Baseball’s 2015 regional and state tournament bracket for Class 1A.
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2015 CHSAA state baseball championships Class 1A regional/state bracket
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Wheat Ridge takes over as 4A baseball’s No. 1 team
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.
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. -
Rocky Mountain ascends to top of 5A baseball rankings
Rocky Mountain, and sophomore Tyler Hyland, are the new No. 1 5A baseball. (Dennis Pleuss) Another week, another new team atop the Class 5A baseball rankings.
Rocky Mountain became the latest team to ascend to the top of CHSAANow.com’s poll this week when the Lobos received eight of the 15 first-place votes and edged No. 2 Mountain Vista. Cherry Creek, the former No. 1, fell to third this week.
Rocky is the third team to lead the 5A ranking this season following preseason No. 1 Regis Jesuit and Creek.
Fairview stayed put at fourth in this week’s poll, and Grandview stayed at fifth. Behind them, three new teams joined: No. 6 Monarch (6-0-1), No. 7 Fruita Monument (12-0) and No. 9 Heritage (7-2).
ThunderRidge is No. 8 this week, while Regis is No. 10.
In 1A, there’s also a new No. 1. Eads takes over after getting four of the eight first-place votes. Former No. 1 Holly dropped to third. Community Christian is second.
That 1A poll added Granada (No. 8) and Cornerstone Christian (No. 9).
The other No. 1 teams stayed the same this week. Those are Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A).
Other newcomers include No. 9 Wheat Ridge in 4A; No. 8 La Junta and No. 9 Bayfield in 3A; and No. 9 Ellicott in 2A.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com 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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Rocky Mountain (8) 4-3 135 2 3-3 2 Mountain Vista (3) 6-2 133 3 4-2 3 Cherry Creek (3) 5-1 124 1 1-0 4 Fairview (1) 7-2 86 4 4-2 5 Grandview 5-2 85 5 4-2 6 Monarch 6-0 43 – 4-0 7 Fruita Monument 12-0 34 – 4-0 8 ThunderRidge 4-5 33 7 3-4 9 Heritage 7-2 28 – 4-2 10 Regis Jesuit 3-6 27 6 1-3 Others receiving votes: Mullen 26, Denver East 22, Pine Creek 21, Rock Canyon 19, Columbine 13, Ralston Valley 10, Highlands Ranch 5, Arapahoe 4, Grand Junction Central 4, Legend 4. Dropped out Pine Creek (8), Arapahoe (9), Ralston Valley (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Green Mountain (6) 5-2 107 1 2-2 2 Pueblo West (2) 10-1 104 2 5-1 3 D’Evelyn (3) 10-0 99 6 6-0 4 Evergreen (1) 6-1 73 8 4-1 5 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 60 3 6-2 6 Montrose 7-2 52 5 2-1 7 Windsor 8-2 36 10 4-1 8 Valor Christian 3-5 32 4 1-4 9 Wheat Ridge 5-3 24 – 5-1 10 Pueblo East 8-2 20 7 3-1 Others receiving votes: Palisade 13, Canon City 9, Air Academy 7, Erie 7, Ponderosa 6, Elizabeth 5, Skyview 5, Mesa Ridge 4, Durango 3, Silver Creek 3, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Longmont 1. Dropped out Silver Creek (9). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Eaton (8) 7-0 97 1 7-0 2 Lamar (2) 7-1 91 2 4-0 3 University 6-1 73 3 4-1 4 Brush 6-1 55 7 2-0 5 Gunnison 7-1 41 8 5-1 6 Sterling 6-2 40 6 2-2 7 Faith Christian 3-4 35 5 2-3 8 La Junta 6-3 29 – 3-2 9 Bayfield 5-2 27 – 4-1 10 Manitou Springs 7-1 23 9 4-1 Others receiving votes: Valley 18, Bruce Randolph 10, Kent Denver 5, Olathe 4, St. Mary’s 2. Dropped out Kent Denver (4), Valley (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Resurrection Christian (6) 5-1 94 1 5-1 2 Rye (4) 7-0 93 2 4-0 3 Sedgwick County 6-0 82 3 4-0 4 Las Animas 8-1 50 8 3-1 5 Hotchkiss 7-2 46 6 4-1 6 Paonia 9-2 45 9 6-1 7 Dayspring Christian 5-1 37 7 3-1 8 Denver Christian 1-1 32 4 0-0 9 Ellicott 8-1 24 – 4-1 10 Haxtun 8-3 15 10 4-3 Others receiving votes: Swink 12, McClave/Wiley 8, Dolores 5, Yuma 5, Lyons 2, Sanford 1. Dropped out Swink (5). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Eads (4) 5-2 72 4 4-0 2 Community Christian (3) 9-1 65 2 5-0 3 Holly 4-2 60 1 3-2 4 Gilpin County 3-1 50 5 1-1 5 Cheyenne Wells 2-2 31 6 1-1 6 Dove Creek 2-4 29 3 2-2 7 Peetz 2-2 23 9 2-2 8 Granada 1-3 18 – 1-3 9 Cornerstone Christian (1) 1-2 16 – 1-1 10 Sierra Grande 1-1 15 10 0-1 Others receiving votes: Springfield 14, Fleming 12, Nucla 10, Manzanola 9, Antonito 8, Denver Jewish Day 7, Longmont Christian 2, Weldon Valley 2. Dropped out Nucla (7), Fleming (8). -
All-state boys basketball teams for 2014-15 season
The 2014-15 boys basketball players of the year, by class. From left: Miles Caldon, Sanford (2A); Justin Bassey, Colorado Academy (3A); De’Ron Davis, Overland (5A); Justinian Jessup, Longmont (4A); Bryan Ortiz, Holly (1A). The 2014-15 all-state boys basketball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a week-long vote of coaches.
A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.
