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Below are this preseason wrestling rankings from On The Mat. Note that these have been updated due to an error which accidentally posted the final rankings of the 2018-19 season.
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.
The 2019 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.
Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.
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Class 5A
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Player of the year: Korbe Otis, Columbine Coach of the year: Jim Santaniello, Columbine
North Park raced out to a 20-6 lead, weathered a second-quarter comeback from Granada, and then scored three third-quarter touchdowns in pulling off the upset.
According to Colorado Preps, it is just the second postseason victory in program history as No. 11 North Park advanced in the 6-man playoffs over the No. 6 Bobcats.
“It’s huge for us — we’ve just got to keep taking steps forward,” coach Chad Carlstrom told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “I think the program’s in the right spot. The kids are excited. The young kids are excited. That’s just building a little bit of a tradition. I hope I’ve done that.”
North Park had six rushing touchdowns in the game, including three from Destry Schmidt, two from Cordell Garriott and one from Brock Follett.
“We just overpowered them on our running game,” Carlstrom said. “We’ve got three dynamic running backs that they all provide something different, that change of pace, and our blocking up front has been solid. It makes it tough to figure out who’s going to get the ball and which way we’re going to go.”
Dominic Coleman, just a sophomore, led the way for Granada with four total touchdowns, two rushing and two passing.
In other 6-man playoff games on Friday:
No. 1 Kit Carson beat No. 16 Peetz 73-7.
No. 4 Fleming beat No. 13 Deer Trail 72-27.
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Playoff brackets
The 8-man, 1A, 2A, and 5A state playoff brackets will be seeded and released on Sunday. The 3A and 4A brackets are due out on Nov. 9.
Ponderosa (6-3) got the only score of the game midway through the fourth quarter, and set up a showdown for the 4A Metro League title with Heritage next week.
“It was just a total team effort,” Ponderosa coach Jaron Cohen told the Scoreboard Show. “When we needed it, our offense got a drive to score, and they got a couple of first downs to ice it.”
Mustangs quarterback Jack Hanenburg scored on a three-yard rush with eight minutes remaining to provide the game’s only points. It was set up by a great scramble and throw on third down from Hanenburg, Cohen said.
“Jack got behind our big boys and got it in,” Cohen said.
Montrose nearly responded but a Ponderosa defender tracked down a Montrose player at the five, and then the Mustangs’ defense held firm on 4th-and-goal from the 1.
Montrose is now 8-1 this season.
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1A: (2) Holyoke 14, (3) Limon 12
Holyoke (9-0) scored twice in the first half for a 14-0 lead, then held off a fourth-quarter rally from Limon (7-2) to secure the North Central League title.
“It was a very exciting game,” Holyoke coach Dustin Sprague told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a championship game, and our kids came up with some big plays.”
Blake Mosenteen opened the scoring with a 6-yard rush in the second quarter, and then Miles Sprague added a 61-yard dash for a two-score Holyoke lead.
Things stayed 14-0 until the fourth quarter, when the Badgers scored with nine minutes remaining. A two-point conversation attempt was no good, making the score 14-6.
Kory Tacha then added a rushing touchdown for Limon with three minutes left, but the Badgers couldn’t convert a two-point attempt to tie the game.
“This is what we set out to do,” Sprague said. “But we didn’t come this far just to come this far.”
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5A: (10) Cherokee Trail 36, (9) Eaglecrest 32
In a wild game, Cherokee Trail (7-3) rallied from a huge 29-0 hole in the third quarter to pick up a big win over the Raptors (7-3).
The Cougars scored 21 unanswered points in the later part of the third to cut the Eaglecrest lead to 29-21 going to the fourth. The Raptors added a field goal, and went up 32-21 with nine minutes left in the fourth.
Then Jayden Lavigne hit Samuel Hart for a 45-yard touchdown pass, and the Cougars converted a two-point attempt to make it 32-29.
Lavigne then found Donovan Swift with three minutes remaining on a 34-yard TD to give CT its first lead of the game — and it proved to be the winning score.
Lavigne finished with three touchdown passes.
