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  • Championship count: Cherry Creek has most team titles; Thompson Valley leads the way in individuals

    (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)
    Cherry Creek’s football championship was one of five team titles from the school in 2014-15. (Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

    AURORA — Cherry Creek’s athletic programs won a state-best five team championships during the 2014-15 school year.

    Thompson Valley, meanwhile, captured 14 individual championships to lead the state.

    Below is a recap of the year in championships. A complete database of championships through history is available on our site.

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    Team titles

    Cherry Creek’s five championships led the way. The Bruins won boys tennis, football, hockey, boys tennis and boys lacrosse this season.

    Cheyenne Mountain (boys swimming, girls tennis, girls golf, girls soccer) and Grandview (softball, volleyball, girls soccer and poms) each won four team titles.

    Grandview’s four girls championships were the most in the state for that gender, while Creek’s four boys championships led the way.

    Eaton, Colorado Academy, Lyons and Valor Christian all won three total team championships.

    In all, 65 teams won at least one team title in 2014-15, with 17 winning at least two.

    Rank School Girls Boys Total
    1 Cherry Creek 1 4 5
    2 Grandview 4 0 4
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 3 1 4
    4 Eaton 2 1 3
    4 Colorado Academy 3 0 3
    4 Lyons 0 3 3
    4 Valor Christian 2 1 3
    8 Rock Canyon 1 1 2
    8 Mountain Vista 1 1 2
    8 Fossil Ridge 1 1 2
    8 Palmer Ridge 0 2 2
    8 Paonia 1 1 2
    8 Overland 1 1 2
    8 Air Academy 0 2 2
    8 Broomfield 1 1 2
    8 Kent Denver 0 2 2
    8 Alamosa 0 2 2
    18 Cheyenne Wells 1 0 1
    18 Vail Christian 1 0 1
    18 Bishop Machebeuf 1 0 1
    18 Manitou Springs 1 0 1
    18 Bennett 1 0 1
    18 Glenwood Springs 1 0 1
    18 Ponderosa 1 0 1
    18 Castle View 1 0 1
    18 Chaparral 1 0 1
    18 Green Mountain 0 1 1
    18 Rye 0 1 1
    18 Dove Creek 0 1 1
    18 Regis Jesuit 1 0 1
    18 Aspen 0 1 1
    18 Vail Mountain 1 0 1
    18 Fountain-Fort Carson 0 1 1
    18 Lutheran 0 1 1
    18 Springfield 0 1 1
    18 Cherokee Trail 1 0 1
    18 Niwot 1 0 1
    18 Heritage Christian 1 0 1
    18 Colorado Springs Christian 0 1 1
    18 Sanford 0 1 1
    18 Holly 0 1 1
    18 Pagosa Springs 1 0 1
    18 Akron 1 0 1
    18 Idalia 1 0 1
    18 Arvada West 0 1 1
    18 Thompson Valley 0 1 1
    18 Valley 0 1 1
    18 Rocky Ford 0 1 1
    18 Battle Mountain 0 1 1
    18 Summit 1 0 1
    18 Evergreen 1 0 1
    18 Pine Creek 0 1 1
    18 Pueblo East 0 1 1
    18 Brush 0 1 1
    18 Caliche 0 1 1
    18 Arickaree/Woodlin 0 1 1
    18 Lewis-Palmer 1 0 1
    18 Resurrection Christian 1 0 1
    18 Fleming 1 0 1
    18 Standley Lake 1 0 1
    18 Mountain View 0 1 1
    18 Fort Collins 0 1 1
    18 Coronado 0 1 1
    18 Sterling 0 1 1
    18 La Junta 1 0 1

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    Individual titles

    Colorado state wrestling
    Thompson Valley totaled 14 individual championships in 2014-15, including five wrestlers. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Thompson Valley had eight boys and six girls win individual championships in 2014-15 to account for its state-best total of 14.

    Cherry Creek was second with 13, and Pomona was third with 10. Lyons won eight, while Air Academy and Cheyenne Mountain each captured seven individual crowns.

    A total of 131 schools had at least one individual win a championship. Of those, 73 schools had at least two champions, and 10 had as many as five.

    Below is a complete breakdown of individual championships this season.

