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  • Softball rankings: Eaton moves up to No. 1 in Class 3A

    (Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com)

    Eaton’s softball team, now 7-1-0, has moved up to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Class 3A rankings.

    The polls, voted upon by head coaches around the state, will serve as part of the seeding criteria in softball this season. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding. More information is available here.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rock Canyon (9) 7-1-0 173 1 0-1-0
    2 Fossil Ridge 9-1-0 134 3 2-0-0
    3 Lakewood (4) 8-0-0 132 7 5-0-0
    4 Broomfield (3) 10-0-0 120 2 2-0-0
    5 Smoky Hill (1) 8-0-0 103 5 2-0-0
    6 Chatfield 8-2-0 83 6 1-0-0
    7 Legend 5-2-0 68 9 2-0-0
    8 Legacy (2) 5-3-0 59 4 0-2-0
    9 Grand Junction Central 6-3-0 51 8 2-1-0
    10 Cherokee Trail 5-2-0 40 10 2-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Columbine 29, Castle View 23, Rocky Mountain 19, Arvada West 16, Douglas County 16, Horizon 15, Hinkley 10, Fruita Monument 8, Highlands Ranch 7, Brighton 6, Ralston Valley 6, Cherry Creek 5, Fort Collins 5, ThunderRidge 5, Valor Christian 5, Denver East 3, Fountain-Fort Carson 3, Mountain Range 3, Rampart 3, Eaglecrest 2, Arapahoe 1, Pomona 1, Regis Jesuit 1.
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Mead (7) 8-0-0 129 1 1-0-0
    2 Wheat Ridge (6) 7-0-0 122 2 2-0-0
    3 Holy Family 6-2-0 96 3 3-0-0
    4 D’Evelyn (1) 8-0-0 67 – 5-0-0
    5 Silver Creek 5-4-0 55 7 3-0-0
    6 Erie 5-3-0 46 4 1-1-0
    7 Riverdale Ridge 9-1-0 38 5 4-0-0
    8 Conifer 6-1-0 37 – 3-0-0
    9 Frederick 8-2-0 28 6 3-1-0
    10 Ponderosa 5-2-0 18 9 3-2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo Central 17, Mesa Ridge 15, Pueblo West 14, Windsor 14, Roosevelt 12, Pueblo South 9, Northfield 9, Mullen 8, Pueblo Centennial 8, Bear Creek 6, Air Academy 5, Discovery Canyon 5, Falcon 5, Golden 3, Palisade 2, Niwot 1, Pueblo County 1.
    Dropped out
    Air Academy (8), Mesa Ridge (10).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Eaton (6) 7-1-0 101 2 2-0-0
    2 University (5) 6-2-0 98 1 1-1-0
    3 Rocky Ford 6-0-0 74 3 1-0-0
    4 Lyons 5-2-0 66 5 2-0-0
    5 Strasburg 4-3-0 59 8 0-0-0
    6 Limon 6-2-0 55 4 1-1-0
    7 Lutheran (1) 6-1-0 43 9 1-0-0
    8 La Junta 4-3-0 40 10 2-2-0
    9 Brush 4-4-0 35 7 1-1-0
    10 Sterling 5-3-0 29 6 1-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Fort Lupton 15, Delta 10, Alamosa 9, Basalt 8, Denver West 8, The Academy 8, Aspen 7, Burlington 7, Montezuma-Cortez 7, Weld Central 7, Faith Christian 6, Holyoke 6, Lamar 6, Yuma 4, Jefferson 3, Sheridan 2, Cedaredge 1, Harrison 1.
    Dropped out
    None.

  • Softball rankings: Five newcomers join the polls

    Fossil Ridge Grand Junction Central softball
    (David Johnson/davidjohnsonphotography.org)

    Five new teams hopped into the softball rankings this week: Grand Junction Central, Cherokee Trail, Ponderosa, Mesa Ridge, and La Junta.

