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  • 4A softball state tournament bracket

    The 2014 state tournament bracket for Class 4A softball. The tournament runs Oct. 17-18 at Aurora Sports Park. Tickets can be bought online.

    Find 4A softball regional results here.

    2014 CHSAA State Softball Championships 2014 4A State Softball Bracket

  • Regional softball roundup: Columbine stuns defending champ Legacy

    Softball regionals Columbine Legacy Douglas County
    Columbine’s players celebrate a home run on Saturday. More photos. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    Jennifer Romero led Columbine to the biggest upset in the softball regionals on Saturday.

    The sophomore pitched in all three games her No. 31-seeded Rebels played in the Class 5A bracket, and didn’t allow a run — including a complete-game performance against No. 2 Legacy, the defending 5A champion, which clinched a berth in next weekend’s state tournament.

    “She really stepped it up a notch,” Columbine coach Brooks Roybal told CHSAANow.com on Saturday evening. “She pitched really, really well.”

    Columbine actually dropped its opening game of the 5A Region 8 bracket at Broomfield Industrial Park. That was also against Legacy, and the Rebels fell 6-0.

    But Romero entered in the final two innings of the opening game, and didn’t allow Legacy another run.

    Columbine dropped to the loser’s bracket for the second game, and face Cherokee Trail — a team the Rebels had beaten 12-11 in the second game of the season. Like the first meeting, offense ruled. Cherokee Trail led 7-6 midway through before Romero again entered again — and again shut the opposing offense down.

    Columbine went on to rally and win that game, 11-7, thanks in part to a home run from Carly Perry.

    Meanwhile, Douglas County had topped Cherokee Trail 6-0, and then beat Legacy 7-0 to win the region. It set Columbine up with a rematch, with a berth to state on the line.

    This time, Romero started. She pitched a complete-game shutout, and buoyed by a grand slam from Perry, Columbine pulled the upset, 8-0.

    Softball regionals Columbine Legacy Douglas County
    More photos. (Pam Wagner/CHSAANow.com)

    “I think playing against Cherokee Trail, our bats came alive a little bit and they had a little more confidence going against Legacy that second round,” Roybal said. “Especially after we shut them down. Legacy might have been down a little bit, too, because they just got beat by Douglas County. You catch them at the right time sometimes.”

    The end result was this: Columbine, a No. 31 seed, moved on to the state tournament, while Legacy did not.

    “We told them afterwards it was probably the biggest win Columbine has had in the last eight years,” Roybal said. “We haven’t been a qualifier for seven or eight years.”

    Columbine already had a number of big wins this season, including topping Brighton and Ralston Valley.

    “They’ve got a few good wins under their belts this year which have been huge,” Roybal said. “You know, we’ve never beat Brighton, we’ve never beaten Ralston Valley. And I’m sure we’ve never beaten Legacy. We’ve always thought we could beat anybody, if we played well.”

    More 5A notables

    • No. 24-seeded Pine Creek upset No. 9 Mountain Range in the opening round in Region 2, then advanced to the state tournament with a 10-9 win over Fruita Monument in the final game.
    • Horizon, a No. 28 seed, rallied from being no-hit by Castle View in its first game to top No. 21 Greeley West (13-2), and then No. 12 Pomona (8-5) in reaching the state tournament.
    • No. 29 Arvada West dropped its first game, but then won two straight to earn a berth. Included was a 10-5 win over No. 13 Rock Canyon.
    • The complete 5A state field, with regional seeds noted: No. 1 Fossil Ridge, No. 3 Dakota Ridge, No. 4 Brighton, No. 5 Castle View, No. 6 Legend, No. 7 Grandview, No. 8 Broomfield, No. 10 Grand Junction Central, No. 11 Rocky Mountain, No. 14 Chaparral, No. 16 Eaglecrest, No. 18 Douglas County, No. 24 Pine Creek, No. 28 Horizon, No. 29 Arvada West, No. 31 Columbine.
    • The softball seeding committee will meet at the CHSAA office at 9 a.m. Monday to seed the state tournament.
    • Complete 5A brackets.

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    4A notables

    • Air Academy, a No. 24 seed, dropped its first game of the tournament, to Erie, 3-1. The Kadets then beat No. 25 Holy Family 1-0, and upset eighth-seeded Mountain View 7-5 to claim a state berth.
    • Region 4 had a length rain delay which disrupted play in its second round games. Prior to the delay, Wheat Ridge advanced. After the delay, No. 20 Thompson Valley went on to upset No. 13 Pueblo East for the other berth.
    • No. 26-seeded Mead rebounded from an opening-round loss to win its next two games and advance to the 4A tournament. The Mavericks beat No. 23 Thomas Jefferson and No. 10 Berthoud.
    • D’Evelyn, a No. 27 seed, actually upset No. 6 Vista Ridge in the first round but then dropped the winner’s-bracket game to No. 11 Ponderosa. D’Evelyn had to turn around and beat Vista Ridge again for the tournament berth.
    • The complete 4A state field, using regional seeds: No. 1 Frederick, No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Pueblo West, No. 4 Wheat Ridge, No. 5 Silver Creek, No. 7 Discovery Canyon, No. 9 Erie, No. 11 Ponderosa, No. 12 Mullen, No. 14 Niwot, No. 16 Falcon, No. 18 Windsor, No. 20 Thompson Valley, No. 24 Air Academy, No. 26 Mead, No. 27 D’Evelyn.
    • Complete 4A brackets.

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    3A notables

    • Surprisingly, there was not a single upset during the entire 3A regional tournament. It meant the new format, which would have only played a third game if the top seed in a given region lost, was not used this season.
    • The complete 3A state field, using regional seeds: No. 1 Strasburg, No. 2 Valley, No. 3 La Junta, No. 4 Sterling, No. 5 Eaton, No. 6 Lamar, No. 7 Skyline, No. 8 Burlington, No. 9 Cedaredge, No. 10 Brush, No. 11 Rocky Ford, No. 12 Basalt.
    • Complete 3A brackets.

  • 4A softball regional tournament brackets

    A complete schedule for the Class 4A regional softball playoffs. All games are Oct. 11, unless noted.

    These tournaments are in a double-elimination format. The winners of games four and five in each region will qualify for the state tournament.

    Printable bracket: PDF

    Go to region: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

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  • Day 1 results, Day 2 tee times from the 4A state golf tournament

    PUEBLO — Complete results after the first day of the 2014 Class 4A state golf tournament at Walking Stick.

