Limon, Fountain-Fort Carson and Rampart came away with two wins each during the first day of the Fountain Fort Carson softball tournament.
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All-state boys basketball teams for the 2019-20 season
The 2019-20 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 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
(Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com) Player of the year: Luke O’Brien, Columbine
Coach of the year: Shawn Palmer, Rangeview
First Team Name School Year Pos. Obi Agbim Rangeview Senior SG Julian Hammond III Cherry Creek Junior SG Caleb McGill Grandview Senior PF/C Luke O’Brien Columbine Senior SG Kobe Sanders Chaparral Senior PG/SG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Jalen Page Fairview Senior F Lian Ramiro Grandview Senior C Quinten Rock Smoky Hill Senior PG Zion Ruckard Eaglecrest Senior PG/SG Christopher Speller Rangeview Senior PG Honorable mention: Trevor Baskin, Pomona, Senior; Rocky Beers, Valor Christian, Senior; Ben Bowen, Mountain Vista, Junior; Greysen Carter, Fairview, Junior; Ryan Collins, Broomfield, Senior; Daric Conkright, Horizon, Senior; Fred Edmonds, George Washington, Junior; Messiah Ford, Aurora Central, Senior; Caden Gigstad, Ralston Valley, Senior; Ben Hageman, Windsor, Junior; Tristan Hurdle, Highlands Ranch, Senior; Taeshaud Jackson Jr., Dakota Ridge, Junior; Kendale Johnson, George Washington, Junior; Reece Kelly, Mountain Vista, Senior; Aidan Kuhl, Rocky Mountain, Sophomore; AJ Lacabe, Vista PEAK Prep, Senior; Keyshawn Maltbia, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior; Nolan Marold, ThunderRidge, Junior; Jordan McKay, Liberty, Sophomore; Amondo Miller, Valor Christian, Junior; Lucas Moerman, Doherty, Senior; Cade Palmer, Rangeview, Junior; Myles Purchase, Cherry Creek, Junior; Langston Reynolds, Denver East, Sophomore; Caleb Rillos, Ralston Valley, Senior; Christian Speller, Rangeview, Senior; Boston Stanton lll, Denver East, Junior; Bryson Stephens, Arapahoe, Senior; Tyler Turner, Boulder, Senior; Jeremiah Warren, Hinkley, Junior; Peyton Westfall, Pine Creek, Senior.[divider]
Class 4A
(Arlee Aragon/Fountain-Fort Carson High School) Player of the year: Javonte Johnson, Cheyenne Mountain
Coach of the year: Darin Reese, Mead
First Team Name School Year Pos. Tijani Bamba Lincoln Senior G/PG Nahsyah Bolar Northfield Senior SF/PF Javonte Johnson Cheyenne Mountain Senior SG/SF Micah Lamberth The Classical Academy Senior PG Will Maher Mead Senior Second Team Name School Year Pos. Donta Dawson Harrison Junior SG/SF Dallas Dye Longmont Senior PF Ty Foster Lincoln Senior PG Taylor Harris Pueblo West Senior PG Owen Koonce Centaurus Senior F Honorable mention: Bryce Andrews, Weld Central, Sophomore; Tarrance Austin, Pueblo South, Sophomore; Mason Black, Falcon, Sophomore; Mitchell Burt, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Joe Cartelli, Frederick, Senior; Randall Days, Widefield, Senior; Andrew Duquette, Silver Creek, Senior; Watts Erb, Palisade, Senior; Ezekiel Estrada, Kennedy, Senior; Keegan Garvey, Eagle Valley, Senior; Garrett Green, Holy Family, Senior; Ethan Hall, Discovery Canyon, Senior; Ladorian Havard, Erie, Senior; Darius Hornbuckle, Thomas Jefferson, Senior; Luke Hutto, Montrose, Sophomore; John Iuele, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Nick Jacobs, Mead, Senior; Darnell Kindred, Pueblo East, Senior; Griffin Lauritano, Evergreen, Junior; Dawson Lindquist, Steamboat Springs, Senior; Trey Lujan, Rifle, Senior; Tim Marshall, Air Academy, Senior; Brandon Martin, Pueblo Central, Senior; Liam McKenny, Battle Mountain, Senior; Tim Mewborn, Widefield, Senior; Alex Morales, Wheat Ridge, Senior; Jaromy Morgan, Thompson Valley, Junior; Kevin Mulligan, Golden, Senior; Seth Newton, Canon City, Junior; Nazarie Poliuk, Summit, Junior; Austin Robison, Skyline, Senior; Tayvis Sagrillo-Smiley, Littleton, Senior; Cooper Sheldon, Niwot, Senior; Trey Towndrow, Green Mountain, Senior; Landon Wallace, Conifer, Senior; Trey Ward, Mead, Senior; Colin Westfall, Lewis-Palmer, Junior.