    Rank School Girls Boys Total
    1 Thompson Valley 6 8 14
    2 Cherry Creek 7 6 13
    3 Pomona 2 8 10
    4 Lyons 4 4 8
    5 Air Academy 4 3 7
    5 Cheyenne Mountain 4 3 7
    7 Palmer Ridge 0 6 6
    7 Fairview 2 4 6
    9 Kent Denver 2 3 5
    9 Paonia 2 3 5
    11 Fossil Ridge 3 1 4
    11 Evergreen 4 0 4
    11 Cherokee Trail 4 0 4
    11 Lamar 4 0 4
    11 Sangre de Cristo 3 1 4
    11 Shining Mountain 4 0 4
    17 Fort Collins 3 0 3
    17 Regis Jesuit 1 2 3
    17 Niwot 2 1 3
    17 Colorado Academy 0 3 3
    17 Aspen 1 2 3
    17 Summit 2 1 3
    17 Valor Christian 3 0 3
    17 Pueblo County 0 3 3
    17 Platte Valley 0 3 3
    17 Sterling 0 3 3
    17 Fountain-Fort Carson 1 2 3
    17 Canon City 0 3 3
    17 Springfield 0 3 3
    17 Otis 2 1 3
    31 SkyView Academy 0 2 2
    31 Estes Park 2 0 2
    31 Pueblo South 0 2 2
    31 Overland 1 1 2
    31 Broomfield 2 0 2
    31 Battle Mountain 0 2 2
    31 Rock Canyon 2 0 2
    31 Arapahoe 2 0 2
    31 ThunderRidge 2 0 2
    31 Windsor 1 1 2
    31 Mullen 1 1 2
    31 Grand Junction 0 2 2
    31 Rocky Mountain 0 2 2
    31 Arvada West 0 2 2
    31 Chaparral 1 1 2
    31 Fort Lupton 0 2 2
    31 Brush 0 2 2
    31 Berthoud 0 2 2
    31 Rocky Ford 0 2 2
    31 John Mall 0 2 2
    31 Buena Vista 0 2 2
    31 Highlands Ranch 0 2 2
    31 D’Evelyn 1 1 2
    31 Monarch 0 2 2
    31 Castle View 1 1 2
    31 Mountain Range 1 1 2
    31 Rampart 1 1 2
    31 Lewis-Palmer 2 0 2
    31 James Irwin 0 2 2
    31 Fountain Valley 0 2 2
    31 Lutheran 0 2 2
    31 Eaton 1 1 2
    31 Moffat County 2 0 2
    31 Salida 2 0 2
    31 Wiggins 1 1 2
    31 South Park 2 0 2
    31 Cedaredge 1 1 2
    31 Burlington 1 1 2
    31 Pikes Peak 0 2 2
    31 Prairie 1 1 2
    31 Baca County 0 2 2
    31 Eads 1 1 2
    31 Kim 2 0 2
    74 Dawson 0 1 1
    74 Standley Lake 1 0 1
    74 Nederland 1 0 1
    74 Poudre 0 1 1
    74 Fruita Monument 0 1 1
    74 Discovery Canyon 0 1 1
    74 Conifer 0 1 1
    74 Fort Morgan 0 1 1
    74 Pueblo East 0 1 1
    74 Alamosa 0 1 1
    74 Mead 0 1 1
    74 Weld Central 0 1 1
    74 Montezuma-Cortez 0 1 1
    74 Dolores Huerta 0 1 1
    74 Norwood/Nucla 0 1 1
    74 Swink 0 1 1
    74 Holly 0 1 1
    74 Crowley County 0 1 1
    74 Meeker 0 1 1
    74 Centauri 0 1 1
    74 Limon 0 1 1
    74 Jefferson Academy 1 0 1
    74 Dakota Ridge 1 0 1
    74 Boulder 0 1 1
    74 Greeley West 0 1 1
    74 Steamboat Springs 1 0 1
    74 St. Mary’s Academy 1 0 1
    74 Ralston Valley 1 0 1
    74 Gateway 0 1 1
    74 Smoky Hill 0 1 1
    74 Grandview 0 1 1
    74 Lakewood 0 1 1
    74 Silver Creek 1 0 1
    74 The Classical Academy 1 0 1
    74 Vista PEAK 1 0 1
    74 Littleton 0 1 1
    74 Vista Ridge 0 1 1
    74 Woodland Park 0 1 1
    74 Bayfield 0 1 1
    74 Manitou Springs 1 0 1
    74 Faith Christian 1 0 1
    74 University 1 0 1
    74 Gunnison 1 0 1
    74 Caliche 1 0 1
    74 Calhan 1 0 1
    74 Kiowa 1 0 1
    74 Wray 1 0 1
    74 Resurrection Christian 0 1 1
    74 Merino 0 1 1
    74 West Grand 0 1 1
    74 Rye 0 1 1
    74 Vail Christian 0 1 1
    74 Telluride 0 1 1
    74 Sedgwick County 0 1 1
    74 McClave 0 1 1
    74 Idalia 0 1 1
    74 Pawnee 0 1 1
    74 Heritage Christian 1 0 1

  • State track, ever the spectacle, kicked off in a big way Thursday

    State track Jeffco Stadium
    More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    LAKEWOOD — Schools from all five classifications, everyone from Idalia to Cherry Creek, come together at Jefferson County Stadium each year for the state track and field championships.

    The three-day event is a spectacle. From the multi-colored team tents dotting the stands, to the splendid new stadium scoreboard with videos and instant results, to the podium for state placers lined with flowers underneath, the state track meet is one of the premier prep events in Colorado.

    Although Thursday was the first of three days, serving as a stage-setter on the track with only two events as championship finals, the 3,200-meter run and the 3,200-meter relay in a few of the divisions, and the rest preliminary rounds to earn spots in finals, the day was not bereft of memorable performances.

    Maya Evans, a freshman at Vista PEAK, won prelims in the Class 4A 100-meter dash in 12.00. She also placed third in the 200-meter dash prelims in 25.25. Off the track, Evans won the state championship in the long jump with a 19-9.25, the third-best mark nationally by a freshman in 2015.

    “My goal was a 20, but every time I jump I get closer and closer,” Evans said.

    “It feels really good,” she added. “I’m new to state and it was a challenge for me, but I believed in myself and I knew I could do it.”

    Valor Christian, sporting their white Nike speed suits, blistered a time of 1:26.37 in the boys 800-meter relay. They easily won 4A prelims over Littleton (1:28.81) and Windsor (1:28.85).

    A few minutes later, Fountain-Fort Carson — resembling Superman in their red, white, and blue — ran 1:26.99 to win 5A prelims. Pine Creek girls, the defending state champions in the 400- and 800-meter relays, posted 1:38.44 in their preliminary round in 5A, easily outdistancing Cherokee Trail’s 1:41.05. They own the Colorado record of 1:37.05, set in 2014 at the state meet.

    The 800-meter relay finals for the big schools could be as entertaining as any event on Friday.

    As for those championship finals on Thursday, another team decked in red, white, and blue — Cherry Creek — swept the 5A boys and girls crowns in the 3,200 meter relay. The girls were in a battle with Monarch and ThunderRidge through three legs, but unleashed Jordyn Colter — the No. 1-ranked girl in America in the 800 meters and the mile — on the anchor to cruise a 9:07.54. Monarch (9:15) and ThunderRidge (9:21) finished second and third.

