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Cherry Creek, Kent Denver, Dayspring Christian new No. 1 teams in football rankings

Cherry Creek Regis Jesuit football — Cherry Creek is atop the Class 5A football poll this week. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Cherry Creek, fresh off of two impressive wins to begin the season, has ascended to the top of CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A football rankings this week.

The Bruins, defending 5A champions, beat Heritage in Zero Week, then followed it up with a 17-3 win over then-No. 4 Regis Jesuit in Week 1. They received 11 of the 18 first-place votes, and edged out Pomona, which moved up to No. 2 after getting six first-place votes.

Cherry Creek and Pomona play on Friday.

Pomona, No. 3 in the preseason, beat No. 1 Valor Christian last week. Valor Christian fell to No. 3 in the 5A poll.

Columbine is fourth, and Grandview moved into the top five following its win over Chaparral. Ralston Valley also moved up — to sixth — after its Week 1 win over Eaglecrest.

Regis Jesuit fell three spots to seventh, Fairview is eighth and Doherty moved up to ninth. Mullen is the lone newcomer to 5A this week at No. 10. The Mustangs opened the season with a 41-0 win against Gateway.

There are also new No. 1 teams in the 2A and 8-man rankings.

Kent Denver Gunnison football — Kent Denver is now No. 1 in Class 2A. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Kent Denver takes over in 2A following its win over then-No. 7 Gunnison, coupled with Brush’s loss to rival Fort Morgan. The 2A ranking added No. 7 La Junta this week.

In 8-man, Dayspring Christian takes over at the top. The Eagles narrowly edged out Norwood with 75 total points to Norwood’s 74 — despite Norwood actually getting more first-place votes (four) than Dayspring (three).

The 8-man poll added Haxtun (No. 9) and Merino (No. 10) this week.

Each of the other No. 1 teams held firm this week: Pine Creek (4A), Pueblo East (3A), Paonia (1A) and Fleming (6-man).

The biggest movers in 4A’s ranking were Windsor, which moved up to fourth and Vista Ridge, now ranked No. 6. That poll added three new teams: No. 8 Ponderosa, No. 9 Greeley West and No. 10 Wheat Ridge.

In 3A, Rifle jumped up from No. 8 to No. 4. That poll, too, has three new members: No. 7 Berthoud, No. 8 D’Evelyn and No. 9 Lewis-Palmer.

There were no new teams in 1A, though Burlington did jump from No. 10 to No. 6.

The 6-man poll added Cheraw at No. 8.

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

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Cherry Creek (11)	2-0	173	2
2	Pomona (6)	1-0	166	3
3	Valor Christian	1-1	126	1
4	Columbine	2-0	121	5
5	Grandview	1-0	87	7
6	Ralston Valley	1-0	75	9
7	Regis Jesuit	0-1	68	4
8	Fairview	1-0	64	6
9	Doherty (1)	1-0	32	10
10	Mullen	1-0	27	–
Others receiving votes:
Cherokee Trail 17, Legacy 11, Lakewood 4, Rocky Mountain 4, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Heritage 3, Mountain Vista 3, Arapahoe 2, Horizon 2, Eaglecrest 1, ThunderRidge 1.
Dropped out
Fountain-Fort Carson (8).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Pine Creek (12)	2-0	120	1
2	Longmont	1-0	105	2
3	Dakota Ridge	1-0	92	3
4	Windsor	1-0	77	7
5	Falcon	0-1	57	4
6	Vista Ridge	1-0	46	10
7	Broomfield	0-1	36	6
8	Ponderosa	1-0	31	–
9	Greeley West	1-0	29	–
10	Wheat Ridge	2-0	18	–
Others receiving votes:
Loveland 13, Montrose 7, Pueblo West 7, Rampart 6, Denver South 4, Palmer Ridge 4, Fort Collins 3, Durango 2, Silver Creek 2, Greeley Central 1.
Dropped out
Denver South (5), Fort Collins (8), Pueblo South (9).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Pueblo East (8)	1-1	130	1
2	Fort Morgan (5)	1-0	109	2
3	Holy Family	1-0	107	4
4	Rifle (1)	2-0	89	8
5	Palisade	1-0	72	5
6	Roosevelt	1-1	50	6
7	Berthoud	1-0	43	–
8	D’Evelyn	1-0	35	–
9	Lewis-Palmer	1-0	29	–
10	Delta	1-1	24	9
Others receiving votes:
Discovery Canyon 20, Mead 13, Evergreen 11, The Classical Academy 8, Conifer 7, Erie 6, Mitchell 4, Pueblo Central 4, Canon City 3, Pueblo County 2, Eagle Valley 1, Frederick 1, Lutheran 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Evergreen (3), Discovery Canyon (7), Lutheran (10).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Kent Denver (10)	1-0	109	2
2	Faith Christian	1-0	88	4
3	Eaton	2-0	77	6
4	Brush (1)	0-1	76	1
5	Platte Valley	1-1	67	5
6	Bayfield	1-0	52	8
7	La Junta	2-0	35	–
8	Strasburg	0-1	31	3
9	Gunnison	0-1	29	7
10	Lamar	0-1	10	10
Others receiving votes:
Moffat County 7, Alameda 5, Florence 5, Sterling 5, Trinidad 4, Battle Mountain 3, Olathe 3, Aspen 2, Roaring Fork 1.
Dropped out
Florence (9).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Paonia (10)	1-0	136	1
2	Buena Vista (3)	1-0	128	2
3	Resurrection Christian (1)	2-0	113	4
4	Rye	2-0	86	6
5	Platte Canyon	1-0	75	5
6	Burlington	1-0	44	10
7	Cedaredge	1-0	42	8
8	Monte Vista	0-1	39	7
9	Meeker	0-2	34	3
10	Wiggins	1-0	30	9
Others receiving votes:
Centauri 20, Limon 17, Ellicott 10, Crowley County 2, Center 1, Hotchkiss 1.
Dropped out
None.

8-man
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Dayspring Christian (3)	1-0	75	3
2	Norwood (4)	2-0	74	2
3	Hoehne	1-0	66	5
4	Granada	1-0	61	4
5	Sedgwick County (1)	3-0	54	7
6	Sargent	1-0	38	10
7	Caliche (1)	1-1	26	1
8	Akron	0-1	21	6
9	Haxtun	2-0	20	–
10	Merino	0-1	20	–
Others receiving votes:
Kiowa 14, Holly 12, Springfield 8, Soroco 3, Wiley 3, Gilpin County 1.
Dropped out
Springfield (8), Simla (9).

6-man
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS
1	Fleming (6)	1-0	69	1
2	Eads (1)	1-0	61	2
3	Arickaree/Woodlin	1-0	59	3
4	Kit Carson	1-0	48	4
5	Pawnee	1-0	36	7
6	Hanover	1-0	29	6
7	Peetz	0-2	24	5
8	Cheraw	1-0	23	–
9	Otis	1-0	20	10
10	North Park	1-1	11	8
Others receiving votes:
Idalia 4, Cheyenne Wells 1.
Dropped out
Walsh (9).

September 8, 2015

Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 1 games

Cherry Creek Heritage football — No. 2 Cherry Creek has No. 4 Regis Jesuit at home this week. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 1 in the 2015 season.

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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 1 in the 2015 season.

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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

Class 5A
1	Valor Christian	1-1
1	Fri: L 14-28 vs. (3) Pomona
2	Cherry Creek	2-0
2	Fri: W 17-3 vs. (4) Regis Jesuit
3	Pomona	1-0
3	Fri: W 28-14 at (1) Valor Christian
4	Regis Jesuit	0-1
4	Fri: L 3-17 at (2) Cherry Creek
5	Columbine	2-0
5	Thurs: W 28-0 vs. Overland
6	Fairview	1-0
6	Fri: W 21-12 vs. Grand Junction
7	Grandview	1-0
7	Fri: W 29-12 at Chaparral
8	Fountain-Fort Carson	0-2
8	Fri: L 21-31 at Lakewood
9	Ralston Valley	1-0
9	Fri: W 33-27 at Eaglecrest
10	Doherty	1-0
10	Fri: W 34-8 vs. Palmer

Class 4A
1	Pine Creek	2-0
1	Fri: W 35-13 vs. (4) Falcon
2	Longmont	1-0
2	Off this week.
3	Dakota Ridge	1-0
3	Fri: W 38-9 at Monarch
4	Falcon	0-1
4	Fri: L 13-35 at (1) Pine Creek
5	Denver South	0-1
5	Fri: L 18-36 vs. Loveland
6	Broomfield	0-1
6	Fri: L 31-35 at Legacy
7	Windsor	1-0
7	Fri: W 25-12 vs. (3A 6) Roosevelt
8	Fort Collins	0-1
8	Fri: L 20-39 vs. Poudre
9	Pueblo South	0-1
9	Sat: L 0-24 at Ponderosa
10	Vista Ridge	1-0
10	Fri: W 48-21 vs. Northglenn

Class 3A
1	Pueblo East	1-1
1	Sat: W 49-0 at Coronado
2	Fort Morgan	1-0
2	Fri: W 47-7 vs. (2A 1) Brush
3	Evergreen	0-1
3	Fri: L 24-29 at Lewis-Palmer
4	Holy Family	1-0
4	Fri: W 49-43 vs. Mountain View
5	Palisade	1-0
5	Fri: W 21-6 vs. The Classical Academy
6	Roosevelt	1-1
6	Fri: L 12-25 at (4A 7) Windsor
7	Discovery Canyon	0-1
7	Fri: L 29-36 vs. Silver Creek
8	Rifle	2-0
8	Fri: W 41-0 at Moffat County
9	Delta	1-1
9	Fri: L 7-28 at Montrose
10	Lutheran	0-1
10	Off this week.

