Heritage’s Sam Blackwood (left) claimed a regional championship on Monday. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally had Sam Blackwood as the sole winner, but scores were recalculated after the on-site reporter left the course. The story has been changed to reflect the accurate result.
COLORADO SPRINGS — Sam Blackwood and Canon Olkowski played well down the stretch and as a result are co-regional champions.
They both shot a one-under-par 70, one stroke better than teammate Blackwood’s teammate Ben Carrington, to take the Class 5A southern regional boys golf championship on Monday.
“My game was more steady,” Blackwood said of his play on the final nine holes. “My ball striking was a lot more inconsistent on the front nine. I found my swing on the back nine and that really helped.”
His birdie on his 18th hole proved to be timely as Olkowski sank a nearly 20-foot birdie putt to get to get to one-under as well.
Heritage also took the team win with Grand Junction finishing second. Both teams have qualified for the 2017 5A state tournament at CommonGround.
The top two teams in each region, along with the next 13 individual qualifiers, will head to state next month.
Oliver Jack, the reigning state champion in Class 3A, cruised to a win in 3A’s Region 1 at East to Links.
Jack shot a 2-under 69. His round included five birdies, including his final two holes.
Jack’s teammate, Jackson Klutznick, tied for second with Lance Peters of Alamosa at 1-over. Klutznick tied for fourth at state last season.
Kent Denver also won the team title, shooting 1-over. Lutheran (+24) was the second-place team, and also qualified for state.
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4A 1: Defending champ Luke Trujillo also cruises.
Discovery Canyon’s Luke Trujillo won 4A Region 1 at Elmwood by eight strokes, shooting a 5-under 65. Trujillo won the 4A championship last fall.
Niwot’s Jack Hoover placed second at 3-over, while Falcon’s Ryan Welsh was third (+5).
Discovery Canyon easily won the regional title as a team at +11. Niwot (+33) also qualified as a team.
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4A 4: Montrose’s Stangebye wins in playoff.
(Tom Hoganson)
Montrose golfer Micah Stangebye won a playoff to win 4A’s Region 4, held at The Bridges at Black Canyon.
Stangebye and Bridger Tenney of Evergreen were tied at even par after the round, but Stangebye won on the second playoff hole.
Montrose’s Dawson Hussong (+1) finished third.
Montrose also won the region championship as a team, finishing 3-over as a group. Evergreen (+4) was second.
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3A 4: Aspen runs away with region championship.
Aspen won the 3A Region 4 title held at Devils Thumb with a stunning 6-under team finish. That was 22 strokes better than second-place Basalt, which finished at 16-over.
The Skiers had an astonishing four golfers finish under par — the top four finishers — led by individual champion Carter Hall at 3-under. Dawson Holmes was 2-under.
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5A Central: Bryant, McMullen shine.
(Marlee Smith/CHSAANow.com)
Davis Bryant is headed back to another state tournament.
The Eaglecrest senior, who was second at the 5A tourney last season, tied for first with Rock Canyon’s Kieran McMullen at the Central Region, which was played at Plum Creek.
The region did not hold a playoff to determine the individual medalist.
Fossil Ridge’s Dillon Stewart tied for third with Mountain Range’s Connor Jones.
Fossil Ridge was the top team at 5-over. Rock Canyon placed second at 6-over.
Sterling was in firm control of Region 3 in 3A, held at Estes Park Golf Course.
The Tigers were the top team, shooting 11-over, 16 strokes ahead of second-place Resurrection Christian (+27).
Sterling also had the top two finishers in Riley Schaefer (1-under) and Brayden Lambrecht (1-over). Resurrection Christian’s Micah Ramirez was third (+4).
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5A Northern: Regis Jesuit’s McCoy is the top individual.
Regis Jesuit’s Calvin McCoy captured the individual regional title at the 5A Northern event held at Coal Creek. He shot 1-under.
Monarch’s Spencer Daake (+1) was second individually, while Chaparral’s Bryce Howard (+3) placed third.
The Raiders also won the team championship at +11. Monarch qualified for state, as well, after finishing second at 16-over.
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5A Western: Arapahoe wins team and individual crowns.
Arapahoe’s Tommy Packer captured the 5A Western region with a 1-under 71. Lakewood’s Jack Castiglia finished second at even par at the event, which was hosted by Broadlands.
The Warriors were also the top team finisher at 9-over. Fairview (+12) placed second.
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3A 2: Agelopoulos, Grossenbacher battle for individual title.
Colorado Academy’s Christian Agelopoulos and Eaton’s Peter Grossenbacher were tied at 2-under at 18 holes at 3A’s Region 2, held at CommonGround.
