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  • Grand Junction joins 5A girls basketball rankings

    Grand Junction has joined the Class 5A girls basketball rankings this week. The Tigers are No. 7.

    GJ is off to a 8-1 start this season, and narrowly lost to No. 2 Grandview in the championship game of the Wolves’ tournament on Saturday.

    ThunderRidge continued to lead the 5A poll, while Grandview, No. 3 Highlands Ranch, Broomfield and Monarch also stayed put in the top five. Horizon also held firm at No. 6.

    The biggest news of the new rankings may just be in 1A, where Kit Carson edged Idalia for the No. 1 spot in the classification. Idalia dropped to No. 2.

    The three other No. 1 teams all stayed the same: Valor Christian (4A), Sterling (3A) and Yuma (2A).

    Other newcomers this week include No. 9 Pueblo South in 4A, No. 9 Platte Valley in 3A, No. 8 Cedaredge in 2A, and No. 8 McClave in 1A.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (13) 7-1 162 1 1-1
    2 Grandview (2) 6-0 146 2 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch (2) 8-2 132 3 2-1
    4 Broomfield 5-2 114 4 1-0
    5 Monarch 9-1 98 5 3-0
    6 Horizon 7-1 95 6 3-0
    7 Grand Junction 8-1 59 – 2-1
    8 Fairview 6-1 46 8 1-0
    9 Lakewood 4-4 26 7 3-1
    10 Regis Jesuit 3-4 15 9 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 14, Ralston Valley 11, Arapahoe 7, Fossil Ridge 5, Rocky Mountain 3, Denver East 2.
    Dropped out
    Ralston Valley (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (12) 5-1 128 1 2-1
    2 Canon City (1) 8-0 102 4 2-0
    3 Holy Family (1) 5-2 101 2 1-0
    4 Pueblo East 7-2 70 7 2-0
    5 Pueblo West 6-2 69 6 0-0
    6 Sand Creek 4-2 46 3 0-1
    7 Montrose 5-1 37 10 3-0
    8 D’Evelyn 4-3 33 8 0-0
    9 Pueblo South 5-3 27 – 3-0
    10 Mesa Ridge 4-4 24 5 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Durango 23, Littleton 22, Thomas Jefferson 19, Evergreen 10, Glenwood Springs 8, Mullen 8, Wheat Ridge 8, Green Mountain 6, Conifer 5, Windsor 5, Air Academy 4, Eagle Valley 4, Longmont 4, Erie 3, Falcon 2, Mead 2, Sierra 1.
    Dropped out
    Durango (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (8) 6-0 130 1 2-0
    2 Lutheran (4) 6-0 116 3 3-0
    3 Pagosa Springs (2) 5-0 113 2 0-0
    4 St. Mary’s 7-0 94 5 1-0
    5 Manitou Springs 5-1 72 4 2-1
    6 Eaton 5-1 68 6 3-0
    7 Faith Christian 5-3 33 7 1-0
    8 La Junta 7-1 29 10 1-0
    9 Platte Valley 4-1 21 – 2-0
    10 Olathe 4-1 19 8 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Machebeuf 15, Centauri 14, Brush 10, Lamar 9, Trinidad 9, Liberty Common 8, Kent Denver 4, Grand Valley 3, Peak to Peak 2, Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Machebeuf (9).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 5-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Hoehne (1) 7-0 87 2 2-0
    3 Akron 6-0 78 3 2-0
    4 Caliche (1) 6-0 70 5 2-0
    5 Peyton (1) 4-0 58 4 2-0
    6 Paonia 5-2 39 7 1-0
    7 Meeker 3-1 30 6 0-1
    8 Cedaredge 7-0 25 – 2-0
    9 Del Norte 6-0 18 9 1-0
    10 Highland 5-2 14 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Wray 9, Sanford 6, Sedgwick County 6, Ellicott 5, Kiowa 4, Dayspring Christian 3, Ignacio 2.
    Dropped out
    Sanford (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Kit Carson (6) 5-0 91 2 3-0
    2 Idalia (3) 4-1 79 1 1-1
    3 Sangre De Cristo 5-0 63 4 0-0
    4 Fleming 3-1 62 7 1-0
    5 Norwood 4-0 46 6 2-0
    6 South Baca 4-1 41 5 1-0
    7 Briggsdale 4-2 32 3 1-1
    8 McClave 5-1 31 – 2-1
    9 Cheraw 5-2 29 10 0-1
    10 Eads 4-2 16 9 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Heritage Christian (1) 15, Genona-Hugo/Karval 10, Shining Mountain 10, Plateau Valley 9, Cheyenne Wells 5, Kim 4, Springfield 3, Ouray 2, Deer Trail 1, Prairie 1.
    Dropped out
    Springfield (8).

