The 2018 all-state girls track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

In order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning an event.

Athletes of the year were selected based upon their performance at the state meet. Coaches of the year were selected based upon the team champions.

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Class 5A

Arria Minor. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Athlete of the year: Arria Minor, Denver East

Coach of the year: Chris Faust, Cherokee Trail

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Class 4A

Anna Hall. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

Athlete of the year: Anna Hall, Valor Christian

Coach of the year: Brian Kula, Valor Christian

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Class 3A

Maya Evans. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

Athlete of the year: Maya Evans, Lutheran

Coach of the year: Tim Daggett, The Classical Academy

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Class 2A

Athlete of the year: Remington Ross, Highland; Kaiya Firor, Hotchkiss

Coach of the year: Eric Lind, Highland

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Class 1A

Athlete of the year: Faith Novess, De Beque

Coach of the year: Tyler Haughness, Shining Mountain

The 2017 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 head coaches across the state.

Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.

CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Max Borghi, Pomona

Coach of the year: Jay Madden, Pomona

Honorable mention: Michael Allen, Pomona, Junior, DE; Josiah Allen-Clark, Rangeview, Senior, WR/FS; Dominic Bettini, Highlands Ranch, Junior, RB/CB; Jack Boyer, Arvada West, Senior, DL; Marcellous Burton, Far Northeast Warriors, Senior, OT/DL; Tony Cass, Arvada West, Junior, RB/DB; Damien Cearns, Mullen, Sophomore, TB/C/ATH; Cade Chapman, Rock Canyon, Senior, OL/DL; Kyante Christian, Eaglecrest, Senior, OLB/FB; Nicholas Clancy, Douglas County, Senior, MLB/T; Spencer Clark, Boulder, Senior, OL/DL; Jaion Colbert, Overland, Senior, RB/LB; Julian Cooks, Doherty, Senior, RB/MLB; Tristan Dietz, Chaparral, Senior, MLB; Jeffrey Erickson, Fairview, Senior, LB; Alexander Flowers, Denver East, Senior, QB/DB; Joe Fox, Doherty, Junior, QB/P; Joe Golden, Doherty, Senior, TE/DT; Axel Gonzalez, Bear Creek, Junior, P; Ben Hildebrand, Mountain Vista, Senior, G/C; David Hoage, Smoky Hill, Junior, RB/FB; Aidan Ikaika keanaaina, Mullen, Sophomore, NG/G; Cody Ingraham, Westminster, Senior, DE/TE; Hayden Isenhart, Grandview, Junior, DL/DE/TE; Thomas Jenkins, Grandview, Senior, LB; Drew Johnson, Pomona, Senior, G; Tanner Kimminau, Pomona, Senior, DE; Carson Lee, Cherry Creek, Sophomore, T; Bryce Levinson, Mountain Range, Senior, RB/FS; Alec Lewis, Legacy, Senior, QB; Marcus Libera, Legacy, Senior, DE; Spencer Lovell, Rocky Mountain, Senior, G/C; Ryan Lynch, Legacy, Senior, WR/CB; Kenny Maes, Pomona, Senior, FS/RB; Jaden Martinez, Horizon, Junior, NG; Weston Mayer, Poudre, Senior, OL/ILB; Mikey McClelland, Chaparral, Junior, DT/DE; Caden Meis, Legend, Junior, OLB/RB; Nathan Meyer, Fossil Ridge, Senior, DE/TE; Robert Miller, Lakewood, Senior, DE/OT; Ted Mullin, Columbine, Senior; Carl Olivas, Castle View, Senior, G/DT; Patrick Roe, Regis Jesuit, Senior, CB; Riley Schell, Arapahoe, Senior, DT; Mason Schultz, Grandview, Junior, OL/C; Jarren Sly, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior, MLB/OLB; Tristan Smith, Mountain Vista, Senior, WR; Conner Snow, Columbine, Senior, RB/CB; Koby Soden, Fairview, Senior, OL/DT; Pierce Thrasher, Regis Jesuit, Senior, K; Kenny Wantings, Eaglecrest, Senior; Isaac Wilson, Chaparral, Junior, OLB.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Marcell Barbee, Pueblo South

