(Steve Oathout)

Fairview quarterback Aidan Atkinson threw his 100th career touchdown pass during his team’s win over Legacy on Friday night.

Atkinson, a senior who is committed to Northwestern, threw seven touchdown passes (and 349 yards) in the win, including four in the first half. When the night was over, he ended up with 102 career TDs.

Atkinson becomes the fifth quarterback in state history to throw 100 touchdowns in his career.

It was the seventh time in Atkinson’s career that he has thrown at least seven touchdowns. In last season’s game against Legacy, Atkinson broke the 11-man football record with nine touchdowns.

The Knights beat Legacy 49-31 on Friday, thanks in large part to a 28-3 halftime lead. Legacy came out first in the second half, with a touchdown, onside kick, and another touchdown — but Fairview, when it finally got the ball back, responded right away with another touchdown from Atkinson.

Four of Atkinson’s TDs went to Henry Blackburn. Fairview, ranked No. 9, is now 5-1 this season.

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300 wins for Monarch’s Phil Bravo

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Monarch beat Gateway 32-6 on Friday, giving their coach, Phil Bravo, the 300th win of his career.

Bravo has a head coach in Colorado at Centaurus and later Monarch since 1991, and was at Whittier Christian (Calif.) from 1986-90 prior to that.

BoCoPreps has a full story on Bravo’s milestone.

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1A: (4) Florence 38, (9) Rye 6

In the lone matchup of top-10 teams on Friday night, Florence made a statement as the Huskies remained unbeaten at 5-0.

Florence running back Owen Busetti rushed for 294 yards and four touchdowns in the win, according to Austin White of the Pueblo Chieftain.

“He’s a great kid. And he’s the type of kid that’s done everything right in the offseason,” Jeremy Nix told the Colorado Preps Scoreboard Show after the game. “He’s special. He makes the coaches look good at times, and he does good things, he makes good cuts, good decisions. And the O-line is doing a heck of a job for him, too.”

Florence will continue its tough league schedule as the season rolls along, including contests against St. Mary’s, Buena Vista, Centauri, and Colorado Springs Christian.

“This is the grind part of our season,” Nix said, “so we’ll know what we’re made of, and our character will get tested.”

Here’s a full story from the Chieftain.

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5A: (1) Columbine 43, Mullen 3

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5A: (3) Valor Christian 42, Castle View 7

Gavin Sawchuk rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles in the win.

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Notables

• Colton Murray rushed for five touchdowns to help Peyton beat Ellicott 43-0 in 1A.
• Quite the 6-man shootout between Kiowa in Genoa-Hugo, which Kiowa won 68-55.
• Damien Barnes, the state leader in rushing touchdowns, added to his total with four more (and 249 yards) as Eads beat Walsh 60-28 in 6-man. He now has 19 through five games.
• Evergreen knocked off 3A No. 7 Palisade, 19-17.
• Arapahoe is now 5-1 following a big win over Cherokee Trail, 10-7. It is the program’s best start since winning their first 10 games in 2015.
• In 1A, Wray beat No. 8 Burlington 14-0.
• Rocky Mountain beat cross-city rival Poudre, 24-7, and the Lobos are now 3-3. “It was a great old-school high school football game tonight,” Rocky coach Mark Brook told the Scoreboard Show. “They played their hearts out tonight. Our kids stepped up and made some big plays when they needed to.”
• Harrison beat Pueblo County in overtime, 21-14. “Tonight, it was just one heck of a football game,” coach Al Melo told the Scoreboard Show. The Colorado Springs Gazette has a full story.
• Bayfield ended a two-game skid with a 28-10 win over Alamosa. “I think every played played to the best of their ability,” coach Gary Heided told the Scoreboard Show. “Every player went in and really tried to make amends for what’s happened the last couple of weeks.”
• 2A No. 7 Basalt handed Moffat County its first loss with a 49-7 win. The Longhorns are now 5-0. “The kids played really hard, and they flew around,” coach Carl Frerichs told the Scoreboard Show. Gavin Webb rushed for four touchdowns for Basalt.
• 5A No. 10 Legend snuck past Fountain-Fort Carson 23-21 to stay unbeaten at 6-0.
• 4A No. 4 Montrose beat Fruita Monument 21-14. Here’s a story from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
• Northridge, in 3A, is now 4-1 after beating Lincoln 49-6. It is the program’s best start since 2012.
• West Grand upset No. 10 Rangely in 8-man, 22-6.

