Preseason seventh-ranked Montrose faced Montezuma-Cortez on Friday and the Indians won 19-3 in four innings.
The Indians opened with three runs in the first inning with Gage Wareham and Rocco Manuel had RBI hits while Nolin Boone held Montezuma-Cortez scoreless in the first frame. Cortez scored one in the top of the second and Ty Blackmer scored on a steal of home. The Indians added two more in the bottom of the second and led 5-1 after two innings. Cortez scored two in top of the third to make it 5-3. John T. Carver had a two-run double and the Indians exploded for eight runs to break the game open.
“I think we played a great game,” Montrose senior Keagan Goodwin said. “Everyone did their job and we executed like we needed to. But it wasn’t even close to perfect. And we will be working hard in practice. My boys busted their butts and we will continue to do that. We’re going to keep bringing it to anyone we play and we do that through being a single unit, and being the toughest team on the field.”
Goodwin and Wareham had RBI singles, Zeke Steenburgen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and the Indians led 13-3 after three innings. Boone struck out two batters in the top of the fourth. The Indians scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth to make the final score 19-3. Torrie Eckerman had a two run home run and Boone had a two-run single.
“Kids played good,” Montrose coach Landon Wareham said. “Got another game tomorrow. Need to come ready to go. We are too young and inexperienced not to show up ready to play ball.”
Steenburgen finished with three RBIs, Wareham had three hits and three RBIs and David Dominquez had two hits and three RBIs. Boone struck out five batters.
“We played a great game early with Ernie Padilla on the mound and Montrose put it on us after we went to our pen,” Montezuma-Cortez coach Tim Passell said. “We had some positive momentum off the very good pitcher Nolin Boone. We are definitely getting off to a late start and bit behind due to our guys barely getting off the football field less than two weeks ago. We are playing baseball so it’s much better than where we were last year. We got a few hard hits off a very good pitcher.
“Our sophomore catcher, Braden hit one off the wall and that was a great two out hit bringing us a couple of runs. Looking forward to tomorrow (Saturday) as we will have our ace Ty Blackmer going for us against Battle Mountain.”
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 bcochi@chsaa.org.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Regis Jesuit (5)
0-0
117
2
Valor Christian (3)
0-0
80
3
Mountain Vista (3)
0-0
78
4
Cherry Creek (2)
0-0
76
5
Rocky Mountain
0-0
69
6
Fairview (1)
0-0
61
7
Heritage
0-0
49
8
Chatfield
0-0
45
9
Rock Canyon
0-0
30
10
Douglas County
0-0
25
Others receiving votes:
Legend 23, Grandview 20, Mullen 13, Ralston Valley 11, Cherokee Trail 11, ThunderRidge 10, Pueblo West 9, Legacy 9, Pine Creek 7, Fossil Ridge 6, Fort Collins 5, Broomfield 4, Grand Junction 3, Denver South 2, Arapahoe 2, Chaparral 2, Lakewood 1, Brighton 1, Mountain Range 1
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Cheyenne Mountain (4)
0-0
90
2
Silver Creek (3)
0-0
72
3
Holy Family (1)
0-0
57
4
Golden (2)
0-0
55
5
Fort Morgan
0-0
49
6
Windsor (1)
0-0
45
7
Montrose
1-0
29
8
Longmont
0-0
26
9
Erie
0-0
25
10
Ponderosa (1)