Class 2A
1	Brush	0-1
1	Fri: L 7-47 at (3A 2) Fort Morgan
2	Kent Denver	1-0
2	Fri: W 41-13 vs. (7) Gunnison
3	Strasburg	0-1
3	Fri: L 7-30 vs. (5) Platte Valley
4	Faith Christian	1-0
4	Fri: W 46-32 vs. Manitou Springs
5	Platte Valley	1-1
5	Fri: W 30-7 at (3) Strasburg
6	Eaton	2-0
6	Fri: W 52-13 at Bennett
7	Gunnison	0-1
7	Fri: L 13-41 at (2) Kent Denver
8	Bayfield	1-0
8	Off this week.
9	Florence	0-1
9	Fri: L 12-21 vs. Harrison
10	Lamar	0-1
10	Fri: L 6-21 vs. (1A 10) Burlington

Class 1A
1	Paonia	1-0
1	Fri: W 21-7 at (7) Monte Vista
2	Buena Vista	1-0
2	Fri: W 33-12 at Alamosa
3	Meeker	0-2
3	Fri: L 14-16 at Roaring Fork
4	Resurrection Christian	2-0
4	Fri: W 33-0 at Highland
5	Platte Canyon	1-0
5	Fri: W 34-15 at Ridge View Academy
6	Rye	2-0
6	Fri: W 42-7 vs. Rocky Ford
7	Monte Vista	0-1
7	Fri: L 7-21 vs. (1) Paonia
8	Cedaredge	1-0
8	Fri: W 21-6 vs. Basalt
9	Wiggins	1-0
9	Fri: W 41-7 vs. Lyons
10	Burlington	1-0
10	Fri: W 21-6 at (2A 10) Lamar

Class 8-man
1	Caliche	1-1
1	Fri: L 6-12 at Kiowa
2	Norwood	2-0
2	Fri: W 41-12 vs. Dove Creek
3	Dayspring Christian	1-0
3	Sat: W 64-6 at Custer County
4	Granada	1-0
4	Fri: W 20-12 at Swink
5	Hoehne	1-0
5	Fri: W 49-16 at McClave
6	Akron	0-1
6	Fri: L 21-29 at Holyoke
7	Sedgwick County	2-0
7	Fri: W 59-0 vs. Paxton (Neb.)
8	Springfield	1-1
8	Fri: W 46-0 vs. Del Norte
9	Simla	0-1
9	Fri: L 20-46 at Haxtun
10	Sargent	1-0
10	Off this week.

Class 6-man
1	Fleming	1-0
1	Sat: W 68-25 at (8) North Park
2	Eads	1-0
2	Fri: W 54-6 vs. Manzanola
3	Arickaree/Woodlin	1-0
3	Fri: W 58-50 at (5) Peetz
4	Kit Carson	1-0
4	Fri: W 52-24 vs. Genoa-Hugo/Karval
5	Peetz	0-2
5	Fri: L 50-58 vs. (3) Arickaree/Woodlin
6	Hanover	1-0
6	Sat: W 54-6 vs. Miami-Yoder
7	Pawnee	1-0
7	Fri: W 54-28 at Briggsdale
8	North Park	1-1
8	Sat: L 25-68 vs. (1) Fleming
9	Walsh	0-1
9	Fri: L 32-64 at Cheraw
10	Otis	1-0
10	Off this week.

August 31, 2015

Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Zero Week games

Valor Christian football — Valor Christian, the preseason No. 1 team in 5A, opens with Bonneville, Idaho, in Zero Week. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Zero Week in the 2015 season.

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Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

Class 5A
1	Valor Christian	1-0
1	Fri: W 51-12 vs. Bonneville (Idaho)
2	Cherry Creek	1-0
2	Fri: W 31-0 at Heritage
3	Pomona	0-0
3	Off this week.
4	Regis Jesuit	0-0
4	Off this week.
5	Columbine	1-0
5	Fri: W 34-7 at (8) Fountain-Fort Carson
6	Fairview	0-0
6	Off this week.
7	Grandview	0-0
7	Off this week.
8	Fountain-Fort Carson	0-1
8	Fri: L 34-7 vs. (5) Columbine
9	Ralston Valley	0-0
9	Off this week.
10	Doherty	0-0
10	Off this week.

Class 4A
1	Pine Creek	1-0
1	Fri: W 45-0 at Pueblo Centennial
2	Longmont	1-0
2	Fri: W 48-27 vs. (3A 1) Pueblo East
3	Dakota Ridge	0-0
3	Off this week.
4	Falcon	0-0
4	Off this week.
5	Denver South	0-0
5	Off this week.
6	Broomfield	0-0
6	Off this week.
7	Windsor	0-0
7	Off this week.
8	Fort Collins	0-0
8	Off this week.
9	Pueblo South	0-0
9	Off this week.
10	Vista Ridge	0-0
10	Off this week.

Class 3A
1	Pueblo East	0-1
1	Fri: L 48-27 at (4A 2) Longmont
2	Fort Morgan	0-0
2	Off this week.
3	Evergreen	0-0
3	Off this week.
4	Holy Family	0-0
4	Off this week.
5	Palisade	0-0
5	Off this week.
6	Roosevelt	1-0
6	Fri: W 50-12 vs. Thompson Valley
7	Discovery Canyon	0-0
7	Off this week.
8	Rifle	1-0
8	Fri: W 47-12 vs. Grand County (Utah)
9	Delta	1-0
9	Fri: W 38-35 at The Classical Academy
10	Lutheran	0-1
10	Fri: L 33-7 at Durango

Class 2A
1	Brush	0-0
1	Off this week.
2	Kent Denver	0-0
2	Off this week.
3	Strasburg	0-0
3	Off this week.
4	Faith Christian	0-0
4	Off this week.
5	Platte Valley	0-1
5	Fri: L 15-13 at (1A 4) Resurrection Christian
6	Eaton	0-0
6	Off this week.
7	Gunnison	0-0
7	Off this week.
8	Bayfield	1-0
8	Fri: W 43-0 at Kirtland Central (N.M.)
9	Florence	0-0
9	Off this week.
10	Lamar	0-0
10	Off this week.

Class 1A
1	Paonia	0-0
1	Off this week.
2	Buena Vista	0-0
2	Off this week.
3	Meeker	0-1
3	Sat: L 17-16 at (6) Rye
4	Resurrection Christian	1-0
4	Fri: W 15-13 at (2A 5) Platte Valley
5	Platte Canyon	0-0
5	Off this week.
6	Rye	1-0
6	Sat: W 17-16 vs. (3) Meeker
7	Monte Vista	0-0
7	Off this week.
8	Cedaredge	0-0
8	Off this week.
9	Wiggins	0-0
9	Off this week.
10	Burlington	0-0
10	Off this week.

Class 8-man
1	Caliche	1-0
1	Sat: W 30-18 vs. Soroco
2	Norwood	1-0
2	Fri: W 48-12 vs. Mancos
3	Dayspring Christian	0-0
3	Off this week.
4	Granada	0-0
4	Off this week.
5	Hoehne	0-0
5	Off this week.
6	Akron	0-0
6	Off this week.
7	Sedgwick County	1-0
7	Fri: W 94-8 at Creek Valley (Neb.)
8	Springfield	0-1
8	Fri: L 40-28 at (10) Sargent
9	Simla	0-0
9	Off this week.
10	Sargent	1-0
10	Fri: W 40-28 vs. (8) Springfield

Class 6-man
1	Fleming	0-0
1	Off this week.
2	Eads	0-0
2	Off this week.
3	Arickaree/Woodlin	0-0
3	Off this week.
4	Kit Carson	0-0
4	Off this week.
5	Peetz	0-1
5	Fri: L 60-26 vs. (8) North Park
6	Hanover	0-0
6	Off this week.
7	Pawnee	0-0
7	Off this week.
8	North Park	1-0
8	Fri: W 60-26 at (5) Peetz
9	Walsh	0-0
9	Off this week.
10	Otis	1-0
10	Fri: W 50-7 vs. Weldon Valley

August 24, 2015

Reid Kahl gets fresh start with defending 2A football champ Brush

Brush head coach Reid Kahl chats with his assistants during football practice. (Photo courtesy of Scott Hodgson/Brush High School)

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]eid Kahl is no stranger to defending state championships. Kahl was able to secure Class 4A titles in 2006 and 2008 while he was the head coach at Wheat Ridge.

Now he has the task of defending a 2A championship. Only, unlike those at Wheat Ridge, this is not a state championship that he won. This offseason, Kahl was hired by Brush to take over for Randy Dreitz. Dreitz left the team in March after leading the Beetdiggers to the 2A state championship.

“After the season was over last year, everybody pretty much knew that Randy was going to retire,” Kahl said. “I didn’t think much about it until later in the spring when the job opened up. I had a lot of people from the community reach out to me and show a lot of interest in me doing it.”

The start of Brush’s title defense is a more interesting story for Kahl himself rather than the team. The Beetdiggers kick their season off by traveling to Fort Morgan on Sept. 4. Kahl was a standout football player for the Mustangs, who happen to be the Beetdiggers’ rivals.

“I’m going to be completely honest with you, and I’m not just saying this, it’s been a much bigger deal for everyone else than it has been for me,” Kahl said. “It’s been since 2001, which was my last season in Fort Morgan.”

