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  • CLOC meeting: New enrollment splits set for classifications, and other notes

    CLOC meeting
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    AURORA — The Classification and League Organizing Committee met Tuesday, and chief among their decisions was setting enrollment splits for the 2018-20 two-year cycle.

    Those enrollment cutoffs are listed below, save for football, which has its classifications set by the football committee. Those splits will be posted within the next 10 days. This information is also available on this page.

    A breakdown of each school’s reported Oct. 2017 enrollment, which is used to place programs into classifications, is available here.

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    Enrollment cutoffs

    Team Sports (except football)
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1392 up
    4A 619 1391
    3A 272 618
    2A 88 271
    1A 1 87
    Cross Country
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1520 up
    4A 788 1519
    3A 304 787
    2A 1 303
    Boys Golf
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1520 up
    4A 677 1519
    3A 1 676
    Girls Golf
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1590 up
    4A 870 1589
    3A 1 869
    Gymnastics
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1698 up
    4A 1 1697
    Boys Swimming
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1622 up
    4A 1 1621
    Girls Swimming
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1765 up
    4A 1160 1764
    3A 1 1159
    Boys Tennis
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1397 up
    4A 1 1396
    Girls Tennis
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1650 up
    4A 1075 1649
    3A 1 1074
    Track
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1514 up
    4A 788 1513
    3A 298 787
    2A 94 297
    1A 1 93
    Wrestling
    Class Bottom Top
    5A 1654 up
    4A 955 1653
    3A 304 954
    2A 1 303

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    Re-classification of schools

    Three schools asked to reclassify according to bylaw 1500.21, which allows schools to move down a class if they meet a number of factors, such as socio-economics, geography, competitive history and enrollment trend.

    • Greeley Central was approved to reclassify. This means their team sports will compete in 4A, and representatives of the school said it was their intention to play up to 4A in sports, such as wrestling, where the reclassification would put them in 3A.
    • Montezuma-Cortez’s reclassification from 4A to 3A was also approved. Likewise, school reps said they would commit to playing up to 3A in any sports where the reclassification would put them in 2A.
    • Skyline’s reclassification from 5A to 4A was approved.

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    Program playdowns

    The following schools had their program playdown requests approved. These programs will not be eligible to compete in the postseason, per bylaw 1500.27.

    • Arvada football from 3A to 2A.
    • Boulder softball from 5A to 4A.
    • Calhan football from 1A to 8-man.
    • Cripple-Creek Victor from 8-man to 6-man.
    • Dolores Huerta from 1A to 8-man.
    • Jefferson from 2A to 1A.
    • Loveland boys and girls soccer from 5A to 4A.
    • Mead boys soccer from 4A to 3A.
    • Pinnacle football from 2A to 1A.
    • Rangeview boys lacrosse from 5A to 4A.

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    New schools approved as members

    The committee approved seven new schools for initial probationary membership into CHSAA. They are:

    • Denver School of Science & Tech – Byers, which is in Denver’s Wash Park neighborhood.
    • KIPP Northeast, located in northeast Denver.
    • Loveland Classical School, in Loveland.
    • Riverdale Ridge, in Brighton.
    • Strive Prep Rise, in northeast Denver.
    • Strive Prep Smart, in southwest Denver.
    • Thomas MacLaren, in Colorado Springs.

    KIPP Northeast and Strive Prep Rise are housed in the same building and are planning to co-op, so they will play 4A. DSST-Byers, Riverdale Ridge and Strive Prep Smart will likely be 3A. Loveland Classical and Thomas MacLaren will likely be 2A,

    Riverdale Ridge will most likely play 2A football, as well.

    Another school, Windsor Charter, was not accepted because the CLOC members felt the school was not yet ready to become a member for a variety of reasons.

    With these new schools, CHSAA will have 361 member schools in 2018-19.

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    Stargate School granted full membership

    One new school has joined CHSAA as a full member, moving off probationary status: Stargate School, which is located in Thornton.