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More coverage

• An updated top-10 scoreboard, and Saturday’s top-10 games.
• All scores from Friday, and Saturday’s full slate.
• 5A No. 5 Ralston Valley is off to its best start since 2014 after topping Arvada West.
• The Classical Academy upset No. 9 Lamar in 2A.
• Photos: Highlands Ranch over Rock Canyon.
• Photos: Denver South beat Standley Lake.
• Photos: 6-man No. 6 Prairie beat Otis.
• 2A No. 5 Resurrection Christian beat Berthoud 41-0. [Loveland Reporter-Herald]
• 4A No. 3 Pueblo South rolled past Lewis-Palmer. [Colorado Springs Gazette]
• 4A No. 9 Loveland got a win over Mountain View. [Loveland Reporter-Herald]

Denver North beat DPS rival Lincoln 27-6 as both teams began their football seasons on Saturday.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

If talent heading into 2019 is being judged on where volleyball players sat on the state stat leaders list, there are high-quality players returning this season.

The 2018 season saw players at all classifications put up impressive numbers throughout the year and in the case of some categories, overall leaders will be right back on the floor when things get rolling this fall.

Ahead is a look at some of the players that are looking at putting up solid stats once again when the 2019 Colorado volleyball begins next month.

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Kills

Silver Creek senior Caitlin Volkmann was a wrecking machine last year. She finished the season with the most kills in the state, recording 552 through the course of the season. She was one of just two players in Colorado to record more than 500 kills in 2018. The other was Fleming’s Whitney Chintala who cleared that mark as a freshman and should be one of the premier hitters in the state.

Eaglecrest’s Audrey Black led all Class 5A hitters with 442 kills and will be back for the Raptors this season. Lutheran’s Payton Brgoch led all 3A returners with 434 and Lyons’ Taylor Maguire had 481 to top all players returning at 2A.

Aces

The ability to score a point without the other team returning a serve can be vital to a team’s success. Pikes Peak Christian’s Kyler Sweat returns in 2019 having dished out 87 aces last year to lead players coming back this season. Dawson’s Angelina Sala was just five behind sweat with 82 aces to top the 2A field and she’ll be back as a junior.

Fossil Ridge’s Rachel Lambrecht recorded 73 aces, topping returning 5A players. In her first year of varsity volleyball, Lincoln’s Evelyn Montalvo-Lopez was tied for third in all of 4A with 70 aces. She’s hoping she can top the field in 2019 as just a sophomore.

The same can be said for DSST: College View’s Jandel Bracamontes. Her 80 aces were tied with Eagle Ridge Academy’s Emma Cable for second in all of 3A. Both players will be back and trying to strike off the serve for their teams.

Blocks

Ellicott’s Dalton Henderson was a nightmare for hitters trying to attack the net. The now-sophomore ranked second in the entire state with 159 blocks last year topping the list of players coming back this season.

She edged Horizon’s Lauren Strain who led all 5A returners with 157. If Grandview’s Addison O’Grady and Chaparral’s Julianna Dalton are factored in, 5A sees its top three blockers returning in 2019.

Alameda’s Felicity Trujillo Maldonado tops the returning 4A players with 112. Woodland Park’s Sarah Garner was right behind her with 111.

Soroco’s Tyla Johnson led 2A returners with 142 and La Veta’s Desi Ortivez led all of 1A 123 and will return as a senior.