Karl left the Farmers after the 2013 season and took last year off before taking the job at Brush. It was a summer of turnover at the school as a new principal and athletic director were named at the same meeting.

To echo the sentiment of Kahl, it was really the community support that brought his name into the coaching search since there wasn’t an athletic director to include him in it.

“None of us that hired Reid were here,” said athletic director Scott Hodgson, who is also in his first year at the school after coming over from Holly. “Once we found out that was the choice, we were really happy. He’s had great success everywhere he’s been.”

Karl comes in this season with the task of defending a state championship that he was not a part of. The Beetdiggers also lost a big senior class, including 2A player of the year Kyle Rosenbrock.

Fair or not, this young Brush team comes into the season, not only with a new coach, but also with a target on its back.

“It’s a different situation and it’s not an easy situation,” Kahl said. “They graduated a ton of seniors last year and I have a really inexperienced team. We all know that there’s a big target on our back and I talked to the kids about it when I first met with them.”

But that won’t matter to the teams on the opposite sideline. They’ll only see “Brush” on the jerseys and they’ll know that was the last team to walk away as state champions.

Besides, Brush opened up as preseason No. 1 in 2A on Monday.

Karl knows the expectations are high and that he is walking into a program that will expect him to win. His track record at Wheat Ridge indicates that he can find success. His plan is to just run the systems that he’s comfortable running and hope that it translates into wins for the Beetdiggers.

“I’ve installed a lot of the same offense that I run wherever I’m (coaching),” Kahl said. “We spent a lot time on it over the summer and the kids have done a nice job picking it up.”

He gets his chance to see just how well they’ve picked it up when Brush travels to Fort Morgan on Sept. 4. Kahl has plenty of good memories from when he was with the Mustangs but knows once the ball kicked-off, it’s time to focus on his job as the coach of the Beetdiggers.

“After 26 years of coaching, it’s not like I was there yesterday,” Kahl said. “I think it seems to be a big to people on the outside and not so much for me.”

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Small-school football preview

Preseason rankings

Defending champions:

2A: Brush
1A: Paonia
8-man: Caliche
6-man: Arickaree/Woodlin

Returning All-State athletes:

2A: Cole Bryant (Sr.) La Junta, Connor Dooley (Sr.) Kent Denver, Anthony Ibarra (Sr.) Platte Valley, Parker Joens (Sr.) Platte Valley, Brett Loyd, (Sr.) Moffat County, Mitchell Martin, (Sr.) Strasburg, Will McKissick (Sr.) Kent Denver, Ty Percival (Sr.) Gunnison, Victor Perez (Sr.) Montezuma-Cortez, Zane Phelps (Sr.) Bayfield, Carl Schmidt (Sr.) Kent Denver, Clay Shaver (Sr.) Brush, Joao Thives (Sr.) Denver North, Brady Wilson (Sr.) Gunnison, Luke Wilson (Sr.) Kent Denver, Zeke Zuelke (Sr.) Bennett
1A: Beau Beckman (Sr.) Wray, Hank Bode (Sr.) Platte Canyon, Bryce Buhr (Sr.) Crowley County, Devin Christian (Sr.) Limon, Luke Cross (Sr.) Resurrection Christian, Sabyn Diamond (Sr.) Buena Vista, Austin Dinis (Sr.) Wiggins, Cooper Eggleston (Sr.) Buena Vista, Jayden Hilferty (Sr.) Limon, TJ Shelton (Sr.) Meeker, Taylor Walters (Sr.) Paonia, Cooper Ward (Sr.) Resurrection Christian, Trey Zupancic (Sr.) Rye
8-man: Alex Davis (Sr.) Vail Christian, Spencer Gatlin (Sr.) Dove Creek, Jason George (Sr.) Simla, Rafe Hutches (Sr.) Springfield, Tre Jensen (Sr.) Granada, Anthony Payne (Jr.) Hoehne, Mitch Sides (Sr.) Dayspring Schristian Academy, Bruce Taylor (Sr.) Caliche, Matt Thieman (Sr.) Simla, Joey Younkerman (Sr.) Sargent
6-man: Jaxon Crawford (Jr.) Kit Carson, Dylan Dixon (Sr.) Eads, Luke Duggan (Sr.) Pawnee, Caine Farmer (Sr.) Kit Carson, Chase Flynn (Jr.) Stratton/Liberty, Tristan Headrick (Sr.) Cheraw, Ben Lambrecht (Sr.) Fleming, Reagan Lane (Sr.) Eads, Trent Leoffler (Sr.) Arickaree/Woodlin, Jordan Nelson (Sr.) Peetz, Tanner Patterson (Jr.) Otis, Marco Solis (Sr.) Kit Carson, Joesph Stahley (Sr.) Fleming, Alex Vandenbark (Jr.) Fleming, Cody Wilson (Jr.) Peetz

Regular season begins: Sept. 3

Postseason begins: Nov. 7

State championship: Nov. 21 (6-man), Nov. 28 (8-man, 1A and 2A)

August 21, 2015

Defending champs top 5 of 7 preseason football rankings

Valor Christian Cherry Creek football — Dylan McCaffrey (12) and Valor Christian open 2015 as the No. 1 team in Class 5A. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Defending champions rule the preseason football rankings, save for two classifications.

Pine Creek (Class 4A), Pueblo East (3A), Brush (2A), Paonia (1A) and Caliche (8-man) all won championships last season — and each one sat atop their respective classfication when the preseason CHSAANow.com Football Polls were released on Monday.

Only Valor Christian (5A) and Fleming (6-man) are preseason No. 1 teams without being a defending champion. Valor was the runner-up in 5A last season, while Fleming was a semifinalists in 6-man.

The 5A voters were pretty determined that the top three teams this season would be Valor, Cherry Creek and Pomona. Each team received at least one first-place vote, and the trio separated themselves from the rest of the field by more than 50 points each.

Valor got nine of the 15 first-place votes and totaled 140 points. Cherry Creek, last season’s 5A champion, is No. 2 with four first-place votes and 134 total points. Pomona got one first-place vote and is No. 3 at 123 total points.

At No. 4 is Regis Jesuit and new coach Dan Filleman. Perennial contender Columbine rounds out the top five.

Fairview, led by senior star Carlo Kemp, checks in at No. 6; returning semifinalist Grandview is No. 7; and Fountain-Fort Carson is No. 8.

Ralston Valley, another semifinalist, opens at No. 9, and Doherty rounds out the ranking at No. 10.

The 4A ranking featured the lone unanimous top-ranked team in Pine Creek. The two-time defending champion Eagles, who feature Nebraska commit JoJo Domann, got all 12 first-place votes and totaled 120 points.

Longmont, the 4A runner-up, is No. 2; Dakota Ridge is third; and Falcon (No. 4) and Denver South (No. 5) round out the top five.

CHSAA 3A State Football Championship — Pueblo East is No. 1 in 3A’s preseason poll. (Mark Adams)

In 3A, defending champion Pueblo East returns a stacked roster, but will have a new coach in interim head Lee Meisner. Even still, the Eagles got 13 of the 14 first-place votes in 3A, and lead the ranking.

Fort Morgan got the other first-place vote and is No. 2 to begin the year. Evergreen is third, Holy Family is fourth and Palisade is No. 5.

Brush, another team looking to defend its title, led the 2A poll with seven of the 10 first-place votes. The Beetdiggers, too, have a new coach: Reid Kahl. Kent Denver, last year’s runner-up, opens at No. 2.

In the 1A ranking, Paonia, the defending champion, received eight of the 12 first-place votes. Buena Vista is No. 2.

The 8-man poll was interesting. Defending champion Caliche leads the way at No. 1 in the preseason, but four different teams received first-place votes — including Dayspring Christian at No. 3, which got three top votes. Caliche and No. 2 Norwood each got two first-place votes, and Granada got one.

Fleming got four first-place votes to lead the 6-man ranking, while No. 2 Eads and No. 3 Arickaree/Woodlin each received one. Arickaree/Woodlin won last season’s title.

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

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

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

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Valor Christian (9)	0-0	140
2	Cherry Creek (4)	0-0	134
3	Pomona (1)	0-0	123
4	Regis Jesuit	0-0	67
5	Columbine	0-0	62
6	Fairview	0-0	58
7	Grandview	0-0	49
8	Fountain-Fort Carson	0-0	37
9	Ralston Valley	0-0	29
10	Doherty (1)	0-0	24
Others receiving votes:
Eaglecrest 15, Heritage 14, Cherokee Trail 13, Mullen 13, Legacy 12, Rocky Mountain 10, Mountain Vista 7, Overland 7, ThunderRidge 5, Arapahoe 3, Bear Creek 3, Highlands Ranch 3, Horizon 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Pine Creek (12)	0-0	120
2	Longmont	0-0	81
3	Dakota Ridge	0-0	78
4	Falcon	0-0	72
5	Denver South	0-0	64
6	Broomfield	0-0	58
7	Windsor	0-0	48
8	Fort Collins	0-0	38
9	Pueblo South	0-0	26
10	Vista Ridge	0-0	21
Others receiving votes:
Greeley West 19, Montrose 15, Ponderosa 5, Pueblo West 4, Rampart 4, Wheat Ridge 4, Standley Lake 3.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Pueblo East (13)	0-0	130
2	Fort Morgan (1)	0-0	94
3	Evergreen	0-0	74
4	Holy Family	0-0	73
5	Palisade	0-0	65
6	Roosevelt	0-0	61
7	Discovery Canyon	0-0	47
8	Rifle	0-0	43
9	Delta	0-0	39
10	Lutheran	0-0	26
Others receiving votes:
Berthoud 20, Canon City 18, D’Evelyn 18, The Classical Academy 15, Conifer 9, Pueblo Central 8, Pueblo County 8, Erie 7, Lewis-Palmer 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Niwot 2, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Brush (7)	0-0	92
2	Kent Denver (2)	0-0	89
3	Strasburg	0-0	63
4	Faith Christian	0-0	59
5	Platte Valley	0-0	54
6	Eaton	0-0	44
7	Gunnison	0-0	42
8	Bayfield (1)	0-0	32
9	Florence	0-0	27
10	Lamar	0-0	18
Others receiving votes:
La Junta 13, Bennett 4, Moffat County 4, Trinidad 4, Sterling 2, Valley 2, Alamosa 1.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Paonia (8)	0-0	125
2	Buena Vista (4)	0-0	120
3	Meeker	0-0	81
4	Resurrection Christian (1)	0-0	78
5	Platte Canyon	0-0	60
6	Rye	0-0	56
7	Monte Vista	0-0	36
8	Cedaredge	0-0	30
9	Wiggins	0-0	29
10	Burlington	0-0	28
Others receiving votes:
Crowley County 17, Limon 17, Colorado Springs Christian 11, Centauri 9, Ellicott 6, Center 4, Hotchkiss 4, Wray 4, Denver Christian 1.