[divider]Class 3A
(Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Dominique Clifford, The Vanguard School
Coach of the year: Bruce Dick, Resurrection Christian
First Team Name School Year Pos. Dominique Clifford The Vanguard School Senior PG/SG Reece Johnson Resurrection Christian Senior G Caleb Ruter Faith Christian Senior SF/PF Jaden Stoffell Manual Senior PG/SG Kyrie Thomas DSST: Byers Senior G Second Team Name School Year Pos. Brenden Crowther Alamosa Senior SG Baye Fall Lutheran Freshman PF/C Axel Henry Sterling Senior PG Isaac Jessup Resurrection Christian Senior G Hunter Wood Gunnison Senior SG/PG Honorable mention: Joey Allen, Manitou Springs, Senior; Joah Armour, Manitou Springs, Junior; Buddy Askenazi, DSST: Montview, Senior; Mikey Babi, Bennett, Junior; Isaac Bearss, Buena Vista, Junior; Pace Billings, Kent Denver, Senior; Qahhar Burns, DSST: Montview, Senior; William Cervantes, Trinidad, Senior; Tayt Chacon, University, Sophomore; Mason Claunch, Centauri, Sophomore; Elliott Cravitz, Colorado Academy, Sophomore; Austin Gerber, Coal Ridge, Senior; Myles Godina, Salida, Junior; Scott Grable, Eaton, Junior; Nate Gravagno, Englewood, Junior; Alec Holman, Centauri, Senior; Sam Howery, St. Mary’s, Sophomore; Hunter Hughes, Delta; Timothy Huston, DSST: Green Valley Ranch, Senior; Ian Jackson, Alamosa; Chris Jones, Ellicott, Senior; Alec Laraby, Middle Park, Senior; Isaiah LaTour, Lamar, Senior; Jacob Marcus, The Academy, Senior; Cayden Mazurek, Riverdale Ridge, Junior; D Moore, Ridge View Academy, Senior; Elijah Mullet, Fort Lupton, Senior; Chance Oquist, La Junta, Senior; Joseph Padilla, The Vanguard School, Senior; Darius Richards, Bishop Machebeuf, Senior; Bryan Rivera, Atlas Preparatory School, Junior; Jackson Romero, Resurrection Christian, Senior; Brock Shalla, Sterling, Senior; Mason Snarr, Pagosa Springs, Senior; Elian Soto, Jefferson Academy, Senior; Mamadou Sow, Lutheran, Junior; Caleb Stockton, Colorado Springs Christian, Junior; Elijah Thatch, DSST: Byers, Senior; Ryan Ure, Eaton, Junior; Teagan Whiteskunk, Montezuma-Cortez, Senior; Dylan Windorski, Lake County, Junior.
[divider]Class 2A
(David Johnson/davidjohnsonphotography.org) Player of the year: Tate Bessire, Highland
Coach of the year: Pete Freeman, Highland
First Team Name School Year Pos. Tate Bessire Highland Senior G Jase Bessire Highland Junior G Val Leone Fowler Junior G/P Clay Robinson Yuma Sophomore G Camden Smithburg Limon Junior Second Team Name School Year Pos. Junior Arambula Wray Junior PG Andrew Burton Burlington Senior Chase McCreath Yuma Senior C/F Johnathan Mobbley Fowler Senior P Kory Tacha Limon Junior Honorable mention: Ben Buhler, Denver Christian, Sophomore;
Alex Carr, Limon, Junior; Tate Dille, Sedgwick County, Junior; Jesus Dominguez, West Grand, Sophomore; Dakota Eaton, Holly, Sophomore; Jared Ehmke, Sedgwick County, Junior; Nick Estes, Soroco, Senior; Bryce Finn, Ignacio, Junior; Coby Grant-Krenz, Dawson School, Senior; Jaden Johnson, Heritage Christian, Senior; Ethan Johnson, Holyoke, Sophomore; AJ Lashley, Peyton, Sophomore; Dylan Lebleu, Rangely, Senior; Jamison Lee, Vail Christian, Senior; Brady McCaw, Ignacio, Junior; Brennen Meyers, Peyton, Junior; Zaine Mikita, Byers, Senior; Omar Moreno, Holly, Junior; Alec Moritz, Vail Christian, Senior; Nic Navarette, Hoehne, Senior; Jacob Palecki, Hotchkiss, Senior; Justin Pecar, Wray, Senior; Cole Rogers, Meeker, Senior; Caden Showalter, Mancos, Senior; Connor Show Showalter, Mancos, Sophomore; Hunter Slowik, Hayden, Junior; Christian Still, Dayspring Christian Academy, Junior; Trey Summers, Union Colony Prep, Junior; Isaiah Trujillo, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior; Samuel Uyemura, Wray, Junior; Austyn Vig, Plateau Valley, Senior.