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    Teams
    Place School Score To Par
    1 Valor Christian 206 -10
    2 Pueblo South 220 +4
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 229 +13
    4 Windsor 231 +15
    5 Steamboat Springs 233 +17
    6 Silver Creek 234 +18
    7 Evergreen 240 +24
    8 Discovery Canyon 243 +27
    9 Durango 251 +35
    10 Niwot 252 +36
    T11 Golden 255 +39
    T11 Lewis Palmer 255 +39
    13 Ponderosa 263 +47
    Individuals
    Place Name School Score To Par Day 2 tee
    T1 Jake Staiano Valor Christian 67 -5 10:27 am (1)
    T1 Coby Welch Valor Christian 67 -5 10:18 am (1)
    3 Taylor Rodriguez Pueblo South 69 -3 10:27 am (1)
    T4 Braden Bentley Mesa Ridge 71 -1 10:18 am (1)
    T4 Britt Walton Steamboat Springs 71 -1 10:27 am (1)
    T6 Pierce Aichinger Valor Christian 72 Even 10:09 am (1)
    T6 Wilson Belk Cheyenne Mountain 72 Even 10:18 am (1)
    T6 Ross Macdonald Valor Christian 72 Even 10:00 am (1)
    T9 Shawn Solem Berthoud 74 +2 10:09 am (1)
    T9 Jackson Solem Silver Creek 74 +2 10:09 am (1)
    T11 Hayden Plewe Montezuma-Cortez 75 +3 10:00 am (1)
    T11 Tyler Faye Silver Creek 75 +3 9:51 am (1)
    T11 Chase Federico Pueblo South 75 +3 10:00 am (1)
    T14 Matthew Casias Pueblo South 76 +4 9:51 am (1)
    T14 Darren Edwards Thompson Valley 76 +4 9:42 am (1)
    T14 Liam Short Evergreen 76 +4 9:51 am (1)
    T17 Cole Krantz Windsor 77 +5 9:24 am (1)
    T17 Bretton Krantz Windsor 77 +5 9:33 am (1)
    T17 Ryan Lococo Windsor 77 +5 9:42 am (1)
    T17 Nick Inslee Centaurus 77 +5 9:24 am (1)
    T17 Roger Nakagawa Thomas Jefferson 77 +5 9:24 am (1)
    T17 Cory Gillespie Durango 77 +5 9:33 am (1)
    T17 Dylan Hall Vista Ridge 77 +5 9:33 am (1)
    T17 Nick Viscoky Mountain View 77 +5 9:42 am (1)
    T25 Cole Anderson Cheyenne Mountain 78 +6 9:15 am (1)
    T25 Owen Pasvogal Discovery Canyon 78 +6 9:15 am (1)
    T27 Jeremy Minnick Standley Lake 79 +7 9:15 am (1)
    T27 Aiden Detlof Cheyenne Mountain 79 +7 9:06 am (1)
    T27 Logan Gorman Mesa Ridge 79 +7 9:06 am (1)
    T30 Mark Champine Evergreen 80 +8 8:57 am (1)
    T30 Brandon Martin Steamboat Springs 80 +8 9:06 am (1)
    T32 Nick Michas D’Evelyn 81 +9 8:48 am (1)
    T32 Zane Sauer Montrose 81 +9 8:57 am (1)
    T32 Cody Steigerwald Air Academy 81 +9 8:57 am (1)
    T32 Adam Eveleth Elizabeth 81 +9 8:48 am (1)
    T32 Blake Becco Air Academy 81 +9 8:48 am (1)
    T37 Will Firestone Steamboat Springs 82 +10 8:39 am (1)
    T37 Reice Henricks Lewis Palmer 82 +10 8:39 am (1)
    T37 Nathan Starke Widefield 82 +10 8:30 am (10)
    T37 Andrew Seals Niwot 82 +10 8:30 am (1)
    T37 Scott Robb Littleton 82 +10 8:30 am (1)
    T37 Jack Marty Holy Family 82 +10 8:30 am (10)
    T37 Jacob Smith Rifle 82 +10 8:30 am (10)
    T37 Luke Trujillo Discovery Canyon 82 +10 8:39 am (1)
    T45 Forrest Weaver Niwot 83 +11 8:57 am (10)
    T45 Daniel Mastrobuono Ponderosa 83 +11 8:39 am (10)
    T45 Dustin Ossello Green Mountain 83 +11 8:39 am (10)
    T45 Reece Jones Mullen 83 +11 8:48 am (10)
    T45 Sean Herr Elizabeth 83 +11 8:48 am (10)
    T45 Marcus Fenimore Lewis Palmer 83 +11 8:39 am (10)
    T45 Grant Bettis Discovery Canyon 83 +11 8:48 am (10)
    T52 Ryan Cheung Skyline 84 +12 8:57 am (10)
    T52 Andrew Hewitt Standley Lake 84 +12 9:15 am (10)
    T52 Lenny Urbas Evergreen 84 +12 8:57 am (10)
    T55 Jacob Trujillo Discovery Canyon 85 +13 9:06 am (10)
    T55 Matt Heesemann Mountain View 85 +13 9:06 am (10)
    T55 Jake Gannon Silver Creek 85 +13 9:24 am (10)
    T55 Jake Johnson Golden 85 +13 9:06 am (10)
    T55 Willie O’Brien Golden 85 +13 9:15 am (10)
    T55 Glen-Michael Mihavetz Montrose 85 +13 9:15 am (10)
    T55 Parker Skiles Golden 85 +13 9:24 am (10)
    T62 Spencer Petersen Steamboat Springs 86 +14 9:33 am (10)
    T62 Jacob Doyle Cheyenne Mountain 86 +14 9:33 am (10)
    T62 Cameron Barnhardt Durango 86 +14 9:33 am (10)
    T62 Bridger Tenney Evergreen 86 +14 9:24 am (10)
    T66 Bowe Colohan Windsor 87 +15 9:42 am (10)
    T66 Robert Heiny Greeley Central 87 +15 9:42 am (10)
    T66 Luke Toillion Niwot 87 +15 9:42 am (10)
    T69 Cy Spicer Durango 88 +16 9:51 am (10)
    T69 Jack Horvath Mullen 88 +16 9:51 am (10)
    T69 Gabe Goodman Green Mountain 88 +16 9:51 am (10)
    T72 Preston Ewing Pueblo West 89 +17 10:00 am (10)
    T72 Eric Walker Durango 89 +17 10:09 am (10)
    T74 David Walter Mitchell 90 +18 10:18 am (10)
    T74 Alfred Andrews Pueblo South 90 +18 10:09 am (10)
    T74 Robert Ball The Classical Academy 90 +18 10:18 am (10)
    T74 Caleb Held Lewis Palmer 90 +18 10:00 am (10)
    T74 Drew Harkins Ponderosa 90 +18 10:00 am (10)
    T74 Connor Burke Northridge 90 +18 10:27 am (10)
    T74 Derik Mango Ponderosa 90 +18 10:09 am (10)
    81 Hunter Tuten Falcon 92 +20 10:27 am (10)
    82 Tyler Severin Roosevelt 94 +22 10:18 am (10)
    83 Zak King Roosevelt 110 +38 10:27 am (10)

  • Final results from the 4A boys golf state tournament

    PUEBLO — Complete results after the final round of the 2014 Class 4A state golf tournament at Walking Stick.