8-man
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Caliche (2)	0-0	60
2	Norwood (2)	0-0	59
3	Dayspring Christian (3)	0-0	54
4	Granada (1)	0-0	52
5	Hoehne	0-0	50
6	Akron	0-0	38
7	Sedgwick County	0-0	35
8	Springfield	0-0	23
9	Simla	0-0	15
10	Sargent	0-0	13
Others receiving votes:
Vail Christian 10, Sangre de Cristo 8, Wiley 7, Merino 6, Haxtun 4, Holly 4, Fowler 2.

6-man
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Fleming (4)	0-0	56
2	Eads (1)	0-0	54
3	Arickaree/Woodlin (1)	0-0	48
4	Kit Carson	0-0	35
5	Peetz	0-0	33
6	Hanover	0-0	25
7	Pawnee	0-0	22
8	North Park	0-0	17
9	Walsh	0-0	13
10	Otis	0-0	7
Others receiving votes:
Aguilar 6, Manzanola 4, Flagler 3, Idalia 3, Cheraw 2, Cheyenne Wells 1, Mountain Valley 1.

August 17, 2015

All-state baseball teams for 2015 season

The 2015 baseball players of the year. From left: Jordan Ernst, Dove Creek (1A); Trent Hughes, Rye (2A); Ryan Madden, Fairview (5A); Cole Shetterly, Green Mountain (4A); Lane Greiman, Eaton (3A). (Photos: Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com; Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

The 2015 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 coaches, and then a vote of coaches. Players had to be first-team all-league in order to be on the all-state ballot.

Players and coaches of the year were also selected by a vote of the coaches.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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Class 5A

Fairview Loveland baseball — Fairview’s Ryan Madden is the 5A baseball player of the year. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Player of the year: Ryan Madden, Fairview

Coach of the year: Matt Johnson, Chatfield

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cole Anderson	Rocky Mountain	OF	Senior
Bryce Dietz	Rock Canyon	RHP	Senior
Chris Givin	Rock Canyon	SS/RHP	Senior
Blake Goldsberry	Cherry Creek	3B	Senior
Ryan Madden	Fairview	INF/RHP	Senior
JR McDermott	Smoky Hill	P/UTIL	Senior
Marc Mumper	Mountain Vista	SS/RHP	Senior
Nick Shumpert	Highlands Ranch	SS	Senior
Logan Soole	Monarch	P/CF	Senior
Kyle Winkler	Chatfield	SS	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Wyatt Cross	Legacy	C/1B	Senior
Maverick Handley	Mullen	C/INF	Junior
Sean O’Dell	Chatfield	CF/P/2B	Senior
Greg Pickett	Legend	OF/RHP	Senior
Kyle Reisman	Rocky Mountain	1B	Senior
Peyton Remy	Legend	RHP/OF	Senior
Aeneas Roberson	Cherry Creek	OF	Senior
Tim Ryan	Fairview	OF/RHP	Senior
Brent Schwarz	Regis Jesuit	RHP	Senior

Honorable mention: Chad Bell, Rocky Mountain, INF, Senior; Kolby Bonato, Bear Creek, 3B/C, Senior; Dominik Castiglione, Horizon, INF, Senior; Danny Collins, Lakewood, 1B/P, Senior; Quin Cotton, Regis Jesuit, OF, Junior; Conner Deeds, Pine Creek, INF/RHP, Senior; Brandon Formby, Mountain Vista, 3B/RHP, Senior; Gavin Gifford, Brighton, 1B/P, Junior; Keifer Glau, Grandview, OF/P, Senior; Trevor Kehe, Lakewood, OF/C, Senior; Peter McEvoy, Pine Creek, INF, Senior; Joe Millar, Ralston Valley, LHP, Senior; Jared Montoya, Douglas County, SS/RHP, Senior; Conner Nantkes, Cherokee Trail, LHP/OF, Sophomore; Tanner O’Tremba, Cherry Creek, OF, Freshman; Dylan Row, Fruita Monument, SS, Senior; Sam Schroeder, Fruita Monument, P/OF, Junior; Josh Schumacher, Rangeview, 2B, Junior; Josh White, Rock Canyon, 2B/OF/RHP, Senior

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Class 4A

Green Mountain Montrose baseball — Green Mountain’s Cole Shetterly is the 4A baseball player of the year. (Tom Hoganson)

Player of the year: Cole Shetterly, Green Mountain

Coach of the year: Brad Madden, Green Mountain

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cameron Brown	D’Evelyn	OF/P	Junior
Casey Dunlap	Durango	SS/RHP	Senior
Reid Effrein	Green Mountain	2B/SS	Senior
Willie Harris	Wheat Ridge	CF	Senior
Bryan King	Ponderosa	P/OF	Senior
Kyle Leahy	Erie	RHP/INF	Senior
Josh Ramirez	Green Mountain	P/OF/1B	Senior
Talon Schaller	Green Mountain	P/3B	Senior
Cole Shetterly	Green Mountain	SS/P	Senior
Paul Tillotson	Lewis-Palmer	RHP/OF/3B	Junior
Grant Witherspoon	D’Evelyn	OF/P/1B	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Zane Begano	Erie	INF/RHP	Senior
Andrew Bowles	Palisade	C/SS	Senior
Cole Brandon	Windsor	LHP/1B	Senior
Austin Brown	Holy Family	LHP/1B/CF	Senior
Diego Garcia	Wheat Ridge	3B/P	Senior
Matt Helmreich	D’Evelyn	C	Senior
Chase Mathis	Mesa Ridge	INF/P	Senior
Jared Mews	Canon City	CF	Senior
Alec Moens	Evergreen	SS/P	Senior
Brian Tims	Lewis-Palmer	2B/SS	Senior

Honorable mention: Sonny Arellano, Pueblo East, RHP/1B, Senior; Brandon Barringer, Skyview, C, Senior; Logan Beatty, Mesa Ridge, INF/P, Senior; Colin Cicere, Lewis-Palmer, RHP/OF, Senior; Ryan DeMoudt, Berthoud, INF, Senior; Mitchell Gray, Summit, RHP/3B/OF, Senior; Jake Greenwalt, Windsor, RHP/3B, Junior; Kyle Greenwell, Northridge, C/RHP, Senior; Jacob Hein, Discovery Canyon, P/OF, Senior; Derek Horn, Delta, P, Senior; Dane Kapande, Evergreen, 2B/SS, Junior; Nic Lacayo, Cheyenne Mountain, C, Senior; Brandon Maes, Pueblo South, C/3B, Junior; D.J. Medina, Kennedy, P/INF, Senior; Chase Nieslanik, Glenwood Springs, LHP, Senior; Dylan Norsen, Mountain View, P/OF/INF, Sophomore; Mason Peterson, Longmont, 2B/C, Junior; Hunter Roberts, Alameda, 2B/OF, Junior; Christian Robles, Denver North, OF, Junior; Cooper Rothe, Longmont, CF, Junior; Layton Stutsman, Rifle, OF, Senior; Jeffrey Torres, Thomas Jefferson, OF/RHP, Senior; Chase Trujillo, Pueblo West, OF, Senior; Isaiah Volcic, Widefield, SS/P/INF, Senior; Austin Wood, Silver Creek, 1B/RHP, Junior; Easton Woods, Palisade, P, Senior

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Class 3A

Holy Family Eaton baseball — Eaton’s Lane Greiman (10) is the 3A baseball player of the year. (Pam Wagner)

Player of the year: Lane Greiman, Eaton

Coach of the year: Kevin Fergus, Brush

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Brevin Baessler	University	P/SS/P	Senior
Luke Bote	Faith Christian	C/P/INF	Senior
Matt Burkart	Eaton	SS/RHP	Junior
Carter Chacon	Valley	P/INF	Senior
Darin Cook	Lamar	INF/P	Senior
Lane Greiman	Eaton	RHP/INF	Senior
Ryan Koehler	Eaton	LHP/OF	Senior
Alec Petterson	Brush	C/P	Senior
Kyle Rosenbrock	Brush	SS/P	Senior
Brady Tedesco	Eaton	LHP/OF	Senior
Jacob Thiessen	Sterling	P/INF/UTIL	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Payton Chacon	Valley	C/P	Senior
Calvin Corey	Olathe	INF/P	Senior
Mikey Gutierrez	Brush	INF	Senior
Tyler Husmann	Alamosa	LF	Senior
Nick Kakavas	Peak to Peak	P/1B	Senior
Kelton McCoy	Bayfield	C/RHP/INF	Junior
Will McKissick	Kent Denver	OF/P	Junior
Braydon Peif	University	P/2B	Senior
Zane Phelps	Bayfield	3B/RHP/C	Junior
AJ Stephens	Faith Christian	1B/P/OF	Junior

