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  • 4A boys lacrosse semifinals: Aspen and Valor to play for state title

    (Photo courtesy of Dawson School)
    (Photo courtesy of Dawson School)

    Aspen advanced to its first-ever boys lacrosse title game with a 11-10 win over Dawson on Wednesday.

    The No. 5 Dawson School Mustangs fell one game short of advancing to the state championship game, but still finished the best season in school history. They trailed the top-seeded Skiers 5-0 at halftime.

    In the second half, Alex Aleu and Hunter Watts were able to cut the Aspen lead to 10-8 with just under six minutes remaining.

    The Skiers added another goal to cushion their lead but the Mustangs responded with two, including one by Gavin Pure with 34 seconds left to make it a one-goal game.

    But that’s as close as it would get as Aspen was able to hang on in those finals seconds, giving the Skiers the win.

    They have advanced to Friday’s state title game at Sports Authority Field.

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    Valor Christian 8, Cheyenne Mountain 7

    (Brian Bonn/Valor Christian)
    (Brian Bonn/Valor Christian)

    At Valor Christian: In a rematch of a double-overtime game earlier this season, the No. 3 Indians took an early 2-0 lead, but the No. 2 Eagles were able to power back and take a two-goal lead into halftime.

    The game remained tight, but the Eagles were able to hang on and will face Aspen in the 4A state title game Friday.

    It is Valor’s first lacrosse championship game in team history.

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    Championship matchup

    At Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Friday (Bracket)

    • (2) Valor Christian vs. (1) Aspen, 5 p.m.

  • 2A girls soccer semifinal roundup: Vail Mountain moves to title game

    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    DENVER — Tess Johnson looked up and saw two seconds. She slid — and scored the goal and put Vail Mountain into the first-ever Class 2A girls soccer title game.

    Johnson, a freshman, beat the buzzer at halftime to give top-seeded Vail Mountain a 1-0 lead. Officially, she scored with 1.5 seconds remaining. It held up as the lone goal as the Gore Rangers (15-1-0) beat No. 4 Denver Christian in the semifinals.

    “We had been talking about playing to the last second and not giving up,” Johnson said after the game. “I saw the ball go over the defense, and I just ran for it.

    “It’s all I needed to do, just to get it past the goalie. It was really breath-taking, though, because I heard the cheer and I heard the buzzer go. I got chills.”

    Vail Mountain got possession of the ball in its own end with 17 seconds remaining. A few quick passes later, and the Gore Rangers were streaking down the right sideline toward Denver Christian’s net.

    A lofted through ball found its way to Johnson, who then tucked it away.

    “It was really just a blue-collar goal,” said Vail Mountain coach Bob Bandoni. “We had people scrambling, everybody fighting, and that’s what we talk about, is out-competing the opponents.

    “It obviously was frayed around the edges,” he added. “It wasn’t completely structured the way we do it, but that’s the way we need to fight to get goals like that. That was critical timing for us.”

    Bandoni added that Denver Christian was “the best team we’ve played.” The win avenged a 4-1 loss to the Crusaders on March 27.

    “They were tough,” he said. “I mean they really made us play.”

    Vail Mountain will play the winner of the second semifinal at 5 p.m. next Tuesday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

    It is the first title game appearance for Vail Mountain in the history of the school’s girls soccer program.

    “We’re the first team to do it, and it’s just and honor,” Johnson said.

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    (3) Dawson 1, (2) Front Range Christian 0

    Liv Cramer broke a scoreless tie with 5 1/2 minutes remaining to lift Dawson to the title game.

    Both teams had chances throughout, but nothing came to fruition for most of the game. That is, until Cramer broke in alone and tucked a shot in the bottom left corner of the net.

    The win means Dawson will reach the title game for the second time in school history. The Mustangs also went to 3A’s title game in 2009, but lost.

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    Championship matchup

    May 19, 5 p.m., at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Bracket)

    • Vail Mountain vs. Dawson

  • 2A girls soccer quarterfinal roundup: Dawson moves on to semis

    (Courtesy of @Dawson_School)
    (Courtesy of @Dawson_School on Twitter)

    No. 3-seeded Dawson moved on to the Class 2A girls soccer semifinals with a 4-0 win over No. 6 Colorado Rocky Mountain on Friday evening.

    The Mustangs seized the win on the strength of a 2-0 first-half lead on a night when the rain just seemed to keep coming … and coming.

    Hannah Isenhart gave Dawson a lead 20 minutes in, and Morgan Powers added a second on a penalty kick 13 minutes later following a handball in the box.