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5A: (1) Cherry Creek 44, (7) Grandview 21
Cherry Creek built a quick 17-0 lead, and the Bruins were up 20-7 at halftime en route to the win.
Grandview did cut it to 20-14 early in the third quarter following a blocked punt, but Cherry Creek reeled off 24 unanswered points into the fourth to make it 44-14.
The Bruins finish the regular season 10-0. Grandview is 8-2.
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1A: (7) Florence 13, (5) Colorado Springs Christian 10
Florence (8-1) stormed back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to secure the win, and the Tri-Peaks League title.
“That’s a dang good football team, and we were just able to grind it out,” coach Jeremy Nix told the Scoreboard Show.
The Huskies tied the game in the third quarter with a passing score and a field goal, and then took the lead with a 27-yard field goal from Jenkins Phillips with less than a minute to play to win.
Here’s video of the winning kick, from KOAA:
HS FOOTBALL GAME WINNER: Florence sophomore Jenkins Phillips nails the biggest kick of his football life, a 27-yard GW FG. This gave the Huskies a 13-10 win over @CSCSLIONS to win the Tri-Peaks title. @KOAA#coprepspic.twitter.com/kR5v0Nj1GS
Peyton Brones had a rushing touchdown for CSCS (7-2).
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8-man: (1) Sedgwick County 60, (9) Merino 0
Sedgwick County (9-0) cruised to an unbeaten regular season.
The Cougars led 32-0 at halftime, and had six rushing scores and two passing in the win.
Merino ends the regular season 6-3.
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Notables:
In a top-10 1A matchup, No. 6 Meeker beat No. 8 Hotchkiss 42-26 to win the 1A Western Slope League. “We’re excited about having the opportunity to get out there and compete next week,” coach Shane Phelan told the Scoreboard Show. “We’ll see where it goes from there.”
Yuma upset 1A No. 10 Wray 27-7 in their rivalry game, the Harvest Cup.
In another rivalry contest, No. 9 Basalt got a last-second stop on fourth down to preserve a 17-14 win over Aspen.
Voted upon by coaches 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
Chaparral (7)
16-2
96
1
2-0
2
Cherokee Trail (2)
16-2
81
3
2-0
3
Legend
15-3
79
2
2-0
4
Broomfield (1)
18-0
64
4
2-0
5
Rampart
17-1
63
5
3-0
6
Valor Christian
16-1
55
6
2-0
7
Fort Collins
20-2
43
7
7-0
8
Chatfield
14-4
24
9
2-0
9
Grandview
12-6
20
8
1-1
10
Windsor
15-4
10
10
3-2
Others receiving votes:
Eaglecrest 6, Fairview 4, Cherry Creek 2, Ralston Valley 2, Horizon 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo County (8)
21-1
97
1
2-0
2
Lewis-Palmer (3)
13-5
96
2
2-0
3
Montrose
16-3
74
7
2-0
4
Mead
16-3
70
8
5-0
5
Coronado
12-6
58
3
1-1
6
Discovery Canyon
13-5
54
5
2-0
7
Pueblo West
14-5
50
4
2-1
8
Palmer Ridge
11-6
38
6
0-1
9
Woodland Park
15-1
21
9
1-0
10
Erie
14-7
18
10
3-2
Others receiving votes:
Silver Creek 12, Glenwood Springs 11, Mullen 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Battle Mountain 1, Cheyenne Mountain 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (11)
16-0
110
1
6-0
2
Sterling
20-0
97
5
5-0
3
Eaton
15-3
83
2
1-0
4
Alamosa
20-3
77
6
0-0
5
Colorado Springs Christian
20-1
65
3
1-0
6
Cedaredge
17-1
46
–
2-0
7
Faith Christian
13-3
41
4
1-0
8
Bayfield
14-4
32
–
1-0
9
Lamar
18-4
25
8
2-2
10
Englewood
15-2
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Fort Lupton 10, SkyView Academy 10, Coal Ridge 8, Riverdale Ridge 8, Bennett 7, University 6, Eagle Ridge Academy 5, Platte Valley 5, Strasburg 5, Brush 4, Frontier Academy 1.