    The Bruin boys hovered around fourth place through the first two legs, but picked off the leaders and won in 7:51. Chaparral (7:54), Fountain-Fort Carson (7:55), and Liberty (7:57) all dipped under eight minutes.

    In a state with the track and field talent of Colorado, plenty of athletes performed well on the biggest stage. Perhaps none performed better, or at least in more dramatic fashion, than Air Academy’s Katie Rainsberger.

    After running away from a stacked 4A field in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:49, ahead of Mountain View’s Riley Cooney (10:56), Denver North’s Kayla Young (10:56), and Canon City’s Aubrey Till (10:58), the junior saved enough for something special in the 3,200 relay.

    Thompson Valley, a traditional power in the relay, led through three legs and by a sizeable margin. But Air Academy was lurking in the top five.

    State track Jeffco Stadium
    More photos. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    The Kadets moved into second with Rainsberger’s anchor leg to go, but the Eagles had Emily Leidig, a state qualifier in the 800-meters, countering. Rainsberger measured Leidig on the first lap and started gaining, but the gap was still several meters.

    She eventually caught her with around 200 to go, and brought the baton home in 9:25. Canon City snuck past Thompson Valley for second in 9:31 to TV’s 9:32.

    “They stepped up really big today,” Rainsberger, who split 2:10, said of her relay mates. “We were in pretty good position when I got the baton. I knew I just needed to finish as hard as I could and try to get the win.”

    Kayla Wiitala, Lilliana Hamilton, and Carly Wilborn were also members of the winning 3,200 relay for Air Academy.

    Rainsberger nearly ran down Mountain View on the anchor leg a season ago, but came up just short as the Kadets were the runner-up in 9:17 to the Mountain Lions’ 9:15.

    The 4A champion last fall in cross country got her first state of winning on the track after several runner-up finishes individually, as well. She’s the favorite to win the 800 and 1600-meter runs over the weekend.

    Events begin again at 8:30 am on Friday morning with the 3A 3,200 meter-run.

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    Notables

    • Valor Christian’s Haley Showalter, a senior, defended her 4A crown in the discus throw with a mark of 158-5. The future Wisconsin Badger was the runner-up in the event her freshman and sophomore seasons.
    • Cherokee Trail’s Amazing Ashby won the 5A triple jump with a 39-4, a nice boost to the Cougars’ title hopes as a team. CT, Fort Collins, and Pine Creek are expected to contend.
    • Rampart placed 1st and 2nd in the 5A high jump as Ashlyn Hare (5-6) won the crown and Kiara Kearny (5-6, more attempts) was the runner-up.
    • Mountain Range’s Patrick Byerly won the 5A discus throw with an impressive 54-6. He became the first track and field athlete to win a state title in the school’s history.
    • Palmer Ridge’s Eric Hamer, the 4A cross country champion last fall, won 4A in the 3,200 meter run in 9:22. He came back soon after to anchor the winning 3,200 relay in 7:57. The Bears’ Caleb Ojennes crushed prelims of the 400-meter dash with a 47.31.
    • Bayfield’s Conner Kennedy nearly broke the 3A state meet record in the long jump with a mark of 23-00. Josiah Baker of La Junta holds the all-time best with a 23-1.25, set in 2003.
    • Cedaredge broke the 2A state meet record in the girls 800-meter relay with a time of 1:44.76 in prelims. Akron held the previous best of 1:45.29 from 2011.
    • Shining Mountain Waldorf’s Ginger Hutton was a mere four seconds off her sister’s 1A 3,200-meter record of 11:49. Ginger ran 11:53 on Thursday, Birdie went 11:49 in 2012. Older sister runs for Princeton, while Ginger, a senior, is a Vanderbilt recruit.
    • The Chaparral boys, who were 2nd Thursday, have placed either 1st or 2nd in the 5A 3,200 relay six times since 2007.
    • Paul Roberts of Lyons, a junior, won the 2A 3,200 meter crown in 9:38. The title was Roberts’ fourth on the track and seventh overall as an individual, including cross country. He also anchored the winning 3,200 meter relay Thursday.

  • 3A baseball’s state tournament bracket

    The 2015 state tournament bracket for Class 3A baseball.

    Sites: Butch Butler Field (Greeley) and Niwot High School

    Go to: District brackets

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    Class 3A

    Notes

    • Click on a game number to see details, including time and site. ^- Indicates extra innings.
    • The number next to a team is not the seed. It represents the District the team won.
    • The winners/losers of game 11 may be switched to ensure that each team is not playing a team it had played earlier in the tournament.

    Bracket notes:

    • The site director will flip a coin for home team in all games.
    • The loser of Game 11 (L11) and winner of Game 11 (W11) may change places so that previous opponents are not matched. CHSAA will make determination.
    • If three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 (W11) draws a bye to Game 15. If W11 loses Game 12, there will be three teams left and W11 earns the bye. W12 then plays W13 to reach finals. This spot is marked by a percentage sign (%) on the bracket.

  • 3A girls soccer state tournament bracket

    The 2015 state tournament bracket for Class 3A girls soccer is below.

    This year’s tournament runs May 8-May 19. Tickets can be bought online.

    2015 CHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships 2015 3A Girls Soccer Bracket

  • Wheat Ridge takes over as 4A baseball’s No. 1 team

    Wheat Ridge Ralston Valley baseball
    Wheat Ridge is the new No. 1 team in Class 4A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    Wheat Ridge made a huge leap in taking over the top spot in the Class 4A baseball poll this week.

    The Famers, No. 6 a week ago, beat then-No. 1 D’Evelyn, No. 5 Green Mountain, and No. 2 Evergreen as part of a 4-0 run last week.

    They received five of the 12 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, but it was the most any team got this week. Wheat Ridge also totalled 105 points, placing them just ahead of D’Evelyn, which got four first-place votes and 101 points.