Use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
Class 5A
Player of the year: De’Ron Davis, Overland
Coach of the year: Danny Fisher, Overland
First team Name School Year Pos. Brian Carey Denver East Senior PG De’Ron Davis Overland Junior C/PF Jake Holtzmann Chaparral Senior SF Thomas Neff Arvada West Senior W Zach Pirog ThunderRidge Senior C Second team Name School Year Pos. Blend Avdili Eaglecrest Senior F/W Austin Conway Overland Senior PG Mitch Lombard Rock Canyon Senior G Ryan Quaid Fossil Ridge Senior – Colbey Ross Eaglecrest Sophomore PG/SG Brady Subart Mountain Vista Senior PG/SG Third team Name School Year Pos. Nathan Davis Mullen Junior PG/SG Malik Hart Warriors (Montbello) Senior PG/G Taylor Kallsen Regis Jesuit Senior – Chris Moody Chaparral Senior SF Monroe Porter Legend Junior – Jonah Radebaugh Northglenn Senior G Elijah Ross Eaglecrest Senior PG Michael Sparks Lincoln Senior PG Ryley Stewart Highlands Ranch Senior PG/SG Tristan Von Nieda Fort Collins Senior – Class 4A
Player of the year: Justinian Jessup, Longmont
Coach of the year: Barry Clark, Air Academy
First team Name School Year Pos. Justinian Jessup Longmont Junior – David Louthan Air Academy Senior G Michael Ranson Pueblo Central Junior PG/SG Jonathan Scott Lewis-Palmer Junior G Ryan Thistlewood Golden Senior SG/PG Second team Name School Year Pos. Khameron Davis Valor Christian Junior SG/PG/G Charles Gavin Denver South Senior C Luke Golter Holy Family Senior G Chris Helbig Holy Family Junior PG/SG Tevion Thompson Sierra Senior SG/SF Grant Witherspoon D’Evelyn Senior G/SG Third team Name School Year Pos. Cameron Horning Glenwood Springs Junior G Ke’andre Lewis Sierra Senior SF/PF Josh McNair Thomas Jefferson Senior – D’Shawn Schwartz Sand Creek Sophomore – De’Aundre Twilley Mitchell Junior PF Class 3A
Player of the year: Justin Bassey, Colorado Academy
Coach of the year: Mark Engesser, Colorado Springs Christian
First team Name School Year Pos. Justin Bassey Colorado Academy Junior G/F Spencer Bazz Faith Christian Senior SG Samuel Howard Colorado Springs Christian Junior – Sam Parker Grand Valley Senior G James Willis Lutheran Senior – Second team Name School Year Pos. Joe Camilletti Moffat County Senior – Justin Engesser Colorado Springs Christian Sophomore – Grant Harkness Faith Christian Senior C/PF Chris Hildenbrand Colorado Springs Christian Senior – Ethan Rose Sterling Senior – Third team Name School Year Pos. T Blackbear Ridge View Academy Senior G Josh Brown The Pinnacle Senior SF Ben Carpenter Roaring Fork Senior – Isaak Cirone Estes Park Senior G Christian Hyatt Colorado Academy Junior G Jaydn Michael DSST-Green Valley Ranch Junior SG/SF Joe Raff Jefferson Academy Senior SG/SF Class 2A
Player of the year: Miles Caldon, Sanford
Coach of the year: Rhett Larsen, Sanford
First team Name School Year Pos. Miles Caldon Sanford Junior SG Luke Fick Resurrection Christian Junior G Tito Fierro Holyoke Senior G Wyatt Hayes Ignacio Junior PG Cody Norris Simla Senior G Second team Name School Year Pos. Chance Canty Sanford Junior PF Jared Clarkson Akron Senior PG/G Kadyn Hicks Highland Senior – Adison Jones Ignacio Senior SF/SG Michael Stevenson Resurrection Christian Sophomore G Third team Name School Year Pos. Connor Fiscus Merino Senior G/PG Kyler Hamacher Simla Senior G Raul Lopez Meeker Senior – Clayton Peterson Sanford Senior SF Josh Rocha Swink Senior – Class 1A
Player of the year: Bryan Ortiz, Holly
Coach of the year: Tom Hessler, Fleming
First team Name School Year Pos. Ethan Caton Sangre de Cristo Senior – Tristan Nelson Holly Senior – Bryan Ortiz Holly Senior – Tanner Smith Jim Elliot Christian Senior G TJ Trujillo McClave Senior – Second team Name School Year Pos. Cory Cooley Sangre de Cristo Senior SG Matthew Crane South Baca Senior F Jaxon King Fleming Sophomore G Austin Littlefield Prairie Senior – Blake Meredith Fleming Junior F Third team Name School Year Pos. Casey Barrett Peetz Senior SG/SG Rhett Eskew South Baca Senior G Trent Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Junior – Justin Self Springfield Senior – Joey Stahley Fleming Junior G -
Cherry Creek baseball takes over as No. 1 in 5A ranking
Cherry Creek is the new No. 1 team in Class 5A baseball. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) After beating two ranked teams last week, including then-No. 1 Regis Jesuit, Cherry Creek has taken over atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A baseball rankings.
The Bruins beat Regis Jesuit on Monday and then-No. 4 Legend on Wednesday, giving them three wins over ranked teams so far this season. They did drop a 5-1 decision to then-No. 10 Mountain Vista on Friday.
However, voters still gave Cherry Creek eight of the 15 first-place votes that were cast this week, and the Bruins totalled 124 points to lead the poll. Rocky Mountain and Mountain Vista each got three first-place votes; those two teams are No. 2 and 3, respectively.
Fairview received the other first-place vote, and moved up one spot to fourth this week. Grandview, which got a big win over then-No. 6 ThunderRidge on Friday, rounds out the top five.
Regis Jesuit fell from No. 1 to No. 6, ThunderRidge is No. 7, and three newcomers complete 5A’s ranking this week: No. 8 Pine Creek, No. 9 Arapahoe and No. 10 Ralston Valley.
There’s also a new No. 1 team in 1A, where Holly takes over. The other No. 1 teams — Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A) — remained the same this week.
