(Brad Cochi)

In the first poll of Season D, Grandview, Evergreen, Colorado Academy and Dawson are the preseason No. 1s.

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

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Soccer Polls

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

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

Boulder has taken over atop the Class 5A boys soccer coaches poll.

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.

Complete rankings for each class are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.

This week’s boys soccer rankings have been released.

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.

Complete rankings for each class are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

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.

(Tim Bourke)

The preseason boys soccer rankings are out, and they are led by Broomfield (5A), Air Academy (5A), Colorado Academy (3A) and Ridgway (2A).

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.

Complete rankings for each class are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Soccer Polls

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.

Holy Family football beat Pueblo Centennial 45-0 to move to 6-0 this season.

The 2020 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. Players who were named first-team all-league are eligible for the all-state ballot.

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

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Class 5A

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Player of the year: Nikki McGaffin, Fossil Ridge

Coach of the year: Dave Philop, Fossil Ridge

Honorable mention:

• Naiah Ackerman, Chaparral, Junior
• Jenny Allen, Grandview, Senior
• Alexis Alvarado, Fountain-Fort Carson, Junior
• Emilie Angel, Grand Junction, Senior
• Tatum Aragon, Fort Collins, Junior
• Amrajie Bass, Smoky Hill, Junior
• Emma Bracken, Castle View, Junior
• Audrey Burt, Rock Canyon, Senior
• Brooke Carey, Regis Jesuit, Sophomore
• Savannah Clausen, Arvada West, Senior
• Rylee Crouch, Horizon, Senior
• Ryleigh Cruz, Cherokee Trail, Junior
• Katie Cummings, Denver East, Senior
• Caitlin Cushenbery, Cherokee Trail, Junior
• Kaylyn English, Legend, Sophomore
• Zoey Gallegos, Prairie View, Junior
• Jaiden Geist, Ralston Valley, Senior
• Gabi Giroux, Smoky Hill, Sophomore
• Alesia Grimaldo, Westminster, Senior
• Alex Gruitch, Cherry Creek, Senior
• Kylie Harpman, Rocky Mountain, Senior
• Alex Hendrian, Eaglecrest, Senior
• Brianna Jennings, Rampart, Senior
• Bryna Kapelke, Broomfield, Senior
• Aragon Kendall, Legacy, Junior
• Darby Kramp, Heritage, Junior
• Abby Larson, Poudre, Senior
• RyAnn LeBlanc, Adams City, Senior
• Jenna Madison, Douglas County, Freshman
• Katie Maney, Arapahoe, Senior
• Alexia Martinez, Dakota Ridge, Senior
• Reagan Medina, Lakewood, Junior
• Alexis Mohr, Horizon, Junior
• Nevaeh Ogden, Columbine, Senior
• Ivy Robinson, Rangeview, Senior
• Sydney Rodriguez, Brighton, Junior
• Lindsey Sais, Northglenn, Junior
• Peyton Shepard, Chatfield, Junior
• Jaidyn Studebaker, Monarch, Junior
• Kennedy Vis, Grand Junction Central, Junior
• Valerie Warszawski, Mountain Vista, Junior
• Kaylie Whidden, Valor Christian, Freshman
• Demi Woolsey, Prairie View, Senior
• Desi Woolsey, Prairie View, Senior

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Cassidy Chvatal, Holy Family

Coach of the year: Moriah Nguyen, Holy Family

Honorable mention:

• Emily Abraham, Pueblo South, Sophomore
• Claire Adams, Mead, Junior
• Brina Baysinger, Air Academy, Junior
• Kieya Belmont, Pueblo Centennial, Senior
• Abigail Bonuales, Rifle, Senior
• Bailey Carlson, Mountain View, Senior
• Malaya Coleman, Roosevelt, Junior
• Aiyana Cordero, Northfield, Sophomore
• Juliana Dickson, Denver South, Senior
• Kaleigh Duran, Pueblo East, Senior
• Hanna Espinoza, Elizabeth, Sophomore
• Gracie Flores, Berthoud, Sophomore
• Kambry Fraser, Erie, Senior
• Brynna Frey, Evergreen, Junior
• Rissy Garcia, Thornton, Junior
• Destiny Hackney, Riverdale Ridge, Senior
• Hannah Hall, Widefield, Senior
• Abby Hayes, Elizabeth, Junior
• Halle Herrera, Pueblo South, Senior
• Hayle Herrera, Pueblo County, Senior
• Sierra Hilgner, Woodland Park, Junior
• Brooklyn Horn, Kennedy, Senior
• Alina Jones, Pueblo West, Senior
• Kaleena Jones, Cheyenne Mountain, Sophomore
• Ava Kuszak, Holy Family, Junior
• Megan Leick, Longmont, Junior
• Ariadna Martinez, Mesa Ridge, Senior
• Isabella Martinez, Wheat Ridge, Junior
• Isabelle Martinez, Silver Creek, Sophomore
• Bella Marusich, George Washington, Junior
• Peyton Marvel, D’Evelyn, Freshman
• Ayva McComas, Niwot, Junior
• Jaycee Montes-Duran, Pueblo West, Senior
• Isabelle Murphy, Discovery Canyon, Senior
• Tatum Neppl, Ponderosa, Senior
• Avery Panozzo, Mullen, Senior
• Caroline Pigati, Bear Creek, Junior
• Natalia Puchino, Severance, Junior
• Lawrencia Randle, Aurora Central, Sophomore
• Niviya Rivera, Palisade, Senior
• Brooklyn Ruiz, Pueblo Central, Senior
• Julia Shiesley, Boulder, Senior
• Ashley Silvernale, Conifer, Junior
• Cheyenne Simpson, Falcon, Senior
• Angela Smith, Air Academy, Senior
• Savannah Starr, Coronado, Junior
• Ava Symanski, Eagle Valley, Junior
• Jayah Tellez, Northridge, Sophomore
• Devyn Thornton, Windsor, Senior
• Elizabeth Uhl, Wheat Ridge, Sophomore
• Gianna Uyemura, Greeley Central, Senior
• Ellie Yuska, Berthoud, Senior

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Class 3A

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Player of the year: Sadie Ross, Eaton

Coach of the year: Dale Hughes, Eaton

Honorable mention:

• Jadyn Baggett, The Academy, Senior
• Kiersten Bohler, Sterling, Senior
• Brooklyn Enny, Lyons, Sophomore
• Taylor Fells, Fort Lupton, Junior
• Sierra Finn, James Irwin, Junior
• Stephanie Framel, Burlington, Junior
• Azalea Gamez, La Junta, Senior
• Jayda Hernandez, Lamar, Senior
• Alisha Jaramillo, Rocky Ford, Junior
• Taby Jones, Wray, Senior
• Kayla Kingsley, University, Junior
• Alexis Knapp, Resurrection Christian, Sophomore
• Shantel Koester, Lyons, Senior
• Maya Lindgren, Basalt, Senior
• Trista Marx, Limon, Junior
• Cassidy McQuiston, Weld Central, Senior
• Stephanie Medrano, Strive Prep – Smart Academy, Senior
• Rozzie Mendoza, Fort Lupton, Sophomore
• Jamie Meyer, Cedaredge, Senior
• McKayla Meyer, Cedaredge, Senior
• Lexi Nunez-Rebel, La Junta, Junior
• Brynlyn Owens, Limon, Sophomore
• Carina Paul, Sand Creek, Senior
• Heidi Price, Strasburg, Sophomore
• Britt Propernick, Gunnison, Senior
• Jamie Rader, Peak to Peak, Senior
• Macy Rowan, Wiley, Senior
• Keslie Sandoval, Delta, Senior
• Abbey Smith, Alamosa, Sophomore
• Zoe Stanzyk, Lutheran, Freshman
• Bethany Summers, Wiley, Freshman
• Haley VanOverbeke, Holyoke, Senior
• Zoe Wadman, The Classical Academy, Senior
• Madison Wiley, La Junta, Sophomore
• Kaden Wyatt, University, Sophomore
• Joy Ziegler, Faith Christian, Junior

More photos from the game. (Barry Smith)

Roosevelt defense stepped up in a monster moment on Friday night.