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    Teams
    Place School R1 R2 Total To Par
    1 Valor Christian 206 218 424 -8
    2 Pueblo South 220 227 447 +15
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 229 230 459 +27
    4 Windsor 231 235 466 +34
    5 Steamboat Springs 233 234 467 +35
    6 Silver Creek 234 244 478 +46
    7 Durango 251 244 495 +63
    T8 Discovery Canyon 243 253 496 +64
    T8 Evergreen 240 256 496 +64
    10 Lewis Palmer 255 246 501 +69
    11 Niwot 252 250 502 +70
    12 Golden 255 257 512 +80
    13 Ponderosa 263 264 527 +95
    Individuals
    Place Name School R1 R2 Total To Par
    1 Taylor Rodriguez Pueblo South 69 69 138 -6
    2 Jake Staiano Valor Christian 67 73 140 -4
    3 Ross Macdonald Valor Christian 72 70 142 -2
    T4 Braden Bentley Mesa Ridge 71 75 146 +2
    T4 Coby Welch Valor Christian 67 79 146 +2
    T6 Pierce Aichinger Valor Christian 72 75 147 +3
    T6 Britt Walton Steamboat Springs 71 76 147 +3
    T8 Hayden Plewe Montezuma-Cortez 75 73 148 +4
    T8 Wilson Belk Cheyenne Mountain 72 76 148 +4
    10 Bretton Krantz Windsor 77 72 149 +5
    T11 Cole Anderson Cheyenne Mountain 78 74 152 +8
    T11 Cory Gillespie Durango 77 75 152 +8
    T11 Tyler Faye Silver Creek 75 77 152 +8
    T11 Chase Federico Pueblo South 75 77 152 +8
    15 Owen Pasvogal Discovery Canyon 78 76 154 +10
    16 Darren Edwards Thompson Valley 76 79 155 +11
    T17 Dylan Hall Vista Ridge 77 79 156 +12
    T17 Jackson Solem Silver Creek 74 82 156 +12
    T19 Cole Krantz Windsor 77 80 157 +13
    T19 Liam Short Evergreen 76 81 157 +13
    T19 Matthew Casias Pueblo South 76 81 157 +13
    T19 Shawn Solem Berthoud 74 83 157 +13
    T23 Will Firestone Steamboat Springs 82 77 159 +15
    T23 Zane Sauer Montrose 81 78 159 +15
    T23 Nick Inslee Centaurus 77 82 159 +15
    T26 Reece Jones Mullen 83 77 160 +16
    T26 Reice Henricks Lewis Palmer 82 78 160 +16
    T26 Logan Gorman Mesa Ridge 79 81 160 +16
    T26 Ryan Lococo Windsor 77 83 160 +16
    T30 Matt Heesemann Mountain View 85 76 161 +17
    T30 Daniel Mastrobuono Ponderosa 83 78 161 +17
    T30 Brandon Martin Steamboat Springs 80 81 161 +17
    T33 Marcus Fenimore Lewis Palmer 83 79 162 +18
    T33 Nick Michas D’Evelyn 81 81 162 +18
    T35 Lenny Urbas Evergreen 84 80 164 +20
    T35 Blake Becco Air Academy 81 83 164 +20
    T37 Cody Steigerwald Air Academy 81 84 165 +21
    T37 Nick Viscoky Mountain View 77 88 165 +21
    T39 Luke Toillion Niwot 87 79 166 +22
    T39 Jacob Doyle Cheyenne Mountain 86 80 166 +22
    41 Spencer Petersen Steamboat Springs 86 81 167 +23
    T42 Glen-Michael Mihavetz Montrose 85 83 168 +24
    T42 Willie O’Brien Golden 85 83 168 +24
    T42 Forrest Weaver Niwot 83 85 168 +24
    T42 Scott Robb Littleton 82 86 168 +24
    T42 Andrew Seals Niwot 82 86 168 +24
    T42 Roger Nakagawa Thomas Jefferson 77 91 168 +24
    T48 Luke Trujillo Discovery Canyon 82 87 169 +25
    T48 Adam Eveleth Elizabeth 81 88 169 +25
    T50 Cameron Barnhardt Durango 86 84 170 +26
    T50 Jake Gannon Silver Creek 85 85 170 +26
    T50 Sean Herr Elizabeth 83 87 170 +26
    T50 Jeremy Minnick Standley Lake 79 91 170 +26
    T54 Preston Ewing Pueblo West 89 82 171 +27
    T54 Jack Marty Holy Family 82 89 171 +27
    T54 Nathan Starke Widefield 82 89 171 +27
    T57 Jack Horvath Mullen 88 84 172 +28
    T57 Parker Skiles Golden 85 87 172 +28
    T57 Jake Johnson Golden 85 87 172 +28
    T60 Andrew Hewitt Standley Lake 84 89 173 +29
    T60 Grant Bettis Discovery Canyon 83 90 173 +29
    T62 Eric Walker Durango 89 85 174 +30
    T62 Ryan Cheung Skyline 84 90 174 +30
    T64 Robert Ball The Classical Academy 90 85 175 +31
    T64 Jacob Smith Rifle 82 93 175 +31
    T66 Connor Burke Northridge 90 86 176 +32
    T66 David Walter Mitchell 90 86 176 +32
    T66 Jacob Trujillo Discovery Canyon 85 91 176 +32
    T66 Dustin Ossello Green Mountain 83 93 176 +32
    T70 Cy Spicer Durango 88 89 177 +33
    T70 Robert Heiny Greeley Central 87 90 177 +33
    72 Gabe Goodman Green Mountain 88 90 178 +34
    T73 Caleb Held Lewis Palmer 90 89 179 +35
    T73 Bowe Colohan Windsor 87 92 179 +35
    75 Drew Harkins Ponderosa 90 90 180 +36
    T76 Hunter Tuten Falcon 92 89 181 +37
    T76 Bridger Tenney Evergreen 86 95 181 +37
    78 Alfred Andrews Pueblo South 90 94 184 +40
    79 Tyler Severin Roosevelt 94 91 185 +41
    80 Derik Mango Ponderosa 90 96 186 +42
    81 Zak King Roosevelt 110 99 209 +65
    82 Aiden Detlof Cheyenne Mountain 79     WD
    83 Mark Champine Evergreen 80     WD

  • Tee times for boys golf’s 5A, 4A and 3A state championships

    Tee times for the first state of the state golf championships.

    The tournaments for all classifications run Sept. 29-30. Class 5A is held in Colorado Springs, 4A in Pueblo and 3A in Sterling.

    Find a sortable list of state qualifiers, including their regional scores, in our database.

    Live scores:

    Tee times: 5A | 4A | 3A


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    Class 5A

    Colorado Springs Country Club
    Time Tee Player School
    8:30 AM 1 Nick Medina Ralston Valley
    8:30 AM 1 EJ Clark Cherry Creek
    8:30 AM 10 Ryan Zetwick Rock Canyon
    8:30 AM 10 Evan Buchalski Loveland
    8:30 AM 10 Chris Raap Mountain Vista
    8:39 AM 1 Zach Gomez Ralston Valley
    8:39 AM 1 Cole Edwards Cherry Creek
    8:39 AM 10 Josh Pusar Rock Canyon
    8:39 AM 10 Alec Steine Loveland
    8:39 AM 10 Austin Hardman Mountain Vista
    8:48 AM 1 Ben Eisenbies Arvada West
    8:48 AM 1 Roy Carlsen Ralston Valley
    8:48 AM 1 Subin Lee Cherry Creek
    8:48 AM 10 Nick Caldwell Rock Canyon
    8:48 AM 10 Mitch Leach Loveland
    8:48 AM 10 Nolan Cox Mountain Vista
    8:57 AM 1 Andrew Landford Broomfield
    8:57 AM 1 Evan Tooley Columbine
    8:57 AM 1 Jack Lazzeri Regis Jesuit
    8:57 AM 10 Jack Matchinsky ThunderRidge
    8:57 AM 10 Austin Lieneman Arapahoe
    8:57 AM 10 Jackson Vacek Fairview
    9:06 AM 1 Alex Gorman Broomfield
    9:06 AM 1 Chase Anderson Columbine
    9:06 AM 1 Andrew McCormick Regis Jesuit
    9:06 AM 10 Trevor Crockett ThunderRidge
    9:06 AM 10 David Packer Arapahoe
    9:06 AM 10 Daniel Pearson Fairview
    9:15 AM 1 Brett Startz Douglas County
    9:15 AM 1 Michael Tait Columbine
    9:15 AM 1 Bennett Rogers Regis Jesuit
    9:15 AM 10 Trevor McCord ThunderRidge
    9:15 AM 10 Josh Caridi Fossil Ridge
    9:15 AM 10 Eric Lovell Greeley West
    9:24 AM 1 Nick Smith Douglas County
    9:24 AM 1 Marcus Tait Columbine
    9:24 AM 1 Kevin Shafer Regis Jesuit
    9:24 AM 10 AJ Ott Fort Collins
    9:24 AM 10 Noah Brownell Fossil Ridge
    9:24 AM 10 Donny Kinnaman Grand Junction
    9:33 AM 1 Jordan Barrett Doherty
    9:33 AM 1 Mitchell Nevin Cherokee Trail
    9:33 AM 1 Kevin Liao Lakewood
    9:33 AM 10 Hunter Paugh Fort Collins
    9:33 AM 10 Troy Dangler Fruita
    9:33 AM 10 Trevor Olkowski Grand Junction
    9:42 AM 1 Anthony Augelli Doherty
    9:42 AM 1 Zach Goldsmith Cherokee Trail
    9:42 AM 1 JJ Amato Lakewood
    9:42 AM 10 Reese Leiker Heritage
    9:42 AM 10 Li Chen Legacy
    9:42 AM 10 Josh Hill Monarch
    9:51 AM 1 Chance Vasquez Doherty
    9:51 AM 1 Ji Woo Jang Cherokee Trail
    9:51 AM 1 Jack Castiglia Lakewood
    9:51 AM 10 Nick Leibold Heritage
    9:51 AM 10 Trevor Glen Legacy
    9:51 AM 10 Cooper Taylor Monarch
    10:00 AM 1 Chadd Vasquez Doherty
    10:00 AM 1 Bradley Scalia Cherokee Trail
    10:00 AM 1 Griffin Barela Lakewood
    10:00 AM 10 Paul Fox Dakota Ridge
    10:00 AM 10 Andrew Martinez Rampart
    10:00 AM 10 Grant Olinger Pomona
    10:09 AM 1 Ryan Pearson Highlands Ranch
    10:09 AM 1 Luke Travins Coronado
    10:09 AM 1 Luke Wilson Boulder
    10:09 AM 10 Davis Bryant Eaglecrest
    10:09 AM 10 Ryan Kropp Brighton
    10:09 AM 10 Kailer Rundiks-Clements Denver East
    10:18 AM 1 Jackson Crist Highlands Ranch
    10:18 AM 1 Austin Burgess Coronado
    10:18 AM 1 Alec Poorman Boulder
    10:18 AM 10 Arik Roberts Palmer
    10:18 AM 10 Breland Holifield Pine Creek
    10:18 AM 10 Andy Yang Prairie View
    10:27 AM 1 Kyle Pearson Highlands Ranch
    10:27 AM 1 Wes Moran Coronado
    10:27 AM 1 Bond Bixler Boulder
    10:27 AM 10 Paul Cleveland Smoky Hill
    10:27 AM 10 Josh Turner Liberty
    10:27 AM 10 Philip Nelson Legend
    10:36 AM 1 Tyler Zhang Highlands Ranch
    10:36 AM 1 Isaac Petersillie Coronado
    10:36 AM 1 Grant Rogers Boulder