Dropped out
University (7), Platte Valley (9), Resurrection Christian (10).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (9)
19-0
90
1
2-0
2
Union Colony Prep
16-2
77
2
0-1
3
Meeker
17-2
67
3
2-0
4
Limon
15-5
54
5
2-0
5
Simla
16-4
47
10
3-0
6
Fowler
14-4
44
6
0-1
7
West Grand
17-2
43
7
2-0
8
Wiggins
15-5
39
4
1-1
9
Dolores
16-3
12
9
2-0
10
Sedgwick County
15-6
9
–
4-0
Others receiving votes:
Rye 6, Telluride 6, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
Rye (8).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Veta (7)
19-0
95
1
2-0
2
Kit Carson (2)
17-2
86
3
1-1
3
Fleming
17-2
85
4
2-1
4
Merino (2)
17-2
76
2
1-1
5
Briggsdale
16-3
73
5
3-0
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
17-2
71
6
3-0
7
Otis
13-6
36
8
2-0
8
Springfield
13-4
35
9
2-0
9
Prairie
12-7
25
7
2-4
10
South Baca
15-3
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mile High Academy 8, Weldon Valley 2, Dove Creek 1, Stratton/Liberty 1.
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
Chaparral (9)
14-2
107
1
0-0
2
Legend
13-3
90
2
0-0
3
Cherokee Trail (1)
14-2
82
3
1-0
4
Broomfield (1)
16-0
73
4
2-0
5
Rampart
14-1
70
5
1-0
6
Valor Christian
14-1
53
6
2-0
7
Fort Collins
13-2
42
7
2-0
8
Grandview
11-5
31
8
1-0
9
Chatfield
12-4
19
10
2-0
10
Windsor
12-2
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Eaglecrest 12, Fairview 8, Ralston Valley 3.
Dropped out
Eaglecrest (9).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pueblo County (9)
19-1
115
1
3-0
2
Lewis-Palmer (3)
11-5
112
2
2-0
3
Coronado
11-5
77
6
2-0
4
Pueblo West (1)
12-4
68
4
1-0
5
Discovery Canyon
11-5
67
3
0-2
6
Palmer Ridge
11-5
65
5
1-1
7
Montrose
14-3
63
8
2-0
8
Mead
11-3
57
7
2-0
9
Woodland Park
14-1
24
9
3-0
10
Erie
11-5
20
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 16, Silver Creek 14, Battle Mountain 6, Mullen 4, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Glenwood Springs 1, Skyline 1, Steamboat Springs 1.
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (8)
10-0
88
1
1-0
2
Eaton
14-3
70
5
2-0
3
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
19-1
59
4
2-0
4
Faith Christian
12-3
53
7
1-1
5
Sterling
15-0
51
2
1-0
6
Alamosa
20-3
44
3
2-1
7
University
9-7
26
10
0-2
8
Lamar
16-2
23
8
2-0
9
Platte Valley
11-4
19
9
2-0
10
Resurrection Christian
9-7
18
–
2-1
Others receiving votes:
Cedaredge 11, Valley 6, Bayfield 5, Centauri 4, Pagosa Springs 4, Delta 3, St. Mary’s Academy 3, La Junta 2, Middle Park 2, Peak to Peak 1.
Dropped out
Cedaredge (6).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (9)
17-0
90
1
2-0
2
Union Colony Prep
16-1
76
2
3-0
3
Meeker
15-2
59
5
2-0
4
Wiggins
14-4
53
3
0-1
5
Limon
13-5
52
6
3-0
6
Fowler
14-3
49
4
1-1
7
West Grand
15-2
43
7
1-0
8
Rye
13-4
20
10
2-0
9
Dolores
14-3
17
9
2-0
10
Simla
13-4
14
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Telluride 11, Sedgwick County 5, Highland 3, Ignacio 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
La Veta (4)
17-0
75
1
1-0
2
Merino (3)
16-1
71
3
3-0
3
Kit Carson (1)
16-1
62
2
2-0
4
Fleming
15-1
60
5
2-0
5
Briggsdale
13-3
47
4
1-1
6
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
14-2
38
6
1-0
7
Prairie
10-3
29
7
0-1
8
Otis
11-6
21
9
1-0
9
Springfield
11-4
14
10
2-0
10
Dove Creek
16-1
9
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mile High Academy 7, Flagler/Hi-Plains 2, Front Range Baptist 2, Sangre de Cristo 2, Weldon Valley 1.
