Voted upon by coaches around the state. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (6)
4-0
175
1
3-0
2
Mountain Vista (4)
4-0
163
7
2-0
3
Cherokee Trail (2)
5-0
161
4
3-0
4
Cherry Creek
4-1
132
5
3-0
5
Rampart (1)
1-1
128
2
0-1
6
Legend
2-2
110
8
2-0
7
Grandview
4-2
108
6
3-1
8
Valor Christian
0-1
101
3
0-1
9
Chatfield
1-0
63
12
1-0
10
Eaglecrest
2-2
53
8
0-2
11
Ralston Valley
1-0
49
11
0-0
12
Columbine
1-0
46
–
1-0
13
Fort Collins
0-0
45
10
0-0
14
Broomfield
1-0
38
–
1-0
15
Highlands Ranch
2-1
30
13
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Pine Creek 25, Regis Jesuit 25, Heritage 23, Pueblo West 20, Ponderosa 13, Doherty 13, Rocky Mountain 11, Liberty 8, Fossil Ridge 6, Douglas County 4, Arapahoe 4, Castle View 3, Lakewood 2, Denver East 1
Dropped out
Heritage (14), Pine Creek (15)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Palmer Ridge (12)
3-0
209
1
2-0
2
Cheyenne Mountain (1)
4-0
202
2
2-0
3
Coronado
2-0
187
3
0-0
4
Discovery Canyon
1-1
146
5
0-0
5
Windsor (1)
1-0
132
8
1-0
6
Niwot
2-0
125
10
2-0
7
Mead
1-0
124
6
1-0
8
Lewis-Palmer (1)
0-2
109
4
0-1
9
Woodland Park (1)
2-0
64
14
1-0
10
Holy Family
1-0
62
12
1-0
11
Durango
2-0
57
–
2-0
12
D’Evelyn
1-0
48
15
1-0
13
Montrose
1-1
47
7
1-1
14
Erie
0-0
44
8
0-0
15
Eagle Valley
2-0
43
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Thomas Jefferson 41, Thompson Valley 35, Frederick 34, Pueblo County 32, Fort Morgan 27, Mullen 25, Battle Mountain 23, Longmont 19, Littleton 16, Steamboat Springs 14, Skyview 13, The Classical Academy 10, Roosevelt 8, Canon City 6, Pueblo Centennial 5, Pueblo Central 4, Pueblo East 4, Pueblo South 2, Berthoud 2, Wheat Ridge 1
Dropped out
Thomas Jefferson (11), Pueblo County (13)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Eaton (6)
0-0
245
1
0-0
2
Lutheran (3)
3-0
225
3
2-0
3
Sterling (7)
0-1
213
2
0-1
4
Colorado Springs Christian (2)
0-0
163
4
0-0
5
University
1-0
162
6
1-0
6
Resurrection Christian
2-0
150
11
2-0
7
Lamar (1)
3-0
146
8
1-0
8
Alamosa
2-1
142
5
1-1
9
Platte Valley
1-0
109
10
1-0
10
Bayfield (1)
1-2
104
8
1-2
11
Montezuma-Cortez
3-0
91
–
3-0
12
DSST: Montview (1)
3-0
86
13
2-0
13
Faith Christian
1-1
78
7
0-1
14
Valley
0-1
56
12
0-1
15
Coal Ridge
1-0
53
14
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Bishop Machebeuf 48, Prospect Ridge Academy 44, Manitou Springs 42, St. Mary’s 31, Eagle Ridge Academy 25, Middle Park 24, Pagosa Springs 22, Buena Vista 20, Lake County 18, Fort Lupton 17, The Academy 17, Estes Park 14, Centauri 14, La Junta 14, SkyView Academy 14, Cedaredge 13, Strasburg 13, Basalt 13, Arrupe Jesuit 12, Frontier Academy 12, Moffat County 10, Bennett 9, DSST: Byers 8, Liberty Common 8, Roaring Fork 6, Englewood 5, The Pinnacle 5, Jefferson 3, KIPP Denver Collegiate 3, Grand Valley 3, Colorado Academy 3, Peak to Peak 2, The Vanguard School 2, Delta 1, Highland 1, Salida 1
Dropped out
Manitou Springs (15)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Wiggins (3)
2-0
149
3
2-0
2
Limon (1)
0-0
148
2
0-0
3
Denver Christian (5)
2-0
143
1
2-0
4
Meeker (1)
4-0
129
4
2-0
5
Fowler
1-0
103
5
1-0
6
Sedgwick County
2-0
69
12
2-0
7
Rye
1-0
66
–
1-0
8
Dolores
3-2
62
8
2-1
9
Hoehne
1-0
61
10
1-0
10
Yuma
1-1