    Three others up for review for full membership were left on probationary status:

    • DSST-College View was left on because it has had multiple CHSAA violations dealing with eligibility.
    • Golden View Classical Academy and Victory Prep Academy were both left on probationary status because no one from the school attended the CLOC meeting.

  • 5A boys soccer roundup: Fairview upsets rival Boulder to advance

    Fairview Boulder boys soccer
    (Cannon Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    To be the man, you have to beat the man.

    Fairview now has a chance to be the man after a 2-1 upset win over defending Class 5A soccer champion Boulder on Wednesday.

    The win puts the Knights in the quarterfinals of the 5A boys state tournament.

    Fairview jumped out to a 2-0 lead before halftime thanks to goals from Ryan Tidd and Myles Ellis.

    Boulder got one back in the second half from Eric Ramirez, but the Panthers couldn’t find the equalizer.

    The Knights will face Grandview on Saturday as they look to advance to the semifinals.

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    (1) Denver East 2, (16) Fossil Ridge 1 (PKs),

    Top-seeded Denver East found itself locked in a 1-1 tie with Fossil Ridge after 80 minutes of regulation and two overtime periods.

    Off to penalty kicks they went.

    The Angels scored eight times while the Sabercats could only put seven in the net. With the shootout win, Denver East will meet Grand Junction in the 5A quarterfinals on Saturday.

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    (5) Grandview 2, (12) Regis Jesuit 0

    Junior Jaime Luna struck first and classmate Ian Oltman added one for insurance as Grandview topped Regis Jesuit 2-0 on Wednesday.

    Keeper Eddie St. Martin made three saves to get his second shutout of the playoffs.

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    Other scores:

    (8) Grand Junction 3, (9) Arapahoe 1
    (3) Fort Collins 3, (19) Castle View 1
    (6) Hinkley 2, (11) Rangeview 1
    (7) Broomfield 4, (10) Cherry Creek 1
    (2) FNE Warriors 1, (15) Legacy 0

  • Ralston Valley football on winning streak heading to showdown against Eaglecrest

    ARVADA — Every prep football game in mid-October is important for teams with postseason aspirations.

    The importance of Ralston Valley’s road trip to Legacy Stadium in Aurora for a 7 p.m. kickoff against undefeated and No. 2 Eaglecrest next week could very well completely wash away the Mustangs’ 0-3 start to the season.

    “We have the momentum now,” Ralston Valley junior Brad Roberts said after his 10 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns performance in a 42-6 victory over Rangeview on Thursday at the North Area Athletic Complex. “It will be a tough game. Hopefully we can get that win.”

    Ralston Valley is on a 5-game winning streak after a 42-6 victory over Rangeview. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Ralston Valley (5-3, 3-0 in Mt. Wilson League) and Eaglecrest (7-0, 2-0) will likely be playing for the conference title in the Mt. Wilson League, along with the all-important automatic bid to the 16-team 5A state tournament.

    “I try to get our guys each week better regardless of opponent,” Ralston Valley coach Matt Loyd said about heading about next week’s game against the Raptors. “We’ve got to focus on getting better and not who we are playing.”

    A 5-game winning streak for Ralston Valley has put the Mustangs in position to completely forget early losses to No. 5 Columbine, Fountain-Fort Carson and No. 3 Pomona. Ralston Valley can focus going up against a talented Eaglecrest team that returns a lot of players from its state quarterfinal team from last season.

    “I think we played really tough opponents at the very beginning. Each week we’ve just got better and better,” Roberts said. “We need to contain (Eaglecrest’s) athletes and make sure everyone does their job.”

    The Mustangs lost to the Raptors 38-21 last season. That allowed Eaglecrest to take the conference title.

    Ralston Valley got off to a slow start in the 4 p.m. kickoff Thursday against Rangeview (1-7, 0-3). A 45-yard touchdown run by sophomore Chase Wilson late in the first quarter got the scoring going.

