“It’s crazy. I’ve been here every year we’ve won, because my older sisters were both on the team,” Vail Christian captain Isabelle Carlson said. “How far this team has come this year is really inspiring. We pulled it together and got it done.”
Patti Carlson — in her seventh year as the coach of the Saints — has a state championship for every year dating back to 2011. Vail Christian has not won a title in any other sport.
“I’m so proud of these girls,” Patti Carlson said. “These kids did everything. They’re smart, they work hard. We’re here, and we won.”
The championship win puts the Saints in a tie for the eighth-most spirit spirit titles in state history.
Vail Christian turned in a score of 76.9833 to beat out Sanford, who finished with a final score of 68.9333. The Saints made it to the finals with a score of 77.3833 in Friday’s competition.
“Our school is small, so it feels like a family,” Patti Carlson said. “We’ve had so many sisters on our team. It’s family support.”
Elsewhere in poms, Bayfield took the 3A title over Aspen with an impressive score of 84.9167. Bayfield finished runner-up at last year’s competition.
Wheat Ridge claimed a repeat title in 4A with its score of 88.4333. Valor Christian edged out Erie to take second place with an 85.0333.
ThunderRidge won its first title in 5A poms with a score of 94.2333. Grandview finished in second for a second straight runner-up finish.
Cherokee Trail won the school’s first title in 5A cheer, beating last year’s champion Rock Canyon.
Valor Christian won the 4A championship by virtue of a tiebreak over Thompson Valley. The two teams tied with 83.0500 points, but Valor had a higher average score from the cheer judges, which gave them the title.
Valor Christian won the 2016 title, while Thompson Valley finished runner-up.
In 3A, The Academy topped Pinnacle and Prospect Ridge with a score of 80.35. That’s the school’s first 3A cheer title.
Highland won a second-straight title in 2A cheer, finishing ahead of Cheyenne Wells.
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Co-ed Cheer
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Castle View won its fourth-straight title in 4A/5A, topping Mountain Vista and Vista Ridge.
St. Mary’s claimed the title in 2A/3A for a third-straight championship. Coal Ridge, Bayfield and Salida finished behind the Pirates.
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Jazz
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Ponderosa won the Jazz title, moving the Mustangs into a tie for the most spirit titles in state history. Ponderosa now has 11 state spirit championships after turning in a 95.2.
Mountain Vista finished in second place with 93.5833 points.
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Hip Hop
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Broomfield rocked the house with it’s hip hop performance and took the state title.
Eaglecrest finished in the runner-up spot, while Overland gave longtime coach Becky Grasser a solid sendoff with a third-place finish.
Monarch, which won back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016, finished in fourth.
Salida has been much better on the road than they’ve been at home this year. So having to travel to St. Mary’s for the second round of the Class 3A boys soccer tournament wasn’t a big deal.
Even if the Pirates had won the regular season meeting back on Sept. 9.
This time, it was the Spartans who came away victorious. Junior Camden Gillis scored in double-overtime to give Salida a stunning 1-0 win. Up next is a quarterfinal showdown with No. 3 Colorado Academy.
As the No. 27 seed in the tournament, Salida has now come away with two upset wins in the tournament, each time beating their higher ranked opponent by a single goal.
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(12) Delta 3, (5) DSST-Stapleton 0
Delta had a good day on both sides of the ball. The offense put up three goals and keeper Felipe Bedoy didn’t let anything by him as the Panthers advanced with a 3-0 win over DSST-Stapleton.
They’ll see Colorado Springs Christian School in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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(23) Roaring Fork 2, (7) The Academy 0
Roaring Fork’s improbable run in the 3A tournament continued Tuesday with a 2-0 win over the Academy.
A tall task looms on Saturday as the Rams must now face No. 2 Kent Denver.
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Other scores:
(1) Jefferson Academy 2, (16) Peak to Peak 1.
(8) Liberty Common 3, (24) William Smith 0.
(4) CSCS 6, (20) Dawson 1.
(3) Colorado Academy 4, (14) Atlas Prep 0.
(2) Kent Denver 1, (15) Coal Ridge 0.
AURORA — This season’s state tournament brackets for boys soccer were released on Sunday, and Jefferson Academy, Air Academy and Denver East head their respective fields.
The state fields were captured via a combination of automatic qualifiers from leagues as well as the final RPI standings of the regular season.
Jefferson Academy (14-0-1) is the No. 1 seed in Class 3A. The Jaguars will host Beth Eden Baptist in the first round.
Other top 3A seeds include Kent Denver, the reigning champion, as well as Colorado Academy, Colorado Springs Christian, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton, Ridgway, The Academy and Liberty Common.
3A’s tournament begins with the first round on Thursday. The second round is Oct. 31.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
In 4A, Air Academy (15-0-0) is the No. 1 seed. The Kadets begin with Thompson Valley in the first round.
Among high seeds in 4A are Kennedy, Niwot, Montrose, defending champ The Classical Academy, Denver North, Centaurus and Skyline.