Digs

Holy Family’s Peyton Frank doesn’t top the list of returning players with the most digs, she led the entire state in the category last year.

Merino’s Faith Trenkle tops the field of returning 1A players with 642 and Fleming’s Whitney Chintala was also right there at 639. Both players joined Frank as three of the top four leaders across the state last year.

Rampart’s Grace Wilkinson is the 5A player coming back with the most kills (497) this fall while Sterling’s Jade Feather (571) holds that honor in 3A.

Highland’s Alyssa Winter led all 2A players with 552 digs last year and will be back as a senior in 2019.

The 2019 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They 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.

Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Class 5A

Mountain Vista’s Sam Ireland. (Tim Bourke)

Player of the year: Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista

Coach of the year: Matt Darr, Regis Jesuit

Honorable mention:

• Trey Adams, Ralston Valley, INF/RHP, Senior
• Simon Baumgardt, Lakewood, P/SS, Senior
• Radek Birkholz, Valor Christian, P/INF, Sophomore
• Zach Boone, Castle View, CF/LF, Senior
• Clay Burke, Mountain Vista, RHP/1B, Senior
• Jake Campbell, Rocky Mountain, P/1B, Senior
• Tony Castonguay, Grandview, C/3B, Junior
• Pete Chronowski, Heritage, LHP, Senior
• Kellen Cox, Cherokee Trail
• Garrett Crawford, Overland, OF/RHP, Junior
• Clay Cutter, Cherry Creek
• John Emerson, Denver East, CF/LHP/SS, Senior
• Chase Esplin, Legacy, Junior
• Matt Glover, Denver South, RHP/OF/SS, Sophomore
• Jake Greiving, Legend, C/OF/3B, Senior
• Josh Hojnowski, Grandview, RHP/3B, Senior
• Ben Horwith, Douglas County, Senior
• Owen Lockner, Windsor, Senior
• Jayden Martinez, Grandview, OF, Senior
• Braden Martinez, Windsor, Senior
• Bryce Matthews, Chaparral, OF, Senior
• Ryan McKown, Chaparral, OF, Senior
• Mason Mitchell, Heritage, OF/RHP, Senior
• Justin Moehlenpah, Horizon, LHP/OF, Senior
• Ben Perla, Cherry Creek
• Jaren Piepho, Rocky Mountain, C, Senior
• Kevin Pipich, Rock Canyon, RHP/1B, Senior
• J.C. Rodriguez, Far Northeast Warriors, Sophomore
• Jacob Roybal, Chatfield, P/OF, Junior
• Teddy Schoenfeld, Boulder, Senior
• Macully Sehr, Legacy, Sophomore
• Colby Shade, Fort Collins, OF, Junior
• Derek Shaver, Grand Junction, Senior
• Blake Templeton, Fort Collins, SS/RHP, Junior
• Diego Velasquez, Smoky Hill, P/1B/OF, Junior
• Ben Whipple, Valor Christian, RHP/1B, Sophomore
• Tristan Wolf, Mountain Range
• Matt Zaccaro, Bear Creek, OF/P, Senior

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Class 4A

Pueblo West’s Tyler Barth. (Bobby Stevens/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Tyler Barth, Pueblo West

Coach of the year: Dan Sanchez, Pueblo West

Honorable mention:

• Zach Becker, Holy Family, SS/2B/RHP, Senior
• Johnny Behm, Lewis-Palmer, /OF, Senior
• Dominic Bronk, Wheat Ridge, 3B/RHP, Junior
• Angel Carlos, Lincoln, Senior
• Tyler Declusin, Pueblo West, Senior
• Devin Dodson, Cheyenne Mountain, C/RHP, Junior
• Tyler Dollahan, Glenwood Springs, Senior
• Garrett Flaagan, Eagle Valley
• Avery Fulford, Conifer, Senior
• Michael Guber, George Washington, UTIL/RHP, Senior
• Chris Gumeson, Longmont, RF/C/INF, Senior
• Tyler Hrin, Thomas Jefferson, OF/1B/LHP, Freshman
• Charlie Jackson, Silver Creek, Junior
• William Kapner, Evergreen, 2B/1B, Junior
• Emmert Kastendieck, Montrose, OF, Junior
• Noah Lasecki, The Classical Academy, 1B/P, Senior
• Isaac Linker, Fort Morgan, Senior
• Cesar Loma, Greeley Central, 3B/RHP/C, Senior
• Seth Lucero, Denver North, SS/RHP/OF, Senior
• Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, CF, Senior
• Parker Martin, Coronado, C/INF/OF, Senior
• Cole Martino, Pueblo County, P/1B/3B, Sophomore
• Bryce McKee, Coronado, SS/UTIL/RHP, Senior
• Kolton Miller, Ponderosa, Sophomore
• Adam Muniz, Pueblo Central, 3B/SS/2B, Senior
• Corey Musch, Skyview, CF/LF, Senior
• Cameron Nellor, Thompson Valley, SS/P/UTIL, Junior
• Mason Pastorello, Discovery Canyon, SS/RHP, Senior
• Dominic Puchino, Roosevelt, LHP/1B, Junior
• Joe Quintana, Golden, SS/RHP/2B, Senior
• Stevenson Reynolds, Palisade, Junior
• Tyler Richardson, Elizabeth, LHP/1B/OF, Senior
• Brayden Rizzi, Centaurus, 1B/P, Senior
• Brady Rose, Standley Lake
• Paul Schiebel, Littleton, Senior
• Grant Shandy, Air Academy, RHP/OF/1B, Senior
• Weston Siefken, Holy Family, UTIL/RHP, Senior
• Justin Swenson, Silver Creek, Senior
• Lalo Veliz, Lincoln, Senior
• Chazz Vigil, Pueblo Centennial, C/INF/UTIL, Junior
• Nate Vondy, Mountain View, P/3B, Senior
• Derek Wagler, Rifle, SS/2B/P, Junior

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Class 3A

University’s Koy Jorgensen. (Geoffrey Sager/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Koy Jorgensen, University

Coach of the year: Casey Miller, University

Honorable mention:

• Ty Addington, La Junta, INF/P, Senior
• Sam Baldwin, St. Mary’s, OF/LHP/C, Senior
• CJ Blaskowski, Eaton, C/INF/P, Senior
• Drew Book, Sterling, Junior
• Max Carere, Lamar, 3B/2B/RHP, Senior
• Rowyn Carmichael, Delta, 1B/P, Senior
• Jessie Castorena, Bruce Randolph
• Zach Cook, Resurrection Christian, Sophomore
• Nick Crandall, Lutheran, Junior
• Tristen Crowther, Centauri
• Cade Curran, Manual, OF/P, Senior
• Sean Dale, Cedaredge, UTIL/SS/RHP, Junior
• James Doyle, Kent Denver, P/1B/OF, Senior
• Hayden Farmer, Bayfield, 3B/P, Senior
• Dustin Ferguson, Sterling, P/CF/1B, Senior
• Ari Fierer, Colorado Academy
• Max Higdon, Peak to Peak, CF/P, Senior
• Kolten Hillis, Alamosa
• Carson James, Lutheran, Senior
• Matt Johnson, Colorado Springs Christian, C/INF/OF, Senior
• Tucker Jones, Monte Vista, 3B/P, Senior
• Justin Kahn, DSST: Stapleton, 1B/RHP/C, Senior
• Tyler Kissler, Valley, C/P/OF, Senior
• Dawson Kuhl, Roaring Fork, INF/P, Senior
• Ryan Lewis, Pagosa Springs, 3B/P, Junior
• Andy Limoncelli, Buena Vista, /OF, Senior
• Dalton Logan, Eaton, OF/P, Junior
• Christian Mack, Manitou Springs, OF/P, Senior
• Isaiah Martinez, Buena Vista, /UTIL, Senior
• Max McGhehey, Bayfield, CF/P, Senior
• Trevor Myers, Delta, C/INF/P, Senior
• Elijah Pacheco, Jefferson, LHP/1B/CF, Junior
• Krece Paperski, Moffat County, Sophomore
• Dakota Pruitt, Riverdale Ridge, P/SS, Sophomore
• Jackson Romero, Resurrection Christian, Junior
• Edwin Romo, St. Mary’s, INF/P, Senior
• Patrick Sandoval, Trinidad, SS/P, Senior
• Garrett Shriver, Peak to Peak, /SS/P, Junior
• Cutter Smith, Bennett, P/SS, Senior
• Elian Soto, Jefferson Academy, SS/RHP, Junior
• Kellen Strole, The Academy, INF/RHP, Senior
• Austin Templeton, Florence, 3B/P/OF, Senior
• Jake Thiret, Prospect Ridge Academy, RHP/OF/1B, Senior
• Nicholas Wellen, Brush
• Logan Widick, Platte Valley, C/INF, Senior
• Clayton Yoder, Montezuma-Cortez, 2B/RHP, Senior

