford 2 4 Paonia – 5 Lyons 5 6 Buena Vista 4 7 Highland 7 8 Hotchkiss 9 9 John Mall 6 10 Centauri 8 Dropped out Hayden (10). Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Alamosa 5 2 Valley 2 3 Jefferson 1 4 Pagosa Springs 4 5 Lamar 3 6 Eagle Valley 8 7 Weld Central 7 8 Sterling – 9 Skyview – 10 Eaton – Dropped out Berthoud (6), Fort Morgan (9), Platte Valley (10). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Windsor 1 2 Pueblo East 2 3 Broomfield 4 4 Pueblo County 3 5 Roosevelt 6 6 Mesa Ridge 7 7 Cheyenne Mountain 5 8 Pueblo West 10 9 Grand Junction Central – 10 Loveland 9 Dropped out Thompson Valley (8). Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Rocky Mountain 4 3 Ponderosa 2 4 Grand Junction 3 5 Cherokee Trail 8 6 Brighton 6 7 Monarch 7 8 Grandview 5 9 Pine Creek 9 10 Legacy 10 Dropped out None. -
Wrestling rankings: Alamosa and Lyons join this week
Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Rocky Ford 2 3 Cedaredge 3 4 Highland 7 5 Lyons – 6 John Mall 6 7 Buena Vista 4 8 Centauri 8 9 Hotchkiss 9 10 Hayden 10 Dropped out Lyons (5). Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Jefferson 1 2 Valley 2 3 Pagosa Springs 4 4 Alamosa – 5 Lamar 3 6 Berthoud 6 7 Eagle Valley 8 8 Weld Central 7 9 Fort Morgan 9 10 Platte Valley 10 Dropped out Alamosa (5). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Windsor 1 2 Pueblo East 2 3 Pueblo County 3 4 Broomfield 4 5 Cheyenne Mountain 5 6 Mesa Ridge 7 7 Roosevelt 6 8 Thompson Valley 8 9 Loveland 9 10 Pueblo West 10 Dropped out None. Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Ponderosa 2 3 Grand Junction 3 4 Rocky Mountain 4 5 Cherokee Trail 8 6 Grandview 5 7 Brighton 6 8 Monarch 7 9 Pine Creek 9 10 Legacy 10 Dropped out None. -
Counting down the 15 most-read stories of 2019
As 2019 winds down, we look back on the year, and count down CHSAANow.com’s most-read stories over the course of the past 12 months:
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15. Top-seeded Cherry Creek football rallies past Fairview in a tough 5A quarterfinal game
(Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) Cherry Creek rallied from down 20-7 in the second quarter for a win in the Class 5A football quarterfinals.
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14. Regis Jesuit’s Antonio Segura ends Pomona’s Theorius Robison’s bid for fourth wrestling title
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Regis Jesuit’s Antonio Segura pulled off a big upset in the state wrestling semifinals to end a quest for four state wrestling titles from Pomona’s Theorius Robison.
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13. 17-year-old Patricia McCracken to officiate 5A boys soccer championship game
(Tim Bourke) Just 17, soccer official Patricia McCracken made waves when she was selected to officiate the Class 5A boys soccer championship game in the fall.
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12. Columbine beats Jeffco rival Ralston Valley to reach 5A football title game
(Kevin McNearny) On a snowy night in Lakewood, Columbine football beat Ralston Valley 29-15 to head to the Class 5A championship game.
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11. Delta and Sterling arrive in Pueblo ahead of 2A football title game
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Prior to meeting for the Class 2A championship game in football, Delta and Sterling met in Pueblo for a pregame press conference and walkthrough.
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10. A look at football’s Division I recruits on Early Signing Day
(Paul Shepardson) A breakdown of the football players who have signed or committed to Division I college football programs.
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9. State spirit: Ponderosa ties record with 12th title; tracking all champions
(Paul Soriano) Tracking the champions at the 2019 state spirit championships, in all divisions and all classifications.
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8. Valley’s Angel Rios and Skyview’s Jaslynn Gallegos become first girls to place at state wrestling
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) Just two months before a vote that made girls wrestling its own sanctioned sport, Valley’s Angel Rios and Skyview’s Jaslynn Gallegos each became the first girls to ever place at the state wrestling tournament against the boys.
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7. Ponderosa’s Cohlton Schultz: A once-in-a-generation wrestler who just may be the state’s best
(Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com) An in-depth look at Cohlton Schultz, the 2019 Ponderosa graduate who already had tasted international success, and would become a four-time state wrestling champion.
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6. Semifinals set for the state softball tournaments
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com) The semifinals were set for the 2019 state softball tournaments after two rounds were played on the first day of competition.
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5. Cherry Creek football punches championship ticket by beating Pomona in 5A semifinals
(Theodore A. Stark/www.tstark.com) Cherry Creek headed to the Class 5A football championship game with a gutty 14-7 win over Pomona in the semifinals.
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4. Football committee proposes alignment for the 2020 and 2021 seasons
(Dustin Price/dustinpricephotography.com) The much-anticipated football alignment for the 2020 and 2021 seasons was unveiled for the first time in January.
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3. 5A football semifinal between Pomona and Cherry Creek moved to Stutler Bowl
(@cchsactivities/Twitter) With an unplayable field at the NAAC due to a massive snowstorm, the Pomona and Cherry Creek semifinal football game was moved to a new location and date.
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2. 5A football championship game preview: Cherry Creek vs. Columbine
(Photos: Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com; Theodore Stark/tstark.com; Renee Bourcier) A game preview for the Class 5A football championship game between Cherry Creek and Columbine.
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1. Cherry Creek football caps off perfect season by winning 5A championship
(PaulDiSalvoPhotography.com) Cherry Creek football won its 10th state football championship with a 35-10 victory over Columbine at Mile High.
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This week’s wrestling team rankings from On The Mat
Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.
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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings
Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.
To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.
To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.
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Class 2A RK TEAM PVS 1 Wray 1 2 Rocky Ford 2 3 Cedaredge 4 4 Buena Vista 3 5 Lyons 5 6 John Mall 6 7 Highland 7 8 Centauri 9 9 Hotchkiss 10 10 Hayden – Dropped out Paonia (8). Class 3A RK TEAM PVS 1 Jefferson 1 2 Valley 2 3 Lamar 3 4 Pagosa Springs 4 5 Alamosa – 6 Berthoud 5 7 Weld Central – 8 Eagle Valley 7 9 Fort Morgan 9 10 Platte Valley 10 Dropped out Alamosa (6), Weld Central (8). Class 4A RK TEAM PVS 1 Windsor 1 2 Pueblo East 2 3 Pueblo County 3 4 Broomfield 4 5 Cheyenne Mountain 5 6 Roosevelt 6 7 Mesa Ridge 7 8 Thompson Valley 9 9 Loveland 8 10 Pueblo West 10 Dropped out None. Class 5A RK TEAM PVS 1 Pomona 1 2 Ponderosa 2 3 Grand Junction 3 4 Rocky Mountain 4 5 Grandview 5 6 Brighton 6 7 Monarch 7 8 Cherokee Trail 10 9 Pine Creek 8 10 Legacy 9 Dropped out None.