    Lewis-Palmer, which received two first-place tallies, is No. 3 in 4A this week. Evergreen dropped to No. 4, and Pueblo West completes the top-five.

    The 4A poll added two newcomers: No. 6 Erie and No. 7 Palisade.

    Green Mountain (No. 8), Ponderosa (No. 9) and Montrose (No. 10) round out the 4A poll.

    The 5A ranking also saw a lot of change this week.

    Cherokee Trail led three newcomers at No. 7 in the poll. Pine Creek (No. 9) and Legend (No. 10) also joined.

    Rocky Mountain stayed atop the ranking with 11 of the 15 first-place votes.

    The three other No. 1s also remained the same: Eaton (3A), Rye (2A) and Eads (1A).

    Neither the 3A poll, nor 1A poll, had any newcomers this week. 2A added Swink (No. 9).

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

    These will serve as the final polls of the season, as 1A’s regular season ended last Saturday, 2A’s is set to close this Saturday, and 3A, 4A, and 5A will end next Tuesday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Baseball 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 rcasey@chsaa.org.

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (11) 13-3 142 1 4-0
    2 Cherry Creek (1) 13-2 134 3 5-0
    3 Fruita Monument (3) 17-0 121 4 0-0
    4 Rock Canyon (1) 15-2 113 5 3-0
    5 Mountain Vista 13-4 85 2 2-2
    6 Fairview 12-3 81 6 4-0
    7 Cherokee Trail 11-4 43 – 4-1
    8 Denver East 15-1 40 9 3-0
    9 Pine Creek 12-3 38 – 3-0
    10 Legend 10-6 21 – 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Monarch 18, Mullen 17, Grandview 11, Columbine 5, ThunderRidge 5, Douglas County 3, Grand Junction Central 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Legacy 2, Prairie View 1.
    Dropped out:
    Mullen (7), Monarch (8), Grandview (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Wheat Ridge (5) 14-3 105 6 4-0
    2 D’Evelyn (4) 16-1 101 1 3-1
    3 Lewis-Palmer (2) 14-2 78 4 3-0
    4 Evergreen 13-3 67 2 2-2
    5 Pueblo West (1) 14-3 60 3 1-1
    6 Erie 14-2 52 – 4-0
    7 Palisade 15-2 34 – 2-0
    8 Green Mountain 12-5 32 5 3-1
    9 Ponderosa 10-8 29 7 1-3
    10 Montrose 11-5 27 10 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 24, Pueblo East 21, Valor Christian 15, Pueblo South 7, Canon City 4, Durango 3, Windsor 1.
    Dropped out:
    Pueblo East (8), Valor Christian (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (6) 14-0 95 1 4-0
    2 Lamar (3) 15-1 90 2 3-0
    3 Bayfield (1) 14-2 66 4 3-0
    4 Manitou Springs 13-1 56 5 2-0
    5 University 11-5 48 8 3-2
    6 Brush 12-3 47 6 3-1
    7 Sterling 10-5 36 9 2-1
    8 Gunnison 12-2 34 3 2-1
    9 Faith Christian 10-6 32 7 3-1
    10 Valley 11-6 21 10 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Kent Denver 12, St. Mary’s 11, Alamosa 1, Lutheran 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rye (9) 12-0 108 1 2-0
    2 Resurrection Christian (1) 11-2 93 3 3-0
    3 Sedgwick County (1) 14-0 82 2 3-0
    4 Dayspring Christian 13-0 79 4 3-0
    5 Hotchkiss 15-2 52 6 4-0
    6 McClave/Wiley 12-1 46 8 1-0
    7 Paonia 15-2 44 5 2-0
    8 Las Animas 13-3 34 7 1-1
    9 Swink 11-5 18 – 2-0
    10 Yuma 10-4 16 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Haxtun 8, Crowley County 7, Kiowa 6, Holyoke 5, Limon 4, Custer County 3.
    Dropped out:
    Kiowa (10).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (6) 10-3 87 1 2-0
    2 Community Christian (4) 16-1 85 2 4-0
    3 Fleming 6-4 73 5 2-1
    4 Holly 7-4 68 3 2-0
    5 Granada 3-5 47 4 1-2
    6 Cornerstone Christian 7-8 39 9 2-3
    7 Springfield 4-8 38 6 2-2
    8 Dove Creek 7-10 28 10 1-2
    9 Primero 5-3 22 7 1-1
    10 Nucla 2-3 17 8 0-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Peetz 16, Gilpin County 11, Stratton/Liberty 9, Antonito 8, Cheyenne Wells 2.
    Dropped out:
    None.

  • Bayfield baseball out to prove itself after disappointing exit last spring

    Bayfield baseball
    Brody McGhehey is among a host of big sticks Bayfield has at its disposal this season. (Courtesy of Joel Priest)

    [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith the way Bayfield’s baseball team has punished opposing pitchers this season, it’s almost as if the Wolverines are taking out the frustration of last year’s spoiled postseason hopes every time they swing the bat.

    Class 3A’s fourth-ranked program has not forgotten the sting of what happened last May on its home field in the opening round of the District 4 tournament. Seeded fifth overall and seemingly well on its way to another trip to the double-elimination state tournament in Greeley, Bayfield was stunned 11-10 by No. 28 La Junta.

    There are no second chances in district play – for the Wolverines, it was a one-and-done showing that left the players with an empty feeling.

    “All throughout the offseason we talked about the feeling we had after; that was kind of our fire,” Bayfield’s Kelton McCoy said. “We had tough workouts and our coach was always saying, ‘Remember that game, remember that feeling.’

    “I think we have something to prove after getting knocked out in the first round last year. I think we are all fired up and ready to take another shot at it.”

    The Wolverines (12-2) have won 12 of their past 13 games since dropping the season opener, with the only loss in that stretch coming to 4A Pueblo South. The team is averaging 12 runs a game with a combined batting average of .420, and the squad has unloaded an impressive 20 home runs.