    The polls, voted upon by head coaches around the state, will serve as part of the seeding criteria in softball this season. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding. More information is available here.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Rock Canyon (12) 7-0-0 145 1
    2 Broomfield (1) 8-0-0 110 5
    3 Fossil Ridge 7-1-0 108 2
    4 Legacy (1) 5-1-0 94 3
    5 Smoky Hill 6-0-0 77 6
    6 Chatfield (1) 7-2-0 69 4
    7 Lakewood (1) 3-0-0 66 7
    8 Grand Junction Central 4-2-0 38 –
    9 Legend 3-2-0 37 10
    10 Cherokee Trail 3-1-0 27 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Castle View 23, Columbine 23, Rocky Mountain 21, Cherry Creek 18, Brighton 13, Douglas County 10, Hinkley 10, Arvada West 7, Highlands Ranch 7, Horizon 6, Fountain-Fort Carson 5, Mountain Range 5, Chaparral 4, Eaglecrest 3, Fort Collins 3, Rampart 2, Arapahoe 1, Ralston Valley 1, ThunderRidge 1, Valor Christian 1.
    Dropped out
    Columbine (8), Cherry Creek (9).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 Mead (12) 7-0-0 164 1
    2 Wheat Ridge (5) 5-0-0 150 2
    3 Holy Family (1) 3-2-0 112 3
    4 Erie 4-2-0 79 4
    5 Riverdale Ridge 5-1-0 56 10
    6 Frederick 5-1-0 52 5
    7 Silver Creek 2-4-0 35 6
    8 Air Academy 4-1-0 33 7
    9 Ponderosa 2-0-0 29 –
    10 Mesa Ridge 5-0-0 23 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Pueblo South 21, Pueblo West 21, Windsor 20, Conifer 17, Pueblo Central 16, Northfield 16, Pueblo Centennial 12, Discovery Canyon 11, Roosevelt 11, Mountain View 9, Mullen 8, Berthoud 7, Coronado 5, Bear Creek 4, Pueblo County 4, Golden 3, Severance 3, Durango 1, Elizabeth 1, Evergreen 1, Niwot 1, Palisade 1, Standley Lake 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo South (8), Windsor (9).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS
    1 University (8) 5-1-0 106 1
    2 Eaton (1) 5-1-0 90 2
    3 Rocky Ford (1) 5-0-0 80 3
    4 Limon 5-1-0 54 4
    5 Lyons 3-2-0 46 7
    6 Sterling 4-2-0 45 10
    7 Brush 3-3-0 42 6
    8 Strasburg 4-3-0 40 5
    9 Lutheran (1) 5-1-0 35 9
    10 La Junta 2-1-0 20 –
    Others receiving votes:
    Lamar 16, Peak to Peak 11, Basalt 8, Cedaredge 5, Fort Lupton 3, Montezuma-Cortez 3, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    Lamar (8).

  • Softball rankings: Mead jumps up to No. 1 in Class 4A

    Mead Elizabeth softball
    (Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com)

    Mead softball, off to a 6-0 start, is now the No. 1 team in Class 4A after moving up from No. 9 last week.

    The polls, voted upon by head coaches around the state, will serve as part of the seeding criteria in softball this season. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

    Complete rankings for each class are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Softball Polls

    Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings will factor into postseason seeding. More information is available here.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Rock Canyon (12) 5-0-0 140 1 5-0-0
    2 Fossil Ridge 5-1-0 117 3 5-1-0
    3 Legacy (1) 3-1-0 102 2 3-1-0
    4 Chatfield (2) 6-1-0 90 5 6-1-0
    5 Broomfield 5-0-0 84 9 5-0-0
    6 Smoky Hill 3-0-0 77 8 3-0-0
    7 Lakewood (1) 2-0-0 60 10 2-0-0
    8 Columbine 2-3-0 39 4 2-3-0
    9 Cherry Creek 3-1-0 34 – 3-1-0
    10 Legend 1-2-0 33 7 1-2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Arvada West 24, Rocky Mountain 24, Cherokee Trail 15, Brighton 13, Horizon 13, Grand Junction Central 12, Hinkley 10, Regis Jesuit 7, Highlands Ranch 6, Castle View 5, Poudre 5, Valor Christian 5, Chaparral 4, Ralston Valley 4, Mountain Vista 3, Eaglecrest 2, Fruita Monument 2, Douglas County 1, Loveland 1, Monarch 1, Prairie View 1, ThunderRidge 1.
    Dropped out
    Rocky Mountain (6).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Mead (9) 6-0-0 142 9 6-0-0
    2 Wheat Ridge (6) 3-0-0 134 3 3-0-0
    3 Holy Family (2) 2-2-0 112 1 2-2-0
    4 Erie 3-2-0 84 2 3-2-0
    5 Frederick 4-0-0 67 8 4-0-0
    6 Silver Creek 2-3-0 53 4 2-3-0
    7 Air Academy 2-1-0 47 10 2-1-0
    8 Pueblo South 1-2-0 42 5 1-2-0
    9 Windsor 3-2-0 35 – 3-2-0
    10 Riverdale Ridge 3-1-0 33 6 3-1-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Mesa Ridge 29, Pueblo Centennial 28, Pueblo County 23, Pueblo Central 21, Mountain View 18, Conifer 17, Ponderosa 17, Northridge 15, Mullen 13, D’Evelyn 11, Eagle Valley 10, Evergreen 10, Niwot 10, Roosevelt 9, Bear Creek 8, Discovery Canyon 8, Falcon 8, Berthoud 7, Vista Peak Prep 6, Northfield 6, Coronado 5, Standley Lake 4, Rifle 3, Severance 3, Palisade 2, Palmer Ridge 2, Palisade 2, Golden 1.
    Dropped out
    Pueblo West (7).
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 University (10) 4-0-0 129 1 4-0-0
    2 Eaton 4-1-0 106 2 4-1-0
    3 Rocky Ford 4-0-0 83 5 4-0-0
    4 Limon 4-1-0 57 7 4-1-0
    5 Strasburg (1) 2-3-0 52 3 2-3-0
    6 Brush 2-2-0 50 6 2-2-0
    7 Lyons (1) 2-1-0 49 – 2-1-0
    8 Lamar 2-0-0 41 9 2-0-0
    9 Lutheran (1) 5-0-0 38 8 5-0-0
    10 Sterling 2-2-0 37 4 2-2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Basalt 29, Montezuma-Cortez 29, La Junta 22, Delta 15, Peak to Peak 14, Fort Lupton 9, The Academy 7, Cedaredge 1, Faith Christian 1, Weld Central 1.
    Dropped out
    La Junta (10).

  • 2A state wrestling: Wray dominant in run to 14th state championship

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    DENVER — For the Wray Eagles, the night started with redemption. It ended the same way as last year’s state wrestling tournament; with an all-time record.

    For the 14th time, the Eagles are the wrestling champion of Colorado. It’s a number that for the foreseeable future will go unmatched as was their 13th title that they claimed on this very same weekend a year ago. It’s also the third consecutive title for the Eagles.

    “They set their goals the beginning of the year and the whole team’s been working their butts off and it’s nice to see it paid off,” coach Matt Brown said. “Last year we went 0-4 in finals and I think that shocked them a little bit and I think they went after a little harder this year.”

    The difference in this win was the early emotional boost that came with it. In the second match of the night on the Class 2A mat, senior Cade Rockwell made up for last year’s painful defeat in the 113-pound title match. When the final whistle blew, the pain of last year and weight of defeat lifted away as his arms extended into the air.

    It capped a remarkable tournament run where the Eagles had wrapped up the team title before they marched their four title contenders out in the Parade of Champions. They finished with 162.5 points. Rocky Ford was the runner-up with 123.5 points.

    “Our team is great,” Rockwell said. “We all love each other. All we care about is wrestling and sticking up for going to each other all the time.”

    For a year Rockwell worked through the sweat and tears. Midway through his match he had to add so blood into the mix. Despite a stoppage to attend to a bloody nose, he kept his focus on Cedaredge’s Lane Hunsberger and built a 12-2 lead as the final whistle blew, his hand was raised with a 12-2 major decision victory.