    The game was delayed a half-hour from its original 5 p.m. kickoff.

    (4) Denver Christian 4, (5) Colorado Springs School 0

    (Courtesy of @dcsgameday on Twitter)
    (Courtesy of @dcsgameday on Twitter)

    Denver Christian jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, and then continued its ways in the second half.

    The Crusaders went on to win 4-0.

    (2) Front Range Christian 5, (7) Evangelical Christian 0

    Front Range Christian took a 3-0 halftime lead, then cruised to the win to advance to the state semifinals.

    The Falcons are now 14-1-1, with a lone loss this season to Vail Mountain, the 2A tournament’s top seed.

    (1) Vail Mountain 4, (9) Clear Creek 0

    The top seed moved on with a convincing win in the quarterfinals.

    The win sets up a rematch with Denver Christian, which is the only team to beat Vail Mountain this season. That game was a 4-1 Denver Christian win on March 27.

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    Semifinal matchups

    Games are May 13 at home sites. Times TBD. (Bracket)

    • Denver Christian at Vail Mountain
    • Dawson at Front Range Christian

  • 4A boys lacrosse quarterfinal roundup: Defending champ Ponderosa falls

    (2) Valor Christian 16, (7) Ponderosa 6

    A new 4A boys lacrosse champion will be crowned this year. The Valor Christian Eagles took down defending champion Ponderosa 16-6 Friday to advance to the semifinals where they will face Cheyenne Mountain.

    The Eagles and the Indians played in a hotly contested double overtime game last week where Valor emerged victorious 9-8.

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    (3) Cheyenne Mountain 11, (6) Air Academy 9

    The Indians held a 10-4 lead at one point, but four straight goals by Jake Thornally in a 1:37 span brought the Kadets to within two.

    But it wouldn’t be enough as the Indians were able to hang on for the win, setting up a rematch with No. 2 Valor Christian.

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    (1) Aspen 20, (8) Windsor 7

    At Aspen: The Skiers had no trouble dispatching the Wizards to reach the semifinals for the second consecutive year.

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    (5) Dawson School 12, (4) Battle Mountain 10

    The lone upset of the night goes to the No. 5 Mustangs as they won a tight battle against the fourth-seeded Huskies.

    Courtesy of Dawson School
    Courtesy of Dawson School

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    Semifinal matchups

    Games are May 13 at home sites. Times TBD. (Bracket)

    • Cheyenne Mountain at Valor Christian
    • Dawson School at Aspen

  • 4A boys lacrosse state tournament bracket

    The 2015 state tournament bracket for 4A boys lacrosse is below.

    This year’s tournament runs May 6-15.

    2015 CHSAA Boys Lacrosse Championships Class 4A

  • Lacrosse brackets released for boys, girls state tournaments

    Mullen Cherry Creek boys lacrosse
    Cherry Creek boys lacrosse is the No. 1 seed in Class 5A. (Matt Minton)

    AURORA — The state tournament brackets for both classes of boys lacrosse, as well as girls lacrosse, were released on Monday.

    Cherry Creek got the top seed in the Class 5A boys bracket, while Aspen heads the 4A bracket. In the girls bracket, Cherry Creek is also the No. 1 seed.

    Both boys fields are comprised of 16 teams. They begin their respective tournaments on Wednesday, with the championships on May 15 — a Friday — at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

    Cherry Creek got the top seed in 5A after finishing the regular season a perfect 15-0. The Bruins were runner-up a season ago.

    Other tops seeds in 5A boys include No. 2 Regis Jesuit, No. 3 Mountain Vista, No. 4 Kent Denver at No. 5 Columbine. Regis Jesuit is the defending champion.

    See the full 5A bracket here.

    Aspen is No. 1 in 4A following a regular season in which the Skiers finished 13-2. Both losses came to 5A teams which made the playoffs (Arapahoe and Grandview).

    The 4A field is also led by No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cheyenne Mountain, No. 4 Battle Mountain and No. 5 Dawson.

    Ponderosa is the defending champion, and is the No. 7 seed.

    The entire 4A bracket is here.

    The girls field is comprised of 20 teams, with the top 12 seeds getting first-round byes. Things begin with the first round on Wednesday, and the championship is on May 20 at the University of Denver.

    Cherry Creek’s girls finished the regular season 13-2. Both losses came by a one-goal margine — one to an out-of-state opponent, the second to Denver East last Friday. The Bruins open with the winner of No. 17 Grandview and No. 16 Regis Jesuit.