Coach of the year: Ryan Goddard, Pueblo South

Honorable mention: Jesse Anzar, Pueblo South, Senior; Connor Apodaca, Windsor, Senior, QB; Jared Aragon, Pueblo West, Senior; Justin Baker, Standley Lake, Senior, OL/DL; Sean Boylan, Loveland, Junior, FB/ILB; Matthew Brouillette, Heritage, Senior, MLB/RB; Ben Cole, Monarch, Senior, TE/T; Nathan Cole, Windsor, Senior, OLB; Zach Cooper, Vista Ridge, Senior, G/NG; Drake Cortez, Brighton, Junior, WR/RB; Xavier Delk, Gateway, Senior, QB; Justin Dwinell, Coronado, Senior, WR/P; Caleb Egbert, Montrose, Senior, QB/FS; Diego Gallardo, Skyline, Senior, G; Cory Gallegos, Montrose, Senior, DT/G; Tanner Garner, Broomfield, Senior, SB/FS; Ben Garner, Wheat Ridge, Senior, K; Gavin Gines, Dakota Ridge, Senior, DE/NG; Nick Gossage, Liberty, Senior, G/DT; Logan Heeren, Standley Lake, Senior, RB/LB; Cole Ingersoll, Chatfield, Senior, WR/CB; Dawson Kennedy, Golden, Senior, MLB/FB; Coby Kiefer, Greeley Central, Senior, OT/DE; Jake Leone, Fort Collins, Senior, TE/LB/LS; Max Lofy, Pine Creek, Sophomore, ATH; Dillon Marlow, Coronado, Senior, DE/T; Brandon Martin, Denver South, Senior, QB/DB; Isaiah Meyers, Loveland, Junior, CB; Rylee Ollivierre, Air Academy, Senior, TE; Treyton Queen, Fruita Monument, Junior, FB; Brandon Ramirez, Windsor, Senior, SB/RB/K; Sontee Ramirez, Vista Ridge, Junior, OT/DL; Zach Rush, Fruita Monument, Junior, QB/C; Landon Sibley, Monarch, Senior, SS; JT Skalecki, Grand Junction, Junior, OLB; Nieyeme Smeyer-Williams, Pueblo West, Senior, SB/RB; Parker Stephens, Pueblo South, Senior; Ty Webber, Standley Lake, Senior, RB/DB; Derek West, Greeley West, Junior, RB/SS; Kyle West, Skyline, Junior, WR/OLB; Brett Yackey, Greeley Central, Senior, RB/MLB/K; Tyler Zoesch, Heritage, Senior, RB/MLB; Anthony Zubiate, Grand Junction Central, Junior, SS.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Ty Evans, Palmer Ridge

Coach of the year: Tom Pulford, Palmer Ridge

Honorable mention: Mitchel Ballage, Falcon, Senior, WR; Connor Balliet, Berthoud, Senior, T/DE; Trent Beall, Roosevelt, Junior, QB/FS; Sebastian Benavidez, Pueblo East, Senior, RB/K; Jeremiah Blackwood, Vista PEAK Prep, Junior, RB/OLB; Xaiver Brown, Sierra, Senior, RB/MLB; Jake Bukovitch, Battle Mountain, 0; Dieudonne Chea, Lewis-Palmer, Senior, RB/CB; Kahlil Clark, Thomas Jefferson, Senior, QB/DB; Samuel Cole, Thomas Jefferson, Junior, OL/DL; Nic Crosbie, Evergreen, Senior, RB/DB/OLB; Mikey DeRock, Roosevelt, Senior, DE/TE; Jae’vin Douglas, Thomas Jefferson, Senior, WR/OLB/DB; Mason Edwards, Evergreen, Senior, RB/DT; Drake Engelking, Longmont, Junior, RB/FB; Devon Fresquez, Denver North, Senior, TE/LB; Dante Garcia, Pueblo County, Senior, G/DT; Luis Garcia, Fort Morgan, Senior; Zac Hanenberg, Canon City, Senior, QB/DB; Vale Hildebrand, Summit, Senior, WR/FS; Dylan Koretko, Roosevelt, Senior, DT/DE; Ryan LaVanchy, Mead, Senior, WR/CB; Isaac Linker, Fort Morgan, Junior, QB/MLB; Andre Norman, Lutheran, Sophomore, WR/DB; Matt Olson, Frederick, Senior, SS/RB; Isaiah Padilla, Lewis-Palmer, Junior, NG/C; Oswaldo Padilla, Skyview, Senior, DB/WR; Nick Paone, Longmont, Senior, CB/WR; Mac Post, Centaurus, Senior, MLB/RB; Kasim Rana, Conifer, Senior, MLB/RB; Trevor Riters, Silver Creek, Senior, TE/DE; Jason Schneider, Longmont, Senior, DT/DE; Camron Shepherd, Rifle, Senior; Shaden Siegfreid, Lutheran, Senior, MLB/RB; Jaden Sparks, Palmer Ridge, Junior, WR/MLB; Tristan Tafoya, Green Mountain, Junior, WR/FS; Bryce Tezak, Canon City, Senior, OL/DL; Cameron Tucker, Palisade, Sophomore, QB/FS; Andrew Ware, Mitchell, Senior, WR/CB; Orlando Westbrook, Harrison, Junior, QB/DB; Tristan White, Harrison, Senior, TE/DL; D’Sean Wright, Kennedy, Senior, DE/G.
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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Jon Nuschy, La Junta