[divider]Class 1A
(Ty Lin Williams/Kiowa County Independent) Player of the year: Jayden McCombs-Farmer, Kit Carson
Coach of the year: Damon Dechant, Kit Carson
First Team Name School Year Pos. Cole Christensen Sangre de Cristo Senior PG/G Blake Essex Mile High Academy Junior C Jayden McCombs-Farmer Kit Carson Senior PG/SG Wesley Ryan De Beque Junior Shadow Varnado South Baca Senior Second Team Name School Year Pos. Wyatt Patton Briggsdale Senior PG/SG Jason Holt Evangelical Christian Senior PG Dylan Renquist Walsh Senior Cordell Farmer Kit Carson Senior Quade Pelton Cheyenne Wells Senior Honorable mention: Jhett Alapia, Elbert, Junior; Elijah Aragon, Kim/Branson, Senior; Damien Barnes, Eads, Junior; Jonah Bertolino, Cotopaxi, Junior; Landon Bunker, Evangelical Christian, Senior; Dominic Coleman, Granada, Sophomore; Kade Comstock, Fleming, Junior; Cade Conger, Merino, Senior; Antonio Cordova, Primero, Junior; Zeke Craig, Bethune, Senior; Assane Diop, Belleview Christian, Freshman; Mitch Dollerschell, Prairie, Senior; Sullivan Farmer, Kit Carson, Junior; Channing Green, Ouray, Senior; Chance Gulliford, Cotopaxi, Senior; Brenden Hodges, Walsh, Senior; Tanner Hutt, Merino, Senior; Jaden Jordan, De Beque, Junior; Jon Kochavi, Denver Jewish Day, Senior; Brady Kuntz, Lone Star, Junior; Jaret Lichty, Stratton/Liberty, Junior; Lawrence Lucero, Wiley, Senior; Alan McCaffrey, Arickaree/Woodlin, Senior; Rylan McCall, Walsh, Senior; Liam Miller, Ouray, Senior; Wyatt Miller, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Sophomore; Ethan Moore, Pikes Peak Christian, Junior; Sam Mote, Evangelical Christian, Senior; Christian Nation, Otis, Senior; Logan Owen, Belleview Christian, Junior; Trey Pearce, Cheraw, Junior; Aly Sakho, Denver Waldorf, Senior; Darian Schaller, Springfield, Junior; Ryan Shellenberger, Longmont Christian, Senior; Ryan Tempel, Haxtun, Junior; Dax Towns, Idalia, Senior; Dustin Wenz, Kiowa, Junior; Cooper White, Peetz, Senior; Tyler Wytulka, Nucla, Junior; Josh Yoder, Edison, Sophomore.
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All-state girls basketball teams for the 2019-20 season
The 2019-20 all-state girls 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 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
(PaulDiSalvoPhotography.com) Player of the year: Jana Van Gytenbeek, Cherry Creek
Coach of the year: Jessika Caldwell, Valor Christian
First Team Name School Year Pos. Raegan Beers Valor Christian Sophomore PF/C Lauren Betts Grandview Sophomore C Cali Clark Cherry Creek Senior PF/SF Payton Muma Highlands Ranch Junior PG/SG Jana Van Gytenbeek Cherry Creek Senior PG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Tosjanae Bonds Far Northeast Warriors Senior Jada Moore Regis Jesuit Senior PG/SG Addison O’Grady Grandview Avery Vansickle Regis Jesuit Junior PG/SG Kindyll Wetta Valor Christian Junior PG/SG Honorable mention: Callie Allen, Fruita Monument, Senior; Nikki Antonopoulos, Brighton, Junior; Avery Bang, Chaparral, Sophomore; Torie Bass, Fountain-Fort Carson, Junior; Sydney Bevington, Ralston Valley, Junior; Jessica Bollwahn, Columbine, Sophomore; Danae Christensen, Fountain-Fort Carson, Senior; Jordynn Conner, Denver East, Junior; Lila Dere, Fruita Monument, Senior; Mackenzie Gamble, Mountain Vista, Senior; Timiya Guevara, Denver South, Junior; Sophia Hadad, Fossil Ridge, Senior; Makayla Hemingway, Cherokee Trail, Senior; Shamahra Henderson, Thornton, Senior; Seairra Hughes, Vista Peak Prep, Senior; Jay Jones, Adams City, Senior; Taryn Lindsey, Doherty, Junior; Halle Mackiewicz, Legacy, Senior; Kali March, Arapahoe, Senior; Lydia Marshall, Liberty, Senior; Izzy Munson, Fairview, Senior; Taylor Ray, Highlands Ranch, Sophomore; Leah Redding, Grand Junction Central, Junior; Jadyn Ross, Eaglecrest, Senior; Saya Sabus, Ralston Valley, Sophomore; Jenna Siebert, Valor Christian, Junior; Megan Stackhouse, Loveland, Senior; Grace Talbot, Chatfield, Sophomore; Nadia Trevizo-Medina, Lakewood, Senior; Olivia Waufle, Horizon, Senior; Nyera West, Rangeview, Sophomore; Courtney Wristen, Broomfield, Junior; Lauren Zwetzig, Fossil Ridge, Senior.