Honorable mention: Colby Archuleta, Gunnison, C, Junior; Phillip Chadwick, Moffat County, UTIL/P, Senior; Trevor Close, Buena Vista, P/SS, Senior; Donovan Contreraz, Sheridan, P/INF, Junior; Kaleb Hansen, Lamar, INF, Senior; Ty Hanzlicek, Valley, INF/OF/P, Junior; Dusty Kaan, Sterling, CF/P, Senior; Tyler Manzanares, Pagosa Springs, P/INF/3B, Senior; Christopher Martin, Centauri, SS/OF, Junior; Joe Mondragon, Eaton, 1B/OF, Junior; Nathan Vaughn, Lutheran, RHP/UTIL/DH, Senior; Jake Vieira, Lutheran, OF/UTIL/RHP, Senior; Cole Whitaker, Kent Denver, SS/3B/P, Senior; Brady Wilson, Gunnison, INF/P, Junior

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Class 2A

Rye Resurrection Christian baseball — Trent Hughes (center) of Rye is the 2A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

Player of the year: Trenton Hughes, Rye

Coach of the year: Stacey Graham, Rye

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Trenton Hughes	Rye	P/1B	Senior
Ryan Miller	Burlington	P/INF	Senior
Luke Mondt	Resurrection Christian	SS/RHP	Senior
Cody Norris	Kiowa/Simla	P/C/INF	Senior
Luis Ortiz, Jr.	Rye	SS/P/C	Senior
Devan Rupe	Hotchkiss	P/CF	Senior
Maclain Smiley	Kiowa/Simla	P/INF	Senior
Joe Stephen	Limon	RHP/SS	Junior
Tyler Woodhams	Sedgwick County	RHP	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Mitchell Bates	Kiowa/Simla	P/C/INF	Senior
Bailey Benz	Rye	C	Sophomore
Jett County	Burlington	P/INF	Sophomore
Chance Dunker	Sedgwick County	RHP	Junior
Caden Eastin	County Line (Wiley/McClave)	LHP/CF	Junior
Evan Finley	Peyton	P/INF/C	Junior
Cesar Gonzalez	Hotchkiss	P/SS	Junior
Trevor Smith	Paonia	3B/C/RHP	Sophomore
Taylor Thoman	Peyton	P/UTIL	Junior
Jake Tomcheck	Resurrection Christian	LHP/OF/1B	Junior

Honorable mention: Kaleb Bayles, Hotchkiss, 1B/OF, Senior; Bryce Buhr, Crowley County, CF/SS/P, Junior; Miles Caldon, Sanford, C/UTIL/RHP, Junior; Tristen Cesko, Limon, P/INF, Senior; Jonathon Cowles, Dayspring Christian Academy, C/P/SS, Sophomore; Christian Dellamaestra, County Line (Wiley/McClave), P/3B, Sophomore; Tanner Fulkerson, Dawson School, SS/RHP, Junior; Garrett Harper, Ellicott, C/INF/P, Senior; Raul Hurtado, Byers, SS/RHP, Senior; Spencer Kelly, Calhan, 2B/SS, Junior; Bryar Kirkland, Swink, INF/P, Junior; Michael Lopez, Las Animas, LHP/CF/RF, Senior; Ryan Nolin, Yuma, C, Junior; Kasey Nusbaum, Kiowa/Simla, P/C/INF, Junior; Alex Stiens, Center, P/SS/INF, Senior; McCabe Taylor, Paonia, OF/2B, Senior; Steven Weber, County Line (Wiley/McClave), P/C/INF, Sophomore

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Class 1A

Dove Creek Granada baseball — Jordan Ernst of Dove Creek is the 1A baseball player of the year. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Player of the year: Jordan Ernst, Dove Creek

Coach of the year: Curtis Garver, Dove Creek

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Cordell Burton	Stratton	OF	Senior
Jordan Ernst	Dove Creek	SS/2B/P	Junior
Jacob Hodge	Community Christian	P	Senior
Ricardo Juarez	Holly	P/INF	Sophomore
Paul Kidder	Community Christian	P	Sophomore
Jaxon King	Fleming	SS/P	Sophomore
Mason Mizokami	Sierra Grande	SS/P	Senior
Alex Ogas	Dove Creek	C	Senior
Kyle Schultz	Dove Creek	SS/2B/P	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Flint Corliss	Stratton	P/INF/C	Senior
Carlos Diaz	Cornerstone Christian Academy	INF/P/OF	Senior
Dalton Dziedzic	Gilpin County	P	Senior
Tyler Fields	Cornerstone Christian Academy	C/INF/P	Junior
Spencer Gatlin	Dove Creek	1B/DH	Junior
Ryan Keoller	Granada	P	Sophomore
Derek Kibel	Dove Creek	CF	Freshman
Koy Palmer	Granada	C	Senior
Mason Pierce	Holly	INF/UTIL/P	Senior
Quinten Richards	Cotopaxi	1B/P	Senior
Tyler Rouse	Eads	SS/P/C	Senior
Jeb Schroder	Springfield	P/INF/UTIL	Senior
Eli Sievert	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	INF/P	Junior
Marc Solis	Eads	3B/SS/P	Junior

June 12, 2015

All-state girls track & field teams for 2015 season

CHSAA state track and field — (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

The 2015 all-state girls track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

Athletes of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced at the state meet. This means that they received the full amount of team points from individual events they participated in, as well as one-fourth of the total points earned by the team in relays they participated in.

Finally, in order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning in a championship.

Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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Class 5A

Athlete of the year: Shayna Yon, Cherokee Trail
Coach of the year: Chris Faust, Cherokee Trail

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Amazing Ashby	Junior	Cherokee Trail	Triple Jump
Heide Baron	Junior	Pine Creek	4×200 relay
Damajahnee Birch	Senior	Denver East	800 medley relay
Jennifer Calascione	Senior	Chaparral	Discus
Jasmine Chesson	Sophomore	Fort Collins	4×400 relay
Nakiya Clausell	Senior	Denver East	800 medley relay
Gina Coleman	Sophomore	Fountain-Fort Carson	Shot Put
Jordyn Colter	Senior	Cherry Creek	800 meters, 1600 meters, 4×800 relay
Khayla Doublin	Senior	Denver East	800 medley relay
Tessa Gartrell	Junior	Denver East	800 medley relay
Zoe Gilbertson	Sophomore	Mountain Range	300 hurdles
Lauren Gregory	Sophomore	Fort Collins	3200 meters, 4×400 relay
Ashlyn Hare	Senior	Rampart	High Jump
Symonne Holland	Junior	Cherokee Trail	4×100 relay
Makenzie Howie	Senior	Pine Creek	4×200 relay
Lillian Markusch	Junior	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Devynn Miller	Senior	Fort Collins	4×400 relay
Katie Plomondon	Junior	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Haley Rogers	Junior	Cherokee Trail	4×100 relay
Becca Schulte	Junior	Fort Collins	400 meters, 4×400 relay
Emily Sloan	Freshman	Rock Canyon	100 hurdles
Christina Stathakis	Senior	Castle View	Pole Vault
Lisa Swartz	Junior	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Faith Vines	Senior	Pine Creek	4×200 relay
Taylor Watson	Freshman	Cherokee Trail	4×100 relay
Ally Watt	Senior	Pine Creek	4×200 relay
Shayna Yon	Senior	Cherokee Trail	100 meters, 200 meters, Long Jump, 4×100 relay

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Class 4A

Athlete of the year: Nicole Montgomery, Lewis-Palmer
Coach of the year: Maurice Henriques, Niwot

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Rylee Anderson	Freshman	Silver Creek	High Jump
Alexis Carroll	Sophomore	Niwot	100 hurdles
Jordan Edmonds	Senior	Widefield	4×100 relay
Helena Ernst	Sophomore	Thompson Valley	4×400 relay
Maya Evans	Freshman	Vista PEAK	Long Jump
Kela Fetters	Junior	Niwot	300 hurdles, 4×200 relay
MacKenzie Fidelak	Freshman	Niwot	4×200 relay
Lilly Hamilton	Freshman	Air Academy	4×800 relay
Megan Irvine	Senior	Thompson Valley	4×400 relay
Maren Janda	Junior	Thompson Valley	4×400 relay
Shynesti Johnson	Freshman	Widefield	4×100 relay
Kendra Larson	Senior	Thompson Valley	4×400 relay
Anne Lauder	Senior	Evergreen	Triple Jump
Nicole Montgomery	Senior	Lewis-Palmer	100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 medley relay
Brooke Moore	Sophomore	Widefield	4×100 relay
Katie Rainsberger	Junior	Air Academy	800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, 4×800 relay
Emily Roma	Sophomore	Lewis-Palmer	800 medley relay
Diana Scott	Junior	Widefield	4×100 relay
Lauren Sharpe	Senior	Niwot	4×200 relay
Rachel Sharpe	Senior	Niwot	4×200 relay
Haley Showalter	Senior	Valor Christian	Shot Put, Discus
Madelyn Smith	Junior	Lewis-Palmer	800 medley relay
Laura Still	Freshman	Lewis-Palmer	800 medley relay
Kayla Wiitala	Junior	Air Academy	4×800 relay
Carly Wilborn	Senior	Air Academy	4×800 relay
Andrea Willis	Junior	The Classical Academy	Pole Vault

