Broomfield 19, Fort Collins 15, Rock Canyon 12, Cherokee Trail 12, Grandview 11, Douglas County 8, Ralston Valley 4, Columbine 3, Grand Junction 1, Brighton 1
Dropped out
Broomfield (7)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Cheyenne Mountain (2)
11-1
119
2
2
Ponderosa (4)
12-2
101
1
3
Durango (6)
12-0
97
4
4
Holy Family (1)
8-1
90
3
5
Lewis-Palmer
9-2
72
5
6
Windsor
9-1
65
6
7
Falcon
8-0
48
7
8
Pueblo County
8-3
46
8
9
Golden (1)
9-4
24
8
10
Denver North
8-2
21
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Others receiving votes:
Elizabeth 16, Fort Morgan 11, Evergreen 10, Mead 8, Pueblo Central 8, Montrose 7, Severance 6, Palisade 6, Longmont 4, Niwot 4, Silver Creek 3, D’Evelyn 2, Vista PEAK Prep 1, Greeley West 1
Dropped out
Elizabeth (10)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Eaton (6)
11-1
127
2
2
Lutheran (6)
13-0
114
3
3
University (1)
6-2
108
1
4
Faith Christian
12-1
83
4
5
Resurrection Christian
8-4
46
5
6
Brush
5-4
42
7
7
Sterling
6-5
33
6
8
Gunnison
9-1
28
8
9
Lamar
8-2
27
8
10
Bayfield
9-2
26
–
Others receiving votes:
Bennett 24, Kent Denver 19, Colorado Academy 18, Alamosa 18, The Academy 13, Delta 8, Moffat County 7, Bishop Machebeuf 7, Manitou Springs 6, Montezuma-Cortez 6, La Junta 5, The Classical Academy 4, Middle Park 1
Dropped out
Bennett (10)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Limon (9)
11-0
106
1
2
Peyton
9-1
84
2
3
Highland (1)
9-0
77
5
4
Wray
7-0
76
3
5
Hotchkiss
9-1
63
4
6
Calhan
8-1
42
7
7
Buena Vista
6-1
31
10
8
Cedaredge
9-2
27
6
9
Rye
7-3
24
8
10
Burlington
7-2
18
–
Others receiving votes:
Wiggins 13, Trinidad 9, Denver Christian 8, Dawson School 8, St. Mary’s 8, Yuma 4, Monte Vista 3, Meeker 2, Estes Park 2, Swink 1
Brighton 54, Denver East 53, Mountain Vista 38, Legacy 38, Prairie View 27, Denver South 16, Arvada West 14, Rangeview 11, Boulder 11, Fruita Monument 11, Silver Creek 8, Fossil Ridge 7, Castle View 6, Liberty 4, Adams City 3, Ralston Valley 3, Chatfield 2, Fort Collins 1
Dropped out
Mountain Vista (10), Legacy (11)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Evergreen (15)
7-0
231
1
2
Air Academy (1)
6-0
206
2
3
Windsor (6)
7-0
196
3
4
Northridge (2)
6-0
162
10
5
D’Evelyn
5-1
142
5
6
Steamboat Springs
6-0
122
8
7
Wheat Ridge
6-1
82
4
8
Pueblo Centennial (1)
4-0
79
–
9
Niwot
5-1
78
7
10
Thompson Valley
5-0
71
–
11
The Classical Academy
3-0-2
69
12
12
Canon City
5-0
68
–
Others receiving votes:
Golden 49, Palmer Ridge 48, Cheyenne Mountain 35, Loveland 32, Woodland Park 32, Holy Family 31, Durango 27, Denver North 23, Falcon 18, Riverdale Ridge 15, Pueblo West 14, Mullen 14, Mead 12, Mesa Ridge 9, Erie 9, Coronado 8, Sand Creek 8, Mountain View 8, Lewis-Palmer 7, Pueblo South 7, Glenwood Springs 6, Montrose 5, Pueblo County 5, Northfield 4, Regis Groff 4, Discovery Canyon 3, Aurora Central 3, Palisade 3, Pueblo Central 2, Battle Mountain 1, George Washington 1, Skyview 1
Dropped out
Loveland (6), Holy Family (11), Cheyenne Mountain (9)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Jefferson Academy (11)
6-0-1
191
1
2
Kent Denver (1)
5-0-1
175
2
3
Colorado Academy (3)
6-1
156
3
4
Liberty Common (3)
4-0
124
7
5
Vail Mountain
5-0
118
5
6
Colorado Springs Christian
7-0
116
6
7
Prospect Ridge Academy
6-2
83
10
8
The Academy
6-0
82
11
9
Lutheran
5-2
76
4
10
Manitou Springs
5-0
66
8
11
Middle Park
7-0
53
9
12
DSST: Byers
6-0
45
–
Others receiving votes:
Eagle Ridge Academy 31, Basalt 24, Salida 21, Peak to Peak 19, KIPP Denver Collegiate 8, DSST: Conservatory Green 7, Frontier Academy 5, Aspen 2, Roaring Fork 11, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 1, 2
Dropped out
Basalt (12)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
1
Dawson School (8)
7-0
107
1
2
Telluride (1)
6-0
99
2
3
Denver Christian
5-0
91
3
4
Crested Butte
5-1
77
5
5
Front Range Christian
5-2
59
4
6
Buena Vista
5-1
53
7
7
Clear Creek
4-1-1
51
6
8
Flatirons Academy
4-1
48
8
9
Vail Christian
3-1
26
11
10
Thomas MacLaren School
4-2
24
10
11
Colorado Springs School
4-2
22
9
12
Colorado Rocky Mountain
3-2
15
–
Others receiving votes:
Loveland Classical 14, Ridgway 12, Denver Jewish Day 2, Rye 1, Del Norte 1
ARVADA — Golden and Valor Christian girls golf programs were able to sweep the team and individual medalist titles this spring in the Class 4A and 5A Jeffco League.