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Class 2A

Peyton’s Rodney Gregg. (Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com)

Player of the year: Rodney Gregg, Peyton

Coach of the year: Kelly Nickell, Peyton

Honorable mention:

• Rylan Aikens, Dayspring Christian Academy, Senior
• Junior Arambula, Wray, C/P/INF, Sophomore
• Soul Connolly, Paonia, Senior
• Jacob Deacon, Sargent, SS/P, Senior
• Zane Denton, Fowler, P/SS/3B, Senior
• Quinton Flanscha, Fowler, CF/C, Senior
• Isiah Garcia, Rocky Ford, C/RHP/3B, Junior
• Eddie Glaser, Calhan, SS/P, Senior
• Marvin Guereque, Hotchkiss, INF/P, Senior
• Dillon Harshman, Wiggins, OF/INF/P, Junior
• Joe Hayes, Calhan, C/3B, Senior
• George Hogan, Clear Creek, P/SS/2B, Sophomore
• Zack Jackson, Highland, SS/P, Senior
• Dylan LeBleu, Rangely, P/INF, Junior
• Tyler Lewis, Swink, C, Senior
• Will Lorenz, Gilpin County, SS/C/RHP, Senior
• David Lozano, Paonia, Senior
• Joaquin Martinez, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior
• Jacob Mazurek, Clear Creek, 2B, Senior
• Carl McKenzie, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Senior
• Santino Mendoza, Rocky Ford, RHP/CF/2B, Junior
• Brennen Meyers, Peyton, INF/P, Sophomore
• Tristan Moore, Rangely, UTIL/P/C, Senior
• Blake Mosenteen, Holyoke, Junior
• Nathan Paolucci, Swink, INF/P, Sophomore
• Brigden Parker, Holly, LHP/1B/LF, Sophomore
• Ryan Phelan, Meeker, Sophomore
• Braden Sandersfeld, Limon
• Dakota Smith, Dolores, 1B/RHP/3B, Senior
• Manny Tena, Yuma, CF/P, Junior
• Luis Villalpando, Meeker, Senior

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Class 1A

Nucla’s Will Gabriel. (Paul Shepardson/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Will Gabriel, Nucla

Coach of the year: Dustin Conley, Cornerstone Christian Academy

Honorable mention:

• Levi Barr, Cotopaxi, SS/P, Senior
• Dustin Carroll, Manzanola, P/INF, Senior
• T.J. Conaway, Eads, Senior
• Joey Gerk, Haxtun, Senior
• Hayden Gray, Dove Creek, 3B/RHP, Sophomore
• Patrick Jones, Springfield, Senior
• Eitan Kochavi, Denver Jewish Day, OF, Junior
• Dylan Milner, Sierra Grande, P/INF/C, Senior
• Bryce Miracle, Otis, P/SS/C, Senior
• Frank Ogden, Cotopaxi, C/OF/P, Junior
• Kris Park, Evangelical Christian
• Quade Pelton, Cheyenne Wells, Junior
• Sebastian Rose, Elbert, OF/RHP, Junior
• Kyle Saunders, Longmont Christian, RHP/UTIL/OF, Sophomore
• Jace Sinks, Nucla, OF/INF, Senior
• Ty Smith, Dove Creek, SS/RHP, Junior
• Xander Speicher, Prairie, Junior
• Isaac Wells, Otis, C/3B, Senior

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Vince Valdez is returning to the high school sidelines.

Valdez, the former longtime coach at Lincoln, has been hired as the boys basketball coach at Denver South. Rebels athletic director Adam Kelsey announced the hire on Tuesday.

“I coached against Vince for many years,” said Kelsey, the former boys basketball coach at South who became AD in 2013. “A couple of years ago, he told me if the job ever opened up, that South High School was one of his dream jobs. So when it did open up, he applied, and really gave a fabulous interview. Our committee was really impressed with him.

“He’s going to be a good fit,” Kelsey said. “He’s a DPS guy. And I would put him up there with any of the best coaches in Colorado right now. We’re excited to have him taking over and leading our program, and seeing where we can go from here.”

Valdez coached at Lincoln for 17 seasons, resigning in 2015 to spend more time with his family. He has recently been the dean of students at Denver East.

At Lincoln, Valdez led the Lancers to back-to-back Class 4A state championships in 2007 and 2008. His teams reached the Great 8 round four times.

“He obviously has a track record of being a very successful coach. He has a great resume with a great list of accomplishments,” Kelsey said. “But I think the bigger thing is his former players all speak so highly of him and the kind of culture that he developed and maintain within his program.

“I know from coaching against him that he’s an excellent teacher, and an excellent tactician. Like I mentioned, his teams always had great culture, and everybody that played for him had great things to say about him. There was a big outpouring of support for him.”

Kelsey said Valdez will work at South next school year, allowing him to be an in-building coach.

“That was a big factor,” Kelsey said.

Valdez replaces Malik Fletcher, who stepped down in February after a successful run leading the program for six seasons.

The 2018-19 all-state boys basketball 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 week-long vote of coaches.

A specific player of the year vote was held in each class, as was a vote for coach of the year.

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Class 5A

(Kevin Keyser/KeyserImages.com)

Player of the year: Kenny Foster, Smoky Hill

Coach of the year: Shawn Palmer, Rangeview

Honorable mention: Tyce Baldwin, Fossil Ridge, Sophomore; Ian Barnes, Fruita Monument, Junior; Rashon Barron, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior; Aaron Bokol, Eaglecrest, Senior; Mark Dolan, Fairview, Senior; Jaylen Eikenberg, Rock Canyon, Senior; Ben Grusing, Mountain Vista, Senior; Julian Hammond III, Cherry Creek, Sophomore; Chase Hettinger, Castle View, Senior; Kendale Johnson, George Washington, Sophomore; Grant Karger, Bear Creek, Senior; Keyshawn Maltbia, Fountain-Fort Carson, Junior; Kwane Marble, Denver East, Senior; Bryce Matthews, Chaparral, Senior; Simon May, Mountain Vista, Senior; Caleb McGill, Grandview, Junior; Darien Meyers, Palmer, Senior; Isaac Ondekane, Mullen, Junior; Josh Rogers, Arvada West, Senior; Roger Rosengarten, Valor Christian, Junior; Brayden Schlitt, Brighton, Senior; Andre Sepeda, Greeley West, Senior; Hezekiah Swanson, Overland, Junior; Brendan Temple, Douglas County, Senior.