[divider]Class 4A
(Ismael Gomez) Player of the year: Hannah Simental, Pueblo West
Coach of the year: Alan Gibson, Berthoud
First Team Name School Year Pos. Kylee Blacksten Air Academy Senior G Emily Cavey Berthoud Senior SG/PF/SF Megan Pohs Mullen Junior PG Hannah Simental Pueblo West Senior PG Alyssa Wells Holy Family Junior SG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Nikki Derrell Sand Creek Junior PG/SG Breanna Fowler Berthoud Junior PG/SG Courtney Hank Green Mountain Junior Jerika Moore Canon City Senior SG/SF D’Nae Wilson Sierra Senior PG Honorable mention: Jasmine Arreola, Denver West, Sophomore;
Hannah Burg, Falcon, Junior; Serin Dunne, Mesa Ridge, Senior; Jada Dupree, Pueblo South, Senior; Sydnee Durtsche, Thompson Valley, Senior; Josie Eccher, Montrose, Senior; Gracie Gallegos, Mullen, Sophomore; Elli Garnett, Golden, Senior; Thalia Guardiola, Skyview, Junior; Genevieve Gudino, Erie, Junior; Krystina Hagood, Sand Creek, Senior; Jordynn Lee, Longmont, Senior; Liberty Line, Ponderosa, Junior; Gabby Louther, Pueblo West, Sophomore; Erin Mauro, Pueblo County, Senior; Giavonna Meeks, Northfield, Sophomore; Julia Mischke, Centaurus, Junior; Amyah Moore, Harrison, Junior; Diamond Moore, Harrison, Senior; Jameson Mott, Evergreen, Freshman; Grace Moyers, Erie, Sophomore; Brooke Murrell, Thomas Jefferson, Freshman; Avery Oaster, Green Mountain, Sophomore; Imani Perez, Mullen, Sophomore; Ashayla Powers, Skyline, Senior; Susie Puchino, Littleton, Senior; Mason Rowland, Durango, Freshman; Kaydee Sims, Weld Central, Junior; Natalya Taylor, Glenwood Springs, Senior; Maddie Topping, D’Evelyn, Sophomore; Selena Vargas, Cheyenne Mountain, Senior; Maya Whiteside, George Washington, Junior; Tyler Whitlock, Holy Family, Junior.