0-0
23
Others receiving votes:
Lewis-Palmer 19, Palisade 18, Pueblo County 15, Skyview 14, D’Evelyn 14, Mead 13, Severance 13, Pueblo South 9, Falcon 9, Elizabeth 8, Frederick 7, Denver North 7, Palmer Ridge 6, Centaurus 5, Evergreen 5, Niwot 4, Wheat Ridge 4, Roosevelt 4, Durango 4, Eagle Valley 3, Pueblo East 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Air Academy 2, Pueblo Central 1, Mountain View 1
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Eaton (3)
0-0
72
2
University (3)
0-0
67
3
Resurrection Christian (1)
0-0
49
4
Lutheran
0-0
43
5
Delta
0-0
35
6
Faith Christian
0-0
31
7
Colorado Academy
0-0
29
7
Sterling
0-0
29
9
Brush
0-0
20
9
Kent Denver
0-0
20
Others receiving votes:
Lamar 19, Alamosa 12, La Junta 12, Bayfield 11, Montezuma-Cortez 10, Pagosa Springs 9, Peak to Peak 8, Gunnison 5, Manitou Springs 4, Salida 4, Bennett 3, Strasburg 3, Basalt 2, Moffat County 1, Valley 1
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Peyton (5)
0-0
68
2
Limon (1)
0-0
44
3
Fowler
0-0
42
4
Rye (1)
0-0
36
5
Hotchkiss
0-0
30
6
Buena Vista
0-0
22
7
St. Mary’s
0-0
19
8
Rocky Ford
0-0
17
9
Wray
0-0
14
10
Dayspring Christian Academy
0-0
12
Others receiving votes:
Calhan 8, Cedaredge 8, Swink 8, Yuma 8, Holyoke 7, Colorado Springs Christian School 7, Front Range Christian 6, Highland 5, Dawson School 3, Clear Creek 3, Wiggins 2, Meeker 1, Burlington 1, County Line [Wiley/McClave] 1, Monte Vista 1
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Granada (3)
0-0
56
2
Dove Creek
0-0
35
3
Flatirons Academy (2)
0-0
34
4
Nucla
0-0
32
5
Holly (1)
0-0
30
6
Caliche
0-0
28
7
Otis (1)
0-0
27
8
Cotopaxi
0-0
23
9
Evangelical Christian
0-0
22
10
Haxtun
0-0
21
Others receiving votes:
Merino 17, Stratton/Liberty 15, Eads 13, Simla 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Longmont Christian 7, Sanford 3, Mile High Academy 3, Cripple Creek-Victor 2, Manzanola 1, Springfield 1, Cheyenne Wells 1
Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Mountain Vista (12)
9-0
193
2
2
Chaparral (1)
4-1
169
1
3
Cherokee Trail
6-1
167
3
4
Cherry Creek (1)
6-1
165
4
5
Grandview
5-2
120
7
6
Rampart
2-1
104
5
7
Valor Christian
3-1
95
8
8
Ralston Valley
6-0
87
11
9
Legend
3-3
85
6
10
Columbine
3-0
53
12
11
Chatfield
1-1
45
8
12
Fort Collins
1-2
44
13
13
Pueblo West
6-1
41
–
14
Eaglecrest
4-3
35
10
15
Liberty
3-1
32
–
Others receiving votes:
Pine Creek 25, Highlands Ranch 25, Regis Jesuit 21, Heritage 20, Broomfield 18, Denver East 17, Dakota Ridge 17, Lakewood 14, Ponderosa 13, Denver South 9, Rocky Mountain 9, Air Academy 7, Westminster 7, Vista PEAK Prep 6, Arvada West 6, Fossil Ridge 5, Boulder 5, Doherty 4, Douglas County 3, Pomona 3, Castle View 3, Horizon 2, ThunderRidge 2, Rock Canyon 2, Bear Creek 2
Dropped out
Broomfield (14), Highlands Ranch (15)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Palmer Ridge (13)
7-0
222
1
2
Cheyenne Mountain (2)
4-0
212
2
3
Niwot
6-0
169
6
4
Windsor
3-0
161
5
5
Coronado
4-0
154
3
6
Mead
1-0
115
7
7
Discovery Canyon
1-2
110
4
8
Eagle Valley (1)
8-0
88
15
9
Holy Family
4-0
83
10
10
Durango
5-0
75
11
11
Woodland Park
6-0
62
8
12
Lewis-Palmer
0-3
59
8
13
Thompson Valley
4-0
58
–
14
Erie
3-2
53
14
15
Montrose
4-2
47
13
Others receiving votes:
Frederick 43, D’Evelyn 40, Longmont 24, Palisade 23, Skyview 20, Fort Morgan 19, Thomas Jefferson 15, Mullen 15, Battle Mountain 11, The Classical Academy 8, Littleton 7, Pueblo County 6, Roosevelt 5, Falcon 4, Riverdale Ridge 3, Berthoud 2, Alameda 2, Green Mountain 2, Northfield 1, Pueblo South 1, Wheat Ridge 1
Dropped out
D’Evelyn (12)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Eaton (10)
3-0
285
1
2
Lutheran (3)
4-0
236
2
3
University (1)
5-0
218
5
4
Sterling (4)
4-2
217
3
5
Resurrection Christian (1)
4-1
179
6
6
Lamar
4-0
158
7
7
DSST: Montview (1)
4-0
146
12
8
Alamosa
5-1
137
8
9
Colorado Springs Christian (1)
1-1
119
4
10
Montezuma-Cortez
6-0
100
11
11
Platte Valley
2-3
92
8
12
Manitou Springs (1)
3-0
89
–
13
Bayfield
4-2
81
10
14
Prospect Ridge Academy
7-1
76
–
15
Valley
1-1
56
14
Others receiving votes:
Bishop Machebeuf 52, Faith Christian 46, DSST: Byers 43, Bennett 42, Middle Park 38, Coal Ridge 34, The Academy 31, St. Mary’s 29, Frontier Academy 28, Fort Lupton 27, Lake County 27, Liberty Common 27, Basalt 26, The Vanguard School 26, Eagle Ridge Academy 17, Delta 16, SkyView Academy 15, James Irwin 15, Estes Park 14, La Junta 14, Cedaredge 13, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Centauri 11, Colorado Academy 10, Moffat County 10, DSST: College View 9, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 8, The Pinnacle 8, Kent Denver 7, Buena Vista 7, Roaring Fork 6, Peak to Peak 5, Strasburg 5, KIPP Denver Collegiate 4, Pagosa Springs 3, Grand Valley 3, Brush 2, Highland 1
Dropped out
Faith Christian (13), Coal Ridge (15)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Wiggins (6)
7-1
211
1
2
Denver Christian (6)
2-0
206
3
3
Meeker (2)
4-0
202
4
4
Sedgwick County (1)
6-0
167
6
5
Limon
2-1
145
2
6
Dayspring Christian Academy
5-0
122
13
7
Fowler
4-1
97
5
8
Vail Christian
5-0
81
–
9
Sargent (1)
5-0
74
15
10
Heritage Christian
5-1
70
–
11
Del Norte
4-3
64
12
12
Rye
4-1
61
7
13
Dolores
5-3
57
8
14
Byers
5-1
44
–
15
Union Colony Prep
4-1
43
14
Others receiving votes:
Yuma 40, West Grand 37, Rocky Ford 32, Telluride 29, Monte Vista 29, Hoehne 28, Calhan 27, Olathe 24, Swink 20, Addenbrooke Classical Academy 16, Vail Mountain 16, Holyoke 13, Akron 13, Soroco 12, Wray 10, Clear Creek 9, Ignacio 7, John Mall 6, Ridgway 6, Dawson School 5, Fountain Valley 5, Lyons 4, Sanford 4, Plateau Valley 2, Gilpin County 1, Paonia 1
Dropped out
Hoehne (8), Yuma (10), West Grand (11)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Fleming (13)
6-0
207
1
2
Simla
4-0
168
5
3
Briggsdale
3-2
143
2
4
Wiley
5-1
134
8
5
Stratton/Liberty
5-0
118
8
6
Merino
3-2
104
3
7
Sangre de Cristo (1)
5-2
101
7
8
Dove Creek
4-1
97
11
9
Kit Carson
3-3
96
4
10
Springfield
5-1
91
10
11
McClave
7-0
86
13
12
Otis
2-2
71
6
13
Weldon Valley
5-2
52
14
14
Elbert (1)
4-1
44
–
15
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
2-2
35
12
Others receiving votes:
Haxtun 31, Belleview Christian 29, Cotopaxi 20, Kiowa 17, Miami-Yoder 14, La Veta 13, Colorado School for the Deaf Blind 13, Edison 12, Flatirons Academy 11, Kim/Branson 11, Hanover 9, Idalia 9, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 8, Flagler 8, Pikes Peak Christian 8, Cripple Creek-Victor 7, Eads 7, Lone Star 5, Evangelical Christian 5, Deer Trail 4, North Park 4, Cheraw 4, Granada 2, Walsh 1, Caliche 1
Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (6)
4-0
175
1
3-0
2
Mountain Vista (4)
4-0
163
7
2-0
3
Cherokee Trail (2)
5-0
161
4
3-0
4
Cherry Creek
4-1
132
5
3-0