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Class 3A

Athlete of the year: Kayla Pinnt, Moffat County
Coach of the year: Kaelie Jelden, Eaton

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Shelby Adonay	Junior	James Irwin	800 medley relay
McKayla Bauer	Junior	University	High Jump
Allee Beach	Junior	Platte Valley	4×400 relay
Taryn Ceglowski	Sophomore	Salida	800 meters, 1600 meters
Courtney Clark	Senior	Lamar	Discus
Taylor Finn	Junior	Manitou Springs	100 meters
Dallas Frisbie	Senior	Peak to Peak	4×800 relay
Christina Hamerly	Junior	Peak to Peak	4×800 relay
Selena Hernandez	Junior	Moffat County	4×100 relay
Kera Kapu	Junior	James Irwin	800 medley relay
Kiarra Mattern	Sophomore	James Irwin	800 medley relay
Rachael Metzler	Sophomore	Peak to Peak	4×800 relay
Alice Oveson	Junior	Peak to Peak	4×800 relay
Kayla Pinnt	Junior	Moffat County	100 meters, 200 meters, 4×100 relay, 4×200 relay
Jacey Reinert	Freshman	Platte Valley	4×400 relay
Skylar Ritchey	Junior	Platte Valley	4×400 relay
Emma Samuelson	Sophomore	Moffat County	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay
Lauren Samuelson	Senior	Moffat County	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay
Ary Schaffer	Junior	Moffat County	4×200 relay
Tarynn Sieg	Sophomore	Eaton	Shot Put
Maddie Smith	Senior	Gunnison	Pole Vault
Ashley Snyder	Senior	Lamar	400 meters
Nicole Swain	Junior	James Irwin	800 medley relay
Lily Tomasula-Martin	Sophomore	Estes Park	3200 meters
Brenna Vallejos	Sophomore	Lamar	Long Jump, Triple Jump
Sarah Yocum	Sophomore	Faith Christian	300 meters
Victoria Zehnder	Senior	Platte Valley	4×400 relay

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Class 2A

Athlete of the year: Jenna Anderson, Lyons
Coach of the year: Brian Mitchem, Paonia

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Jenna Anderson	Senior	Lyons	800 meters, 1600 meters, 4×800 relay
Lexi Ashbrook	Senior	Wiggins	800 medley relay
Kate Berreman	Senior	Lyons	4×800 relay
Ellie Berry	Sophomore	Burlington	Discus
Kacey Buttrick	Senior	South Park	100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Shayna Dale	Sophomore	Cedaredge	4×100 relay
Melanie Deering	Sophomore	Kiowa	400 meters
Marisa Edmondson	Junior	Paonia	4×200 relay
Brittany Fuchs	Freshman	Calhan	200 meters
Megan Godsey	Sophomore	Wray	Triple Jump
Faythe Harris	Junior	Wiggins	800 medley relay
Morgan Hartigan	Senior	Paonia	Shot Put
Kenzie Henderson	Junior	Cedaredge	High Jump
Amber Jenkins	Junior	Cedaredge	4×100 relay
Courtney Jenson	Freshman	Wiggins	3200 meters
Tori Jordan	Freshman	Wiggins	800 medley relay
MacKenzie Kehmeier	Senior	Cedaredge	4×100 relay
Brenna Kuskie	Sophomore	Lyons	Pole Vault
Kendall McHugh	Junior	Cedaredge	4×100 relay
Faith Myers	Senior	Lyons	4×800 relay
Emily Pieper	Sophomore	Paonia	4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Randi Rapke	Freshman	Paonia	4×400 relay
Sierra Tucker	Junior	Lyons	4×800 relay
Brianna Van Vleet	Sophomore	Paonia	Long Jump, 4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Ashley Van Vleet	Junior	Paonia	4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Jessica Veeman	Junior	Wiggins	800 medley relay
Kayla Zink	Sophomore	Caliche	100 meters

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Class 1A

Athlete of the year: Ginger Hutton, Shining Mountain
Coach of the year: Joe Packard, Heritage Christian

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Ella Baca	Sophomore	Shining Mountain	4×800 relay
Denise Cano	Senior	Idalia	4×200 relay
Sarrah Claman	Junior	Shining Mountain	4×800 relay
Kaelyn Dennis	Junior	Plateau Valley	4×400 relay, 800 medley relay
Heather Dieckman	Senior	Sangre de Cristo	100 hurdles
Laura Greene	Junior	Plateau Valley	4×400 relay, 800 medley relay
Breanna Hendricks	Senior	Springfield	4×100 relay
Susana Herrera	Junior	Idalia	4×200 relay
Ginger Hutton	Senior	Shining Mountain	400 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters
Audrey Rose Kachin	Senior	Plateau Valley	4×400 relay, 800 medley relay
Rebecca Kaiser	Senior	Prairie	Triple Jump
Lisette Laforge	Junior	Otis	High Jump
Tatelyn Lasley	Sophomore	Springfield	4×100 relay
Brooke Lenox	Junior	Eads	Discus
Ally Loflin	Sophomore	Springfield	4×100 relay
Zariah Mason	Freshman	Kim	100 meters, 200 meters
Jenna McKinley	Junior	Sangre de Cristo	Shot Put
Demi Ownbey	Senior	Springfield	4×100 relay
Rebekah Rairdon	Junior	Heritage Christian	300 hurdles
Sierra Reynolds	Senior	Plateau Valley	4×400 relay
Bryce Schafer	Junior	Idalia	4×200 relay
Antonya Schaffert	Junior	Otis	Pole Vault
Emma Shaefer	Freshman	Shining Mountain	4×800 relay
Reagan Shaffer	Junior	Idalia	4×200 relay
Paisley Sheehan	Senior	Shining Mountain	4×800 relay
Sarah Storey	Junior	Sangre de Cristo	Long Jump
Savannah Turner	Junior	Plateau Valley	800 medley relay

June 3, 2015

All-state boys track & field teams for 2015 season

State track Jeffco Stadium — (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

The 2015 all-state boys track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

Athletes of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced at the state meet. This means that they received the full amount of team points from individual events they participated in, as well as one-fourth of the total points earned by the team in relays they participated in.

Finally, in order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning in a championship.

Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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Class 5A

Athlete of the year: Tevin Donnell, Fountain-Fort Carson
Coach of the year: Ben Montoya, Fountain-Fort Carson

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Andrew Barlow	Senior	Monarch	Pole Vault
Daniel Book	Senior	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Adrian Brukner	Senior	Rampart	Discus
Patrick Byerly	Senior	Mountain Range	Shot Put
Tevin Donnell	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	100 meters, 200 meters, 4×100 relay, 4×200 relay
Isaac Green	Sophomore	Monarch	1600 meters
Dan Hamson	Sophomore	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Drue Harris	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×200 relay
Marcelo Laguera	Senior	Pomona	3200 meters
Christopher Linnin	Senior	Castle View	Triple Jump
Christian Lyon	Junior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay
Duane McClurkin	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×400 relay
Kyle Moran	Sophomore	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Trevor Rex	Senior	Highlands Ranch	High Jump
Juan Sabino	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×400 relay
Triston Sisneros	Senior	Grandview	300 hurdles
Braden Smith	Junior	Lakewood	Long Jump
Jordan Smith	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×100 relay, 4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Benjamin Thomas	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×400 relay
Charles Tigner	Senior	Fountain-Fort Carson	4×100 relay
Konor von Kraut	Senior	Cherry Creek	4×800 relay
Mike Ware	Senior	Gateway	400 meters
Joshua Wright	Senior	Overland	110 hurdles
Blake Yount	Senior	Smoky Hill	800 meters

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Class 4A

Athlete of the year: Caleb Ojennes, Palmer Ridge
Coach of the year: Kelly Christensen, Palmer Ridge

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Conlan Berger	Junior	Longmont	4×100 relay
Austin Brant	Senior	Canon City	Discus
Trevor Cook	Junior	Longmont	4×100 relay
Hayden Erickson	Senior	Woodland Park	Shot Put
Gianni Espinoza	Junior	Longmont	4×100 relay
James Espinoza	Sophomore	Palmer Ridge	4×800 relay
Logan Goodner	Junior	Longmont	4×100 relay
Eric Hamer	Senior	Palmer Ridge	3200 meters, 4×800 relay
Vince Hood	Sophomore	Valor Christian	4×200 relay
James Jones	Senior	Mullen	Long Jump
Logan Malone	Senior	Palmer Ridge	4×400 relay
William Mayhew	Senior	Cheyenne Mountain	800 meters, 1600 meters
Noah McGhee	Sophomore	Littleton	100 meters
Caleb Ojennes	Junior	Palmer Ridge	200 meters, 400 meters, 4×400 relay
Brandon Pappas	Sophomore	Palmer Ridge	4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Anthony Peters	Junior	Vista Ridge	Triple Jump
Danny Rambo	Sophomore	Valor Christian	4×200 relay
Kyle Rex	Junior	Palmer Ridge	Pole Vault
Bailey Rosenstrauch	Junior	Palmer Ridge	4×400 relay
Trenton Stringari	Senior	Canon City	110 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Jordan Swango	Senior	Palmer Ridge	High Jump
Jacob Tellez	Senior	Palmer Ridge	4×800 relay
Ben Waters	Junior	Valor Christian	4×200 relay
Bubba Watkins	Senior	Valor Christian	4×200 relay