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    Class 4A

    Walking Stick Golf Course (Pueblo)
    Time Tee Player School
    8:30 AM 1 Caleb Held Lewis Palmer
    8:30 AM 1 Chase Federico Pueblo South
    8:30 AM 1 Matt Heesemann Mountain View
    8:30 AM 10 Owen Pasvogal Discovery Canyon
    8:30 AM 10 Daniel Mastrobuono Ponderosa
    8:30 AM 10 Cody Steigerwald Air Academy
    8:39 AM 1 Marcus Fenimore Lewis Palmer
    8:39 AM 1 Alfred Andrews Pueblo South
    8:39 AM 1 Nick Viscoky Mountain View
    8:39 AM 10 Jacob Trujillo Discovery Canyon
    8:39 AM 10 Derik Mango Ponderosa
    8:39 AM 10 Blake Becco Air Academy
    8:48 AM 1 Reice Henricks Lewis Palmer
    8:48 AM 1 Matthew Casias Pueblo South
    8:48 AM 1 Bridger Tenney Evergreen
    8:48 AM 10 Luke Trujillo Discovery Canyon
    8:48 AM 10 Drew Harkins Ponderosa
    8:48 AM 10 Dustin Ossello Green Mountain
    8:57 AM 1 Brandon Martin Steamboat Springs
    8:57 AM 1 Taylor Rodriguez Pueblo South
    8:57 AM 1 Lenny Urbas Evergreen
    8:57 AM 10 Grant Bettis Discovery Canyon
    8:57 AM 10 Glen-Michael Mihavetz Montrose
    8:57 AM 10 Gabe Goodman Green Mountain
    9:06 AM 1 Spencer Petersen Steamboat Springs
    9:06 AM 1 Willie O’Brien Golden
    9:06 AM 1 Liam Short Evergreen
    9:06 AM 10 Adam Eveleth Elizabeth
    9:06 AM 10 Zane Sauer Montrose
    9:06 AM 10 Shawn Solem Berthoud
    9:15 AM 1 Will Firestone Steamboat Springs
    9:15 AM 1 Jake Johnson Golden
    9:15 AM 1 Mark Champine Evergreen
    9:15 AM 10 Sean Herr Elizabeth
    9:15 AM 10 Hunter Tuten Falcon
    9:15 AM 10 Reece Jones Mullen
    9:24 AM 1 Britt Walton Steamboat Springs
    9:24 AM 1 Parker Skiles Golden
    9:24 AM 1 Ryan Lococo Windsor
    9:24 AM 10 Ryan Cheung Skyline
    9:24 AM 10 Zach Gebhardt Falcon
    9:24 AM 10 Jack Horvath Mullen
    9:33 AM 1 Luke Toillion Niwot
    9:33 AM 1 Eric Walker Durango
    9:33 AM 1 Bowe Colohan Windsor
    9:33 AM 10 Dylan Hall Vista Ridge
    9:33 AM 10 Hayden Plewe Montezuma-Cortez
    9:33 AM 10 Scott Robb Littleton
    9:42 AM 1 Forrest Weaver Niwot
    9:42 AM 1 Cory Gillespie Durango
    9:42 AM 1 Bretton Krantz Windsor
    9:42 AM 10 Jack Marty Holy Family
    9:42 AM 10 Darren Edwards Thompson Valley
    9:42 AM 10 Andrew Hewitt Standley Lake
    9:51 AM 1 Andrew Seals Niwot
    9:51 AM 1 Cameron Barnhardt Durango
    9:51 AM 1 Cole Krantz Windsor
    9:51 AM 10 Tyler Severin Roosevelt
    9:51 AM 10 Trevor Dean Thompson Valley
    9:51 AM 10 Jeremy Minnick Standley Lake
    10:00 AM 1 Jacob Doyle Cheyenne Mountain
    10:00 AM 1 Cy Spicer Durango
    10:00 AM 1 Pierce Aichinger Valor Christian
    10:00 AM 10 Connor Burke Northridge
    10:00 AM 10 Nathan Starke Widefield
    10:00 AM 10 Nick Michas D’Evelyn
    10:09 AM 1 Aiden Detlof Cheyenne Mountain
    10:09 AM 1 Jake Gannon Silver Creek
    10:09 AM 1 Jake Staiano Valor Christian
    10:09 AM 10 Robert Heiny Greeley Central
    10:09 AM 10 Nick Inslee Centaurus
    10:09 AM 10 Preston Ewing Pueblo West
    10:18 AM 1 Cole Anderson Cheyenne Mountain
    10:18 AM 1 Tyler Faye Silver Creek
    10:18 AM 1 Ross Macdonald Valor Christian
    10:18 AM 10 Logan Gorman Mesa Ridge
    10:18 AM 10 Roger Nakagawa Thomas Jefferson
    10:18 AM 10 Jacob Smith Rifle
    10:27 AM 1 Wilson Belk Cheyenne Mountain
    10:27 AM 1 Jackson Solem Silver Creek
    10:27 AM 1 Coby Welch Valor Christian
    10:27 AM 10 Braden Bentley Mesa Ridge
    10:27 AM 10 Robert Ball The Classical Academy
    10:27 AM 10 David Walter Mitchell