  • Fairview girls basketball joins 5A ranking at No. 8

    Fairview Arvada West girls basketball
    Grace O’Neill (15) and Fairview girls basketball are ranked No. 8 in 5A this week. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Fairview girls basketball, 5-1 to start the season, has joined the Class 5A rankings this week.

    The Knights are No. 8 in CHSAANow.com’s poll. They went 2-1 last week, with the lone loss coming to No. 1 ThunderRidge.

    ThunderRidge retained its spot atop 5A, thanks in large part to a second win over Broomfield, which was ranked No. 2 at the time.

    Ther other big change this week was in 3A, where Sterling overtook Pagosa Springs for the No. 1 spot in the classification.

    The 4A poll added a pair of Western Slope teams this week in Durango (No. 9) and Montrose (No. 10)

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (15) 6-0 168 1 3-0
    2 Grandview 3-0 129 5 3-0
    3 Highlands Ranch (2) 6-1 126 4 2-0
    4 Broomfield 4-2 111 2 2-1
    5 Monarch 6-1 105 3 2-1
    6 Horizon 4-1 75 8 2-0
    7 Lakewood 1-3 45 9 0-0
    8 Fairview 5-1 39 – 2-1
    9 Regis Jesuit 3-4 35 7 1-2
    10 Ralston Valley 4-2 30 6 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 26, Fossil Ridge 21, Grand Junction 9, Arapahoe 5, Denver East 4, Poudre 4, Cherry Creek 1, Mountain Vista 1, Pomona 1.
    Dropped out
    Fossil Ridge (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (14) 3-0 140 1 2-0
    2 Holy Family 4-2 94 8 3-0
    3 Sand Creek 4-1 93 2 2-1
    4 Canon City 6-0 83 7 2-0
    5 Mesa Ridge 4-3 81 3 2-2
    6 Pueblo West 6-2 74 4 3-1
    7 Pueblo East 5-2 68 10 4-0
    8 D’Evelyn 4-3 44 5 2-1
    9 Durango 6-0 33 – 4-0
    10 Montrose 2-1 19 – 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 18, Vista Ridge 10, Wheat Ridge 9, Littleton 8, Longmont 8, Green Mountain 7, Thomas Jefferson 7, Air Academy 6, Denver South 5, Golden 4, Mullen 3, Sierra 3, Silver Creek 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Berthoud 1, Eagle Valley 1, Falcon 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo South (6), Longmont (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Sterling (10) 4-0 135 2 2-0
    2 Pagosa Springs (2) 5-0 134 1 2-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 3-0 125 3 3-0
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 3-0 98 4 2-0
    5 St. Mary’s 6-0 94 5 3-0
    6 Eaton 2-1 67 6 2-1
    7 Faith Christian 4-3 34 7 1-3
    8 Olathe 3-1 30 – 1-0
    9 Machebeuf 2-3 19 8 1-2
    10 La Junta 6-1 18 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Platte Valley 12, Brush 9, Valley 9, Grand Valley 8, Centauri 7, Trinidad 6, Kent Denver 5, Lamar 5, Colorado Academy 4, Buena Vista 2, Strasburg 2, Liberty Common 1, The Pinnacle 1.
    Dropped out
    Trinidad (9), Lamar (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 3-0 94 1 3-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 5-0 88 2 2-0
    3 Akron 4-0 80 3 2-0
    4 Peyton (1) 2-0 70 4 1-0
    5 Caliche 4-0 65 5 2-0
    6 Meeker 3-0 42 7 0-0
    7 Paonia 4-2 41 6 2-2
    8 Highland 5-1 18 9 2-1
    9 Del Norte 5-0 12 8 3-0
    10 Sanford 3-2 11 10 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Ellicott 10, Cedaredge 8, Dayspring Christian 3, Kiowa 2, Ridgway 2, Sargent 2, Sedgwick County 2, Rye 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Idalia (5) 3-0 77 1 1-0
    2 Kit Carson (2) 2-0 68 3 0-0
    3 Briggsdale (1) 3-1 61 5 2-0
    4 Sangre De Cristo 5-0 49 6 2-0
    5 South Baca 3-1 40 8 1-1
    6 Norwood 2-0 35 4 2-0
    7 Fleming 2-1 31 7 0-1
    8 Springfield 3-1 20 – 2-0
    9 Eads 2-1 18 2 1-1
    10 Cheraw 5-1 15 9 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Shining Mountain 10, Heritage Christian 7, Prairie 6, Cheyenne Wells 3, Plateau Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Shining Mountain (10).