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Class 4A

(Marlee Smith/CHSAANow.com)

Player of the year: Joel Scott, Lewis-Palmer

Coach of the year: Bill Benton, Lewis-Palmer

Honorable mention: Kevin Ayon, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Ilja Bubukin, Golden, Senior; Wyatt Buller, Summit, Senior; Sebastian Campbell, Palisade, Senior; Skye Ciccarelli, Woodland Park, Senior; Spencer Conway, Greeley Central, Senior; James Felton, Lincoln, Senior; Ty Foster, Lincoln, Junior; Angel Garcia, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Logan Garcia, Pueblo West, Senior; Taylor Harris, Pueblo West, Junior; Jackson Hayslip, Greeley Central, Senior; Kyle Helbig, Holy Family, Senior; Connor Imus, Montrose, Junior; Adam Jolly, Holy Family, Senior; Owen Koonce, Centaurus, Junior; Griffin Lauritano, Evergreen, Sophomore; Joe Lombardelli, Northridge, Senior; Kevin Loy, Erie, Sophomore; Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, Senior; Blair McVicker, Wheat Ridge, Senior; Gabe Rall, Canon City, Senior; Calvin Seamons, Longmont, Senior; Noah Sena, Weld Central, Junior; Lane Sherwood, Pueblo County, Senior; Kade Walker, The Classical Academy, Junior; Landon Wallace, Conifer, Junior; Jax Wilke, Mead, Senior.

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Class 3A

(David Harvey/ImageProPhotography.com)

Player of the year: Jaedon Bowles, Manual

Coach of the year: Omar Henry, Manual

Honorable mention: John Ames, Delta, Senior; Cordell Baer, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior; Bryson Becker, Platte Valley, Senior; Jonathan Cosme, KIPP Denver Collegiate, Junior; Brenden Crowther, Alamosa, Junior; Damion Daniels, Ridge View Academy, Senior; Davion Davis, Manual, Senior; DeAnte Dennis, Colorado Academy, Senior; Kevin DiMarco, Coal Ridge, Senior; Hayden Farmer, Bayfield, Senior; Jayson Frank, Sterling, Senior; Isaac Gallegos, The Academy, Senior; Martin Garcia, Centauri, Senior; Myles Godina, Salida, Sophomore; Timothy Huston, DSST: Green Valley Ranch, Junior; Reece Johnson, Resurrection Christian, Junior; Elijah Jones, Sheridan, Junior; David Mascarenas, Monte Vista, Senior; Connor Murphy, Moffat County, Senior; Keon Nieto, The Pinnacle, Senior; Jon Nuschy, La Junta, Senior; Jeet Pathak, Lutheran, Senior; Nathaniel Plaisted, James Irwin, Senior; Keyon Prior, Bayfield, Senior; Ivan Quezada, Fort Lupton, Senior; Kurvonte Rice, Jefferson, Senior; Jackson Romero, Resurrection Christian, Junior; Caleb Ruter, Faith Christian, Junior; Colton Shalla, Sterling, Senior; Mason Snarr, Pagosa Springs, Junior; Elijah Thatch, DSST: Byers, Junior; Kyrie Thomas, DSST: Byers, Junior; Kolby Walker, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Hunter Wood, Gunnison, Junior.

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Class 2A

(Ray Chen/ArrayPhoto.com)

Player of the year: Jakob Chrisman, Yuma

Coach of the year: Dave Sheffield, Yuma

Honorable mention: Josiah Bowsher, Heritage Christian, Senior; Matt Chavez, Colorado Springs School, Senior; Kade Glover, Del Norte, Senior; David Lozano, Paonia, Senior; Brad Mazerall, Simla, Senior; Hayden McCuen, Byers, Senior; Zack McKeever, Vail Christian, Senior; Johnathan Mobbley, Fowler, Junior; Alec Moritz, Vail Christian, Junior; Brigden Parker, Holly, Sophomore; TJ Peter, South Park, Senior; Jakob Peterson, Sanford, Senior; Devin Porres, Center, Junior; Stevenson Reynolds, Plateau Valley, Junior; Michael Rushton, Holly, Senior; Angel Salinas, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior; Brady Shelley, Byers, Senior; Caden Showalter, Mancos, Junior; Christian Still, Dayspring Christian Academy, Sophomore; Tristen Swagerty, Dolores, Senior; Kory Tacha, Limon, Sophomore; Quamon Williams, Crowley County, Junior.