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    Class 3A

    Northeastern 18 (Sterling)
    Time Tee Player School
    8:30 AM 1 Justin Vaughn Lutheran
    8:30 AM 1 Miah Velez Strasburg
    8:30 AM 1 Tony Clark Vail Christian
    8:30 AM 10 Hayden Wehe Alamosa
    8:30 AM 10 Dylan Hardenbergh Vail Mountain
    8:30 AM 10 Drew Mendoza Manitou Springs
    8:39 AM 1 Nathan Vaughn Lutheran
    8:39 AM 1 Cody Starman Strasburg
    8:39 AM 1 Cooper Gould Vail Christian
    8:39 AM 10 Emmett White Alamosa
    8:39 AM 10 Oliver Pesso Vail Mountain
    8:39 AM 10 Lucas Culver Manitou Springs
    8:48 AM 1 Tino Vigil Bishop Machebeuf
    8:48 AM 1 Max Smith Peak to Peak
    8:48 AM 1 Tyler Beaman Trinidad
    8:48 AM 10 Connor Barton Alamosa
    8:48 AM 10 Ben Barron Vail Mountain
    8:48 AM 10 Adin Berns Manitou Springs
    8:57 AM 1 Micah Ramirez Resurrection Christian
    8:57 AM 1 Ian Thorpe Peak to Peak
    8:57 AM 1 Steven Holden Trinidad
    8:57 AM 10 Bryce Kuyper Colorado Springs Christian
    8:57 AM 10 Kade Scherden Monte Vista
    8:57 AM 10 Ty Shaw Manitou Springs
    9:06 AM 1 Warren Turner Resurrection Christian
    9:06 AM 1 Sam Taylor Peak to Peak
    9:06 AM 1 Sam Sisneros Trinidad
    9:06 AM 10 Jacob JoekertH Colorado Springs Christian
    9:06 AM 10 Brandon Medina Monte Vista
    9:06 AM 10 Dillon O’Neal Swink
    9:15 AM 1 Harrison Turner Resurrection Christian
    9:15 AM 1 Nishant Datta Peak to Peak
    9:15 AM 1 Dante Duran Trinidad
    9:15 AM 10 Zach Zeien Colorado Springs Christian
    9:15 AM 10 Anfernee Romero Monte Vista
    9:15 AM 10 John Jackson Swink
    9:24 AM 1 Davis Henschel Aspen
    9:24 AM 1 Braedon Baxter Sterling
    9:24 AM 1 Kyle Shaffer Rye
    9:24 AM 10 Keaton Buxton Lamar
    9:24 AM 10 Gavin Burk Monte Vista
    9:24 AM 10 Cole Chalmers Denver Christian
    9:33 AM 1 Burke Daily Aspen
    9:33 AM 1 Noah Meraz Sterling
    9:33 AM 1 Peter Vukovich-Simonson Colorado Academy
    9:33 AM 10 Charles Goebel Jefferson Academy
    9:33 AM 10 Ivan Richmond Estes Park
    9:33 AM 10 Mike Bingham Moffat County
    9:42 AM 1 Will Hazen Aspen
    9:42 AM 1 Brayden Lambrecht Sterling
    9:42 AM 1 Max Messner Colorado Academy
    9:42 AM 10 Jake Keuning Pagosa Springs
    9:42 AM 10 Marshal Way Rangely
    9:42 AM 10 Antonio Luttrell Rocky Ford
    9:51 AM 1 Trey Robinson Aspen
    9:51 AM 1 Trey Lambrecht Sterling
    9:51 AM 1 Joe Monahan Colorado Academy
    9:51 AM 10 Bryce Jacquez Pagosa Springs
    9:51 AM 10 Nick Burri Rangely
    9:51 AM 10 Marcus Torrez Rocky Ford
    10:00 AM 1 Will Bullock Kent Denver
    10:00 AM 1 Riley Tamburello Coal Ridge
    10:00 AM 1 Andrew Geisick Eaton
    10:00 AM 10 Jakob Bucher St. Mary’s
    10:00 AM 10 Hunter Wall Salida
    10:00 AM 10 Roger Gauthier Basalt
    10:09 AM 1 Gary Schlatter Kent Denver
    10:09 AM 1 Yale Kim Dawson School
    10:09 AM 1 J.D. Truax Eaton
    10:09 AM 10 Jimmy Velten St. Mary’s
    10:09 AM 10 Clay Hiser Salida
    10:09 AM 10 Linc Kleager Basalt
    10:18 AM 1 Oliver Jack Kent Denver
    10:18 AM 1 Peter Teegardin Dawson School
    10:18 AM 1 Reed Hodgson Eaton
    10:18 AM 10 Logan Wood Cedaredge
    10:18 AM 10 Lane Sharp Fowler
    10:18 AM 10 Kevin Tulley Faith Christian
    10:27 AM 1 Mark Hillary Kent Denver
    10:27 AM 1 Cole Folwell Dawson School
    10:27 AM 1 Jordan Stromberger Eaton
    10:27 AM 10 Mason Garcia Cedaredge
    10:27 AM 10 Chris Bolin Fowler
    10:27 AM 10 Kendal Pelton Cheyenne Wells

  • Football roundup: Sand Creek running back has 9 TDs against Air Academy

    (Via @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)
    The scoreboard late in Friday’s game between Sand Creek and Air Academy. (Via @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)

    The two teams combined for 130 points. Sand Creek running back Daniel Quin rushed for nine touchdowns. But ultimately, it was a defensive stop on fourth-and-2 that sealed the win for Sand Creek.

    Sand Creek stopped a screen pass on fourth down with less than a minute to play to seal a 68-62 win over Air Academy on Friday night.

    When the dust settled on Friday night, the spotlight shone brightest on Quin, who rushed his way into CHSAA’s record book. He finished with 553 yards and the nine touchdowns on 64 carries.

    “It was crazy,” Sand Creek coach Rod Baker told CHSAANow late Friday night.

    The 64 carries are the most in a single game in state history, while the 553 yards are No. 3 all-time. In fact, it was just the fifth time in state history a back had gained more than 500 yards. (Colorado’s rushing record belongs to Montbello’s Leonard Jones, who went for 584 in 1999.)

    Finally, Quin’s nine rushing touchdowns are now tied for the second-best performance in state history with Colorado Deaf & Blind’s Sam Harris. Harris rushed for his nine in 2004. The record, set in 1930, belongs to Hugo’s Ken Pearson, who had 12 rushing scores.

    Oh, and Quin also had three two-point conversions.

    “We ran the ball, and they threw it. And that’s the story,” Baker said. “Their quarterback threw it well, and we missed some open-field tackling opportunities. They executed really well with their passing game, and protected well, and we just ran. We had one pass, when we got ’em on a formation, but other than that it was a run against pass.”

    Update: Air Academy quarterback Adam Brown also broke the state’s passing record with 589 yards.

    The game’s 130 combined points fell just five points shy of cracking the top-10 in all-time combined points. Still, that scoring record is dotted with 8-man and 6-man point totals — which is apples and oranges when it comes to 11-man football.

    Air Academy Mike Roof takes a break from all the scoring during his team's game with Sand Creek on Friday night. (Courtesy @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)
    Air Academy Mike Roof takes a break from all the scoring during his team’s game with Sand Creek on Friday night. (Courtesy @AAHSAthletics on Twitter)

    As such, the 130 points are believed to be the third-highest total for an 11-man game in state history. The two teams combined to score 49 points in the fourth quarter alone.

    “At the end of the game, the kids were so tired, they could barely shake hands,” Baker said. “It was like a brotherhood between them, what they’d been through. It was an amazing event. The high school spirit was amazing tonight for both teams. And they just battled.”

    Air Academy scored with less than four minutes to play to take a 62-60 lead, but Sand Creek — well, Quin — quickly responded with a touchdown of their own. One minute and thirty seconds remained.

    “We scored too fast,” Baker said. “Daniel was so wide open, and I just thought about, ‘Just fall down at the 1 so we can run some time off the clock.’”

    Air Academy made two first downs, and drove down to about Sand Creek’s 40-yard-line before attempting a screen pass to their tailback.

    “We tackled them for about a 5-yard loss, and that was the game,” Baker said. “It was a defensive stop that decided the game. That’s kind of ironic, isn’t it?”

    Sand Creek improved to 2-2 this season with the win. Air Academy fell to 2-2.

    Baker said he was planning on compiling full stats on Saturday morning.

    “I may need an abacus, though,” he said.

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    4A: (2) Pueblo South 24, Falcon 21

    Falcon dug its way out of a 13-0 hole to lead 14-13 at halftime, but second-ranked Pueblo South got a 23-yard field goal from Nathan Spinuzzi to seal the win with 13 seconds to play.