60
6
–
11
West Grand
1-2
56
7
1-2
12
Del Norte
2-0
49
11
2-0
13
Dayspring Christian Academy (1)
3-0
48
13
0-0
14
Union Colony Prep
2-0
42
8
2-0
15
Sargent
3-0
28
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Ford 27, Swink 24, Heritage Christian 21, Sanford 21, Soroco 20, Telluride 16, Holyoke 11, Byers 11, Wray 10, Ignacio 10, Clear Creek 9, Vail Christian 8, Vail Mountain 7, John Mall 6, Akron 6, Dawson School 5, Rangely 4, Gilpin County 3, Fountain Valley 3, Ridgway 2, Lyons 2, Platte Canyon 1
Dropped out
Swink (14), Rocky Ford (15)
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Fleming (16)
0-0
266
1
0-0
2
Briggsdale
1-0
221
2
1-0
3
Merino (2)
0-1
192
5
0-1
4
Kit Carson
1-0
190
3
1-0
5
Simla
0-0
152
6
0-0
6
Otis
0-1
143
4
0-1
7
Sangre de Cristo
2-0
127
7
2-0
8
Wiley
0-0
122
14
–
9
Stratton/Liberty
2-0
101
–
–
10
Springfield
0-0
95
10
0-0
11
Dove Creek
2-0
81
8
1-0
12
Genoa-Hugo/Karval
0-0
80
13
0-0
13
McClave
0-0
66
15
0-0
14
Weldon Valley
2-0
65
–
0-0
15
Haxtun
0-1
54
12
0-1
Others receiving votes:
La Veta 47, Elbert 33, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] 25, Flatirons Academy 25, Kim/Branson 21, Idalia 17, Lone Star 16, Belleview Christian 14, Miami-Yoder 14, Prairie 13, Colorado School for the Deaf Blind 13, Edison 12, Kiowa 12, Eads 11, Hanover 9, North Park 9, Cripple Creek-Victor 7, Pikes Peak Christian 6, Evangelical Christian 5, Deer Trail 4, Cheraw 4, Nucla 4, Granada 2, Walsh 1, Caliche 1
Dropped out
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] (8), La Veta (11)
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Vista PEAK Prep (6)
1-0
61
1
1-0
2
Fort Collins
1-0
48
8
1-0
3
Denver South (1)
1-0
47
5
1-0
4
Rangeview (1)
1-0
43
3
1-0
5
Northglenn
1-0
24
1-0
6
Far Northeast
0-0
20
6
0-0
7
Denver East
0-1
17
2
0-1
8
Westminster
0-1
12
4
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Boulder 11, Mountain Range 5
Dropped out
Boulder (7)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Harrison (2)
1-0
44
2
1-0
2
Thomas Jefferson (2)
1-0
40
1
1-0
3
Centaurus (1)
1-0
28
–
1-0
4
Aurora Central
1-0
25
7
1-0
5
Falcon
0-1
23
3
0-1
6
Kennedy
1-0
21
–
1-0
7
Skyview
0-0
12
6
0-0
8
Lincoln (1)
0-1
8
5
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Denver North 6, Sierra 5, Gateway 3, George Washington 1
Dropped out
Denver North (4), Gateway (8)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Rifle (2)
1-0
48
2
1-0
2
Basalt (4)
1-0
46
1
1-0
3
The Classical Academy (1)
1-0
44
3
1-0
4
Glenwood Springs
1-0
39
6
1-0
5
The Academy
1-0
18
–
1-0
6
Sand Creek
1-0
16
–
1-0
7
Faith Christian
0-1
11
4
0-1
8
Salida
0-1
9
–
0-1
Others receiving votes:
Kent Denver 5, Denver West 5, Northfield 5, Montezuma-Cortez 4, Aspen 2
GUNNISON — Through the course of the entire back nine on Tuesday at the Dos Rios golf club, Aspen’s Nic Pevny hit just a single fairway. And he made bogey on the hole.
Fairways and greens are often preached as the keys to shooting a solid round, but with the way Pevny played to capture Aspen’s first Class 3A boys golf individual champion fairways are overrated.
Pevny finished his round shooting an even-par 71 to end his tournament at 2-under total, good enough to be the last man standing.