    McCoy has led the way, hitting .592 with a team-high eight home runs and 34 RBIs. In fact, 16 of the junior’s 29 hits have gone for extra-bases.

    “I hit the weight room really hard, even after my freshman year,” said McCoy, who had nine doubles a year ago but no home runs. “I knew I could hit the ball well, but the fact that I hit the weight room and made my mental game better on which pitches to hit, I think that’s really helped me to improve.”

    McCoy is one of five current players who started as sophomores in 2014, along with Zane Phelps, Brody McGhehey, Noah Loutherback and Taed Heydinger.

    That quintet has combined with seniors Mathew Knickerbocker, Anthony Chamblee, Colter McMinimen and Dillon Hoselton to make the Wolverines’ offense one of the most potent in the 3A ranks.

    “We still had a sophomore (Phelps) hit seven home runs last year, and I think some of those other sophomores were hitting some doubles and stuff,” Bayfield coach Jon Qualls said. “But we had to really square the ball up well to put something in the gap. Now they’re all a little bit stronger and bigger.”

    It isn’t all about power for the Wolverines – Chamblee has 17 stolen bases, and the team has drawn 53 walks compared to only 66 strikeouts.

    Bayfield baseball
    Bayfield’s Taed Heydinger is 4-0 with a 0.37 ERA. (Courtesy of Joel Priest)

    Nor is it all about offense. The defense is solid with a .939 fielding percentage, and on the mound the squad has a cumulative ERA of 2.37. Heydinger is 4-0 with a 0.37 ERA, and Knickerbocker hasn’t allowed an earned run in 16 innings of work.

    Five players have pitched at least 10 innings.

    “It’s a pretty huge deal to have that many options for pitching. We’ve really got six pitchers and they all throw pretty well. I wouldn’t say for sure we have a 1-2-3-4, they’re all pretty close to the same,” Qualls said. “Mathew has been throwing lights out, and same with Taed.

    “We have a pretty good defense this year that’s also helped them out of jams as well.”

    Given Bayfield’s proximity to other programs around the state – the town is located just east of Durango in southwestern Colorado – it isn’t always easy to load up the schedule with 3A powers.

    The Wolverines added games with the likes of Pueblo South and St. Mary’s this season in order to better prepare for the playoffs. Qualls said in the past he believes there has been a mental block when it comes to facing opponents on the other side of the state, simply because those teams have a bigger variety of opponents from which to draw.

    “I think this gives them a little bit of encouragement that they’ve already played those teams and they know they can play with them,” Qualls said of beefing up the schedule. “We all put our cleats on the same way. It’s still baseball, no matter where you come from.”

    Should Bayfield return to the state tournament, the team believes it has the tools to be in the mix, including a deeper pitching rotation. There’s also the hunger that has remained with the team since that fateful day last May against La Junta.

    “Most of us juniors, we’ve been friends since first grade,” McCoy said. “I think that loss last year really brought all the classes together and made us realize we’re a lot better than what we showed last year.”

    Bayfield baseball
    Bayfield is out to avenge last season’s stumble in the postseason. (Courtesy of Joel Priest)

  • D’Evelyn, Rye take over No. 1 spots in baseball rankings

    D'Evelyn senior Grant Witherspoon eyes a foul ball during an at-bat Tuesday. Witherspoon picked up the victory on the mound pitching the final two innings for the Jaguars against Holy Family. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Grant Witherspoon and D’Evelyn now sit atop the Class 4A baseball poll. (Dennis Pleuss)

    D’Evelyn and Rye took over atop their respective baseball rankings on Monday.

    D’Evelyn is 13-0 and now heads the Class 4A poll from CHSAANow.com after receiving nine of the 12 first-place votes and totalling 106 points, well ahead of No. 2 Evergreen’s 86 points.

    Former No. 1 Green Mountain was upset by Valor Christian last week, and fell to fifth. Valor Christian joined the 4A poll at No. 9 this week.

    Rye (10-0), meanwhile, is the new No. 1 in 2A after last week’s No. 1 Resurrection Christian lost to Brush, the No. 7 team in 3A at the time.

    That ranking added No. 10 Kiowa (7-3).

    Montrose Fruita Monument baseball
    Fruita Monument is now ranked No. 4 in 5A. (Tom Hoganson)

    In 5A, Fruita Monument’s rise up the ranking continued. The Wildcats, who are now 17-0, bumped up two spots to No. 4. Included in last week’s 3-0 record was a win over Montrose, which was ranked No. 8 in 4A at the time.

    Rocky Mountain continued to lead the 5A poll, and got 11 of the 15 first-place votes. Mountain Vista also held firm at No. 2.

    Behind them, Cherry Creek pushed up to No. 3, then Fruita sits fourth and Rock Canyon rounds out the top five.

    Fairview dropped to No. 6 and Mullen moved up to No. 7. Monarch is eighth, Denver East is ninth and Grandview is tenth.

    The Nos. 1 teams in 3A (Eaton) and 1A (Eads) both held on to their respective top spots this week.

    Sterling (No. 9) joined the 3A poll, while 1A added Nucla (No. 8).