    Three Ralston Valley touchdowns in the final 4 minutes of the first half opened up a 28-0 lead. Senior Kohlton Pribble had a pair of short touchdown runs and junior quarterback AJ Jergensen scrambled in for a 41-yard touchdown.

    Chase Wilson, right, and Jake Nishida celebrate a Mustang touchdown against Rangeview. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Roberts got it to a running clock with his pair of touchdowns in the second half. The junior, who was slowed by an ankle injury early this season, had touchdown runs of 3 and 24 yards.

    “I’ve been getting better each week. I’m feeling stronger and better. I need to get my conditioning up and my endurance back,” Roberts said after his largest output of the season. “I think we are doing well as a team. We’re rolling.”

    Rangeview prevented the shutout with a 29-yard touchdown run by senior Joshua Hollins in the final minute.

    “It was a good game for us, but I think we can improve on a lot of stuff,” Ralston Valley senior linebacker Brayden Hartley said. “There was a lot of fundamentals that we did wrong. We’ll get better every week.”

    Loyd emphasized that his teams need to get better as the regular season comes to a close.

    “We’ve got to get better on some fundamental things,” Loyd said. “Obviously, scoring points is nice and holding them almost to a shutout is nice, but you have to be fundamentally sound.”

    Ralston Valley sophomore Chase Wilson brakes off a 45-yard touchdown run Thursday at NAAC. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Photos: Monarch’s Charlie Perry wins cross country regional

    BOULDER —  Monarch’s Charlie Perry won the Class 5A Region 3 boys cross country race, hosted at Harlow Platts park.

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  • Football roundup: Roosevelt beats No. 3 Silver Creek on game’s final play

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    In a wild matchup, Roosevelt football scored on the game’s final play to upset Silver Creek on Friday night.

    The Roughriders’ Noah Craig punched in a rushing touchdown as time expired to secure the 29-27 upset.

    “Holy cow. It was a huge win,” Roosevelt coach Lane Wasinger told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game.

    To even get to that final play, though, Roosevelt first had to convert on fourth down with 25 seconds remaining.

    “It was like, ‘You know what?’ Let’s just go for it. Let’s go for the end zone,” Wasinger said.

    Roosevelt quarterback Trent Beall, a junior, scrambled for the first down — and got out-of-bounds.

    “He’s so slippery and he’s so good with his feet, and he’s just a playmaker,” Wasinger said. “It gave us a chance to put it in the end zone.”

    Craig, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior, did just that.

    “The sideline went crazy,” Wasinger said. “We just won a big football game.”

    Roosevelt had led Silver Creek 16-6 after three quarters, before both offenses broke loose in the final quarter.

    “It got pretty crazy,” Wasinger said of the fourth quarter.

    Silver Creek actually took the lead with seven minutes to play, but Roosevelt rallied and eventually won on the final play.

    Both teams are now 3-1 this season.

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    3A: (2) Mead 38, (9) Longmont 14

    Mead football continued its perfect start, beating No. 9 Longmont to improve to 4-0 this season.

    The Mavericks, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the second quarter on their cross-town rivals, and went on to win 38-14.

    Longmont did cut that early lead to 21-14 late in the second quarter, but Mead’s defense didn’t allow the Trojans to score again.

    “Our defense had our back all night,” Mead quarterback Tyler Keys told BoCoPreps.com after the game.

    Keys threw a passing touchdown and rushed for another for the Mavericks. Evan Hansen, Jake Wachter and Nathan Mackey also had rushing touchdowns. Dom Esters caught the touchdown from Keys.

    Longmont quarterback Oakley Dehning rushed for a touchdown.

    This was just the second-ever meeting between the two schools which are just 15 minutes apart. Mead won last season, 49-35, during its march to the semifinals.

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    2A/3A: (2) Bayfield 20, (8) Durango 13

    For the first time in the history of the rivalry — which dates to 1924! — Bayfield beat Durango.