5
Rampart (1)
1-1
128
2
0-1
6
Legend
2-2
110
8
2-0
7
Grandview
4-2
108
6
3-1
8
Valor Christian
0-1
101
3
0-1
9
Chatfield
1-0
63
12
1-0
10
Eaglecrest
2-2
53
8
0-2
11
Ralston Valley
1-0
49
11
0-0
12
Columbine
1-0
46
–
1-0
13
Fort Collins
0-0
45
10
0-0
14
Broomfield
1-0
38
–
1-0
15
Highlands Ranch
2-1
30
13
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Pine Creek 25, Regis Jesuit 25, Heritage 23, Pueblo West 20, Ponderosa 13, Doherty 13, Rocky Mountain 11, Liberty 8, Fossil Ridge 6, Douglas County 4, Arapahoe 4, Castle View 3, Lakewood 2, Denver East 1
Dropped out
Heritage (14), Pine Creek (15)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (12)
3-0
209
1
2-0
2
Cheyenne Mountain (1)
4-0
202
2
2-0
3
Coronado
2-0
187
3
0-0
4
Discovery Canyon
1-1
146
5
0-0
5
Windsor (1)
1-0
132
8
1-0
6
Niwot
2-0
125
10
2-0
7
Mead
1-0
124
6
1-0
8
Lewis-Palmer (1)
0-2
109
4
0-1
9
Woodland Park (1)
2-0
64
14
1-0
10
Holy Family
1-0
62
12
1-0
11
Durango
2-0
57
–
2-0
12
D’Evelyn
1-0
48
15
1-0
13
Montrose
1-1
47
7
1-1
14
Erie
0-0
44
8
0-0
15
Eagle Valley
2-0
43
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 41, Thompson Valley 35, Frederick 34, Pueblo County 32, Fort Morgan 27, Mullen 25, Battle Mountain 23, Longmont 19, Littleton 16, Steamboat Springs 14, Skyview 13, The Classical Academy 10, Roosevelt 8, Canon City 6, Pueblo Centennial 5, Pueblo Central 4, Pueblo East 4, Pueblo South 2, Berthoud 2, Wheat Ridge 1
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (11), Pueblo County (13)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (6)
0-0
245
1
0-0
2
Lutheran (3)
3-0
225
3
2-0
3
Sterling (7)
0-1
213
2
0-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
0-0
163
4
0-0
5
University
1-0
162
6
1-0
6
Resurrection Christian
2-0
150
11
2-0
7
Lamar (1)
3-0
146
8
1-0
8
Alamosa
2-1
142
5
1-1
9
Platte Valley
1-0
109
10
1-0
10
Bayfield (1)
1-2
104
8
1-2
11
Montezuma-Cortez
3-0
91
–
3-0
12
DSST: Montview (1)
3-0
86
13
2-0
13
Faith Christian
1-1
78
7
0-1
14
Valley
0-1
56
12
0-1
15
Coal Ridge
1-0
53
14
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Bishop Machebeuf 48, Prospect Ridge Academy 44, Manitou Springs 42, St. Mary’s 31, Eagle Ridge Academy 25, Middle Park 24, Pagosa Springs 22, Buena Vista 20, Lake County 18, Fort Lupton 17, The Academy 17, Estes Park 14, Centauri 14, La Junta 14, SkyView Academy 14, Cedaredge 13, Strasburg 13, Basalt 13, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Frontier Academy 12, Moffat County 10, Bennett 9, DSST: Byers 8, Liberty Common 8, Roaring Fork 6, Englewood 5, The Pinnacle 5, Jefferson 3, KIPP Denver Collegiate 3, Grand Valley 3, Colorado Academy 3, Peak to Peak 2, The Vanguard School 2, Delta 1, Highland 1, Salida 1
Dropped out
Manitou Springs (15)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wiggins (3)
2-0
149
3
2-0
2
Limon (1)
0-0
148
2
0-0
3
Denver Christian (5)
2-0
143
1
2-0
4
Meeker (1)
4-0
129
4
2-0
5
Fowler
1-0
103
5
1-0
6
Sedgwick County
2-0
69
12
2-0
7
Rye
1-0
66
–
1-0
8
Dolores
3-2
62
8
2-1
9
Hoehne
1-0
61
10
1-0
10
Yuma
1-1
60
6
–
11
West Grand
1-2
56
7
1-2
12
Del Norte
2-0
49
11
2-0
13
Dayspring Christian Academy (1)
3-0
48
13
0-0
14
Union Colony Prep
2-0
42
8
2-0
15
Sargent
3-0
28