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

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (11) 9-3 138 1 2-0
    2 Mountain Vista (1) 11-2 124 2 2-0
    3 Cherry Creek 8-2 108 4 1-0
    4 Fruita Monument (2) 17-0 99 6 3-0
    5 Rock Canyon 12-2 79 5 1-1
    6 Fairview 8-3 68 3 0-1
    7 Mullen 8-3 44 9 1-0
    8 Monarch 8-2 34 8 1-0
    9 Denver East (1) 12-1 30 10 1-0
    10 Grandview 7-4 28 7 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Cherokee Trail 15, Pine Creek 15, Columbine 10, Grand Junction Central 7, Highlands Ranch 6, Legend 5, ThunderRidge 5, Grand Junction 4, Regis Jesuit 3, Legacy 2, Fort Collins 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 D’Evelyn (9) 13-0 106 2 2-0
    2 Evergreen 11-1 86 3 2-0
    3 Pueblo West (1) 13-2 85 4 2-0
    4 Lewis-Palmer (1) 11-2 64 5 2-0
    5 Green Mountain (1) 9-4 57 1 1-2
    6 Wheat Ridge 10-3 51 9 2-0
    7 Ponderosa 9-5 38 7 0-2
    8 Pueblo East 11-3 33 6 1-1
    9 Valor Christian 6-6 29 – 2-0
    10 Montrose 8-4 25 8 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 23, Palisade 22, Erie 15, Canon City 8, Air Academy 6, Longmont 5, Durango 4, Greeley Central 3.
    Dropped out:
    Windsor (10).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 10-0 96 1 2-0
    2 Lamar (2) 12-1 90 2 3-0
    3 Gunnison 10-1 58 4 1-0
    4 Bayfield (1) 11-2 49 6 2-0
    5 Manitou Springs 11-1 46 8 0-0
    6 Brush 9-2 43 7 1-0
    7 Faith Christian 7-5 42 5 1-0
    8 University 8-3 39 3 0-1
    9 Sterling 8-4 27 – 1-0
    10 Valley 9-4 21 9 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    La Junta 14, St. Mary’s 11, Kent Denver 10, Olathe 4.
    Dropped out:
    St. Mary’s (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rye (9) 10-0 99 2 1-0
    2 Sedgwick County 11-0 83 3 1-0
    3 Resurrection Christian (1) 8-2 81 1 0-1
    4 Dayspring Christian 10-0 66 4 1-0
    5 Paonia 13-2 53 5 2-0
    6 Hotchkiss 11-2 51 6 0-0
    7 Las Animas 12-2 43 7 2-0
    8 McClave/Wiley 11-1 24 8 2-1
    9 Yuma 9-4 14 10 2-1
    10 Kiowa 7-3 11 – 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Dolores 8, Haxtun 7, Ellicott 5, Swink 5.
    Dropped out:
    Haxtun (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (4) 8-3 85 1 1-1
    2 Community Christian (5) 12-1 83 2 1-0
    3 Holly 5-4 57 4 1-0
    4 Granada 2-3 52 3 0-0
    5 Fleming 4-3 48 6 2-0
    6 Springfield 2-6 28 7 0-0
    7 Primero 4-2 27 5 0-0
    8 Nucla 2-3 26 – 1-0
    9 Cornerstone Christian 5-5 25 8 2-0
    10 Dove Creek 6-8 22 9 2-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Antonito 18, Denver Jewish Day 8, Stratton/Liberty 7, Gilpin County 6, Peetz 4, Cheyenne Wells 1.
    Dropped out:
    Antonito (10).

  • Rock Canyon leads host of new teams in baseball rankings

    Three teams joined the Class 5A baseball rankings this week, and no rise was greater than that of Rock Canyon, which now finds itself in the No. 5 spot.

    The Jaguars (11-1) went 3-0 last week, and led a host of new teams to CHSAANow.com baseball polls. Also joining in 5A were No. 9 Mullen (7-3) and No. 10 Denver East (11-1).

    Rock Canyon beat then-No. 8 ThunderRidge and then-No. 9 Heritage last week. The Jaguars are off to their best start since opening 8-0 in 2009-10.

    Mullen, meanwhile, is unbeaten against in-state teams at 7-0. And Denver East’s lone loss came to Rock Canyon in its opener, 9-7, on March 12.

    Rocky Mountain remained atop the 5A poll, and Mountain Vista stayed in No. 2. Fairview bumped up to No. 3, jumping just ahead of Cherry Creek, which is now No. 4.

    Fruita Monument is up one spot to No. 7 and Grandview is No. 8.

    The other No. 1 teams in each classification also remained the same. Those are Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A), Resurrection Christian (2A) and Eads (1A).

    The 4A poll added No. 7 Ponderosa, and 3A has two newcomers — Valley (No. 9) and St. Mary’s (No. 10).

    The 2A ranking added No. 8 McClave/Wiley, as well as No. 10 Yuma.

    There are four new teams in this week’s 1A poll: No. 5 Primero, No. 6 Fleming, No. 7 Springfield and No. 10 Antonito.

