Boulder (5A) and Centaurus (4A) have taken over atop their respective boys soccer 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
Boulder (8)
3-0-0
89
2
1-0-0
2
Denver East
1-0-0
73
3
1-0-0
3
Grandview (1)
3-0-1
71
5
1-0-1
4
Fort Collins
2-0-1
67
4
1-0-1
5
Broomfield
1-1-0
54
1
0-1-0
6
Fairview
3-0-0
46
6
1-0-0
7
Arapahoe
2-0-1
34
7
1-0-1
8
Legend
3-0-0
25
–
2-0-0
9
Arvada West
3-0-0
13
–
2-0-0
10
Hinkley
1-0-0
10
10
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Legacy 7, Cherokee Trail 2, Cherry Creek 2, Rampart 2.
Dropped out
Cherry Creek (8), Far Northeast (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Centaurus (8)
2-0-0
80
2
2-0-0
2
Air Academy
2-1-0
72
1
1-0-0
3
Durango
3-0-0
60
5
1-0-0
4
Denver North
1-0-0
46
6
1-0-0
5
The Classical Academy
1-1-0
38
4
1-1-0
6
Green Mountain
4-0-0
25
–
2-0-0
7
Skyview
3-0-0
23
–
2-0-0
8
Niwot
1-1-1
20
3
0-1-1
9
Mullen
3-0-0
19
–
1-0-0
10
Battle Mountain
2-1-0
18
–
1-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 15, Cheyenne Mountain 10, Lewis-Palmer 5, Pueblo Centennial 4, Thomas Jefferson 4, Steamboat Springs 1.
Dropped out
Kennedy (7), Skyline (8), Littleton (9), Pueblo West (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Liberty Common (7)
0-0-0
70
1
0-0-0
2
Kent Denver
2-0-0
69
2
2-0-0
3
Colorado Academy
0-0-0
53
3
0-0-0
4
Colorado Springs Christian
1-0-0
44
4
1-0-0
5
KIPP Denver
2-0-0
38
6
1-0-0
6
The Academy
2-0-0
31
9
1-0-0
7
Arrupe Jesuit
2-0-0
26
8
1-0-0
8
The Pinnacle
3-1-0
20
–
2-0-0
9
Jefferson Academy
0-3-0
15
5
0-2-0
10
Manitou Springs
2-0-0
14
–
2-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Peak to Peak 12, Valley 12, Delta 8, Atlas Prep 7, DSST: Stapleton 6, Roaring Fork 6, Coal Ridge 5, St. Mary’s 2, Faith Christian 1, Salida 1.
Five teams joined this week’s boys soccer rankings: Hinkley (5A); Durango, Kennedy and Pueblo West (4A); and The Academy (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
Broomfield (4)
1-0-0
72
1
1-0-0
2
Boulder (2)
2-0-0
70
4
2-0-0
3
Denver East
0-0-0
58
3
0-0-0
4
Fort Collins
1-0-0
45
2
1-0-0
5
Grandview (1)
2-0-0
43
5
2-0-0
6
Fairview
2-0-0
28
6
2-0-0
7
Arapahoe (1)
1-0-0
27
7
1-0-0
8
Cherry Creek
0-1-0
17
8
0-1-0
9
Far Northeast
0-1-0
15
9
0-1-0
10
Hinkley
0-0-0
11
–
0-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Legacy 10, Legend 8, Doherty 5, Overland 5, Rampart 5, Adams City 4, Westminster 4, Cherokee Trail 3, Grand Junction 3, Ralston Valley 3, Pine Creek 2, Liberty 1, Rangeview 1.