    “He was talking to me the whole match on top and you have to let it go,” Rockwell said. “You wrestle your match and you humble yourself and you do the best you can.”

    Rye’s Michael Atencio, the cause of Rockwell’s anguish from a year ago, also walked off the floor at Pepsi Center with a victory and a second state championship. He claimed the 120-pound championship. A junior, Atencio has a chance to become a three-time champion at next year’s tournament.

    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    Oran Huff out of Lyons derailed a different bid for a third title. The defending champion of the 126-pound bracket, he held off Cedaredge junior Trey Geyer, a 2019 state champion at 120 via a 4-1 decision. Had Geyer won the match, he would’ve looked to 2021 for a chance to claim a fourth title.

    “I knew I could beat him,” Huff said. “Just like last year I came out with confidence in my coaching and my training and my ability. That’s what it takes.”

    It wasn’t too long after Huff’s win that a fourth state title opportunity made its way to Mat 2. John Mall’s Wesley VanMatre battled to a 10-3 decision win over Lyons’ David Gardner.

    VanMatre’s title victory will certainly be a chapter in one of the most historic nights of Colorado wrestling history. He shared the honor with three other competitors marking 2020 the year that the most four-time champions were crowned.

    It’s just one aspect of this year’s competition that makes the event special, an event where Wray walked into Saturday night with a 14th team title already in hand. It might be the most in state history, but Brown would never allow the quantity to water down the significance of the achievement. Tyler Collins also claimed a title at 152 and four other Eagles found their way to the podium..

    “The time they put in and all the offseason stuff made this group special,” he said. “It’s an awesome group to be a part of.”

    (Dan Morhmann/CHSAANow.com)

  • The state wrestling tournament’s championship matchups

    (Dustin Price/dustinpricephotography.com)

    The state wrestling finals are on Saturday night at Pepsi Center. The matchups in each weight class are below.

    Find complete live results from the tournament here.

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    Class 5A

    • 106 pounds: Frankie boy Sanchez (Grandview) vs. Derek Glenn, Jr. (Cherokee Trail)
    • 113 pounds: Alec Beltran (Horizon) vs. Kenny Sailas (Brighton)
    • 120 pounds: Dawson Collins (Grand Junction) vs. Armando Garcia (Denver East)
    • 126 pounds: Vince Cornella (Monarch) vs. Jakob Romero (Pomona)
    • 132 pounds: Jaron Mahler (Ponderosa) vs. Kieran Thompson (Grand Junction)
    • 138 pounds: Dean Noble (Poudre) vs. Daniel Cardenas (Pomona)
    • 145 pounds: Antonio Segura (Regis Jesuit) vs. Joey Joiner (Legacy)
    • 152 pounds: Cody Ginther (Fossil Ridge) vs. Hudson Cropp (Fort Collins)
    • 160 pounds: Gage Bernall (Pomona) vs. Nathan Fitzpatrick (Monarch)
    • 170 pounds: Tyson Beauperthuy (Doherty) vs. Draygan Colonese (Pine Creek)
    • 182 pounds: Joe Renner (Grandview) vs. Jack Forbes (Columbine)
    • 195 pounds: Alec Hargreaves (Rocky Mountain) vs. Franklin Cruz (Pomona)
    • 220 pounds: Sam Hart (Cherokee Trail) vs. Dylan BravoPacker (Brighton)
    • 285 pounds: Zach Schraeder (Columbine) vs. Julian Williams (Cherokee Trail)