  • Photos: Horizon boys basketball beats Grand Junction

    AURORA — Horizon boys basketball beat Grand Junction 59-46 at the Smoky Hill Holiday Shootout on Saturday.

  • ThunderRidge takes over atop 5A girls basketball rankings

    With the preseason No. 1 losing earlier in the week, that left preseason No. 2 Broomfield as the presumptive No. 1.

    Until ThunderRidge knocked off the Eagles on Saturday.

    So when the dust settled on Monday morning, it was the Grizzlies (3-0) who assumed the No. 1 spot in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings. They got nine of the 17 first-place votes, and had 139 overall points.

    Broomfield remained at No. 2 with three first-place votes and 129 points.

    Regis Jesuit, which lost to Monarch last Tuesday, fell to No. 8. Monarch is No. 3 this week after going unranked in the preseason.

    Also joining the 5A poll this week is No. 6 Ralston Valley.

    Elsewhere, there are also new No. 1 teams in 3A (Pagosa Springs) and 1A (Idalia).

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 ThunderRidge (9) 3-0 139 10 3-0
    2 Broomfield (3) 2-1 129 2 2-1
    3 Monarch 4-0 125 – 4-0
    4 Highlands Ranch (4) 4-1 116 4 4-1
    5 Grandview (1) 0-0 86 3 0-0
    6 Ralston Valley 3-0 76 – 3-0
    7 Regis Jesuit 2-2 60 1 2-2
    8 Horizon 2-1 58 9 2-1
    9 Lakewood 1-3 34 6 1-3
    10 Fossil Ridge 2-1 31 5 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Rampart 28, Denver East 21, Arapahoe 8, Fairview 8, Grand Junction 6, Cherry Creek 5, Mountain Vista 2, Palmer 1, Pine Creek 1, Rocky Mountain 1.
    Dropped out
    Cherry Creek (7), Rampart (8).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Valor Christian (11) 1-0 114 1 1-0
    2 Sand Creek 2-0 99 3 2-0
    3 Mesa Ridge (1) 2-1 87 4 2-1
    4 Pueblo West 3-1 79 5 3-1
    5 D’Evelyn (1) 2-2 68 6 2-2
    6 Pueblo South 1-2 43 2 1-2
    7 Canon City 4-0 30 – 4-0
    8 Holy Family 1-2 28 7 1-2
    9 Longmont 1-0 27 – 1-0
    10 Pueblo East 1-2 25 9 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Glenwood Springs 21, Montrose 17, Green Mountain 15, Air Academy 10, Silver Creek 9, Wheat Ridge 9, Denver West 8, Sierra 7, Pueblo County 6, Littleton 4, Falcon 3, Thompson Valley 3, Berthoud 1, Mead 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
    Dropped out
    Montrose (8), Silver Creek (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Pagosa Springs (5) 3-0 127 2 3-0
    2 Sterling (7) 2-0 105 1 2-0
    3 Lutheran (1) 0-0 104 3 0-0
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 1-0 89 4 1-0
    5 St. Mary’s 3-0 85 6 3-0
    6 Eaton 0-0 64 5 0-0
    7 Faith Christian 3-0 32 – 3-0
    8 Machebeuf 1-1 31 7 1-1
    9 Trinidad 2-1 22 – 2-1
    10 Lamar 2-1 20 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Olathe 15, Valley 15, La Junta 14, Kent Denver 11, Alamosa 8, Buena Vista 6, Brush 5, Monte Vista 5, Platte Valley 4, The Pinnacle 3, Grand Valley 3, The Academy 2, Liberty Common 1, Salida 1.
    Dropped out
    Peak to Peak (9), Olathe (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Yuma (7) 0-0 95 1 0-0
    2 Hoehne (2) 3-0 87 2 3-0
    3 Akron 2-0 79 5 2-0
    4 Peyton (1) 1-0 72 4 1-0
    5 Caliche 2-0 63 3 2-0
    6 Paonia 2-0 52 6 2-0
    7 Meeker 3-0 33 7 3-0
    8 Del Norte 2-0 17 – 2-0
    9 Highland 3-0 15 – 3-0
    10 Sanford 0-1 13 9 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Ellicott 7, Cedaredge 6, Rye 4, Ignacio 2, Ridgway 2, Sedgwick County 2.
    Dropped out
    Rye (8), Simla (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Idalia (6) 2-0 87 2 2-0
    2 Eads 1-0 72 4 1-0
    3 Kit Carson (1) 2-0 67 8 2-0
    4 Norwood (1) 0-0 58 3 0-0
    5 Briggsdale (1) 1-1 49 1 1-1
    6 Sangre De Cristo 3-0 44 – 3-0
    7 Fleming 2-0 33 7 2-0
    8 South Baca 2-0 27 – 2-0
    9 Cheraw 2-1 18 6 2-1
    10 Shining Mountain 1-1 13 5 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Prairie 6, Springfield 6, La Veta 5, Genona-Hugo/Karval 4, Heritage Christian 2, Otis 2, Flagler 1, Plateau Valley 1.
    Dropped out
    Community Christian (9), Otis (10).