With many programs heading out of state for spring break, or simply taking time off, the next rankings will release on April 6.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com 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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Cherry Creek (8) 4-1 124 2 2-1 2 Rocky Mountain (3) 1-0 119 3 1-0 3 Mountain Vista (3) 2-0 112 10 2-0 4 Fairview (1) 3-0 109 5 2-0 5 Grandview 1-0 63 7 1-0 6 Regis Jesuit 2-3 60 1 0-3 7 ThunderRidge 1-1 44 6 1-1 8 Pine Creek 2-0 32 – 1-0 9 Arapahoe 2-0 29 – 2-0 10 Ralston Valley 2-0 25 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Columbine 18, Fruita Monument 13, Highlands Ranch 13, Lincoln 10, Rock Canyon 9, Cherokee Trail 8, Chatfield 7, Heritage 7, Legend 6, Denver East 5, Grand Junction 5, Monarch 3, Horizon 2, Chaparral 1, Eaglecrest 1. Dropped out Legend (4), Chatfield (8), Columbine (9). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Green Mountain (10) 3-0 100 1 2-0 2 Pueblo West 5-0 82 3 1-0 3 Lewis-Palmer 1-0 65 4 1-0 4 Valor Christian 2-1 60 6 2-0 5 Montrose 5-1 50 2 2-1 6 D’Evelyn 4-0 41 – 4-0 7 Pueblo East 5-1 38 5 2-1 8 Evergreen 2-0 31 – 2-0 9 Silver Creek 3-0 20 – 1-0 10 Windsor 4-1 14 – 3-0 Others receiving votes: Elizabeth 8, Mead 7, Skyview 7, Pueblo South 6, Air Academy 5, Canon City 4, Erie 4, Holy Family 3, Ponderosa 3, Longmont 1, Palisade 1. Dropped out Ponderosa (7), Mountain View (8), Wheat Ridge (9), Palmer Ridge (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Eaton (7) 0-0 86 1 0-0 2 Lamar (1) 3-1 74 3 2-1 3 University (1) 2-0 58 4 2-0 4 Kent Denver 4-1 56 6 3-1 5 Faith Christian 1-1 51 2 0-1 6 Sterling (1) 4-0 47 5 3-0 7 Brush 4-1 39 7 2-1 8 Gunnison 2-0 30 9 2-0 9 Manitou Springs 3-0 20 – 3-0 10 Valley 3-3 15 8 2-2 Others receiving votes: Bayfield 12, Trinidad 11, Platte Valley 9, Bruce Randolph 7, La Junta 6, Olathe 6, Strasburg 6, Colorado Academy 5, Sheridan 4, St. Mary’s 3, Alamosa 2, Pagosa Springs 2, Lutheran 1. Dropped out La Junta (10). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Resurrection Christian (9) 0-0 99 1 0-0 2 Rye (1) 3-0 87 2 3-0 3 Sedgwick County 2-0 66 3 2-0 4 Denver Christian 1-1 44 4 1-1 5 Swink 0-0 40 7 0-0 6 Hotchkiss 3-1 35 5 2-0 7 Dayspring Christian 2-0 34 9 0-0 8 Las Animas 5-0 28 – 3-0 9 Paonia 3-1 22 – 2-0 10 Haxtun 4-0 18 – 4-0 Others receiving votes: Peyton 16, Rocky Ford 13, Dolores 10, Limon 9, Custer County 7, Ellicott 6, Yuma 6, Kiowa 4, Byers 2, Holyoke 2, Center 1, Fowler 1. Dropped out Rocky Ford (6), Holyoke (8), Dolores (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Holly (4) 1-0 73 3 1-0 2 Community Christian (2) 4-1 54 – 3-1 3 Dove Creek (1) 0-2 46 1 0-2 4 Eads 1-2 44 2 1-2 5 Gilpin County (1) 2-0 38 – 2-0 6 Cheyenne Wells 1-1 35 – 1-1 7 Nucla 0-0 31 5 0-0 8 Fleming 0-0 23 10 0-0 9 Peetz 0-0 22 8 0-0 10 Sierra Grande 1-0 18 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Springfield 14, Antonito 13, Granada 9, Elbert 8, Primero 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Weldon Valley 3, Stratton/Liberty 2, Cotopaxi 1. Dropped out Stratton/Liberty (4), Elbert (6), Cornerstone Christian (7), Springfield (9). -
Three new teams join 4A baseball rankings
Things got a bit crazy when this week’s Class 4A baseball poll was released.
Three new teams — Pueblo West, Pueblo East and Mountain View — joined CHSAANow.com’s ranking after going unranked in the preseason.
Pueblo West jumped all the way up to No. 3 following its 4-0 start which includs a win over then-No. 4 Palmer Ridge, as well as an impressive showing at a tournament in New Mexico.
Pueblo East is No. 5 this week, while Mountain View is No. 8.
Green Mountain remained No. 1 in the 4A poll. In fact, none of the No. 1s changed from the preseason, meaning Regis Jesuit (5A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Dove Creek (1A) all held firm.
In 5A, Columbine joined the poll at No. 9. They were the lone newcomer to that ranking.