Dropped out
Grand Junction (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (6)
1-1-0
76
1
1-1-0
2
Centaurus (1)
0-0-0
61
2
0-0-0
3
Niwot
1-0-0
54
3
1-0-0
4
The Classical Academy
0-0-0
46
4
0-0-0
5
Durango (1)
2-0-0
40
–
2-0-0
6
Denver North
0-0-0
29
5
0-0-0
7
Kennedy
1-0-0
21
–
1-0-0
8
Skyline
0-1-0
19
6
0-1-0
9
Littleton
1-0-0
17
8
1-0-0
10
Pueblo West
3-0-0
14
–
3-0-0
Others receiving votes:
Battle Mountain 10, Green Mountain 8, Montrose 7, Palmer Ridge 7, Sand Creek 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Silver Creek 5, Mullen 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Lewis-Palmer 2, Coronado 1, Northfield 1, Pueblo Centennial 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Omar Castruita scored in the eighth minute and the Boulder boys soccer team never looked back.
The Class 5A No. 4 Panthers came away with a 3-1 win over 4A’s top-ranked Air Academy. They added two goals in the second half, but it was Castruita’s in the first that allowed them to settle in and control the pace of the game.
“This game is going to really set us up and boost our confidence,” Castruita said.
Thad Dewing scored the lone goal for Air Academy with about 15 minutes remaining, but Sam Phillips poured one in for the Panthers five minutes later.
The loss for the Kadets (1-1 overall) is the first since a 3-1 loss to Evergreen in the Class 4A playoffs back on Nov. 1, 2016.
The Panthers (2-0) face another tough test on Thursday when they host No. 8 Cherry Creek.
With the smoky skies already surrounding Recht Field on Friday night, it was hard to tell if Fairview quarterback Aidan Atkinson’s arm added any hazy substance to the equation in the 55th edition of the Boulder-Fairview city rivalry game.
There may be some good football games all around the state of Colorado as high school play opens up for real this week. But in terms of a pure rivalry that pits nearly all of a city’s kids against each other, it won’t get much better than Fairview-Boulder on Friday night at Recht Field.
Broomfield (5A), Air Academy (4A), Liberty Common (3A) and Dawson School (2A) are on top of the preseason rankings in boys soccer this season.
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
1
Broomfield (7)
0-0-0
95
2
Fort Collins
0-0-0
74
3
Denver East (2)
0-0-0
67
4
Boulder
0-0-0
58
5
Grandview (1)
0-0-0
57
6
Fairview
0-0-0
49
7
Arapahoe
0-0-0
46
8
Cherry Creek
0-0-0
33
9
Far Northeast
0-0-0
23
10
Grand Junction
0-0-0
18
Others receiving votes:
Legacy 9, Rangeview 6, Fossil Ridge 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Mountain Vista 2, Ralston Valley 2, Rock Canyon 2, Aurora Central 1, Hinkley 1, Legend 1.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Air Academy (6)
0-0-0
78
2
Centaurus (2)
0-0-0
74
3
Niwot
0-0-0
58
4
The Classical Academy
0-0-0
45
5
Denver North
0-0-0
41
6
Skyline
0-0-0
37
7
Montrose
0-0-0
30
8
Littleton
0-0-0
18
9
Battle Mountain
0-0-0
13
10
Steamboat Springs
0-0-0
10
Others receiving votes:
Durango 8, Cheyenne Mountain 6, Kennedy 6, Standley Lake 6, Silver Creek 4, Sand Creek 3, Pueblo Centennial 2, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Liberty Common (8)
0-0-0
94
2
Kent Denver
0-0-0
83
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
0-0-0
76
4
Colorado Academy
0-0-0
75
5
Jefferson Academy (1)
0-0-0
51
6
Peak to Peak
0-0-0
28
7
KIPP Denver
0-0-0
20
8
Salida
0-0-0
16
9
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0-0
15
10
Roaring Fork
0-0-0
13
Others receiving votes:
Coal Ridge 11, Delta 10, St. Mary’s 10, Vail Mountain 10, DSST: Stapleton 9, The Academy 9, Atlas Prep 6, Manitou Springs 4, Lutheran 3, The Pinnacle 3, Faith Christian 2, SkyView Academy 2.
Boulder High School has looked to its own ranks for the next head football coach. According to the school athletic department’s Twitter account, Ryan Bishop has been named as the new coach of the Panthers.
Bishop is also currently listed as the girls golf coach for Boulder.