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    Class 4A

    • 106 pounds: Kobi Johnson (Loveland) vs. Logan Novara (Longmont)
    • 113 pounds: Dominic Castro (Pueblo Centennial) vs. Rudy Lopez (Erie)
    • 120 pounds: Boden White (Pueblo County) vs. Weston Dalton (Pueblo East)
    • 126 pounds: Angel Flores (Coronado) vs. Malachi Contreras (Mountain View)
    • 132 pounds: Dominick Serrano (Windsor) vs. John Beau Hostler (Broomfield)
    • 138 pounds: Vance Vombaur (Windsor) vs. John Nicholas (Longmont)
    • 145 pounds: Darren Green (Broomfield) vs. Aaden Valdez (Pueblo East)
    • 152 pounds: Jaxon Garoutte (Pueblo County) vs. Isaias Estrada (Thomas Jefferson)
    • 160 pounds: Cody Eaton (Windsor) vs. Chase Engelhardt (Thompson Valley)
    • 170 pounds: Tristian Perez (Windsor) vs. Marcelo Espinoza Diaz (Loveland)
    • 182 pounds: Isaiah Salazar (Windsor) vs. Cole Simmons (Montrose)
    • 195 pounds: Miles Beam (Roosevelt) vs. Bryce Garcia (Pueblo County)
    • 220 pounds: Jared Volcic (Mesa Ridge) vs. Bryant Walker (Broomfield)
    • 285 pounds: Andy Garcia (Pueblo East) vs. Matthew Moore (Mesa Ridge)

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    Class 3A

    • 106 pounds: Roberto Estrada (Weld Central) vs. Matthew Medina (Eagle Valley)
    • 113 pounds: Davion Chavez (Alamosa) vs. Angelo Lozado (Jefferson)
    • 120 pounds: Brady Hankin (Woodland Park) vs. Isaiah Gamez (La Junta)
    • 126 pounds: Jacob Duran (Fort Lupton) vs. Johnny Masopust (Florence)
    • 132 pounds: Zane Rankin (Lamar) vs. Zach Marrero (Strasburg)
    • 138 pounds: Lucas Comroe (Eagle Valley) vs. Isaiah Rios (Valley)
    • 145 pounds: Zander Condit (Jefferson) vs. Ryan Dirksen (Eaton)
    • 152 pounds: Cameron Lucero (Pagosa Springs) vs. Nick Gallegos (Jefferson)
    • 160 pounds: Jaziah Whaley (Valley) vs. Tanner Baumgartner (Weld Central)
    • 170 pounds: Cole Gray (Woodland Park) vs. Mac Copeland (Bennett)
    • 182 pounds: Brian Paxton (Fort Morgan) vs. Cody DuBois (Bennett)
    • 195 pounds: Nick Wellen (Brush) vs. Jeremiah Garcia (Platte Valley)
    • 220 pounds: Cody Ponce (Eagle Valley) vs. John Foutz (Bayfield)
    • 285 pounds: Emanuel Munoz (Alcala ) vs. Tanner True (Eaton)

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    Class 2A

    • 106 pounds: Michael Romero (Swink) vs. Brady Collins (Wray)
    • 113 pounds: Cade Rockwell (Wray) vs. Lane Hunsberger (Cedaredge)
    • 120 pounds: Michael Atencio (Rye) vs. Michael Maldonado (Rocky Ford)
    • 126 pounds: Trey Geyer (Cedaredge) vs. Oran Huff (Lyons)
    • 132 pounds: Blaze Brophy (Yuma) vs. Lain Yapoujian (Byers)
    • 138 pounds: Wyatt Yapoujian (Byers) vs. Clint Brown (Peyton)
    • 145 pounds: Wesley VanMatre (John Mall) vs. David Gardner (Lyons)
    • 152 pounds: Tyler Collins (Wray) vs. Zeb Etter (Paonia)
    • 160 pounds: Grey Neal (Paonia) vs. Micah Hertrich (Buena Vista)
    • 170 pounds: Adam Schulz (Crowley County) vs. Luis Chafino (Holyoke)
    • 182 pounds: Hunter Planansky (Hayden) vs. Colby Clatterbaugh (Meeker)
    • 195 pounds: Karson Bean (Lyons) vs. Fabian Lopez (Sedgwick/Fleming)
    • 220 pounds: Jesse Tapia (Rocky Ford) vs. Jose Molina (Wray)
    • 285 pounds: Peyton Froman (Rocky Ford) vs. Remi Lucero (Centauri)