Coach of the year: Gary Heide, Bayfield

Honorable mention: Zach Archuleta, La Junta, Junior, WR; Kyle Bahnsen, University, Senior, DT/T; Taylor Blackburn, Englewood, Senior, RB/WR/OLB; Ethan Boyles, The Classical Academy, Junior, QB; Matthew Broughton, Montezuma-Cortez, Junior, DB/HB; Fernando Chavez, Bishop Machebeuf, Senior, CB/RB; Ian Cone, Sterling, Junior, T/DE; Alberto Cruz, Denver West, Senior, G/DT; Chad Dines, D’Evelyn, Senior, QB; Joshua Flanagan, Valley, Senior, MLB/FB; Perrion Gray, Sheridan, Senior, MLB/RB; Jace Gwynn, Manitou Springs, Senior, RB/CB; Austin Hall, Lamar, Senior, C/DT; Kyle Hecker, Resurrection Christian, Junior, G/LB; Noah Hollander, Aspen, Junior, WR/FS; Sevrin Kaess, Salida, Senior, WR/CB; Dixon Lawson, Florence, Senior, OLB/QB/K; Seven Lindsey, Kent Denver, Senior, RB/DE; Dalton Lucero, Pagosa Springs, Senior, G/DT; Josh Maes, Arvada, Senior, G; Brady Miller, The Classical Academy, Senior, OLB/TE; Dyson Oquist, La Junta, Senior; Sebastian Palacios, Alamosa, Senior, TE/OLB; Josh Reeder, Delta, Senior, OL/DE; Cole Sienknecht, Manitou Springs, Senior, QB/CB; Derek Sims, Weld Central, Junior, OLB/RB; Eli Smith, Salida, Junior, WR/OLB; Eric Smith, Platte Valley, Senior, WB/OLB; Dax Snooks, Bayfield, Senior, CB/WR; Brendon Starr, Delta, Senior, RB/LB; Jacob Thielen, Faith Christian, Junior, OG/ILB; Raul Torres, Basalt, Senior, TE/DE; Reece Ullery, Elizabeth, Junior, FS/RB; Jack Vannice, D’Evelyn, Senior, DL/OL; Tyler Walls, Prospect Ridge Academy, Senior, MLB/C; Blake Weimer, Middle Park, Senior, RB/DB; Nick Wellen, Brush, Sophomore, RB/OLB/MLB; Malcolm White, Denver West, Senior, RB/MLB; Sebastian Zehnder, Platte Valley, Senior, CB/WR.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Hunter Bergstrom, Strasburg