[divider]Class 3A
(Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Josephine Howery, St. Mary’s
Coach of the year: Wes Lewis, Pagosa Springs
First Team Name School Year Pos. Hailey Griego Pagosa Springs Senior Seneca Hackley St. Mary’s Senior W/SG Josephine Howery St. Mary’s Senior PG/SG/W Kylie Kravig University Junior Addie Randel Eaton Senior PG Second Team Name School Year Pos. Catherine Cummings St. Mary’s Senior C Mia Garcia Centauri Senior Lilly Lavier Alamosa Senior G Taylor Lewis Pagosa Springs Senior SG Stephanie Schultz Lutheran Junior PG/SG Honorable mention: Jacky Alvarez-Gordillo, Eagle Ridge Academy, Senior; Corrie Anderson, Colorado Springs Christian, Senior; Cortney Arrasmith, The Vanguard School, Senior; Madison Bogue, Strive Prep – Smart Academy, Junior; Brooke Bunting, Platte Valley, Sophomore; Jasmine Cardona, Sterling, Senior; Mikylah Espinosa, The Academy, Sophomore; Ashley Finch, Faith Christian, Senior; Ella Freimuth, Colorado Academy, Junior; Alexis Garcia, The Vanguard School, Junior; Sara Geddes, Delta, Senior; Kammie Henderson, Cedaredge, Junior; Julia Holden, Trinidad, Senior; Kenzie Kraich, Brush, Junior; Taryn Kravig, University, Freshman; Nakaiya Kuskie, Eaton, Junior; Emily Lavier, Alamosa, Junior; Jade Leibel, Florence, Senior; Amanda Licht, Kent Denver, Sophomore; Maya Lindgren, Roaring Fork, Junior; Hayden Mayo, La Junta, Senior; Brenna McDaniel, Centauri, Junior; Mady McFee, Buena Vista, Senior; Jaecynda Nienhuser, Ellicott, Junior; Aniah Olson, Manitou Springs, Senior; Kate Osborne, DSST: Byers, Junior; Rachel Pelino, Salida, Junior; Aryanna Perez, The Academy, Sophomore; Jordyn Pittman, Grand Valley, Senior; Keely Porter, Delta, Junior; Daisy Rodriguez, Aurora West College Prep Academy, Junior; Cora Schissler, Platte Valley, Sophomore; Macee Shultz, Bayfield, Junior; Natalie Smink, DSST: Montview, Senior; Izzy Swanson, Liberty Common, Junior; Dalayna Tadolini, Brush, Senior; Lily Thimsen, Jefferson Academy, Senior; Isabelle Trujillo, Arrupe Jesuit, Senior; Carly Villegas, Riverdale Ridge, Junior; Taylor Wiescamp, Coal Ridge, Junior; Paige Yarbrough, Montezuma-Cortez, Junior.
[divider]Class 2A
(Brent Murphy/MaxPreps) Player of the year: Kendra Parra, Del Norte
Coach of the year: Bart O’Dwyer, Limon
First Team Name School Year Pos. Sidney Hines Limon Senior PF/SF Toni Lopez Limon Senior Kendra Parra Del Norte Senior SG Abi Snyder Rocky Ford Junior PG Kristin Vieselmeyer Holyoke Sophomore PF Second Team Name School Year Pos. Julia Dinwiddie Meeker Senior Emily Jelden Holyoke Senior PG Emma Johnson Heritage Christian Senior Kayleigh Mannering Peyton Senior G Mackenzie Peterson Sanford Senior Honorable mention: Sophie Adamson, Rye, Sophomore; Sydney Adamson, Rye, Sophomore; Kara Amidon, Denver Christian, Senior; Sidney Brown, Highland, Senior; Kayedence Bruner, Soroco, Sophomore; Asia Caldon, Sanford, Sophomore; Cheyenne Caldon, Sanford, Sophomore; Alex Camilletti, Hayden, Senior; Saedee Davis, Holly, Senior; Kaitlyn Day, Dawson School, Senior; Madison Day, Dawson School, Senior; Mayson Fago, Union Colony Prep, Senior; Morgan Gribble, Swink, Senior; Devon Harris, Byers, Senior; Lauren Herman, Holyoke, Sophomore; Makayla Howell, Ignacio, Senior; Tabby Jones, Wray, Junior; Gabby Jones, Del Norte, Sophomore; Kacie Lapp, Rangely, Junior; Kaeci Madrid, Del Norte, Junior; Amana Malki, Lotus School For Excellence, Sophomore; Sarina Mansour, Colorado Springs School, Senior; Trista Marx, Limon, Sophomore; Leslie Mendoza, Holly, Senior; Shelby Miller, Peyton, Junior; Jaiden Monger, Calhan, Junior; Avaleena Nanaeto, Ignacio, Sophomore; Jolee Ortiz, Rye, Junior; Trinity Perry, Burlington, Junior; Kaitlyn Rector, Simla, Junior; Whitney Richardi, Colorado Springs School, Junior; Ema Richardson, Yuma, Junior; Chloe Richardson, Rye, Junior; Abby Shay, Wray, Senior; Elsie Vazquez, Hotchkiss, Senior; Elissa Velasquez, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior; Taylor Warnecke, Simla, Senior.