  • Regis Jesuit girls basketball No. 1 in preseason 5A rankings

    Fossil Ridge Regis Jesuit girls basketball
    Regis Jesuit girls basketball leads the preseason 5A poll. (Ray Chen/arrayphoto.com)

    Regis Jesuit girls basketball, winner of the last two Class 5A titles, heads the classification’s preseason poll.

    The Raiders received 11 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, which was released Monday. They also had 139 overall points, edging preseason No. 2 Broomfield (130).

    Regis hasn’t lost to an in-state team since dropping a game to ThunderRidge in Feb. 2013. That’s a span of 28 consecutive wins against Colorado teams. The school is also 42-1 against in-state teams since the start of the 2012-13 season.

    Broomfield lost in last season’s 4A title game, and is making the move to 5A this season.

    Grandview is No. 3, and No. 4 Highlands Ranch and No. 5 Fossil Ridge round out the top 5.

    Also ranked in the preseason are No. 6 Lakewood, No. 7 Cherry Creek, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Horizon and No. 10 ThunderRidge.

    In 4A, Valor Christian is the preseason No. 1. Pueblo South is No. 2, and defending champion Mesa Ridge is No. 3. Holy Family, winner of last year’s 3A title which has moved up to 4A, is No. 7.

    Sterling leads 3A’s preseason poll. Pagosa Springs, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2.

    Yuma is the favorite in 2A. It was runner-up last season to Lutheran, which opens as No. 3.

    Briggsdale heads the 1A ranking. Defending champion Norwood is No. 3.

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

    Complete rankings are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

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

    First-place votes are in parentheses.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Regis Jesuit (11) 0-0 139
    2 Broomfield (3) 0-0 130
    3 Grandview 0-0 116
    4 Highlands Ranch (1) 0-0 104
    5 Fossil Ridge (1) 0-0 89
    6 Lakewood 0-0 74
    7 Cherry Creek 0-0 59
    8 Rampart 0-0 46
    9 Horizon 0-0 40
    10 ThunderRidge 0-0 29
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 16, Poudre 11, Dakota Ridge 7, Arapahoe 6, Mountain Vista 4, Denver East 2, Legacy 2, Pine Creek 2, Castle View 1, Palmer 1, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Valor Christian (8) 0-0 110
    2 Pueblo South (1) 0-0 87
    3 Sand Creek 0-0 83
    4 Mesa Ridge (3) 0-0 75
    5 Pueblo West (1) 0-0 50
    6 D’Evelyn 0-0 44
    7 Holy Family 0-0 42
    8 Montrose 0-0 29
    9 Pueblo East 0-0 28
    10 Silver Creek 0-0 21
    Others receiving votes:
    Longmont 18, Green Mountain 17, Palmer Ridge 17, Air Academy 14, Mullen 12, Sierra 12, Glenwood Springs 10, Elizabeth 9, Thompson Valley 7, Vista Ridge 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Windsor 5, Palisade 3, Standley Lake 3, Falcon 2, Canon City 1, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1, Mead 1.