The 3A poll added La Junta (No. 10), while Dayspring Christian (No. 9) and Dolores (No. 10) are new to 2A. 1A added No. 9 Springfield and No. 10 Fleming.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com 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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Regis Jesuit (9) 2-0 140 1 2-0 2 Cherry Creek (3) 2-0 130 3 2-0 3 Rocky Mountain (1) 0-0 119 2 0-0 4 Legend (1) 1-0 98 4 1-0 5 Fairview (1) 1-0 91 5 1-0 6 ThunderRidge 0-0 48 6 0-0 7 Grandview 0-0 43 8 0-0 8 Chatfield 0-1 32 9 0-1 9 Columbine 1-0 29 – 1-0 10 Mountain Vista 0-0 17 10 0-0 Others receiving votes: Dakota Ridge 10, Rock Canyon 10, Fruita Monument 9, Grand Junction 8, Highlands Ranch 6, Adams City 5, Douglas County 5, Mountain Range 5, Ralston Valley 5, Pine Creek 4, Heritage 3, Brighton 2, Chaparral 2, Mullen 2, Grand Junction Central 1, Lincoln 1. Dropped out Dakota Ridge (7). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Green Mountain (7) 1-0 98 1 1-0 2 Montrose (2) 3-0 80 2 3-0 3 Pueblo West (1) 4-0 72 – 4-0 4 Lewis-Palmer (1) 0-0 70 5 0-0 5 Pueblo East 3-0 43 – 3-0 6 Valor Christian 0-1 33 3 0-1 7 Ponderosa 1-0 28 7 1-0 8 Mountain View 2-1 25 – 2-1 9 Wheat Ridge 0-1 23 6 0-1 10 Palmer Ridge 0-1 17 4 0-1 Others receiving votes: Erie 16, Canon City 11, D’Evelyn 11, Falcon 11, Air Academy 10, Vista Ridge 9, Windsor 9, Mead 7, Cheyenne Mountain 5, Mesa Ridge 5, Pueblo County 5, Discovery Canyon 4, Elizabeth 3, Longmont 3, Pueblo South 3, Thomas Jefferson 3, Palisade 1. Dropped out Niwot (8), Longmont (9), Holy Family (10). Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Eaton (10) 0-0 100 1 0-0 2 Faith Christian 1-0 86 2 1-0 3 Lamar 1-0 77 3 1-0 4 University 0-0 58 4 0-0 5 Sterling 1-0 47 7 1-0 6 Kent Denver 1-0 42 5 1-0 7 Brush 2-0 37 10 2-0 8 Valley 1-1 31 6 1-1 9 Gunnison 0-0 24 8 0-0 10 La Junta 0-0 17 – 0-0 Others receiving votes: Trinidad 7, Olathe 5, Pagosa Springs 4, Strasburg 4, St. Mary’s 3, Alamosa 2, Coal Ridge 2, Bayfield 1, Lutheran 1, Manitou Springs 1, Moffat County 1. Dropped out Bayfield (9). Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Resurrection Christian (8) 0-0 89 1 0-0 2 Rye (1) 0-0 81 2 0-0 3 Sedgwick County 0-0 62 4 0-0 4 Denver Christian 0-0 54 3 0-0 5 Hotchkiss 1-1 43 6 1-1 6 Rocky Ford 0-0 38 7 0-0 7 Swink 0-0 33 5 0-0 8 Holyoke 0-0 29 8 0-0 9 Dayspring Christian 2-0 21 – 2-0 10 Dolores (1) 0-0 16 – 0-0 Others receiving votes: Limon 14, Paonia 12, Las Animas 9, Custer County 7, Lyons 6, Center 5, Peyton 5, Cedaredge 4, Kiowa 4, Ignacio 3, Denver Academy 2, Haxtun 1. Dropped out Limon (9), Center (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Dove Creek (7) 0-0 76 1 0-0 2 Eads (1) 0-0 73 2 0-0 3 Holly 0-0 65 3 0-0 4 Stratton/Liberty 0-0 53 4 0-0 5 Nucla 0-0 40 5 0-0 6 Elbert 0-0 37 6 0-0 7 Cornerstone Christian 0-0 25 8 0-0 8 Peetz 0-0 21 7 0-0 9 Springfield 0-0 18 – 0-0 10 Fleming 0-0 16 – 0-0 Others receiving votes: Granada 10, Community Christian 5, Primero 1. Dropped out Granada (9), Antonito (10). -
1A boys basketball Great 8 roundup: Jim Elliot uses height in win
LOVELAND — No. 3 seed Jim Elliot Christian had an obvious advantage against No. 6 South Baca in the Class 1A boys basketball state tournament.
The Warriors had a few inches on the Patriots at every position, allowing them to pass over the top, dominate the glass, protect their own rim, and cruise to the 1A state semifinals with a 67-55 Great 8 victory at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
Tanner Smith of Jim Elliot Christian boys basketball. (Brock Laue/CHSAANow.com) The Patriots struggled with matchups, but then again, who hasn’t struggled guarding Tanner Smith this season?
The 6-foot-1 senior guard, the only 1A player to be named to Colorado’s all-star game, The Show, was a magician with the ball while throwing fancy passes to his post players and getting into the lane at will to score.
The captain of the Warriors, Smith was averaging 18.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4.1 steals, and 2.5 blocks entering Thursday. He stuffed the stat sheet again on the biggest stage, much to the delight of a large Jim Elliot fan section who made the drive north from Englewood, finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Of course, in a game Jim Elliot led throughout and mostly controlled, Smith got plenty of help from thick forwards Connor Bogner (23 points) and Brennan Moore (18).
Built more like football players, sophomore Bogner and his senior brother Matt, along with senior Moore, look poised to battle in the trenches.
“We’re a lot more physical this year, especially Connor and Brennan Moore,” Smith said. “They are deceptive. They aren’t super athletic guys or super tall or anything, but they just get the ball inside, take their time, they are strong with it, and they finish their layups. That’s what you need to do.”
Jim Elliot, which opened its doors in 1999, is enjoying a dream season. They set a program record with 21 wins, with a now 22-2 mark, and they reached the state tournament for the first time after coming close in recent years.
“We had been to regionals the two years before,” Smith said. “We wanted to get here and enjoy it.”
The Warriors get the chance to continue their best run ever with a Final 4 showdown scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Friday evening.
South Baca (18-4) was led by Matthew Crane’s 16 points.
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(1) Sangre de Cristo 63 (8) Peetz 27
The Thunderbirds cruised to a 24-0 record by handling the Bulldogs in a game that was never close.
They won it all in 2001, their lone state championship in boys hoops.
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(2) Holly 64 (7) Prairie 50
The Wildcats scorched the nets early and won easily over the Mustangs as Yaniel Vidal scored 24 points. Bryan Ortiz and Tristan Nelson chipped in 10 each.
This is Holly’s third straight appearance in the state tournament, but first in the Final 4 in recent years.
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(5) Fleming 54 (4) Ouray 31
The Wildcats handled the Trojans thanks to a balanced scoring effort from Alex Vandenbark (10 points), Joey Stahley (9), Blake Meredith (8), and Cameron Henry (7).
Fleming only has one senior on the roster.
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Preseason baseball rankings released in all classes
Regis Jesuit heads the 5A preseason baseball poll. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com) Defending champions and teams that lost in last season’s title games make up the preseason No. 1 teams in baseball this season.
Heading their respective classifications in the CHSAANow.com polls are Regis Jesuit (5A), Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Dove Creek (1A).
Green Mountan and Resurrection Christian are defending champions, while Regis, Eaton and Dove Creek were all runners-up last season.
The 5A poll was the most split, with six different teams getting first-place votes.
Regis led the way with five first-place votes and 126 total points. Rocky Mountain, the defending champion, also got five first-place votes, but totalled 114 points.
Cherry Creek, another team to get a first-place vote, opens the year at No. 3. Legend (No. 4), Fairview (No. 5) and Chatfield (No. 9) also received at least one first-place vote.
