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  • Preseason On The Mat wrestling rankings released

    Arvada West, which placed eighth at last season’s Class 5A state wrestling tournament, begins the season atop the On The Mat rankings.

    Defending champions Broomfield (4A) and Paonia (2A) also open the season as preseason No. 1s. Brush, a fifth-place finisher last season, is atop the 3A ranking.

    Pomona, the defending 5A champion, opens the season at No. 4.

    Alamosa won the 3A title last year, and is No. 5 in that preseason ranking.

    Complete team rankings for all classes are below.

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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Arvada West –
    2 Rocky Mountain –
    3 Ponderosa –
    4 Pomona –
    5 Cherry Creek –
    6 Coronado –
    7 Chaparral –
    8 Fruita –
    9 Fountain Fort Carson –
    10 Grand Junction –
    11 Greeley West –
    12 Pine Creek –
    13 Fossil Ridge –
    14 Mountain Range –
    15 Lakewood –

    Class 4A
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    1 Broomfield –
    2 Thompson Valley –
    3 Discovery Canyon –
    4 Pueblo South –
    5 Windsor –
    6 Pueblo Central –
    7 Palisade –
    8 Montrose –
    9 Weld Central –
    10 Mead –
    11 Mesa Ridge –
    12 Longmont –
    13 Air Academy –
    14 Pueblo East –
    15 Erie –

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Brush –
    2 Valley –
    3 Dolores Huerta –
    4 Lamar –
    5 Alamosa –
    6 Centauri –
    7 Fort Lupton –
    8 Monte Vista –
    9 LaJunta –
    10 Bennett –
    11 Jefferson –
    12 Strasburg –
    13 Buena Vista –
    14 Sterling –
    15 Holy Family –

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Paonia –
    2 Meeker –
    3 Baca County –
    4 Swink –
    5 Rocky Ford –
    6 Sedgwick County/Fleming –
    7 Akron –
    8 Merino –
    9 Wray –
    10 Center –
    11 Dove Creek –
    12 Highland –
    13 Norwood –
    14 Holly –
    15 Crowley County –

  • Pomona survives scare from Fountain-Fort Carson in 5A football playoffs

    Pomona senior Chris Marquez, far right, nearly disappears behind is massive offensive line Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex. Marquez carried the ball 40 times for 234 yards and six touchdowns in Pomona's 49-30 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Pomona senior Chris Marquez, far right, nearly disappears behind is massive offensive line Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex. Marquez carried the ball 40 times for 234 yards and six touchdowns in Pomona’s 49-30 victory. (Dennis Pleuss)

    ARVADA — Pomona senior Chris Marquez and Fountain-Fort Carson junior Charles Tigner put on a running back clinic Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex.

    Marquez jabbed his way through the No. 25-seeded Trojans’ defense to the tune of 234 yards and six touchdowns on 40 carries. Tigner used three touchdowns runs of 47, 57 and 70 yards to uppercut the Panthers’ defense for 205 yards on 15 carries.

    Fountain-Fort Carson senior Ben Deis, left, makes a leaping grab in front of Pomona defenders Colin Pratt (24) and Jack Sale (21) during the first-round playoff game Friday in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Fountain-Fort Carson senior Ben Deis, left, makes a leaping grab in front of Pomona defenders Colin Pratt (24) and Jack Sale (21) during the first-round playoff game Friday in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss)

    “We were just throwing punches back and fourth,” said Marquez, who has over 1,900 yards on the ground and 25 rushing touchdowns on the season. “We finally got up on our feet and got the victory.”

    In the end, No. 8 Pomona clawed out a 49-30 victory to advance into the second round. The Panthers (8-2 record) will face another Jeffco school in No. 9 Chatfield (8-2) either Friday or Saturday next week at the NAAC.

    Pomona coach Jay Madden admitted the Panthers’ first-round Class 5A playoff game was a little wilder than he would have liked. Fountain-Fort Carson senior Ben Deis returned the opening kickoff 95 yards to give the Trojans an early lead.

    After the first of six touchdowns by Marquez, the Trojans scored on an 85-yard touchdown run by junior Drew Harris on Fountain-Fort Carson’s first offensive play from scrimmage.

    “As soon as we saw Fountain-Fort Carson, we knew they had speed,” Madden said.

    While the Trojans used their speed to break long scoring plays, the Panthers fed the ball to their beast — their 5-foot-5 and 155-pound running back.

    “(Marquez) is carrying the load. No doubt about it,” Madden said. “He knows he can do it for as many weeks as we can find ways to win.”

    Fountain-Fort Carson junior Charles Tigner sprints toward the end zone on a 57-yard touchdown run in the first half Friday night against Pomona. Tigner had 15 carries for 205 yards and three touchdowns in what was the Trojans' season finale. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Fountain-Fort Carson junior Charles Tigner sprints toward the end zone on a 57-yard touchdown run in the first half Friday night against Pomona. Tigner had 15 carries for 205 yards and three touchdowns in what was the Trojans’ season finale. (Dennis Pleuss)

    It was the fifth straight game Marquez has had 30-plus carries and was his fourth 200-yard game of the season. The six touchdowns was a season high.

    “Offensive line did a great job tonight,” Marquez said. “There were cutbacks on every play.”

    Seniors Lukas Russell and Chris Benefiel also got involved in Pomona’s ground attack. The two combined for 23 carries for 127 yards. Quarterback Justin Roberts was a perfect 7-for-7 passing for 107 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Isaac Marquez late in the third quarter.

    “(Robert’s) accuracy and poise in the pocket is making a huge difference,” Madden said.