Coach of the year: Jeff Giger, Strasburg

Honorable mention: Kyle Ager, Ellicott, Senior, OL/DL; James Amick, Meeker, Junior, OT/DT; Jensen Brower, Rye, Senior, DE/OT; Ethan Carlson, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, WR/LB; Hayden Carter, Crowley County, Senior, TE/LB; Craig Claunch, Cedaredge, Senior, RB/DB; Stephen Clutter, Monte Vista, Senior, WR/CB; Ryan Dikken, Platte Canyon, Senior, TE/DE; Joseph Emmer, Vail Christian, Senior, WR/CB; Greg Garcia, Rocky Ford, Senior, OL/DL; George Gothman, Clear Creek, Senior, LB/OL; Jordan Greager, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Jonah Hanson, Burlington, Senior; Mark Hawkins, Clear Creek, Senior, OL/DL; Cade Hillman, Wray, Junior, RB/MLB; Devin Hines, Highland, Junior, OL/LB; Charlie Jones, Manual, Senior, G/DE; Brayden Kelch, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior, RB/LB; Travis Kerrigan, Lake County, Senior, OL/DL; Jake Laurienti, Lyons, Senior, RB/MLB; Hayden McGinnis, Buena Vista, Senior, OL/DL; Forest Pejsa, Dolores, Junior, RB/LB; Cedric Perea, Monte Vista, Senior, T/NG; Levi Peterson, Paonia, Sophomore, OL/DL; Justin Purkat, Dolores, Senior, QB/DB; Nik Rastatter, Estes Park, Senior, WR/CB; Carlos Romo, Rocky Ford, Senior, WR/DB; Jacob Tuufuli, Ellicott, Senior, OL/DL; Tyler Vigil, Monte Vista, Junior, RB/CB; Lane Walter, Crowley County, Junior, DE/TE; Jordan Yates, Buena Vista, Senior, OLB/WR/TE.

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8-man

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Player of the year: Layne Green, Sedgwick County

Coach of the year: Chris Michel, Sedgwick County

Honorable mention: Jack Ball, Gilpin County, Senior, QB/CB; Ian Beckett, McClave, Senior; Riley Boydstun, Rangely, Junior, OL/DL; Hunter Brier, Norwood, Senior, WR; Cade Conger, Merino, Sophomore, QB/CB; Ken Cox, McClave, Senior; Luis Dominguez, West Grand, Junior, ATH/DB; Riley Elliott, South Park, Senior; Will Gabriel, Norwood, Junior, QB/DE; Manny Gomez, Gilpin County, Senior, OL/LB; Charlie Hahm, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, RB/DB; Riley Hudson, Hoehne, Senior, RB/DB; Devon Jara, Granada, Junior, QB; David Kinsey, Custer County, Senior, TE/DE; Carlos Lopez, Sargent, Junior, OL/C/DL; CJ Onesky, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, LB/RB/OG; Casey Orange, Mancos, Junior, C/NG; Carlos Parra, Del Norte, Senior, WR/DB; Trey Redner, Swink, Senior; Tate Rohr, Wiley, Senior, TE/OLB; Ryan Schaefer, Haxtun, Senior, TE/OLB/DE; Brand Sharp, Fowler, Senior, RB/CB; Garrett St Clair, Hayden, Senior, QB/CB; Titus Unruh, Fowler, Senior; Hugh Wheatley, West Grand, Junior, ATH/DB; Andrew Zemlicka, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, QB/DB/LB.

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6-man

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Player of the year: Logan Sircy, Peetz

Coach of the year: Scott Sorensen, Peetz

Honorable mention: Dakota Aragon, Sierra Grande, Senior, RB/S; Bryce Carlstrom, North Park, Junior, DB/TE/QB; Toby Cockerham, Briggsdale, Junior, RB/OLB; T.J. Conaway, Kit Carson, Junior; Damian Hernandez, Eads, Senior, TE/LB; Walter Jordan, Prairie, Junior; Kyle Klann, Flagler, Junior; Nicholas Knutson, Genoa-Hugo, Senior, RB/S; Sam McGinnis, Idalia, Junior, OL/LB; Raulito Minchaca, Sierra Grande, Senior, WR/DE; Beau Roth, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Noah Scheimer, Cheyenne Wells, Senior; Matthew Tanner, Fleming, Senior; Tyler Thorn, Otis, Senior; Owen Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior; Kurt Voll, Cotopaxi, Senior.

The 2017 all-state volleyball teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These team were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues and then a vote of coaches.