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Ford 27, Swink 24, Heritage Christian 21, Sanford 21, Soroco 20, Telluride 16, Holyoke 11, Byers 11, Wray 10, Ignacio 10, Clear Creek 9, Vail Christian 8, Vail Mountain 7, John Mall 6, Akron 6, Dawson School 5, Rangely 4, Gilpin County 3, Fountain Valley 3, Ridgway 2, Lyons 2, Platte Canyon 1
Dropped out
Swink (14), Rocky Ford (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (16)
0-0
266
1
0-0
2
Briggsdale
1-0
221
2
1-0
3
Merino (2)
0-1
192
5
0-1
4
Kit Carson
1-0
190
3
1-0
5
Simla
0-0
152
6
0-0
6
Otis
0-1
143
4
0-1
7
Sangre de Cristo
2-0
127
7
2-0
8
Wiley
0-0
122
14
–
9
Stratton/Liberty
2-0
101
–
–
10
Springfield
0-0
95
10
0-0
11
Dove Creek
2-0
81
8
1-0
12
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
80
13
0-0
13
McClave
0-0
66
15
0-0
14
Weldon Valley
2-0
65
–
0-0
15
Haxtun
0-1
54
12
0-1
Others receiving votes:
La Veta 47, Elbert 33, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 25, Flatirons Academy 25, Kim/Branson 21, Idalia 17, Lone Star 16, Belleview Christian 14, Miami-Yoder 14, Prairie 13, Colorado School for the Deaf Blind 13, Edison 12, Kiowa 12, Eads 11, Hanover 9, North Park 9, Cripple Creek-Victor 7, Pikes Peak Christian 6, Evangelical Christian 5, Deer Trail 4, Cheraw 4, Nucla 4, Granada 2, Walsh 1, Caliche 1
Dropped out
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] (8), La Veta (11)
COLORADO SPRINGS — Mead felt like it had all the necessary tools to capture a boys basketball state championship. Then at the oddest time, life decided to throw a curveball. Nick Basson, the third leading scorer for the Mavericks, suffered a stroke.
He was loaded onto Flight for Life and taken to Children’s Hospital in Aurora. Just over a week later, he sat on the bench to watch his teammates battle to a 68-44 win over Montrose to capture the Class 4A boys basketball championship, the first for the team since 1957.
“It was just over a week ago that this happened with Nick and this team is just so connected,” coach Darin Reese said. “To get the news of Nick, it was shocking to everyone and it’s still hard to believe. It made us tighter after we found out that he was going to be ok.”
It also gave the team an emotional boost that they sustained all the way through the postseason. And they walked onto the floor of the Broadmoor World Arena, each player donned a warmup shirt with No. 1 and “Basson” on the back, keeping their teammate — a teammate they would’ve loved to have on the floor — on their mind.
But the game had to go one. Elijah Knudsen was electric in the first quarter, scoring 13 of the Mavericks (15-3 overall) 21 points in the quarter.
“He’s gotten so good at understanding what a good (shot) is and when to get his teammates involved,” Reese said. “When he hits one or two, you want to give him a little bit of space because he can get going.”
Montrose (18-1) found their footing in the second quarter and closed the Mead lead to just four points at halftime, but the Mavericks turned the jets back on in the third and never looked back.
Despite not having JP Shiers on the floor for much of the second and third quarters because of foul trouble, Mead was able to play at their pace and continue to knock down open shots.
“I enjoy doing that,” Knudsen said. “But definitely my teammates are a bunch of help. Marcus Santiago, our senior, we don’t win this game if he doesn’t show up the way he did tonight.”
Knudsen led all scorers with 30 points and Santiago had 18. Ashden Oberg led Montrose with 17.