ThunderRidge is sixth in 5A’s preseason poll, and is followed by No. 7 Dakota Ridge and No. 8 Grandview. Mountan Vista rounds out the poll at No. 10.
In 4A, Green Mountain was a unanimous selection with all 10 first-place votes. Montrose is No. 2, followed by Valor Christian, Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer. Holy Family, last season’s 3A champion which has moved up to 4A, begins at No. 10.
Eaton heads 3A’s poll, and is also a unanimous pick with all 10 first-place votes.
Resurrection Christian received eight of the nine first-place votes to lead 2A. Caliche, last year’s 1A champ, is now in 2A but is unranked to begin the year.
Dove Creek received seven of the eight first-place votes to top 1A’s preseason ranking.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
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CHSAANow.com 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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Regis Jesuit (5) 0-0 126 2 Rocky Mountain (5) 0-0 114 3 Cherry Creek (1) 0-0 105 4 Legend (1) 0-0 77 5 Fairview (2) 0-0 73 6 ThunderRidge 0-0 72 7 Dakota Ridge 0-0 40 8 Grandview 0-0 34 9 Chatfield (1) 0-0 31 10 Mountain Vista 0-0 30 Others receiving votes: Columbine 29, Mullen 16, Fort Collins 10, Pine Creek 10, Douglas County 9, Rock Canyon 9, Chaparral 8, Cherokee Trail 7, Heritage 6, Lakewood 5, Boulder 4, Monarch 4, Fossil Ridge 3, Highlands Ranch 3, Ralston Valley 3, Brighton 2, Grand Junction Central 1, Legacy 1, Lincoln 1. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Green Mountain (10) 0-0 100 2 Montrose 0-0 46 3 Valor Christian 0-0 44 4 Palmer Ridge 0-0 42 5 Lewis-Palmer 0-0 41 6 Wheat Ridge 0-0 39 7 Ponderosa 0-0 33 8 Niwot 0-0 31 9 Longmont 0-0 27 10 Holy Family 0-0 24 Others receiving votes: Windsor 23, Durango 21, Air Academy 19, Evergreen 13, Pueblo East 13, D’Evelyn 8, Mesa Ridge 8, Pueblo West 6, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Palisade 3, Erie 2, Falcon 2, Mountain View 2. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Eaton (10) 0-0 100 2 Faith Christian 0-0 80 3 Lamar 0-0 70 4 University 0-0 49 5 Kent Denver 0-0 47 6 Valley 0-0 44 7 Sterling 0-0 36 8 Gunnison 0-0 29 9 Bayfield 0-0 21 10 Brush 0-0 16 Others receiving votes: La Junta 12, Lutheran 10, Alamosa 8, Olathe 7, Bennett 4, Manitou Springs 4, Estes Park 3, St. Mary’s 3, Colorado Springs Christian 2, Florence 2, Colorado Academy 1, Machebeuf 1, Sheridan 1. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Resurrection Christian (8) 0-0 97 2 Rye (1) 0-0 92 3 Denver Christian 0-0 77 4 Sedgwick County (1) 0-0 64 5 Swink 0-0 55 6 Hotchkiss 0-0 40 7 Rocky Ford 0-0 38 8 Holyoke 0-0 23 9 Limon 0-0 20 10 Center 0-0 15 Others receiving votes: Dolores 13, Cedaredge 11, Kiowa 11, Lyons 7, McClave/Wiley 7, Peyton 7, Caliche 6, Crowley County 6, Paonia 6, Haxtun 4, Ignacio 4, Wray 3, Front Range Christian 2, Dayspring Christian 1. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS 1 Dove Creek (7) 0-0 78 2 Eads 0-0 66 3 Holly (1) 0-0 61 4 Stratton/Liberty 0-0 42 5 Nucla 0-0 40 6 Elbert 0-0 34 7 Peetz 0-0 33 8 Cornerstone Christian 0-0 25 9 Granada 0-0 23 10 Antonito 0-0 15 Others receiving votes: Springfield 6, Community Christian 5, Fleming 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 2, Sierra Grande 2, Walsh 2, Cheyenne Wells 1, Manzanola 1, Primero 1. -
All-state football teams for 2014 season
The 2014 all-state football players of the year. From left, Josh Odom of Pine Creek (4A), Kyle Leoffler of Arickaree/Woodlin (6-man), Austin Yahn of Caliche (8-man), Taylor Walters of Paonia (1A), Daniel Martin of Pueblo East (3A), Kyle Rosenbrock of Brush (2A) and Milo Hall of Cherry Creek (5A). (Photos: Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com; Tim Visser/TimVisserPhotography.com; Mark Adams; Jeffrey Tucker/MaxPreps; courtesy of Paonia) The 2014 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.
