Broomfield has taken over as the new No. 1 team in 5A softball. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Broomfield has seized the top spot in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Eagles notched wins over Greeley West and Fairview to assume this week’s top spot.
A 5-2 loss to Rocky Mountain dropped former No. 1 Fossil Ridge one spot to No. 2. The Eagles and Sabercats will take the field against each other on Tuesday.
Cherokee Trail made a two spot jump to land at No. 5 and received a couple of first-place votes along the way.
At No. 10, Douglas County is the only new team in the 5A rankings.
Erie edged Valor Christian to hang on to the No. 1 in 4A after taking it from the Eagles a week ago.
Pueblo West jumped two spots to come in at No. 7 this week.
A trio of new teams broke into the 4A poll as Elizabeth lands at No. 8, Golden comes in at No. 9 and Ferderick rounds out the rankings at No. 10.
Strasburg hangs on to the No. 1 spot in 3A this week, but Rocky Ford made a two-spot jump to land at No. 2.
Lamar had the biggest climb in 3A, coming in at No. 6, up three spots from a week ago.
At No. 9, Valley is the only new team to the 3A rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Castle View 26, Eaglecrest 19, Pomona 10, Bear Creek 9, Loveland 9, Rocky Mountain 9, Boulder 8, Mountain Range 8, Grandview 7, Chaparral 6, Prairie View 6, Liberty 4, Mountain Vista 4, Rock Canyon 4, Vista Ridge 3, Rampart 2, Fort Collins 1, Hinkley 1, Pine Creek 1, Ralston Valley 1, Smoky Hill 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (8).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (5)
13-0-0
86
1
3-0-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
11-0-0
85
2
3-0-0
3
Wheat Ridge
9-4-0
62
4
1-1-0
4
Mullen
5-2-1
57
5
1-0-0
5
Mountain View
11-2-0
47
3
3-1-0
6
Silver Creek
11-2-0
42
6
2-1-0
7
Pueblo West
7-2-0
36
9
2-0-0
8
Elizabeth
9-2-0
19
–
2-0-0
9
Golden
10-3-0
17
–
1-0-0
10
Frederick
6-7-0
12
–
1-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Rifle 10, Thomas Jefferson 9, Air Academy 4, Pueblo County 4, Falcon 2, Ponderosa 2, Evergreen 1.
Dropped out
Air Academy (7), Thomas Jefferson (8), Windsor (10).
After outscoring opponents 37-1 last week, Erie was voted as the new top team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com softball rankings.
The Tigers sit two points ahead of previous No. 1 and defending state champion, Valor Christian.
A 10-0 start has finally gotten Thomas Jefferson noticed as it breaks into the top 10 at No. 7 this week.
Pueblo West (No. 9) and Windsor (No. 10) are the other new teams to this week’s 4A poll.
Fossil Ridge hangs on to the top spot in the 5A rankings as the Sabercats went 2-0 last week.
ThunderRidge jumps from No. 3 to No. 2 and receives four first-place votes in the process.
Cherokee Trail, Castle View and Brighton are the three new teams in the 5A poll, coming in at No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 respectively.
Strasburg kept its grasp on the No. 1 spot in the 3A rankings despite suffering its first loss of the season.
Eaton jumps two spots to come in at No. 2 and Rocky Ford lands at No. 4 which is also two spots better than a week ago.
Basalt (No. 6) and Lamar (No. 9) are the two new teams to break into the 3A top 10.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Loveland 23, Rocky Mountain 22, Eaglecrest 21, Mountain Range 20, Prairie View 20, Douglas County 12, Grandview 9, Pomona 9, Chaparral 5, Regis Jesuit 4, Cherry Creek 3, Columbine 3, Highlands Ranch 3, Rock Canyon 3, Smoky Hill 2, Denver East 1, Poudre 1.