[divider]Class 1A
(Courtesy of Springfield HS) Player of the year: Julia Mondragon, Springfield
Coach of the year: Tom Jacobs, South Baca
First Team Name School Year Pos. Whitney Chintala Fleming Sophomore G Delaney Eskew South Baca Senior Kendyl Kirkwood Fleming Junior F Kylie Krise Briggsdale Sophomore Julia Mondragon Springfield Senior P Second Team Name School Year Pos. Kylee Christensen Sangre de Cristo Junior PG Lola Conaway Shining Mountain Senior PF/SF Alexis Crane Springfield Senior G Koylynn Gulliford Cotopaxi Junior Reyna Isenbart Kit Carson Senior PG/SG/SF Honorable mention: Anna Beckett, McClave, Sophomore; Claire Carlson, Cotopaxi, Senior; Bailea Carothers, Kiowa, Senior; Taysa Conger, Merino, Sophomore; Kendall Conway, De Beque, Sophomore; Patience Crane, South Baca, Senior; Anela Dixon, Mile High Academy, Junior; Kenlee Durrill, Flatirons Academy, Freshman; Bryn Durrill, Flatirons Academy, Junior; Audrey Gibbs, Ouray, Junior; Alyssa Hammel, Moffat, Senior; Grace Hatfield, Dove Creek, Junior; Alissa Hebberd, South Baca, Junior; Shelby Hoffman, Briggsdale, Junior; Andrea Hornung, Stratton/Liberty, Senior; Sage Laymon, Cotopaxi, Senior; Jazmin Martinez, North Park, Senior; Lexis Metz, Sangre de Cristo, Senior; Camren Morris, Idalia, Sophomore; Talara Nittler, Kim/Branson, Junior; Kylie Parks, Springfield, Senior; Jensen Renquist, Walsh, Freshman; Macy Rowan, Wiley, Junior; Emme Rushing, Nucla, Junior; Ryely Smartt, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Senior; Tessa Smith, Genoa-Hugo/Karval, Junior; Ally Spady, Eads, Junior; Taylor Vandenburg, Longmont Christian, Junior; Alivia Weathers, Lone Star, Sophomore; Kalea Zeender, Shining Mountain, Sophomore.
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Confined indoors, Colorado football coaches launch online clinic
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard, Fountain-Fort Carson coach Jake Novotny and FFC offensive coordinator Jeremy Mercer text each other and chat football often. Sometimes maybe a little too often, but that turned out to be a good thing about a week ago.
Confined indoors and away from their players due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the three friends started thinking about how to use this time to get better as coaches. And also to help coaches throughout the state get better with them.
With technology on their side, they worked quickly to create the Box State Blitz Online Coaches Clinic which is set to launch on Monday.
“We consistently talk football,” Goddard said. “We wanted to continue to talk football and I had seen (camps) happening in a few other places. This was the opportunity to get it going in Colorado and we thought we had the opportunity to do and it took off from there.”
The idea actually stemmed from a roundtable discussion not too long ago. CHSAA assistant commissioner Adam Bright hosted a collection of football coaches from around the state to assess the state of football in Colorado and continue to move it in a positive direction.
“One of the things we talked about was that we needed more communication between our coaches with clinics and different things,” Bright said. “Ryan and those guys had the great idea that since we’re all sitting at home why don’t we accomplish one of those goals while we have the downtime.”
This camp aims to do more than just check one box. Goddard was encouraged by the response he got when he announced the launch of the clinic over the weekend.
“The response was better than what we were originally hoping for,” he said.
After an initial trial clinic with Goddard, Novotny and Mercer all conferencing each other in, they moved quickly to get other coaches involved both in terms of speak and attending.
“We feel it’s one way for us to give back to the state for what football has given to us,” Novotny said.
He also feels like it can kickstart options to ensure that coaches aren’t falling behind when it comes to preparation for the fall season.
“It’s even spurred ideas for my own staff,” Novotny added. “We’re talking about doing online staff meetings and doing some virtual stuff. We’ve met with kids online in terms of just checking in on them. And some kids have reached out to coaches about watching film and that kind of stuff. What it’s done more than anything is make us realize there are so many possibilities out there for us as a staff moving forward that we can save time as coaches and even for our players.”
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) The idea alone was enough to spark interest from coaches all over the state. While social distancing has become a national necessity, these coaches are working to balance family lives while making sure kids of their own are getting educated from home. And online clinic has become something that they can utilize while doing both those things and making sure they’re keeping themselves healthy while adhering to the national call to stay home in order to stay healthy.
“The world has really changed the last few decades with the amount of information you can access online,” Arapahoe coach Rod Sherman said. “An online clinic such as this is a great way to learn and learning might look different when I started my coaching career when it was all about sitting in the audience at a coaches clinic. Now you can do so much coaching development just by going online.”
The time between the idea being floated out in a group text chain to the launch of a potentially vital tool was right around a week. Just like they tell the athletes they coach, Goddard, Novotny and Mercer didn’t wait around for their idea to just materialize. They jumped into action and saw their hard work generate their desired result.
“I think what Ryan and Adam are doing is trying to bring a collaborative mentality to Colorado so that football coaches can all grow together,” Sherman added. “It will be good for all the kids and let’s put the competitiveness of the fall aside and do what’s good for kids.”