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Keeley Davis, Rock Canyon

Coach of the year: Sally Moos, Cherry Creek

Honorable mention: Morgan Browne, Junior, Bear Creek; Jurnee Calhoun, Senior, Denver East; Molly Chapman, Junior, Cherry Creek; Sydney Cole, Sophomore, Cherokee Trail; AnnaMarie Dodson, Junior, Rocky Mountain; Ashley Drye, Senior, Ralston Valley; Ashley Echols, Senior, Castle View; Kylee Harr, Senior, Grandview; Ava Jacobson, Senior, Loveland; Breanna Jones, Senior, Chatfield; Noelle Knutsen, Senior, Chaparral; Annika Larson, Junior, Rocky Mountain; Kerstin Layman, Senior, Columbine; Tyler Lindgren, Senior, Fossil Ridge; Allison Maisells, Senior, Northglenn; Kelsie Milkowski, Senior, Highlands Ranch; Danielle Mullen, Senior, Legend; Laryssa Myers, Junior, Rock Canyon; Alicia Nguyen, Senior, Arapahoe; Kyra Parker, Senior, Rampart; Lily Pierce, Junior, Brighton; Lorrin Poulter, Junior, Eaglecrest; Akolda Redgebol, Senior, Aurora Central; Kaina Roehrkasse, Senior, Fort Collins; Taylor Rohr, Senior, Fort Collins; Delaney St. Pierre, Senior, Coronado; Lauren Strain, Sophomore, Horizon; Dana Thomson, Senior, Fruita Monument.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: MacKenzie Fidelak, Niwot

Coach of the year: Wade Baxter, Lewis-Palmer

Honorable mention: Sara Berghoff, Senior, Holy Family; Kinley Coe, Senior, Cheyenne Mountain; Solei Daniels, Senior, Ponderosa; Anna Davis, Sophomore, Valor Christian; Emma Falk, Junior, Niwot; Micah Feeley, Senior, Steamboat Springs; Allie Gammel, Senior, Wheat Ridge; Becy Glutova, Senior, Eagle Valley; Natalie Haggard, Senior, D’Evelyn; Emily Hanenberg, Senior, Pueblo West; Abigail Hildenbrand, Senior, Ponderosa; Gracey Jarecke, Junior, Thomas Jefferson; Emily Jepkes, Senior, Golden; Brighton Krasovic, Senior, Pueblo Centennial; Kendall Malone, Senior, Mullen; Dorie Moore, Junior, Roosevelt; Savannah Ott, Junior, Green Mountain; Cayla Owen, Senior, Cheyenne Mountain; Summer Reflogal, Junior, Palmer Ridge; Mac Russ, Freshman, Palmer Ridge; Rachel Siurek, Senior, Holy Family; Emily Tucker, Senior, Palisade; Avery Weaver, Senior, Battle Mountain; Tye Wedhorn, Senior, Glenwood Springs; Annika Wetterstrom, Junior, Longmont; Peyton Wright, Senior, D’Evelyn.

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Chelsey Lockey, Eaton

Coach of the year: Alicia Oates, Lutheran

Honorable mention: Christine Ajayi, Senior, Colorado Springs Christian; Dasha Andreyev, Junior, The Academy; Kiera Barr, Senior, Middle Park; Kylie Baudino, Senior, Rye; Courtney Bayles, Senior, Bayfield; Nevi Beatty, Senior, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton; Olivia Bonstead, Senior, Bennett; Sarah Carvo, Senior, Prospect Ridge Academy; Cali Clark, Sophomore, Lamar; Lexi Cox, Senior, Eagle Ridge Academy; McKayla Cully, Junior, Manitou Springs; Lauren Davey, Junior, Delta; Jade Feather, Sophomore, Sterling; Cassie Forgue, Senior, Lamar; Haley Frederking, Senior, Peak to Peak; Paige Harlow, Senior, Coal Ridge; Maryah Hoeft, Senior, Englewood; Haleigh Leibel, Senior, Florence; Alicia Lovell, Senior, Eaton; Madaline Lowry, Senior, Bishop Machebeuf; Madelyn Malm, Junior, University; Santana Martinez, Senior, Coal Ridge; Kylee McCoy, Senior, Bayfield; Jade McGovern, Senior, Cedaredge; Lexi Ortega, Senior, Alamosa; Alawna Prokop, Junior, Weld Central; Madison Pryor, Senior, La Junta; Karina Ramos Leanos, Senior, The Pinnacle; Renatha Santos-Arriaga, Senior, Jefferson; Kassie Schell, Senior, Buena Vista; Elizabeth Shaw, Senior, Gunnison; Kendra Sotelo, Senior, Valley; Nakita Swingle, Senior, Bennett; Maddie Uyemura, Junior, Platte Valley; Maria Watters, Senior, Colorado Academy; Emily Wright, Senior, Coal Ridge; Annika Zenk, Junior, Platte Valley.