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Class 5A
Player of the year: Milo Hall, Cherry Creek
Coach of the year: Dave Logan, Cherry Creek
First Team Name School Year Pos. Peter Anderson Eaglecrest Senior WR Austin Conway Overland Senior QB Johnny Feauto Fairview Senior QB/CB Salofi Gaoa Rocky Mountain Senior T Milo Hall Cherry Creek Senior RB Olabisi Johnson Bear Creek Senior CB/WR Todd Jones Boulder Junior RB/SS Carlo Kemp Fairview Junior DE/OT/RB Alex Kinney Rocky Mountain Senior K/P Cameron Knight Grandview Senior DB Scotty Leach Ralston Valley Senior G/C Eric Lee Jr. Valor Christian Senior DB/ATH Tim Lynott Regis Jesuit Senior OG/C Isaac Marquez Pomona Senior CB/SB Dillon Middlemiss Pomona Senior T Mike Morean Cherry Creek Senior DB Jake Moretti Pomona Sophomore TE/T/DE Chukwuma Obinnah Grandview Senior RB/SS Wesley Ogsbury Denver East Senior WR/CB/FS Brady Opp Valor Christian Senior OL/DL James Parker Cherry Creek Senior G/DE Collin Root Ralston Valley Senior TE/DE/K Elijah Ross Eaglecrest Senior QB/CB Tim Ryan Fairview Senior DB/WR Frank Umu Heritage Senior DT/OL Andrew Wingard Ralston Valley Senior RB/DB/RET Second Team Name School Year Pos. Trevaun Arnold Bear Creek Senior FS/WR TeQuan Baker Doherty Junior RB/CB Alec Barnes Regis Jesuit Junior LB Jordan Bostick Valor Christian Senior DE Ben Burnett Prairie View Senior DE Danny Collins Lakewood Senior QB/MLB/TE Keifer Glau Grandview Senior SS Willie Hayes Grandview Senior T Ryan Hommel Rock Canyon Senior QB David Imola Cherry Creek Junior DT/T DJ Leatimua Fountain-Fort Carson Senior LB Justice Littrell Doherty Senior MLB/SS Henry Lyon Cherry Creek Senior K Jack Maly Regis Jesuit Senior T Max McDonald Rocky Mountain Senior MLB Patrick Moody Chaparral Sophomore MLB Joseph Parker Cherry Creek Senior WR Connor Pierson Pomona Senior C Kevin Prosser Overland Senior WR/LB RJ Ramirez Prairie View Senior RB Andres Robles Regis Jesuit Senior C Morgan Smith Grandview Senior TE Jordan Smith Fountain-Fort Carson Senior LB Darrian Stickney Doherty Senior LB Charles Tigner Fountain-Fort Carson Senior RB/P Jonathan Van Diest Cherry Creek Sophomore DE Anthony Vessa Ralston Valley Senior NG/LB Class 4A
Player of the year: Josh Odom, Pine Creek
Coach of the year: Doug Johnson, Longmont
First Team Name School Year Pos. Wyatt Aaberg Falcon Senior RB/LB Avery Anderson Pine Creek Senior ATH Zach Barwick Dakota Ridge Senior K/P Alex Delacroix Greeley West Senior RB/LB JoJo Domann Pine Creek Junior LB/SS/P Connor Durant Standley Lake Senior WR/DB/K Zach Fees Fort Collins Senior MLB Isaiah Fields Falcon Junior RB/DB Cooper Gardner Broomfield Senior OL/DL Sean Glenn Longmont Senior T Parker Hammond Pine Creek Senior TE/DE Quincy Kindred Pueblo Centennial Senior RB/DB Jake Lauber Fort Collins Senior OL/DL Sam Long Pine Creek Senior T/G/C Jeremy Lujan Dakota Ridge Junior RB Matt Maestas Montrose Senior OL/DL Austin Micci Coronado Senior RB/SS Josh Odom Pine Creek Senior MLB/RB Isiah Pannunzio Pueblo South Junior TE/DE Mike Rocha Montrose Senior FB/LB Clint Sigg Longmont Senior QB Nate Spinuzzi Pueblo South Senior QB Brandon Summer Pueblo West Senior MLB/P Trevonte Tasco Denver South Senior HB Blake Whitsell Broomfield Senior DL/OL Jack Wibbels Pine Creek Junior DE Second Team Name School Year Pos. Lotoni Afuhaamago Coronado Senior OL/DL Tristan Bailey Rampart Senior K/P Adam Baumann Mountain View Senior QB Conlan Berger Longmont Junior RB Tanner Bohm Windsor Senior QB Eddie Bratton Falcon Senior DL/OL Adam Brown Air Academy Senior QB/FS Zach Castellucci Pueblo South Junior OL/DL Nick Cohn Dakota Ridge Senior WR/RET Zeb Foster Coronado Senior LB/FB Ben Freeman Fort Collins Junior OL/DL Austin Hartman Silver Creek Senior WR/DB Brock Howes Dakota Ridge Senior DL Cayden James Montrose Senior OL/DL Cody Johnson Windsor Senior LB/RB Adrian King George Washington Junior TE/MLB Nathan Leithead Pine Creek Junior MLB Austin Lopez Palmer Senior MLB/FB James Maxie Ponderosa Senior RB/LB Kyler Sigsbee Fort Collins Senior QB/ATH Bryson Smith Pueblo South Senior OL/DL Corte Tapia Windsor Sophomore ILB/DE Jeff Vela Falcon Senior FB/LB Class 3A
Player of the year: Daniel Martin, Pueblo East
Coach of the year: David Ramirez, Pueblo East
First Team Name School Year Pos. Sonny Arellano Pueblo East Senior RB/LB Jamil Bond Lutheran Senior RB/DB Brock Clark Rifle Senior RB/MLB/P Joshua Clausen Lutheran Senior WR/LB Willy Clements Holy Family Senior T/DT Coby Cline Elizabeth Senior C/NG Brody Cypress Lutheran Senior OL/DL Bruno Derose Pueblo East Junior TE/LB Michael Devries Centaurus Senior DE/DT Lalo Diaz-Alvarez Pueblo East Junior OL/DL Dylan Draper Discovery Canyon Senior WR/LB Jay Frye Northridge Senior WR/SS Donny Garcia Pueblo East Senior OL/DL Marcus Garcia Delta Senior OL/DL Franny Gonzales Fort Morgan Junior K Alex Gould Rifle Senior G/LB Chris Helbig Holy Family Junior QB/CB Daniel Martin Pueblo East Junior QB/DB Toby McBride Fort Morgan Junior FB/DE Andrew Miranda Lutheran Senior OL/DL Davis Price Evergreen Junior K/P Brian Reed Evergreen Senior RB/LB/MLB Kevin Ribarich Pueblo East Senior WR/DB Austin Shepherd Rifle Senior G/MLB Bryson Torres Pueblo East Sophomore RB/DB James Willis Lutheran Senior QB/DB Ryan Younggreen Holy Family Senior