Yuma’s Paul Brophy in a game earlier this season. (ADIndians/Twitter)
Paul Brophy’s dominant senior season continued on Saturday.
The Yuma pitcher threw a complete game for his eighth-ranked team as they beat No. 9 Wray on Saturday, 9-0. Brophy allowed just one hit in the contest, striking out 15 against three walks.
Brophy is now 5-1 this season with a 1.93 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .183 against him. His 67 strikeouts this season are the second-most in Class 2A, and his five wins are tied for the state lead in any classification.
On Saturday, Yuma spotted him a big lead with a four-run first inning. They also scored one run in the second, two in the fourth, one in the fifth, and one in the seventh.
Chase McCreath was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Yuma, and Manny Tena went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Alex Falconburg was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. All three hit home runs.
Yuma, now 10-2 plays at 3A No. 4 Sterling on Tuesday.
The 2018-19 all-state wrestling teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. Coaches and wrestlers of the year were selected by the Colorado High School Coaches Association at the state meet.
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Class 5A
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Wrestler of the year: Cohlton Schultz, Ponderosa
Coach of the year: Sam Federico, Pomona
First team
Name
Year
School
Weight
Daniel Cardenas
Freshman
Pomona
120
Vince Cornella
Sophomore
Monarch
113
Franklin Cruz
Sophomore
Pomona
182
Alec Hargreaves
Junior
Rocky Mountain
195
Austin McFadden
Senior
Prairie View
152
Justin Pacheco
Senior
Pomona
132
Kenny Sailas
Sophomore
Brighton
106
Marquez Salazar
Senior
Adams City
160
Fabian Santillan
Senior
Grandview
138
Cohlton Schultz
Senior
Ponderosa
285
Mosha Schwartz
Senior
Ponderosa
126
Antonio Segura
Sophomore
Regis Jesuit
145
Jay Skalecki
Senior
Grand Junction
170
Hunter Tobiasson
Senior
Grand Junction
220
Second team
Name
Year
School
Weight
Joey Airola
Freshman
Boulder
106
Keegan Bailey
Senior
Fruita Monument
195
Tyson Beauperthuy
Junior
Doherty
152
Kai Blake
Senior
Cherry Creek
170
Joshua Deaguero
Junior
Adams City
138
Armando Garcia
Sophomore
Denver East
113
Sam Hart
Sophomore
Cherokee Trail
220
Joey Joiner
Junior
Legacy
145
Austin Kelchen
Senior
Douglas County
160
Colin Lavell
Senior
Legend
285
Jaron Mahler
Sophomore
Ponderosa
120
Randy Myers
Sophomore
Castle View
132
Jake Welch
Senior
Valor Christian
182
Wyatt Yapoujian
Junior
Pomona
126
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Class 4A
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Wrestler of the year: Andrew Alirez, Greeley Central
DENVER — In one of the most spectacular venues for Colorado sports, the Pepsi Center, Trey Geyer became the first two-time wrestling champion for his school.
“It’s just another step closer to being what I’ve always dreamed about, the first four-timer in Cedaredge history,” he said of topping the 120-pound bracket. “Being the first two-timer is pretty amazing.”
When Sean Dale and Geyer clinched finals victories a season ago, they ended a 32-year title drought for the program. A surprisingly quick pin of Rocky Ford senior Dillon Jaramillo on Saturday, a Class 2A match that only took one minute, 47 seconds, was another achievement for Geyer.
What a way to open a prep career.
“I think it means a lot to everyone, because nobody’s really seen us as a wrestling school until the last couple years,” the sophomore said.
Geyer was a top-notch competitor all season with a 37-3 record. When he spoke after the match, his excitement had much to do with representing his program (Taj Van de Linde, 220 winner), his school, and even his family. His brother is working on the craft as well.
“He’s a sixth grader this year, so he’ll get to see what the middle school state championship is like back up here in April,” Geyer said.
The Cedaredge star was one of several repeat winners in 2A while the Eagles of Wray clinched back-to-back team titles with 166 points. The runner-up was Cedaredge with 96, just nipping Centauri (95).
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As one of the more entertaining wrestlers under the bright lights, John Mall’s Wesley Van Matre put three fingers up and completed an acrobatic move after he defeated Tyler Collins (Wray) in the 138-pound finals.
“I told my buddy I would do a flip if I win and he didn’t believe I could do a backflip,” Van Matre stated matter-of-factly. “I think I won my bet.”
With a first round pin of his own (3:26), Van Matre positioned himself to become a four-timer as a senior. But, he won’t let his hunger diminish.
“I just want to get better at what I do every day and hopefully this happens next year,” the junior said. “The feeling gets better and better every year.”