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Class 2A

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Player of the year: Sarah Stevelinck, Lyons

Coach of the year: Mason Johnson, Lyons

Honorable mention: Bailee Boles, Senior, Soroco; Katelyn Brown, Senior, Rangely; Kylen Christiansen, Junior, Lyons; Sarah Connor, Senior, Rangely; Brianna Denton, Junior, Swink; Grace Dille, Senior, Holyoke; Cassidy Dotter, Senior, John Mall; Chloe Duffy, Senior, Simla; Sarah Evans, Junior, Vail Mountain; Mayson Fago, Sophomore, Union Colony Prep; Elizabeth Hagerman, Senior, Fowler; Brittanie Hill, Senior, Hoehne; Olivia Himmel, Junior, Highland; Tori Jordan, Senior, Wiggins; Dawson Knode, Junior, Haxtun; Sierra Knox, Senior, Calhan; Ixchel Leeuwenburgh, Senior, Lyons; Rachel Lucas, Senior, Clear Creek; Krissie Luce, Junior, Meeker; Tatum Majors, Junior, Dolores; Elizabeth Mullett, Senior, Custer County; Kyla O’Neal, Junior, Swink; Mckenna Palmer, Senior, Paonia; McKensie Penkoff, Senior, Custer County; Harlee Pepper, Senior, Sargent; Natalie Richardi, Senior, Colorado Springs School; Megan Roberts, Senior, Dayspring Christian; Morgan Rose, Junior, Mancos; Sierra Schwartz, Senior, Dolores; Shoshone Thompson, Senior, Ignacio; Lexi VanSickle, Senior, Fowler.

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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Tess Hornung, Kit Carson

Coach of the year: Penny Isenbart, Kit Carson

Honorable mention: Hope Bondurant, Senior, Cotopaxi; Josie Cook, Senior, Holly; Faith Dellamaestra, Junior, Wiley; Ruby Halcomb, Junior, Otis; Olivia Isenbart, Junior, Kit Carson; Kaybree Keating, Junior, Weldon Valley; Hannah Kinnison, Sophomore, Prairie; Olivia Madrid, Senior, Creede; Erin Marzolf, Senior, Flagler/Hi-Plains; Makenna Metzler, Junior, Otis; Kendra Noe, Senior, Cheyenne Wells; Faith Novess, Junior, De Beque; Jordan Parker, Junior, McClave; LaRissa Randolph, Senior, Dove Creek; Ryely Smartt, Sophomore, Genoa-Hugo; McKenzie Smith, Junior, Kit Carson; Jocelyn Smith, Junior, Elbert; Sonia Vallejos, Senior, La Veta; Marisa Vazquez, Junior, Wiley; Jayci Westphal, Senior, Springfield; Kirsten Wood, Junior, Weldon Valley.

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DENVER — To start the volleyball season, Mountain Vista handed Cherry Creek one of its two losses on the year. To start the state tournament, the Bruins returned the favor.

Cherry Creek battled to a 21-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 15-7 win over the Golden Eagles, knock off the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A bracket. It was just one of many upsets across all five classifications on Friday at the Denver Coliseum.

Mountain Vista won the regular season opener between the two teams. That match also went to five sets.

“It was motivation to come in here and beat them,” coach Sally Moos said.

The Golden Eagles claimed the first set of the match, putting the Bruins into a quick hole. It was all tied up after two, but Mountain Vista again pulled ahead, putting Creek on the verge of defeat and losing any control over its own fate.

Even at that point, there was no panic from the Centennial League’s only representative at the tournament. 

“I don’t think so,” junior outside hitter Katie Sherman said. “We were all just so into (the match) and we wanted to win it so bad.”

So they battled. The fourth set remained tight until Creek pulled away at the end. They came out in the fifth and dominated from the start, jumping out to a 11-3 lead.

Mountain Vista started to rally back, but the Sherman put down one last kill to give the Bruins control of Pool I.

“We wanted to win that so bad,” Sherman said. “They’re probably our biggest rival. We’re super excited.”

Cherry Creek finished the regular season with just two losses. The first came against the Golden Eagles. The second loss was back on Sept. 16 against Rock Canyon. Cherry Creek evened the score against Rocky Mountain in the Legend Tournament on Oct. 28.

The Bruins and the Lobos will play Saturday morning and a win by Creek means advancement to the semifinals. 

“Rocky Mountain is a very good team, too,” Moos said. “We’ll do the same thing, we’ll battle back and forth.”