Steamboat Springs captured the final boys golf regional on Thursday when the Sailors won Class 4A’s Region 3.
The Sailors edged Frederick by shooting 21-over as a team — one stroke ahead of Frederick’s 22-over. Windsor (+27) finished third, and Northridge and Silver Creek tied for fourth at +30.
Steamboat was led by Beck Kuhlman, who won the tournament individually at 2-over. Frederick’s Nick Formby placed second at 4-over, with Silver Creek’s Ben Harding finishing third at 5-over.
Lutheran stunned third-ranked Green Mountain with a 19-15 upset victory in Class 3A.
Brandon Belgrave had an 85-yard kickoff return for a score to open the game, and he added an 80-yard rushing touchdown later in the second quarter.
After Lutheran went up 6-0, Green Mountain and their star QB Trey Towndrown responded with a 10-yard TD on the ground to take a 7-6 lead.
It stayed that way until Belgrave’s second-quarter touchdown, which allowed Lutheran to take a 12-7 lead into halftime.
Towndrow struck again for Green Mountain in the third, this time on a 3-yard rushing touchdown, and the Rams added a two-point conversion to go ahead 15-12.
But Lutheran wasn’t done. The Lions’ Max Rivkin found Andre Norman for a 30-yard touchdown with four minutes left in the third quarter, giving their team a 19-15 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Eaglecrest rallied from a 17-7 halftime hole, and down 24-7 in the third quarter, to win the back-and-forth contest — thanks in large part to 20 unanswered points.
Max Marsh had for three total touchdowns, including two in the final quarter, to help the Raptors rally and win.
Eaglecrest, led by Marsh, grabbed an early lead on a 2-yard run by Marsh in the first quarter. Legacy kicked a field goal to make it 7-3 going to the second.
In the second, Brayden Harris hit Jacob Duran for a 33-yard passing touchdown, and then Braelon Tate rushed for a 2-yard score to put Legacy ahead 17-7.
The Lightning pushed their lead to 24-7 when Harris hit Jaiden Peterson for a 2-yard touchdown with about five minutes to play in the third quarter.
And yet Eaglecrest was unfazed. David Creal rushed for an 8-yard score in the third to make it 24-14 going to the fourth.
And then Marsh did his thing with a 63-yard rushing touchdown, cutting the lead to 24-21, and then a 55-yard passing score to Ty Robinson, to give his team the lead — and the win.
The Raiders rallied to beat their rival after trailing 21-14 at halftime.
“Anytime we play Mullen … both teams come ready to play,” Regis Jesuit coach Danny Filleman told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “It’s just a rivalry where no one is going to give up and no one is going to give in.”
“We just stuck with it and our kids just kept playing,” Filleman added. “They kept fighting until the end. It shows the character of this team.”
Castle View beat Douglas County 28-3 to win their rivalry game for the fifth consecutive season. The Saber Cats are now 4-0, their best start since 2011.
“Our kids really work hard in Basalt, and I think it really shows on Friday nights,” Basalt coach Carl Frerichs told the Scoreboard Show of his team’s 3-0 start. The Longhorns, No. 9 in 2A, beat Pagosa Springs 39-19.
Silver Creek upset 4A No. 9 Windsor 17-14, and is now 3-0 after winning three games last season. “We’ve got a group of kids that have bought in,” coach Brian McGee told the Scoreboard Show. “They’ve worked hard all summer, they’ve done everything we’ve asked them to do, and they’re committed to what we’re trying to accomplish.”
Two 2A top-10 teams fell to out-of-state opponents. No. 2 Sterling lost to Scottsbluff, Neb., 36-13, and No. 10 Bayfield lost to Aztec, N.M., 16-14.