    Bayfield senior Hunter Killough had a game-sealing interception in the game’s final moments, according to the Durango Herald.

    “I wanted it bad,” he told the paper after the game. “Since last year, I had been stewing on this game. It’s good to get that victory.”

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    Notables:

    • 5A No. 8 Mullen went out-of-state to play Bothell (Wash.), and had a big rally and a chance to win late, but fell 31-28. Bothell reached Washington’s 4A quarterfinals last season.
    • 5A No. 7 Cherry Creek beat No. 6 Grandview 40-20 to give coach Dave Logan the 250th win of his career.
    • In 1A, No. 2 Meeker got a top-10 win over No. 8 Monte Vista, 30-7. “Our defense did a good job of flying around the football tonight,” coach Shane Phelan told the Scoreboard Show. The Cowboys are 4-0.
    • Skyview knocked off No. 10 Thomas Jefferson 27-16 in 3A. The Wolverines have started 4-0, their best start since 2011.
    • Harrison beat Glenwood Springs 36-22, and is now 4-0 in 3A. “This is just another step forward for us,” coach Al Melo told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a good win for our kids tonight, and I’m really proud of them.
    • Check out Widefield, which is 4-0 in 4A following a 42-0 win over Palmer. The Gladiators haven’t started 4-0 since 2010. TJ Davis rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on Friday. He also threw two touchdown passes.
    • 5A No. 3 Eaglecrest is now 4-0 after beating Cherokee Trail 28-14.
    • Berthoud upset 3A No. 5 Fort Morgan, 22-10.
    • Grand Valley and Aspen had lightning delay their game, which the Skiers ultimately won 30-26. Aspen, which won a combined four games the past two seasons, is 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
    • Sierra Grande beat Cheraw 61-6 in 6-man action, including this touchdown. The Panthers are now 4-0, something they haven’t done since 2005.
    • 6-man No. 1 Stratton/Liberty cruised to a 68-8 win over Idalia. Tyson Lichty completed four passes — all four went for touchdowns. Jacob McCormick rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
    • Levi Mair had four total touchdowns in Arvada’s 30-6 win over The Pinnacle.
    • Jaion Colbert rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as Overland beat Rangeview 42-20.
    • Zac Hanenberg had two rushing touchdowns as Canon City beat Pueblo East 29-16. The Tigers are now 4-0, matching their win total from each of the past two seasons.
    • Peyton beat Ellicott 41-0 in 1A. Gunner Saarela rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
    • Trevor Reuss threw for 241 yards in 2A Basalt’s 41-33 win over 3A Battle Mountain.
    • Garrett Anderson rushed for 157 yards and a score as Lewis-Palmer topped Pueblo County 20-10 in a 3A matchup.
    • 5A Ralston Valley also went out-of-state, and beat East Bakersfield (Calif.) 35-14.

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    More coverage

  • Photos: No. 5 Brighton softball scores in bunches to beat Rangeview

    BRIGHTON — It was a good second inning for Class 5A No. 5 Brighton. The Bulldogs scored 10 and went on to beat Rangeview 18-0 on Tuesday.

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  • Photos: Arapahoe boys soccer gets goals from three in tight win over Rangeview

    CENTENNIAL — Ben Davis, Cameron Gail and Mitch Engerman all scored for Arapahoe as the Warriors were able to edge Rangeview 3-2 on Thursday.

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  • Photos: Denver East softball tops Rangeview to open season

    AURORA — Denver East softball beat Rangeview 14-8 in the season opener for both teams on Friday.

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  • CHSAA student leadership camp teaches how to overcome challenges

    CHSAA student leadership camp
    (Courtesy of Kendle Davis)

    FORT COLLINS — The Annual Student Leadership Camp gives students an opportunity to grow not only themselves, but their schools as a whole.

    Students like Rangeview’s Josh Wall.