Grossenbacher then won in a playoff on the first hole.
CA was the top team, finishing at 2-over. Eaton (+11) was second, and qualified for the state tournament.
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Voted upon by coaches and 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
Valor Christian (10)
3-0
154
1
Bye
2
Pomona (6)
3-0
150
2
W
3
Eaglecrest
3-0
120
3
W
4
Columbine
3-0
103
4
W
5
Regis Jesuit
2-1
73
7
W
6
Grandview
2-1
68
5
L
7
Cherry Creek
2-1
62
8
W
8
Mullen
2-2
56
6
W
9
Highlands Ranch
3-0
46
9
W
10
Fairview
3-0
18
10
W
Others receiving votes:
Doherty 16, Poudre 9, Rock Canyon 3, Legacy 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (19)
3-0
208
1
W
2
Ponderosa (2)
3-0
178
2
W
3
Chatfield
2-1
125
5
W
4
Windsor
2-1
119
4
W
5
Fruita Monument
4-0
118
7
W
6
Loveland
3-0
116
6
W
7
Pueblo West
3-0
95
10
W
8
Monarch
3-0
68
9
W
9
Pueblo South
2-1
52
3
L
10
Broomfield
1-2
22
8
L
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 16, Vista Ridge 14, Skyline 7, Fort Collins 6, Brighton 3, Greeley West 3, Montrose 3, Widefield 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Holy Family (5)
3-0
127
1
W
2
Mead (4)
3-0
117
2
W
3
Silver Creek (1)
3-0
98
4
W
4
Palmer Ridge (3)
3-0
96
6
W
5
Fort Morgan
2-1
64
5
L
6
Erie
3-0
63
7
W
7
Discovery Canyon
2-1
43
9
W
8
Durango
3-1
35
8
L
9
Longmont
1-2
33
3
L
10
Thomas Jefferson (1)
3-0
27
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Skyview 15, Berthoud 13, Roosevelt 10, Evergreen 6, Frederick 6, Harrison 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Rifle 5, Canon City 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo East (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kent Denver (11)
3-0
152
1
Bye
2
Bayfield (3)
3-0
139
2
Bye
3
The Classical Academy
3-0
126
4
W
4
La Junta (2)
3-0
124
3
W
5
Platte Valley
3-0
86
5
W
6
Sterling
2-1
69
7
Bye
7
Faith Christian
2-1
49
8
W
8
Alamosa
3-1
42
9
W
9
Salida
4-0
23
–
W
10
Basalt
2-1
22
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Valley 14, Aspen 11, Eaton 9, D’Evelyn 7, Delta 4, Elizabeth 3.
Dropped out
Delta (6), D’Evelyn (10).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Bennett (10)
3-0
118
1
W
2
Meeker (2)
3-0
108
2
Bye
3
Strasburg
2-1
84
3
W
4
Limon
3-0
82
4
W
5
Centauri
4-0
75
5
W
6
Paonia
2-1
48
7
W
7
Platte Canyon
3-0
42
8
W
8
Monte Vista
2-1
23
6
L
9
Wray
2-1
21
–
W
10
Peyton
2-1
17
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 15, Grand Valley 7, Crowley County 6, Olathe 5, Clear Creek 3, Highland 2, Manual 2, Rocky Ford 2.
Prairie View (in Class 5A), Holy Family (in 4A) and Basalt (in 3A) all joined their respective softball rankings this week.
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
Eaglecrest (8)
11-1-0
104
1
2-0-0
2
Fossil Ridge
11-1-0
86
3
3-0-0
3
Brighton (2)
12-1-0
80
4
3-0-0
4
Legacy (1)
8-2-0
67
2
1-1-0
5
Arvada West
9-3-0
63
5
2-0-0
6
Mountain Vista
10-2-0
48
6
2-0-0
7
Columbine
8-4-0
28
10
1-1-0
8
Legend
6-6-0
26
7
1-1-0
9
ThunderRidge
9-3-0
24
8
2-1-0
10
Prairie View
11-1-0
20
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 19, Cherokee Trail 13, Dakota Ridge 5, Grand Junction Central 5, Hinkley 5, Fort Collins 4, Grandview 3, Loveland 2, Castle View 1, Douglas County 1, Rock Canyon 1.