The 4A tournament kicks off on Wednesday. It also plays second-round games on Oct. 31.
Denver East (14-1-0) is the top seed in 5A, and opens its postseason against Arvada West.
Also grabbing high seeds in 5A are Far Northeast, Fort Collins, defending champion Boulder, Grandview, Hinkley, Broomfield and Grand Junction.
5A’s state tournament also begins with the first round on Thursday. It has second round games on Nov. 1.
All quarterfinal matches are Nov. 4, and semifinals are Nov. 8 at neutral sites. The state championship games will be Nov. 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Denver East is back up to the No. 1 spot in 5A in this week’s boys soccer rankings.
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.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver East (5)
12-1-0
94
2
1-0-0
2
Boulder (5)
11-1-1
89
1
2-0-0
3
Broomfield
11-2-1
79
3
1-0-1
4
Fort Collins
11-1-1
60
4
2-0-0
5
Grandview
11-2-0
59
6
2-0-0
6
FNE Warriors
9-2-2
52
5
0-1-0
7
Hinkley
11-1-1
41
8
2-0-0
8
Arapahoe
11-2-1
31
10
2-0-0
9
Grand Junction
11-2-1
21
–
0-0-1
10
Legacy
9-3-1
16
7
0-1-1
Others receiving votes:
Fairview 3, Rangeview 3, Cherry Creek 2.
Dropped out
Fairview (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (8)
14-0-0
80
1
2-0-0
2
Niwot
11-1-1
71
4
2-0-0
3
Kennedy
11-1-1
60
3
2-0-0
4
Denver North
11-2-0
49
8
2-0-0
5
Montrose
9-3-2
39
6
0-1-1
6
The Classical Academy
12-1-0
33
9
2-0-0
7
Silver Creek
10-2-2
32
2
0-2-0
8
Skyline
10-1-2
21
–
2-0-0
9
Durango
9-2-2
18
–
1-0-0
10
Centaurus
9-2-1
11
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Sand Creek 10, Windsor 6, Golden 4, Littleton 4, Cheyenne Mountain 2.
Dropped out
Littleton (5), Sand Creek (7), Windsor (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (3)
11-1-1
81
1
2-1-0
2
Jefferson Academy (3)
13-0-1
79
2
1-0-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
13-0-0
61
3
1-0-0
4
Colorado Academy (2)
10-3-0
59
4
1-0-0
5
KIPP Denver Collegiate
11-4-0
41
8
3-0-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
11-2-0
39
5
2-0-0
7
Peak to Peak
6-5-1
21
–
1-0-1
8
Delta
11-1-1
19
6
1-0-0
9
The Academy
8-1-3
18
–
1-0-0
10
Eagle Ridge Academy
12-0-0
15
9
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Manitou Springs 9, Manual 9, The Pinnacle 8, Arrupe Jesuit 7, Frontier Academy 7, Aurora West 5, Faith Christian 5, DSST-Stapleton 4, Coal Ridge 2, James Irwin 2, Ridgway 2, Atlas Prep 1, St. Mary’s 1.
Roosevelt football beat Berthoud on Friday night in a key Class 3A matchup.
For starters, it was a top-10 win, with the No. 5 Roughriders topping the No. 8 Spartans. Second, it was a win in the Class 3A Tri-Valley League, which is probably the best league in the state regardless of classification. Third, Roosevelt is now 5-2.
But most importantly: It helped the Roughriders move up in the 3A RPI standings from No. 13 to No. 8.
Roosevelt rallied from down 12-7 to take a 15-12 lead at halftime, and led 22-12 after three quarters.
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2A: (6) Sterling 56, Fort Lupton 28
Sterling quarterback Bodie Hume threw six touchdowns in the first half of Sterling’s 56-28 win over Fort Lupton. That ties the state record.
Hume finished with seven touchdowns; he only played one series in the second half.
The six touchdowns in a half are now tied for the most in state history. Hume is the seventh player to do that. His seven touchdown passes are tied for the fifth-most in state history.
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4A: (10) Skyline 70, Greeley Central 44
Skyline junior Jeremy Hollingsworth rushed for six touchdowns and more than 350 yards in a wild win over Greeley Central. He now has scored 26 touchdowns this season.
The Falcons are 6-1 this season.
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3A: Fort Morgan 17, (6) Silver Creek 7
Fort Morgan not only pulled off the upset, but moved to 2-0 in the Northern League. Both conference wins followed a three-game losing streak.
“We changed it up this week,” Mustangs coach Harrison Chisum told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We had a lot of competitions and a lot more fun in practice, and it kind of helped with our energy level.”
Donovan Moya had an interception return for a score to help Fort Morgan win on Friday.
“He’s a competitor, and that was a huge pick-six to start the second half,” Chisum said.
Both teams are now 4-3 this season.
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6-man: (1) Stratton/Liberty 63, (3) Otis 6
The Knighted Eagles are 7-0 after this latest win.
“We’re really excited about the win, an really excited about the way we’ve been playing,” coach Toby Kechter told the Scoreboard Show.