SS/RB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Alonso Archuletta Roosevelt Junior OL/DL Beau Beattie Discovery Canyon Junior OL/DL Cameron Brown D’Evelyn Junior WR/DB Mitch Carter Discovery Canyon Senior WR/DB/K Marcus Cassin Evergreen Senior TE/MLB/WR Isaac Charlson Discovery Canyon Senior OL/DL Marques Combs Palisade Senior WR/DB Brendan Edgerley Lutheran Senior TE/LB/P Brenden Fulton Northridge Senior QB/FS Andrew Hall Discovery Canyon Senior QB/CB Chico Hernandez Roosevelt Senior G/DT Derek Horn Delta Senior RB/FS Tate Kembel Fort Morgan Sophomore RB Eric Kembel Fort Morgan Senior C Greysen Lincoln Evergreen Senior DE/TE/OL Isaac Maestas Palisade Sophomore RB/LB Alex Mai Fort Morgan Junior OG/NG Zach Manchester Canon City Junior WR Alex Nemmers Lutheran Senior WB/DB/RET Jonny Ponce Delta Junior RB/FS Nathan Putallaz Roosevelt Senior T/G/C Anselmo Quezada Palisade Senior OL/DL Trenton Stringari Canon City Senior RB/WR Jesse Unruh Northridge Senior T/DE Jack White Holy Family Senior T Class 2A
Player of the year: Kyle Rosenbrock, Brush
Coach of the year: Randy Dreitz, Brush
First Team Name School Year Pos. Joe Carwin Brush Senior OL/DL Garrett Coalson Eaton Senior TE/LB Shane Coombs Strasburg Senior G/DE Connor Dooley Kent Denver Junior DT/LB Gordon Ellis Kent Denver Senior QB/FS Ryan Fitzgerald Aspen Senior RB/FS Jaden Franklin Kent Denver Senior RB/CB Daniel Frantz Platte Valley Senior WR/QB/CB Brent Gilliland Sterling Senior G/DT Michael Gutierrez Brush Senior RB/LB Randy Haley Montezuma-Cortez Senior RB/ILB John Heaphey Aspen Senior K/P Michael Howard Gunnison Senior FB/MLB Parker Joens Platte Valley Junior T/DE Bryce Johnson Faith Christian Senior C/DT Ryan Lawhead Eaton Senior OL/DL Kolt McDaniel Platte Valley Senior WB/LB Will McKissick Kent Denver Junior RB/MLB Brian Nichols Strasburg Senior WR/DE/SS Alec Petterson Brush Senior WR/RB/DB Jose Rodriquez Brush Senior OL/DL Ethan Rose Sterling Senior WR/FS Kyle Rosenbrock Brush Senior RB/QB/MLB Carl Schmidt Kent Denver Junior T/DT Jacob Smith Strasburg Senior RB/LB/MLB Darren Troudt Eaton Senior WR/DB Brady Wilson Gunnison Junior RB/LB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Draven Adame Lamar Senior QB/DB Cameron Alexander Brush Senior WR/DB Ben Breier St. Mary’s Senior RB/LB/RET Aubry Brown Bayfield Senior OG/DE Cole Bryant La Junta Junior QB Casey Edens Eaton Senior CB Niko Guzman Brush Senior WR/DB Grant Harkness Faith Christian Senior – Kyle Hicks Lamar Senior RB/LB Elijah Huff Manual Senior RB/LB Anthony Ibarra Platte Valley Junior G/DE Nick Koch Gunnison Senior G/K Quinton Kopang Bennett Senior FS/TE/RET Jake Levy Basalt Senior TE/DE Brett Loyd Moffat County Junior FB/MLB Mitchell Martin Strasburg Junior QB/CB Lane Masar Florence Senior FB Danny McGee Manitou Springs Senior TE/DE Ty Percival Gunnison Junior – Victor Perez Montezuma-Cortez Junior T/DT Zane Phelps Bayfield Junior RB/DE Reilly Rastello Kent Denver Senior WR/LB Seth Rodriquez Bennett Senior FS/QB/WB Colby Salisbury Lamar Senior TE/DB Jake Sanders Faith Christian Senior WR Clay Shaver Brush Junior TE/DE Patrick Telck St. Mary’s Senior WR/DB/RET Joao Thives Denver North Junior K/P Jake Wallin Gunnison Senior QB Zane Westbrook Bayfield Senior OT/NG Luke Wilson Kent Denver Junior FB Zeke Zuelke Bennett Junior LB/OG Class 1A
Player of the year: Taylor Walters, Paonia
Coach of the year: Brent McRae, Paonia
First Team Name School Year Pos. Jareb Aziz Centauri Senior ILB/RB Hank Bode Platte Canyon Junior RB Bryce Buhr Crowley County Junior – Trevor Close Buena Vista Senior RB/FS Sabyn Diamond Buena Vista Junior G/DT Dylan Geisler Paonia Senior G/DT Zakk James Buena Vista Senior WR/LB KC Jarvies Centauri Senior QB/CB Kerigan Kappel Limon Senior RB/DB Josh Kimball Paonia Senior OL Tyler Kimble Limon Senior OL/DL Bryce McCracken Crowley County Senior RB/MLB Luke Mondt Resurrection Christian Senior QB/DB/K Colton Newcomb Salida Senior WR/DB/K Jake Phelan Meeker Senior QB/DB Nathan Rivale Buena Vista Senior T/DT Logan Schopp Paonia Senior – TJ Shelton Meeker Junior RB/LB Joel Simianer Paonia Senior TE/DE Javonte’ Stewart Ellicott Senior QB/SS Martin Torres Burlington Senior – Taylor Walters Paonia Junior – Austin Walton Resurrection Christian Senior OL/DL Keegan Wentz Buena Vista Junior QB/LB Michael Wilcoxson Buena Vista Senior G/LB Mitchell Wilson Centauri Senior MLB/WR Trey Zupancic Rye Junior RB/DB Second Team Name School Year Pos. Josh Altman Paonia Senior CB Matthew Barnes Monte Vista Senior G/ILB Beau Beckman Wray Junior DB/RB Devin Christian Limon Junior OL/DL Jacob Crist Ellicott Senior WR/LB Luke Cross Resurrection Christian Junior MLB Austin Dinis Wiggins Junior WR/S Eric Dominguez Estes Park Senior K Christian Dubois Resurrection Christian Senior OL/DL Cooper Eggleston Buena Vista Junior TE/FS Nate Finnell Rocky Ford Senior OL/DL Jayden Hilferty Limon Junior OL/DL Raul Lopez Meeker Senior WR/DB Nate Lowe Salida Senior QB/LB Luke Meier Limon Senior FB/LB James Richardson Centauri Senior LB/RB Taylor Rider Wiggins Senior TE/DE Cade Schulz Wray Senior RB/DL Dillon Stinson Rye Senior OL/DL Duncan Turnbull Hotchkiss Senior FB/ILB Cooper Ward Resurrection Christian Junior WR/DB/ATH 8-man
Player of the year: Austin Yahn, Caliche
Coach of the year: Paul Zink, Caliche