“The front, I wasn’t hitting my approach shots too well but I got out of there at 2-under so I was happy,” Pevny said.
He should be. He opened the day just one shot ahead of Montezuma-Cortez’s Thayer Plewe. They both made bridie on No. 1 but Pevny stuck his tee shot on two and stretched his lead out to two strokes.
A two shot swing on the next hole tied the two at the top of the leaderboard. Plewe hit the flagstick on No. 3 and tapped in for birdie while Pevny lipped out a near gimme.
On No. 6, Plewe, a lefty, pushed his drive left while Pevny pounded driver down the relatively tight fairway. Pevny made birdie while Plewe made bogey and the two-shot lead for the Aspen junior.
On the back, he shot 2-over but hit two definitive shots that locked up his championship. He made a clutch 10-foot birdie putt to make par on 14 and stuck his second shot on the par-5 16th to about 20 feet for eagle. At that point, he knew the championship was well within his grasp.
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
“I had that up-and-down which kind of got the round back. That was really big, that up-and-down,” Pevny said. “I knew (after 16) that if I just made pars, that if I made par on 17, it was probably over.”
As Pevny was busy holding on to his individual lead, Colorado Academy was busy taking over the team race. The Mustangs entered the day in second place behind Kent Denver which didn’t bother them a bit. Rather than dealing with the pressure of holding onto a lead, they had the freedom to chase it down and it was a challenge they happily accepted.
“There was a part of not being in first that was nice,” coach Beth Folsom said. “The expectation wasn’t out there for us to hold it. We just had to make up some ground.”
Sophomore JT Timmers led the way and completely took apart the back nine at Dos Rios. He made birdies on 10, 12, 13 and 16 and only bogeyed 18. He ended his day with a 72 and finished in 7th place.
The key for the Mustangs was Timmers and really everyone, just not allowing mistakes to derail the team title hunt early.
“Bo (Turnage) got a par on the first hole which he doubled yesterday,” Timmers said. “On the back, Jack (Pashel) and I were just feeling like it was going to be a good day. We were playing well coming into this tournament. We all held it together.”
Pashel shot a 74, Turnage shot a 76 and TJ Giordano shot an 86 to help the Mustangs claimed their first boys golf team championship in school history.
State championship season rolls on as the boys golf tournaments are set to begin play on Monday. The Class 5A tournament will take place at Rolling Hills in Lakewood, the 4A tournament will be played at the Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs and the 3A tournament is at Dos Rios in Gunnison.
Each classification has several standout teams as well as multiple teams that can battle for a team state championship. Below is breakdown of what to expect at each tournament when the boys start launching them Monday morning.
Weather forecast: Sunny, temperatures in high 70’s (both days)
Outlook: The 5A tournament might have some of the best talent the state has on display. Cherry Creek sophomore Charlie Flaxbeard and teammate TJ Hicks both shot career rounds at regionals and will take a lot of momentum into state. Combined with the veteran presences that players like Kates and teammate Matthew Wilkinson bring and it could make for a fun two-day battle at Rolling Hills. The team race between Cherry Creek, Arapahoe, Lakewood and Ralston Valley should also be fun to track.
Others to watch: Ralston Valley’s Gage Messingham is the top-ranked 5A player according to iWanamker rankings, Lakewood’s Ryan Liao has finished in the top four in the last two years of the 5A tournament and Prairie View’s Jeff Nelson has put together some of the best rounds in the state during the course of the regular season.
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Class 4A
(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)
Course: Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs
Weather forecast: Sunny, temperatures in mid-to-high 70’s (both days)
Outlook: After winning the last three team championships, Montrose is going to have its work cut out for it this year. Micah Stangebye is gone but Jordan Jennings has done a great job of leading the team as a senior. The individual race should be an intriguing one as Discovery Canyon’s Kaden Ford and Northfield’s Hunter Swanson return after tying for second place. Lewis-Palmer’s Greg Lewis was right there as a sophomore and has only gotten better in the last year. The team race could come down to host Cheyenne Mountain battling it out with the likes of Mullen, Pueblo West and Windsor.
Others to watchk: Falcon’s Reese Knox has been on fire lately as has Coronado’s Noah Keller. Frederick’s Jake Chesler has been steady all year and Durango junior Levi Tichi has found himself under par on several occasions.