Dropped out
Cherokee Trail (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Valor Christian (9)
11-0-0
108
1
3-0-0
2
Pueblo South (2)
10-0-0
89
2
2-0-0
3
Erie
9-4-0
58
6
2-0-0
4
Mountain View
9-1-1
56
7
2-0-0
5
Pueblo West
7-2-0
54
5
2-0-0
6
Silver Creek
8-4-1
49
3
2-1-0
7
Mullen
7-4-0
48
4
2-0-0
8
Holy Family
9-2-0
33
–
3-0-0
9
Thomas Jefferson
10-1-0
24
9
1-1-0
10
Discovery Canyon
8-3-1
23
8
1-2-0
Others receiving votes:
Golden 15, Conifer 9, Frederick 8, Pueblo Central 7, Air Academy 6, Cheyenne Mountain 6, Rifle 5, D’Evelyn 2, Pueblo County 2, Wheat Ridge 2, Mesa Ridge 1.
Dropped out
Frederick (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (6)
7-3-0
107
1
2-1-0
2
Brush (4)
9-1-0
104
3
2-0-0
3
Eaton (2)
9-2-0
102
2
1-2-0
4
Rocky Ford
10-3-0
76
4
2-0-0
5
University
9-2-0
65
6
2-1-0
6
Lamar
8-5-0
55
5
2-1-0
7
Weld Central
9-3-0
38
7
1-1-0
8
La Junta
6-6-0
20
8
1-1-0
9
Basalt
8-2-0
18
–
2-0-0
10
Limon
9-3-0
17
9
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Faith Christian 15, Meeker 15, Valley 7, Cedaredge 5, Sterling 5, Delta 4, The Academy 3, St. Mary’s 2, Burlington 1, Florence 1.
Grandview’s Aaron Harris blocked a punt that the Wolves recovered for a touchdown to cut into Eaglecrest’s lead early in the third quarter. They had possession deep in the Raptors’ territory on their next possession, but the drive stalled and the Wolves turned it over on fourth down.
Eaglecrest then went back up 21-7, and held that lead for most of the fourth quarter.
4A: (10) Pueblo West 55, (3) Pueblo South 54 (2OT)
4A Football: @wilkyway22 with the TD, then a subplot… Long snapper hurt, PW thinking of going for it. But a sub long snapper does this pic.twitter.com/R34pANGm40
In a wild one, Pueblo West took down their crosstown foe in two overtimes.
The game was tied at 42 after regulation — but Pueblo West had to rally to get to that point. South led 35-21 at the half, only to see Pueblo West tie the game at 35 in the third quarter.
Roosevelt scored 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to come roaring back and upset the Trojans.
The Roughriders’ defense got their team started with a safety early in the fourth quarter, and then Angelo Hurtado cut it to 12-9 with a 21-yard rushing touchdown.
Four minutes later, Roosevelt’s Trent Beall scored what proved to be the winning touchdown on a 14-yard rush.
Jaydon Elkins had a rushing touchdown for Longmont.
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4A: (4) Windsor 40, (8) Broomfield 14
(Steve Oathout)
Windsor jumped out to a 26-0 lead at halftime, and the Wizards kept their foot on the pedal in the second half en route to the big win.
Quarterback Connor Apodaca, a senior, accounted for four total touchdowns, including two through the air.
Big win for No. 6 Holly in 8-man, topping No. 2 Hoehne 33-14.
Gilpin County upset No. 10 Caliche in 8-man, 36-30.
There is once again a tie atop the all-time football wins list. West Grand’s forfeit win over Nederland became official tonight, giving coach Chris Brown his 318th career win.
Prairie, No. 8 in 6-man, is now 3-0 after beating Arickaree/Woodlin 34-14. “You can’t be displeased with 3-0,” coach Justin Kerns told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “We’re looking forward to next week.”
Skyview continued its hot start with a 29-3 win over Summit and is now 4-0. Its the first time the Wolverines are 4-0 since 2011.
3A No. 7 Erie’s Noah Roper rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-23 win over Northridge.
Masiah Hudson rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns on just five carries as Manual beat Sheridan 42-6. Corey Jones added 111 rushing yards and a score.
Trevor Reuss threw three touchdowns for Basalt in a 35-7 upset win over No. 6 Delta in 2A.
Bryce Sugden had two touchdown passes as 8-man No. 3 Dayspring Christian beat Springfield 47-17.
Peetz, ranked No. 2 in 6-man, beat Idalia 60-12. Bryson Long had three receiving touchdowns, while Tre Fehringer tossed two TD passes.
Rowan Neal threw two touchdowns in leading Vista Ridge to a 28-16 win over Dakota Ridge in 4A.
Eaton beat Brush 35-21, and Austin Coalson had two passing TDs. Travis Cunningham also rushed for two touchdowns.
After a double-bogey on No. 4 brought him back to even, Montrose’s Dawson Hussong birdied three of four holes en route to shooting a three-under-par 69 to win the Steamboat Springs Invitational on Thursday.
Hussong started on No. 18 and made birdie on his first hole of the day. He moved to two-under on three before his double-bogey put him back to square one. He recovered nicely on No. 6 to get back to red numbers.