Boulder went 3-7 in 2017 under coach Vincent Smith. The school made the playoffs in 2015, but lost to Legacy in the first round. The Panthers finished 5-5 that year and have not had a winning season since.
The 2018 all-state baseball 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
Mountain Vista’s Sam Ireland. (Tim Bourke/MaxPreps)
Player of the year: Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista
Coach of the year: Ron Quintana, Mountain Vista
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Brayden Brooks
Mountain Range
Senior
Garrett Declue
Arapahoe
LHP/CF
Senior
Riley Egloff
Heritage
RHP/3B
Senior
Sam Ireland
Mountain Vista
RHP/3B/1B
Junior
Niklavs Levensteins
Ralston Valley
3B/2B
Senior
Jack Liffrig
Mountain Vista
LHP
Senior
Justin Olson
Pine Creek
1B/LHP
Senior
Tanner O’Tremba
Cherry Creek
Zach Paschke
Mountain Vista
INF
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Justin Boyd
Legend
SS/CF
Junior
Matthew Boyd
Regis Jesuit
Senior
Riley Cornelio
Pine Creek
SS/RHP
Junior
Brandon Dryer
Arapahoe
LF/RHP/2B
Senior
Hayden Heinze
Rocky Mountain
OF
Senior
AJ Jergensen
Ralston Valley
OF
Junior
Arian Jimenez-Quezada
Heritage
SS/3B/RHP
Senior
Kasey Koppelmaa
Chatfield
LHP/OF
Senior
Andrew Morris
Monarch
2B/P
Senior
Josh Thompson
Highlands Ranch
P
Senior
Honorable mention:
Luke Bailey, Chaparral, OF, Senior
Jake Barber, Cherokee Trail, Senior
Simon Baumgardt, Lakewood, P/SS, Junior
Tyler Boggs, Fruita Monument, C, Senior
Alex Champagne, Heritage, SS/2B, Freshman
Colten Chase, Cherokee Trail, Senior
Dorsey Chatham, Boulder,
Pete Chronowski, Heritage, LHP/1B, Junior
Benjamin Derosiers, Castle View, LHP/1B/CF, Senior
Ozzie Dominguez, Aurora Central, P/1B, Senior
John Emerson, Denver East, Junior
Tanner Garner, Broomfield, Senior
Zach Goodman, Arapahoe, C/OF/UTIL, Senior
Jake Greiving, Legend, C/OF/3B, Junior
Zach Harstad, Loveland, 1B/LHP/OF, Junior
Calvin Hunt, Ralston Valley, RHP, Junior
Jenner Kehe, Lakewood, P/OF/SS, Sophomore
Cam Kennedy, Smoky Hill, CF/3B/2B, Junior
Reese Lansville, ThunderRidge, RHP/INF, Senior
Cale Lansville, ThunderRidge, RHP/INF, Freshman
Grant Magill, Mountain Vista, C, Junior
Jayden Martinez, Grandview, OF/DH, Junior
Nick Merone, Rock Canyon,
Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, P/OF, Senior
Cade Nelson, Rocky Mountain, INF/P, Junior
Drew Norsen, Fort Collins, OF/LHP, Sophomore
Jay Onken, Pine Creek, OF/RHP, Senior
Ryan Overboe, Legacy, LHP/1B/RF, Senior
Quentin Parr, Cherry Creek,
Mike Polson, Mountain Range, Senior
Henry Rock, Fairview, Junior
Tyler Schultz, Cherry Creek,
Frankie Shearn, Columbine, OF, Senior
Ross Smith, Legacy, RHP/RF, Senior
Drew Stahl, Mountain Vista, INF, Junior
Ryan Stohr, Dakota Ridge, RHP/1B, Junior
Zach Sulyma, Eaglecrest, 3B/C, Senior
David Velasquez, Brighton, SS/P/3B, Senior
Wyatt Wendell, Rock Canyon,
Reggie Williams, Douglas County, Senior
Kevin Zapanta, Overland, 2B/1B/RHP, Senior
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Class 4A
Valor Christian’s Josh Danyliw. (Paul DiSalvo/MaxPreps)