Dropped out
Mountain Range (5), Eaglecrest (8), Rocky Mountain (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Erie (6)
10-0-0
95
2
2-0-0
2
Valor Christian (4)
8-0-0
93
1
2-0-0
3
Mountain View
8-1-0
56
3
3-1-0
4
Wheat Ridge
8-3-0
51
5
2-0-0
5
Mullen
4-2-1
42
4
0-0-0
6
Silver Creek
9-1-0
41
6
2-0-0
7
Air Academy
7-3-0
25
7
1-1-0
8
Thomas Jefferson
10-0-0
23
–
6-0-0
9
Pueblo West
5-2-0
18
–
1-0-0
10
Windsor
6-2-0
16
–
2-1-0
Others receiving votes:
Falcon 15, Rifle 15, Cheyenne Mountain 10, Pueblo County 9, D’Evelyn 7, Elizabeth 7, Frederick 6, Golden 6, Holy Family 6, Thompson Valley 6, Evergreen 4.
Dropped out
Falcon (8), D’Evelyn (9), Rifle (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Strasburg (7)
7-1-0
79
1
3-1-0
2
Eaton
7-1-0
63
4
1-0-0
3
Brush
7-2-0
60
2
4-1-0
4
Rocky Ford (1)
10-1-0
58
6
5-0-0
5
The Academy
6-3-0
52
3
2-2-0
6
Basalt
7-1-0
23
–
4-1-0
7
Sterling
5-4-0
19
7
0-0-0
8
Fort Lupton
7-2-0
17
8
0-2-0
9
Lamar
6-4-0
16
–
3-0-0
10
Cedaredge
6-3-0
14
10
4-3-0
Others receiving votes:
La Junta 13, Valley 10, Faith Christian 6, Dolores Huerta 4, Weld Central 3, University 2, Delta 1.
AURORA — Brighton won the Dave Sanders Softball Tournament on Saturday with a 6-5 win over ninth-ranked Grand Junction Central.
Also from Saturday: Grand Junction Central beat Mountain Vista 9-1, Fruita Monument topped Smoky Hill 7-3, Brighton beat Columbine 11-5, and Columbine edged Mountain Vista 7-6.
The 2016 all-state baseball players of the year are (from left): Holly’s Ricardo Juarez (1A); Dawson’s Luke Feigal (2A); ThunderRidge’s Jake Eissler (5A); Lewis-Palmer’s Paul Tillotson (4A); and Faith Christian’s Austin Stone (3A). (Photos: Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com; Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps; Michael Hankins/MaxPreps)
The 2016 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
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Class 5A
ThunderRidge’s Jake Eissler is the 5A baseball player of the year. (Michael Hankins/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Jake Eissler, ThunderRidge
Coach of the year: Allan Dyer, Cherokee Trail
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Austin Alarid
Rocky Mountain
LHP/1B
Senior
Jerome Bohannon
Cherokee Trail
LHP/OF
Senior
Quin Cotton
Regis Jesuit
OF
Senior
Jake Eissler
ThunderRidge
RHP/3B/1B
Senior
Maverick Handley
Mullen
C/INF
Senior
Travis Marr
Regis Jesuit
RHP/1B
Senior
Conner Nantkes
Cherokee Trail
LHP/UTIL
Junior
Ryan Sullivan
Cherokee Trail
1B
Senior
Nate Sweeney
Cherry Creek
RHP/SS/OF
Senior
Bo Weiss
Regis Jesuit
RHP
Senior
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Peter Carlson
Ralston Valley
SS/RHP
Senior
Bailey Collins
Dakota Ridge
OF/P
Senior
Eric Cox
Cherokee Trail
RHP/OF
Junior
Cade Crader
Grandview
1B/RHP
Senior
Tommy Gillman
Columbine
SS
Senior
Jay Onken
Pine Creek
OF/RHP
Sophomore
Casey Opitz
Heritage
C/SS/RHP
Junior
Tanner O’Tremba
Cherry Creek
OF/RHP
Sophomore
Sam Schroeder
Fruita Monument
P/OF
Senior
Josh Schumacher
Rangeview
2B/SS/P
Senior
John Sorensen
Rocky Mountain
SS/RHP
Junior
Honorable mention:
Cuba Bess, Senior, Fruita Monument
Evan Bolin, Senior, Prairie View
Wade Council, Senior, Pine Creek
Aaron Dammel, Senior, Highlands Ranch
Chris Diehl, Senior, Rocky Mountain
Riley Egloff, Sophomore, Heritage
Cole Farmer, Senior, Brighton