    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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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (10) 7-3 137 1 3-0
    2 Mountain Vista (3) 9-2 134 2 3-0
    3 Fairview (1) 8-2 106 4 1-0
    4 Cherry Creek 7-2 93 3 2-1
    5 Rock Canyon (1) 11-1 83 – 3-0
    6 Fruita Monument 14-0 78 7 2-0
    7 Grandview 6-4 50 5 1-2
    8 Monarch 7-2 29 6 1-2
    9 Mullen 7-3 24 – 3-0
    10 Denver East 11-1 16 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 13, Regis Jesuit 12, ThunderRidge 11, Legend 9, Grand Junction Central 8, Pine Creek 8, Highlands Ranch 6, Cherokee Trail 5, Fountain-Fort Carson 3.
    Dropped out:
    ThunderRidge (8), Heritage (9), Regis Jesuit (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (11) 8-2 119 1 3-0
    2 D’Evelyn (1) 11-0 91 3 1-0
    3 Evergreen 9-1 83 4 3-0
    4 Pueblo West 11-2 68 2 1-1
    5 Lewis-Palmer 9-2 61 5 2-0
    6 Pueblo East 10-2 56 10 2-0
    7 Ponderosa 9-3 45 – 3-0
    8 Montrose 8-3 36 6 1-1
    9 Wheat Ridge 8-3 30 9 3-0
    10 Windsor 9-2 22 7 1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 14, Valor Christian 13, Air Academy 7, Longmont 5, Pueblo South 5, Durango 3, Erie 2.
    Dropped out:
    Valor Christian (8).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (7) 8-0 96 1 1-0
    2 Lamar (2) 9-1 91 2 2-0
    3 University 8-2 61 3 2-1
    4 Gunnison 9-1 55 5 2-0
    5 Faith Christian 6-5 43 7 3-1
    6 Bayfield (1) 9-2 42 9 4-0
    7 Brush 8-2 41 4 2-1
    8 Manitou Springs 11-1 37 10 4-0
    9 Valley 8-4 26 – 2-1
    10 St. Mary’s 9-2 18 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Sterling 15, La Junta 14, Kent Denver 7, Olathe 4.
    Dropped out:
    Sterling (6), La Junta (8).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 8-1 95 1 3-0
    2 Rye (4) 9-0 94 2 2-0
    3 Sedgwick County 10-0 81 3 4-0
    4 Dayspring Christian 9-0 59 7 4–1
    5 Paonia 11-2 55 6 2-0
    6 Hotchkiss 11-2 51 5 4-0
    7 Las Animas 10-2 40 4 2-1
    8 McClave/Wiley 9-0 31 – 3-0
    9 Haxtun 10-4 14 10 2-1
    10 Yuma 7-3 11 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Dolores 7, Kiowa 7, Ellicott 4, Swink 4, Sanford 3, Burlington 2.
    Dropped out:
    Denver Christian (8), Ellicott (9).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (7) 7-2 88 1 2-0
    2 Community Christian (2) 11-1 82 2 2-0
    3 Granada 2-3 53 8 1-0
    4 Holly 4-4 52 3 0-2
    5 Primero 4-2 44 – 4-0
    6 Fleming 2-3 37 – 2-1
    7 Springfield 2-6 34 – 1-3
    8 Cornerstone Christian 3-5 26 9 2-3
    9 Dove Creek 4-6 18 6 2-2
    10 Antonito 4-7 14 – 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Nucla 13, Denver Jewish Day 8, Stratton/Liberty 7, Weldon Valley 7, Cheyenne Wells 6, Gilpin County 3, Peetz 3.
    Dropped out:
    Gilpin County (4), Cheyenne Wells (5), Peetz (7), Sierra Grande (10).

  • Rocky Mountain ascends to top of 5A baseball rankings

    Rocky Mountain sophomore Tyler Hyland fires to the plate during the first inning Wednesday. Hyland and three other Lobo pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout against Pomona. (Dennis Pleuss)
    Rocky Mountain, and sophomore Tyler Hyland, are the new No. 1 5A baseball. (Dennis Pleuss)

    Another week, another new team atop the Class 5A baseball rankings.

    Rocky Mountain became the latest team to ascend to the top of CHSAANow.com’s poll this week when the Lobos received eight of the 15 first-place votes and edged No. 2 Mountain Vista. Cherry Creek, the former No. 1, fell to third this week.

    Rocky is the third team to lead the 5A ranking this season following preseason No. 1 Regis Jesuit and Creek.

    Fairview stayed put at fourth in this week’s poll, and Grandview stayed at fifth. Behind them, three new teams joined: No. 6 Monarch (6-0-1), No. 7 Fruita Monument (12-0) and No. 9 Heritage (7-2).

    ThunderRidge is No. 8 this week, while Regis is No. 10.

    In 1A, there’s also a new No. 1. Eads takes over after getting four of the eight first-place votes. Former No. 1 Holly dropped to third. Community Christian is second.

    That 1A poll added Granada (No. 8) and Cornerstone Christian (No. 9).

    The other No. 1 teams stayed the same this week. Those are Green Mountain (4A), Eaton (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A).

    Other newcomers include No. 9 Wheat Ridge in 4A; No. 8 La Junta and No. 9 Bayfield in 3A; and No. 9 Ellicott in 2A.

    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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    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rocky Mountain (8) 4-3 135 2 3-3
    2 Mountain Vista (3) 6-2 133 3 4-2
    3 Cherry Creek (3) 5-1 124 1 1-0
    4 Fairview (1) 7-2 86 4 4-2
    5 Grandview 5-2 85 5 4-2
    6 Monarch 6-0 43 – 4-0
    7 Fruita Monument 12-0 34 – 4-0
    8 ThunderRidge 4-5 33 7 3-4
    9 Heritage 7-2 28 – 4-2
    10 Regis Jesuit 3-6 27 6 1-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Mullen 26, Denver East 22, Pine Creek 21, Rock Canyon 19, Columbine 13, Ralston Valley 10, Highlands Ranch 5, Arapahoe 4, Grand Junction Central 4, Legend 4.
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (8), Arapahoe (9), Ralston Valley (10).

    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Green Mountain (6) 5-2 107 1 2-2
    2 Pueblo West (2) 10-1 104 2 5-1
    3 D’Evelyn (3) 10-0 99 6 6-0
    4 Evergreen (1) 6-1 73 8 4-1
    5 Lewis-Palmer 7-2 60 3 6-2
    6 Montrose 7-2 52 5 2-1
    7 Windsor 8-2 36 10 4-1
    8 Valor Christian 3-5 32 4 1-4
    9 Wheat Ridge 5-3 24 – 5-1
    10 Pueblo East 8-2 20 7 3-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Palisade 13, Canon City 9, Air Academy 7, Erie 7, Ponderosa 6, Elizabeth 5, Skyview 5, Mesa Ridge 4, Durango 3, Silver Creek 3, Cheyenne Mountain 1, Longmont 1.
    Dropped out
    Silver Creek (9).