    Falcon had taken a 21-13 lead in the third, and that lead held until Spinuzzi, also South’s quarterback, hit Dennis Ramos on a 55-yard score with 8:37 to play. After a two-point conversion, the game was tied.

    Falcon turned around and drove down to Pueblo South’s 11-yard-line, but fumbled. That set up the Colts’ final drive, and the game-winning field goal.

    Matt Bastian had 147 yards rushing and a score in the loss for Falcon.

    1A: (8) Burlington 20, (3) Limon 19

    Burlington stopped a late two-point conversion attempt to seal the win. Limon had scored with 20 seconds remaining to cut the lead to one point.

    “We were sure they were going to go for two and try to get that win on the road,” Burlington coach Glynn Higgs told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “We got some penetration and got to their sweep and shut it down, and that was the difference in the game, that one play.

    “This is a real big win for us,” he added. “Really felt good about the way the kid’s played and the effort they game.”

    3A: Mead 10, Erie 7 (OT)

    Tyler Levine hit the game-winning field goal in overtime as the Mavericks improved to 2-2 this season.

    “That feels great,” Levine told BoCoPreps afterward. “As soon as I kicked it, I knew it was going to go in.”

    4A: (1) Pine Creek 21, Pueblo West 14

    For the second time this season, the Eagles survived a nail-biter from an unranked foe.

    Pine Creek never actually trailed this time around — in fact, it led 18-0 in the third quarter — but Pueblo West rallied late to make things close.

    Pueblo West had one final chance to tie the game with three minutes to play, but turned the ball over on downs on its final drive.

    4A: Durango 29, Farmington (NM) 22

    Justin Marcum hauled in a 61-yard touchdown pass from Terrence Trujillo with 28 seconds remaining to lift the Demons in an out-of-state contest.

    They had trailed much of the game, but then tied it with 3:31 to go on a two-yard rushing score from Lawrence Mayberry.

    After a punt, Durango got the ball back with 1:53 to play at its own 23-yard-line. That drive led to the winning score.

    5A: Rocky Mountain 31, Fossil Ridge 6

    Rocky Mountain is 4-0 for the first time since 2008, when the Lobos finished 11-1 and made a deep playoff run.

    “We have a great group of character young men, and they’ve busted their tails for us all summer,” coach Mark Brook told the Scoreboard Show after the game. “We had a lot of kids coming back from last year. … It’s good. For me, I’m proud to see them translate all their work and effort into wins.”

    4A: Coronado 43, Widefield 0

    Coronado, the defending 3A champion, is now 4-1 in its move up to 4A this season.

    “We had a lot of excitement going into this season,” coach Bobby Lizarraga told the Scoreboard Show. “Unfortunately for us, we had a lot of youth also. And it’s paid its dividends at this point, but we had a lot coaching to do, where our coaches stepped up and got our young folks up to par to make an impact for us. Right now, we’re seeing some of those assets.”

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    • 8-man’s top-ranked Dayspring Christian ran its state-best winning streak to 17 game. The Eagles, now 4-0 this season, have yet to give up a point in 2014. They’ve outscored their opponents 206-0, including a 46-0 win over Las Animas on Friday night.
    • Adams City is now 3-1 following a 19-8 win over Lincoln on Friday. Those three wins match the program’s combined win total over the previous seven seasons.
    • Gunnison is unranked in Class 2A, but for how long? Since a 39-12 loss to Kent Denver to open the season, the Cowboys have outscored opponents 145-14, including consecutive shutouts. Gunnison beat Roaring Fork 48-0 this week.
    • Cherry Creek rebounded from its tough loss to Jordan (Utah) with a 41-0 shutout of Grand Terrace (Calif.). Photos from the game are here.
    • Holy Family quarterback Chris Helbig threw for another 286 yards and three touchdowns in his team’s 50-7 win over Frederick. He now has 1,450 yards through four games, and is on pace for more than 3,600 yards and nearly 38 touchdowns. The yardage would be top-5 all-time.
    • Broomfield beat Loveland in overtime, 20-17.
    • St. Mary’s topped University 27-7. It was University’s first-ever night home game.
    • Mullen trailed Arvada West 28-23, but 15 unanswered points amounted to a 38-28 win.
    • Vista Ridge beat Palmer Ridge 35-21 to claim the Battle of the Ridge trophy.
    • Chaparral beat Rock Canyon 36-26 for its first win this season.
    • In 8-man Hoehne beat Cripple Creek 60-0 tonight, but the game actually had to be halted in the second quarter as Cripple Creek was down to just seven players after injuries.
    • Don’t think there’s much doubt that Paonia is the No. 1 team in 1A at the moment. The Eagles, now 4-0, handled highly-ranked Centauri last week and topped 2A No. 10 Bayfield this week, 55-44.
    • Rifle had a good win over an unbeaten Eagle Valley squad, 35-12. 3A’s fourth-ranked Bears are now 4-0.
    • Another eye-popping point total: Roosevelt 62, Northridge 50 in 3A.

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  • Football roundup: Columbine edges Bear Creek in 2 OTs

    Nine minutes remained in the fourth quarter on Friday night, and Columbine led Bear Creek 28-7. The Rebels would win 43-42 an hour and five minutes later.

    Wait, what?

    Despite nearly letting the game slip through its fingers, Columbine battled through double overtime to outlast Bear Creek.

    Columbine Fountain-Fort Carson football
    Columbine quarterback Jake Lowry. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “I was proud of how our kids stepped up and did fight, and made plays at the end, just enough to win it,” Columbine coach Andy Lowry told ColoradoPreps.com’s Scoreboard Show after the game. “Our kids just never gave up and our offense just made plays at the end in overtime, and we squeaked one out.”

    Bear Creek was shut out until five minutes remained in the third quarter, and actually trailed 21-0 at that point. But the Bears’ rally really didn’t start until six minutes remained in regulation, when they cut it to 28-14. After an onside kick recovery, and two more scores, it was suddenly tied up and heading to overtime.

    “I give Bear Creek a lot of credit for just fighting and playing hard,” Lowry said. “Their coaches did a good job, and they made a lot of plays. We just couldn’t finish in that fourth quarter.”

    After blowing the late lead, “We were down a little bit,” Lowry said, “but we just talked to (the team) about how this is a good challenge for us to be able to grow up and face some adversity and have to fight for something.”

    Both teams scored in the first overtime, and then Bear Creek converted on its offensive possession in the second. So did Columbine — but the Rebels opted to go for two, and Columbine’s junior quarterback, Jake Lowry, kept the ball to convert for the win.

    “My coaches were calling for it, saying, ‘Go for two! Go for two!’” Andy Lowry said. “We just hadn’t stopped them for quite a few possessions in a row. The offense was doing well, and they were over-loading one side, and we just decided to put it in Jake’s hands.

    “He made a great play and got in the end zone. You just hate to miss an extra point or something like that and end something that way, so we kept it in our offense’s hands.”

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    4A: (9) Fort Collins 13, (8) Windsor 12

    Windsor led 6-0 at halftime and later 12-7 in the fourth, but Fort Collins quarterback Kyler Sigsbee found Dawson Johnson for the winning 5-yard score with six minutes remaining.

    The Lambkins’ defense recovered a Windsor fumble on the ensuing drive, and Fort Collins was able to run the clock out.

    “We we kind of using this as a barometer to find out where we rank among the 4A elite, because we definitely consider Windsor an elite 4A team,” Fort Collins coach Eric Rice told the Scoreboard Show. “I’m really glad our kids passed the test tonight.”

    Later, he added, “When you hold a team like Windsor, which has a potent offense and is good at what they do, to 12 points, you’ve got to be happy about that.”

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    6-man: (2) Arickaree/Woodlin 60, (1) Stratton/Liberty 30

    Not only did Arickaree/Woodlin position itself to take over the top spot in the poll on Monday, the squad also knocked off the defending 6-man champions.