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Class 3A

Athletes of the year: Miguel Molas, James Irwin; and Dominic Carrese, Fountain Valley
Coach of the year: Darwin Horan, Lutheran

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Sunday Abarca	Sophomore	Aspen	400 meters
Ben Butler	Junior	SkyView Academy	3200 meters
Dominic Carrese	Senior	Fountain Valley	800 meters, 1600 meters
Austin Chavez	Sophomore	Sterling	High Jump
Josh Clausen	Senior	Lutheran	4×200 relay
Garrett Coalson	Senior	Eaton	Discus
Bryce Coop	Sophomore	Manitou Springs	4×100 relay
Isaiah DeLaCerda	Sophomore	Alamosa	4×800 relay
Cooper Eggleston	Junior	Buena Vista	300 hurdles
Tyler Gard	Junior	Vanguard	4×400 relay
Kharon Hall	Junior	Lutheran	Triple Jump, 4×200 relay
Matt Hanson	Junior	Lutheran	110 hurdles
Kent Harris	Junior	Lutheran	4×200 relay
Miles Hatton	Junior	Vanguard	4×400 relay
Parker Jones	Junior	Platte Valley	Shot Put
Conner Kennedy	Senior	Bayfield	Long Jump
Jared Keul	Sophomore	Manitou Springs	4×100 relay
Andrew Lee	Senior	Vanguard	4×400 relay
Tanner Martin	Senior	Alamosa	4×800 relay
Oscar Martinez	Sophomore	Alamosa	4×800 relay
Miguel Molas	Senior	James Irwin	100 meters, 200 meters
Malachi Peterson	Senior	Manitou Springs	4×100 relay
Josiah Simons	Junior	Vanguard	4×400 relay
Leland Spangler	Senior	Manitou Springs	4×100 relay
Jericho Ulibarri	Senior	Alamosa	4×800 relay
Chris Youngs	Junior	Lutheran	4×200 relay
Victor Zimmerman	Sophomore	Sterling	Pole Vault

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Class 2A

Athlete of the year: Paul Roberts, Lyons
Coach of the year: Mark Roberts, Lyons

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Evan Anderson	Junior	Resurrection Christian	4×100 relay
Tyler Boyd	Senior	Burlington	Shot Put
John Broadhead	Senior	Telluride	Long Jump
Cameron Cross	Junior	Lyons	4×800 relay
Cooper Daniels	Junior	Vail Christian	Pole Vault
Matt Dillon	Senior	Lyons	4×800 relay
Shane Finegan	Sophomore	Wiggins	400 meters
Shane Gates	Junior	Cedaredge	300 hurdles, 4×200 relay
Jack Holling	Junior	Resurrection Christian	4×100 relay
Jorden Jole	Senior	Merino	800 meters
Bryce Klaseen	Junior	Cedaredge	4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Brendon Klaseen	Sophomore	Cedaredge	4×400 relay
Ryan Latta	Senior	Cedaredge	4×400 relay
Ivan Mendoza	Junior	West Grand	110 hurdles
Chad Mikelson	Sophomore	Sedgwick County	Triple Jump
Dakota Murrow	Senior	Resurrection Christian	4×100 relay
Garrett Quintana	Junior	John Mall	Discus
Jacob Robb	Senior	Cedaredge	4×200 relay, 4×400 relay
Paul Roberts	Junior	Lyons	1600 meters, 3200 meters, 4×800 relay
Tullef Rudlong	Senior	Lyons	100 meters
Joel Such	Junior	Lyons	4×800 relay
Isaac Swoffer	Sophomore	Cedaredge	4×200 relay
Cooper Ward	Junior	Resurrection Christian	200 meters, 4×100 relay
Ty Zupanic	Senior	Rye	High Jump

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Class 1A

Athlete of the year: J.D. Chenoweth, Baca County
Coach of the year: Rick Hartley, Springfield

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Dallas Balderas	Freshman	Baca County	4×400 relay
Andy Borunda	Junior	Springfield	Shot Put, Discus
Michael Braithwaite	Senior	Pikes Peak Christian	100 meters, 4×100 relay
J.D. Chenoweth	Senior	Baca County	110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Micah Crane	Freshman	Baca County	4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Matthew Crane	Senior	Baca County	4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Morgan Crane	Junior	Baca County	4×800 relay
Luke Duggan	Junior	Pawnee	3200 meters
Ross Dunlap	Senior	Springfield	High Jump
Erick Enriquez-Acosta	Sophomore	Idalia	800 meters
Troy Fritz	Senior	Sangre de Cristo	Triple Jump
Rafe Hutches	Junior	Springfield	4×200 relay
Seeon Kim	Senior	Pikes Peak Christian	4×100 relay
Justin Krieger	Senior	Springfield	4×200 relay
Gabe Longworth	Senior	McClave	200 meters
Reid Palser	Senior	Otis	Pole Vault
Caden Parker	Sophomore	Eads	Long Jump
Justin Self	Senior	Springfield	4×200 relay
Christian Strozier	Junior	Pikes Peak Christian	4×100 relay
Mark Waters	Senior	Pikes Peak Christian	400 meters, 4×100 relay
Evan Waters	Senior	Springfield	4×200 relay
Zacc Winn	Senior	Prairie	1600 meters

June 3, 2015

Championship count: Cherry Creek has most team titles; Thompson Valley leads the way in individuals

Cherry Creek’s football championship was one of five team titles from the school in 2014-15. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

AURORA — Cherry Creek’s athletic programs won a state-best five team championships during the 2014-15 school year.

Thompson Valley, meanwhile, captured 14 individual championships to lead the state.

Below is a recap of the year in championships. A complete database of championships through history is available on our site.

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Team titles

Cherry Creek’s five championships led the way. The Bruins won boys tennis, football, hockey, boys tennis and boys lacrosse this season.

Cheyenne Mountain (boys swimming, girls tennis, girls golf, girls soccer) and Grandview (softball, volleyball, girls soccer and poms) each won four team titles.

Grandview’s four girls championships were the most in the state for that gender, while Creek’s four boys championships led the way.

Eaton, Colorado Academy, Lyons and Valor Christian all won three total team championships.

In all, 65 teams won at least one team title in 2014-15, with 17 winning at least two.

Rank	School	Girls	Boys	Total
1	Cherry Creek	1	4	5
2	Grandview	4	0	4
2	Cheyenne Mountain	3	1	4
4	Eaton	2	1	3
4	Colorado Academy	3	0	3
4	Lyons	0	3	3
4	Valor Christian	2	1	3
8	Rock Canyon	1	1	2
8	Mountain Vista	1	1	2
8	Fossil Ridge	1	1	2
8	Palmer Ridge	0	2	2
8	Paonia	1	1	2
8	Overland	1	1	2
8	Air Academy	0	2	2
8	Broomfield	1	1	2
8	Kent Denver	0	2	2
8	Alamosa	0	2	2
18	Cheyenne Wells	1	0	1
18	Vail Christian	1	0	1
18	Bishop Machebeuf	1	0	1
18	Manitou Springs	1	0	1
18	Bennett	1	0	1
18	Glenwood Springs	1	0	1
18	Ponderosa	1	0	1
18	Castle View	1	0	1
18	Chaparral	1	0	1
18	Green Mountain	0	1	1
18	Rye	0	1	1
18	Dove Creek	0	1	1
18	Regis Jesuit	1	0	1
18	Aspen	0	1	1
18	Vail Mountain	1	0	1
18	Fountain-Fort Carson	0	1	1
18	Lutheran	0	1	1
18	Springfield	0	1	1
18	Cherokee Trail	1	0	1
18	Niwot	1	0	1
18	Heritage Christian	1	0	1
18	Colorado Springs Christian	0	1	1
18	Sanford	0	1	1
18	Holly	0	1	1
18	Pagosa Springs	1	0	1
18	Akron	1	0	1
18	Idalia	1	0	1
18	Arvada West	0	1	1
18	Thompson Valley	0	1	1
18	Valley	0	1	1
18	Rocky Ford	0	1	1
18	Battle Mountain	0	1	1
18	Summit	1	0	1
18	Evergreen	1	0	1
18	Pine Creek	0	1	1
18	Pueblo East	0	1	1
18	Brush	0	1	1
18	Caliche	0	1	1
18	Arickaree/Woodlin	0	1	1
18	Lewis-Palmer	1	0	1
18	Resurrection Christian	1	0	1
18	Fleming	1	0	1
18	Standley Lake	1	0	1
18	Mountain View	0	1	1
18	Fort Collins	0	1	1
18	Coronado	0	1	1
18	Sterling	0	1	1
18	La Junta	1	0	1

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Individual titles

Colorado state wrestling — Thompson Valley totaled 14 individual championships in 2014-15, including five wrestlers. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Thompson Valley had eight boys and six girls win individual championships in 2014-15 to account for its state-best total of 14.

Cherry Creek was second with 13, and Pomona was third with 10. Lyons won eight, while Air Academy and Cheyenne Mountain each captured seven individual crowns.

A total of 131 schools had at least one individual win a championship. Of those, 73 schools had at least two champions, and 10 had as many as five.

Below is a complete breakdown of individual championships this season.