    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (8) 7-0 97 1 7-0
    2 Lamar (2) 7-1 91 2 4-0
    3 University 6-1 73 3 4-1
    4 Brush 6-1 55 7 2-0
    5 Gunnison 7-1 41 8 5-1
    6 Sterling 6-2 40 6 2-2
    7 Faith Christian 3-4 35 5 2-3
    8 La Junta 6-3 29 – 3-2
    9 Bayfield 5-2 27 – 4-1
    10 Manitou Springs 7-1 23 9 4-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Valley 18, Bruce Randolph 10, Kent Denver 5, Olathe 4, St. Mary’s 2.
    Dropped out
    Kent Denver (4), Valley (10).

    Class 2A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Resurrection Christian (6) 5-1 94 1 5-1
    2 Rye (4) 7-0 93 2 4-0
    3 Sedgwick County 6-0 82 3 4-0
    4 Las Animas 8-1 50 8 3-1
    5 Hotchkiss 7-2 46 6 4-1
    6 Paonia 9-2 45 9 6-1
    7 Dayspring Christian 5-1 37 7 3-1
    8 Denver Christian 1-1 32 4 0-0
    9 Ellicott 8-1 24 – 4-1
    10 Haxtun 8-3 15 10 4-3
    Others receiving votes:
    Swink 12, McClave/Wiley 8, Dolores 5, Yuma 5, Lyons 2, Sanford 1.
    Dropped out
    Swink (5).

    Class 1A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eads (4) 5-2 72 4 4-0
    2 Community Christian (3) 9-1 65 2 5-0
    3 Holly 4-2 60 1 3-2
    4 Gilpin County 3-1 50 5 1-1
    5 Cheyenne Wells 2-2 31 6 1-1
    6 Dove Creek 2-4 29 3 2-2
    7 Peetz 2-2 23 9 2-2
    8 Granada 1-3 18 – 1-3
    9 Cornerstone Christian (1) 1-2 16 – 1-1
    10 Sierra Grande 1-1 15 10 0-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Springfield 14, Fleming 12, Nucla 10, Manzanola 9, Antonito 8, Denver Jewish Day 7, Longmont Christian 2, Weldon Valley 2.
    Dropped out
    Nucla (7), Fleming (8).

  • 3A boys Great 8 roundup: Three Metro League teams alive

    Lutheran Brush boys basketball
    More photos. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)

    GOLDEN – It doesn’t surprise Lutheran boys basketball coach Ryan Bredow that three of the final four teams standing in the Class 3A state tournament are from the Metro League.

    With those teams going at it night in and night out during the regular season and district play, the level of competition is bound to help give teams an edge come tournament time. But if the Lions want to create an all-Metro League championship game like last year, first they will have to take down Colorado Springs Christian.

    “CSCS is outstanding. We know that any time you get this deep in the tournament, every team is good,” Bredow said Thursday after dispatching an upstart Brush squad 66-51 at Lockridge Arena on the Colorado School of Mines campus. “Every team’s got really good players and everybody’s got matchup problems. We’ll come in (Friday) and keep things focused on us and make a run at it.”

    Lutheran (21-4) takes on CSCS (22-1) at 5:30 p.m., with Faith Christian (23-2) meeting Colorado Academy (19-6) in the other semifinal.

    The Lions had their hands full in the first half with a Beetdiggers team that eliminated Kent Denver and Sterling last weekend. Lutheran led by only six points at halftime before a strong start and end to the third quarter helped put Brush (13-12) away.

    “When we went in at halftime, it’s just a senior heavy group that just kind of dialed in,” Bredow said. “We made a few adjustments defensively, and I thought we took better care of the ball in the second half against a little bit of pressure. I thought our shot selection was better in the second half as well.”

    Brandon Crocker led the Lions with 20 points. James Willis added 18, Brendan Edgerley had 14 and Josh Clausen finished with 11.

    Edgerley had a big steal early in the second half that led to a 3-point play, and the senior also had a steal-and-layup combo late in the third quarter. Edgerley scored six of the team’s seven points during one stretch to push Lutheran’s lead to 50-35.

    “I just thought Brendan played really well. He triggers so many things for us on both ends of the floor, and the rest of the guys really feed off his energy,” Bredow said. “When he’s making plays, we’re a much better team.”

    Kyle Rosenbrock led Brush with 14 points, all of which came in the second half. Austin Garcia scored 12 points and Niko Guzman added 10.

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    (1) Faith Christian 61, (9) Jefferson Academy 54, OT

    The Eagles outscored Jefferson Academy 9-2 in overtime after the Jaguars hit two late free throws to force the extra session.

    Jefferson Academy led for much of the way and was up by seven going into the fourth quarter before Faith Christian rallied. Grant Harkness hit the go-ahead bucket, and added a free throw with 4.8 seconds left to make it 52-50. Harkness was whistled for a foul though, and the Jaguars’ Joe Rodriguez calmly sank both shots to tie the game.

    In overtime, Chance Bazz hit a go-ahead 3-pointer, and Gabe Hegarty followed with a three-point play to make it a six-point advantage.

    Harkness scored 18 points and Spencer Bazz added 17 for the Eagles. Joe Raff paced the Jaguars with 19 points.

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    (2) Colorado Springs Christian 59, (7) Alamosa 44

    Sophomore Justin Engesser and junior Sam Howard combined to score 40 of the team’s 59 points as the Lions rolled past Alamosa.

    Engesser was 6-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds as well. Howard was 8-of-11 and blocked four shots.

    Josh Cody led the Mean Moose with 14 points and Ryan Brubacher added 13.

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    (4) Colorado Academy 60, (28) Bayfield 44

    The Mustangs outscored Bayfield 29-18 in the second half to move back into the state semifinals.

    Colorado Academy, which finished second a year ago, received a game-high 21 points from junior Christian Hyatt and 17 more from Justin Bassey. Will Creedon finished with 10 points.

    Preston Hardy and Trevor Gabbard led Bayfield with a combined 23 points.