    Fountain-Fort Carson had actually closed to 35-30 midway through the third quarter, but a pair of late third-quarter touchdowns gave the Panthers some breathing room.

    The Trojans closed their season with a 4-6 record.

    “We came in pretty confident. We played our hearts out tonight,” Tigner said. “We couldn’t stop Pomona’s running game. We’ll work on that for next year.”

    Fountain-Fort Carson will return several key juniors, including Tigner, Harris and quarterback DJ Leatimua.

    Pomona senior Gus Karr (11) is able to stop Fountain-Fort Carson junior Drew Harris for a short gain Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada. The Panthers pulled out a 49-30 victory in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Pomona senior Gus Karr (11) is able to stop Fountain-Fort Carson junior Drew Harris for a short gain Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada. The Panthers pulled out a 49-30 victory in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. (Dennis Pleuss)

  • 5A football playoff bracket

    Football’s 2013 state playoff bracket for Class 5A.

    2013 CHSAA State Football Championships CHSAA 5A Football Championship

  • Fairview grabs 5A’s top seed as football brackets are released

    (Courtesy photo)
    Fairview is the No. 1 seed in 5A. (Courtesy photo)

    The groundwork, as is so often the case, was laid four years ago. Tom McCartney saw it in his freshmen then. Those freshmen are now seniors, and that group has Fairview seeded No. 1 overall in the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We knew that it was a special group,” McCartney, Fairview’s coach, said Sunday morning. “We also knew that for them to do the things and reach some of the goals they’ve set, you’ve got to have junior compliments. You want to know that your juniors are also part of that.

    “We’ve been kind of waiting on this group of seniors for a while, and a lot of them have gotten a lot of playing time as sophomores and juniors,” he continued. “When you get in those kinds of battles against teams like Pomona and Ralston Valley, and Legacy and Arvada West and Boulder — and Grandview in the playoffs last year, and Regis the year before — all of those experiences help. So, yes, to be honest with you, we’ve seen this coming from this particular group. We knew this was a talented group.”

    The Knights were the lone 5A team to finish the regular season unbeaten (9-0). They were ranked No. 2 in the CHSAANow.com football poll in recent weeks, but were No. 1 in Wild Card points during that stretch, and finished atop the final Wild Card standings released Sunday morning.

    And so, when the 5A bracket was unveiled, it was Fairview in the No. 1 spot. (See the full bracket.)

    “It feels awesome,” McCartney said. “It’s playoff football. We’re just going to prepare. We understand that if you win you move on, and if you don’t you’re done. We want to keep playing. The best way to keep playing is to be prepared and to improve.”

    Fairview draws No. 32 Mountain Vista (3-6) in the first round. The two teams played in 2010 and 2011, both Mountain Vista wins.

    “Our seniors, when they were freshmen, played them. And so we know a little bit about them,” McCartney said. “We’ve got a ton of respect for coach (Ric) Cash. His teams are always prepared. They’re always hard-nosed.”

    Rounding out the top-5 seeds in 5A were No. 2 Valor Christian, No. 3 Cherry Creek, No. 4 Regis Jesuit and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

    The top 16 seeds host in the first round, meaning No. 6 Cherokee Trail, No. 7 Columbine, No. 8 Pomona, No. 9 Chatfield, No. 10 Grand Junction, No. 11 Mountain Range, No. 12 Doherty, No. 13 Prairie View, No. 14 Rangeview, No. 15 Ralston Valley and No. 16 Douglas County will get home games.

    Other qualifiers were No. 17 Legend, No. 18 Arapahoe, No. 19 Overland, No. 20 Grandview, No. 21 Gateway, No. 22 Heritage, No. 23 Westminster, No. 24 Rocky Mountain, No. 25 Fountain-Fort Carson, No. 26 Hinkley, No. 27 Arvada West, No. 28 Castle View, No. 29 Fort Collins, No. 30 Lakewood and No. 31 Eaglecrest.

    The 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man brackets were also released on Sunday.

    Brush is 2A’s top seed. As the top-8 host in the first round, No. 2 Manitou Springs, No. 3 Platte Valley, No. 4 Faith Christian, No. 5 Gunnison, No. 6 Bennett, No. 7 Kent Denver and No. 8 Florence will all get home games.

    Also qualifying in 2A were No. 9 Strasburg, No. 10 Lamar, No. 11 Olathe, No. 12 Fort Lupton, No. 13 Aspen, No. 14 Ridge View Academy, No. 15 Jefferson and No. 16 The Academy.

    In 1A, Buena Vista got the top seed. No. 2 Limon, No. 3 Centauri, No. 4 Paonia, No. 5 Monte Vista, No. 6 Hotchkiss, No. 7 Yuma and No. 8 Platte Canyon will also host first-round games.

    Additional 1A qualifiers were No. 9 Resurrection Christian, No. 10 Rye, No. 11 Burlington, No. 12 Cedaredge, No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian, No. 14 Wray, No. 15 Lyons and No. 16 Front Range Christian.

    Hoehne is 8-man’s top seed. Also hosting in the first round will be No. 2 Dayspring Christian, No. 3 Norwood, No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche, No. 6 Kiowa, No. 7 Sargent and No. 8 Dove Creek. Also qualifying were No. 9 Sanford, No. 10 Vail Christian, No. 11 Merino, No. 12 Walsh, No. 13 Akron, No. 14 West Grand, No. 15 Fowler and No. 16 Granada.

    Liberty/Stratton grabbed 6-man’s top seed. Also qualifying were No. 2 Hi-Plains, No. 3 Eads, No. 4 Prairie, No. 5 Otis, No. 6 Peetz, No. 7 Hanover and No. 8 Flagler