    “This is probably the biggest win since we restarted the program four years ago,” Arickaree/Woodlin coach David Saffer told the Scoreboard Show. “The seniors this year have come from the bottom and worked their way up, so it was a very good win for us.

    “We also understand that we’ve got a long season ahead of us, and we’ve got to keep going week-by-week here.”

    On the presumptive No. 1 ranking, Saffer said, “We’ve got a target on our backs. We’ve just got to stay focused and keep working.”

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    5A: (6) Fairvew 35, Horizon 28

    Horizon nearly pulled off its second-straight upset.

    Nearly.

    A week after knocking off then-No. 6 Chatfield, Horizon battled with Fairview all night on Friday. Ultimately, though, the Knights secured the win.

    Horizon actually led 21-7 early in the second quarter, but Fairview rallied to tie things with 3:56 to play before the half. Then, quarterback Johnny Feauto found Tim Ryan for a 20-yard touchdown with 17 seconds left in the half to give the Knights the lead.

    “Yeah, he’s our version of Johnny Football,” Fairview coach Tom McCartney joked on the Scoreboard Show. “He’s a tremendous player, he’s the point guard on the basketball team, he was on the baseball team that was in the Elite 8. He loves the center of attention, he loves competition. He just makes a ton of plays for us, and we’re fortunate to have Johnny Football.”

    Oh, but Horizon wasn’t done. The Hawks tied it up early in the fourth on a touchdown pass of their own.

    Jason Harvey then provided the heroics. His 14-yard run with 1:39 to play proved to be the difference — but only after the Knights’ defense stopped Horizon on fourth-and-2 from near midfield.

    “It was a good stop there to try to get that thing secure,” McCartney said.

    “The second half was just hard-fought, two teams going at it. … We just found a way.”

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    1A/2A: (2) Buena Vista 21, (10) Manitou Springs 0

    Buena Vista, a 1A school, held serve at home against 2A Manitou Springs.

    “What got us going, I would say, is our defense and how they stayed disciplined,” Buena Vista coach Matt Flavin told the Scoreboard Show. “I told them we needed to stay disciplined, and they responded and stayed with the gameplan even though they came out and started running the ball on us.

    “That kind of got a spark in us to keep going. They got the offense going, as well.”

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    Notes

    • In a rematch of last year’s 1A championship game, No. 1 Paonia handled No. 4 Centauri 44-0.
    • Mountain View beat Loveland 24-21 on Jayce Melby’s 24-yard field goal with six seconds left.
    • Falcon also got a late field goal to beat Pueblo West 16-14. Falcon’s 16 points were actually unanswered after trailing 14-0.
    • With Valor Christian’s loss, Dayspring Christian now solely owns the longest winning streak in the state at 15 games. The defending 8-man champions play Soroco on Saturday.
    • Poudre took down Monarch, 7-2. Monarch actually had a chance from the 9-yard-line with 0.4 seconds to play, but couldn’t score.
    • Eaglecrest, a 5A program, upset 4A No. 3 Denver South 12-6.
    • Overland rolled Legend, 54-0. The Trailblazers are now 4-0. As recently as 2011, they opened 0-4.
    • 4A No. 5 Vista Ridge edged Ponderosa 35-28.
    • Rampart beat Palmer 31-6. It was apparently the Rams’ first homecoming win in five years.
    • Boulder running back T.J. Jones rushed for 300 yards in his team’s 42-22 win over Thornton, according to BoCoPreps.com.
    • 5A No. 4 Grandview rushed for six touchdowns in its 49-27 win over Arapahoe.
    • 4A No. 4 Montrose rebounded from its first loss with a 55-0 win over Fruita Monument.
    • In a top-10 4A matchup, No. 9 Holy Family took care of No. 7 Palisade. Said coach Mike Gabriel to the Scoreboard Show: “We really needed it after last week. We played a little less than what we were capabale of last week, so this is a big win for us.”
    • There were three other top-10 games in 6-man this week besides the 1-2 showdown: No. 3 Eads 52, No. 8 Cheyenne Wells 6; No. 6 Peetz 53, No. 7 Prairie 0; No. 9 Flagler 46, No. 10 Kit Carson 22.

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  • Notebook: Fairview football has record day in opening win at Grand Junction

    Fairview ThunderRidge football 5A playoffs
    Fairview senior Johnny Feauto (17), pictured last season after a win in the Class 5A semifinals. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Fairview’s offense was supposed to take a hit after graduating its quarterback and three leading receivers. Right?

    Yeah, right.

    The Knights, ranked No. 7 in this week’s poll, not only picked up right where they left off last Saturday, they expanded upon what last year’s near-record setting offense did on its way to football’s Class 5A championship game last season.

    Led by senior Johnny Feauto, their “new” quarterback — more on that later — Fairview racked up 510 passing yards and 712 yards of total offense in its 58-28 win at Grand Junction.

    The passing yards now rank No. 3 in the state record book, while the total offense is No. 10.

    Here’s what’s scary: Fairview trailed Grand Junction 14-0 after the first quarter.

    Last season, Anders Hill and Feauto combined to throw for 4,005 yards. It was only the third time in state history that a program had surpassed the 4,000-yard mark in passing. But Hill, now at Columbia, accounted for 3,878 of that — which is No. 4 all-time in state history for a single season.

    Still, Feauto didn’t come out of nowhere. As a sophomore, he played in six games in relief of an injured Hill and threw for 2,316 yards and 21 touchdowns. In fact, his 414 yards on Saturday are just the third-most of Feauto’s career. He had outputs of 433 and 429 yards as a sophomore.

    With a fully-healthy Hill back last season, Feauto focused on his role at cornerback and had six interceptions — including two in the semifinals against ThunderRidge.

    Anyway, on Saturday, Feauto also had 122 rushing yards. That put his total output at 536 yards, which is now No. 7 all-time.

    So this offense, despite losing guys like Hill, Sam Martin, Cam Frazier and Owen Harris, is still very potent. Because of Feauto, and because of other guys like Thomas Creese — who threw for the other 96 passing yards on Saturday — Carlo Kemp (two rushing touchdowns), David McWilliams (202 receiving yards, two touchdowns), Connor May (94 receiving yards, two touchdowns), Tim Ryan (109 all-purpose yards) and Steve D’Epagnier (41 receiving yards).

    If anything, they’re just upholding tradition. Historically, Fairview has had one of the state’s best offenses.

    The Knights own the Nos. 3 and 4 total marks for passing yards in a season. In addition to the 2013 mark of 4,005 yards, the program threw for 3,977 in 2002. Fairview also sits Nos. 1 and 2 in the record books for passes attempted and completed by a team in a season. And Martin, now at Miami of Ohio, holds the state records for catches (112) and receiving yards (1,860) in a season.

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    Jefferson Academy’s Kupcho plays well at Colorado Women’s Open

    (Courtesy of Mike Kupcho)
    (Courtesy of Mike Kupcho)

    Jefferson Academy senior Jennifer Kupcho, last season’s Class 4A girls golf champion, finished tied for second at the Colorado Women’s Open last weekend. She finished at 1-under (215) over the three-day event, and actually held the lead after the first day at 6-under.

    Kupcho was the top-placing amateur of the event.

    “It’s really exciting to finish that high up in a pro tournament,” she told BoCoPreps afterward.