John Mall teammate Anthony Aldretti rose up from the fifth seed to the top of the podium in the 132-pound class. He’s only a sophomore.
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In the 106-pound division, Fowler senior Seth McFall (2A wrestler of the year) won back-to-back titles with a takedown of Rye freshman Cole Miller. One match later, Michael Atencio earned Rye’s first-ever individual state championship with a 5-1 decision over Rockwell.
Jayce Bauer (220) conquered a state bracket for the first time in his final prep match. Even better, he finished the season undefeated with a 39-0 record for County Line.
As for the team chase, Wray left no doubt who the 2A king would be this weekend. The Eagles didn’t have a single individual winner Saturday, but Collins, Cade Rockwell (113), Cade Hillman (160), and Carlos Tarin (170) all nabbed silver medals.
The Eagles now have 13 titles to their credit, but finally snapped a three-decade winless streak in 2018. Now they have begun a new championship era. Their depth and top-end talent led to a decisive win for coach Matt Brown’s crew and the tradition-rich Eagles were flying high again. Wray was able to top a terrific 2A field.
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.
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Highlands Ranch (5A), Air Academy (4A), Colorado Springs Christian (3A), Del Norte (2A) and Kit Carson (1A) have all stayed on top of their respective girls basketball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Ponderosa 17, Green Mountain 16, Pueblo East 9, Skyline 5, Eagle Valley 3, George Washington 3, Sierra 3, Skyview 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Pueblo County 1, Thompson Valley 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Springs Christian (12)
18-0
129
1
2-0
2
St. Mary’s
17-1
110
2
2-0
3
Pagosa Springs (1)
15-2
107
3
1-0
4
Delta
16-1
88
4
2-0
5
Eaton
17-1
74
5
2-0
6
Alamosa
14-5
51
7
1-1
7
Centauri
13-5
43
6
1-1
8
Lutheran
13-4
31
8
2-0
9
Platte Valley
16-2
29
9
3-0
10
The Academy
17-1
23
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Moffat County 22, Cedaredge 4, Grand Valley 2, Manitou Springs 1, SkyView Academy 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Del Norte (8)
17-0
106
1
2-0
2
Limon (2)
17-1
90
3
3-0
3
Wray (1)
15-2
82
2
2-0
4
Swink
16-1
72
4
2-0
5
Yuma
14-3
62
6
3-0
6
Heritage Christian
17-0
56
5
2-0
7
Meeker
17-1
52
7
3-0
8
Rye
17-1
36
9
2-0
9
Peyton
13-3
14
–
2-0
10
Soroco
15-3
13
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Holyoke 9, Simla 9, Sanford 3, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Simla (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (15)
17-0
151
1
1-0
2
South Baca
16-0
133
2
2-0
3
Briggsdale
16-1
106
3
1-0
4
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
15-2
101
4
1-1
5
Sangre de Cristo
15-2
96
5
3-0
6
Fleming
15-3
74
7
2-0
7
Haxtun
14-4
62
6
2-1
8
De Beque
14-3
38
8
2-0
9
Cotopaxi
16-2
25
9
2-0
10
North Park
13-3
21
10
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Springfield 14, Longmont Christian 12, Sierra Grande 10, Wiley 10, Belleview Christian 7, Cheraw 7, Lone Star 6, Hanover 5, Elbert 1, Merino 1.
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.
Lutheran (4A) and North Park (1A) have each joined this week’s girls basketball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Highlands Ranch (9)
18-1
134
1
4-0
2
Regis Jesuit (5)
17-2
131
2
4-1
3
Grandview
16-3
110
3
4-0
4
Cherry Creek
14-4
92
4
4-0
5
Fossil Ridge
16-2
84
5
4-1
6
Valor Christian
17-2
73
6
4-0
7
Horizon
15-4
53
7
3-0
8
Broomfield
16-3
38
9
4-0
9
Ralston Valley
13-5
33
8
3-1
10
Vista Peak
17-1
10
10
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Windsor 6, Mountain Vista 4, Legend 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (17)
18-0
178
1
6-0
2
Pueblo West (1)
17-2
149
2
4-0
3
Pueblo South
16-2
131
3
3-1
4
Evergreen
14-3
113
4
3-1
5
Mullen
12-7
85
5
3-1
6
Holy Family
13-5
81
6
6-0
7
Greeley Central
18-1
60
7
5-0
8
Montrose
17-2
56
8
3-0
9
Berthoud
16-3
43
10
5-1
10
Mesa Ridge
15-3
40
9
5-0
Others receiving votes:
Ponderosa 15, Green Mountain 9, Pueblo East 9, Skyline 7, Eagle Valley 3, Sierra 3, Roosevelt 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Denver West 1, D’Evelyn 1, Pueblo County 1, Thompson Valley 1.