  • Wrestling rankings: Five new teams hop in

    Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Wray 1
    2 Cedaredge 3
    3 Rocky Ford 2
    4 Highland 5
    5 John Mall 6
    6 Centauri 10
    7 Hotchkiss 9
    8 Buena Vista 8
    9 Lyons 7
    10 Paonia 4
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Valley 3
    2 Jefferson 1
    3 Pagosa Springs 5
    4 Alamosa 2
    5 Lamar 4
    6 Eaton –
    7 Bennett 10
    8 Weld Central 7
    9 Woodland Park –
    10 Sterling 8
    Dropped out
    Eagle Valley (6), Fort Morgan (9).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Windsor 1
    2 Pueblo East 2
    3 Broomfield 4
    4 Pueblo County 3
    5 Pueblo West 8
    6 Cheyenne Mountain 6
    7 Coronado –
    8 Longmont 10
    9 Thompson Valley –
    10 Loveland 9
    Dropped out
    Mesa Ridge (5), Roosevelt (7).
    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Pomona 1
    2 Cherokee Trail 5
    3 Monarch 3
    4 Rocky Mountain 2
    5 Ponderosa 4
    6 Brighton 7
    7 Grand Junction 6
    8 Grandview –
    9 Poudre 8
    10 Legacy 10
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (9).

  • Undefeated wrestlers looking for final push as state tournament draws near

    (Photo courtesy of Brandon Lohr)

    Oran Huff was one of 56 wrestlers that stood at the very top of the state wrestling podium. With eight losses to his name, Huff entered the Class 2A 126-pound bracket looking to do something special for himself and for his teammates at Lyons.

    Two pins and two decisions later, he claimed gold at Pepsi Center. He was just a sophomore, but he carried his way through the state bracket like a seasoned veteran. He had come so close the year before, but fell in the quarterfinals on his way to a fourth-place finish.

    This year, he’s removing all doubt that anyone can beat him. Mainly because no one has beaten him.

    Huff is one of 10 wrestlers who have wrestled 20 matches this season and walked away victorious in each and every one of them. He’s gotten better and better each season and taking an undefeated record into the state tournament is a good way to be better this season. It’s also a way that it’s easy to feel pressure.

    Luckily for Huff, he’s not about the end of the road as much as he is taking in the moment. And in the individual moment, pressure isn’t something that gets to him.

    “I don’t feel like I’m dealing with a lot of it,” he said. “I’d like to to go undefeated, but losses happen and I’m going to lose eventually be it whenever it happens. Hopefully it doesn’t happen within the season.”

    Of his 30 victories this year, only seven of them have not been by fall. He’s been truly dominant as the 2019-20 season has played out.

    For the most part, so has Colorado Springs Christian’s Jake Hamilton. The Lions’ senior started the season wrestling in the 160-pound division, but has since dropped to 152 which is where he plans to make his run at state.

    “We’ve been to a couple of easy tournaments where the competition wasn’t too hard there,” Hamilton said. “I’ve had a couple of close matches where I was pretty lucky to win. I just walk out on the mat with so much confidence where I know that not a single person can finish a shot on me.”

    That’s half the battle right there is the mentality.

    Each time these undefeated wrestlers get their hand raised they start looking toward their next opponents and a big reason why they keep winning is their belief that they can do so.

    That’s been the case for Doherty’s Tyson Beauperthuy who has more wins than anyone in the state at 31. That’s the case Windsor’s Dominick Serrano who at 29-0 will go for his fourth state championship in just a few weeks.

    Even more impressive is that Serrano has yet to lose a high school match in his career.

    Serrano’s season doesn’t come as a surprise as he has already finished three undefeated seasons, but that isn’t the case for the other competitors. Even though Huff has continued to get better in his career, not having a loss to his name with state just around the corner is a bit of a surprise, even to him.

    “I’ve had some really close matches that could’ve gone either way,” Huff said. “I haven’t expected to have this kind of season, but I’m really happy about it.”

    Wrestlers head to regionals on Feb. 14 to try and qualify for the 2020 state wrestling tournament at Pepsi Center.

    With the level of competition rising from here on out, staying undefeated will be an impressive achievement for those wrestlers without a loss to their name.