Weather forecast: Sunny, temperatures in low 70’s (both days)
Outlook: The 3A tournament certainly brings the most collective talent from the widest range across the state. Aspen’s Nic Pevny finished with in a three-way tie for third with Kent Denver’s Jeffrey Zhou and Stering’s Tayleb Schaefer at the end of last year’s tournament. All three competitors are back which means the second day of the tournament could look more like a men’s club Friday night shootout than a final round of stroke play. Aspen, Kent Denver, St. Mary’s, Sterling and Vail Christian will all have a shot to make a run at a team title and it could be the results on the first day that could put either of those teams in the driver seat.
Others to watchk: Montezuma-Cortez’s Thayer Plewe has more poise on a golf course as a sophomore than most men have in their 30’s. He’s looking to keep his hand steady and play his way into contention. Primero’s Lance Peters has shown no fear when feeling the need to pull driver out of his bag. The narrow fairways of Dos Rios might give some players pause before going for the big dog, but if Peters has a spot in mind and needs driver to get there, he’ll waste no time swinging away.
DENVER — The Montrose boys golf team is heading back to the Class 4A state tournament after winning their fifth straight regional championship.
As a team, Montrose shot a combined score of 236. Summit took second with a 244, good enough to also send a team to state .Steamboat Springs third at 249 and Green Mountain fourth at 252.
Northfield’s Hunter Swanson claimed the individual championship by shooting a bogey-free 5-under-par 67. Montrose was led by Jordan Jennings who shot 74.
Jennings’ teammate, freshman Noah Richmond and Summit’s Ryley Cibula each shot 76 to finish in a tie for third.
“I am extremely happy with our team and that they captured another regional championship,” Montrose Coach Steve Skiff said. “Green Valley Ranch was a tough golf course, but the boys stayed patient and kept battling all day. I am also very proud of our senior leader Jordan Jennings who finished second with a 74.
Jordan played a very solid round of golf today and hit the ball well.He is such a great leader for us. Noah Richmond got off to a slow start, but stayed with the course and finished with a strong 76. (Sophomores) Jake Legg and Rocco Manuel grinded all day long and (both) shot 86. We are very excited to qualify the team again for the state tournament and look forward to playing Country Club of Colorado on Oct. 5 & 6.”
Montrose has claimed the last three 4A team titles and is looking to make it four in a row. Last year’s individual champion, Micah Stangebye, is gone, but this crop of player knows all they needed to do was to qualify to give themselves a shot. They have the experience of playing at a big-level event and can’t wait to once again defend their title.
“I’m just excited that we got our whole team to state,” Jordan Jennings said. “We need to buckle down these next few weeks to get our games sharp for state.”
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Around the state:
Aspen conquers River Valley Ranch
Aspen’s Nic Penvy bogeyed the final hole at River Valley Ranch in Carbondale to shoot 73, but he was still two shots clear of Vail Christian’s Ross Anderson in claiming a regional championship. Both Aspen and Vail Christian qualified full teams for the 3A state tournament at Dos Rios in Gunnison.
Montezuma-Cortez’s Plewe goes low at Hollydot
Thayer Plewe wasn’t messing around when it came to qualifying for state. The Montezuma-Cortez sophomore pounded Hollydot into submission by firing a 65 to claim a regional title.
Colorado Academy had all four players finish in the top 12 to claim the team title and send a full squad to Dos Rios.
Mullen, Riverdale Ridge get teams out of Quail Dunes
Mullen’s Mario Dino had a bit of an adventurous round but finished his day at even par to claim the individual championship at Region 3 at Quail Dunes. The Mustangs also claimed the team title as Rhett Johnson and Andrew Brady claimed top 16 finishes.
Riverdale Ridge was the team runner-up and its squad of Will Balliet, Aiden Sweeney and Bradley Weinmaster will all head to the Country Club of Colorado in less than two weeks.
(Photo courtesy of David Robinson/Montezuma-Cortez)
For the last two years, Ivan Mack has been an integral part of the football and track and field teams at Montezuma-Cortez High School.
Now he’s getting the chance to lead one of them.
Mack has been named as the new football coach for the Panthers. Montezuma-Cortez athletic director confirmed the hire to CHSAANow.com via email.
A 1999 graduate of Mountain View High School, Mack attended Montezuma-Cortez for two of his four high school years. He was a three-sport athlete, participating in football, basketball and track. He played football at Mesa Community College (Ariz.) before transferring to BYU.
His philosophy will integrate the mantra “begin with the end in mind.”
His focus as a high school coach is focusing on the development of character and self-improvement in each individual athlete.