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Sterling (4) 0-0 93
    2 Pagosa Springs (4) 0-0 84
    3 Lutheran (3) 0-0 75
    4 Manitou Springs (1) 0-0 62
    5 Eaton 0-0 61
    6 St. Mary’s 0-0 43
    7 Machebeuf 0-0 37
    8 Lamar 0-0 30
    9 Peak to Peak 0-0 27
    10 Olathe 0-0 22
    Others receiving votes:
    Brush 19, Platte Valley 19, Centauri 17, Trinidad 15, Strasburg 12, La Junta 9, Salida 9, Kent Denver 8, Buena Vista 6, Valley 6, Moffat County 3, Monte Vista 2, Grand Valley 1.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Yuma (8) 0-0 96
    2 Hoehne (1) 0-0 82
    3 Caliche 0-0 71
    4 Peyton (1) 0-0 68
    5 Akron 0-0 63
    6 Paonia 0-0 47
    7 Meeker 0-0 41
    8 Rye 0-0 21
    9 Sanford 0-0 16
    10 Simla 0-0 13
    Others receiving votes:
    Dayspring Christian 6, Del Norte 6, Sargent 5, Highland 4, Sedgwick County 4, Ellicott 3, Clear Creek 2, Ridgway 2.

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS
    1 Briggsdale (4) 0-0 88
    2 Idalia (2) 0-0 82
    3 Norwood (3) 0-0 78
    4 Eads 0-0 58
    5 Shining Mountain 0-0 48
    6 Cheraw 0-0 41
    7 Fleming 0-0 35
    8 Kit Carson 0-0 29
    9 Community Christian (1) 0-0 22
    10 Otis 0-0 15
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 8, Elbert 6, Gilpin County 6, Hi-Plains 4, La Veta 4, Sangre De Cristo 4, Weldon Valley 4, Kim 3, South Baca 3, Flagler 2, Springfield 2, Wiley 2, Jim Elliot 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.

  • All-state softball teams for 2014 season

    (Images by Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com; Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Kelly Thornburg/MVPSportsPics.com)
    From left to right, the players of the year: Murphy McRoberts, Fossil Ridge (5A); Alexandria Kilponen, Valor Christian (4A); Bridgette Hutton, Valley (3A). (Photos: Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com; Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com; Kelly Thornburg/MVPSportsPics.com)

    The 2014 all-state softball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These team were created following a process where the coaches voted upon a list of nominees. Those nominees included every player who was a first-team all-league selection.

    Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.

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

    Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A

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    Class 5A

    Player of the year: Murphy McRoberts, Fossil Ridge
    Coach of the year: Dave Thies, Grandview

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Baillie Brooks Dakota Ridge Sr. 3B/C
    Courtney Browne Grandview Jr. P/1B
    Berkley Calapp Fossil Ridge Sr. SS/3B
    Hannah Clark Rock Canyon Sr. SS/UTIL
    Alyssa Geist Legacy Sr. OF
    Tes Hass Loveland Sr. CF
    Savannah Heebner Castle View Sr. P/UTIL
    Hunter Huser Mountain Range So. P
    Ashley Kim Douglas County Sr. 3B/C
    Kenya Lindstrom Denver East Sr. P
    Murphy McRoberts Fossil Ridge Sr. P/1B
    Kayla Michel Brighton Sr. C/1B
    Carly Perry Columbine Sr. SS
    Melissa Rahrich Brighton Jr. P/3B
    Courtney Robbins Rocky Mountain Sr. CF
    Haley Smith Legacy Sr. P
    Emily Supercynski Grandview Sr. SS/3B
    Caitlyn Williams Horizon Sr. SS
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Gracie Cordova Pomona So. OF
    Riley Craig Mountain Range Jr. 3B
    Tyler Hays Grand Junction Central Sr. SS/2B
    Brett Johnson Bear Creek Sr. P
    Clara Larson Douglas County Jr. SS/2B
    Lindsey Malkin Broomfield So. 3B/C
    Katelyn Maynard Grandview Sr. C/3B/2B
    Angel Micciulli Westminster Sr. OF
    Valerie Ortega Mountain Range Jr. C
    Alexa Romero Eaglecrest Jr. P/1B
    Alexa Samuels Ralston Valley So. C/3B
    Megan Sansburn Dakota Ridge Jr. SS/RHP
    Sloane Stewartson Rock Canyon So. C
    Emily Taggart Legacy So. C
    Taylor Thoms Prairie View Sr. CF
    Dani Valerio Dakota Ridge Sr. CF
    Alexandra Velazquez Grandview So. RF/CF/P
    Jasmine Wessel Horizon Sr. C
    Celyn Whitt Legacy Sr. INF