Golden junior Jessica Morrissey shined winning the 4A Jeffco medalist title this spring. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Golden junior Jessica Morrissey dominated the 4A Jeffco race to the medalist title. Morrissey shot a round of 88 during the final conference tournament of the season May 27 at Indian Tree Golf Course. Her 41.9 9-hole average over the five league tournaments was nearly 5 strokes better than runner-up Littleton senior Sarah Young that finished with a 46.50 9-hole average.
Morrissey spearheaded the Demons’ run to the 4A Jeffco League team title. Conifer placed second and Evergreen took third in the team standings.
Valor cruised to the 5A Jeffco team title winning all five conference tournaments. Valor senior Grace Young’s 37.8 9-hole average was a full stroke better than Arvada West senior Anju Ogi to claim the 5A Jeffco medalist title.
Lakewood finished second and Ralston Valley third in the 5A Jeffco team standings.
Golden junior Abby Des Cognets (7) scored the lone goal of the first half to give the Demons a lead against No. 4 Wheat Ridge in the opening half at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Demons went on to defeat rival Wheat Ridge 2-0. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
ARVADA — Golden’s girls soccer team stayed in the mix to qualify for the 16-team Class 4A state tournament scheduled to begin June 16.
The Demons knocked off rival and previously undefeated Wheat Ridge 2-0 on Wednesday night at the North Area Athletic Complex. Golden had to win to have any realistic shot at grabbing one of two automatic qualifier spots out of the highly competitive 4A Jeffco League.
Wheat Ridge sophomore Taylor Watkins (12) chases down Golden junior Skye Brion (17) during the first half Wednesday night at the NAAC. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
“Any chance what’s so ever. We had to get this one,” Golden coach Larry Harding said of the Demons’ playoff hopes. “The ladies worked hard. They played for each other tonight.”
Golden (4-1-1, 4-1-1 in 4A Jeffco League) already had a 1-goal loss to No. 1 ranked Evergreen (7-0, 6-0) and a tie against No. 5 D’Evelyn (5-0-1, 5-0-1). A loss or tie against No. 4 Wheat Ridge (6-1, 6-1) would all but sealed the Demons fate of missing the postseason.
“There was so much pressure, especially with Wheat Ridge being our rival too,” Golden senior captain Devyn Schaefer said. “We needed this.”
Only one team that doesn’t finished in the top two of its conference this spring will be granted an at-large bid to the reduced postseason field this spring because of the shortened COVID season. It’s impossible that Evergreen, D’Evelyn, Wheat Ridge and Golden will all qualify for the state tournament.
The loss and tie early in league play could have dashed all hopes for the Demons advancing past the regular season, but that disappointment didn’t show against Wheat Ridge.
“It’s been tough because I think with those other two games (Evergreen and D’Evelyn) we could have won those too,” Golden senior Jordyn Hyland said. “This was a must-win game and we did it.”
Golden had the majority of the scoring chances in the first half, but it wasn’t until the 32nd minute that the Demons took a 1-0 lead. Junior Abby Des Cognets was able to find the back of the net when the ball came to her with a straight-on shot attempt against Wheat Ridge junior goalie Ariel Martin.
Wheat Ridge sophomore Sadie Powers (9) breaks away from Golden senior Kylie Hard (18). Powers put the ball into the back of the net, but she was ruled offsides on the play. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
The Farmers got some great pressure in the opening minutes of the second half in an attempt to get the equalizer. Senior Jessica Brummett and sophomore Sadie Powers mouth had good scoring chances in the opening 8 minutes of the second half. However, Golden junior goalie Ella Harrison was up to the task keeping the shutout in tack.
Hyland changed the momentum with a perfected placed long kick in the 49th minute.
“Scoring that goal to start the second half totally changed the game,” Hyland said of her goal that gave the Demons a 2-0 lead. “Honestly, I didn’t think it was going in. It changed the game for the better for us.”
Wheat Ridge did continue to put pressure on the Demons, but Golden was able to get the shutout victory and stay alive for the postseason.
“From here on out we definitely want to keep on winning games,” Schaefer said. “It’s not time to let off the gas, but it’s time to slow down and focus on the things we need to fix.”
Golden has a non-league game against Pomona tomorrow back at NAAC. After Memorial Day, the Demons have league games against Conifer, Littleton and Green Mountain from June 1 to June 7.
The Demons must get some help to finish either first or second in the conference to grab that automatic bid.
“It is tough, but we are just hoping for the best,” Hyland said.
Wheat Ridge still in the mix despite the loss. The Farmers control their own destiny. If Wheat Ridge defeats D’Evelyn (June 7) and Evergreen (June 9) the Farmers will claim a top-2 spot in the conference and be headed to the postseason.
Wheat Ridge senior Emily Morrissey (14) and Golden senior Jordyn Hyland (21) get tangled up during the first half of the rivalry showdown Wednesday night at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