    Dominick Serrano Windsor wrestling
    (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

  • Wrestling rankings: Skyview and Douglas County join

    Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Wray 1
    2 Rocky Ford 2
    3 Cedaredge 3
    4 Highland 5
    5 Centauri 10
    6 Paonia 4
    7 John Mall 6
    8 Lyons 7
    9 Buena Vista 8
    10 Hotchkiss 9
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Jefferson 1
    2 Valley 3
    3 Alamosa 2
    4 Lamar 4
    5 Pagosa Springs 5
    6 Weld Central 7
    7 Eagle Valley 6
    8 Sterling 8
    9 Skyview –
    10 Bennett 10
    Dropped out
    Fort Morgan (9).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Windsor 1
    2 Pueblo East 2
    3 Pueblo County 3
    4 Broomfield 4
    5 Mesa Ridge 5
    6 Cheyenne Mountain 6
    7 Roosevelt 7
    8 Pueblo West 8
    9 Loveland 9
    10 Longmont 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Pomona 1
    2 Rocky Mountain 2
    3 Monarch 3
    4 Ponderosa 4
    5 Cherokee Trail 5
    6 Grand Junction 6
    7 Brighton 7
    8 Poudre 8
    9 Douglas County –
    10 Legacy 10
    Dropped out
    Pine Creek (9).

  • Wrestling rankings: Loveland and Poudre join this week

    Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Wray 1
    2 Rocky Ford 2
    3 Cedaredge 3
    4 Paonia 4
    5 Highland 5
    6 John Mall 7
    7 Lyons 6
    8 Buena Vista 8
    9 Hotchkiss 9
    10 Centauri 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Jefferson 1
    2 Alamosa 2
    3 Valley 3
    4 Lamar 5
    5 Pagosa Springs 4
    6 Eagle Valley 6
    7 Weld Central 7
    8 Sterling 8
    9 Fort Morgan 9
    10 Bennett 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Windsor 1
    2 Pueblo East 2
    3 Pueblo County 3
    4 Broomfield 4
    5 Mesa Ridge 6
    6 Cheyenne Mountain 7
    7 Roosevelt 5
    8 Pueblo West 8
    9 Loveland –
    10 Longmont 10
    Dropped out
    Grand Junction Central (9).
    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Pomona 1
    2 Rocky Mountain 3
    3 Monarch 7
    4 Ponderosa 2
    5 Cherokee Trail 5
    6 Grand Junction 4
    7 Brighton 6
    8 Poudre –
    9 Pine Creek 9
    10 Legacy 10
    Dropped out
    Grandview (8).

  • Wrestling rankings: Jefferson returns to No. 1 in 3A

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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    On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

    Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

    To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

    To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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    Class 2A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Wray 1
    2 Rocky Ford 2
    3 Cedaredge 3
    4 Paonia 4
    5 Highland 6
    6 Lyons 5
    7 John Mall 9
    8 Buena Vista 7
    9 Hotchkiss 8
    10 Centauri 10
    Dropped out
    None.
    Class 3A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Jefferson 3
    2 Alamosa 1
    3 Valley 2
    4 Pagosa Springs 4
    5 Lamar 5
    6 Eagle Valley 6
    7 Weld Central 7
    8 Sterling 8
    9 Fort Morgan 9
    10 Bennett –
    Dropped out
    Skyview (10).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Windsor 1
    2 Pueblo East 2
    3 Pueblo County 4
    4 Broomfield 3
    5 Roosevelt 5
    6 Mesa Ridge 6
    7 Cheyenne Mountain 7
    8 Pueblo West 8
    9 Grand Junction Central 9
    10 Longmont –
    Dropped out
    Loveland (10).
    Class 5A
    RK TEAM PVS
    1 Pomona 1
    2 Ponderosa 3
    3 Rocky Mountain 2
    4 Grand Junction 4
    5 Cherokee Trail 5
    6 Brighton 6
    7 Monarch 7
    8 Grandview 8
    9 Pine Creek 9
    10 Legacy 10
    Dropped out
    None.