Lamar knocked off 1A No. 8 Burlington 43-27.
In 8-man, Vail Christian upset No. 7 Rangely 34-22.
Lakewood 12, Legend 12, Castle View 11, Smoky Hill 10, Mullen 3, Chaparral 2, Mountain Vista 1, Overland 1.
Dropped out
Legend (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Pine Creek (19)
2-0
217
1
W
2
Broomfield (1)
3-0
204
2
W
3
Montrose (2)
3-0
165
3
W
4
Pueblo West
3-0
150
4
W
5
Dakota Ridge
2-0
114
5
Bye
6
Chatfield
2-1
106
6
W
7
Ponderosa
1-2
78
8
W
8
Loveland
1-1
61
7
W
9
Windsor
1-1
27
10
L
10
Heritage
1-1
26
9
L
Others receiving votes:
Vista Peak Prep 25, Silver Creek 18, Monarch 14, Skyline 14, Fruita Monument 11, Hinkley 11, Greeley West 8, Longmont 4, Wheat Ridge 4, Brighton 3, Grand Junction 3, Rampart 2.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (16)
2-0
184
1
W
2
Mead (1)
3-0
163
3
W
3
Green Mountain
2-0
142
4
W
4
Pueblo South (1)
3-0
138
6
W
5
Palisade
1-1
90
2
L
6
Discovery Canyon
2-1
83
5
L
7
Frederick
2-0
54
–
W
8
Roosevelt
1-1
53
9
Bye
9
Erie
1-2
33
7
L
10
Durango
1-2
27
10
L
Others receiving votes:
Fort Morgan 23, Pueblo East 21, Northridge 18, Holy Family 17, Pueblo Central 13, Lincoln 10, Lewis-Palmer 7, Battle Mountain 6, Thomas Jefferson 6, Lutheran 5, Conifer 4, Harrison 3.
Dropped out
Pueblo East (8).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rifle (7)
2-0
171
2
Bye
2
Sterling (7)
3-0
170
5
W
3
Delta (2)
2-0
150
3
W
4
Platte Valley (2)
2-1
140
4
W
5
Faith Christian (1)
1-1
111
7
W
6
Resurrection Christian (1)
1-1
111
6
Bye
7
La Junta (1)
1-1
99
1
L
8
Alamosa
2-0
75
–
W
9
Basalt (1)
2-0
39
–
W
10
Bayfield
1-1
37
10
Bye
Others receiving votes:
Eaton 32, Kent Denver 26, The Classical Academy 14, Aspen 6, Bennett 5, Elizabeth 5, Bishop Machebeuf 4, Brush 4, D’Evelyn 4, Englewood 2, Lamar 2, University 2, Moffat County 1.
Dropped out
Kent Denver (8), The Classical Academy (9).
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Limon (15)
2-0
196
1
W
2
Strasburg (4)
3-0
167
2
W
3
Holyoke (1)
4-0
164
3
–
4
Meeker
3-0
133
4
W
5
Florence (1)
2-0
123
6
Bye
6
Colorado Springs Christian
1-1
89
7
W
7
Centauri
1-1
78
5
L
8
Burlington
1-1
54
8
W
9
Buena Vista
2-0
47
9
W
10
Rye
3-0
42
–
W
Others receiving votes:
Highland 20, Hotchkiss 14, Paonia 10, Flatirons Academy 7, Monte Vista 6, Peyton 2, Wray 2, Wiggins 1.
Dropped out
Highland (10).
8-man
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Sedgwick County (14)
3-0
140
1
W
2
Fowler
3-0
103
4
W
3
Caliche
3-0
102
2
W
4
Mancos
2-0
99
5
W
5
Dayspring Christian Academy
2-0
79
7
W
6
Merino
2-1
59
3
L
7
Rangely
3-0
47
8
W
8
Sanford
2-0
35
10
W
9
West Grand
2-1
20
–
W
10
Hoehne
0-2
19
6
L
Others receiving votes:
Vail Christian 18, Pikes Peak Christian 17, Sargent 17, Soroco 6, Holly 5, Dove Creek 4.