    “We’ve been focusing on the things which we struggle with and how to overcome them better as a counsel,” Wall said. “Trying to figure out attendance issues in our school, fight racial tendencies, etc. Figure out how we can make our schools better.”

    Rashaan Davis, the curriculum director asked student to do three things every day: Learn, grow and play.

    “Kids understand what the expectation is — especially leaders. It has to be a balance,” Davis said. “We want them to be able to learn. Those are the things we want you to take back to your school. Second, we want them to grow individually as a leader. But, then we also want to play and remind kids how to have a good time.”

    He asked students to simply be in the moment.

    “In this moment, if you can shut down all the other things that are going on and you can hear the message, that’s probably more important than anything else,” Davis said. “Just be here now. If kids can get to that point, that’s where real learning starts to happen.”

    The camp’s theme is ‘GRIT.’

    Davis spoke on what grit means to him.

    “To me, it’s absolutely about follow-through. It’s about understanding how to persevere,” Davis said. “Sometimes, it’s the littlest things that we have to persevere. It’s hearing no sometimes, and I appreciate that because when kids hear no, they either fall apart or they grow. Fail forward, if you will.

    “Grit says, I’m going to take a step back and assess what’s going on around me, and then we’re going to move forward in a positive way.”

    The students were grouped into counsels, then grouped by classification to work on brainstorming ideas for service projects, fundraising and events.

    Kim Karr, the guest speaker for the day, touched on the #ICANHELP initiative.

    According to the #ICANHELP website, they believe that “One person has the power to make a difference and delete negativity online in his or her own life. More people can effect even more change.”

    Karr talked about creating a positive school culture by transforming these student leaders into digital leaders that create positive change online.

    “I think she’s talking on their level because it’s all about technology,” Davis said. “That little device can mean a whole lot in a positive way and it can mean a whole lot in a very negative way. As kids leave here, they should understand that the little things they do affect them personally. But, the big picture of how they can make someone else feel, I think is important.

    “That’s a message that they can take back and share with other students and with their feeder schools — middle school kids need that probably more than high school kids.”

    CHSAA student leadership camp
    (Courtesy of Kendle Davis)

    CHSAA’s Student Leadership program gives students opportunities to work directly with CHSAA members to address important issues.

    The CHSAA state reps had a meeting with the CHSAA staff after Karr spoke.

    “I think it’s great being able to work with all the CHSAA members and the adults to see their mindset,” Wall said. “There are all these rules that you aren’t used to, but now you get to see the backside of that and understand why they have that. Nevertheless, it’s great to have these adults and college people around because you get to see what you can do in leadership and how much further you can go.”

    Wall and the rest of the students get just that — an idea of how far you can go with a program like this. Real change can happen when students and CHSAA members work together.

    “Whenever you meet great people, you get a lot of ideas,” Wall said. “All the ideas which I’m getting from the people in my counsel really help me be able to have these new ideas so I’m kind of refreshed in things that I’ve been doing for the last three years. I come back with a new sense of grit where I’ve got to fight and do everything I need to in order to have a better last year.”

    And, when students from schools around the state get together to collaborate and discuss which ideas work best.

    “I’ve heard of a lot of great ideas from other schools. Other ways of fundraising, I definitely feel could work where I’m going,” Wall said. “A lot of the 1A, 2A or 3A schools, they don’t have many people. When you have a lot of people, it’s easier to get people to go to events. So, you get to hear how they get people to go to events and you can follow their methods.”

    Just two days into the camp, the theme is being bought into full force.

    “Everybody needs grit to get better,” Wall said. “I feel like the theme is really helpful because one of the biggest issues with leadership is giving up after a while or getting tired at the end of the year. It’s always great to have a theme like that because it proves that everything you are doing is worth it. You always have to keep on fighting.”

  • Photos: Ponderosa girls soccer edges Rangeview

    PARKER — Ponderosa girls soccer beat Rangeview by one goal in its first game this season, 2-1.

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