Their genuine hope is that coaches from all over the state at every classification can benefit in the long run.
“It shows that we have coaches who want to keep getting better but also want to help other coaches,” Bright said. “They want to see the game grow. I’m happy the guys putting this together are some of the ones we’ve partnered with at the CHSAA level to talk about where we want to get to and these guys are showing what kind of leaders they are.”
This week’s clinic speakers include Jason Mohns (Saguaro High School, AZ), Brian Nelson (Mary Persons High School, GA), Jeff Rayburn (Lone Star High School, TX) and Woody Blevins (Assumption College, MA).
Goddard is hoping that the online clinic can consistently feature speakers and also run on a regular basis for the foreseeable future.
Coaches who are interested in online access to the Box State Blitz Clinic can email Ryan Goddard at ryan.goddard@pueblocityschools.us.
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Photos: Columbine girls basketball knocks off Fountain-Fort Carson
No. 23 Columbine girls basketball upset No. 10 Fountain-Fort Carson 51-39 on Friday to advance to the 5A Sweet 16.
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Photos: No. 10 Fountain-Fort Carson girls basketball edges Doherty
Torie Bass led all scorers with 22 points as Class 5A No. 10 Fountain-Fort Carson girls basketball beat Doherty 50-48.
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Photos: Moerman scores 20 as Doherty boys basketball beats Fountain-Fort Carson
Lucas Moerman scored 20 points to lift Doherty boys basketball to a 56-51 win over Fountain-Fort Carson on Tuesday.
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Girls basketball rankings: Meeker and Elbert join
This week’s girls basketball ranking added just two newcomers across the five classes: Meeker (2A) and Elbert (1A).
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 Girls 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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (7) 16-2 113 1 2-0 2 Valor Christian (5) 17-1 111 2 1-0 3 Cherry Creek 15-2 97 3 1-0 4 Highlands Ranch 14-4 77 4 1-0 5 Regis Jesuit 15-4 67 5 2-0 6 Ralston Valley 13-3 62 6 1-0 7 Fossil Ridge 15-2 55 7 2-0 8 Fruita Monument 18-2 26 8 2-0 9 Cherokee Trail 12-7 14 9 1-1 10 Fountain-Fort Carson 16-1 11 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Mountain Vista 10, Vista Peak Prep 6, Doherty 4, Chaparral 3, Denver East 3, ThunderRidge 1. Dropped out None. Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Mullen (13) 13-5 169 1 1-0 2 Pueblo West (5) 17-1 164 2 1-0 3 Sand Creek 16-1 138 3 1-0 4 Green Mountain 17-2 118 4 2-0 5 Erie 17-2 92 7 2-0 6 Berthoud 18-2 81 5 1-1 7 Holy Family 14-5 77 6 0-1 8 Thompson Valley 18-1 37 9 2-0 9 Falcon 12-5 29 8 0-1 10 Sierra 14-4 25 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: George Washington 19, Ponderosa 12, Montrose 11, Air Academy 8, Evergreen 4, Canon City 3, Glenwood Springs 2, Cheyenne Mountain 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 St. Mary’s (9) 16-1 99 1 2-0 2 Lutheran 16-1 90 2 3-0 3 Pagosa Springs 14-2 86 4 2-0 4 Centauri (1) 14-2 73 3 1-1 5 The Vanguard (1) 13-1 54 5 0-0 6 Delta 13-3 50 8 2-0 7 University 15-2 44 9 2-0 8 The Academy 15-0 39 6 1-0 9 Alamosa 13-3 35 7 1-0 10 Eaton 13-3 22 10 1-0 Others receiving votes: Platte Valley 5, Manitou Springs 4, Jefferson Academy 3, Cedaredge 1. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Limon (5) 14-1 112 1 2-0 2 Holyoke (5) 15-1 108 3 2-0 3 Rocky Ford (1) 15-0 105 2 1-0 4 Del Norte 13-1 80 4 2-0 5 Rye (1) 16-0 66 5 1-0 6 Heritage Christian 14-0 64 6 3-0 7 Colorado Springs School (1) 13-1 42 8 2-0 8 Simla 11-2 33 9 1-0 9 Sanford 9-5 26 7 1-0 10 Meeker 13-2 23 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Wray 15, Peyton 12, Yuma 7, Hayden 4, Hotchkiss 3, Ignacio 1, Sedgwick County 1. Dropped out Wray (10). Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (9) 15-1 146 1 2-0 2 Briggsdale (1) 15-1 137 2 2-0 3 South Baca (2) 14-1 116 3 2-0 4 Springfield (3) 13-1 114 4 1-0 5 Sangre de Cristo (1) 11-2 95 5 2-0 6 Shining Mountain Waldorf 12-3 59 6 0-1 7 Lone Star 13-1 53 7 3-0 8 Kit Carson 11-4 49 9 2-0 9 Genoa-Hugo/Karval 11-4 34 8 0-1 10 Elbert 12-2 19 – 1-0 Others receiving votes: Merino 18, Dove Creek 6, Flatirons Academy 5, Wiley 5, McClave 3, De Beque 2, Kim/Branson 2, Cotopaxi 1. Dropped out Merino (10). -
Girls basketball rankings: Fleming takes over as No. 1 in 1A
Fleming has taken over atop the Class 1A girls basketball rankings this week.