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Class 1A

(Dustin Price/DustinPricePhotography.com)

Player of the year: Wes Ryan, De Beque

Coach of the year: Jake Higuera, De Beque

Honorable mention: Bryce Carlstrom, North Park, Senior; Jade Cass, Prairie, Senior; Antonio Cordova, Primero, Sophomore; Beau Dukes, Springfield, Senior; Blake Essex, Mile High Academy, Sophomore; Casper Freedle, Creede, Senior; Whitt Freeman, Edison, Senior; Cullen Glosson, Otis, Senior; Chance Gulliford, Cotopaxi, Junior; Ty Hunt, Otis, Senior; Devin Littlefield, Prairie, Senior; Bryson Long, Peetz, Senior; Manuel Lopez, Sangre de Cristo, Senior; Ben Miller, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Senior; Bryar Morgan, Kiowa, Senior; Logan Owen, Belleview Christian, Sophomore; Wyatt Patton, Briggsdale, Junior; Quade Pelton, Cheyenne Wells, Junior; Kevin Ramirez, Arickaree/Woodlin, Senior; Dylan Renquist, Walsh, Junior; Jake Slane, Sangre de Cristo, Senior; Sam Smith, Pikes Peak Christian, Senior; David Snare, Cripple Creek-Victor, Senior; Shadow Varnado, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett], Junior; Josiah Vasquez, Cheraw, Senior; Brandt Vos, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Senior; Deric Woods, Front Range Baptist, Senior.

DENVER — Bear Creek baseball beat Lincoln 8-3 on Wednesday.

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Lincoln boys basketball jumped out to a 10-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back en route to clinching a spot in the Class 4A Sweet 16 by beating Montrose.

“We got out to a hot start, then Montrose settled in,” Lincoln coach Dre Calloway said.

Lincoln led 23-13 after the first quarter. The two teams traded baskets in the second quarter, allowing Lincoln to go into halftime up 37-25.

The Lancers then used a big third-quarter advantage — 17-6 — to extend the lead.

“To start the third quarter, we did a good job of guarding and rebounding which led us to get separation and holding them to six points in that quarter,” Calloway said.

Lincoln was led by James Felton, who had 18 points, and Kwaheen Brown, who had 11.

The Lancers, seeded No. 13, will now travel to face No. 4 Holy Family next Wednesday.

“We’re focusing on trying to get better each work out practice and game. Pacing ourselves through this marathon is the focus for us,” Calloway said.

Montrose, the No. 20 seed, was led by Sean Alex, who had 15 points. They end their season at 15-10.

“We lost a tough one today to a very physical and athletic Lincoln team,” Montrose coach Ryan Voehringer said. “We had a very hard time keeping them out of the paint. They are extremely athletic and also shot the ball well from the 3-point line. … Credit Lincoln’s length and athleticism to keep us out of the paint and forcing us and take a lot of perimeter shots.”

“Proud of my guys for the year we had,” Voehringer added. “This was a great learning experience and building block for next year.”

(Ismael Gomez)

All five No. 1 teams held firm in this week’s boys basketball rankings, meaning Chaparral (5A), Lewis-Palmer (4A), Sterling (3A), Holly (2A) and De Beque (1A) remained atop their respective polls.

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

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

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

First-place votes are in parentheses.

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

(Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)

Regis Jesuit (5A), Centauri (3A), Front Range Baptist (1A) and Cheraw (1A) have all joined this week’s basketball rankings.

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

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Boys Basketball Polls

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

First-place votes are in parentheses.

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