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Other upsets shake up the pools

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Denver East continued 5A’s upset trend in the third match of day when the No. 11-seeded Angels swept No. 2 Fossil Ridge, the defending champions.

The Angels, who are now 21-6 this season, swept the Sabercats 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.

“They stuck to the gameplan,” Denver East coach Tarah Olmstead said after the match. “They ran outside their comfort zone, which is what we are supposed to do every single day. We watch film on everybody here. We know what everybody does before we even know our own rotations. And they called it, they stayed on top.”

Denver East last advanced to the state tournament two years ago, but only two players remain from that team.

“What’s really tough is we have a ton of people who have never been here before,” Olmstead said. “We only have two people who have been here. And their eyes, when they’re walking in, are all over the place. So in order to keep them present, I said, ‘Look around, Snapchat, I don’t care what you have to do, do it right now. But the second we get in there, you are present and you are with each other, because that’s what everybody came to watch.'”

The Angels will have the chance to win their pool and advance to the semifinals by beating Chatfield on Saturday.

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And with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds already the victims of upsets, No. 10 Rock Canyon was looking to make it a hat trick against No. 3 Castle View.

The Jaguars fell behind 2-0 early, though both sets they lost were close. They battled back in the third to avoid the sweep and and evened things up after the fourth set.

With momentum on their side, they went into the fifth and deciding set believing they could get the win.

The Sabercats jumped out in front and seemingly had control with a 10-6 lead. But Rock Canyon had battled back to tie up the overall match, so coming back to tie the final set seemed like child’s play.

Down 14-11, the Jaguars rode a couple of key kills from Keeley Davis to pull even. Davis made the final kill to give the Jags a 16-14 win in the deciding set of the match.

“(Early on) it was just the nerves at state,” Davis said. “We have a lot of new people who are here in this big coliseum. I think once we set those nerves off and we started getting excited and being happy about things, we started getting less nervous.”

Rock Canyon will play Coronado Saturday morning and can advance to the 5A semifinals by winning that match.

ANOTHER 5A UPSET : Rock Canyon knocks off No. 3 Castle View in 5 sets. #copreps pic.twitter.com/tPIp9PbGbS

— Daniel Mohrmann (@DanMohrmann) November 10, 2017

Other upsets on Friday included:

• In 1A, No. 9 Holly knocked off No. 4 McClave 3-2 to start the day, including 15-3 in the fifth set.
• In 2A‘s first match of the day, No. 9 Denver Christian upset No. 4 Hoehne, 3-1.
• Simla threw a second wrench into the 2A tourney when the No. 11 Cubs upset No. 2 Swink with a 25-16, 25-19, 25-15 sweep.
• No. 5 Otis over No. 4 McClave in 1A, 3-1.
• 2A No. 6 Lyons beat No. 3 Dayspring Christian 3-1.

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Notables

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• Buena Vista had probably the largest, and loudest, crowd of the day. The students at Buena Vista took a field trip to the Denver Coliseum on Friday. The school picked up the tab to get as many students as possible to support the Demons at state.
• Kit Carson’s incredible run of not losing a set continued on Friday. The Wildcats swept Weldon Valley and Briggsdale, and have now won all 72 sets they’ve played this season.
• Lewis-Palmer, the defending champion and No. 1 seed in 4A, extended its match winning streak to 56 with sweeps of Mullen and Roosevelt. The Rangers are ranked No. 5 nationally by MaxPreps.
• Eaton is in search of a fifth-straight championship in 3A. The Reds opened their tournament with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-10 sweep of Platte Valley, and then swept Lamar in the evening.

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Semifinal berths clinched

• Yuma won 2A’s Pool I with wins over Dolores and Rangely.
• Niwot captured 4A’s Pool IV. The Cougars beat Discovery Canyon and Palmer Ridge.
• Chaparral won Pool IV in 5A with wins over Fort Collins and Fruita Monument.
• Kit Carson, after its two sweeps, clinched Pool I in 1A.
• University won 3A’s Pool IV following wins over Middle Park and Resurrection Christian.
• Lewis-Palmer will meet Niwot in the 4A semifinals after winning Pool I.
• Fleming topped Genoa-Hugo and Springfield to win Pool II in 1A.
• Eaton is back in the 3A semifinals following sweeps over Platte Valley and Lamar.
• La Veta got wins over Sangre de Cristo and Wiley to win 1A’s Pool III.
• Lutheran beat Sterling and Bennett in winning Pool II in 2A.
• Valor Christian beat Cheyenne Mountain and Pueblo West as it won 4A’s Pool II.
• Holy Family topped Ponderosa and D’Evelyn in winning Pool III in 4A.
• Faith Christian beat Buena Vista and Valley is it won Pool III in 3A.