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    Class 4A

    Player of the year: Alexandria Kilponen, Valor Christian
    Coach of the year: Dave Atencio, Valor Christian

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Analece Apodaca Wheat Ridge Sr. 2B/3B/SS
    Jessica Boruff Berthoud Sr. OF/P
    Alex Dufour Frederick Sr. INF
    Cheyenne Hamilton Frederick Sr. OF
    Alicia Hernandez Frederick So. P/OF
    Alexandria Kilponen Valor Christian Fr. P/1B
    Bailey Kleespies Niwot Jr. SS/3B/2B
    Gabby Loya Wheat Ridge So. C/3B/1B
    Tiffany Maul Erie Sr. C
    Kellie Mrofcza Vista Ridge Sr. SS/P
    Kendall Ohman Valor Christian Sr. CF/RF
    Ally Power Ponderosa Sr. P/UTIL
    Rio Sanchez Erie So. P/INF
    McKenzie Surface Discovery Canyon Sr. P/1B
    Ann Marie Torres Wheat Ridge Jr. 3B/SS/P
    Second Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Taylor Armitage Berthoud Jr. P/UTIL
    Courtney Baeckel Mountain View Sr. 1B/C
    Lexie Comer Woodland Park Sr. P/SS/UTIL
    Macy Cox Holy Family Sr. P/2B
    Brooklynn Delozier Niwot Jr. CF/SS
    Shyanne DeVille Pueblo West Sr. SS/P/3B
    Tatianna Dominguez Mullen Sr. P/OF/1B
    Chayanna Gallardo Pueblo East So. C
    Bridget Gleason Cheyenne Mountain Sr. P/SS
    Tianna Harper Mead Sr. C/3B
    Hailey Hinson Windsor Jr. CF
    Shelby Mann Valor Christian Sr. 2B/SS
    Allie Mason Thompson Valley Jr. 1B/P/3B
    Mae Mitchell Frederick Jr. INF
    Megan Moss Pueblo West Jr. 3B/C/UTIL
    Christina Nelson Wheat Ridge Jr. SS/2B/P
    Makenna Roth Valor Christian Sr. LF/CF
    Ashley Thomas Pueblo West Jr. P/1B/OF
    Paris Woods Frederick So. OF


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    Class 3A

    Player of the year: Bridgette Hutton, Valley
    Coach of the year: Justin Weber, La Junta

    First Team
    Name School Year Pos.
    Cassie Alcorn Limon Sr. –
    Annie Davis La Junta Jr. SS/P
    Jenna Frink Eaton Sr. C
    Sami Gill Valley Sr. C
    McKenna Gubanich Faith Christian So. SS
    Bridgette Hutton Valley Sr. P/1B/CF
    Dallas Magnusson Sterling Sr. P
    Annie Oakley Strasburg Jr. C/INF/UTIL
    Whitni Oquist La Junta Sr. P
    Taylor Renaud Eaton Jr. OF
    Jordan Roesch Strasburg Jr. CF/P
    Alexis Rutz Sterling Jr. P
    Sarah Scott Faith Christian Sr. CF
    Dakota Stotyn Strasburg Fr. P/CF
    Sandy VanErt Strasburg Sr. 3B
    Brooklyn Waddles La Junta Sr. OF

  • Football roundup: Rocky Mountain holds firm to hold on and beat ThunderRidge

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    Rocky Mountain coach Mark Brook, pictured during a game earlier this season, led his squad to a win over ThunderRidge in the 5A football playoffs. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    ThunderRidge stood on Rocky Mountain’s 3-yard-line with one second to play. Score a touchdown, and you win.