    Other top seeds include No. 2 Mullen, No. 3 Colorado Academy, No. 4 Denver East and No. 5 Arapahoe.

    No. 6 Kent Denver, No. 7 Centaurus, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Columbine, No. 10 Palmer Ridge, No. 11 Chaparral and No. 12 ThunderRidge also have byes.

    Air Academy, last season’s champion, is a No. 13 seed in the bracket. The Kadets play No. 20 Golden in the first round.

    Find the complete girls bracket here.

  • 2A girls soccer state tournament bracket

    The 2015 state tournament bracket for Class 2A girls soccer is below.

    This year’s tournament runs May 5-May 19. Tickets can be bought online.

    2015 CHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships 2015 2A Girls’ Soccer Bracket

  • Girls soccer brackets released in all classes

    Front Range Christian Nederland girls soccer generic
    (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    The girls soccer state tournament brackets were released on Sunday, and Mountain Vista, Evergreen, Colorado Academy and Vail Mountain each earned top overall seeds.

    Vail Mountain leads the first-ever Class 2A field. That classification is playing for the first time this season.

    The Gore Rangers are 13-1-0 this season with their lone loss coming to Denver Christian on March 27. Denver Christian (9-5-1) is the No. 4 seed. Front Range Christian is No. 2, Dawson is No. 3 and Colorado Springs School rounds out the top five.

    The 2A field is comprised of 12 teams, with seeds Nos. 1-4 getting a first-round bye. The tournament begins play on Tuesday, with the championship May 19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

    See the full 2A bracket here.

    In 5A, Mountain Vista has earned the top overall seed. The Golden Eagles (13-2-0) will host No. 32 Rangeview to begin the 32-team tournament on Tuesday.

    Grandview is the No. 2 seed, and is followed by No. 3 ThunderRidge, No. 4 Broomfield and No. Pine Creek.

    The 5A championship is also played at Dick’s, and is May 20.

    Find the entire 5A bracket here.

    Evergreen (14-1-0) heads the 4A field, which is also comprised of 32 teams. It opens with No. 32 seed Canon City.

    Other top-5 seeds in 4A include The Classical Academy, Cheyenne Mountain, Battle Mountain and Windsor.

    The 4A tournament begins play on Wednesday. It’s championship is May 20, also at Dick’s.

    The full 4A bracket is here.

    In 3A, Colorado Academy sits atop the bracket. That class is now playing a 24-team bracket following the addition of 2A.

    It means the top eight seeds will all get a bye in the first round, which is slated for Friday. The 3A title game is May 19 at Dick’s.

    Teams with first-round byes, besides CA, include No. 2 The Academy, No. 3 Jefferson Academy, No. 4 Kent Denver, No. 5 Peak to Peak, No. 6 Frontier Academy, No. 7 Liberty Common and No. 8 Middle Park.

    Find the full 3A bracket here.

  • Castle View joins 5A boys lacrosse poll at No. 10

    Castle View boys lacrosse joined CHSAANow.com’s ranking in Class 5A this week. The Sabercats, 7-2 to start the season, are No. 10.

    Elsewhere, Columbine moved up three places from No. 10 to No. 7.

    In 4A, the big mover was Windsor, which went from No. 7 to No. 4.

    Both No. 1 teams stayed the same this week. Those are Cherry Creek (5A) and Valor Christian (4A).

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for both classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Cherry Creek (7) 8-0 121 1 4-0
    2 Regis Jesuit (5) 8-1 118 2 3-0
    3 Mountain Vista (1) 8-1 103 4 2-0
    4 Kent Denver 5-1 89 5 1-1
    5 Arapahoe 7-2 75 3 1-1
    6 Monarch 8-2 58 7 1-0
    7 Columbine 4-3 44 10 1-0
    8 Rock Canyon 6-3 35 9 1-1
    9 Chatfield 6-2 30 6 1-0
    10 Castle View 7-2 15 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Grandview 12, Denver East 8, Wheat Ridge 7.
    Dropped out:
    Denver East (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (7) 8-0 97 1 1-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain (1) 6-2 84 3 1-0
    3 Aspen (2) 6-2 81 2 1-0
    4 Windsor 8-2 69 7 3-0
    5 Ponderosa 5-3 55 4 1-0
    6 Battle Mountain 6-2 54 6 1-0
    7 Air Academy 4-2 48 5 0-1
    8 Dawson School 4-4 29 8 1-2
    9 Conifer 7-2 19 9 2-0
    10 Steamboat Springs 6-5 18 10 1-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Thompson Valley 5.
    Dropped out:
    None.