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 Girls 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.
Class 5A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Grandview (12) 14-2 153 1 2-0 2 Valor Christian (4) 16-1 141 2 2-0 3 Cherry Creek 14-2 132 3 3-0 4 Highlands Ranch 13-4 105 4 2-0 5 Regis Jesuit 13-4 98 5 1-0 6 Ralston Valley 12-3 77 6 0-1 7 Fossil Ridge 13-2 74 7 2-0 8 Fruita Monument 16-2 26 9 1-0 9 Cherokee Trail 11-6 23 8 1-1 10 Fountain-Fort Carson 14-1 11 – 2-0 Others receiving votes: Vista Peak Prep 11, Denver East 10, Chaparral 9, Mountain Vista 8, Denver South 1, ThunderRidge 1. Dropped out Vista Peak Prep (10). Class 4A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Mullen (12) 12-5 159 1 1-1 2 Pueblo West (5) 16-1 155 2 2-0 3 Sand Creek 15-1 129 4 2-0 4 Green Mountain 15-2 113 3 1-1 5 Berthoud 17-1 104 5 2-0 6 Holy Family 14-4 80 6 2-0 7 Erie 15-2 43 7 1-0 8 Falcon 12-4 39 8 0-1 9 Thompson Valley 16-1 28 9 2-0 10 Sierra 12-4 27 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: George Washington 19, Montrose 10, Ponderosa 8, Air Academy 6, Glenwood Springs 5, Evergreen 4, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Canon City 1, Greeley Central 1, Pueblo County 1. Dropped out None. Class 3A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 St. Mary’s (10) 14-1 108 1 3-0 2 Lutheran (1) 13-1 103 2 2-0 3 Centauri (1) 13-1 101 3 1-0 4 Pagosa Springs 12-2 93 4 2-0 5 The Vanguard (1) 13-1 62 8 3-0 6 The Academy 14-0 59 6 3-0 7 Alamosa 12-3 56 5 1-1 8 Delta 11-3 53 7 2-0 9 University 13-2 40 9 2-0 10 Eaton 12-3 21 10 2-0 Others receiving votes: Manitou Springs 7, Platte Valley 5, Cedaredge 4, SkyView Academy 3. Dropped out None. Class 2A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Limon (5) 12-1 103 1 2-0 2 Rocky Ford (1) 14-0 94 2 2-0 3 Holyoke (3) 13-1 93 3 2-0 4 Del Norte 11-1 87 5 1-0 5 Rye (1) 15-0 70 4 2-0 6 Heritage Christian (1) 11-0 55 6 2-0 7 Sanford 8-5 35 7 1-1 8 Colorado Springs School (1) 11-1 28 9 2-0 9 Simla 10-2 22 8 1-1 10 Wray 9-5 20 10 1-1 Others receiving votes: Meeker 19, Peyton 10, Yuma 9, Ignacio 7, Hayden 4, Hotchkiss 3, Custer County 1. Dropped out None. Class 1A RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW 1 Fleming (7) 13-1 151 3 2-0 2 Briggsdale (4) 13-1 147 1 2-1 3 South Baca (3) 12-1 129 2 2-0 4 Springfield (1) 12-1 109 4 2-0 5 Sangre de Cristo (1) 9-2 97 5 2-0 6 Shining Mountain Waldorf (1) 12-2 71 7 0-0 7 Lone Star 10-1 55 8 2-0 8 Genoa-Hugo/Karval 11-3 41 10 2-0 9 Kit Carson 9-4 34 9 2-1 10 Merino 9-3 28 6 0-2 Others receiving votes: Elbert 21, Flatirons Academy 13, De Beque 8, Dove Creek 6, Wiley 6, McClave 5. Dropped out None. -
Photos: Doherty girls basketball hands Fountain-Fort Carson its first loss
Taryn Lindsey led Doherty girls basketball with 19 points as the Spartans beat Fountain-Fort Carson 62-40 on Saturday.