Once the Mavericks had the lead and they knew the emotional implications that would come with a win, there was no choice but to finish the game strong. What made the quest all the more important was that Basson was able to be on the bench, actively rooting for his guys as if he was sitting out for a sprained ankle.
“I actually got to go and surprise the guys at practice (last week),” Basson said. “Seeing the Final 4 was great and being able to come down here and be a part of this, it was exciting. It was fun.”
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (5)
1-0
154
1
1-0
2
Rampart (5)
1-0
138
3
1-0
3
Valor Christian (1)
0-0
131
4
0-0
4
Cherokee Trail
2-0
130
7
2-0
5
Cherry Creek
1-1
122
5
1-1
6
Grandview (1)
1-1
114
6
1-1
7
Mountain Vista
2-0
107
8
2-0
8
Legend
0-2
105
2
0-2
9
Eaglecrest
2-0
62
14
2-0
10
Fort Collins
0-0
52
8
0-0
11
Ralston Valley
1-0
49
11
1-0
12
Chatfield
0-0
34
15
0-0
13
Highlands Ranch
1-1
30
12
1-1
14
Heritage
2-0
28
–
2-0
15
Pine Creek
1-0
25
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Columbine 24, Rock Canyon 20, Pueblo West 17, Broomfield 16, Denver East 14, Regis Jesuit 13, Castle View 12, Liberty 9, Dakota Ridge 7, Rocky Mountain 6, Doherty 5, Arapahoe 4, Lakewood 3, Boulder 3, Ponderosa 2, Fossil Ridge 2, Horizon 1, Douglas County 1
Dropped out
Broomfield (10), Castle View (13)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (11)
1-0
195
2
1-0
2
Cheyenne Mountain
2-0
192
4
2-0
3
Coronado
2-0
190
3
2-0
4
Lewis-Palmer (3)
0-1
159
1
0-1
5
Discovery Canyon
1-1
145
7
1-1
6
Mead
0-0
142
5
0-0
7
Montrose
0-0
92
6
0-0
8
Windsor (1)
0-0
86
10
0-0
9
Erie
0-0
72
8
0-0
10
Niwot
0-0
71
–
0-0
11
Thomas Jefferson
0-0
67
11
0-0
12
Holy Family
0-0
60
13
0-0
13
Pueblo County
1-0
56
8
1-0
14
Woodland Park (1)
1-0
54
15
1-0
15
D’Evelyn
0-0
51
14
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Mullen 31, Frederick 25, Longmont 18, Fort Morgan 18, Thompson Valley 17, Durango 15, Battle Mountain 15, Glenwood Springs 14, Pueblo South 13, Berthoud 12, Pueblo East 12, Roosevelt 8, Weld Central 7, Eagle Valley 6, Littleton 6, The Classical Academy 4, Riverdale Ridge 4, Evergreen 3, Palisade 3, Steamboat Springs 3, Skyview 2, Severance 2, Skyline 2, George Washington 1
Dropped out
Longmont (12)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (3)
0-0
244
2
0-0
2
Sterling (10)
0-0
226
1
0-0
3
Lutheran (2)
1-0
219
3
1-0
4
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
0-0
165
4
0-0
5
Alamosa
1-0
162
7
1-0
6
University
0-0
134
6
0-0
7
Faith Christian
1-0
133
8
1-0
8
Lamar
2-0
123
5
2-0
9
Bayfield (1)
0-0
111
11
0-0
10
Platte Valley
0-0
102
8
0-0
11
Resurrection Christian
0-0
85
12
0-0
12
Valley
0-0
65
14
0-0
13
DSST: Montview (1)
1-0
53
10
1-0
14
Coal Ridge
0-0
52
13
0-0
15
Manitou Springs
0-0
42
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Prospect Ridge Academy 36, Eagle Ridge Academy 34, Cedaredge 29, Fort Lupton 28, SkyView Academy 28, Delta 27, St. Mary’s 25, Frontier Academy 20, Pagosa Springs 18, Montezuma-Cortez 15, La Junta 15, Strasburg 15, The Academy 14, Centauri 14, Englewood 13, Bishop Machebeuf 13, Peak to Peak 12, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Buena Vista 12, Basalt 11, DSST: College View 10, Bennett 10, Estes Park 10, Colorado Academy 9, Middle Park 8, Lake County 8, James Irwin 7, Roaring Fork 6, DSST: Byers 5, Jefferson 4, St. Mary’s Academy 4, The Vanguard School 3, Highland 3, Grand Valley 3, Kent Denver 1, Salida 1, Ellicott 1
Dropped out