    Well, for Rocky, it was, hold firm and you win. The No. 2-seeded Lobos did just that, notching a sack on the final play to preserve a 7-3 win over No. 7 ThunderRidge in the first round of the Class 5A football playoffs.

    “We couldn’t get things going offensively, but we battled back at the end and we were able to make a stop when we needed to,” Rocky Mountain coach Mark Brook told Colorado Preps’ Scoreboard Show. “It was pretty darn close.”

    The game’s only touchdown came when Rocky’s Tausolia Liufau recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter.

    “I was on a blitz and saw Scottie (Creighton) knock the ball out,” Liufau told the Fort Collins Coloradoan. “It was a great play by him. I just jumped on it in the endzone.”

    Rocky Mountain will play Fountain-Fort Carson in the second round. The Trojans beat Westminster 35-6 on Friday night.

    “I know for a fact that that’s an athletically gifted team,” Brook said. “They have a couple of people who are really special, and that’s a hard-nosed football team.”

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    2A playoffs: (7) Montezuma-Cortez 40, (10) St. Mary’s 37

    In the lone 2A playoff game of the night, Montezuma-Cortez built up a 33-7 lead at halftime, only to watch it slowly evaporate in the third quarter, and again the fourth.

    Eventually, St. Mary’s rattled off 30 unanswered points to take a 37-33 lead with two minutes remaining. But Montezuma-Cortez was able to rally itself for the win.

    “We thought we had it in the bag at the halftime, and I told our kids, ‘We have one more half.’ They didn’t show up until the last two minutes of that game,” Montezuma-Cortez coach Casey Coulter told the Scoreboard Show. “It was a wild one.

    “We came out flat (in the second half). And hat’s off to St. Mary’s,” Coulter said. “I mean they were a different team in the second half. They did everything right, we did everything wrong. And you can’t do that. We got lucky.”

    According to Colorado Preps, it is the first postseason win for Montezuma-Cortez in 57 years.

    The Panthers will play the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 2 Kent Denver and No. 15 La Junta in the second round.

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    3A: (1) Discovery Canyon 34, (10) Canon City 31 (OT)

    The top-ranked Thunder narrowly escaped the upset in this one.

    Canon City actually had a shot at a winning field goal in the final seconds of regulation, but the kicking team couldn’t get lined up in time before the clock ran out.

    In overtime, Canon City kicked a field goal — and then Discovery Canyon’s Spencer Chambers scored the winning 1-yard touchdown on the ensuing possession.

    With the win, Discovery Canyon is likely to end up as No. 1 in the final Wild Card points. The 3A bracket will be set on Sunday.

    Canon City wide receiver Zach Manchester had 18 catches in the game, according to the Canon City Daily Record. That is the fourth-highest mark in state history.

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    3A: Delta 27, (8) Palisade 24 (OT)

    Likely needing a win to make the 3A playoff field, Delta first tied the game with a 21-yard field goal from Abraham Ontiveros with 20 seconds left in regulation.

    Ontiveros then hit a second field goal in overtime to pull off the upset.

    “We got to about the 3 (yard-line) and couldn’t quite get it in (during regulation), and (Ontiveros) banged it in,” Delta coach Ben Johnson told the Scoreboard Show. “Then in overtime, we had intercepted a pass, so we ran it a couple of times and lined him up in the middle, and he hit that one through.

    “He’s just a good, clutch kid and he made some big plays for us.”

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    5A playoffs: (2) Fairview 41, (7) Castle View 21

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    Fairview’s Johnny Feauto (17) celebrates with teammates after winning Friday night. More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    For a little while, Fairview looked to be in a bit of trouble.

    Heading into the fourth quarter, the second-seeded Knights led No. 7 Castle View just 20-13 and faced 4th-and-1 at their own 47.

    Well, junior Carlo Kemp rumbled for 20 yards to pick up that first down. Two plays later, Jason Harvey scored — and Fairview exhaled.

    “We did a nice job of overcoming some things tonight,” Kemp told BoCoPreps.com after the game.