  • ThunderRidge, Evergreen, Front Range Christian new No. 1 teams in girls soccer rankings

    Front Range Christian Nederland girls soccer
    Front Range Christian is atop the 2A girls soccer ranking this week. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Three new No. 1 teams sit atop this week’s girls soccer rankings from CHSAANow.com.

    ThunderRidge (5A), Evergreen (4A) and Front Range Christian (2A) all rose to the top of their respective rankings.

    T-Ridge beat Rock Canyon in a showdown of top-2 teams last week. Rock Canyon dropped to No. 2 this week.

    Behind them, Broomfield rose to No. 3, Mountain Vista is fourth and Rocky Mountain rounds out the top five. There were no new teams to this week’s 5A poll.

    Evergreen takes over the 4A ranking with eight of the 12 first-place votes. The Classical Academy, last week’s No. 1, got the other four votes. Both teams are 9-0-0.

    There was a lot of movement in 4A, which also added No. 7 Windsor, No. 9 Niwot and No. 10 Silver Creek.

    Front Range Christian, meanwhile, regained its spot atop 2A following a 2-1 win over then-No. 1 Denver Christian.

    DC fell to No. 3. Vail Mountain is second.

    In 3A, Colorado Academy is the lone No. 1 team to hold its spot from last week. That ranking added SkyView Academy at No. 10.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (11) 7-0-0 110 2 1-0-0
    2 Rock Canyon 8-1-0 82 1 1-1-0
    3 Broomfield 8-0-0 81 4 2-0-0
    4 Mountain Vista 8-2-0 70 3 2-0-0
    5 Rocky Mountain 7-0-0 63 9 2-0-0
    6 Pine Creek 7-2-0 46 6 1-0-0
    7 Cherokee Trail 8-1-0 38 8 2-0-0
    8 Grandview 5-1-1 38 10 1-0-0
    9 Arapahoe 6-1-1 21 5 0-1-0
    10 Fairview 6-1-1 17 7 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 13, Ralston Valley 12, Doherty 11, Denver East 3, Brighton 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Evergreen (8) 9-0-0 107 2 2-0-0
    2 The Classical Academy (4) 9-0-0 105 1 2-0-0
    3 Lewis-Palmer 7-1-1 82 4 1-0-1
    4 Valor Christian 8-1-0 77 3 1-1-0
    5 Mullen 7-0-0 68 7 1-0-0
    6 Wheat Ridge 8-1-1 63 5 1-0-1
    7 Windsor 7-1-0 36 – 1-0-0
    8 Battle Mountain 10-1-0 27 6 1-1-0
    9 Niwot 5-1-1 18 – 0-0-0
    10 Silver Creek 6-3-0 16 – 1-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cheyenne Mountain 13, Ponderosa 11, Littleton 10, Green Mountain 7, Falcon 5, Standley Lake 5, Air Academy 4, Vista Ridge 4, Palmer Ridge 2.
    Dropped out:
    Green Mountain (8), Ponderosa (9), Cheyenne Mountain (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Colorado Academy (10) 8-1-0 113 1 3-0-0
    2 Jefferson Academy (2) 7-0-0 107 3 3-0-0
    3 The Academy 9-0-0 91 4 3-0-0
    4 Kent Denver 5-2-1 88 2 1-1-1
    5 Liberty Common 7-1-0 51 7 3-0-0
    6 St. Mary’s 5-2-0 42 5 2-0-0
    7 Alamosa 8-0-0 34 10 2-0-0
    8 Peak to Peak 3-3-1 31 8 1-1-0
    9 Coal Ridge 6-3-0 27 6 2-1-0
    10 SkyView Academy 5-2-0 24 – 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Middle Park 20, Machebeuf 9, Salida 6, Aspen 5, Frontier Academy 4, Sterling 3, Lutheran 2, Pagosa Springs 2, Trinidad 1.
    Dropped out:
    Middle Park (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Front Range Christian (4) 7-1-1 32 3 3-0-0
    2 Vail Mountain (3) 7-1-0 30 2 2-0-0
    3 Denver Christian 5-4-0 21 1 1-2-0
    4 Colorado Rocky Mountain 4-1-1 10 4 1-0-0
    5 Dawson School 6-2-0 8 0 3-0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    CS School 2, Clear Creek 1, Evangelical Christian 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.