Birdies on the eighth and ninth holes put him at three under, where he would finish.
Montrose also grabbed the team win, shooting two-over to beat out Grand Junction by seven strokes. Basalt rounded out the top three, shooting 12-over as a team.
Basalt’s Holden Kleager, Eagle Valley’s Barrett Jones and Grand Junction’s Blake Schneiter and Canon Olkowski all shot even par.
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Fossil Ridge cruises at The Olde Course
Dillon Stewart shot a 66 and Fossil Ridge was even as a team, coming away with both the individual and team wins at the Loveland Invite.
The Sabercats also got top-four finished from Jack Hastings (71) and Gavin Hagstrom (75). Loveland’s Hauke Mersmann finished third with a 74.
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Eaglecrest’s Bryant wins again
Davis Bryant just keeps on winning. The Eaglecrest senior shot a 69 at Murphy Creek to take Thursday’s Centennial League tournament.
Cherokee Trail’s Supawich Boonta was the only other player under par, shooting a two-under.
With three players in the top 10, Arapahoe grabbed the team win.
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The 2017 all-state girls soccer teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
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Class 5A
(Matt Daniels/MattDanPhoto.com)
Player of the year: Haley Schueppert, Mountain Vista
DENVER – Every time Manitou Springs senior Lucas Rodholm hit a big shot Thursday night – and there were plenty of them – Sterling’s boys basketball team hand an answer.
The Tigers never allowed the second-seeded Mustangs the opportunity to close gap down the stretch of the Class 3A state quarterfinal game at the University of Denver’s Hamilton Gymnasium. Instead, it was No. 10 Sterling that punched its ticket into Friday’s Final 4 after a 58-50 victory.
“It’s a great feeling. Our school hasn’t been to the final four since I think they won (4A in 2011),” Sterling senior Riley Schaefer said. “We’ve worked so hard. I’m just glad we got this – I think we deserve it.”
The Tigers (20-5) face two-time defending state champion Colorado Springs Christian at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Top-seeded Kent Denver draws Faith Christian in the other semifinal.
“It will be a huge challenge. The (Justin) Engesser kid is really, really good and they’re really well-coached,” Tigers coach Mike Holloway said. “We’ll come back and hope to play our best game of the season, because that’s certainly what it will take.”
Rodholm scored a game-high 30 points for Manitou Springs (22-3). He did most of his damage in the second half, but Sterling responded each time. Schaefer hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the third quarter, and sophomore Carter Keil also had a big half.
“I think when we hits some 3s, they really had to get out on us,” Schaefer said. “It helped us – we could give a pump-fake and we could get by them and get people open.”
Keil and Bodie Hume combined for 30 points to pace Sterling.
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(1) Kent Denver 56, (9) Basalt 54
The top-seeded Sun Devils trailed by 10 points headed into the fourth quarter, but Kent Denver rallied behind a number of big shots to hold off Basalt’s upset bid.
Coby Gold scored nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. Rory Buck put the Sun Devils (22-3) up by one with 1:44 to go, and Kent went 5-for-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch to put it away.
Michael Glen scored a game-high 31 points for the Longhorns (21-4), but the team struggled to find its shot in the fourth quarter. It was the team’s first Great 8 appearance since 1989.
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(3) Colorado Springs Christian 57, (6) DSST-Stapleton 53
The Lions overcame a rough first quarter that saw Denver School of Science & Technology-Stapleton score 24 points.
No. 3 Colorado Springs Christian (23-2) trailed by 13 at one point in the first half before going on a 40-23 run to close out the game. The two-time defending state champions got a clutch 27-point effort from Justin Engesser, who was 10-of-15 shooting on the day. Noah Hopkins added 12 points and Zach Wisner had 11 points and nine rebounds.
The Knights (21-4) had six players finish with at least seven points, led by Andray Thomas’ 12. Blake Pullen added 11 points, but DSST-Stapleton shot just 37.5 percent from the floor in the second half while the Lions were 12-of-18.
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(13) Faith Christian 76, (12) Alamosa 59
The Eagles continued their impressive run into the semifinals, scoring 54 points in the second half to take down 12th-seeded Alamosa.
Faith Christian (17-8) was coming off a victory over previously undefeated Resurrection Christian. The Eagles trailed by four points after the first quarter Thursday before taking control of the game.
Jonah Gardner shot 11-of-15 from the field for a game-high 35 points, and Benjamin Hawkins added 14.
Noah Romero and Ryan Brubacher scored 13 points each to lead Alamosa (20-4). Brubacher only played a little more than 11 minutes after sustaining an injury early.