    Fairview quarterback Johnny Feauto threw for 395 yards and two touchdowns, according to the paper.

    The Knights advance to play No. 3 Overland in the next round. The Trailblazers beat No. 6 Denver East 45-21 on Friday night.

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     5A playoffs: (2) Valor Christian 48, (7) Horizon 12

    This one, too, had the makings of an upset early.

    Valor Christian led just 7-6 late in the second quarter, but a 15-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Sid Turnbull-Fraser just before the half made it 14-6 at the break.

    The Eagles then scored on their first possession of the second half, and got an interception return for a touchdown from Eric Lee Jr. on Horizon’s first drive to break the game open.

    McCaffrey finished 18-of-23 passing for 166 yards and three touchdowns, while Stone Watson rushed for 158 yards on 17 carries.

    Brian Dawkins Jr. also had an interception for Valor, his fourth of the season.

    Valor Christian will next play Mountain Vista, which beat Cherokee Trail in the first round.

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    Notables

    • Greeley West staved off near disaster with a game-winning stop in overtime. Loveland nearly pulled off an upset in regulation, but a short field goal missed wide. In overtime, after Alex Silva’s 28-yard kick, the Spartans’ defense sacked Loveland quarterback Ayden Eberhardt on fourth down to preserve the win. Had Greeley West lost to the Indians (3-7), it was in danger from dropping out of the 4A playoff field. With the win, it appears safe.
    • No. 5 Lakewood beat No. 4 Prairie View in the 5A playoffs, 27-9. Prairie actually led 3-0 at halftime. “I think our kids were a little uptight in the first half,” Lakewood coach Jeff Braun told the Scoreboard Show. “I just told them, ‘Relax. We’ll make a few adjustments and we’ll go play.’ … Once we got up on them 7-3, the momentum swung to our side.”
    • Also in the 5A playoffs, Columbine, a No. 5 seed, handled No. 4 Rangeview 48-7.
    • Eaglecrest pulled away from Legacy with a 28-point fourth quarter to win a 5A playoff game, 49-27. It was another No. 5 seed beating a No. 4.
    • The lone No. 4 seed to win in the 5A playoffs was Bear Creek, which beat No. 5 Fossil Ridge 42-16.
    • Those upsets noted, higher-seeded teams in the 5A playoffs are 12-3 to this point.
    • Grandview, a No. 1 seed, rolled Brighton 51-0. Five different players had rushing touchdowns for the Wolves, led by Chuk Obinnah’s two.
    • There was just one playoff game Friday night in 1A: No. 2 Buena Vista beat No. 15 Hotchkiss, 41-7.

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  • Photos: Spraberry leads Fossil Ridge football past Horizon

    THORNTON — Senior running back Andrew Spraberry had 29 carries for 214 yards and a touchdown as Fossil Ridge beat Horizon 21-7 in a 5A Front Range League matchup on Friday.

    Horizon couldn’t get much going on the ground, only rushing for 29 yards as a team, but senior quarterback Ayden
    Karraker threw for 173 yards.

    Fossil Ridge senior quarterback Mitchell Salmela passed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

    Fossil Ridge moves to 5-4 this season (4-3 in league play), and Horizon drops to 4-5 (2-5).

    No. 7 Horizon will face No. 2 Valor Christian in the first round of the 5A tournament on Friday. No. 5 Fossil Ridge will play No. 4 Bear Creek.

  • Photos: Sponenberg sisters face off as Denver East volleyball beats Horizon

    THORNTON — Tuesday night at Horizon High School was not just another night for a volleyball match.

    The Sponenberg twin sisters, Jess (Horizon coach) and Tarah (Denver East coach) coached against each other in their high school home gym where they played volleyball, basketball and also were stars on the soccer field in the early 2000’s. Both went on to college, Jess to Lamar and Tarah to UCCS and returned to coach high school ball.

    Both sisters are coaches within the Juggernault Volleyball club and Jess said goodbye to her Horizon seniors on Tuesday night, as she also said her farewells to the Horizon community, leaving to become a manager for the Juggernault program.

    The Denver East Angels volleyball team won Tuesday’s away non-conference match against Horizon by a score of 3-0, 25-13, 25-17 and 25-19.