Kechter praised his line.
“The kids just blocked their hearts out,” he said. “The effort’s just been great.”
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Notables:
Highlands Ranch, ranked No. 9 in 5A, is now 6-1 after beating Fountain-Fort Carson 38-24. “Our guys overcame some penalties and a couple of turnovers, and played really well tonight to overcome those things,” interim coach David May told the Scoreboard Show.
The Falcons will face No. 1 Valor Christian next week. The Eagles are now 7-0 after a 41-7 win over Lakewood. Luke McCaffrey had three total touchdowns, including a kickoff return for a score. Valor has won 17 games in a row.
Sedgwick County, top-ranked in 8-man, rolled to a 57-14 win over Merino. Sedgwick County is now 7-0 and has won 17-straight games.
8-man No. 5 Haxtun rebounded from a loss to beat No. 10 Caliche 38-20.
6-man No. 4 Peetz also rebounded from a loss by topping No. 10 Fleming 39-26. Tre Fehringer threw three touchdown passes for the Bulldogs.
2A No. 4 La Junta won its rivalry game with Lamar, winning 40-0 in the Whistle Game.
In 6-man, Sierra Grande is now 6-1 after shutting out Aguilar 60-0. Five different players had rushing touchdowns, including two each from Dakota Aragon and Dylan Milner.
South Park has matched its win total from last season after beating Pikes Peak Christian 30-6. The Burros are 4-3 in 6-man.
Wins No. 322 for coaches Scott Yates (Kent Denver) and Chris Brown (West Grand). Kent Denver, No. 1 in 2A, beat Englewood 38-0. West Grand, No. 2 in 8-man, beat Rangely 46-0.
In 4A, Rampart got an important 17-13 win over Montrose to move to 2-0 in the Pikes Peak League.
Jaylen Thomas rushed for 243 yards and three scores as Vista Ridge beat Coronado 35-14 in another 4A Pikes Peak matchup.
Austin Coalson helped Eaton improved to 5-2 this season with two touchdown passes in the team’s 46-6 win over The Academy.
Dakota Key rushed for three touchdowns and Alec Lewis threw for two as Legacy beat Aurora Central 44-0 in 5A. Legacy is 4-3.
DENVER — Joel Daniel scored the lone goal in the second half as The Academy boys soccer upset No. 6 Denver Science & Tech Stapleton 1-0 in a Class 3A game on Saturday.
Five new teams across the three classifications joined this week’s boys soccer rankings.
Included: Grand Junction (5A), Far Northeast (5A), Denver North (4A), Eagle Ridge Academy (3A) and Faith Christian (3A).
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.
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.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver East (10)
8-0-0
100
1
1-0-0
2
Fort Collins
6-0-1
72
4
2-0-0
3
Boulder
6-1-1
71
2
1-0-0
4
Fairview
7-1-0
61
5
2-0-0
5
Grandview
5-1-0
56
7
1-0-0
6
Fossil Ridge
5-0-1
41
6
1-0-0
7
Broomfield
6-2-0
37
3
1-1-0
8
Grand Junction
9-1-0
27
–
3-0-0
9
FNE Warriors
6-1-1
26
–
2-0-0
10
Hinkley
7-1-0
25
9
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Arapahoe 12, Monarch 9, Regis Jesuit 9, Legacy 4.
Dropped out
Monarch (8), Cherry Creek (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (8)
8-0-0
70
1
2-0-0
2
Niwot
7-0-1
61
2
1-0-0
3
Silver Creek
7-0-1
49
7
3-0-0
4
The Classical Academy
5-1-0
40
3
1-0-0
5
Sand Creek
8-0-0
30
6
2-0-0
6
Littleton
8-0-1
26
8
1-0-0
7
Windsor
8-0-0
26
4
1-0-0
8
Montrose
6-2-1
24
10
1-0-1
9
Durango
7-1-1
21
5
1-0-1
10
Denver North
7-1-0
18
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Cheyenne Mountain 7, Kennedy 7, Golden 6.
Dropped out
Cheyenne Mountain (9).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Jefferson Academy (7)
8-0-1
97
1
3-0-0
2
Kent Denver (2)
6-0-1
88
2
1-0-0
3
Liberty Common (1)
7-0-0
60
9
3-0-0
4
Colorado Springs Christian
4-2-0
52
3
1-0-0
5
Colorado Academy
5-2-0
40
4
1-0-0
6
DSST-Stapleton
7-1-0
38
6
2-0-0
7
St. Mary’s
6-2-0
27
8
1-1-0
8
The Academy
6-0-2
26
5
1-0-0
9
Eagle Ridge Academy
8-0-0
20
–
1-0-0
10
Faith Christian
3-3-2
16
–
0-2-0
Others receiving votes:
KIPP Denver Collegiate 14, Manitou Springs 13, Delta 12, Aurora West 9, Manual 9, Frontier Academy 7, The Pinnacle 7, DSST-Green Valley Ranch 6, Peak to Peak 5, Arrupe Jesuit 4.