First Team Name School Year Pos. Cade Carver Norwood Senior OL/DL Jared Clarkson Akron Senior RB/CB Joel Contreras Caliche Senior – Brody Donoho Dayspring Christian Academy Senior C/NG Trace Elliot Merino Senior OL/DL Dalton Harris Granada Senior C/DE Tre Jensen Granada Junior RB/DB Kylar Mai Dayspring Christian Academy Senior RB/LB Vinnie Moltrer Hoehne Senior OL/DL Tyler Moltrer Hoehne Senior RB/DB Cody Norris Simla Senior QB/WR/CB Koy Palmer Granada Senior QB/DB Anthony Payne Hoehne Sophomore OL/DL Robert Quick Springfield Senior OL/DL Gabriel Rocha Granada Senior OL Mitch Sides Dayspring Christian Academy Junior OL/DE Bruce Taylor Caliche Junior – Ryan Walther Caliche Senior – Austin Yahn Caliche Senior – Second Team Name School Year Pos. Isaac Aragon Fowler Senior G/C/DT Marcelino Baptista Merino Senior RB/CB Alex Davis Vail Christian Junior TE/SE/DE Spencer Gatlin Dove Creek Junior DL/OL Jason George Simla Junior WR/TE/DE Kyler Hamacher Simla Senior WR Christian Hersberger Dayspring Christian Academy Senior TE/CB Rafe Hutches Springfield Junior RB/LB Jorden Jole Merino Senior RB/LB Angelo Kirkwood Dayspring Christian Academy Senior RB/LB Blaine Larson Fowler Senior QB/RB/DE Damian Nieblas Norwood Senior OL/DL Riley Samber Akron Senior – Seth Silver Hoehne Senior RB/DB Cody Terrell Norwood Senior OL/DE Matt Thieman Simla Junior G/NG TJ Trujillo McClave Senior – Joey Younkerman Sargent Junior C/DL 6-man
Player of the year: Kyle Leoffler, Arickaree/Woodlin
Coach of the year: David Saffer, Arickaree/Woodlin
First Team Name School Year Pos. Jason Allacher Otis Senior DT/QB Cordell Burton Stratton/Liberty Senior FB/LB Adrian Cereceres North Park Senior FB/MLB Jaxon Crawford Kit Carson Sophomore OL/DE Dylan Dixon Eads Junior RB/S Luke Duggan Pawnee Junior DB/RB/RET Caine Farmer Kit Carson Junior RB/LB Bradey Holtz Peetz Senior – Isaiah Koolstra Arickaree/Woodlin Senior RB/DB Ben Lambrecht Fleming Junior – Kyle Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Senior RB/LB Trent Leoffler Arickaree/Woodlin Junior QB/DB Luke Loflin Walsh Senior RB/DB Jordan Nelson Peetz Junior – Tyler Rouse Eads Senior QB/DE/S Garrett Shaffer Arickaree/Woodlin Senior TE/LB Second Team Name School Year Pos. JD Chenoweth Walsh Senior QB/DB Chase Flynn Stratton/Liberty Sophomore OL/DL/K Tristan Headrick Cheraw Junior LB/OL Erick Ijams Hanover Senior TB/DL Dustin Koehler Hanover Senior OL/QB/MLB Reagan Lane Eads Junior FB/LB Delbert Mccracken Weldon Valley Senior HB/DE Tanner Patterson Otis Sophomore QB/LB Titus Sharpe Walsh Senior OL/DL Marco Solis Kit Carson Junior RB/LB Joesph Stahley Fleming Junior – Alex Vandenbark Fleming Sophomore – Cody Wilson Peetz Sophomore – Nathan Witt Flagler Senior – -
Playoff football roundup: Gunnison slips Sterling’s upset bid in 2A
It came down to a fourth-down conversion in overtime, then an extra point, but Gunnison survived.
No. 12-seeded Sterling pushed the No. 5 Cowboys to overtime on Saturday afternoon in the Class 2A football playoffs.
Tied at 22 at the end of regulation, Sterling scored on its possession in overtime, but went for two points and didn’t convert.
When it got the ball, Gunnison quickly faced a third-and-10. Gunnison quarterback Jake Wallin scrambled to the 1-yard-line to set up a 4th-and-1. The next play, running back Brady Wilson scored. The Cowboys then kicked the extra point to take a 29-28 win.
“It’s playoffs. A win is a win,” Wallin told the Gunnison Country Times afterward. “It doesn’t matter what the score is. If you win, you go on, if you lose, you’re taking your pads off for good. We’re excited to play another week.”
Gunnison advances to play Eaton, the No. 13 seed which upset No. 4 Lamar 41-20 on Saturday.
Eaton led 26-7 at halftime in that game. Lamar cut it to 26-14 with a score early in the third quarter, but Eaton pulled away with a 15-point fourth quarter.
Elsewhere in 2A:
- No. 1 Brush rolled over No. 16 Moffat County 49-7. Brush will face No. 8 Faith Christian, which beat No. 9 Bayfield on Saturday.
- No. 3 Strasburg handled No. 6 Florence 48-6. Strasburg scored on six of its first seven possessions, according to the Canon City Daily Record.
- Platte Valley, seeded No. 6, beat No. 11 Bennett 30-15. It will face Strasburg in the quarterfinals.
- No. 2 seed Kent Denver took care of No. 15 La Junta, 58-14. The Sun Devils will face No. 7 Montezuma-Cortez, which won a wild game on Friday night.
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Notables
- No. 9 Platte Canyon pulled off the lone upset in the 1A playoffs, beating No. 8 Wray on the road, 30-14. It will play defending champion Paonia in the quarterfinals. Paonia, the top seed, beat No. 16 Wiggins 49-0.
- In 8-man, No. 8 Vail Christian held off No. 9 Merino to win 38-34. Merino led this one 14-0 early before Vail Christian rallied to take a 24-20 halftime lead. Merino went back up 28-24, but Vail Christian grabbed the lead for good with a touchdown late in the third quarter. The Saints draw top-seeded Dayspring Christian, which is also the defending champion.
- 6-man‘s semifinals are set: No. 1 Arickaree/Woodlin will host No. 4 Fleming, while No. 3 Peetz will be at No. 2 Eads.
- Higher-seeded teams went a combined 25-3 in the first rounds of the 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man playoffs.