The fifth-ranked Roughriders, who had battled with Mead all night, held firm on a two-point conversion attempt to knock off the No. 1 team in Class 3A, 21-20.

Roosevelt got the ball first in overtime, and took just one play to score: Quarterback Brig Hartson found Keaton Kaiser for the score. The extra point was good, and then Mead’s offense took the field.

Likewise, the Mavericks needed just one play to score, when Brayden Keys dashed in for six. Mead coach Jason Klatt opted to go for the two-point conversion.

That’s when Roosevelt’s defense stuffed a run up the middle, setting off a celebration in Johnstown.

Roosevelt opened the game with a touchdown on its first drive, finished off when Brig Hartson found Tucker Peterson for a 19-yard touchdown pass.

The game stayed 7-0 until the third quarter, when Evan Morris tied the game up for Mead with a 1-yard rushing score.

Hartson, who ended the game with three touchdown passes, put Roosevelt up 14-7 with a 4-yard touchdown to Jadyn Herrera early in the fourth. But Mead responded quickly with a 74-yard pass from Porter Eastin to Corby Tecu, and the game eventually found its way to overtime.

Roosevelt is now 2-0, while Mead moves to 1-1.

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2A: (3) Sterling 14, (5) Eaton 10

The defending champions built a 14-3 lead at the break, and went on to win.

The Tigers’ defense had an outstanding game, and even scored a touchdown.

“It was a tough game, a hard-fought contest,” Sterling coach Rob Busmente told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show. “It kind of went back and forth there for a while. Teams were battling and putting together some drives. It was back-and-forth, back-and-forth, and fortunately we were able to make a couple of stops and get a couple of takeaways.”

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8-man: Haxtun 38, (3) Dayspring Christian 36

Michael Gerk had four touchdowns, Owen Knode added three, according to KPMX Sports, and Haxtun came away with a monster win for its program.

The Fightin’ Bulldogs established themselves with a scoring drive right out of the gate.

“We jumped out pretty quick on a nice, long drive, and our offensive line kind of set the tone,” coach J.D. Stone told the Scoreboard Show.

Haxtun rebounded from an opening-week loss.

“We were really disappointed last week,” Stone said. “I think we grew a lot from that loss. The team really came together … and had a great week of practice.”

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3A: (10) Lutheran 57, (4) Discovery Canyon 17

The Lions jumped all over the Thunder early and often, leading 28-0 after the first quarter en route to the big win.

“Putting up the points early got us a lot of confidence,” Lutheran coach Stephen Robbins told the Scoreboard Show. “We just pounded it with tempo, and kept going at it. And our linemen up front. I’ll tell you: It’s one of the best O-line groups I’ve had in a decade. They got hungry and they kept going, and that just kind of propelled us.

“I think that was the difference-maker, was how we came out of the gate.”

Robbins said that the win could be “a program-changer.”

“We felt like last year, we left quite a bit on the field, especially against Discovery Canyon,” Robbins said. “So like I said, it’s a program-changer. Kids believe a little bit more, and it gets the community excited as well.”

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6-man: (1) Stratton/Liberty 66, (7) Eads 27

The Knighted Eagles came away with a big top-10 win, but coach Toby Kechter said they lost returning first-team all-state running back Jarret Lichty to an arm injury.

“We got up 16-0, and our best player, and in my opinion, the best player in the state, Jarret Lichty, he dislocated his elbow and broke his arm. Our young kids stepped up and played awesome the rest of the game. Eads is a high-quality team. Our kids, they played for him. They stepped up and played with all their hearts. It was great to see.”