Rank	School	Girls	Boys	Total
1	Thompson Valley	6	8	14
2	Cherry Creek	7	6	13
3	Pomona	2	8	10
4	Lyons	4	4	8
5	Air Academy	4	3	7
5	Cheyenne Mountain	4	3	7
7	Palmer Ridge	0	6	6
7	Fairview	2	4	6
9	Kent Denver	2	3	5
9	Paonia	2	3	5
11	Fossil Ridge	3	1	4
11	Evergreen	4	0	4
11	Cherokee Trail	4	0	4
11	Lamar	4	0	4
11	Sangre de Cristo	3	1	4
11	Shining Mountain	4	0	4
17	Fort Collins	3	0	3
17	Regis Jesuit	1	2	3
17	Niwot	2	1	3
17	Colorado Academy	0	3	3
17	Aspen	1	2	3
17	Summit	2	1	3
17	Valor Christian	3	0	3
17	Pueblo County	0	3	3
17	Platte Valley	0	3	3
17	Sterling	0	3	3
17	Fountain-Fort Carson	1	2	3
17	Canon City	0	3	3
17	Springfield	0	3	3
17	Otis	2	1	3
31	SkyView Academy	0	2	2
31	Estes Park	2	0	2
31	Pueblo South	0	2	2
31	Overland	1	1	2
31	Broomfield	2	0	2
31	Battle Mountain	0	2	2
31	Rock Canyon	2	0	2
31	Arapahoe	2	0	2
31	ThunderRidge	2	0	2
31	Windsor	1	1	2
31	Mullen	1	1	2
31	Grand Junction	0	2	2
31	Rocky Mountain	0	2	2
31	Arvada West	0	2	2
31	Chaparral	1	1	2
31	Fort Lupton	0	2	2
31	Brush	0	2	2
31	Berthoud	0	2	2
31	Rocky Ford	0	2	2
31	John Mall	0	2	2
31	Buena Vista	0	2	2
31	Highlands Ranch	0	2	2
31	D’Evelyn	1	1	2
31	Monarch	0	2	2
31	Castle View	1	1	2
31	Mountain Range	1	1	2
31	Rampart	1	1	2
31	Lewis-Palmer	2	0	2
31	James Irwin	0	2	2
31	Fountain Valley	0	2	2
31	Lutheran	0	2	2
31	Eaton	1	1	2
31	Moffat County	2	0	2
31	Salida	2	0	2
31	Wiggins	1	1	2
31	South Park	2	0	2
31	Cedaredge	1	1	2
31	Burlington	1	1	2
31	Pikes Peak	0	2	2
31	Prairie	1	1	2
31	Baca County	0	2	2
31	Eads	1	1	2
31	Kim	2	0	2
74	Dawson	0	1	1
74	Standley Lake	1	0	1
74	Nederland	1	0	1
74	Poudre	0	1	1
74	Fruita Monument	0	1	1
74	Discovery Canyon	0	1	1
74	Conifer	0	1	1
74	Fort Morgan	0	1	1
74	Pueblo East	0	1	1
74	Alamosa	0	1	1
74	Mead	0	1	1
74	Weld Central	0	1	1
74	Montezuma-Cortez	0	1	1
74	Dolores Huerta	0	1	1
74	Norwood/Nucla	0	1	1
74	Swink	0	1	1
74	Holly	0	1	1
74	Crowley County	0	1	1
74	Meeker	0	1	1
74	Centauri	0	1	1
74	Limon	0	1	1
74	Jefferson Academy	1	0	1
74	Dakota Ridge	1	0	1
74	Boulder	0	1	1
74	Greeley West	0	1	1
74	Steamboat Springs	1	0	1
74	St. Mary’s Academy	1	0	1
74	Ralston Valley	1	0	1
74	Gateway	0	1	1
74	Smoky Hill	0	1	1
74	Grandview	0	1	1
74	Lakewood	0	1	1
74	Silver Creek	1	0	1
74	The Classical Academy	1	0	1
74	Vista PEAK	1	0	1
74	Littleton	0	1	1
74	Vista Ridge	0	1	1
74	Woodland Park	0	1	1
74	Bayfield	0	1	1
74	Manitou Springs	1	0	1
74	Faith Christian	1	0	1
74	University	1	0	1
74	Gunnison	1	0	1
74	Caliche	1	0	1
74	Calhan	1	0	1
74	Kiowa	1	0	1
74	Wray	1	0	1
74	Resurrection Christian	0	1	1
74	Merino	0	1	1
74	West Grand	0	1	1
74	Rye	0	1	1
74	Vail Christian	0	1	1
74	Telluride	0	1	1
74	Sedgwick County	0	1	1
74	McClave	0	1	1
74	Idalia	0	1	1
74	Pawnee	0	1	1
74	Heritage Christian	1	0	1

June 2, 2015

Wheat Ridge takes over as 4A baseball’s No. 1 team

Wheat Ridge Ralston Valley baseball — Wheat Ridge is the new No. 1 team in Class 4A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

Wheat Ridge made a huge leap in taking over the top spot in the Class 4A baseball poll this week.

The Famers, No. 6 a week ago, beat then-No. 1 D’Evelyn, No. 5 Green Mountain, and No. 2 Evergreen as part of a 4-0 run last week.

They received five of the 12 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, but it was the most any team got this week. Wheat Ridge also totalled 105 points, placing them just ahead of D’Evelyn, which got four first-place votes and 101 points.

Lewis-Palmer, which received two first-place tallies, is No. 3 in 4A this week. Evergreen dropped to No. 4, and Pueblo West completes the top-five.

The 4A poll added two newcomers: No. 6 Erie and No. 7 Palisade.

Green Mountain (No. 8), Ponderosa (No. 9) and Montrose (No. 10) round out the 4A poll.

The 5A ranking also saw a lot of change this week.

Cherokee Trail led three newcomers at No. 7 in the poll. Pine Creek (No. 9) and Legend (No. 10) also joined.

Rocky Mountain stayed atop the ranking with 11 of the 15 first-place votes.

The three other No. 1s also remained the same: Eaton (3A), Rye (2A) and Eads (1A).

Neither the 3A poll, nor 1A poll, had any newcomers this week. 2A added Swink (No. 9).

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

These will serve as the final polls of the season, as 1A’s regular season ended last Saturday, 2A’s is set to close this Saturday, and 3A, 4A, and 5A will end next Tuesday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball 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 | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Rocky Mountain (11)	13-3	142	1	4-0
2	Cherry Creek (1)	13-2	134	3	5-0
3	Fruita Monument (3)	17-0	121	4	0-0
4	Rock Canyon (1)	15-2	113	5	3-0
5	Mountain Vista	13-4	85	2	2-2
6	Fairview	12-3	81	6	4-0
7	Cherokee Trail	11-4	43	–	4-1
8	Denver East	15-1	40	9	3-0
9	Pine Creek	12-3	38	–	3-0
10	Legend	10-6	21	–	3-1
Others receiving votes:
Monarch 18, Mullen 17, Grandview 11, Columbine 5, ThunderRidge 5, Douglas County 3, Grand Junction Central 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Legacy 2, Prairie View 1.
Dropped out:
Mullen (7), Monarch (8), Grandview (10).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Wheat Ridge (5)	14-3	105	6	4-0
2	D’Evelyn (4)	16-1	101	1	3-1
3	Lewis-Palmer (2)	14-2	78	4	3-0
4	Evergreen	13-3	67	2	2-2
5	Pueblo West (1)	14-3	60	3	1-1
6	Erie	14-2	52	–	4-0
7	Palisade	15-2	34	–	2-0
8	Green Mountain	12-5	32	5	3-1
9	Ponderosa	10-8	29	7	1-3
10	Montrose	11-5	27	10	3-1
Others receiving votes:
Air Academy 24, Pueblo East 21, Valor Christian 15, Pueblo South 7, Canon City 4, Durango 3, Windsor 1.
Dropped out:
Pueblo East (8), Valor Christian (9).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eaton (6)	14-0	95	1	4-0
2	Lamar (3)	15-1	90	2	3-0
3	Bayfield (1)	14-2	66	4	3-0
4	Manitou Springs	13-1	56	5	2-0
5	University	11-5	48	8	3-2
6	Brush	12-3	47	6	3-1
7	Sterling	10-5	36	9	2-1
8	Gunnison	12-2	34	3	2-1
9	Faith Christian	10-6	32	7	3-1
10	Valley	11-6	21	10	2-2
Others receiving votes:
Kent Denver 12, St. Mary’s 11, Alamosa 1, Lutheran 1.
Dropped out:
None.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Rye (9)	12-0	108	1	2-0
2	Resurrection Christian (1)	11-2	93	3	3-0
3	Sedgwick County (1)	14-0	82	2	3-0
4	Dayspring Christian	13-0	79	4	3-0
5	Hotchkiss	15-2	52	6	4-0
6	McClave/Wiley	12-1	46	8	1-0
7	Paonia	15-2	44	5	2-0
8	Las Animas	13-3	34	7	1-1
9	Swink	11-5	18	–	2-0
10	Yuma	10-4	16	9	1-0
Others receiving votes:
Haxtun 8, Crowley County 7, Kiowa 6, Holyoke 5, Limon 4, Custer County 3.
Dropped out:
Kiowa (10).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eads (6)	10-3	87	1	2-0
2	Community Christian (4)	16-1	85	2	4-0
3	Fleming	6-4	73	5	2-1
4	Holly	7-4	68	3	2-0
5	Granada	3-5	47	4	1-2
6	Cornerstone Christian	7-8	39	9	2-3
7	Springfield	4-8	38	6	2-2
8	Dove Creek	7-10	28	10	1-2
9	Primero	5-3	22	7	1-1
10	Nucla	2-3	17	8	0-0
Others receiving votes:
Peetz 16, Gilpin County 11, Stratton/Liberty 9, Antonito 8, Cheyenne Wells 2.
Dropped out:
None.

April 27, 2015

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