Matt Givin, Junior, Rock Canyon
Alex Gonzales, Senior, Rocky Mountain
Tanner Hauptman, Senior, Ralston Valley
Tyson Hays, Junior, Grandview
Ryley Humrighouse, Senior, Castle View
Ricky Marshall, Senior, Fountain-Fort Carson
Jake Minnick, Senior, Douglas County
Jacob Moyer, Senior, Fort Collins
Dylan Paulsen, Senior, Gateway
Walter Pennington, Senior, Broomfield
Nick Perez, Junior, Cherokee Trail
Rocco Porreco, Junior, Mullen
Chase Powell, Senior, Lakewood
Tony Rice, Senior, Liberty
Jacob Rodriguez, Senior, Adams City
Joey Salvato, Junior, Mullen
Tyler Smith, Senior, Grandview
Jordan Stubbings, Junior, Legend
Nathaniel Swanson, Junior, Northglenn
Jadon Uhrich, Junior, Rocky Mountain
Razzo Vigil, Junior, Westminster
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Class 4A
Lewis-Palmer’s Paul Tillotson is the 4A baseball player of the year. (Chris Fehrm/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Paul Tillotson, Lewis-Palmer
Coach of the year: Keith Wahl, Valor Christian
First Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Clint Allen
Erie
C/INF/P
Senior
Rocco Arguto
Pueblo West
RF
Senior
Holden Bernhardt
Mountain View
P/OF/1B
Senior
Wyatt Featherston
Green Mountain
OF/P
Senior
Jake Greenwalt
Windsor
–
Senior
Cole McKissock
Air Academy
INF
Senior
Dauson Tate
Pueblo West
C
Senior
Paul Tillotson
Lewis-Palmer
–
Senior
Austin Wood
Silver Creek
1B/P
Senior
Luke Ziegler
Valor Christian
3B/RHP
Sophomore
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Mike Berg
Thompson Valley
C/OF/3B
Junior
Issac Bracken
Berthoud
–
Senior
Jaspar Carmichael
Delta
SS/P
Sophomore
Billy Cook
Lewis-Palmer
–
Junior
Nyk Crumrine
Valor Christian
INF/RHP
Senior
Bailey Hansen
Air Academy
P/OF
Senior
Davis Heller
Valor Christian
RHP/1B
Freshman
Ethan Keller
Delta
CF/P
Junior
Ruben Portillo
Erie
P/INF
Junior
Cooper Rothe
Longmont
CF
Senior
Judah Wilbur
Denver North
INF/SS/2B
Junior
Honorable mention:
Kavan Andrew, Senior, Longmont
Locke Bernhardt, Senior, Mountain View
Cameron Brosh, Senior, Canon City
Josh Crites, Senior, Erie
Kyle Daniels, Senior, Fort Morgan
Blake Donels, Junior, Valor Christian
Gavin Fesmire, Senior, Pueblo Centennial
Daniel Gurrola, Senior, Denver North
Spencer Hamilton, Senior, The Classical Academy
Jaeden Hegmann, Junior, Mesa Ridge
Dane Kapande, Senior, Evergreen
Joe Lucas, Senior, Palisade
Zach Manchester, Senior, Canon City
Garrett Martin, Junior, Eagle Valley
Lawrence Mayberry, Senior, Durango
Mitch Menard, Senior, D’Evelyn
Skyler Messinger, Junior, Niwot
Jared Miller, Sophomore, Montrose
Brett Muscatello, Senior, Evergreen
Max Noland, Junior, Palisade
Dylan Norsen, Junior, Mountain View
Gunner Pickett, Senior, Mead
Blake Reiher, Junior, Delta
Morgan Robinson, Senior, Rifle
Stephen Romero, Junior, Glenwood Springs
Andrew Shaw, Junior, Summit
Tyler Shubert, Senior, Windsor
Isiah Torres, Senior, Pueblo East
Sean Weller, Senior, Battle Mountain
Kaylor Werner, Sophomore, Northridge
Cole Winn, Sophomore, Silver Creek
[divider] Faith Christian’s Austin Stone is the 3A baseball player of the year. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
AURORA — Alesia Garcia scored two goals to help No. 11-seeded Cherokee Trail girls soccer beat No. 22 Brighton 3-0 in the first round of the Class 5A girls soccer state tournament on Tuesday.
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