The 2017 regional volleyball tournaments are this week. Teams in each classification are vying for spots in next week’s state tournaments.

Find updated results from the regional rounds on these brackets:

• Class 5A
• Class 4A
• Class 3A
• Class 2A
• Class 1A

The qualifiers will be seeded into state tournament brackets on Monday. Those brackets will post here on CHSAANow.com.

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Class 5A state qualifiers

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Updated 5A brackets

• Region 1: Mountain Vista
• Region 2: Fossil Ridge
• Region 3: Castle View
• Region 4: Chaparral
• Region 5: Fruita Monument
• Region 6: Coronado
• Region 7: Chatfield
• Region 8: Rocky Mountain
• Region 9: Fort Collins
• Region 10: Rock Canyon
• Region 11: Denver East
• Region 12: Cherry Creek

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Class 4A state qualifiers

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Updated 4A brackets

• Region 1: Lewis-Palmer
• Region 2: Valor Christian
• Region 3: Holy Family
• Region 4: Niwot
• Region 5: Palmer Ridge
• Region 6: D’Evelyn
• Region 7: Discovery Canyon
• Region 8: Roosevelt
• Region 9: Mullen
• Region 10: Pueblo West
• Region 11: Cheyenne Mountain
• Region 12: Ponderosa

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Class 3A state qualifiers

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Updated 3A brackets

• Region 1: Eaton
• Region 2: Lutheran
• Region 3: Faith Christian
• Region 4: University
• Region 5: Resurrection Christian
• Region 6: Platte Valley
• Region 7: Sterling
• Region 8: Valley
• Region 9: Bennett
• Region 10: Lamar
• Region 11: Buena Vista
• Region 12: Middle Park

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Class 2A state qualifiers

Volleyball DC defeats Calhan 3 sets to none. DC IS HEADED TO STATE…. Again!! pic.twitter.com/eHf0PrVT0L

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Updated 2A brackets. Note: Four teams will qualify as at-large teams on Monday.

• Region A: Swink
• Region B: Lyons
• Region C: Meeker
• Region D: Denver Christian
• Region E: Hoehne
• Region F: Yuma
• Region G: Rangely
• Region H: Simla

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Class 1A state qualifiers

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Updated 1A brackets. Note: Four teams will qualify as at-large teams on Monday.

• Region A: La Veta
• Region B: Kit Carson
• Region C: Otis
• Region D: Weldon Valley
• Region E: Sangre de Cristo
• Region F: Springfield
• Region G: Genoa-Hugo
• Region H: Fleming

Unbeaten Stratton/Liberty heads the 6-man football playoff field, which was unveiled on Sunday.

The Knighted Eagles, who went 8-0 during the regular season, will open their postseason at home against Briggsdale on Friday night.

The state playoff bracket was captured via automatic qualifiers and the final RPI standings of the regular season. A committee then seeded the field.

Find the full 6-man bracket here.

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Also hosting first-round games are No. 2 Prairie, No. 3 Peetz, No. 4 Cheyenne Wells, No. 5 North Park, No. 6 La Veta, No. 7 Kit Carson and No. 8 Genoa-Hugo.

Defending champion Flagler, which played as Hi-Plains last season, did not make the field. Cheyenne Wells was runner-up in 2016.

All first round games will be played this Friday and Saturday. Quarterfinals will be completed by Nov. 4, and the semifinals are set to be played on Nov. 11.

The 6-man championship game is scheduled for Nov. 18 at a home site.

A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 8 of the 2017 season.

• Live scoreboard
• Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
• RPI standings
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games

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Canon City (3A), Peyton (1A) and Mancos (8-man) are newcomers to this week’s football rankings.

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

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

A complete schedule and scoreboard for football’s top-10 teams during Week 7 of the 2017 season.

• Live scoreboard
• Complete CHSAANow.com rankings
• RPI standings
• Full schedule and scoreboard of this week’s games

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Unbeaten Stratton/Liberty has taken over the No. 1 spot in the 6-man football rankings this week.

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

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.