Prospect Ridge Academy (15)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (9)
0-0
176
1
0-0
2
Limon (1)
0-0
173
2
0-0
3
Wiggins (1)
0-0
154
3
0-0
4
Meeker (1)
2-0
150
5
2-0
5
Fowler
0-0
124
4
0-0
6
Yuma
0-0
92
6
–
7
West Grand
0-0
85
7
0-0
8
Union Colony Prep
0-0
81
8
0-0
9
Dolores
1-1
71
10
1-1
10
Hoehne
0-0
63
13
0-0
11
Del Norte
0-0
61
8
0-0
12
Sedgwick County
0-0
60
11
0-0
13
Dayspring Christian Academy (1)
3-0
54
–
3-0
14
Swink
0-0
45
12
0-0
15
Rocky Ford (1)
0-0
44
14
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rye 38, Holyoke 30, Sargent 25, Fountain Valley 17, Custer County 16, Gilpin County 14, Clear Creek 13, Wray 10, Soroco 10, Ignacio 10, Vail Mountain 9, Akron 9, Olathe 8, Sanford 8, John Mall 6, Dawson School 5, Telluride 5, Rangely 4, Lyons 3, Platte Canyon 3, Heritage Christian 2, Ridgway 2
Dropped out
Rye (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (6)
0-0
112
1
0-0
2
Briggsdale (1)
0-0
101
2
0-0
3
Kit Carson
0-0
97
3
0-0
4
Otis
0-0
70
4
0-0
5
Merino (1)
0-0
68
5
0-0
6
Simla
0-0
64
6
0-0
7
Sangre de Cristo
0-0
58
7
0-0
8
Dove Creek
1-0
53
8
1-0
9
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]
0-0
49
8
0-0
10
Springfield
0-0
44
10
0-0
11
La Veta
0-0
40
11
0-0
12
Haxtun
0-0
37
12
0-0
13
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
36
13
0-0
14
Wiley
0-0
20
14
–
15
McClave
0-0
14
15
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Prairie 13, Kim/Branson 13, Flatirons Academy 13, Weldon Valley 12, Cotopaxi 10, Lone Star 9, Belleview Christian 8, Elbert 6, Shining Mountain 5, Idalia 4, Pikes Peak Christian 3, Nucla 1
MONTROSE — For the first time since 1992, Montrose boys basketball is headed to the Final 4.
In a matchup of unbeaten teams, Montrose topped Steamboat Springs 61-47 in the Class 4A Great 8.
“Great team win tonight,” Montrose coach Ryan Voehringer said. “I thought our team defense was outstanding. Steamboat is very well-coached and very hard to guard. A credit to my guys.”
Aside from an early 6-4 Steamboat lead, Montrose controlled the game from the start. It was 16-9 after the first quarter, 31-21 at halftime, and 43-32 after three quarters.
“I thought we did a nice job of executing on the offensive end and putting guys in nice positions to score against a very good defensive team,” Voehringer said. “I’m so happy for these guys. They’ve worked so hard for this opportunity. I told them on the way out of the locker room enjoy the moment and take nothing for granted.”
Luke Hutto scored 24 points and aded four assists and five rebounds to lead Montrose.
“I think it was our best team win of the season,” Hutto said. “Everyone brought something to the table and we all scored and defended when we needed too. I’m excited to play in the Final 4 and we’ve definitely earned it.”
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Ashden Oberg added 18 points and nine rebounds.
“It was a physical game and they were a good team and we came together as a team and played our game,” Oberg said.
Trey Reese scored 11, had five rebounds, and three assists.
“That was one of the best games we ever had,” Reese said. “I think Luke and Oberg had big possessions in the game. We got to the line and made our free throws. Another step closer to what we all been working on all year.”
Steamboat was led by Cade Gedeon, who had 17 points, and Parker Lindquist, who had nine.
“It wasn’t our night,” Steamboat coach Michael Vandahl said. “The more aggressive team. I am extremely proud of our seniors.”