    Other notable finishers:

    • 2014 Cherry Creek grad Calli Ringsby (tied for 24th)
    • 2010 Doherty graduate Paige Crawford (tied for 28th)
    • 2012 Regis Jesuit graduate Kathleen Kershisnik (tied for 38th)
    • Dakota Ridge senior Gillian Vance (tied for 42nd)

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    Alumni short stuff

    • Colorado’s mark on Wyoming football program has long been undeniable, but that seems extra true this season. Two Colorado products have been named captains of Wyoming’s football team: Grandview grad Eddie Yarbrough (a defensive end) and Palmer grad Dominic Rufran (a wide receiver). Rufran will start at wide receiver — along with former Grandview star Tanner Gentry. In all, 20 products of Colorado high schools are on Wyomong’s roster — including four 2014 grads. By comparison, CSU has 40 Colorado products on its roster this season and CU has 26.
    • Christian McCaffrey, who graduated from Valor Christian in May after an outstanding athletic career, had an electric debut for Stanford football on Saturday. We are all well aware of McCaffrey’s versatility — his 8,839 all-purpose yards are a state record — and he showed it in the Cardinal’s win against UC Davis. He had this 52-yard touchdown reception — the first of his career — and a 44-yard punt return. McCaffrey had one rush for 10 yards, the 52 receiving yards, returned three punts for 60 yards, and was even on kickoff coverage. Said Stanford offensive coordinator Mike Bloombgren to sfgate.com: “Nah, that didn’t surprise me. I’m not sure he’ll be able to do anything to surprise me anymore.”
    • 2014 Falcon graduate Kalen Ballage also scored a touchdown in his debut for Arizona State last week. He finished with 37 yards on 12 attempts. Still, Ballage told the Arizona Republic, “I definitely want to be better. Now that I hit the ground running and got the first game out of the way, I’ll be able to just play.”
    • 2010 Rocky Mountain graduate Marco Gonzales picked up his first MLB win on Saturday. “It feels pretty rewarding,” Gonzales told MLB.com afterward. He made his debut in June. 
    • Another recent addition to football’s record book: Holy Family just recently submitted the career (2011-13) numbers for former quarterback David Sommers. His 8,326 yards of total offense are No. 10 all-time.
    • Former Pine Creek setter Rory McCloy was named the NJCAA Division I national player of the week last week. Now at Laramie County Community College in Wyoming, she had 175 assists in her team’s first four matches — and averaged 10.9 per set. She’s currently leading the nation in assists with 345.
    • Jefferson Academy alum Ally Thimsen, a 2014 graduate, was named the Big Sky offensive player of the week after recording two goals and an assist in one game.

  • Top-10 football schedule and scoreboard for Week 2 games

    (Photo: District 49)
    (Photo: District 49)

    A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 2.

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

    Class 5A
    1 Valor Christian 3-0
    Fri: W 31-14 vs. East (Utah)
    2 Cherry Creek 1-1
    Fri: L 30-28 vs. (4) Pomona
    3 Cherokee Trail 2-0
    Sat: W 46-12 at Denver East
    4 Pomona 1-1
    Fri: W 30-28 at (2) Cherry Creek
    5 Grandview 2-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 at Gateway
    6 Chatfield 1-1
    Thurs: L 42-40 at Horizon
    7 Fairview 2-0
    Sat: W 41-10 at Boulder
    8 Regis Jesuit 1-1
    Fri: W 48-40 at Mullen
    9 Ralston Valley 2-0
    Fri: W 38-0 vs. ThunderRidge
    10 Overland 3-0
    Thurs: W 47-14 vs. Rangeview

    Class 4A
    1 Pine Creek 2-0
    Off this week.
    2 Montrose 2-1
    Fri: L 47-35 vs. Lakewood
    3 Pueblo South 2-0
    Fri: W 34-20 vs. (3A 3) Pueblo East
    4 Denver South 2-0
    Sat: W 49-14 vs. Warriors (Montbello)
    5 Wheat Ridge 2-0
    Off this week.
    6 Dakota Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 42-22 vs. Silver Creek
    7 Windsor 2-0
    Fri: W 24-7 vs. Broomfield
    8 Vista Ridge 2-0
    Fri: W 34-14 at Pueblo West
    9 Falcon 0-2
    Thurs: L 42-14 at Longmont
    10 Fort Collins 2-0
    Fri: W 23-10 at Fossil Ridge

    Class 3A
    1 Lutheran 2-0
    Fri: W 52-7 at Frederick
    2 Delta 2-1
    Fri: W 54-19 at Pagosa Springs
    3 Pueblo East 2-1
    Fri: L 34-20 at (4A 3) Pueblo South
    4 Holy Family 1-1
    Fri: L 44-28 vs. (6) Discovery Canyon
    5 Rifle 3-0
    Fri: W 64-6 at Jefferson
    6 Discovery Canyon 2-0
    Fri: W 44-28 at (4) Holy Family
    7 Palisade 2-0
    Sat: W 17-14 vs. Pueblo Central
    8 Evergreen 2-0
    Sat: W 39-22 at Northridge
    9 Roosevelt 2-1
    Fri: W 20-15 vs. Loveland
    10 D’Evelyn 1-1
    Fri: L 48-0 at Greeley West

    Class 2A
    1 Brush 2-0
    Fri: W 54-0 vs. Weld Central
    2 Faith Christian 1-1
    Fri: L 13-7 vs. (5) Florence
    3 Kent Denver 2-0
    Thurs: W 42-0 at Englewood
    4 Strasburg 2-0
    Fri: W 28-7 vs. Sterling
    5 Florence 2-0
    Fri: W 13-7 at (2) Faith Christian
    6 Platte Valley 2-1
    Fri: W 36-7 at Bennett
    7 Manitou Springs 1-1
    Fri: W 34-20 at Woodland Park
    8 Lamar 2-0
    Fri: W 20-8 vs. (1A 2) Centauri
    9 Eaton 2-0
    Fri: W 54-7 at Holyoke
    10 Olathe 1-1
    Fri: L 2-0 at Cedaredge

    Class 1A
    1 Paonia 2-0
    Fri: W 47-14 at Ignacio
    2 Centauri 1-1
    Fri: L 20-8 at (2A 8) Lamar
    3 Buena Vista 2-0
    Fri: W 27-0 at Hotchkiss
    4 Limon 2-0
    Fri: W 42-0 vs. John Mall
    5 Resurrection Christian 2-1
    Fri: W 38-3 at (10) Yuma
    6 Monte Vista 0-2
    Fri: L 48-14 vs. Gunnison
    7 Meeker 3-0
    Fri: W 53-6 at Coal Ridge
    8 Burlington 1-1
    Sat: W 35-26 at Front Range Christian
    9 Wray 1-1
    Fri: L 52-28 at Goodland (Kan.)
    10 Yuma 0-2
    Fri: L 38-3 vs. (5) Resurrection Christian

    Class 8-man
    1 Dayspring Christian 2-0
    Sat: W 54-0 at Hayden
    2 Norwood 3-0
    Sat: W 41-0 at Del Norte
    3 Caliche 2-0
    Sat: W 48-0 at Sargent
    4 Hoehne 1-1
    Fri: L 36-6 at (9) Springfield
    5 Simla 1-1
    Fri: L 18-16 at (6) Merino
    6 Merino 2-0
    Fri: W 18-16 vs. (5) Simla
    7 Sanford 2-1
    Fri: L 58-36 at Granada
    8 Akron 2-0
    Fri: W 54-6 at Fowler
    9 Springfield 3-0
    Fri: W 36-6 vs. (4) Hoehne
    10 Sedgwick County 2-0
    Fri: W 83-33 at Paxton (Neb.)

    Class 6-man
    1 Stratton/Liberty 2-0
    Fri: W 53-0 at Bethune
    2 Arickaree/Woodlin 2-0
    Fri: W 38-12 at (7) Pawnee
    3 Eads 2-0
    Fri: W 54-12 vs. Hi-Plains
    4 Fleming 2-0
    Fri: W 70-24 at Idalia
    5 Peetz 1-1
    Fri: W 72-31 at North Park
    6 Prairie 2-0
    Fri: W 36-25 vs. Weldon Valley
    7 Pawnee 1-0
    Fri: L 38-12 vs. (2) Arickaree/Woodlin
    8 Walsh 2-0
    Sat: W 63-0 at Aguilar
    9 Kit Carson 2-0
    Fri: W 59-38 at Cheraw
    10 Cotopaxi 2-0
    Fri: W 28-12 vs. La Veta