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Notables:

• In a top-10 5A matchup, No. 1 Cherry Creek cruised past No. 10 Cherokee Trail 49-7.
• In 2A, No. 1 Delta beat No. University 31-21. The game was scheduled at the last minute following COVID-related cancellations.
• A rare score here: In 4A, Standley Lake beat Golden 3-0.
• In overtime, Riverdale Ridge beat Niwot 14-7 to pick up the program’s first 3A win.
• Pueblo Central beat Pueblo Centennial 17-9 to win the 72nd Bell Game.
• Montrose stopped a two-point conversion attempt in OT to beat Fruita Monument 28-27.
• With smoke from the Cameron Peak Fire blowing in, the game between Erie and Silver Creek experienced a nearly 40-minute “smoke delay.” Erie went on to win 54-27.
• In its first varsity season, Severance is now 2-0 following its 54-0 win over Alameda.
• With its win over Otis on Friday, Weldon Valley put an end to a 15-game losing streak.

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More coverage:

• An updated top-10 football scoreboard after Friday’s games, and Saturday’s top-10 slate.
• All scores from Friday night, and Saturday’s full schedule.
• Energized Fountain-Fort Carson football knocks Vista Ridge to move to 2-0.
• 5A No. 2 Columbine ran past Arvada West.
• Photos from No. 9 Green Mountain’s win over Conifer in 3A.
• Photos from 4A No. 3 Palmer Ridge’s win over Grand Junction.
• Photos from 5A No. 3 Valor Christian’s win over Rock Canyon.

(Brent Murphy/brentmurphyphoto.com)

The 2020 cross country regional fields will be determined, in part, by a coaches poll within each region.

The official vote will be held this coming weekend. The coaches held a trial vote last weekend, and the results of that vote is below.

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By the time one reaches senior year of high school, there aren’t many “firsts” left to be accomplished.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

PUEBLO — With just a few days of official practice to go on, Pueblo Centennial softball coach Erica Ortiz liked what she safrom her Bulldogs in Thursday’s season opener.

Timely hits, consistent pitching and steady defense led Centennial to a 7-0 win over Vista Ridge, beginning a season that Ortiz hopes will end with her experienced squad claiming a South-Central League championship.

“This is the team I’ve had for three years now,” Ortiz said. “Thy were all freshmen and sophomores and now they’re juniors and seniors. Everybody is a leader on this team and it feels good to have those upperclassmen.”

The fields at the Runyon complex in Pueblo were lit up across the board as various youth baseball games scramble to finish a shortened summer season. But it was the field furthest to the east that marked the first sanctioned high school athletic competition in Pueblo since the end of the spring season.

And for the first couple of innings, it felt like each team was trying to settle in and get over the nerves of finally getting the chance to take the field with their friends and represent their schools and communities.

“I was a little nervous,” Centennial pitcher Lilly Espinoza said. “I knew we had strong infield and outfield so I started to get a little confident as the game went on.”

With good reason. Espinoza tossed a complete game shutout in just 61 pitches, allowing just five hits. She got her run support in the bottom of the third when back to back triples from Kieya Belmont and Yzavel Barela resulted in Belomt crossing home for the first run of the game and the season for the Bulldogs (1-0 overall).

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

Barela would later score on a ground ball to short from Espinoza. In all, Barela went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple while scoring three runs. The Wolves (0-1) certainly had their chances. Alisha Salazar went 1-for-3 with a triple but reached base twice. Tatjana Harris also ripped a triple while pitching all six innings. She surrendered just two earned runs, but overall the night belonged to the Bulldogs.

“It felt really good, honestly,” Barela said. “I haven’t been so good myself lately, but it felt really good to bring all these girls together.”

It’s a great confidence builder when looking around the league landscape. Three teams from the league qualified for the Class 4A softball tournament a year ago.

Two of those teams in Pueblo South and Pueblo County cracked the preseason softball rankings and while the Bulldogs are currently outside of the top 10, they were receiving votes along with rival Pueblo Central. But they don’t want to just end up in the same conversation as the other teams in Pueblo, they want to stand apart from everyone and get their chance to shine at the state tournament.

“That’s the expectation,” Ortiz said. “We’ve been right on that bubble for regionals the last two years. We had younger kids and we graduated zero kids last year. The league graduated quite a few dominant players. This is the year that I feel confident, especially if we play like that.”

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)